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This page collects incidents recorded without much detail — 143 of them, in alphabetical order. Each entry says only what the sources say, with its citation; see Help:Canon policy for what the citations mean. Subjects with enough material have pages of their own.
Aaron's Gift of Cold Fire to Grizzleflame
After Grizzleflame's third escape, his flames turned blue when Aaron granted him cold fire. [heralds-a#11]
The Abandonment of the Temple of Naginis
unconfirmed idea The temple was not destroyed in battle but abandoned mid-ritual.[heralds-a#42]
Act I: The Whisper of Absence
unconfirmed idea A slow-dawning-horror phase beginning in Graymond, in which civic, natural and religious/literary clues pointing to the existence of the Shadow Annex are uncovered, with an "Event Clock" of rising daily risk.[heralds-b#357]
Act II: The Breach of the Annex
unconfirmed idea The party descends into the hidden structures beneath Graymond and makes its first true breach of the Shadow Annex; the Annex is revealed to be alive, and Kaelen's voice is heard for the first time.[heralds-b#358]
The Arrival of the Ship at Rosereach
unconfirmed idea A ship carrying sealed plague-corpse prototypes and stored Cloudkill reached Rosereach; rats reached the cargo first, inhaled the gas, and started the outbreak.[heralds-a#37]
Battle of Rosereach
An army attempted to force its way through the city of Rosereach; Elnaril witnessed the attempt, and an action taken by Naevys Duskbloom during the event may have made a difference, though its exact nature is not stated. [heralds-a#121]
The Battle of Shadowmoor
Kaelen and his companions defended a village against a horde of demons, an episode that showcased his leadership and combat skill. [last-winter#432]
Battle of the Crimson Pass
unconfirmed idea Kaelen and his companions drove off a demonic army threatening a small village, earning the villagers' gratitude.[last-winter#328]
Battle of the Stagfields
unconfirmed idea A seven-day battle between the Imperial legions and the Elkborn lines ended on the eighth day when the Empire broke the Winter Covenant, burned the Winter Archives and shattered the Antler Thrones, filling the field with the dead; Imperial scribes named the land Velfald after this defeat.[heralds-b#433]
The Betrayal
unconfirmed idea A trusted ally betrayed the group and tried to sabotage a mission; Kaelen's leadership secured success regardless.[last-winter#338]
The Betrayer Revealed
unconfirmed idea A traitor sabotaged a ship before an attack; the party had to find and stop the traitor before battle broke out.[last-winter#694]
Black Ice's Purge
The Blackice organization was purged. [heralds-a#5] Pale White withdrew into a period of silence to be forgotten. [heralds-a#5]
The Bloom War and Everbloom's Peace Feast
unconfirmed idea During the Bloom War between the Spring and Autumn courts, the young commander Emyl secured peace without a single clash through a "peace feast" and magic held on neutral ground, earning her the title "Everbloom."[heralds-b#155]
The Breathless Host
unconfirmed idea A magical-ecological collapse said to have begun when Naevys's corrupted Cloudkill was interred with the war dead, stabilized by Winter's magic and fed by a leaked fragment of Bella Worthmore's ooze-plane, so that a spell "trying to conclude, and failing—recursively" became the source of the plague behind the Smokers.[heralds-a#38]
The Capture of the Silent Winter Elf Sorceress
unconfirmed idea A Winter Elf sorceress was captured on the battlefield; strange frost patterns keep appearing in her cell, but she has not spoken.[last-winter#754]
The Clash with the God's Splinter
Deep within the graveyard area beyond the Snakecross tunnel, the party fought an entity described as "a splinter of a god." [heralds-b#446]
Cloudkill Ritual
The Cloudkill ritual is a past catastrophe that destroyed Rosereach and created the Lesser Smokers now found in Deadreach. [heralds-a#93]
Collapse of the Sealed Passage and Exposure of the Worm God Crypt
