Prisoner of Doom

Campaigns
Restoration of Erathia
⏵ Long Live the Queen ⏷ Long Live the Queen 1. Homecoming 2. Guardian Angels 3. Griffin Cliff ⏵ Dungeons and Devils ⏷ Dungeons and Devils 1. A Devilish Plan 2. Groundbreaking 3. Steadwick's Fall ⏵ Spoils of War ⏷ Spoils of War 1. Borderlands 2. Gold Rush 3. Greed ⏵ Liberation ⏷ Liberation 1. Steadwick's Liberation 2. Deal With the Devil 3. Neutral Affairs 4. Tunnels and Troglodytes ⏵ Long Live the King ⏷ Long Live the King 1. A Gryphon's Heart 2. Season of Harvest 3. Corporeal Punishment 4. From Day to Night ⏵ Song for the Father ⏷ Song for the Father 1. Safe Passage 2. United Front 3. For King and Country ⏵ Seeds of Discontent ⏷ Seeds of Discontent 1. The Grail 2. The Road Home 3. Independence
Armageddon's Blade
⏵ Armageddon's Blade ⏷ Armageddon's Blade 1. Catherine's Charge 2. Shadows of the Forest 3. Seeking Armageddon 4. Maker of Sorrows 5. Return of the King 6. A Blade in the Back 7. To Kill A Hero 8. Oblivion's Edge ⏵ Dragon's Blood ⏷ Dragon's Blood 1. Culling the Weak 2. Savaging the Scavengers 3. Blood of the Dragon Father 4. Blood Thirsty ⏵ Dragon Slayer ⏷ Dragon Slayer 1. Crystal Dragons 2. Rust Dragons 3. Faerie Dragons 4. Azure Dragons ⏵ Festival of Life ⏷ Festival of Life 1. Razor Claw 2. Taming of the Wild 3. Clan War 4. For the Throne ⏵ Playing with Fire ⏷ Playing with Fire 1. Farming Towns 2. March of the Undead 3. Burning of Tatalia ⏵ Foolhardy Waywardness ⏷ Foolhardy Waywardness 1. Lost at Sea 2. Their End of the Bargain 3. Here There Be Pirates 4. Hurry Up and Wait
Shadow of Death
⏵ New Beginning ⏷ New Beginning 1. Clearing the Border 2. After the Amulet 3. Retrieving the Cowl 4. Driving for the Boots ⏵ Elixir of Life ⏷ Elixir of Life 1. Graduation Exercise 2. Cutthroats 3. Valley of the Dragon Lords 4. A Thief in the Night ⏵ Hack and Slash ⏷ Hack and Slash 1. Bashing Skulls 2. Black Sheep 3. A Cage in the Hand 4. Grave Robber ⏵ Birth of a Barbarian ⏷ Birth of a Barbarian 1. On the Run 2. The Meeting 3. A Tough Start 4. Falor and Terwen 5. Returning to Bracada ⏵ Rise of the Necromancer ⏷ Rise of the Necromancer 1. Target 2. Master 3. Finneas Vilmar 4. Duke Alarice ⏵ Unholy Alliance ⏷ Unholy Alliance 1. Harvest 2. Gathering the Legion 3. Search for a Killer 4. Final Peace 5. Secrets Revealed 6. Agents of Vengeance 7. Wrath of Sandro 8. Invasion 9. To Strive, To Seek 10. Barbarian Brothers 11. Union 12. Fall of Sandro ⏵ Specter of Power ⏷ Specter of Power 1. Poison Fit for a King 2. To Build a Tunnel 3. Kreegan Alliance 4. With Blinders On
