Hello everyone! While leveling through the shadowlands, exploring the different zones,
meeting the different factions, we uncovered that Sire Denathrius is
actually in league with the jailer. Send down a whole bunch of anima into the maw,
aiding the imprisoned Eternal One with its release.
“Long ago, we stood as one to imprison that monster. With the primus gone
and Denathrius a traitor, our pantheon has been broken and doom comes for the shadowlands.
There is yet hope. This mortal saved me from the maw and revealed the sires treachery.
They aided my forest as well. Their kind has shown great potential.
If focused, it could turn the tide in our favor. Agreed. For the good of the shadowlands,
each mortal must choose a covenant. And when our realms have regained their strength,
we will stand together against the darkness.”
It’s decision making time and in this case we’re going to join the Venthyr in Revendreth.
“You may question why we are willing to impart our power onto a mortal,
though you are no ordinary mortal are you? No, you can breach the boundaries of the Maw with ease,
something that even the oldest venthyr are unable to do.
That ability alone would make you perfect for my plan, but there is so much more to you,
isn’t there? It will never be enough to simply defeat Denathrius, we must also break his hold
on Revendreth. His grap on this realm comes from the medallions he created,
each containing a fraction of his power, given to subordinates that would obey without question.
We must secure these medallions, and with them, usher in a new era that would ssee
Revendreth return to its true purpose.” “I distinctly remembe rhearing sch a plan
many years ago Renethal, before the masters true intentions were known.”
With Castle Nathria and the threats of Revendreth being our first raid coming up,
the prince and the venthyr make ready to take on the sire and we’re going to need his gifted
medallions to do so. Pride, Desire, Avarice, Envy, Dread, Dominion, Wrath. To control,
harvest, drain and seize the burdens of the souls delivered to their domain, the master has forged
these medallions of the harvesters. Let them be the conduits of his will, providing power
and the machinations of Death to those servants deemed most fitting. May they be instruments of
his ever vigilant force. May they be the fangs by which he feeds upon the sins of the dead.
But to get to them and the master. To have the venthyr return to their duty
of helping souls atone for their sins, saving them from an eternity in the maw,
we’ll have to empower ourselves, empower our followers and empower our Covenant.
First we pledge ourselves to the Court of Harvesters,
regaining the covenant abilities we used while questing through the zone.
“Please take your place when you are ready to begin.
You stand before the Court of Harvesters, willing and able to accept our gift. Help us return
Revendreh to its true purpose. Help us rid this realm of a tyrant whose actions threaten
all of reality. This gift of power will be yours, so long as you remain loyal to our cause.”
As we adventure through the Shadowlands, our connection to the covenant grows ever
stronger and our renown does as well. A higher renown means greater rewards,
greater power. We gather it by completing chapters in our covenant campaign,
by returning anima to our storage and by saving the souls from the maw itself.
But what’s power if you don’t show it off. If we are to aid the rest of the shadowlands, we must
begin here in our domain first, in Revendreth. Our first time doing this quest does reward us with
anima, safely stored in our Sanctum Reservoir. This power can be used for many things, but this
sanctum can’t function on anima alone. It will require the combined effort of many souls working
together to unlock its full potential. we know of a domain where plenty of souls would love to come
with us and be put to work. Back to the Maw we go where our broker friend Ve’nari helps us out,
for a price of course. With souls collected we can start our first covenant upgrade. Maybe lay down a
transport network for easier travel in the zone. An anima conductor to active new challenges and
adventures. A command table, don’t think i’ll have to explain what a command table is or a unique
upgrade that’s different for every covenant. In the case of the Venthyr, this upgrade will give
us access to the Ember court. Allow us to throw some amazing parties and help rebuild Renathal’s
influence by rubbing shoulders with some very important people across all of the Shadowlands.
Now the power of the harvesters flows through our mortal body, but there is even greater might to
be found by binding our soul to another. To soulbind is not an irrevocable bond.
However, it is not to be entered into lightly. We will experience one another’s pasts.
Our hopes, fears, dreams, our very memories – if any still linger. We
will become kindred spirits in the truest sense. Once complete,
our connection will transcend physical space and make us stronger in more than mere brawn.
In our case, our first soulbind is with Nadjia the Mistblade.
“Nadjia, please come forward.
You will be the first to receive this honor.” “May her blade serve you well, Maw Walker.”
“Do not look so glum, Draven. You will get your turn soon enough.”
Cutscene: Salute!
Ow mannn we’re soulbinding now, i can feel it morty.
As our renown grows so too will our bond over time, but there is the ability
to accelerate the process with the use of some conduits. Pick the different abilities that
we want, the different paths our bond flows through. Great power awaits to be unlocked.