A sealed passage collapsed when a burrowing worm appeared and opened a new route, leading to an underground area holding the bodies of a lost legion and Aenism priests, and the last standing Worm God crypt. [heralds-b#118]
The Complete Replacement of the Harbor Captain
The harbor captain's race and entire identity were changed at the game master's request, and the human character Aldric "Ironhook" Vexmoor was created to replace the previous commander. [last-winter#745 · last-winter#746]
Contact with a Black Ice Skeleton
A skeleton came to deliver a warning but fled when it was noticed. [heralds-b#446] Realizing it could not escape, it tried to negotiate for its own capture, then tore itself apart. [heralds-b#446]
The Corruption of the Red Seal
The Temple of the Red Seal was destroyed and its guardian killed, freeing the Breath Reaper rakshasa to return to its own realm. [heralds-a#5]
The Countess's Uncle's Coup Attempt
The Countess's uncle died following a coup attempt; that her orders continued regardless showed that real power lay elsewhere. [heralds-a#3]
The Dark Elf's Theft of the First Petal
A dark elf raised by Bella Worthmore was smuggled into the vault by thieves who knew the underground tunnels and picked the flower, but when chased by the Roseguard he dropped it and escaped with only a fragment of the root. [heralds-a#128]
Deadreach Arc's End
The city of Deadreach saw a climactic conflict shaped by the Reminder's threat, the Golden Flower ritual, and the destruction of its temple. [heralds-a#144 · heralds-a#145] Pell Voss, Odran Vey and Ilyra Fen died, and the survivors were evacuated by ship. [heralds-a#144 · heralds-a#145]
The Deal with the Goblin Gang Leader
The party met with the goblin gang leader who had actually ordered the killing, and struck a deal of mutual aid: the party would win him territory, and he would protect the party from the guards. [last-winter#537]
The Death of Aurelian
unconfirmed idea The party killed Aurelian White, breaking Godwin's shield and setting off a process of administrative collapse in Iceverf.[heralds-b#419 · heralds-b#427]
The Death of Azrael (Alternate Timeline)
unconfirmed idea Sariel kills Azrael with the Reaper of Death, fulfilling an old prophecy; Sariel dies instantly in turn, Fate unravels, and the Pillar begins to collapse.[last-winter#870]
The Death of Ezekiel and Azrael
Samael, under the identity of Sariel Fellsun, went to Hell to manipulate his nephew Ezekiel Fellsun. [last-winter#868 · last-winter#869] Ezekiel died attempting to kill Mephistopheles; the gates of Heaven opened, Azrael arrived, and Sariel killed him with his own weapon. [last-winter#868 · last-winter#869] By the prophecy this set in motion, Sariel died in the same instant. [last-winter#868 · last-winter#869]
The Death of Rosereach
unconfirmed idea Naevys's sacrificial ritual, followed by the modified Cloudkill creating the first Smokers, the mutation of the dead, the rise of the Remains, and the stirring of something beneath the city, killed Rosereach by degrees.[heralds-a#104]
Death of the Reminder
The party reached the Flower Goddess's vault beneath Rosereach and reunited with the survivors sheltering there. [heralds-a#149] While Hulks tried to break through the doors from outside, the party first defended the vault, then used sacred incense and roots to reach the Reminder and kill it. [heralds-a#149]
Defense of Grayhost
Eryndor "Greywind" held the first defensive line with twenty archers so that those retreating could reach Iceverf, killing roughly fifty enemy soldiers in the process. [heralds-b#170]
The Demon Siege
unconfirmed idea Fighting alongside elf and drow companions, they held the line against a demonic army attacking a village and drove the demons back.[last-winter#338]
Destruction of Sarlona
The cities of the continent of Sarlona collapsed, its temples burned, and its monks fled as shadows, all as a result of a rakshasa's breath-harvest. [heralds-b#393]
Discovery of the Kelruun Omen
In the midst of a void, a floating shard of ice associated with Kelruun was found, and Mila experienced a vision. [heralds-b#446]
