Preview of the Phoenix Overnight: The Keys of Time!

The Mage Wars were a dark era in the history of Thael. Fortunately, the College of All Magic was reformed in the Risen Lands, but ever since, the landscape was changed. Twisted by sorcery and home now to strange beasts and magic. 

Just two years ago, the College of All Magic fractured and nearly caused another Mage War during the Shadow Wars, when Shadow Dragons roamed the lands. 

The Shadow Dragons decimated the College of All Magic

Questers maintained the peace, and during an overnight quest, delegates from the Empire of the Seven Stars restored the balance of power. The College of All Magic was rebuilt from the Dream Realm using Healer magic. 

In the rebuilding, a discovery was made. Deep within the old Seer College, there was found a Time Gate. Very little is known about the advanced disciplines of Time Magic, but the Chronomancers of the College have gathered to study it. Archaeologists from the ATLAS Society have done their part to delve into the more mundane areas, hoping to find more information. Furthermore, kobold Mercantiers from the Underguild have taken an interest, claiming that, by proclamation of the former Battlemage College, they are the true custodians of whatever is discovered, as it is technically in the Penumbra.

But more importantly, the rumor of eight Time Artifacts has spread. Once held by a mysterious villain called the Time Lord - an instigator in the Mage Wars - these artifacts were lost until the Time Gate was found. The Chronomancers of the College glimpsed into the Time Gate and traced the history of these artifacts.

1. One is held by the Adamanitum Guard as a weapon for Light.
2. One is held by the Brown Rangers as a heritage gift for the Pharaohs that will come to reign again.
3. One is held by the Heralds Arcanos, the most accomplished emissaries of the College of All Magic.
4. One is held by Black Bart of the Pirate Isles - a prized token of his exploits.
5. One is held by the Summerlands in the Seelie Court.
6. One is held by House Phoenix of the Empire, an item that has been crucial to the efforts to stave off shadowy beasts in the jungles of Duami-na.
7. One is held by the Mercenaries of Krov, who have been expelled from the Risen Lands due to their allegiance to the Underguild when the recent conflict between mages seemed to hearken a new Mage Wars.
8. Finally, the eighth Time Artifact is held by the warrior-aristocrats of Pellarghiem in the Sable Dominion.

These eight artifacts must be retrieved if the College of All Magic is to know more about this possibly volatile Time Gate, and the Heralds Arcanos have negotiated a deal for each one to bring the Time Artifact to the College of All Magic for a summit of unknown power...

A Mercenary of Krov. They teach the Oath of Dispassion, though some take pleasure in their grisly duties.