The Broodmother matriarch is dead. The corpuscular stench of its ancient cadaver is enough to turn your stomach. The death of the thing seems to have scattered the rest of the creatures, though you doubt that they will retreat for long. Without pause you order your men inside.

While your troops bind their wounds and clean their weapons, you take stock of the fortress. In the inner bailey, you find an array of long-forgotten armaments, luckily still usable. You also inspect the remaining defenses. You find them in a state of disrepair but they should hold, even after all of these years. Most importantly, the walls are high and still intact. This is as good a place as any for a last stand. It seems the Watchers chose wisely.

The entire fate of Verum now rests on your shoulders. Within the walls of Raven's Reach, you must make ready to unleash The Keening. As preparations begin, you can already hear the skittering horde rising in the distance. They are coming…