Discovery of the Snake Cross Tunnel and Graveyard
The party, together with the Count of Snow Shield and his soldiers, entered an artificial tunnel north of Snakecross and reached a graveyard area, where they found legion remains and a cleric's notes. [heralds-b#446]
The Dissolution of Black Ice
unconfirmed idea In a proposed scenario, the Crowcoin network shut down quietly, and the party believes it may have indirectly caused the dissolution.[heralds-b#439 · heralds-b#440]
The Drowning of Sunbell
unconfirmed idea The Winter Elves collapsed the frozen Sunbell river dam onto Iceverf's largest keep-town, burying its defenders in flood and frost, and took the Duke of Iceverf alive.[heralds-b#187]
Duel of Kaelen and Draven
Kaelen followed Draven, who had opened a portal to the Shadow Realm from the forbidden section of Graymond Library; the two fought, and Kaelen cut off Draven's right arm, but Draven escaped and Kaelen was left stranded in the Shadow Realm. [heralds-b#255]
Elnaril Assassination Operation
House Ursa sent an assassination team to Rosereach to target Elnaril in retaliation for a family member's death; the operation remained unresolved and pending. [heralds-b#27 · heralds-b#34]
Elven Exile
Elven Exile is the storyline of elven communities being driven from their lands. [heralds-b#239] The exile caravan consists mostly of civilians, since most of its warriors head in a different direction from the start. [heralds-b#259]
Elven Exodus to Velfald
unconfirmed idea Because of political tensions in Tirellion, Emyl led her people west into the Velfald Regency and founded the Everbloom Court of Velfald.[heralds-b#155]
Enchantment in the Lands of Rosereach
When the party entered the lands of Rosereach, an ancient guardian enchantment activated; two members were enchanted and drawn toward an old region once held by the Autumn Elves, an effect bound to the Reminder. [heralds-a#107]
Encounter with the Ice Giant
At Scuto's Village, the party encountered a rune-armed ice giant some three to four meters tall; when threatened, the giant withdrew. [heralds-b#446]
The Evacuation of Rosereach
unconfirmed idea Before the city's gates closed, its people tried to evacuate — Magnus Arcanum kept records, some families left, children were taken below — in a crisis that overlaps with the city's death.[heralds-a#131]
Evacuation of the Rosereach Survivors
The remaining people of Rosereach were evacuated by ship; the party planned to leave them near Heartpoint. [heralds-a#149]
Exile and Selection of the Blind Knight
The Blind Knight lost his sight and was maimed in a political intrigue, was sent into exile, continued to live as a hedge knight, and was eventually chosen by the Goddess Knightess. [heralds-a#95]
The Fall of Crescent City
The expanding Aenarch Empire besieged Crescent City, present-day Moonward; Commander Tarik N'dalu defended the city to the last, but it fell and he died. [last-winter#507 · last-winter#508]
The Fall of Rosereach
Naevys Duskbloom performed a modified Cloudkill ritual to stop the army of the Winter Elves and Bella Worthmore. [heralds-a#51] It killed the enemy army and raised the dead as a defensive force, but the spell slipped out of her control and turned the city into Deadreach. [heralds-a#51]
Fall of Swanhall
The Winter Elves attacked Swanhall during a period when the lake had frozen over entirely; the keep was caught unprepared, the Duke and his family were taken captive, Whitewood was burned, and the people were enslaved. [heralds-b#178 · heralds-b#179]
The Fallen City (puzzle text)
A puzzle text recovered by the party reads that when "the bright one's" eye turned away, the crescent went dark and the city fell; the bright one then secluded himself. [last-winter#495]
Festival of Frostlight
unconfirmed idea A revelry-and-reflection festival celebrated in Iceverf at the winter solstice, marked by political tension between rival factions.[last-winter#89]
The final assault on the third Worm God
