The Ghoul General Meets the Lord of Shadows

With one traitorous lieutenant dead at his feet and the other fleeing into the Underdark, Jamaros ordered his troops to begin marching toward Kilenor, the City of Ghouls. The hike, even in the pitch black darkness beneath the surface of the world, didn't take long and in less than an hour the undead Nordheimer and his company of warriors reached the edge of the settlement.

18th day of the Sunsebb 573 CY calendar

Ahead, the passage is barred by a fortress-like construction. Greenish-yellow light shines through arrow slits and the ratcheting "click" of a crossbow echoes off of the stone walls. A dark black gate bars the way and a voice from the other side calls out, "What do you seek in the White Kingdom?"

Jamaros pushes his way to the fore, "Conquest!" He shouts, "I come, bid by Doresain the Ghoul King to expand the borders of his earthly kingdom! Open the gates and greet your new general!"

Several minutes pass by without response. The rank-and-file ghouls under the massive Nordheimer's command shift uncomfortably in place as the waiting grows longer. Eventually, the sound of metal clanking on stone can be heard and the gate slowly opens. Six armored knights with reddish light glowing through their joint and visor emerge in ring around a figure made entirely of shadow and smoke.

The spectral apparition raises one umbral hand, signalling his bodyguards to halt. "I am the Lord of Shadows, Marquis Folggnaw! Who are you to come knocking so rudely upon My city gate?"