A quick recap of events was given before the adventure was set to continue.  Players in attendance:

Jon (Antaris)
Crystal (Elmmorra)
Kay (Kiva)
Rob A (Kalindor)
Rob B (Gnorm)
Sean (Sethadrin)

 The party re-grouped and rested before heading out with the diplomatic envoy to meet with the Hobgoblins to begin an investigation as to the break-in of the tomb and the murder of acolyte Cedric.

The township, to show their appreciation for all the help and support the party has shown Windbourne, gifts were given out of the treasury. The party received various gifts of magical origin suited to their character/class.

Once equipped, the party proceeded out to the end of Windbourne valley to meet with the Hobgoblins.  The Hobgoblin chieftain, Gork, was surprisingly cooperative with the envoy, but maintained his tribes’ innocence with regard to the murder and theft.  He pledged to conduct an investigation into the issue and uncover what could be the matter.

On the way back from that mission, a gargantuan explosion shook the valley, occurring at the site of the ancient shrine to Pelor. Arriving at town, everything was in disarray and villagers were dying left and right due to portals springing up, allowing demons and entities from the lower planes to spill onto the landscape.

The party took notice of a group of very powerful Mages, amongst them, the Baron Van Grimm, and they appeared to also be holding onto various items/artifacts of significant power. As the demon hordes tore through the portals, the party was then confronted by various monsters coming out from a portal that materialized near them.

The evening ended mid-battle. Combat will be resumed next session, and then a closing narrative of the first chapter before continuation of the next.