<div class="top-nav"> <a href="/mydndgame/publish/pages/Home">Home</a> <a href="/mydndgame/publish/pages/Character Main Page">Characters</a> <a href="/mydndgame/publish/pages/Factions Index">Factions</a> <a href="/mydndgame/publish/pages/Locations Index">Locations</a> <a href="/mydndgame/publish/pages/World Lore">Lore</a> <a href="/mydndgame/publish/pages/Map">Map</a> </div> # **A Growing Menace**: - As the **infection** continues, a **portal to the [[Abyss]]** opens in the corrupted environment. - This portal connects to a **random location in the [[Abyss]]**, allowing **demons** to travel through and **Abyssal energy** to seep into the world. - As more demons use the portal, the **[[Abyss]] becomes linked** to the Material Plane, and the region’s transformation **intensifies**. - The effects of the **lethal environment** become more extreme, solidifying the [[Abyss]]’s influence. # **A Stain on Reality**: - In the third phase, the demonic influence becomes **entrenched** in the world. - Simply **killing the demons** in the afflicted area is no longer enough to remove the **[[Abyss]]’s stain**. - The **size of the affected region** begins to grow, and the **environmental corruption** spreads beyond the original area. - Demons begin to **roam**, and splinter groups capable of establishing their own **mini incursions** spread. - If enough of these groups succeed, the incursion becomes a **network of sites**, each opening new portals and drawing in more demons. --- # **Apocalypse Now**: - In the final phase, the **incursion** attracts the attention of a **demon lord**. - The presence of a **demon lord** on the **Material Plane** is **cataclysmic**. - The portal continues to shunt **demons and abyssal energy** into the world, drawing even greater forces. - **Multiple demon lords** may fight for control over the portal, or **several might pass through** in quick succession. - A **demon lord's presence** overwhelms the minds of mortals, **preventing resistance**, and commands the other demons, forming an **army** that **devastates the world**. - This army strips the world of **life**, preparing it for the demon lord’s **dominance**. --- # **Key Phases of an Abyssal Incursion**: 1. **Initial Infection**: The environment begins to warp as demons inhabit the area, affecting plant life, water, weather, and living creatures. 2. **A Growing Menace**: A portal opens, connecting the world to the [[Abyss]], intensifying the demonic presence and corruption. 3. **A Stain on Reality**: The incursion becomes embedded in the world, spreading across the region, and forming a network of smaller incursions. 4. **Apocalypse Now**: A demon lord arrives, commanding the demons and leading them to strip the world of life, creating a path to destruction. # Session Reference - [[Session 33]]