Act Four, Part XV: Illithid Supreme Commander, Devastation Spider, Destruction of the Citadel

Part XXXIV of Aielund Saga Walkthrough Guide. Continuing from Part XXXIII: Citadel of the Saqaarin. The Aielund Saga is a NWN Module for BioWare's Neverwinter Nights 1.

Aielund Saga Final Boss Battle

We need to activate two separate controls in order to gain access to the Commander's chamber and from there overload the engines to destroy the Citadel.

We open a door revealing a large central room guarded by two each of construct and tech, and one each of wizard and scientist.

The command deck has two wings, each of which contain an observation dome and a control panel; and are occupied by three techs and a scientist. In the northern wing it was nice to see Power Word, Kill actually work for once.

The panel is now activated to open the first lock to the Commander's chamber.

This operation is now repeated on the southern wing with no variation, granting us full access to the Supreme Commander.

Enough of this. I'm going to deal with you myself. - Armored Saqaarin Commander.

We buff up like never before and then charge back out to the central room for the Final Showdown.

The Saqaarin leader is securely encased in an Ironlord suit, but with everyone pulling their weight it doesn't take overly long to beat it down to Near Death status.

I don't need this armor to destroy you!

The Saqaarin leader walks away and removes its minogon-like exoskeleton, after which it immediately buffs itself with the obnoxious Epic Warding followed by Mestil's Acid Sheath.

I will utterly destroy you meddlers!

Though many of our attacks eat through the ward, the Supreme Commander brings new meaning to the word "tank"..

You will become but another upstart race to be destroyed before our might!

 

Two constructs and two techs come to its aid and manage to make nuisances of themselves to the point of Robert dying.

I promptly resurrect him and he immediately rejoins the battle with full HPs (I had seven more Resurrection scrolls to spare).

Behold! An unimaginable terror of the cosmos!

Devastation Spider

The Commander now summons a Devastation Spider - a sort of beefed up and enlarged Bebilith that inflicts DC-36 poison...

... But the Commander takes a pounding before the spider can take the heat off; then realizes the battle is lost..

Impossible. You are nothing but slaves! Nothing but insects! Nothing but mere cattle! Nothing but...

Humiliated beyond words - by mere cattle such as us - the Saqaarin Supreme Commander can do nothing but die (+1680 Exp).

We now hack at the legs of the epic arachnid (+1540 Exp).

 

The Devastation Spider now flips over onto its back, signalling the end to the final showdown.

Peering into the Commander's chamber, we see it occupied by a most repugnant specimen - some sort of overmind.

Terinus Sacrifice

Terinus now prepares to sacrifice himself for Aielund!

At Terinus' command we hurriedly backtrack out of the command deck, the armory and the living quarter levels - the Citadel igniting and imploding all around us - ...

... to reach the safety of the storage room portal from which we first arrived!  

The portal transports us off the Citadel before it detonates!

Blackwood Glade

We now catch up with some old friends..

Saphiron:

Twilighters:

This is a very nice tower, although the little man does talk a lot. - Knight of the Bastion.

This place is a great wonder, Lilura. Thank you again for leading us to freedom. - Sakumi (engineer).

It is pleasant to see you again, Lilura. This is a very strange place, though I think we may be able to make a home here. Peace be upon you all. - Katsumi.

Queen Criosa Roebec

And last but certainly not least, Queen Criosa Roebec is found waiting for us in Terinus' bedroom.

*Fade to black*

Aielund Saga Ending

Now follows voiced narration by the author of The Aielund Saga, Savant, detailing the fates of the companions and of Aielund itself. To save me quoting too much, I'll only quote a select few.

Victory. But, at a price. The valiant sacrifice of Terinus the Black allowed the heroes to escape the doomed citadel, before it's inevitable destruction. By accepting his fate, Terinus managed to strike a fatal blow to his oppressors, ending their meddling in Aielund's development once and for all. The people went on with their daily lives, never knowing how close they came to annihilation. Only a handful of individuals mourned his passing, but were comforted knowing that Terinus had finally found peace.

Criosa Roebec went on to become one of Aielund's greatest leaders. Her experiences over the past few years taught her of courage, and duty. Despite Fairloch's fracturing nobility, Criosa never backed down when she knew she was right, even against threats of civil war. Through the force of her will, the young Queen held Aielund together in it's most difficult years, until once again, the country began to prosper.

Robert Black, rich beyond the dreams of his youth and tired of fighting, finally settled down with a new love, and together aided Queen Criosa in rebuilding the country. Although his gruff attitude caused friction within the nobility, his mercenary background gave him a particular insight into the corrupt dealings of the nobles that Mad King Seamus had placed into power. Robert found himself indispensible when proof of a noble's secret dealings was needed to bring them down, and within a year, had purged the worst elements from the newly reconstituted senate.

Her faith restored, Nellise Sanneman became the new head of the Church of Aielund. With compassion and humility, Nellise guided her wayward brethren back to the true purpose of the church. Though it took many years, the people of Aielund finally forgave the priesthood for the injustices some in their ranks had spread in the name of God. From time to time, Nellise disappears, often for many weeks. Rumour has it she travels to Heaven itself, though such rumours are often dismissed as sheer fantasy.

Aielund has seen more than its share of bloodshed and war in its history, but it now enters a new age - an age of uncertainty, but also an age of hope, free from the manipulation of the Saqarin. Guided by these unique individuals, the country begins to thrive, and prosper. Its greatness is only just beginning, and the sky, is the limit. - DM Savant.

*Cam now zooms out*

*Fade, credits roll*

And this concludes my recounting of The Aielund Saga in its entirety.

Thanks to Savant for authoring this epic NWN module that is worthy of being held in high esteem by the NWN community. And to Balkoth, for his many informed comments and technical insights along the way. Cheers guys!

THE END

Aielund Saga Act 1: Nature Abhors a Vacuum	Aielund Saga Act 3: Return of the Ironlord
Aielund Saga Act 2: Defender of the Crown	Aielund Saga Act 4: The Fall of Aielund