The epic-tier Druid Cycle heroes are nearing the conclusion of their adventure on the Elemental Plane as they struggle to defeat their immortal foe Ekhis. So far it's been an evenly matched fight, but the heroes have lost a few lower-level NPC allies. Even the most powerful characters are weakening with each passing round, but Ekhis is bloodied and his henchmen are nearing death. I'll post a picture of the corpse-littered battlefield -- that is, the game map with lots of overturned miniatures -- after it's all over.
Of course, as I've hinted for months, we're going to witness the deaths of not one, but two all-time-great Druid Cycle characters in 2013, our twentieth year of play. I can now confirm that at least one of those deaths will take place during this battle. For a brief moment, it appeared that the doomed hero was Ironside, who was literally chewed up and spit out by Ekhis, but another hero quickly resurrected him. Ironside is down for the rest of the fight, but he's not the hero who will perish.
Players...anyone want to wager a guess as to who it will be?
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