Return to The Paragon Protocol
Overview: The party learns the truth behind the murder of Charon and race to restart the River Styx by hunting down those responsible for destroying it, the Ordained, a band of fanatical giants who seek to resurrect their ancient god, the Shattered Mountain. Along the way they will travel the planes of Minarous, Phlegethos, Stygia, and Malbolge atop Mammon's personal airship, the Golden Gallion, and combat the evils of the dragon Barroth the Unredeemable, and the returning villainy of the Pit Fiend Bel.
Arrival in Minarous
After using the Last Wish of the Efreeti Dalia Embervale to escape Dis, the party arrives in the vast and putrid swamps of Minarous where they find a golden carriage awaiting their arrival. The carriage would take the party through the swamps before they would arrive at the capital city of Minarous, a city of great wealth and greed. Arriving at the city's central palace, the party would be escorted by golden devil's to the realm's ruler, Mammon, Archduke of Greed and ruler of Minarous. Mammon congratulates the party for escaping Dis and opens up his palace and city for them to stay in.
The party gets some much needed rest in the golden hall's of Mammon's palace, but awake to the next morning to discover some horrifying news. Dispater, Lord of the the Second Layer of Hells had begun a full invasion of the Material Plane with his armies of Iron Devils, massacring countless mortals in order to add their souls to his armies. Around this time as well, the party was made aware of the witch Mackrea, a member of the Cloven Coven and coven sister to Grandmother Theresa who had instructed the party to seek out Mackrea in order to learn more about that they were to soon face.
After getting a full night's rest and learning of the invasion of the Material Plane, the party decided to see what they could learn from the newly rescued Last Demon, Ratatrosk.
