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=== Chapter XII ===
Kermy meets the group and tells them where the other two artifacts are located. The first is somewhere in Aethis, and the second is located in Daren Guarde (Darkenon). Kermy then leaves to gather further intelligence on King Max. The players are first instructed to go to Aethis to find whatever is there. They are told to contact the expedition that set up there about six months ago about finding the hidden artifact.
Upon the parties arrival at Aethis they are attacked by various constructs. The expedition team is hiding in a bubble of cooled lava flow coming from the main district of the once great city. They are told that the artifact is located in the very chamber that once housed the Dire Fiend and his closest generals. The artifact itself is a old puzzle box located on a large sized creatures throne. They open the box and Asmodeus apears. The box was apparently a gift to the one of the Old Kings. He agrees to show the party what happened in the room 100 years ago.He creates an arcane flashback of the old party fighting past the Fiend's guards and a confrontation with the Fiend itself, though it's appearance is masked by an illusion of dark clouds swirling around him. The party sees the Old Kings trapped in a no win situation and Max agreeing to name the Dire Fiend his successor to the throne. In return he will go to the Elemenral Plane of Cold and let the kings seal it off for good. Not sure exactly how the Fiend plans to benefit from this, the kings agree to these terms. The new King Max is the Dire Fiend !!<BR>