Seventeen brave adventurers arrived at the Field of Destiny and rejoiced to be reunited in friendship once again. Looking forward to undertaking an honorable quest together, they became careless of their surroundings, allowing one of Lord Maul’s minions to slip in and divide them asunder with an evil spell of deception.
The adventurers now found themselves on separate sides. Eight of them fled to the Dire Garden, eight fled to the Mystical Isle and one went to get a refreshing beverage from the Faraway Leaf Inn.
The Dire Eight quickly established the Dire Fortress, a strong base to call home, imbued with powerful healing charms by their skilled sorcerer so that merely returning home would heal any injuries they might sustain.
Meanwhile, the Mystical Eight were building the Mystical Fortress and their own skilled healer was enhancing it with its own powerful healing glamours.
Abandoned on the Field of Destiny lay the Fortress of Destiny with its own strong magical healing powers.
The Dire Eight and the Mystical Eight worked feverishly to fortify their home bases against assault (and pepper).
Then, having strengthened their Dire Fortress with dastardly spells, bothersome traps, unassailable walls, and deadly barricades, the Dire Eight set out for the Field of Destiny where, seeing no sign of the Mystical Eight, they quickly occupied the Fortress of Destiny and began to fortify it as well, casting protective spells and establishing a strong perimeter.
Having now established two strong bases, the Dire Eight now felt emboldened by their success at and skill in fortress fortification, so they set out to find and conquer the stronghold of the Mystical Eight.
Brimming with hubris, they marched upon the Mystical Isle and assailed the Mystical Fortress — and were soundly defeated by the Mystical Eight. Their beloved healer now lay dead upon the ground.
The Dire Eight wisely chose to gather their dead and wounded and make a tactical retreat back to the Fortress of Destiny where they could be healed by its powerful magicks.
The Mystical Eight wisely chose to make a tactical advance and strike at the Dire Eight within the Fortress of Destiny. The Mystical Eight had better generals and a better strategy and thus soundly routed the Dire Eight in a swift battle, driving them from the Fortress of Destiny.
With the Mystical Eight following much too closely on their heals, the Dire Eight fled swiftly home to the Dire Fortress where they had only a short time to nurse their wounds and recover from the last unfortunate battle with the aid of their now-revived skilled healer before they were once again attacked by the Mystical Eight.
Due to their superior leadership and strategizing, the Mystical Eight soundly defeated the Dire Eight in an all-too-short battle, capturing all eight Dire Warriors, securing all three bases, and winning the war.
The Mystical Eight celebrated their great victory and conscripted the Dire Eight into their army as lowly privates.
