Act II, Session 3
The Magical Monkey Murder Mystery Tour
General Summary
Session Info
Settings
Starting Setting
Ext. Near the former Block E of the Fringe, the southeastern coast, an unknown island, off the southwestern coast of the Main Continent, Prime Material, Kurra - Continuous from last session (early morning)Ending Location
Ext. Near the former Block E of the Fringe, the southeastern coast, an unknown island, off the southwestern coast of the Main Continent, Prime Material, Kurra - Morning (about one day since the start of the session)Other Locations
Characters.
Former Members of the Fringe
Other Characters
Quests. .
Find a way off of the island| (Optional) Find the interlopers’ longships
| (Optional) Fix Amelia Earhart’s plane
Find out who killed Phillandra
| Find Miller
| Find out what Miller Knows about Phillandra
| Find Phillandra’s journal
| Find out why someone wanted her dead
Find more information about the Raven Man
Prepare for the Scar Givers’ invasion of the island
Deal with the Scar Giver swordswoman
Find the “Secret of the Monkeys”
Individual Wants and Desires.
Abeni: Return the Raven Queen to Kurra so that the souls of the dead can restAbeni: Discover the truth about Borith Zela
| Find out what Borith knows about his death
| Find out the reason why Borith thinks he is here
| Determine how he survived the execution
| Figure out where Borith actually came from (which dimension)
| Figure out how he got the Living Weapon tattoos
| Figure out why things are so different in the reality that he came from
| Figure out how Warden Marguyle is involved with all of this
Abeni: Return vengeance for Borith’s execution
| Enact vengeance on Heyman
| Enact vengeance on Warden Marguyle
| Enact vengeance on Celeste
| Enact vengeance on Vicary
Lottie: Help her brother
Lottie: Return to the Spires
Lottie: Lead an uprising against the powers that be in the Spires
Percy Stop Ezerin and the Eldarin
Percy Find a way off of Kurra
| Percy: Go to the Spires or The Crater Sea to find out information about ‘weak points’ in the plane
Percy: Investigate the ‘divinity floor’ imposed upon Kurra
Rattigan: Find a new animal companion
Rattigan: Rebuild his rat swarms
Rewards
Super TL;DR
The session began with the Party discovering the gruesome remains of three monkeys. Suspicion fell on Lottie due to her mysterious new ring. Lottie conducted her own investigation and tore off through the jungle to look for clues.
Meanwhile, Mauler, who had stayed behind in the Kenku village, learned about an ancient portal linked to the Raven Queen and contacted a Marut, a powerful construct, who agreed to assist her in the future.
Lottie found a Blood Homunculus named Two-Days, befriended him and followed him back to his master’s lair. Lottie eventually found herself confronting the Scar Giver alone. As Lottie confronted the Scar Giver, she managed to incapacitate her using a neurotoxin, tied her up, and called for the rest of the group. The Party interrogated the Scar Giver, learning about her ties to dark magic and the god Scaradaramaka. After some debate, Walt decided to execute the Scar Giver, and Abeni performed a ritual to ensure she could not be easily resurrected.
Following this, the Party returned to camp and discussed their next steps and began to prepare for an impending battle against the Scar Givers. That night, Lottie underwent a transformation, molting into a new form, which momentarily caused concern among the group. However, the session ended on a cliffhanger as the Party was ambushed by two young archers claiming to serve Scaradaramaka, with Maddie being seriously injured by an arrow.
The session began in the morning following the previous session as Ginger screamed in horror. She found three monkeys, previously befriended by Rattigan, were found brutally mutilated near the ruins of Block E. Abeni, suspecting that Lottie’s new ring might be linked to the event, suggested Lottie as a person of interest, which led to a series of investigations. Rattigan got to speak with Skew (one of the monkeys) for the last time through Abeni’s casting of Speak with Dead where he learned a little about the monkeys killer and the “secret of the monkeys.”
Walt checked on Lottie, who was unfazed by the gruesome scene. She began searching the entire island on her own for clues to exonerate herself. Meanwhile, Mauler spent the morning in the Kenku village and learned of powerful constructs known as Marut. Mauler eventually made contact with the Marut she met in the Fringe and arranged for them to wait one month before they tried to assassinate the the Vranic Emperor.
