Archregent Pontiff Fodderbite and Akhelian King Valentournos had both discovered the location of the Relocation Orb and both new they must be the one to recover it and harness its arcane energy as they strove to march upon the Grand Stormvault. Neither commander knew of the others plans nor did they know that soon they would come face to face on the battlefield.

The armies met with the Blisterskin Court making the first move. A Royal Terrorgheist worried the left flank, shrieking at the Allopex, whilst a large unit of rabid Flayers charged headlong in to the Idoneth battleline. The Aelves stood strong as two of their number fell to the Flesh Eaters Death Scream. In the centre the Horrors failed to keep up with their winged brethren and instead took control of the Orb. The Royal Terrogheist turned its attentions to the Tidecaster who had taken cover in the Warscryer Citadel, it smashed in to the building tearing through the walls and swallowed the Aelven wizard whole. The Namarti Thralls are dauntless as they brave the Flayers and manage to take two down, their courage is short lived as they all die as the undead reply.

The Aspect of the Sea unleashes a Purple Sun, exploiting the extra eldritch power derived from the Realm of Death. It destroyed a Flayer before decimating the Terrorgheist, leaving it close to death. Another Flayer was killed by the Leviadon’s harpoons but the Deepkins greatest victory came as the second unit of Thralls slayed the Crypt Infernal Courtier, leaving the rest of the Flayers stranded with no hope of return.

The Orb relocated further in to Flesh Eater territory but before the Terrorgheist could take advantage of its vast reach, the Purple Sun chased it down and took it down for good. Archregent Fodderbite reacts by casting Lauchon the Soul Seeker and a unit of Ghouls ride his ethereal vessel to claim the Orb once again. Lauchon claims one of their number as payment!! Fodderbite continues to use his realmstone wand and powers up the Abhorrent Ghoul King riding a Royal Terrorgheist, who then procedes to charge in to the Eidolon, Leviadon and Allopex. Back in the centre, the last of the Thralls are charged by Ghouls and Horrors and its clear these Aelves will never find the souls they need to extend their wretched lives. The Ghoul King orders his mount to take out the Aspect of the Sea first and he easily dispatches it with the power of its fanged maw, the Allopex also dies in the exchange. The remaining Thralls take a last stand and manage to damage the Terrogheist, although a miraculous Deathless Courtiers roll kept the ghouls in the fight.

The beginning of the end for the Idoneth was prompted by one moment where the Leviadon was unable to finish off the Terrogheist and was then killed by its Fanged Maw. As the Orb moved once again to the Undead’s advantage, the Purple Sun followed drawn by its power. The Archregent continues to produce his prestidigitations and the Realmstone wand’s influence increases. The Blisterskin run for the Orb en masse avoiding Valentournos and his Akhelian Guard who have arrived from the Aether sea on the right flank. Despite it being high tide the King and his Fangmora riding companions are unpositione dto take full advantage and instead only take out the disposable ghouls that Fodderbite had placed in their way.

As the Orb moves once again and it’s apparent that there’s no way for the Aelves to retrieve it, Valentournos charges in to Fodderbite as the Eels charge down the Crypt Horrors. All the Horrors are destroyed and Fodderbite yields to the Akhelian King but this is not a victory for the Deepkin as the Orb is in the possession of the Crypt Flayers summoned by Fodderbite to retrieve the magical artefact and ensure its safe passage to Castle Drachmir…..