The Battle of Ibi Plains is an overwhelming success! Captain Barodo, the dwarven commander of Fort Ibi, sends his wounded back to the fort while he and the rest of the troops press on to the town of Erat. When the heroes arrive at Erat the battle is over. Erat was poorly defended but thankfully half the ogre force was destroyed on the Ibi plains which prevented Erat’s fall.
Captain Barodo spreads word of the heroes’ involvement in stopping the ogre invasion. After a week of rest and relaxation in Erat, a ship arrives. A messenger announces that the heroes and Captain Barodo are to sail to the capital city, Credia, for an audience with King Raphell Cupola IV, Lord of Timiro.
The heroes arrive in Credia. Most buildings average four to five stories in height. It is easily four times the size of Old Timiro and is definitely the largest city any of them have ever seen. They are met at the docks by a platoon of the king’s royal guard which escorts them to the palace.
Once entering the main throne room they are met by a standing ovation from the king and what appears to be the majority of Timiro’s nobility. They are asked by a court official to retell the story starting with the discovery of Fort Calda to the decisive Battle of Ibi Plains.
Each of the heroes contributes to the retelling. Krimp tells of the Priest of Ra and his dieing words at the burnt out ruins of Fort Calda. Ruminski tells of Kormath enabling them to fly over the enemy to warn Fort Clay. Nestor tells of arrogant Captain Aberdaal who’s overconfidence lead to the destruction of Fort Clay, forever to be remembered as “Aberdaal’s Folly”. Devin told of the Earth Elemental that stayed behind to defend Fort Clay. The young noble woman, who wished to remain nameless, tells of the brave mercenary Captain Valirete, who aided her in getting the peasants to Fort Ibi. Captain Barodo tells of The Battle of Ibi Plains where a hundred orcs and six ogres where put down by the heroes and fifty Timiro soldiers.
The nobles listen with a mixture of reactions and levels of interest. A half a dozen official scholars write down every word that is uttered. A couple of bards also scribble down some notes. But the king stares at them, hanging on every word, all the while measuring what to believe and silently scrutinizing the reactions of his nobles.
King Raphell Cupola IV stands from his throne and strides down the steps toward the heroes. He is a stout human that appears to come from a line of warrior kings. He reassures the nobles of the incapableness of the ogres of the Old Kingdom Mountains to ever try this again. He seems to not truly grasp how dire the situation really was… or dose he? Once the tension and anxiety of the crowd is subsided by his confident comments, he again turns to the heroes.
First Captain Barodo is knighted. Captain Barodo respectfully request that he and his soldiers be reassigned to the soon to be rebuilt Fort Calda to ensure that an incident like this never happens again. The king proudly grants the grizzled dwarf’s request.
Nestor, Krimp, Ruminski, and Devin are all given certificates of citizenship of the Timiro Kingdom. They are given a joint deed to a plantation north of the town of Sino near Fort Saka. Lastly are three large locked chests. The king advises the heroes to wait until they reach their new home in Sino to open them.*
After an evening of feasting and dancing the heroes were to return to their ship that would take them to Erat and then travel by land to Sino. Before they left, King Raphell held a private counsel with them. He told them of his undying gratitude. He swore to send emissaries to the Wolfen Empire in hopes of opening trade and diplomatic relations. He told them to enjoy the quiet of Sino and revel in their well earned reward.
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