Lottie, convinced she could solve the mystery of the monkeys, raced through the jungle with the help of a strange creature she named Blobby. She eventually discovered the lair of a woman known as the Scar Giver, who had been wreaking havoc on the island. Lottie confronted and subdued the Scar Giver on her own, even as her friends rushed to catch up with her. Lottie gave the woman the run-around and didn’t give up any important information that the woman was clearly trying to gather. The woman invited Lottie in for some chocolates (and to interogate her more.) Inside, Lottie used the neurotoxin-coated scalpel that Maddie previously gave her to stab and incapacitate the Scar Giver.
Eventually, the rest of the Party caught up to Lottie. They interrogated the Scar Giver, learning about her dark powers, the Blood Homunculi and Scaradaramaka. However, the Party was divided on what to do with her. Ultimately, Walt decided the matter by executing the Scar Giver, and Abeni performed a ritual to ensure she could not be resurrected.
The information the Party gained from the Scar Giver let to interesting conversations between Percy and Akarathuline and also the Raven Man and the Party. From Akarathuline, Percy learned a bit about the Scar Giver’s home world and the part that Akarathuline had in destroying it. She also learned of Akarathuline’s ‘moral awakening’ after consuming Talia, her new plans for Kurra and the role that Percy would be forced to plahy in it. After that, the Raven Man appeared and spoke with the Party. They learned a little about him and the past. Mauler did a deal with the Raven Man to delay the Scar Giver’s longships in the tides of time until Mauler burnt a playing card to signal she was ready for their arrival. He did this in exchange for a favor to be named by him at a later date.
The Party returned to the Block where they had an eventful evening. Percy caught Walt and Maddie skiny dipping then later found a note from Lottie’s brother. Mauler spoke with Block E itself and learned that it needed two months to rest and that time could be shortened if it consumed blood. The biggest event occurred when dawn broke and Abeni noticed that Lottie was gone. The scoured the Block to find that she was hiding as it was her thirteenth birthday and was molting.
After they were sure that Lottie was ok, the Party turned their attention to the impending Scar Giver attack. The group was interrupted by an assault from two young archers who claimed allegiance to Scaradaramaka, the Scar Giver's goddess. The session ended on a tense note, with Maddie collapsing after being struck by an arrow, leaving the adventurers in a precarious situation.
Detailed Notes
Ext. Near the former Block E of the Fringe, the southeastern coast, an unknown island, off the southwestern coast of the Main Continent, Prime Material, Kurra - Continuously from last session (early morning)
The morning after the search party returned to the ruins of the former portion of Block E of the Fringe, everyone in camp was awakened by a shrill scream. Ginger discovered the remains of Sim, Jim and Skew (the three monkeys that Rattigan previously befriended) beheaded and mauled in a shallow depression in the ground. Persephone was the first to arrive, soon followed by Walt and the rest of the former members of the Block. They saw the grizzly scene of the three monkeys eviscerated and ripped to shreds. Abeni noticed that the bodies didn’t appear to be chewed or consumed in any way, just killed and mangled. Abeni was the first to bring up Lottie as a possible person of interest. They reasoned that no one understood the magical effects of Lottie’s new ring and conveyed that it pulsed with strongly evil energy. Percy and Walt remained skeptical but Walt left to at least check on Lottie . Rattigan was beside himself with grief. After they finished their investigation of the corpses, Abeni went over and consoled him. Everything Abeni said to Rattigan seemed to fall flat and not disuade his suffering. They ultimately used Calm Emotions on him to get him in a more stable condition.Int/ext. The former Block E of the Fringe, the southeastern coast - Shortly later
Lottie surprised Walt by jumping out at him as he approached her compartment. She said that she was ok and she didn’t hear any strange sounds through the night. Walt warned her that the scene behind the Block was fairly gruesome but Lottie didn’t flinch as she had seen much worse in the Fringe, especially the Chair. Lottie caught on quickly and knew that someone suspected her of the crime. Walt tried to explain that she could be sleep-transforming or doing things that she didn’t remember. Lottie called Sir Bookington to her. Lottie asked Bookington to contact all of the Werewolves in their club so Bookington shot out an intense bright light into the sky for a few moments before returning to Lottie’s arms. Bookington said that he would be in listening mode for a while to see if any of the other Werewolves respond. Satisfied on that front, Lottie dove into her cubby and produced a Sherlock Holmes-ian detective’s cap and began searching for clues.Ext. Behind the former Block E of the Fringe, the southeastern coast - Moments later