“It is done. May the power within your souls serve you well.”
That’s the basic set up for the covenant onwards to the weekly campaign.
For the venthyr, during our questing we kinda helped sire Denathrius for a bit. Not knowing what
he was truely up too. We took down and imprisoned the accuser while she warned us that Denathrius
was not to be trusted. He wanted her to defile the ancient rituals that define who they are,
something she could not do, even for him. We kinda replaced her with Lord Chamberlain, and he has no
problem doing what ever the sire requests of him. No problem giving up their sacred charge and just
torment and squeeze every bit of anima out of their charges, as long as it pleases the master.
The accuser shows us how it’s supposed to be done. Displays a proper ritual of absolution.
It’s not a kind or easy ritual, but attoning for ones sins never is an easy process. After all
rituals of absolution are complete each soul must face its final judgment with 3 potential verdicts:
If proven unworthy, if they’re unable to attone then they’re
condemned to the maw for all eternity. If fully absolved of its sins, it is either
elevated to a venthyr or they can return tot the arbiter to be assigned a new destination
within the Shadowlands. It is their most sacred ritual and one of them is happening right now.
While disguised we witness how the judgement happens under Lord Chamberlains command and it’s
all perverted and wrong. The soul presented before them is one the accuser is intimately familiar
with. She knows it has spend millenia attoning for all of their sins, but the others condemn
it to the Maw anyways. A mockery of their sacred ritual. She can’t just stand at the sides hidden,
let them do whatever they want. She steps in to sire this soul herself. Binding hers to Kranoid
Felligri and attest to their worthiness to be made a venthyr. Their fate and that of the accuser are
now the same. Inquisitor Traian can’t undo this even if he wanted. Felligri is granted the status
of Venthyr and their new eternal name: Gresit. But as for you accuser... I will not forget
your vow...or the vulnerability it creates. She sacred a lot to save this single soul, and would
do so again becaues its right. It’s their sacred charge. Revendreth might be a realm of penance
and torment, but it’s done with a purpose beyond just feeding the jailer and the sire. There’s a
chance at redemption for those willing to take it and the accusor remembers what they’re here for.
And she’s not the only one. Despite what we witnessed here, some steadfast venthyr do
still remain within these halls. Those who have not forsaken their vocation, and carry on with
their calling. Archivist Fane is one such as these. The archivists maintain strict records
of every soul that passes through these halls. OR at least they’re supposed to .The sinstones
of powerful venthyr tend to go ‘missing’, like the one of Inquisitor Traien. He might have
stolen it or someone could be hoarding it as blackmail. Either way, we need to gather some
sinstone records from the crypt defilers in the area. Witrh it he’ll be able to complete
his archives and we’ll get any sinstone that we need. Then we just need someone to use the stone,
like we did when we fought against the accusor. Our old friend Temmel will be perfect for the job
and Cryptkeeper Kassir holds no grudges about that one time that we kicked the crap out of
him. He can’t give us temmel though. The lord chamberlain deemed temel a threat to his control.
His thugs have bashed him to bits and scattered the pieces among these crypts. Nothing a bit
of anima can’t fix so after gathering the sinstones and putting Temel back together,
we’re ready to confront Inquisitor Traie or as he was known in life...Pallaval the biased. Who
squandered his unparalleled intelectual gifts. Who made judgements from his perspective alone.
Who was slow to admit error, and quick to accuse it.
We’ll be able to obtain more sinstones in the future. Hunt down more corrupted inquisitors
for the achivement ‘it’s always sinny in revendreth.’ For now though, a significant
threat to the accusor has been taken care of and good old Gresit joins us at Sinfall.
Now i’m not entirely sure if storywise this quest is supposed to be available yet,
but it is available ingame. Lord Chamberlain is the end boss for the Halls of Atonement dungeon
and while the other harvesters of sin might be converted to our cause, his medallion must be
taken by force. With allies at our side, we venture through the corrupted, twisted halls
until the Lord Chamberlain falls. The medallion of pride is taken back to our base at Sinfall.
pride. Of all the sins a soul can be burdened with,
Pride is the most...delicous. It presents the greatest challenge
when trying to exsanguinate this burden from the souls that are sent to us.
It takes time, ceremony, dedication. To this end may the MEdallion of Pride
be forever upon the neck of only our most skillfull and patient venthyr.
May it grant them authority over the Ceremoy Ward so that they can use its vast power as an
instrument to strip these souls of their burdens and fulfill our noble purpose.
“Garrosh scream.”
And that brings us to the end of week 1 for our Covenant campaign.
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