Horn of the Abyss
⏵ Under the Jolly Roger ⏷ Under the Jolly Roger 1. Pirates and Palms 2. Master of the Island 3. Devil Sunrise ⏷ Terror of the Seas ⏵ Terror of the Seas 1. Prisoner of Doom 2. Evenmorn 3. The Shores of Hell 4. The Freedom of the Nix 5. In Search of the Horn 6. Treachery ⏵ Horn of the Abyss ⏷ Horn of the Abyss 1. Frontier 2. Heart of Water 3. Horn of the Abyss 4. All Hands on Board! ⏵ Forged in Fire ⏷ Forged in Fire 1. World on Fire 2. Beyond the Horizon 3. Dead or Alive 4. Tomb Raiders 5. Deus Ex Machina 6. Tarred and Feathered 7. New Order 8. Homecoming
Heroes Chronicles
⏵ Warlords of the Wasteland ⏷ Warlords of the Wasteland 1. A Barbarian King 2. The Criminal King 3. Ultimatum 4. The War for the Mudlands 5. Siege of the Wallpeaks 6. Trapped! 7. Slash and Burn 8. Steelhorn ⏵ Conquest of the Underworld ⏷ Conquest of the Underworld 1. Cerberus Gate 2. The Boatman 3. Truth Within Nightmares 4. Twisted Tunnels 5. Jorm's Ambush 6. Old Wounds 7. The Queen's Command 8. Never Deal with a Demon ⏵ Masters of the Elements ⏷ Masters of the Elements 1. The Trouble with Magic 2. Walking on Clouds 3. Don't Drink the Water 4. Hard Place 5. The Secret in the Flames 6. The Magic that Binds 7. Birds of Fire 8. Masters of the Elements ⏵ Clash of the Dragons ⏷ Clash of the Dragons 1. The Dragontalker 2. Dragon's Blood 3. The Dragon Mothers 4. Dragons of Rust 5. Distrust 6. Dragons of Gossamer Wings 7. Dragons of Deepest Blue 8. Clash of the Dragons ⏵ The World Tree ⏷ The World Tree 1. A Distant Cry 2. Senseless Destruction 3. The World Within 4. The Roots of Life 5. Rebirth ⏵ The Fiery Moon ⏷ The Fiery Moon 1. The Endless Sands 2. The Nameless Land 3. The Sparkling Bridge 4. The Fiery Moon 5. Vorr, the Insane ⏵ Revolt of the Beastmasters ⏷ Revolt of the Beastmasters 1. Hopewielder 2. The First Law 3. By Royal Decree 4. The King's Son 5. The Ransom 6. Beyond the Borders 7. Naming a Nation 8. The First Tatalian War ⏵ The Sword of Frost ⏷ The Sword of Frost 1. Tarnum the Overlord 2. The Land of the Vori 3. A New Enemy 4. A New Ally 5. The Capture 6. Tunnels of Ice 7. The Barbarian's Wife 8. The Protectors of the Sword