Lottie quickly found the remains of the monkeys and began looking around for clues that would exonerate her. Lottie told her friends that her preliminary findings were that the monkeys were dead and they expired within the last 24 hours; that definitely tracked with what the Party knew as they already ascertained that Rattigan talked with them about eight hours before. Lottie asked Rattigan which way the monkeys were headed when they left and he responded into the jungle. So Lottie took off into the thickets of the nearby jungle to find more clues.Int. The temple, the Kenku village, center of the island - Concurrently
Mauler stayed with the Kenku for the previous evening. At the time when her friends discovered the bodies of the three monkeys, she was inside the Kenku’s temple speaking with the village elder. The two spoke about the alter in the village and its purpose. It orginally served as a portal from the village to the Astral Plane and provided a means of communication with the Raven Queen. She said that the interlopers knew of its importance and improperly tried to use it to escape the island but it was of no use. Mauler asked if they could use the alter to send a message of sorts to the Raven Queen; the elder replied that it was possible but unlikely to work. Mauler also inquired about the large construct that she found in the basement of the Fringe which claimed to serve the Raven Queen. Mauler described the being and told the elder that the being said it was there to restore balance in Kurra. The elder told Mauler of beings called Marut. The Marut were cloistered in the hightest reaches of the Raven Queen’s tower ready to be deployed in times of great need, especially when the souls of the dead were held ransom. They would be dispatched to fix the situation “not with a scalpel but with a fist.” She believed this being was called a Marut and was one of those cloistered with her matron. Mauler asked the elder to help her contact the Marut which the elder agreed to once they finished repairs on the village alter. Mauler and the elder left the temple.Ext. The Kenku village, center of the island - Continuously
Mauler exited the temple to find Chargin’ Charles (the large creature that Rattigan befriended two days earlier) was helping the Kenku by uprooting trees to use as lumber. Mauler inquired why he was with the interlopers in the first place. Charlie told Mauler how they enslaved his whole race and forced them to work as their servants and warriors. He told Mauler how the ships were massive and would drop off whole formations of scavengers to burn and pillage. He said that one person called the Sailing Siren who commanded the ship. Mauler asked if Charlie was safe and happy here to which he responded that he definitely was. So Mauler let him be and wandered off into the village. A short time later the village elder that Mauler spoke with earlier called out to her that the repairs to the alter were done. The two seers prepared a spell that would allow Mauler to speak with the Marut. The seer created a ball of black-looking magic and called Mauler up to the alter to resolve the spell. When she did the black arcane energy shot toward the alter and created a blue mirror-looking portal which Mauler approached. She saw a crowded city and the Marut hiding under a large pile of trash in an alleyway. She woke the Marut and said that she needed their help in the name of the Raven Queen. They said they would like to help but they could not reach Mauler. They said that they were in Throne to carry out their original mission to kill the Emperor of the Vranic Empire. Mauler asked about the Marut’s plan and they said that they were simply going to find and kill him. Mauler then asked the Marut to wait one month so that she could come to Throne and help. The Marut agreed and would wait until that time. She told the Marut to wait underground for her so they began to tunnel into the ground with their fists and a lazer beam. Just as the spell ended she saw the Marut successfully make their way into the sewers of Throne. After the spell ended, Mauler again spoke with the village elder. She said that she was successful in contacting the Marut and that it would greatly help the cause of the Raven Queen. She helped the village elder over to a nearby log to sit down. Just as she did, Lottie burst through the brush and into the Kenku village. She shouted that she needed to find monkey clues which made no sense with the information Mauler had. Mauler convinced Lottie to stop for a moment and to explain what was going on, which Lottie did in her own Lottie way. Just as Lottie finished her explanation, Percy came out of the brush near where Lottie had previously as she had tried to follow behind to make sure that Lottie didn’t get herself killed. Percy approached the two but kept a little distance as she was still upset with Mauler for not telling her that Celes was an Astral Elf. Lottie caught the trail of what looked like monkey tracks as they led away from the village. She took off to find where they led with Percy and Mauler following closely behind.Ext. Behind the former Block E of the Fringe, the southeastern coast - Continuously
