[INTRO — NARRATOR] Northpoint… jewel harbor of northern Valorn. Strong walls. Warships. Merchant fleets. A city that believed itself untouchable. And while the armies of Southshore and Westmar marched desperately toward Brackenford… Xar’thul came for the throat. [NARRATOR] Before dawn… the fog rolled across the harbor. Then the bells began ringing. [NORTHPOINT WATCHMAN] SHIPS!! SHIPS IN THE HARBOR!! [NARRator] But they were not ships. They were shadows. Astral skiffs gliding silently across black water. Spider Riders clinging beneath docks. And above them all… Vexarax descended from the darkness. [NARRATOR] The people looked upward… and saw Xar’thul the Void Lancer standing atop the monstrous Reaver Spider… his Void Lance glowing like a dying star. [XAR’THUL] Northpoint… your kingdom abandoned you. [NARRATOR] The harbor chains shattered first. Astral explosives tore through the seawall. Merchant ships erupted into flame. And the Githyanki warhorns sounded across the bay. [WARHOST CHANT] VOID! VOID! VOID! [NARRATOR] The city guard rushed to the harbor district… forming shield walls beside burning ships. Captain Roderic of Northpoint raised his sword high. [RODERIC] HOLD THE HARBOR!! FOR VALORN!! [CROWD] FOR VALORN!! [NARRATOR] Then Variss Sunspear struck them. [MUSIC CUTS LOW] [NARRATOR] The Crimson March commander rode directly through the flames atop a black astral drake… silver armor glowing red beneath the burning harbor. And behind him marched the Iron Phalanx. Perfect. Silent. Relentless. [VARISS] Advance. [NARRATOR] The Phalanx lowered their silver spears. Then charged. [NARRATOR] The impact broke the front line instantly. Spears punched through shields. Astral blades tore through armor. Men were trampled beneath spider legs. And Variss Sunspear… cut Captain Roderic completely in half with a single swing. [VARISS] Weakness wears human faces. [NARRATOR] Panic spread through the harbor. Citizens fled through smoke-filled streets carrying children and supplies. The bells would not stop ringing. [NARRATOR] At the northern gate… the defenders attempted one final shield formation. Archers lined the walls. Boiling oil poured downward. For a moment… Northpoint resisted. Then Xar’thul arrived. [XAR’THUL] Break them. [NARRATOR] Vexarax climbed directly up the outer wall… its enormous legs piercing stone. Guards fired arrows point blank into the monster’s eyes. The spider ignored them. One guard was seized screaming and hurled into the streets below. Another disappeared beneath venomous fangs. [XAR’THUL] Your walls are tombs. [NARRATOR] A psychic explosion shattered the northern battlements. Men flew through the air like broken dolls. And the Githyanki surged through the breach. [CHORUS] FALL OF NORTHPOINT FIRE IN THE SKY SPIDER SHADOWS RISING HIGH SILVER BLADES AND VOID-BLACK EYES TONIGHT A KINGDOM BURNS AND DIES NO ESCAPE NO MERCY CALL THE VOID LANCER TAKES IT ALL WHEN THE ASTRAL LEGIONS RIDE HUMAN HOPE ITSELF CAN DIE. [NARRATOR] The slaughter spread district by district. The harbor fell first. Then the market quarter. Then the temple district. The dead filled the streets. And Variss Sunspear became legend. [VARISS] Bring me the survivors. [NARRATOR] Families were dragged into chains. Children separated from parents. Merchants executed publicly beside burning wagons. One old priest spat at Variss as soldiers dragged him forward. [PRIEST] Monsters… [VARISS] Correct. [NARRATOR] The priest’s head struck the cathedral steps. And the executions continued. [NARRATOR] Meanwhile… Xar’thul hunted the city commanders personally. One by one they died. A general crushed beneath Vexarax. A mage impaled upon Starpiercer. A noblewoman thrown screaming from the upper towers. [XAR’THUL] This is what happens… when weak kingdoms pretend they are eternal. [NARRATOR] By midnight… Northpoint belonged to the Githyanki. Their banners hung from the harbor towers. The city gates burned. And thousands knelt in chains beneath astral spears. [VARISS] The relief armies still march south. [XAR’THUL] Good. Let them return home… and find nothing left. [MASSIVE FINAL CHORUS] FALL OF NORTHPOINT ASH AND FLAME VALORN WILL NEVER BE THE SAME THE VOID DESCENDS THE SPIDERS FEED AND KINGDOMS DIE TO ASTRAL GREED RIDE THE DARK RIDE THE STORM BREAK THE CITIES ONE BY ONE WHEN XAR’THUL CLAIMS THE NIGHT EVEN HEROES FEAR THE LIGHT [FINAL BREAKDOWN — XAR’THUL] Remember this day. Remember the harbor burning. Remember your dead chained beneath our banners. And remember… the Void L
