Larissa - High Mage (Patreon)

Time passes. Larissa grows as a caster. Her power becoming manifest through an enhanced staff the party found in a dragons' trove. Later, she receives a message from her old collage asking her to return to receive a "reward" for her excellence in wizardry.

The party accompany her to the ceremony of her peers. Looking on proud, she takes the stage... walking with confidence until someone yells "NOW!". Realizing it's a trap, Larissa gates you to another plane. 

After but a moment, you return to find the mages collage in ruins. The skies blackened by unnatural storms and in the distance an immense tower of onyx and jade...