Kill the Dark Rider Goal : Redthorn’s Aid (Party) COMPLETE Requirements : Shadow Weald # 48 E-1
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Special Rules : All characters start with MUDDLE as a scenario effect. Initially the Dark Rider is not set up on the map. The Dark Rider is also removed from the map immediately after it performs any melee attack. If the Dark Rider is not present on the map at the start of its turn, it appears at one of the marked hexes (or the closest unoccupied hex) and then carries out its actions. Starting with , it appears in the order of , , , , , , and then back to . c d a a e b f Boss Special 2 : In between moving and attacking, the Dark Rider summons one normal Forest Imp for two characters or two normal Forest Imps for three or four characters. a
Introduction :
Before it even reaches the edge of the clearing, the horse falls over as its brittle bones give way, and with it, an empty set of rusted armor. Within seconds, the horse and its rider are reduced to dust. Redthorn appears out of the thinning fog. “I don’t know how you did it, but I can already feel the forest lighten. It will take a long time, but I think the heart of the forest may one day be restored. 51 “Thank you,” the Orchid smiles. “Come, let me lead you back to civilization.”
Redthorn leads you deep into the Dagger Forest. The brush grows thick, and twisting passages through the wild foliage leave you entirely confused. All the brambles and thickets and thorns start to look depressingly the same. Often the way seems completely blocked, but somehow the Orchid finds a way through. Eventually, a fine grey mist begins to permeate your surroundings and you come across a dismal, dead clearing. “This was once the heart of the forest,” Redthorn whispers. “Unreachable by any normal means. Safe and perfect. “And then it came. Now this place houses nothing but horrors and nightmares.” The Orchid looks down at the black earth. “Truly, this place terrifies me. Whatever creatures haunt these shadows, I cannot help you fight them, but if you survive, I will show you the way back.” As Redthorn disappears into the mist, you begin to see other forms moving at the edge of your vision. And then you hear the hoofbeats, like a terrible thunder rolling through the trees. The sound gets closer and closer until the ground beneath your feet tremors at the approach.
New Location : The Void 51 (A-15)
Global Achievement : End of Corruption
Conclusion :
The headless spectre screams as you land one final strike against it, and its form begins to dissipate, black wisps of smoke escaping from the cracks in its armor. The giant warhorse continues to stomp forward through the clearing, but it ages rapidly before your eyes. Grey hairs sprout feverishly out of its mane, and the horse shrinks as its muscles wane.
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Treasure Tile (x1)
Earth Demon
Bush (x3)
Harrower Infester
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