Idoneth Deepkin Ambush the coach of Lorvren

Seeking to bolster the might of her forces Alarielle had secured the support of the Carpathian Republic. Unlike others of their kind this enclave of Idoneth Deepkin were unusually open and outward looking and could be persuaded to take an interest in her problems... for a price. The Carpathians cared little for the Everqueen's aims, only for the potency of her realmstone and the quantity of the souls they could harvest. Whilst the phalanx's of Carpathia's Hollow Legions could be bought, the might of its Akhelian Knights could merely be rented for a time.

As the bulk of Carpathia's expeditionary forces set up their base camp in the shallow waters off Permenia's Blood Coast mobile formations rode the billowing currents of the ethersea inland, scouting the lay of the land and seeking to locate any rivals that would challenge Alarielle for dominance. One such raiding force under the choleric Prince Deimos pushed deep into the Tatterspine Hills at the centre of the island and located a host of spectres escorting a dark coach at speed through the rocky and winding passes leading into the mountainous island interior.

Believing his own host more than a match Prince Deimos set an ambush for the undead column. Namarti Thralls leapt from their magical concealment as the coach swung wide of its escort at a sharp bend in the pass and Carpathia's knights rode the surging ethersea currents into the heart of the ghostly legion. The coach was utterly destroyed, its ectoplasmic form broken and scattered, but the prince had acted rashly and was unprepared for the fury of the undead's retaliation.

As the Idoneth fought for their lives Deimos was torn down from his mount and badly wounded, only saved from death by the bravery of his knights and the unthinking loyalty of his thralls who had been indoctrinated from birth to serve without question or regret until their inevitable death. The Carpathian's martial prowess barely won out and the surviving spectres withdrew, allowing the Akhelian's to bear their prince's wounded body back to the blood coast and report their encounter to Alarielle.