Abeni and Walt tried to work on Rattigan’s emotional state but Walt expressed he was more worried about the impending attack. Walt said that he was torn between fortifying the Block and attacking the interlopers away from their home. Ginger expressed that she didn’t care what the plan was but she was not leaving her home and her stuff. Trenk said he would stay with Ginger. Lan, Lannary and Maddie each had their own reasons for wanting to stay with the bringe and voted to stay. Abeni was more neutral on the choice as they saw fortifying the Block as a valid strategy but also heading the invasion off as the land to prevent them from gaining a foothold and thus taking the risk of damage to their home out of the battle plan. Before they moved on to further plan and discuss, Abeni wanted to bury the remains of the three monkeys. Abeni asked if Rattigan wanted to say a final word to his friends; he expressed a timid interest so Abeni cast Speak with Dead on Skew. It felt strange for a moment for Abeni but with a few different gestures and incantations they got the spell to work. After the initial shock, Rattigan calmed Skew down and asked what were the last things that he remembered. Skew said that they ate some fermented bananas before returning to their families. All of a sudden Sim and Jim fell off of the tree then it came for him. He saw horrible yellow eyes, gray fur with streaks of color running through it and then darkness. Rattigan promised that he would bring the creature that did this to justice. Abeni asked Rattigan to ask Skew about the shape of the creature; he responded that it had four legs, a face with a long nose and big ears. Rattigan’s final question was where to find the best food on the island. Skew said this was the secret of the monkeys. Up at the top of the mountain where it gets cold there is a tree with red fruit with tiny dots. It was apparently the best thing that Skew had ever eaten. This was the final of the five questions which allowed Skew’s soul to rest. Abeni buried the remains of the three and put a little marker to remember them by. Rattigan stood by the grave, accompanied by Walt and Abeni as the others returned to the Block. Before Maddie left, she asked Walt if something was a bad idea. Abeni overherd him say it was terrible. They talked a little about it just beyond Abeni’s earshot but they could make out that it was about Rattigan. After Maddie left, Abeni telepathically asked Walt what they were talking about. He replied that it was a kind of a story, a movie, from Maddie’s world called The Planet of the Apes that might cheer Rattigan up. Abeni thought it would be good to tell him about it after he has had some time to process the loss of his friends. Abeni and Walt helped Rattigan back to the Block to rest and organize plans for the upcoming battle.Ext. The jungles, center of the island - Concurrently
Lottie ran through the jungles in pursuit of the tracks. As she rounded the corner, she saw a cantaloupe sized red blob off to one side of the trail. She heard it sing about taking the stuff from here to there and back again which made it seem relatively harmless. As Lottie approached it from behind, she noticed that the blob was eroding the organic matter around it that it touched. Lottie loudly asked if it had seen any monkeys come through which startled the creature and prompted it to run away. Mauler Misty Stepped in front of the creature and scooped it up into her arms. After some persuasion, the three were able to convince the little creature that they were not there to harm it in any way. Percy and Mauler asked the creature if it had seen any monkeys come through to which it responded that it didn’t know what a monkey was. They then asked why it was out there on its own and what was it doing. The creature said that Lady Saskatosh told it to pick up rocks to make cairns for the people they murdered. Lottie asked why they were killing people and the creature responded that is just what the Scar Givers do. Lottie asked if that is what they wanted to do and they replied that they didn’t know, they were just two days old. Lady Skaskatosh created him over a fire out of some blood from a thing with a long neck and square stripes. Mauler asked what the other creatures like it were doing; they responded that the next oldest one was off to spy on some people while the oldest one kept watch over the Lady’s lair. Lottie asked if the blood being could take them to their Lady and they said they would be happy to. Percy and Mauler wisely suggested reuniting with the rest of the group and going together to face Skaskatosh. Lottie said that her and Blobby (her name for the blood creature) were going to continue looking for clues; so Mauler and Percy split off from Lottie and made for the Block.Ext. The Kenku village, center of the island - Shortly later
Percy and Mauler made good time back to the Kenku village. Mauler stopped for a moment to warn the villagerst that more of the interlopers were on their way and she advised them to hide in the jungle. Mauler climbed a nearby tree and used her spyglass of Fireballs to ascertain the direction of the Percent. After she climbed down she told the Kenku to go in that direction until they found a ruined ship. They were to hide inside the hull and cast illusion spells to make it seem like there was a wall or sand blocking the entrance to their compartment. They were to wait there until she said the coast was clear once again. The Kenku agreed to the plan and set off into the jungles toward the ruins of the Percent aided by several instances of Pass Without a Trace cast on them by their hunter-gatherer villagers. The only one that stayed was the very old village elder who said that he would remain in his home. Mauler asked if he needed protection but he assured her that he had many tricks up his sleve for dealing with the likes of the interlopers. Still, Mauler gave him her five remaining bear traps to set up around him to help in his cause. The elder went into the temple to pray as Percy and Mauler resumed their treck toward the Block.Ext. The jungles, center of the island - Shortly later
