The Black Emperor
Command: !namedcampaign the-black-emperorSetting: Dragonlance / Krynn Unlock requirement: 5 standard campaign clears Difficulty: Higher than the standard gauntlet Cooldown: Shares the channel daily cooldown
Lore
Years after the War of the Lance, the banners are wrong.
Not unfamiliar — that is the problem. They are the banners of a war that ended, raised again by hands that should not exist. Villages fall under eerily familiar colors. Survivors speak of a Dragon Highlord who does not die. Priests report disturbances tied to Takhisis that have no explanation.
A name resurfaces. And beneath it, a truth: Ariakas has returned — not as a ghost of the past, but as a living warlord sustained by dark will and the corrupted favor of the Dark Queen. He has studied every failure. He has corrected every flaw.
He has rebuilt a general that cannot question, cannot hesitate, and exists only to conquer.
The party must break the cycle before it becomes unstoppable — or decide whether breaking it is truly what they intend to do.
Starting the Campaign
!namedcampaign ashes-of-the-black-emperor
You will be prompted to choose !solo or !joincamp. Named campaigns require at least 5 standard !campaign clears to unlock. If you have not yet completed the required number, you will be turned away.
The Five Stages
Rest shrines appear before stages 2 through 5.
Brother Yvannis appears at one random stage (2–4) alongside his shrine.
| Stage | Name | Enemy | Special |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Echoes of the Dragonarmies | Dragonarmy Vanguard (x2) | None |
| 2 | The Perfect Weapon | Cloned Verminaard's Enforcers (x2) | Domination Strike — heavy hit on one target |
| 3 | The Black Emperor Returns | Dragonarmy Elite (x2) | Dragon Fire — hits all party members |
| 4 | The Engine of Domination | The Cloned Verminaard | Fanatic's Will — hits all party members |
| 5 | The Emperor Eternal | Ariakas, Black Emperor | Avatar of Domination — hits all party members |
The Ending Vote
After Ariakas is defeated, the campaign does not end immediately. Surviving participants vote on what to do with the system he built and what Krynn becomes next.
Vote window: 3 minutes, participants only.
Tiebreaker: If tied, the vote opens to all of chat for a further 3 minutes.
Final tiebreaker: If still tied, fate picks randomly.
Type the number of your choice during the vote window.
Some titles are locked to specific vote outcomes.
Permadeath
⛔ Death during a named campaign is permanent. If your HP reaches 0 at any stage you are eliminated for the rest of that run. Use !rest between campaigns to keep your HP healthy going in.
Consequences
⚠️ Every ending writes a persistent consequence to your character that carries into future campaigns. The bleak ending carries the heaviest toll in the game. Choose with full awareness of what you are choosing.