#we are in for it

One of the hardest-hitting parts of this campaign right off the bat is how well Brennan and the players have established just how much these characters have to lose.

Nydas has his business empire, he’s a role model for young sorcerers like himself, and he has high hopes for the future of his city. He also has family in Cathmoira who he hasn’t seen in seven years. Cerrit has two kids who he will never get to see grow up. And not only will Zerxus’s son never have a chance to grow into the image of his father, but Zerxus has so little time to heal their fraught relationship before the end. Loquatius and Laerryn seem to be on the cusp of making amends, of rediscovering their feelings for one another or at least reaching peace. Laerryn is one step away from the greatest scientific achievement of her career, and Patia has just had promotion dangled in front of her by some of the most powerful people in Avalir.

They all have such promising futures ahead of them. Ideals, closure, and personal breakthroughs they may never reach. And even if they do, how long do they have before it’s gone?