Maintain the Peace at the Coronation

Type: Main Quest
Region/Scope: Kingdom of Aglarion — Royal Palace

Overview

Lord Signmonder enlisted the party to help keep the peace during the coronation of Princess Athena, fearing unrest and splintering loyalties within the kingdom. The ceremony, however, was violently disrupted, resulting in the fall of the existing royal order and the rise of a corrupted new regime.

Objectives

• Attend the coronation at Signmonder’s request.
• Guard Signmonder and maintain order.
• Protect civilians if conflict erupts.
• Escape the coronation hall safely. ✅

Role in the Story

• Acts as a pivotal main quest transitioning Aglarion into a new era of turmoil.
• Establishes the party as allies of Signmonder and opponents of the newly corrupted crown.

Source

• Lord Signmonder – Requested the party’s protection during the coronation.

Notable Moments

Session 6

• The party accepts Signmonder’s request and payment to guard him during the coronation.
• Growing tension among the knights confirms Signmonder’s fears of divided loyalties.
• During the coronation, Princess Athena undergoes a sudden and unnatural transformation.
• The ceremony collapses into chaos as corrupted knights turn on the crowd.
• Signmonder orders the loyalists and the party to flee and protect surviving clerics and civilians.
• The party successfully escapes the hall with Signmonder and regroups at the Lucky Leap Tavern.

Outcome

• The coronation ends in catastrophe, confirming the kingdom’s fall into corrupted rule.
• The party and Signmonder survive and regroup, marking this quest as completed, though the consequences ripple into the next main storyline.