Ashe C2 Episode 75 - The Demon Defeated, Aftermath
Previously on Liters of Tomorrow...
Riding the airship Prometheus over the great city of Serpico you watched as the great demon rose from the sea. Standing over 360 feet tall the great monster stepped onto the docks and toppled several buildings. It then opened it's mouth and fired a devastating beam down upon the city. It roared in triumph, the final plan of the Abyssal Knife literally in motion.
The team of Wes, Corben, Truffle, Kavax and associates stood on a nearby rooftop and watched as the great demon emerged. The artifacts that you all had been gathering over the last several months began to glow. A beam of green light fired up from a park in the center of the city. A shrine to the great forest spirit Oppapan called out to you. By donning the pieces of armor you summoned forth the great spirit in the form of a massive shaggy gorilla as big in size as the Demon.
The forest spirit required two people to guide it at any time so you took turns in the armor. From the ground below panicked city folk saw the great spirit rush forward and grapple the monster. It fired strange spells and used it's great strength stop the demon from doing more damage. With the great battle raging the rest of the city was still in plently of danger.
Luckily the airship the Prometheus arrived at an opportune time. Swept forward from the Eigerlands by the winds of the Verdant Sigil it swept down into the city and picked up the rest of the team. Now with both teams of heroes working together the tide began to turn. Using the airship as a central hub for the control of Oppapan, the rest of the team could move about the city to put out fires and help civilians. Cultists of the Abyssal Knife and Abishai demons attacked any who were vulnerable.
Rushing about alleyways and rooftops you struck down these evil foes and rescued dozens of townsfolk. Above the titanic battle raged on. The two great beasts circled each other and traded blows. At one point the morning sky went dark as the great demon absorbed light and power from all over the city, even the lifeforces of those on the ground. Oppapan was diminshed and vanished, all seemed lost. The two druids, Kavax and Truffle, reformed the armor once more and the forest spirit flared back to life. Using the talents of both teams new attacks were levied against the evil dreadnought.
With the clouds and darkness clearing in the sky above the massive fists of Oppapan came down on the great demon's head and toppled it. A mighty earthquake shook the city as the body of the demon fell onto hundreds of buildings below destroying the southern half of the city. Despite the catastrophic damage and loss of life, you all had saved the rest of the city and possibly the entire continent. The remaining people of Serpico look up and hail you as the great heroes who just felled a Kaiju sized demon and saved hundreds of thousands of lives. Not a bad morning's work...
Riding the airship Prometheus over the great city of Serpico you watched as the great demon rose from the sea. Standing over 360 feet tall the great monster stepped onto the docks and toppled several buildings. It then opened it's mouth and fired a devastating beam down upon the city. It roared in triumph, the final plan of the Abyssal Knife literally in motion.
The team of Wes, Corben, Truffle, Kavax and associates stood on a nearby rooftop and watched as the great demon emerged. The artifacts that you all had been gathering over the last several months began to glow. A beam of green light fired up from a park in the center of the city. A shrine to the great forest spirit Oppapan called out to you. By donning the pieces of armor you summoned forth the great spirit in the form of a massive shaggy gorilla as big in size as the Demon.
The forest spirit required two people to guide it at any time so you took turns in the armor. From the ground below panicked city folk saw the great spirit rush forward and grapple the monster. It fired strange spells and used it's great strength stop the demon from doing more damage. With the great battle raging the rest of the city was still in plently of danger.
Luckily the airship the Prometheus arrived at an opportune time. Swept forward from the Eigerlands by the winds of the Verdant Sigil it swept down into the city and picked up the rest of the team. Now with both teams of heroes working together the tide began to turn. Using the airship as a central hub for the control of Oppapan, the rest of the team could move about the city to put out fires and help civilians. Cultists of the Abyssal Knife and Abishai demons attacked any who were vulnerable.
Rushing about alleyways and rooftops you struck down these evil foes and rescued dozens of townsfolk. Above the titanic battle raged on. The two great beasts circled each other and traded blows. At one point the morning sky went dark as the great demon absorbed light and power from all over the city, even the lifeforces of those on the ground. Oppapan was diminshed and vanished, all seemed lost. The two druids, Kavax and Truffle, reformed the armor once more and the forest spirit flared back to life. Using the talents of both teams new attacks were levied against the evil dreadnought.
With the clouds and darkness clearing in the sky above the massive fists of Oppapan came down on the great demon's head and toppled it. A mighty earthquake shook the city as the body of the demon fell onto hundreds of buildings below destroying the southern half of the city. Despite the catastrophic damage and loss of life, you all had saved the rest of the city and possibly the entire continent. The remaining people of Serpico look up and hail you as the great heroes who just felled a Kaiju sized demon and saved hundreds of thousands of lives. Not a bad morning's work...
