Objective

The Heroes win the game once the Servant of Ahriman has been thrown over the edge.

Setup

The game starts with the Overlord’s turn. The Heroes start in the area marked with the Well token. The Deep One Champion is placed in the area marked with the number . Be sure to add the Hidden Chamber near the map.

After setup, each Hero moves 2 gems from their Reserve zone to their Fatigue zone.

Asset Deck

There is no Asset Deck in this scenario. However, set the Zamorian Chain and Anchor equipment cards near the Player area, since they will be used in the scenario. Also, set aside Dagon’s Circlet as the reward for success.

Event

Complete both steps in order:

1. Break the Chains: If the Servant of Ahriman is chained to the wall in the Hidden Chamber, it attempts to break free. Place a red gem on its base. Once there are 4 red gems on its base, the Servant of Ahriman breaks free. Move it to the Well token. Place the Zamorian Chain in the Hidden Chamber.
2. Surrounded! 2 Reinforcement points.

Special Rules

Map Notes: Standard map rules apply. Only one half of the map is required for this scenario and the rest may be ignored. Units may not cross, or use Wall Wrecker on, a wooden barricade. The door on the center hut counts as a hut flap. There is Line of Sight from the Hidden Chamber to the area with the Well token.

Hidden Chamber: It costs 1 extra Movement Point to move between the area with the Well token and the Hidden Chamber.

Reach Skill: Deep Ones will always stop in an adjacent space to benefit from their Reach Skill if possible. The Reach skill may be used to attack into the Hidden Chamber from the area with the Well token.

On the Edge: For all attacks in the area with the Well token, when a character’s attack power is determined, if any die shows 2 or more symbols, the defender is moved into the Hidden Chamber after the attack is completed.

Deep One Champion: The Deep One Champion is considered a Deep One. It targets the Strongest Hero. When it is killed, place the Anchor equipment card in its area.

Poison Skill: The Deep One’s stench is over powering! Each time a Hero attempts to perform a Melee, Range, or Manipulation action, before completing the action add or remove Poison tokens on their dashboard to match the number of Deep Ones (or their corpses) in their area. The Hero’s maximum Encumbrance Value and Encumbrance limits for each skill are immediately reduced by 1 for each Poison token on their dashboard.

Lingering Stench: If a Deep One is killed, place a red gem in the area to represent its corpse. A Hero in an area adjacent to the cliff may perform a simple Manipulation (or use Telekinesis) to remove 1 from the map.

Zamorian Chain: A Hero with the Zamorian chain that starts his turn in the Hidden Chamber does not pay the extra movement point to exit the Hidden Chamber. The Hero with the Zamorian Chain is also immune to Blocking until he exits the 1 Hidden Chamber.

The Servant of Ahriman: acts in the following order while chained:

• Attempt to break free. Roll 1 (no rerolls). If the result is 2 or more symbols place, a red gem on its base. (See Break the Chains Event.)
• Attack Target Hero, if possible. While chained, the Servant of Ahriman does not move.

Once freed, the Servant of Ahriman moves and targets normally. When the Servant of Ahriman reaches 5 Life points, reduce its attack dice by 1 . At 0 Life Points, reduce its attack dice by 1 additional . After that, the Servant of Ahriman cannot be wounded any more.

Killing the Beast: The only way to kill the Servant of Ahriman is to knock it off the cliff. If the Servant of Ahriman is in an area adjacent to the cliff, the Heroes may attempt to knock it over the edge by constricting it with the Zamorian Chain and giving it at least 1 wound with the Anchor in the same turn. If successful, the Servant of Ahriman is dragged to a watery death. Discard the Anchor and Zamorian Chain, they are not carried over to the next scenario.

Options

Non-Campaign Mode

Cache: Akbitanan Sword, Bossonian Bow, Buckler, Cutlass, Dagger, Leather Armor, Shield, Spiked Shield, Sword, Throwing Knives, Tribal Mace.

Spells: Bori’s Rage, Set’s Halo, Telekinesis, Ymir’s Retribution

Four Player Mode

• The Deep One Champion has 12 Life Points.
• The Surrounded! Event has 4 Reinforcement points.

Substitutions

• The Dragon may substitute for the Servant of Ahriman.
• Hard Mode: Substitute Children of Gullah for Deep Ones and Haunter of the Pits for Deep One Champion. Consider them to have the Poison skill for this scenario.