Jardeth reports grave news from Murghôm. The cult has divided the dragon council. The blue dragon prince Skalnaedyr responded to the sounding of the Draakhorn by throwing his support behind the cult, and the sapphire dragon prince Domborcojh has since joined him. Chelnadatilar convinced the emerald dragon prince Astanalan to stand against the cult, and so civil war spreads across Murghôm. Jardeth requests that the adventurers return with him to assist Chelnadatilar, and uses a teleportation rune to transport them to Greenest. Governor Nighthill meets the party and briefs them on the situation. Chelnadatilar is with his armies, leading them against the cult allies. Civil war rages across the land, but it is clear that the advantage of numbers lies with the enemies. He hopes that the adventurers will be able to tilt the balance. The immediate need - a cult raiding force has been operating out of the old cultist camp and cave, where the party first found the dragon eggs. They are led by two half-dragon gladiators, one red and one green. With the main army engaged in the civil war, the governor has been unable to rally a force strong enough to defeat them and is forced to keep strong garrisons in the surrounding towns. If they are removed, he will be able to send more support to the front lines. The adventurers head to the cultist camp, moving swiftly over familiar territory. Upon reaching the camp, they observe from the cliffs above the cave entrance. A group of cultists emerges, preparing to head out on a raid. They are led by a green half-dragon gladiator, one of the two leaders mentioned by Governor Nighthill. After some discussion, the adventurers decide to allow them to leave, and deal with the remaining cultists before they return. With the raiding party gone, only a few guards remain outside the cave. Between Ulrik's commanding magic and Malkior's delivery of a sharp shock through his familiar, they are easily overcome. Questioning revealed that there are more cultists in the cave, so the wizard sent his familiar in to scout. It found several cultist groups, but before it could finish going through the cave, a group of stirges attacked and killed the poor beast. The party decided the best option was to wait for the cultists to come to them, so hid themselves around the huts and equipment near the cave entrance. After some time, another group of cult guards emerged, come to change the watch - and were quickly overcome by the adventurers! A short time later, another cultist came looking for the missing guards, and was similarly dealt with. By this time, the remaining cultists realized that something was wrong, and the next group came in force. This included the red half-dragon leader! The adventurers used the same tactics, but this group was strong enough to fight back, even felling the cleric. But Lariat's attacks and an elemental summoned by Malkior held the line, the wizard was able to use a potion to revive Ulrik, and the party was victorious. With many cultists now made captive, the adventurers decided to return them to Greenest. Carefully avoiding the raiding party, they took the prisoners to Governor Nighthill, who was very pleased with their progress. To deal with the remaining cultists in the raiding party, he even provided a group of guards, now available since no more raiding parties would be coming from the camp. With these reinforcements, the adventurers were able to quickly return to the camp, enter the cave, and deal with the cultists who had returned from the raiding party - including the green half-dragon leader. The adventurers returned to Greenest, where Governor Nighthill is very pleased with their work and provides food and shelter for the night. In the morning, they will continue their efforts to win this civil war.