After walking for some time, Percy and Mauler happened upon Walt. After briefly explaining the situation with the blood creature and their Lady, Walt agreed that they needed to confront the Scar Giver in her layer. As they set off toward the Block, they heard crashing footfalls coming in their direction through the jungle. Lottie burst through the brush, having circled back around the Kenku village and inadvertently traveled back toward the Block. She didn’t slow down long enough for them to ask what she was doing. Just as suddenly as she crashed into the trio, she was deep off in the jungle once more. So the three made their way the short distance back to the Block.Int/ext. The former Block E, southwest coast - Shortly later
Walt, Percy and Mauler reunited with the group that rested in the shade of the Block. Mauler and Percy relayed what Lottie found, that the Scar Giver woman was still alive and that Lottie was on her way to find her. They organized a group to attack the Scar Giver woman and set off in the direction that Lottie was last seen heading.Ext. The jungles, center of the island - Concurrently
Lottie ran at full speed through the brush as she was having the time of her life. She quickly came upon a change in elevation and a break in the jungle. Blobby said this was where their mistress lived. Lottie believed that she was going to “unmask the villan” and set out to confront the Scar Giver with no backup from her friends. She traversed a narrow trail that wound its way through dark soil around the side of the mountain. She eventually came upon a cave with smoke billowing out that Blobby said was the mistress’ home. Blobby hopped off of Lottie’s shoulder and before she could stop him, he rolled into the cave. She stealthily approached and heard a voice talking to Blobby. It asked why he was not spying or gathering rocks. Blobby said that they made a friend who came with him here to find things called clues. The voice congratulated the creature called Two-Days. Shortly later, the swordswoman that Lottie previously saw attack the Kenku village emerged from the cave. the Scar Giver had a friendly-seeming chat with Lottie to surreptitiously gather information about the child and any of her friends. Lottie answered the Scar Giver’s questions truthfully but they didn’t reveal any useful information to the Scar Giver. Lottie did give the woman her name, or at least a version of her name. The Scar Giver said that her friends would arrive soon and would help clear the island of the people that tried to kill her. She invited Lottie to stay and eat dinner with her which Lottie refused. The woman said that she had some sweets inside her cave and offered to share them with Lottie; Lottie jumped at the mention of sweets and eagerly followed the woman into the cave.Int. The Scar Giver’s cave, western side of the island - Continuously
Lottie entered the cave to find on a table a few pieces of chocolate. the Scar Giver popped a piece into her mouth to prove that it was not poisoned; Lottie ran up and eagerly put a piece in her mouth as well. As the Scar Giver turned away from Lottie to look for some other varieties of chocolate, Lottie stabbed the Scar Giver in the thigh with the scalpel coated in neurotoxin. the Scar Giver was in shock and quickly fell to the ground fully paralyzed. While she was incapacitated, Lottie went through all of the woman’s stuff. After a successful looting spree, Lottie tied the woman up with webs and hung her upside down from the ceiling. It was around this time that Lottie heard Abeni’s voice in her head asking if she was ok. She responded that she was fine and that she found a clue. Her friends came into the dwelling a bit surprised to see the woman entangled and paralyzed. Percy found a scroll with some writing in Old Sylvan. It contained a list of names, including some that Lottie just gave to the woman. At the bottom there was a paragraph that read “I will keep the records of these names so that Scaradaramaka can have power over them.”. No one in the Party knew how Onomancy worked but they agreed to burn the paper anyway so that it couldn’t be used against them. The party then went about interrogating the Scar Giver. Walt gave her a little of the anti-paralysis medicine so that she could talk once again but not fully move her body. The party learned that simple incantations branded the blood homunculi which allowed the woman to controll them. The group also had the woman call her two-week-old blood homunculus down so they could tame it. The creature was in the form of a two-foot-tall drake who landed clumsily on the ground in front of the cave. Mauler cut her hand and used the blood to feed the hungry blood homunculus. The blood didn’t immediately turn Two-Weeks but it gave him depression and the realization of what death actually