The Fell Beast: the Egg of Order
The Fell Beast — A summons from Mirror Drakath
The Hero crossed into the Mirror Realm at Mirror Drakath’s request. The journey was as uncomfortable as they remembered. Mirror Drakath warned that a long visit could upset the balance between the realms, but he thought the danger justified the risk.
A Cockatrice had stolen an egg that Drakath and his allies believed would hatch into the Thirteenth Beast of Order. His forces were close to victory, and he believed the Beast had to be born for them to succeed. Drakath described the birth as a fixed point in time and admitted he did not know what would happen if it failed. The Hero agreed to help.
The ruins where the egg was taken
The dungeon had belonged to a warlock. Mirror Drakath said the forces of Order had razed the place at the height of the war against Alteon. The dead and the warlock’s old minions remained among the ruins.
Gravelyn the Good could sense the egg. Bardolph warned the Hero about the Cockatrice’s gaze, while Mirror Warlic’s device detected an egg but could not confirm what kind it was. Their reports pointed to the old warlock’s dungeon.
Light in the Dark Dungeon
The Cockatrice had gathered undead minions while it recovered its strength. Drakath said it had enthralled the spirits of fallen paladins and forced them to fight. The Hero cut through the minions and freed the paladins from its service.
Drakath asked the Hero to let light into the rooms and destroy the shadows. He believed it would weaken the Cockatrice. The Hero broke down the doors to the main chamber and faced the beast.
The Cockatrice’s gaze
The Hero thought the Cockatrice was beaten. The Cockatrice answered, claiming service to King Alteon had won it powers denied to lesser beasts. The Hero and Mirror Drakath still had to deal with its gaze.
The Hero asked Drakath for his sword and raised it against the Cockatrice. The covered mirrors had given them the idea to turn its gaze back on it. Mirror Drakath later said the Cockatrice was imprisoned and the egg safe.
Back before the balance shifts
Gravelyn the Good’s soldiers were gathering to secure the egg. Mirror Drakath said he could already feel the balance between the realms shifting. He offered to send the Hero back. A warning over the intact egg foretold that worlds would fall and Chaos would rise when Order went to war. After the rescue, Mirror Drakath urged the Hero to face their own Drakath and the final Lord of Chaos.
Darkness and restless spirits remained after the rescue. Drakath later asked for help purifying the ruins and laying more spirits to rest. In two requests for Legends, he sought samples to study in Brightfall and proof that more undead had been put down.