Ordinary fantasy adventure in Faerûn

Chapter 407 The Som Family
Noshir took out the adventure supplies he had prepared long ago from the space equipment, which were two torches that could burn continuously for six hours under normal circumstances. He lit them using his ability to slightly control the flame. Holding a giant battle axe in his left hand and a torch in his right hand, and with a spare torch on his shoulder, Noshir flew directly from the sky into the ghost curse.

He first followed what Master Jaheira had told him and flew quickly towards the northwest. It was not until he saw a gloomy river in the sky that Noshir was completely sure that he was flying in the right direction. Then he continued to fly north along the river.

"By the way, what did you think of before?"

Noshir frowned and quickly recalled the past before finally regaining the memory that had just been temporarily lost.

"Ah, it was a war, a war between Shar's followers and other Order factions. The final result of this war was that Keseric died in battle, and the entire town of Resven, as well as most of the surrounding areas, were shrouded in the Shadow Curse."

"Although the victory came at a heavy price, the side representing order and justice ultimately won. The Som family disappeared into history, Shar's army of Dark Night Judges was annihilated, and Kesrick's tyrannical rule came to an end... At least that was the case. As for now, this crazy general has once again climbed out of the pile of dead bodies, and this time he has a new master."

Noshil cast his gaze towards the sparse and withered forest below. With his powerful vision, he had seen a large number of undead creatures along the way. These skeletons without a trace of extra flesh and blood were now Catheric's men.

"For unknown reasons, the soul of Kesrik Thorm, who had already died, was unexpectedly noticed by the God of the Dead, Melkor."

"He salvaged the soul of Catheric in his own territory. Knowing that Melkor needed his help, Catheric took this opportunity to strike a deal with the god in exchange for his loyalty. The condition Catheric proposed was to resurrect Isobel!"

"The God of the Dead agreed to the deal. Although Melkor is the god of death, decay, aging, fatigue, dusk, and autumn, and the god of the end and despair of all things, because he has some authority related to the soul, it is really very easy for the God of the Dead to resurrect a mortal."

"Milkor fulfilled Catheric's wish, and Isobel was resurrected. But as a price, Catheric was also transformed by the power of the God of the Dead, and from then on he walked the world as a dead spirit with a normal appearance."

"And in order to repay Melkor's kindness, Catheric voluntarily became a believer of the God of the Dead, and quickly became Melkor's chosen one. From then on, he quietly accumulated strength in the Shadow Cursed Land, while secretly waiting for the next instruction from the God."

"But although Catheric has brought his role into Melkor's side, Isobel does not have the strong adaptability like his father. It is better to say that she does not understand what happened to her in the missing 100 years."

"For Isobel, even if she was resurrected from the dead, she still maintained her devout faith in the Moon Goddess. However, her father had become unrecognizable after this long torture, and he was so strange that Isobel didn't recognize him at all."

"Even if Isobel learned everything from Catheric later, she couldn't accept the truth. She couldn't accept that her father had fallen into this state, couldn't accept that her homeland was completely destroyed, and couldn't accept that the once glorious Somme clan had all turned into soulless undead."

"But she had no choice. After her death, Catheric went mad under Shar's influence. After Shar wiped out his memory, Catheric did many things that aroused public outrage. He not only released the Shadow Curse to destroy the entire town of Raisven, but also massacred all his people."

"During the time when Catheric served Shar, his memory was erased, so he found a new wife and had that unknown woman give birth to a son for him. Also because of Shar's influence, the once reputable Som family also completely lost the honor on which they once relied for survival."

"Since then, they have become emotionless, indifferent to life, levying heavy taxes, and being greedy. Then they died one after another under the swords of the rebels. After Keseric was defeated and returned, he teamed up with a necromancer named Balthazar to desecrate the bodies of his own people and ancestors." "Malus Thom, once a doctor with a good reputation and the founder of the Thom family, as a high elf, he had a lifespan of 700 years. Originally, his life should have been spent in honor, but under the destruction of Shar and Melkor, he had long since turned into a monster that he could not even recognize."

The former Malus Som had died long ago, and the current Malus Som had been transformed into a perverted zombie with fingers full of blades, a body full of sutures, and who enjoyed dissecting living people.

"Glingos Thom, also because of the influence of the two evil gods, this originally frugal, honest and skinny woman was also transformed into a dried corpse that was madly eager for wealth and filled with gold coins."

"Sisobod Thom, Isobel's half brother in name, is known as the Sword Coast Drunkard. No one knows what he used to look like now, because now Sisobod is just a bloated undead who has been extremely transformed. His arms are swollen, his belly is fat and bloated, and his body is like a maggot. Only two pairs of short feet that are not even as high as fists can support his body movements. His appearance alone is enough to make people feel extremely uncomfortable. And this creature is Isobel's brother."

"To be honest, no matter who it is, I don't think anyone can bear it, let alone Isobel, a devout priest of Selune. How desperate would Isobel be after she was resurrected and learned the truth?"

Noshir shook his head. He didn't even dare to think about such a thing. Fortunately, perhaps Isobel's piety really touched Selûne, and the Moon Goddess finally reached out to help her believers. The god sent her own daughter, a Supreme Heaven named Irene, to help Isobel.

"What happened later was quite bloody. Maybe it was because of the pressure in this special environment, or maybe it was because of other things. Anyway, for some unknown reason, Isobel and Irene fell in love."

"Then after a while, Irene was imprisoned in the depths of the Fallen Underworld because of Balthazar's targeted magic circle. She was even used as a power bank that could revive Catheric infinitely."

"As for Isobel, she seems to have escaped. I don't know her specific experience in the original book, but she was able to meet Master Jaheira and the others. No matter where she was before, she has now returned to the original plot."

Noshir shook his head with a headache. Recalling the news consumed a lot of his brain cells. He probably didn't know as much detail about Isobel as he did, even Master Jaheira didn't.

He is indeed a time traveler. He has been in this world for fourteen years, but he can still recall these things under such conditions. Even Noshir admires himself.

"Ah, found it!"

Flying along the river, Noshir passed through a canyon-like terrain. After turning a corner, he saw the End Light Inn in the original book.

Just like in the game, a pale white circular magic circle enveloped the entire building. However, there was a difference. The canyon where the End Light Inn was located was extremely secretive. In the game, there were no rock walls surrounding the End Light Inn. This terrain greatly enhanced the hotel's concealment ability. At the same time...

"Those things outside the shield are...shadow spirits?"

(End of this chapter)