was. Now very depressed, Two-Weeks flew off to ponder the void. The woman also told the group about her godess Scaradaramaka and of her homeworld. Skaradaramaka came from the original Blood God. She travels with them wherever she goes. The woman’s world was ruined as their domain diety consumed it. In their moment of anguish a powerful wizard named Yorn gave them the ability to adapt and become what they are today. Percy delved into her own mind and asked Akarathuline what she knew of that world. She said the whole story sounded familiar to her. She probably had a hand in consuming the Scar Giver’s home world when she was hungry. She also mentioned that women worshiped Skaradaramaka and the name Vi but without elaborating further to Percy. Eventually Akarathuline believed that she definitely destroyed the plane. She told Percy that she was different before she accidentally consumed the girl, Talia. It made her realize some things, including that she could not simply consume worlds and continue on as if nothing happened. She planned to return to Kurra, her birth world, as its domain goddess and told Percy she had no choice but to help her do it. She threatened to teleport Percy into the void between worlds, where not even the Void Dwellers lived just to see what happens. She also mentioned that the Void Dwellers were creatures who tried to boundary break but failed and ended up trapped there. They somehow managed to adapt and were forced to consume the few creatures that landed in their space. After the threat, Percy shook her off and explained to her friends everything that she just learned. This prompted the Raven Man to appear in the cave to have a little chat with the group. He lamented that if one more really bad thing happened to this world, it would likely fall out of existence. He seemed to be on-board with Akarathuline coming back but didn’t elaborate on it. He did seem to think that the Scar Givers, the combination of blood magic with onomancy and the harm that it could do was such a threat. He offered to take Mauler and her friends back to the mainland in exchange for a favor to be called in sometime in the future. Mauler took the offer but not to get off the island as there would be no one left to defend the Kenku, but to stall the Scar Givers’ arrival until she burned the card, the king of spades, that he gave her. Lottie asked the Raven Man what he knew about Werewolves; he said they were outworlders who worshiped the fallen god Ayn Yorrick. Lottie summoned Bookington to get more information but Bookington freaked out at the sight of the Raven Man and said that he was extremely dangerous to Lottie. The Raven Man assured them that he was perfectly friendly and wanted them to succeed in their tasks as it would save the world. He mentioned the Thirteen Pieces that were created when the Heroes of Old defeated an arch-lich and divided his body into thirteen pieces. He said that is also where the Seventeen Articles of Calamity (like Abeni’s lantern) came from. He said the lantern gave its attuned power over perception and dreams.Ext. The Scar Giver’s cave, western side of the island - Continuously
Bored by the conversation, Rattigan walked out of the cave and convinced Two-Weeks to stop flying around. After Two-Weeks landed near Rattigan they talked about the nature of life and of morality. Rattigan asked if it like the name Two-Weeks and it said it wanted another name; so Rattigan decided to call him Flambe.Int. The Scar Giver’s cave, western side of the island - Concurrent
Abeni interrogated the Scar Giver about her longships. The woman said that they were out at sea, waiting to be recalled. She said that her creatures can call the longships, even Two-Days if he so wanted. But they would be far away from this place until Mauler. Eventually the topic turned to what to do with the Scar Giver woman. Two schools of thought emerged: kill her now or drug her and use her for information. The conversation went around and around a few times before Walt cast the deciding vote by pulling his pistol and executing the Scar Giver. Abeni then performed funeral rites for the body (by casting Ritual) and made it so that the Scar Giver could only be brought back to life by use of the Wish spell. As they prepared the body for the rite, Abeni noticed trickles of blue light coming from it and assumed that it was the spirits of the dead that the Scar Giver consumed over her lifetime now being released. With their mother dead, Flambe and Two-Days agreed to come with the Party. The party gathered up the last useful things from the cave and left to reunite with Rattigan and Amelia who were waiting outside.Ext. The Scar Giver’s cave, western side of the island - Continuously
The group left the Scar Giver’s cave and made for their camp. Along the way, Percy and Mauler had a heart-to-heart about Mauler not revealing that Celes was an Astral Elf. Percy said that she was mad more to protect Othwin and that she could use what she knew about her to really hurt him. Although Percy was still hurt it seemed that the two came to a sort of understanding on the issue.Int./ext The former Block E of the Fringe, the southeastern coast - Night
