Far across the ocean from Celennial lies a land once hailed as the heart of civilization — the Empire of Kharadros. Settled in the crown of the continent of Astrevia, it gleamed beneath the light of a thousand banners. They rose upon faith and flame, and the voices of the gods still sang across the skies. But when the heavens went silent… the world broke.
A century ago, it was chaos. Warring kings. Scattered tribes. Endless bloodshed. The Shattering Wars tore the land apart — kingdoms burned, saints fell, and the blood of angels soaked the soil. When the storm cleared, nothing remained but ruins… and the desperate will to survive.
But from the fire and ruin rose a single man — Auren the First Emperor. A conqueror with the wisdom of a sage, and the heart of a lion.
He united the continent beneath one banner, forging an empire that stretched from the frostbitten coasts of the north to the sunlit jungles of the south.
For over a hundred years, Khardros stood unshakable. Its cities gleamed with marble and gold. Its scholars charted the stars. And its people believed peace would last forever.
But no peace endures untested.
When the old emperor died, he left behind three sons… and an empire balanced on the knife’s edge of ambition.
The first and second princes — both born of concubines — raised their banners against each other. The nobles split. The armies marched. And Kharadros — once united under a single crown — tore itself apart.
Eight long winters of civil war followed. Cities burned. Bloodlines were erased. And the rivers ran red with the price of pride... Until a third son stepped from the shadows.
Kaelus. The Queen’s only child. The trueborn heir.
Through wit, deception, and the silence of assassins’ blades, he outmaneuvered both his brothers.
And three weeks ago, he took the throne.
The war ended not with victory… but with exhaustion.
A ceasefire signed. An empire broken — but breathing.
Yet beneath the crown lies unrest.
The nobles whisper. The peasants starve. The old wounds of war bleed behind every smiling mask.
Now, as Kharadros teeters between rebirth and ruin… the young emperor sends a summons across the sea.
He calls upon a name once spoken in fear and awe — a company of warriors who shaped the very fate of battle.
Quinn and Vespera catch up while Cedar and Nadal try to keep Saint Perra from burning down the tavern to get to Lysandra. Kallista makes a deal for assistance and the party heads back to the Eternal Night Lands and north towards the border of the dragonborn kingdom where a temple is awaiting them.
Trapped between the Ashen Veil and Saint Perra the Immortal, our party decides to flee the scene and hope that Nadal can lead them to safety.
Vespera pushes through her exhaustion and keeps searching for Quinn with the help of Kallista while Nadal and Cedar try to plan their next moves. Quinn gets a good night of sleep before Isabella Von Drak escorts them towards the Reach, and a ship ready to carry him into the Eternal Night lands.
Charveknathor calls the party to Lady Nailo's office and demands answers for being awoken. She grants Vespera a chance for forgiveness and tasks her with reclaiming three items that had been stolen from her vault. Varek sees them off and Char sends them across the continent to a temple of the dragons outside Dolkrana.
Quinn wakes up to Izzy informing them that they have been called back to the Eternal Night Kingdom earlier than expected, and they will be departing in the early afternoon.
Nadal is reunited with Belorage and his brother from [REDACTED], Varek. While Lysandra, Cedar and Vespera fight the enemies below, Nadal and Varek take on the steward of the tower. Meanwhile, Quinn returns to the estate with Lady Von Drak to get some much needed rest. At Castle Lathe, Kallista and R10S continue their research until a crowd of eager learners want to know more about them.
Quinn joins the nobility in an underground fight pit where the monarchs of the night take bets on mortal combatants. R10S and Kallista continue their research, where Kallista makes a discovery while the rest of the party leads an incursion against Tower Liniath. What will be awaiting them when they reach the peak?
Find out this week on Empyrean Decree.
Our party finds themselves deep in research and struggling to align on a path forward. Meanwhile, Quinn is given a gift from Isabella Von Drak and attends a masquerade as her guest.
Nadal leads the party back to Castle Lathe, their home away from home and take a trip down memory lane. Wanting a much needed rest, they party begins to recover so that they may plan to rescue Vespera's knight from the Amber Astoris.
Meanwhile, Countess Isabella Von Drak has set her sights on a new toy - Quinnigan.
Welcome back to Empyrean Decree! While Vespera has entered the Glimmershade wood to attempt her coming of age ceremony, Quinn is approached by Karabris Tal with an offer they can't refuse.
Quinn leads the party back to the Evergale, and Autarch of the moon elves (and Vespera's mother) is less than pleased to see Nadal again. Quinn is dismissed from their service, and Vespera goes to trial for breaking the laws of the kingdom for bringing foreigners through the voidspace and into their lands.
Can our party survive the night when they barely trust each other? Find out what happens when personalities collide, and survival is at stake.
The party is fractured, and reality comes swinging back around to ground our royals in the most effectively brutal way possible. Will Asterion be able to hold Nadal together if help doesn't come?
Empyrean Decree Season 3: Episode 2 - A Helping Hand.
The absalone is struck, the hull shattered as it falls out of the air and into the dead forest. Will our party survive the night, or will their light burn out in the darkness thats sweeping across the kingdom of Alexandria?
Welcome to Season 3 of Empyrean Decree!
This evening The city of Alexandria lies bathed in twilight glow, its spires and cobbled streets dressed in ribbons of gold and black for Her Majesty’s 50th birthday. Every window flickers with candlelight, every inn is packed with revelers. The eastern gardens of Castle Vasileia have been converted into the largest theater stage in the entire kingdom, one capable of hosting every noble lord and lady of the city- and then some. Revelers are sitting atop rooftops, crowding with friends and family to get a glimpse of the evenings excitement. It has been a long time since the theater group Galatea, named for the beautiful woman carved into the bow, has performed in the city.
But the true celebration lies not in the city below…
...but in the sky above.
A thunderous cheer rises as the famed airship Absalone—its hull lacquered obsidian, trimmed with silver fire—sails overhead and comes to rest beside the palace's Grand Balcony. Beneath its keel, a great platform unfurls like a blooming mechanical lotus, lowering toward the celebration court in dramatic fashion. Upon it: dancers, illusionists, a full orchestra—and the greatest traveling theater troupe on the continent.
Tonight’s performance: “The Crown & the Cursed,” a tragic romance rumored to have been “written in secret by the Queen’s own hand”... or so the heralds boast.
Each of our players has been invited personally as “esteemed guest, noble patron, or rumored muse.” They sit in places of honor on the edge of the stage platform or in box seats on the Grand Balcony.
The wine flows.
Masks are worn.
Eyes are everywhere.
And darkness is in the air.
Rhyn finds himself in the fighting pit beneath Mola while the party comes face to face with the notorious Briar Queen.
The team meets with Director Calanmai of the Oakenshield conservatory, and gets entrusted with a task that may see them on the wrong side of the city.
The party finds themselves under fire when they have to report to the Arken for questioning following the murder of a criminal in the middle of the Gravely Mare by the kenku Willhelm. Will Rhyn be able to navigate the military process and get them through the ordeal, or will they find their new accommodations include bars?
The threads of fate have started to twist, bringing together an unlikely group of people at the Gravely Mare. While Willhelm is just trying to make a delivery, nothing goes according to plan when the Legion is involved.
Are you ready for Season 2 of Empyrean Decree? We're BACK! The Elven empire has fallen, and the heroes disappeared. Join us tonight to meet the cast and characters of season two, joined by two new players!