Legionaries of the Aenarch Empire, Aenism priests, and the Serpentkin fought a final battle against the last Worm God beneath Snakecross, and all of them lost it in different ways; the Worm God could not be killed and was instead sealed, half-digested by reality. [heralds-a#39 · heralds-a#40]
The Final Battle — Reminder's Defeat
The Reminder was killed. [heralds-a#146] While the party waited for Mila to be revived, they came under attack; Caelion did not join the fight and went instead to speak with his goddesses. [heralds-a#146]
The First Expedition (Legion)
unconfirmed idea A Legion force of 200 soldiers, 4 priests and one Magnus Arcanum mage tried to clear Deadreach; only one survivor returned, unable to speak, and later rose from the dead in his sleep.[heralds-a#48]
The Fleeing Bandits' Report to Black Ice
Two fleeing bandits headed for the city to report what had happened to Blackice. [heralds-b#367]
The Golden Flower Ritual and Its Plucking
The Golden Flower ritual was completed and used to revive Mila. [heralds-a#144] It was then plucked, and the temple to which it was bound was destroyed. [heralds-a#144]
The Grayhost Ambush
unconfirmed idea Eryndor Vaelanthas ambushed Winter Elf troops with twenty hidden archers, an action that earned him a hero's title.[heralds-b#173 · heralds-b#175]
The Grayhost Battle and the Spring Elf Retreat
unconfirmed idea Spring Elf forces suffered a bloody defeat at Grayhost; Emyl held off the Winter Elf advance for months but was ultimately forced to withdraw toward Iceverf, where the survivors took shelter at its border.[heralds-b#149 · heralds-b#155]
Grayhost Forest Campaign
The Winter Elves, commanded by Caerwyn Ursa, destroyed the Grayhost forest in a joint western and eastern front assault; the Spring Elves turned to guerrilla warfare and lost the front. [heralds-b#40 · heralds-b#41]
The Grayhost Retreat
unconfirmed idea A retreat in which Thalanor Greengale and Eryndor "Greywind" fought together.[heralds-b#232]
Grizzleflame's Elf Ambush
Grizzleflame planned to hide goblins beneath the snow with incendiary materials to ambush the elves — a suicide mission for the goblins — and then hunt down any elves who fled. [heralds-b#257]
Grizzleflame's Elf Massacre
After gaining power from a pact, Grizzleflame attacked elves migrating south, killing a childhood friend of Elnaril's; the elves withdrew to a safe area. [heralds-a#7]
Guerrilla War on the Iceverf Border
A guerrilla war between the Winter Elves and Iceverf's border forces was under way, during which the Spring Elves were drawn into the city. [heralds-b#148]
The Hollow Ridge Raid
While the Snowshield Count and fifty of his men made camp for the night in the abandoned town of Hollow Ridge, Gnoll ambushers slipped into the town and planted explosives in its buildings. [heralds-b#67] As the survivors tried to regroup, Winter Elf archers outside the town were also being killed by the gnolls; the party arrived in the middle of this fighting. [heralds-b#67]
House White's Regency Betrayal
The main branch of House White staged a plot to seize the regency of Velfald, and the betrayal tarnished the family's name. [last-winter#45]
Hunt of Leon
Hunt of Leon is a storyline built around a large chase and hunt centered on Leon. [heralds-b#239] It began with an ambush by goblin bombers in a snow pass, continued with Grizzleflame attacking civilians, and ended with Leon attacking Grizzleflame amid the chaos, in a three-way clash. [heralds-b#259 · heralds-b#260 · heralds-b#261]
The Ice Tower That Appeared in the North
unconfirmed idea Scouts reported an unfamiliar ice tower, built by parties unknown, standing in the tundra far beyond enemy lines.[last-winter#754]
Iceverf's Political Instability
The Countess disappeared and her daughter took over governing in her stead, while Blackice continued to gather power. [heralds-b#148]
The Infiltration of the Factory
It appears that the party, or some group, had previously infiltrated the factory, after which the Crystal Consortium's Argent Wardens were assigned to guard it; the details of the infiltration itself are not given. [last-winter#541 · last-winter#542]
