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Strong Start

War in Avernus. The characters hear the end of a huge battle between demons and devils. A few miles away. A chained devil riding a wyvern comes down to interrogate the prisoners. A few miles away the characters come upon the remains of a war between demons and devils. Huge black spires of sharp stone pierce out of the ground and cracks in the ground leak lava. Atop the mountain of bodies an armored bone devil fights with a glabrezu. The characters can stear the outome or on odds the demon wins and evens the bone devil wins. Upon the devil are three soul coins.

As the characters move on, Chukka and Clonk arrive to look for salvage. They both ride hellscooters and have big white helmets that are actually ogre skulls. They say they can introduce the characters to Mad Maggie for a price.

Scenes

• Hear the war on the horizon. Stygian fog (DC 10 int or lose a memory)
• Kolazel the Barbed Devil rides in on charscream, their wyvern.
• The characters arrive at the battle, mountains of dead demons and devils on the shores of Styx.
• Meeting Chukka and Clonk.
• Journey to Fort Knucklebones.
• Meeting Mad Maggie.
• Lulu's memories.

Secret and Clues

• [ ] Avernus was not always the blasted, war-torn battlefield it is today. Long ago, it was a plane of lush gardens and bucolic beauty created by Asmodeus to tempt mortals.
• [ ] The intrusion of the River Styx followed by endless waves of slavering demons destroyed this paradise, leaving layer upon layer of bones, ruins, and shattered war machines.
• [ ] Pieces of cities stolen from other planes, tiny remnants of Avernus’s lost beauty, evidence of destroyed celestial armies, and tombs of ancient travelers all dot the Avernian wasteland.
• [ ] Harumon and Jandar Sunspire both served as generals to Zariel along with Yael and Gideon Lightward. Two of them fell to Asmodeus. Two of them broke their alliance for the people of Elturel.
• [ ] The Hellriders were always formed as knights forged in hell to battle demons. Zariel took that to its inevitable conclusion when she forged her alliance with Asmodeus.
• [ ] Lulu was once a mighty warrior herself, and a loyal companion to Zariel.