Story

Palace of Annals

campaign released palace

Summary

Qinghe campaign through the Palace of Annals - Emperor Chai Rong’s abandoned youth-era retreat, culminating against Lucky Seventeen.

Characters

Lucky Seventeen

Independent kaifeng

Mysterious adversary who awaits at the end of Kaifeng's Palace of Annals - named for a number tied to a past tragedy.

Connections

No known connections yet.

Synopsis

The Qinghe campaign tied to the Palace of Annals - Emperor Chai Rong’s private retreat from his youth, abandoned three years after his death and now staffed only by a few caretakers. The protagonist navigates corridors of stacked records and ritual chambers, drawing out Lucky Seventeen - an enforcer whose name traces to a number from her past she would prefer buried. The quest folds the Pavilion’s reach into a once-quiet historical site.

Key Events

Infiltration of the Palace of Annals.
Archive-room investigations and ambushes.
Lucky Seventeen confrontation.

Outcomes & Revelations

Lucky Seventeen defeated.
Pavilion records seized - fuel for later Kaifeng arcs.

Gameplay Notes

Two-phase mid-tier campaign boss. Phase 1: Lucky Seventeen fights with fists and feet - slow wind-ups but rapid attack chains. Phase 2: arms a massive stone cleaver, much faster and more aggressive with chained combos. Learn Phase 1 patterns before the cleaver onslaught; rolling sideways beats the swing arcs.