Inn Raid and Tunnel Discovery
The party went to an abandoned Blackice inn previously raided by the Faith and Magnus Arcanum, and found a hidden lever mechanism that opened onto a man-made tunnel leading to Old Iceverf. [heralds-b#444]
The Investigation of the Factory at Night and the Attack on a Guard
The party investigated the factory by night and triggered a trap; one of them was spotted by the guards and attacked one of them, after which the party fled. [last-winter#537]
Kaelen Rescue Mission
The players chose the Kaelen Rescue Mission as the first mission to undertake. [heralds-b#263] It sent them to explore the town of Graymond and its surroundings. [heralds-b#263]
Kidnapping of Captain Thorsen
Captain Thorsen, Iceverf's guard captain, was kidnapped; the game master noted this was part of the Blackice problem but did not need to be a major, lasting event. [heralds-a#27 · heralds-a#31]
The Killing of Myleas's Parents
unconfirmed idea Myleas Palewood's parents were killed under mysterious circumstances, leaving Myleas as sole ruler of their lands.[last-winter#456 · last-winter#457]
Killing of the Gnome Factory Manager
A Goblin Gang Leader paid off some workers to have the gnome manager of a tin factory killed, in order to seize the factory's grounds. [last-winter#537]
Leon's Inn Fire
Leon burned down an inn where the party was staying, also killing the uncle of a new party member. [heralds-a#7]
The Leviathan's Shadow
unconfirmed idea While elementals attack, an enormous sea creature stirs in the depths and watches the battle.[last-winter#694]
The Loss of Two Supply Ships
unconfirmed idea Two supply ships bound for Rosereach vanished entirely, with no wreckage and no survivors.[last-winter#748]
Manhole Raid
The Faith and Magnus Arcanum raided a sewer connection and captured Blackice agents, who confessed that the innkeeper had been giving them orders. [heralds-b#439]
Marriage Dispute over Astrid Frostweave
Among the nobility, there was a dispute over whom Astrid should marry: her uncle proposed the Duke of Moonward's son, the Regent proposed a noble from Altia, and Astrid herself wanted neither. [heralds-b#166]
Massacre of the Palace Servants
All the servants of the Rosereach palace were slaughtered on suspicion that they might be changelings. [heralds-b#43]
Mila's Death and Resurrection by the Golden Flower
Mila died and was later brought back using the Golden Flower. [heralds-a#149] The flower was first completed, then plucked, and the temple to which it was bound was destroyed. [heralds-a#149]
Moonward's Coastal Defense / Expectation of a Fourth Invasion
Moonward's soldiers repelled three waves of invasion along the Rosereach coast, and a fourth wave — this time accompanied by monsters — was expected. [last-winter#751 · last-winter#752]
Naevys's Ambush of the Party
Naevys Duskbloom, Selvara Mourn and her arcanists had secretly been following the party. [heralds-a#149] When their plan to wait for Mila's death and revival was disrupted, Naevys's side attacked the party; Pell Voss, Odran Vey and Ilyra Fen died in the fight, while Naevys and Selvara survived. [heralds-a#149]
Naevys's Catastrophe
unconfirmed idea A plant-beast graft that had returned beneath Rosereach was fed by corpses, minds and memory during Naevys's catastrophe, giving rise to the Reminder.[heralds-a#141]
Naevys's Cloudkill Catastrophe (the Deadreach Disaster)
unconfirmed idea Naevys's modified Cloudkill killed Rosereach; it produced Smoker and Remains organ-colonies, and a root-graft fused with these remains and the mental residue of House Rosamendus to become the Reminder.[heralds-a#129]
Naevys's Cloudkill Ritual
The catastrophic ritual Naevys Duskbloom carried out killed thousands in Rosereach and tore their bodies apart. [heralds-a#74] The victims' organs absorbed necromantic energy and became Remains. [heralds-a#74]
Naevys's First Great Spell
unconfirmed idea A great spell filled the streets with green-white light and made every undead kneel, remembered by some as salvation and by others as slaughter.[heralds-a#131]