Themes
Current Missions:
Underneath Serpico -
The leader of the Abyssal Knife, a beholder, now plots in a rage to take revenge on the team. Truffle infected him with a blindness contagion and he seethes underneath the city. He also has the Chrovath Pendant, the strange necklace stolen from Encealadus Calwyn's tomb by Charmayne Daedalus. It was the final key to completing the ritual that brough forth the Chon Demon. City of Warshaw -
Now under the control of Lord Darkhorse, he rules with an iron fist. He uses the castle and it's facilities to create more weapons for the Dark One. He has a mysterious energy sapping fog in the forests surrounding the city and his mutants now are being bred in the Great Dead Tree not far away. In his mind he is winning the ground war for his lord and master. He still wants to reacquire the Aracane focus and create his own shatterfall. (reminder: the arcane focus survives and is now in the hands of Anak Kovara).
He also has Bella Caix prisoner in the vault under the castle. He is using her immortality to torture her in excruciating ways. He is convinced that she has broken her vow to the dark one and no longer serves their master.
Cog and the Dreiduaras Dome -
Hidden away in the subterrean dwarven fabrication rooms deep under the dome, he has sealed himself down there to complete his work.
- He has found a way to enter the Dark One's domain and take the fight to the Dark One himself.
- He needs to assemble a team of heroes, especially those that are reincarnated heroes of old. The Knight of the Deadrose is Aramis, Mausim is Encealadus, Crashe is Rivendrias. Who are the other four?
- Use the Thoris Megalith to enter the Dark One's Domain, just like cog's original team did a century ago.
The Ashen Forest War -
The lifeseed orb The Ashen forest is still on the brink of war. The Kormirra Sisters, The Manticore King, and the green dragon Kestlerender all still vie for the lifeseed orb. An ancient artifact that allows someone to control all living things in the Ashen forest. All factions still believe that Wes is the key to finding it due to his fey touch and his abiliity to teleport.
The Great Dead Tree -
Now houses a creche for Darkhorse's new Krullocs. These new mutants have bat-like wings and sonic attacks. He is also developing more of his Dark One's Elixir. A black oily substance that can be used to control minds and turn people into mindless undead killing machines. He intends to infect all the cities in the Eigerlands to earn the Dark One's favor.
Stoneport and Darkhorse's Phylactery-
Based on Virgil Capsaicin's information the strange arcane focus statue that he was trying to steal all those years ago is indeed the phylactery. It is in the great Dragon Vom Fass' horde in the Underwharf below Stoneport. It was stolen from Dalemoor Castle several years ago.
Helletowne -
If the characters decide to hunt down Wes' doppelganger they will travel to the city of Helletowne. There Nuth and Demaia will be met by their investigating officer from Stoneport who assigned them this case in the first place. A Dwarven man by the name of Ulix Trant. He demands to know what they have been doing for the last month.
The over arching conspiracy will be that Lord Vedemire Darkhorse has been creating Nachahmen (Tannelmimics) througout the government of Helletowne.
Corvaroth Heth
Air Genasi woman is the head of Presarvarius University - She was killed by the Wes Mimic and has been replaced.
Prime Minister Quentin Fleck of House Durrilan Human Man in his 50's -
One of the three Primes that run the government. Has been replaced by a Nachaman. He was killed a week ago by the Wes mimic. Now his replacement has decided to seize power and kill the other two primes. Once he has seized power he will take orders from Lord Darkhorse himself.
House Durrilan has been the controlling House in Helletowne for the last 25 years. Before that was House Quail who ruled here for three centuries. The remaining members of House Quail with any power may be more than happy to help the team if it means they regain control.
Minister of Police Lorcan Fouche -
A human man who works for the Prime Minister directly as a spymaster and spycatcher. he has been replaced by a Nachaman and killed. The City will be in great danger and the team will be hunted by Darkhorse controlled mercenaries who are Darkfriends. On top of that the Assembly of the Weave is very active in the city and will look to recruit Nuth and have him turn over his compatriots for using unclean magicks. Even the druid Demaia.
The Kingdom of Crossing Sun and Stars -
It is controlled by the vampire queen Mewtoolian Moon. Though she thinks she is in control and doing this of her own free will, the truth is that it is all a set up by Chaelith Kazarra the Bloodclaw. The Lamia Fallen now unleashes her undead hordes on the rest of Ventenheim and plans to take control of all of it for the Dark One.
Structure
Exposition
Character Storylines
- Mausim - The reincarnated Encealadus Calwyn, he now needs to face Calwyn himself and learn more about the struggle from the second age. Calwyn will inform him that he may have the soul of Calwyn but that does not protect him or even help him that much. Recently Charmayne Daedaulus used Mausim to steal the pendant of Chrovath. His presence opened Calwyn and his wife's tombs allowing Daedalus access to the necklace. She gave the power of the necklace to the abyssal knife to summon a great demon into being.
