Trion Worlds had just released new screenshots and details on the
Greenscale raid in the much-heralded style="font-style: italic;">Rift
MMOG. Facing unspeakable ruin in a deteriorating temple, Ascended
heroes will engage foes from House Aelfwar, including the mad Prince
Hylas, bent on releasing the lord of the Plane of Life. The epic
incursion will test even the mightiest Guardian and Defiant champions,
but the rewards are legendary and the cost of doing nothing is far too
great for Telara.

Greenscale’s
Blight



Prison
of the primal


Of the Blood Storm, no dragon was more familiar to mortal races than
Greenscale the Primeval, though this familiarity was a source of terror
and sorrow. Greenscale would thunder across Telara, turning every
forest into an aggressive, invasive force, seeding the world in vines
and vegetation that could devour cities. Even Maelforge, for whom
destruction was an ecstatic joy, did not cause widespread devastation
on par with Greenscale’s crusade against all things civilized
and soft. When Thorvin Sternhammer and his allies finally defeated and
imprisoned Greenscale, countless wretches had perished between his
teeth, beneath his claws, choked upon his poison breath.


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Since then, Greenscale has remained imprisoned under Stillmoor, his
indomitable will to devour suppressed by carefully-harnessed Death
magic. Yet in the time of rifts, the dragon’s will tugs at
his followers like a feral instinct, drawing them to his prison, to
seek his release. At last, one of his minions has risen to the
challenge, and if he is not stopped, this fallen hero of Telara will
unleash Greenscale to crush the works mortals once and for all.



A
maze of betrayal


The temple where Greenscale is imprisoned once had a name, which has
been lost as the dragon’s waxing power has overgrown the
walls with alien and awful plant life. Now it is merely called
Greenscale’s Blight, and parties of Ascended will arrive to
see the doors blasted away, the halls patrolled by the traitorous Elves
of House Aelfwar. Fighting their way through these elite guards, heroes
will find a vast antechamber, where Prince Hylas and his senior
followers strive to dispel the magic that holds Greenscale in place.



Always resentful of the Ascended, Hylas is too arrogant to cross swords
with Guardians or Defiant. Instead, his three lieutenants have prepared
a trap for any interlopers. Details remain dim, but it is known that
all three have studied the misdirecting Life magic of their Faerie
allies, and each is a formidable challenge.


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The haughty Duke Letareus is a warrior of unshakeable focus, able to
slip into an unbreakable dance of twirling death. Enraged over the
Mathosians’ harvesting of the sacred granitewood trees,
Oracle Aleria hides her grief behind a mask and channels her fury into
a unique command of the beast within every sentient being. Finally,
Infiltrator Johlen is Hylas’s loyal spymaster, a Saboteur
whose bombs and traps will drive even the most elite Ascended party to
distraction.



The
prince empowered


Only if his vassals fall will Prince Hylas himself deign to engage any
intruders, who may quickly come to wish they’d stayed home.
Ascended who challenge the Prince of House Aelfwar
will face the
greatest Elven swordsman alive, his martial prowess bolstered with a
surge of primal might granted by Greenscale. If Hylas falls it is both
a triumph for Telara and a tragedy for the Elves, but the
raid’s work is not yet done. For in the chamber beyond,
Greenscale shakes off his shackles, a dragon more brutal and terrible
than even the Ascended have challenged before.


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Too
much Life


To keep the knowledge from the dragon cults, Thorvin and his allies hid
the secret of how Greenscale is held in check, though Death magic is
certainly involved. If there is one benefit to Greenscale’s
ancient rampage, it is that his general capabilities are well-known.
The great green wyrm has astounding strength, and exhales poison so
virulent, all the victim’s organs race to break down. The
lethal plants of the Life Plane sprout where he wills, each of which
sporting a unique and agonizing way to kill. Though in the Age of
Dragons he preferred to stomp cities to the ground personally,
Greenscale has no compunction against bombarding enemies from the air.



It is possible the Primeval is weak from his long imprisonment. Still,
heroes who engage Greenscale must remember that this is no mere dragon.
This is a trampling, roaring, embodiment of ruin, of the vines that
swallow the tower, the unthinking, ever-hungry bane of nations.



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Last Updated: Mar 13, 2016

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