Session 27: Make an Entrance, Leave an Impression
General Summary
2nd Eleasis, below the Odeum Theater
Below the theater, Sikander, Silas, Offa, and Anya rouse and start exploring. Silas is amped up and ready to find Samyra, prompting Sikander to kick into City mode, kicking in the first door and becoming trapped in a sticky, almost living, extremely poisonous net.
Anya comes in trying to cut him out, with Silas and Offa aiding with their mage hands, finally freeing him. Silas, seeing how potent the web poison is, dips his dagger in it for use later. Investigating the knots of the trap, he also finds Gnomic knots that are connected back to the Hollowhill family. Eager to keep moving, they all continue into the next room, finding more storage for various shows, including five Comedy of Art masks: An rich old man, a clown, a saucy servant, a stuck-up soldier, and a beautiful country maid.
Each one takes a different mask, leading to a variety of results:
Offa, donning the Clown, feels sad, upset, and more cynical than ever (which helps him to locate traps and such easier), and feels much closer to his god.
Anya puts on the Saucy Servant, and feeling a tad stronger, she also feels the need to be impulsive and reckless, a bit like Sikander or Stefan. So she wild shapes into a butterfly that cannot fly, but dances obnoxiously all around Sikander’s shoulders, head, and face.
Sikander chooses the Stuck Up Solider and puts it on, leading to him feeling very sure of himself and a bit stronger.
Silas puts on the Beautiful Country Maid and experiences a change, becoming female and more charismatic.
While inspecting the masks, Sikander finds another door with an eye that makes him very uncomfortable, so he asks Offa to open the door from further away. They all manage to avoid the effect of the bright pink light before heading in. (Offa and Sikander keep their masks on, while Silas and Anya take theirs off). Anya holds up her arm, the tattoo black, while Silas and Offa sense the presence of the Gloaming.
As they enter, two vampires appear, and the party gets thrown into a drawn-out fight. The vampires stay out of reach, forcing the others to find other ways to draw them down, including sprites, magic, and brute strength. Not to be outdone, the vampires come at them hard, mind controlling Anya twice, and blood controlling Sikander and Silas. (Offa getting a good bit of the damage from Anya and Sikander). Silas finally destroys the first one, and a lump of dead flesh falls to the ground. He and Sikander get excited and shouts encouragements at each other as they all face the second vampire.
Cornered and desperate, the creature blood controls Silas, ordering Silas to protect him. As Beary Potter (Anya) was the last to attack, Silas lashes out with his poison coated dagger, dropping her immediately. Sikander, recognizing the vampire had control, went in swinging with Wibbles, destroying the monster. It becomes a mist and starts escaping to its resting place, so Offa attempts to stop him, but is unsuccessful. Silas is in a panicked state after attacking Anya, so Sikander claps him on the shoulder, hard, laying on hands and hoping to cure him of his guilt. Silas calms enough to get Anya the potion, and as she comes to (seeing his emotional state), she pulls him into a hug, reassuring him that all is ok.
After many apologies for attacking each other, Offa in particular, they slowly begin inspecting the treasure chests. (Silas now becoming extra protective of Anya in addition to Sikander).
In the chests, they find 900 platinum, 17,000 gold, a 750 gp ruby, and a 250gp salt cellar with blue mist coming out of it. Breathing it in, Silas, Sikander, and Anya suddenly find themselves speaking with a “genie”.
Silas wishes to see his sister again and is taken back to his childhood and is able to hug and play with Samyra. After a time, Silas stops playing and Samyra tells him, “Don't blame yourself no matter what happens.”
Sikander wishes to become a platinum dragon, and proceeds to “fly” around the room,
Anya chats with her genie, telling him he cannot give her what she wants in her wish for Raellir to return.
Offa is looking on as the three speak to and act out everything individually with some unseen entity. Eventually the effect wears off and they all come to themselves with pounding headaches.
Below the theater, Sikander, Silas, Offa, and Anya rouse and start exploring. Silas is amped up and ready to find Samyra, prompting Sikander to kick into City mode, kicking in the first door and becoming trapped in a sticky, almost living, extremely poisonous net.
Anya comes in trying to cut him out, with Silas and Offa aiding with their mage hands, finally freeing him. Silas, seeing how potent the web poison is, dips his dagger in it for use later. Investigating the knots of the trap, he also finds Gnomic knots that are connected back to the Hollowhill family. Eager to keep moving, they all continue into the next room, finding more storage for various shows, including five Comedy of Art masks: An rich old man, a clown, a saucy servant, a stuck-up soldier, and a beautiful country maid.
Each one takes a different mask, leading to a variety of results:
While inspecting the masks, Sikander finds another door with an eye that makes him very uncomfortable, so he asks Offa to open the door from further away. They all manage to avoid the effect of the bright pink light before heading in. (Offa and Sikander keep their masks on, while Silas and Anya take theirs off). Anya holds up her arm, the tattoo black, while Silas and Offa sense the presence of the Gloaming.
As they enter, two vampires appear, and the party gets thrown into a drawn-out fight. The vampires stay out of reach, forcing the others to find other ways to draw them down, including sprites, magic, and brute strength. Not to be outdone, the vampires come at them hard, mind controlling Anya twice, and blood controlling Sikander and Silas. (Offa getting a good bit of the damage from Anya and Sikander). Silas finally destroys the first one, and a lump of dead flesh falls to the ground. He and Sikander get excited and shouts encouragements at each other as they all face the second vampire.
Cornered and desperate, the creature blood controls Silas, ordering Silas to protect him. As Beary Potter (Anya) was the last to attack, Silas lashes out with his poison coated dagger, dropping her immediately. Sikander, recognizing the vampire had control, went in swinging with Wibbles, destroying the monster. It becomes a mist and starts escaping to its resting place, so Offa attempts to stop him, but is unsuccessful. Silas is in a panicked state after attacking Anya, so Sikander claps him on the shoulder, hard, laying on hands and hoping to cure him of his guilt. Silas calms enough to get Anya the potion, and as she comes to (seeing his emotional state), she pulls him into a hug, reassuring him that all is ok.
After many apologies for attacking each other, Offa in particular, they slowly begin inspecting the treasure chests. (Silas now becoming extra protective of Anya in addition to Sikander).
In the chests, they find 900 platinum, 17,000 gold, a 750 gp ruby, and a 250gp salt cellar with blue mist coming out of it. Breathing it in, Silas, Sikander, and Anya suddenly find themselves speaking with a “genie”.
Silas wishes to see his sister again and is taken back to his childhood and is able to hug and play with Samyra. After a time, Silas stops playing and Samyra tells him, “Don't blame yourself no matter what happens.”
Sikander wishes to become a platinum dragon, and proceeds to “fly” around the room,
Anya chats with her genie, telling him he cannot give her what she wants in her wish for Raellir to return.
Offa is looking on as the three speak to and act out everything individually with some unseen entity. Eventually the effect wears off and they all come to themselves with pounding headaches.
Report Date
12 Nov 2023
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