Graveclaw the Defiler
- Book I: The 13 Lords of Chaos
- 1. The First Chaos Lord
- 2. Battleon Takes Flight
- 3. Dwarfhold Under Vath
- 4. The Golden Onslaught
- 5. The DragonKoi Tournament
- 6. Wolfwing’s Werepyres
- 7. The Chaos Tune
- 8. Lords of the Mirror Realm
- 9. Arcangrove’s Living Magic
- 10. The Djinn of the Sandsea
- 11. Vordred the Paladin Slayer
- 12. Khasaanda’s Warning
- 13. The War for Etherstorm
- 14. Alina’s Poisoner’s Puzzle
- 15. Return to the Necropolis
- 16. The Ring of Shurpu
- 17. The Sisterhood of the Dishpan Hands
- 18. Lessons in the Chronospan
- 19. The Fall of Amberheart
- 20. Graveclaw the Defiler
- 21. Chaos Lord Lionfang
- 22. Journey to the Center of Lore
- 23. The Stolen Celestial Egg
- 24. The Fall of King Alteon
- 25. Xiang and the Chaos Harpy
- 26. Ravenloss
- 27. The Plague of Dragonhame
- 28. The Fell Beast
- 29. The Thirteenth Chaos Lord
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- Shattersword CavernHelp Robina and JiSerai stop Graveclaw
Shattersword Cavern
From his sickbed, Alteon recalls nearly dying in a fight with Graveclaw the Defiler decades ago. He imprisoned the beast beneath the Forest of Chaos to protect the nearby villages. When he sees Victoria carrying her weapon, he tells her to put it down and leave. You think her shooting could help, but Alteon hopes to spare his daughters the dangers of combat.
Alteon’s mages learned that keeping Graveclaw in battle drained his power, so Gravelyn sent warriors to fight him in the cavern. Alteon says the beast’s power mingled with the cavern’s dark magic, changing Graveclaw and twisting the warriors into his army. He’s strong enough to break out. When you ask where Gravelyn got volunteers for such a duty, Alteon says she never told him and he never asked.
Victoria joins you as Robina, hoping that helping contain Graveclaw will show her father what she can do. She prepares a potion against the cavern’s poison and sends you to help JiSerai, a Forest Elf under attack by the warriors who once served Gravelyn.
JiSerai says her people fled as Chaos grew stronger. Some still return to test themselves against its creatures, and she believes Graveclaw’s taint drove the Elves who came with her mad. She asks you to help bring her relatives’ bodies home and defend the Tree of Hope. She believes its light is already weakening Graveclaw’s hold and hopes it can heal the cavern and the forest.
You finish the fight Alteon began decades ago, defeating Graveclaw before he reaches Swordhaven. Robina thanks you for removing a threat to both Swordhaven and Shadowfall.
Back at court, Victoria recognizes the marks the cavern left on your gear and offers help from the armory. She asks you to meet her later because her father leaves her out of his discussions of strategy. Alteon offers you a reward. You tell him you fought in his place while he was ill, and that he would have done the same. He fears he’ll need you to fight for him or his loved ones again. You promise to come whenever his land needs you.