Wang Yu and Sieg trudged across the desolate land of the undead plane, guided by the Crimson Mark curio. They were headed toward the corpse of the dead lich Varma, whom they had slain.0

Varma's attack had been little more than a ripple in the vast lake that was Skyborne City. Given its teeming population, the city could hardly prevent all those who had grudges against its citizenry from boarding and stirring up trouble. Their only concern was ensuring that any such troublemaker would be swiftly pulverized by the city's alchemical golems.0

Explosions caused by lab mishaps were hardly rare in the research sector. Even the structure Wang Yu had destroyed with a single dragonbreath had earned him no more than a symbolic fine.0

The only incident that caused any real alarm was Varma's invocation of the Void Realm. A delegation from the Central Assembly had come knocking on their doors shortly thereafter, announcing that there would be heightened suppression against extraplanar incursion even in the outskirts of the city. They...0