Neverwinter: The Cloaked Ascendancy

Neverwinter: The Cloaked Ascendancy is a campaign expansion module for the Neverwinter massive-multiplayer role-playing game. Released in February 2017, the expansion added a new campaign, adventure zone, skirmish, and even more.

"In The Cloaked Ascendancy, adventurers return to the city after the harrowing events of Storm King's Thunder to honor a fallen hero. However, a strange cabal of mages led by Gyrion the Ascendant have made themselves known and are prepared to wield their powers against the citizens of Neverwinter!."

Features

 * New Adventure Zone: River District
 * New Skirmish: Illusionist's Gambit
 * New Campaign: The Cloaked Ascendancy Campaign
 * New Lockbox: Many-Starred Lockbox
 * Return and redesign of Spellplague Caverns
 * New Ascended Weapon Set

Plot
During the public remembrance of the fallen hero Makos in Neverwinter, the celebrations were interrupted by Gyrion of the Cloaked Ascendancy, a man who bore the crown of Neverwinter and claimed to be the ruler of the city. As the revolutionary Nashers assailed the city, Lord Neverember was protected by the Heroes of Sleeping Dragon Bridge, Xuna, and Sergeant Knox in the vaults beneath Protector's Enclave. After reaffirming his right to rule the city and confirming that Gyrion was an imposter, Lord Neverember was charmed by the warlock Nostura who attempted to seize the genuine crown.

The heroes ventured into an old Nashers hideout in the Blacklake District and encountered Kabal, a member of the Many-Starred Cloak who worked alongside Gyrion, Nostura, and another mage called Lukan. In pursuit of Gyrion, the heroes ventured to Scar Keep overlooking the Chasm, where they reunited with Captain Josef Linkletter, and soon learned that Gyrion sought to unleash the Far Realm upon Neverwinter and its citizens. After speaking to Lord Neverember, the heores came to learn about the city's financial woes and agree to drive away the Cloaked Ascendancy from the River District, reclaim the city's treasures that were lost within, and bring glory back to Neverwinter.

With the aid of an Arcane Brotherhood mage named Kavatos Stormeye, the heroes found a way to enter the four demiplanes that were created by the members of the Ascendancy. They confronted Gyrion, Kabal, and Nostura in each of their demiplanes, but were unable to apprehend any of the wizards. As the Neverwinter Guard clashed with Nasher rebels, the heroes confronted Lukan who had used his illusion magic to hide away the ritual site that the Ascendancy created to harness the powers of the Far Realm. As the heroes reached the ritual site, Gyrion sent Nostura and Kabal away while he battled the heroes himself. After receiving mortal wounds, Gyrion told the heroes that it was up to them to protect the city. Lord Neverember told the heroes later that Nostura and Kabal had fled into the Spellplague Caverns within the Chasm; the heroes gave chase and put an end the Cloaked Ascendancy for good.

Characters

 * Arkwright • Grazilaxx • Gyrion • Kabal • Kavatos Stormeye • Kendricks • Margath Bale-eye • Morlanth • Myros • Nostura • Ostaram Copperwise • Xuna • Zarifraz


 * Kaross
 * Kaross

Creatures

 * nothic

Items

 * Armor
 * Deepknight's Bridandine • Dragon Loyalist's Visage • Historian's Regalia • Jarl's Gaze • lifesilk spineret • Zulkir's Dreadnought


 * Books
 * Tome of Ascendance


 * Clothes
 * garb of the Ascended • Picaroon's tricorne • psion's shroud


 * Substances
 * Fartouched residuum • jade • petrified dust • spell amber • tainted soil • volatile ichor


 * Other
 * Key of Night • Shroud of Souls

Locations

 * Landmarks
 * Shard of Night • Spellplague Caverns


 * Planes
 * Ember Hollow • Evernight • Realm's Edge • Tainted Grove


 * Regions
 * River District

Organizations

 * Cult of Orcus • Cloaked Ascendancy • Evernight Tribunal • Many-Starred Cloak