Plot
Prologue One hundred and fifty years before the present, the wizard Kaedin had opened four portals leading to different planes of existence. He harnessed power of the four planes to create "Planar Gems," each with the same power as the planes they came from. He then created a fifth Gem to control the four Planar Gems and entrusted a beholder to protect it. Beholders are long-lived, and this one still protects it to this day.
Kaedin became more powerful and malevolent with the four Planar Gems, and conquered town after town. The Kingdom of Baele called for its best and brightest, and four souls answered the call (your characters in the game). They traveled to Kaedin's castle and killed him. As Kaedin died, he cast a final spell that killed the four heroes. With Kaedin dead, the heroes were buried with full honors and the Gems were banished to the planes where they remain. Castle Baele was built over the site of the four portals and Kaedin's body is thrown into an unmarked grave.
Chapter 1-Crypts and Swamp
One hundred and fifty years later, a group of evil clerics sought to channel the dead wizard's power, but Kaedin revived and killed them all. Now a group of good clerics revives the four heroes to go after Kaedin. The four go through the crypts and fight the Bulette. After heading out into the swamps, They find a shadowy rogue who gives you information on the castle and who to contact there. At the end of the swamps, They enter Castle Baele.
Chapter 2-Castle Baele
Upon arriving at Castle Baele, the four travel to the shoppe and chat with Rik, the shopkeeper. He informs the four that they need to get the Planar Gems. Although, you need to attain certain keys first. The four head to the Dragon's Tankard to talk with the rogues (of which one is Lidda, featured in the Dungeons and Dragons PHB, the halfling rogue). She gives the heroes the key to the Great Hall in exchange for killing all of the Trolls in the marketplace, and the heroes go there. After clearing out the Great Hall, the heroes return to Rik and he tells them that they must collect the four Scepters to open the portals to the first plane. After clearing out the Treasury, Barracks, Church of Pelor and the Dungeons, the four return to Rick with the four scepters.
Chapter 3-The Portals
After attaining the scepters, the four kill the beholder guarding the Gem of Winds (the fifth Gem Kaedin made) and take it back to Rik. He explains how to open the first portal, and the heroes go to the Wilds and kill the Yuan-Ti. They fight to the top of the trees and then to a bluff where they fight a dragon. After defeating the dragon they take the Gem of Nature.
The Gem of Nature opens the portal to the Forge. This is a hot and fiery level. The four fight their way to a red dragon and defeat it. They claim the Gem of Fire and open the portal to the Frostbound.
After fighting frost giants and frost wolves, the heroes come to a sorceress who wants some Ice Golems dead. After killing the Ice Golems the heroes make their way to the Frost Worm's Lair, and they kill the Frost Worm and take the Gem of Ice.
The Gem of Ice opens the portal to Bone Necropolis. After fighting many undead and such, the four come across the Bone Temple. Inside are very powerful creatures but can't match the power of the four. In the inner sanctum the four come across a Lich, and defeat it with upgraded ancestral weapons and claim the Gem of Death.
Chapter 4-Shadow Keep
Upon returning to the Shoppe, the heroes find out that Rik is actually Kaedin! He betrays them and opens the gateway to the Shadow Keep. The four decide to follow him and end this once and for all. They fight many beasts and pull many levers until they face Kaedin once. He flees further into the castle and leave the four to find him again. The four find him in another tower and fight him until he leaves a second time. Upon fighting him the third time, he uses the Gems to call upon the power stored in them. The four defeat Kaedin and destroy the Gems leaving Baele in peace, and the heroes help to rebuild the Castle and help the surrounding communities.
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