Naevys's Ritual / The Destruction of Rosereach
unconfirmed idea Naevys's ritual destroyed Rosereach; the psychic echoes of thousands of dying minds fused with organic matter to give rise to the Remains and, later, the Reminder.[heralds-a#78]
Night of Glass Rain
unconfirmed idea An event in which Cardinal Malvayn survived at Hollowbridge, which he attributed to divine protection.[heralds-b#8]
The Night of the Theft
unconfirmed idea Working with thieves Bella had arranged, Vaelithra tried to break into the sacred vault beneath Rosereach and pry loose the Golden Rose; the vault's defenses woke and the Roseguard gave chase, forcing her to abandon the main flower, though she escaped with a piece of its root.[heralds-a#129]
Omen of the Hidden Star
Through a runic stone, a player experienced a dream-vision of a hidden star. [last-winter#856 · last-winter#860] It was the image of the death, or sealing, of Samael — known in his identity as Sariel Fellsun, the first and highest of angels — and the player was left blind afterward. [last-winter#856 · last-winter#860]
The Omen Vision
A player character sees a vision, or omen, of Sariel's death, which has not yet occurred; the event is perceived as a ripple in Fate. [last-winter#870 · last-winter#871]
Operation Rimebreak
unconfirmed idea A four-phase assault plan by the Winter Forces against the shores and cliffs of Rosereach — a feint, a real landing, an arcane bombardment and a sabotage — meant to hold the beachhead for three days and destroy a mage's spell circle.[last-winter#780]
The Party's Arrival at the Gates of Deadreach
The party reached the gates of the dead city of Deadreach, formerly Rosereach, and had just encountered Caelion. [heralds-a#103]
The Party's Entry into the City from the Harbor
The party entered Deadreach through the harbor, where there were almost no undead; aboard a ship there, they found Naevys Duskbloom's first ritual. [heralds-a#107]
The Party's Slaughter of Grizzleflame's Band
unconfirmed idea The party attacked Grizzleflame's goblin band, killing roughly seventy goblins while Grizzleflame himself escaped three times.[heralds-a#12, heralds-a#14]
Pell Voss's Death
Trying to reach the Flower Vault, Pell Voss became trapped near the collapsed bathhouse due to a Remains infection, and eventually died within the Deadreach arc. [heralds-a#156]
Pell Voss's Escape from the Deadreach Arcanum Tower
Pell Voss fled the tower after stealing Naevys Duskbloom's ritual notes and information about the Reminder, taking pieces of a ward-key with him. [heralds-a#156]
The Raging Curse
unconfirmed idea Those who kill an elemental in battle develop an unnatural thirst and veins that turn blue; Lysa calls it a curse.[last-winter#694]
The Realm Crossing and the Battle with the Six-Armed Creature
Passing through a cave and under the ice, the party reached a different realm, where they fought a grueling battle against a six-armed creature. [heralds-b#446] The creature fled from Mila's fire magic and was destroyed in its own realm. [heralds-b#446]
The Reinsertion of the Root-Graft into Rosereach
unconfirmed idea Bella had a root-graft taken from the Snakecross plant monster smuggled into the old Rosamendus observation chamber beneath Rosereach, meant to serve as a compass pointing toward the main Golden Rose.[heralds-a#129]
Renaming of Doran Blackwake
The game master changed the name of the first-generated Triton harbor captain to Vaelor Ironfathom and asked that the old name never be used again. [last-winter#743 · last-winter#744]
Rescue in the Dark Forest
Kaelen rescued a group of travelers from marauding orcs, proving his courage and tactical skill. [last-winter#432]
Rescue of the Silverwood Elves
unconfirmed idea Kaelen led a mission to rescue a group of elves trapped under a sudden avalanche.[last-winter#328]
The Rosereach Calamity
unconfirmed idea An arcane-ecological collapse that engulfed the Rosereach region after Naevys's plague-undead project spiraled out of control.[heralds-a#18 · heralds-a#20]
