Serpents of Chaos is an AD&D 1e campaign set in the lands of Hyperborea, a vast region of steppe, inland seas, deep mountains, horse-hordes, fierce barbarians, and hardened adventurers. Largely inspired by Howard, Leiber, Frazetta, and Dunsany.
This session, Zanuptra (Magic-User 3) and Sufthul (Fighter 1) as well as some wardogs and hired men-at-arms go to poke around the Cursed Chambers.
As they arrive, they see a small group of Khitemian slavers leaving on horseback with loot and slaves. They give chase and manage to kill one of the slavers. The rest get away and since the snow is deep, Ursula and Sufthul make their way back to Svargorod.
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| Jes Goodwin |
While in town, a large explosion is heard from the direction of the Chambers, which is five miles away to the south. A large, winged, three-headed shape comes into view from the distance. This is Zmey, an elder god and Serpent of Chaos.
It spews poisonous gas about town and in the citadel. Sargaddon, the head magus of Svargorod, casts an ice storm on the dragon. The dragon is overcome by the force and hurtles to the ground right into the Temple of Basthurus, destroying it (a fitting end for the Prince of the Three Green Stars, some would say). But soon, it climbs back up into the air and, bloodied, flies away southeast.
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| Viktor Vasnetsov |
The town of Svargorod survives another beating. Zmey has now escaped his planar prison on Tarterus and will no doubt claim a stake on the mountain range with its ruined castles.
A small army is seen streaming out of the Cursed Chambers and away towards the southeast, following Zmey into the mountains...
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