Fall of Lagarde

The Fall of Lagarde is the name given to the last battle fought by the Dawn's Herald for control of Lagarde and Pont de Fleur under the leadership of the steward Father Aeron of the Fellowship of Gaius. The battle was fought between the Dawn's Herald and the Court of Locusts, who summoned forth a skeletal dragon and the spirits of Lady Quirelle Moridhel and the Child of Stars, reborn as the Perfected and Banished tanar'ri heralds of the coming of Ashtoreth. The Perfected and several cambion spellcasters opened up a portal on the ramparts of Castle Antenor, forcing the Dawn's Herald to retreat within the walls, where they are met by the Blade in the Dark. A brutal battle ensues, and the Blade in the Dark reveals their true identities: the Praetorian Guard of the Court of Locusts and its Locust Princess, the fallen knights of the White Rose, lead by Knight-Commander Tyffayne wearing the mask of a wraith. Sir Yannick Florian, the former Knight-Commander of the White Rose, turned his sword upon Tyffayne, dying to allow the Dawn's Herald a chance to retreat into the catacombs of Pont de Fleur. In the ensuing pursuit, Eohric of Loinnir was slain trying to protect the forsaken chapel. The knights were taken captive and taken to the dungeons of Castle Antenor; the rest of the knights who did not surrender were killed. Thereafter, Ashtoreth arrived, with Count Soveliss Moridhel accompanying her; she forced a captive Father Aeron to bind Mère Fleur to her tomb, and then made preparations for her final ascension. The leadership of the Dawn's Herald arrived at that point, fresh from their victory at Dragonfall Manor, rescuing a few of their number and storming the chapel, leading to their witness of the Sunscourge Heresy, while the Wilted Rose departed for Castle Arvendon in Agrawel to fulfill its original purpose.