The Rosereach Plague / Arcane Disaster
The cloudkill-laden undead Naevys Duskbloom had created for protection spread out of control together with rats that had infested a ship, cascading into an arcane disaster across the region. [heralds-a#17]
The Rosereach War Council
unconfirmed idea Count Aric Rosemen, Archmage Naevys Duskbloom, Elder Ser Aethran Roseblade, Legion Lieutenant Cassius Dravenhall, Captain Doran Blackwake and Commander Bastian Vaelor met in a war council against the Winter Elves invasion.[last-winter#683, last-winter#685]
Rosereach's Last Stand
unconfirmed idea Roseguard and Autumn Elf troops fought a final defensive battle against an unseen or illusory army of Winter Elves, Bella's soldiers, Yuan-ti and hobgoblin mercenaries.[heralds-a#131]
Rosereach's Transformation into a Hollow Desecrated Zone
Snakecross faced an undead threat, and Rosereach was entirely transformed into a Hollow Desecrated zone. [heralds-a#5]
The Rosereach/Naevys Evacuation
unconfirmed idea An evacuation event led to the disappearance of the Count of Iceverf, after which his daughter became regent.[heralds-b#149]
The Sacred Grove
unconfirmed idea They defended a sacred elven grove threatened by dark forces and won the friendship of the local elves.[last-winter#338]
The Sacrifice of Rosereach
Naevys Duskbloom sacrificed the city of Rosereach to stop the forces of the Winter Elves and Bella Worthmore massing at its gates; Elnaril was present at the gates that day. [heralds-a#117 · heralds-a#118]
Sealing of the Rakshasa (Creation of the Red Seal)
Once it became clear the rakshasa, the Breath Reaper, could not be killed, the Couatl sealed it with the Red Seal as a point of leverage instead of destroying it. [heralds-b#393]
The Sealing of Virsakha
unconfirmed idea A dragon-master defeated Virsakha and sacrificed himself to seal it within the Circle of Still Breath.[heralds-b#20]
The Second Expedition (Legion)
unconfirmed idea A smaller elite unit reached the cathedral and reported that "the dead are being organized" before contact was lost.[heralds-a#48]
Shadow Rescue
Kaelen was rescued from the Shadow Annex and brought to Moonward. [heralds-a#5]
The Sham Assassination of the Count of Rosereach and His Evacuation
The party staged a fake assassination attempt to get the Count out of danger, and Naevys Duskbloom used it as a pretext to evacuate him. [heralds-b#43]
Siege of Blackwood
unconfirmed idea A small defending force held Blackwood keep for four days against an orc horde; Elowen's blinding light turned the battle.[last-winter#297]
Siege of Darkroot Keep
unconfirmed idea In a long siege against a powerful necromancer, Kaelen's tactical skill turned the outcome.[last-winter#328]
The Siege of Thornfield
Kaelen held the line against overwhelming numbers and earned the respect of the people he protected. [last-winter#432]
Slaughter and Hunt of Grizzleflame's Band
The party slaughtered the whole of Grizzleflame's band; Grizzleflame himself fled and was hunted afterward, with about seventy of his goblins killed and Grizzleflame managing to escape three times. [heralds-a#11]
The Slaying of the Dark Court Leader
The leader of the Dark Court was slain in the Fae realm, an event that caused all Dark elves to transform into grey elves; Draven underwent this same transformation. [last-winter#382]
Snakecross Experiment
unconfirmed idea Bella fed a root fragment brought by Vaelithra with the blood of Snakecross's former baron and corpses from the city to create a plant-monster prototype.[heralds-a#129]
The Snakepass Tunnel Crossing
The party and thirty-eight Snowshield soldiers were to make a two-day crossing through the sealed, ancient tunnels beneath Snakepass, carved by a colossal worm. [heralds-b#116]
The Storm Awakens
unconfirmed idea A violent storm engulfs a ship; the crew struggle to secure it as the lightning rod catches fire.[last-winter#694]
The Street That Chooses a Past
unconfirmed idea A branching encounter in which three streets — a market, a child's prayer, a war-horn — each open onto a different memory; the memory a player chooses is strengthened, while the ones left unchosen return later in a corrupted form.[heralds-a#131]
