Overview
The Attack on Kaldaryn is a skyship strike on Kaldaryn City by Azarion and Eliona after Soria scouts Maraveth on Raphael's insistence and Kaelion becomes Azarion's priority target. Azarion fires divine air blasts from Rahmavir-aligned skyships, and Eliona conceals the attackers. The strike devastates part of the city, and Kaelion survives.
Skyship Strike
Four unfamiliar skyships with sleek bodies and large wings approach Kaldaryn, and Drendyll alerts the city. One carries a cylinder built for Azarion's blast. The first golden strike obliterates buildings, kills civilians and mages, and cuts a deep path through Kaldaryn toward Kaelion.
Drendyll's skyship evacuates Kaelion as Splin and Astheron shield him. Eliona conceals the attackers, making ships vanish and reappear during the chase. Azarion's next blasts break through the defenses, sever Splin's astragon wing, and send her falling. Isrynn then overextends her temporal magic, blinks through the hidden ships, destroys the vessels, and dies as her essence disperses.
Aftermath
Azarion and Eliona survive the loss of the skyships and continue the pursuit. Kaelion buys time by detonating a misfired sun spell inside Drendyll's ship, and Nahm descends long enough to redirect Azarion's next blast. Virel counters Azarion and Eliona in the air, Remus injures Eliona with vector magic, and Simon fights another silver-armored attacker. Azarion and Eliona retreat. One attacker is captured, and another is killed.
Kaldaryn begins repairs quickly, with watchtowers manned and scouts active afterward. Splin survives after Eira and Astrid stabilize her injuries. Azarion's blast has severed her astragon wing. Isrynn dies, and Eira and Kaelion later confront Azarion and Eliona.