Ultimatum

Last session, the party successfully defended the Tamer Legion's outpost after an unknown saboteur crippled their defenses. The victory was short-lived, however, as you were immediately bombarded by distress signals from allies across the globe. Powerless to be everywhere at once and running out of resources, the party sent messages of reassurance before teleporting to Litoralis for some desperate rest. But the moment their heads hit the pillows, alarms blared—cultists were assaulting the Sanguinem Estate. Leaving Ignis behind to recover her magical strength, the rest of the party rushed to defend the grounds. It was a fatal miscalculation. While you fought outside, members of the Children of the Emeperor infiltrated the estate, taking Ignis and the children hostage. Cornered and out of options, the party relented, surrendering the final Piece of the Beast to Lady Requill. But as the villains withdrew, the sadistic Lord Heelblade forced Lady Ashburn to drop her concentration spell—triggering a catastrophic blast of magical fire that engulfed the room, with the party and the children trapped inside.