	Prisoner of Doom			1 2
	Bidley has to capture the city of Zargand in order to save the barbarians' prisoner. The maximum hero level cap is 12. After victory, Bidley will proceed to the next scenario in the campaign.
	Victory condition: Capture Town: Zargand	Loss condition: Lose Hero:
	Allies:	Enemies:
	Choose a bonus: 3 3 2
	Carried to next scenario:				Max level: 12

Prologue

Unnamed narrator: In the bards' legends, almost everything start with a hero sitting in a tavern. Bidley the pirate was doing just the same. The place located in a fishing town on a shore of a barbaric Krewlod.

Who knew that a gossip with a drunkard will turn into a great adventure that will change the world? Nobody, of course. And definitely not Bidley. He was sitting and drinking cheap beer, listening to an old pirate tale about a prisoner who was said to be kept in a magical prison. Bidley thought that it was probably some powerful mage, probably from Bracada. He also thought that the generosity of such prisoner should be, well, generous.

Unfortunately, Bidley was not aware of the existence of Xanthor, the well-known mage. Xanthor was not fond of pirates at all. The fate, however, sent Bidley to rescue his old nemesis. And this was only the beginning...

Scenario

Timed events

Day	Title	Message
Day 1	Day 1	Bidley disliked the shores of Krewlod--the stench of dirty orc and goblin bodies, their mumbo-jumbo tongue, their complete lack of any culture, their preference for brute force as the solution to any problem. He preferred the songs of Erathian bards, the artwork of elven artisans, and the wines of Jadame. He had all of that back at home in Regna--contrary to the common prejudice which took pirates to be nearly barbarians. It is true that there are plenty of low-brow types among the young and the foolish, and plenty of his people who would easily be accepted in a company of Krewlod swashbucklers. But there are also plenty of intelligent and civilized people among the captains and admirals. Bidley left the Shark Chowder Inn, musing. If that drunkard was right and the barbarians had truly captured such a powerful wizard, then the Bracada sorcerers would be very happy if he was rescued. And this would mean that the pirates could not only expect a generous reward, but could also win the right to pillage ships near the shores of Bracada--so long as they didn't hurt the wizards, of course. It was worth a shot. The barbarians were currently holding their Festival of Life. As a Regna native, Bidley could never really understand the celebration. Duke Boragus was dead, and the even crueler and shrewder young barbarian lord Kilgor was taking his place. Krewlod was always on the edge of anarchy, but right now it was closer than usual. Bidley's fleet was far away, but he didn't have much need of it. Instead, he would gather some bold local fellows, capture one of the closest Krewlod forts, and assault Zargand from there. The motley tribes were busy cutting each other down for no reason at all; for a few coins, they'd be happy to attack whoever he told them to. Bidley stopped a passerby, clearly not a local. “Hey fella, where's the closest Krewlod army fort?” “Straight north by the road,” answered the stranger laconically as he continued his journey.
Day 4	Day 4	All in all, Bidley thought, he needed to hurry up. Sooner or later the news of their actions would reach the earwax-clogged heads of the local lords, and they would attempt to roust their unwelcome guests out of the area. But swift and determined actions would force those lords to surrender and to assist him in besieging Zargand. Of course, once Kilgor's henchmen arrive, anyone who had helped him would be executed--but these barbarians are so unprincipled, they're bound to pay for it sooner or later anyways.
Day 8	Day 8	Scouts report that Krewlod's army holds multiple forts. One is located to the southwest, and the other to the northeast. The magical prison is in the northwest, but it would be foolish to approach it without a powerful army. One should also remember that this prison negates all magic.
Day 11	Day 11	Bidley had a strange dream last night. He dreamed that he was sailing across the sea, and could see through the water as clearly and distinctly as if he was looking over the horizon. He could also breathe underwater. What could this mean? Were these his nostalgic memories of the seas? Or was it merely a dream?
Day 18	Day 18	A crewman ran to find Bidley in the morning, handing him a letter that had arrived late last night. The pirate was quite surprised--who would send him a letter? But after unwrapping the parchment, he recognized the familiar handwriting. It included only the following message: “I have some problems. Your dear brother J.”

Objects

Events

Location	Message
45, 36, 0	Bidley notices the traces of numerous wagons: the fort must be close. The only thing left is to catch the guards by surprise.

Towns

Location	Player	Type	Name
49, 45, 0		Cove	-
2, 44, 0		Stronghold	-
3, 5, 0		Stronghold	Zargand
42, 28, 0		Stronghold	-
66, 6, 0		Stronghold	-

Heroes

Location	Player	Hero
45, 48, 0		Bidley the Captain
2, 45, 0		Zubin the Barbarian
3, 5, 0		Tyraxor the Barbarian
66, 7, 0		Jabarkas the Barbarian

Seer's Huts

Location	Quest	Reward	Messages
15, 35, 0	Defeat:  Dread Knights at (12, 32, 0)	1500  Experience	Proposal: Dread Knights are menacing the western region of this land. If you could be so bold as to defeat them, I would reward you richly. Progress: (none) Completion: At last, you defeated the Dread Knights, and the countryside is safe again! Are you ready to accept the reward?
15, 35, 0	Defeat: Jabarkas the Barbarian	25  Corsairs	Proposal: A band of corsairs is hiding here. Their leader is Jabarkas, son of the late Duke Boragus. Now Jabarkas flies into wild rages all the time because of his father's death. The corsairs would like to find a new leader, but only if their old leader is defeated. Progress: (none) Completion: Jabarkas's army was defeated and he has been put to shame; he won't show his face again for some time. Are you ready to accept the corsairs into your army?
40, 38, 0	Return with: 5 2000	2  Sorceresses	Proposal: Two sorceresses live here. They agree to join the army and back you up with spells--for a small fee, of course. Progress: (none) Completion: Excellent! The sorceresses are ready to join your forces.
67, 37, 0	Defeat:  Mummies at (70, 38, 0)	2  Knowledge skill	Proposal: A priest lives here. He tells you about a pack of troublesome mummies. He doesn't have the strength to expel them himself, so he asks you to destroy the foul creatures. Progress: (none) Completion: The priest is grateful to be rid of the undead. He promises to share his knowledge with you.

Quest Guards

Location	Quest	Reward	Messages
6, 11, 0	Be:	(remove)	Proposal: The guards here say they will only let those who fly the teal flag pass. Progress: The guards here will only let those who fly the red teal pass. Completion: The guards note your teal flag and offer to let you pass. Do you accept?