The Summer Elves' Attempt to Break the Winter
With their balefires exhausted, the Summer Elves tried to break the winter by burning the forests, using goblins, hobgoblins and other goblinoids, and decided to draw on the undying flame of an old dwarven temple in the region. [heralds-a#11]
The Trial of Fire
unconfirmed idea To calm a fire spirit troubling a village, the party passed the Trial of Fire, an ancient rite in which they confronted their own fears.[last-winter#297]
The Underground Temple Raid and Entrapment
Unable to reach an agreement with Naevys Duskbloom, the party came to an underground temple, where hulks attacked from outside; the party cleared them, but the Reminder's branches and roots seeped in. [heralds-a#138] They freed an imprisoned druid and sealed the last gate, trapping themselves at the temple's center. [heralds-a#138]
Vaelthor's Envoy Contacting the Party in a Dream
unconfirmed idea At Ekrem's request, the assistant drafted a scene in which an envoy of Vaelthor visited the party in a dream and invited them into the shadows, revised over several passes into a more cryptic tone.[last-winter#287, last-winter#289]
The Water Elemental Ambush
unconfirmed idea Water elementals summoned by Winter Elves war-magic attacked the ship; the player characters used pull-into-water, whirlpool and rope-seizing tactics against them.[last-winter#694]
Water Elemental Attack in the Storm-Tossed Sea
While sailing a Blue Sails ship through a storm, the party was attacked by water elementals summoned by Elven Mages. [last-winter#693]
Western Front Landing at Rosereach
The Winter Elves launched a beach landing near a village belonging to the county south of Rosereach; the county's knights and the duchy's soldiers moved to stop it. [last-winter#663]
Western Front Sabotage (Rumor)
unconfirmed idea A rumor among Legion soldiers holds that the Western Front was sabotaged from within before the siege; unconfirmed in the text, it points toward a possible search for a traitor.[last-winter#728]
The White Winter
unconfirmed idea The first phase (months 1–3) Godwin launched after Aurelian's loss, burning every visible Blackice operation to erase its traces; street criminals came to believe Blackice was destroyed, while the organization in fact endured quietly within the institutions.[heralds-b#417]
Winter Bloom Festival
unconfirmed idea A mid-winter festival honoring a druid's ritual and the beauty of frost-covered roses, marked by candlelight ceremonies, music and feasting.[last-winter#309]
Winter Campaign — Western Front Three-Pronged Assault Plan
The plan called for a direct assault on the cliffs held by Moonward, an attack from the land against the coastal cliffs, and the seizure of the town of Hollowridge. [last-winter#832 · last-winter#836]
Winter Campaign of the Western Front
A three-pronged assault was planned: a direct strike on the cliffs guarded by Moonward, a second landing along another stretch of coast to strike the cliff guards from land, and the capture of the town of Hollowbridge. [last-winter#832 · last-winter#836]
The Winter Elf Invasion of Velfald
As the Winter Elves' invasion of Velfald intensified, the Aenarch Empire sent Naevys Duskbloom from Magnus Arcanum to Rosereach with special wartime authority. [heralds-a#50]
Winter War Campaign
The Winter War Campaign is the ongoing war in which the Winter Elves seek to conquer the other elven territories. [heralds-b#3 · heralds-b#4] It is led by House Ursa against the Velfald Regency and spans multiple fronts — western, eastern and naval. [last-winter#785 · last-winter#788]
The Worm God Crypt Encounter
At the end of the tunnel, the party encountered a Scion of the Worm God; they avoided direct combat and came through safely. [heralds-b#139 · heralds-b#142]
Worm Gods-Legion War
unconfirmed idea The Legion attacked the Worm Gods believing them a demonic heresy; the serpentkin tried to warn them off, but the war was born of fear.[heralds-a#42]