Hero Falling is one of two sequels (Faith Aligned) to Steps to Deliverance and takes place several weeks after its events.
About
The fame and success following the Battle of Andro has left ex-Sisterhood mercenary and adventurer Aestelle both wealthy and famous, but also spiritually unfulfilled and disenchanted. Knowing that her actions in the lead up to that battle have awakened an evil in the Mountains of Tarkis, she assembles a group of adventurers from her past to return to the mountains and put right her mistake.
At her side are the famed adventurers Ragran the Mighty, a brutal warrior from the Howling Peaks, and Thesilar Searite, an elven archer famed for her role in defeating the orc warlord Thrundrak Also in the band is Z’akke, a gentle and optimistic salamander mage-priest with his own mission, and Valletto, another veteran of the Battle of Andro who is needed once more for his skills as an Aeromancer.
Braving the ancient corridors and tunnels of the ancient, long forgotten mountain tombs, the band of warriors struggle onward in the face of the undead, simultaneously threatened from within by conflicting motivations and forceful personalities.
The situation for Aestelle is complicated further by the arrival of Khirius, a vampire lord forced to flee by the Order of the Brothermark, and now the unwilling ally of a dark, secretive underground alliance of undead operating within the very heart of Basilea.
Plot Summary
The following contains spoilers and listed in chronological order
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Khirius, a 200 year old Vampire, was awoken during the day by loud banging at the doors of his mansion of four years. Hanna, his servant, rushed to his door to alert Khirius that they were under attack by people from Redworth Down. Khirius told Hanna to calm down and that they needed to leave, advising her to go get Tonnen, another servant, and get to the basement while he attempts to slow the attackers down. As the attacks attempted to burn Khirius out of the home, he used his Necromancy to raise the dead (Zombies) to attempt to slow them down. Khirius moved quickly to the basement however was stopped by the arrival of what seemed to be two vampire hunters. Khirius managed to defeat the new arrivals and afterwards summoned more undead, resuming his walk to the basement quickly after.
As Khirius decended the staircase to the basement, he noticed blood trailing down. When Khirius arrived at the basement, he found Garan, a werewolf, standing by the carriage with Tonnen standing in front of him attempting to calm him down. Garan was holding Hanna in his claws. Khirius attempted to calm Garan down and eventually released Hanna with Khirius ordering her to quickly to find the rest of the servants so they can escape. Revealing to Garan that they were being attacked because of Garan's recent killings, Garan charged upstairs with Khirius chasing after to stop him. The mob had already entered the house and Garan began to attack them with Khirius summoning more Zombies to slow them down. More hunters arrived and attacked Garan, including a paladin from the Order of the Brothermark. As the hunters tore down the curtains, the light burned Khirius which prevented him in helping Garan. The paladin from the Order of the Brothermark managed to slice off Garan's head, killing him. Tonnen then arrived to help Khircus escape and they ran back downstairs and got into the carriage along with Hanna. They escaped and started to head towards Basilea.
Characters Featured
Human
- Borjia
- Cane
- Fiana
- Fran
- Grennias
- Henry
- Marilla
- Peggi
- Sancos
- Tomas
- Turius
- Saltius (mentioned)
- Semential Curnis (mentioned)
- Dionne (mentioned)
- Taavi (mentioned)
Basileans
Human
Sisterhood Order of the Penitent and Devoted
Human
Gur Panthers
Dwarfs
Elven
Northern Kindred
- Dalofir Searite
- Thesilar Searite
- Bannien Searite (mentioned)
- Halofir Moonsight (mentioned)
- Kennarten (mentioned)
- Loswithen Searite (mentioned)
- Nyarin (mentioned)
- Oliyana (mentioned)
Half-elves
Noble Undead
Human
Vampire
Werewolf
Northern Alliance
Human
Orcs
- Thrundak Skullsplitter (mentioned)
Salamanders
- Z'akke
- Ch'annde
- D'rokna
- X’marta
- Hrrath Flamespitter (mentioned)
- Kthorlaq (mentioned)
- Tz'Arak (mentioned)
- V’yaal (mentioned)
- X’orther (mentioned)
- Z’annde (mentioned)
Undead
- Cixus
- Tansia
- Arteri Seabreeze (mentioned)
- Mhorgoth (mentioned)
Vampire
Varangur
Gallery
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Z'akke and Aestelle -
Resting at the Inn
External Links
- Hero Falling Digital Copy - https://www.manticgames.com/fiction/tales-of-pannithor/hero-falling-digital/
- Hero Falling Paperback Copy - https://www.whpsupplyroom.com/fantasy/p/tales-of-pannithor-hero-falling#gsc.tab=0
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