The party made it back to their camp well after the sun sank below the horizon and night fell over the island. Walt was still worried about the threat of attack from unknown entities on the island and proposed setting a rotation to take watch. Walt, Percy and Mauler agreed to take watches (in that order) while Abeni agreed to keep an eye on Lottie through the night.Ext. The former Block E of the Fringe, the southeastern coast - Later at night
On Walt’s watch, Percy got up and joined him soon followed by Maddie. After chatting in the moonlight for a bit, a strange bottle washed up on the beach. Walt picked it up, uncorked it and read the note inside. It turned out to be a note from Lottie’s brother to her. They had no idea how it got to them but it gave support to the belief that the island gives people what they need. Percy agreed to take the note to Lottie so that Walt and Maddie could have some more alone time.Int. The former Block E of the Fringe, the southern coast - Moments later
Percy walked into the former block and found Lottie in her cubby wrapped tightly in her own webs. Percy handed over the crudely drawn note. Lottie took it to mean that he was doing great at the Spires, that his Auntie was taking care of him and that he missed Lottie. Percy went back outside to give Lottie some time to process everything.Ext. The former Block E of the Fringe, the southern coast - Moments later
Percy went back to the beach to find that Walt and Maddie were enjoying a midnight skinny dip. Percy sat down on the blanket and looked out at the ocean. Eventually Walt and Maddie came back and caught up with Percy who was not embarrassed by their lack of clothing. After Maddie got dressed, her and Percy went back to the Block where they had a nail painting party with Ginger, Trenk and even Lanisil for a little bit.Int. The former Block E of the Fringe, the southern coast - Concurent
While her friends painted their nails, Mauler attempted to talk with the Fringe itself. She touched the nearest wall of the Fringe and asked if it was there. It said that it was very tired and that it took a lot of effort to get it there. It said that it will be ok but it needs time to rest. The only way that it was able to get there was all the blood spilled during the riot/Revolutionaries’ break in. It said that it would keep everyone safe even though it will take several months to get its energy back. It said that it was born to be a home and would like to be that for people. It also expressed interest in getting its siblings out of control of the Empire as the Fringe. It then said it needed to go back to sleep and the conversation with Mauler ended.Int/ext. The former block E of the Fringe, the southern coast - Later
Walt went to bed and Abeni took the last watch. The time went without incident when the sun began to peak over the horizon. Feeling it was probably safe to go back to the Block for some rest as the early risers would soon be up. They walked back to the Block where they were greeted by torn webbing. They immediately went over to Lottie’s cubby to find that she was gone. They immediately went over to Mauler and asked if they were keeping an eye on her but Mauler had taken her eyes off of Lottie to speak with the Fringe. They went over and woke up Walt and Maddie (who were sleeping together in one of the cubbies.) Maddie went to wake the others while Walt, Mauler and Abeni went to look for her. They searched around the Block and found signs that Lottie had been through there. They followed the signs to the back corner of the Block, nearest the ocean. THe others came around the bend as Walt looked up to the roof of the Block. Percy cast Levitate on Walt and with a helpful shove from Trenk he was able to float up to the roof of the building. He found that Lottie had molted and that part of her former lower torso was on the roof. Ginger reasoned that today was likely Lottie’s thirteenth birthday which made sense with everything she knew about Lottie. Ginger said that it made sense that Lottie would try to hide as her lower half hardens as she would be vulnerable until it did. It also made sense that the small animals that she killed and ate several small animals to get her strength up and the animals didn’t look to be gored in the same way as the monkeys. A few moments later Lottie emerged from under a rock that had been lifted up to form a sort of small sand shelf. With the Lottie search crisis now over the conversation turned to how to prepare for the Scar Givers. Mauler said that they should probably kill the Scar Givers and use their blood to replenish the Block’s energy. Before they could talk further there was a yell from the nearby jungle and several arrows fired at the Party. Everyone dove for cover. The Party quickly realized that there were two adolescent people in a palm tree just at the edge of the jungle who were firing shots at them. Mauler Misty Stepped up to the tree while Persephone used her Spiritual Weapon to cut the tree down, which threw the would-be-archers to the ground. The rest of the Party rushed up and captured the two boys. They said that they were envoys of Lady Scaradaramaka. They said they were here to spill blood for their Lady and that they had inflicted a mortal wound. From the back of the group, Maddie let out a faint cry and collapsed to the ground with an lodged in her shoulder. That is where the session ended for the night.
Report Date
28 Jul 2024
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