A great maelstrom of flame stretched up to the sky from the Crossroads, ash fell from the sky, reaching as far as Norwick, and once the flames ceased in their place remained a great obelisk. And around this obelisk, the plants took on a sinister orange tint, being changed by whatever fell magic emanated from the structure.
Soon after, a certain one armed elven witch galloped up and down the Nars Pass, giving dire warning to Norwick, Peltarch, Oscura and the Druid Circle.