Infestation

The biggest plot after Guardhouse Rock that I can remember is a plot entitled Infestation, which was started by Ian (aka The Master of Sadism) Walker over at EFnet. Basically, it marked the resurrection of Creed, one of Drache's most infamous villains in the body of a young, sixteen year old boy named Caxton. I don't know how long Ian's had Creed, but when I started out playing in Blkdragon*Inn, I remember catching my first glimpse of the said villain as the instigator of a series of golem attacks in the city. Creed was originally a necromancer, half man, half-dead (should I say half-undead?). I remember that plotline (I forgot what it was called) ended after a huge, wide-scale battle in Creed's tower that cost Merik Blackwater and Naomi Walker their lives. Because of that, I consider Infestation a sequel of sorts to that prior story line.

The Cast:

Name	Occupation	Name	Occupation	Name	Occupation
Caxton (Creed)	Teenaged boy/main baddie	Vryce	Creed's right hand of sorts	Merik Blackwater	Undead, commands a fleet of airships and a crew of pirates
Shiante Ousstyl	Drow assassin, out for revenge	Llythande Ousstyl	Drow freelancer, killed, then reborn undead	Jessai	Female half-drow, Shiante's love interest
Brekke Nightshade	Dragon rider, took Tristan's position as head of the group after his death	Naomi Walker	Freelancer, parasited, then killed	Chyna Walker	Treasure-hunter, Casiatin's partner and love interest, Naomi's identical twin
Adem	aka Rhys, another dragonrider also involved in the first Creed conflict	Talis Casiatin	Treasure-hunter, magic user, Chyna's partner/love interest	Jinnai Halfmoor	Licensed bounty hunter, Kaisa's partner
Alexandra (Teneer) Kaisa	Information courier/Freelancer, Halfmoor's partner	L'tara	Orphan, Lex's "little sister"	Shi`Zima	Shadow-manipulator, wraith-like character, part of Arangoth's Secret Police
The Dragonriders	Shunned by local law enforcement and considered vigilantes, devoted to the protection of Drache	Hellbringer Crew	Merik's band of airship pirates, includes Mesderal, Nivae, Lynxx, Vallin, and a slew of others	Alored	Old hermit, and easily the most popular healer in all of Drache
Genesis	Creed/Vryce's creations....a being of immense strength and fighting ability coupled with its dark counterpart, Devour	Devour	Genesis' shadow counterpart, albeit seemingly more powerful of the two as it wasn't tangible, but physical blows are rendered real. What hurts one hurts the other	Morgana	Genesis and Devour's "sister," a creation "gone wrong" in Vryce and Creed's eyes and is the key to the pair's defeat
StarSabre	Quite possibly the most notorious thief in all of Drache	Kalten	Chief envoy of a race of beautiful creatures (Rapture) often described as something of a mix between angels and elves in Drache	Will Reardon	Information courier, trained under the same disciplines as Kaisa

The Summary

It all started when Creed, who was killed in the first Creed conflict, found a way to use the body of young Caxton in order to wreak vengeance and havoc in Drache against those who brought his downfall. In his return, he brought several of those he was responsible of killing back to life. Merik Blackwater and Llythande Ousstyl are a few of those. Also upon his return, new golem attacks, renewed aggression by his underlings like Vryce and so on also commenced.

Shiante Ousstyl vowed to put an end to Creed because of his desecration of his older brother's body, and was brought under Creed's control by a insect-like creature of Creed's make, simply dubbed as a parasite. Hence, a new threat was formed. Using Merik, Creed recruited several people under him not only to cause more havoc by bombing the harbors of Drache, but also to transport these parasites from a secret 'factory' located outside of Drache towards the city. Thus, every day life in the nation's capital got even more...well, problematic as people were being infected left and right.

Creed, once some of his old influence was established, started trying to eliminate those who might pose a threat to him. That included Chyna Walker, who was determined to find her sister Naomi (who was kidnapped by undead Llythande, then infected by a parasite), Talis Casiatin, for having a bone to pick with Vryce (as he killed the original Naomi and was more than pissed that he was back), Alexandra Kaisa for her information, and Jinnai Halfmoor because the recently licensed lawman had access to said information given the pair's working relationship. All and all, the city was once again in peril, and the entire situation was a great big mess.

Infamous for being a chaotic problem solver, Alexandra Kaisa started pooling in more information while Jinnai Halfmoor was involved in another case (intertwined with this plot is the escape of Coldhands, and several murders happening in Merchant's Square and assorted districts). While keeping contact with Adem, who she knew was Rhys of the Dragonriders (who had more experience dealing with Creed than anyone else she knew at the moment), and by pooling in other clues, she concluded that the parasite factory was located outside the borders of Sresar Vale, near a local mountain range around those parts. Jinnai and Lex left for the trip, and ran into Talis Casiatin and L'tara, who followed Lex and was found out (by that time, they were too far off Drache to turn back and drop her off there) along the way.

Keeping his past mistakes in mind, Creed set up his tower in a different plane where "two moons and never-ending darkness" were prevalent. This plane can only be accessed by something called a 'Mirror' which can only be located at night. One was set over the said parasite factory while another, under Morgana's discovery, was located somewhere near Drache. After piecing together some strategic tactics, another battle was about to ensue....

The Conclusion:

Real Life got in the way, so Ian had to cancel the plot. However, as other plots followed this, Chelle was able to give the plot a feasable ending by having Chyna venture in the mirror and save the boy, Caxton. The entire struggle was brought to an end, and Chyna told close friends that Creed was finished...

....or is he?

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