- Finn - Knows that Exatron Saul is still out there plotting revenge. Girlfriend is Genesee Red in Westinox. Needs to meet with Sava Cogson and Cog in the Dreiduaras Dome.
- Wes - Now reborn as a bugbear, his tattoos given him by the Kormirra sisters no longer function. His adopted father in the town of Ashe will be in constant danger if the war in the Ashen Forest erupts. What will be the consequences once the Kormirra Sisters realize he has switched bodies?
- Archos - Has now been fully infected by the Dark One. He has become one of the Fallen and will fight by the Dark One's side in the final battle.
- Truffle - Still dealing with East Tellenheim Company and the slaughter of many of her family. Captain Argus Middlefraugh and Captain Banastre Triskelion are the main architects of the genocide.
- Kavax - Has been chose by the god Blankalon to represent him in the upcoming battle with the Dark One and the Ashen Forest War. He does not care for the Verdant Sigil...
- Nuth - Is still tasked with bringing in the mass murderer Wes. He can look in Stoneport or Helletowne, both cities claim to have seen him recently in the last few weeks. The dangerous captain King Arric Lee still holds a grudge against him as well for putting Lee in jail a couple of years ago...
- Damaia - Has been selected by the Verdant Sigil to seek out the Purpleheart Medallion and become the Paragon of the indomitable Beast. The wearer of the talisman becomes the champion of the wildlife of Ventenheim. It is an honor and a sacred duty. It may lead her to face off against Kazarra the Bloodclaw and the undead army that now threatens the continent.
- Halo - Will be sought by the Lysander Elven Clan who trained him to be the fist pilot of the new airship. They now want him to bring the airship to them immediately. They answer to House Thelypteris of the city of Hala. If he doesn't do as he is told there will be consequences.
- Crashe / Bon Vee - Crashe is the reincarnated hero Verilius Treta Rivendrias. His strange merging with Bon Vee needs to be dealt with.
- Corben Dallas - The former Dusty Gorf has been given a new lease on life, but he has made a great enemy of Queen Mew of the Kingdom of Crossing Sun and Stars. He may find vampires coming after him soon.
- Lucien -
Side Characters
- Anak Kovara - Has the Arcane Focus and is now free from his imprisonment in Kovara Manor. What is he doing?
- Vertagon Al'Reshi - A brass Dragon of the Vellikis Desert of Venteneheim. He lives near the Misty City in an ancient Temple. Brass dragons love a good conversation and researching important people of all races. This dragon is writing a book on famous adventuring groups and would love to get some stories on a young team. "You are like a bud about to blossom, it is a very exciting time!"
- Rega Ragnash / Stimpy - Now follows the team hoping that they will lead him to his old enemies Adventure Team Grimm. He is watching Finn specifically who promised to take him to Cog when he scheduled the meeting. Though he will try to kill Vom Fass if they go to Stoneport.
- Bella Caix La'Couer - The Recelia Serise that the team saw in Westinox was a Natchaman, a clone of Bella. It will try to kill them if they track it down. Though Bella may be able to get a message to the team through the Natchaman if she is clever.
- Chaelith Kazarra The Bloodclaw - In the process of raising an army of the undead to overwhelm Ventenheim. She is responsible for tricking Queen Mew into becoming a vampire.
- Dark Wes - Now he is building a trap for the team in either Helletowne or Stoneport. He is filling a mansion or a church with several devious traps. He will use his own archery skills to destroy them while they figure out how to escape the killbox.
- Exatron Saul - Is building himself new legs and recuperating. He is planning his revenge on Finn.
- Virgil Capsaicin - Is convinced that the strange statue he was trying to steal in Dalemoor Castle is indeed Lord Darkhorse's Phylactery.
- Willwug Leafside - A member of the Verdant Sigil, he is keeping an eye on the Ashen Forest War.
- Genesee Red - Erstwhile girlfriend of Finn, she is recovering in Westinox from the Dark One's Elixir.
- Sava Cogson - Awaits Finn to pick him up. He will lead the team to the Dreiduaras Dome and his father Cog.
- The Knight of the Deadrose - The Knight of the Dead Rose is a cursed hero of the second age. His real name was Aramis D'Artagnan the Swift. He was a friend and swordbrother of Encealadus Calwyn. They fought in the Human Elven wars and both of them realized the true threat of the Dark One too late.
- The Manticore King - Will remind Finn and Mausim that they swore allegiance to him last year. That oath is honorbound and must be upheld.
Completion Date
7/25/24
7/25/24
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