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| - | ====== beyondtheveil ====== | + | |
| + | ====== Beyond the Veil ====== | ||
| ===== Initial Brief ===== | ===== Initial Brief ===== | ||
| Around Acryn's criminal fraternities and seedier adventurer hangouts word is being put about that a gentlemen of considerable influence in the True Council is looking to hire some skilled and discreet help. | Around Acryn's criminal fraternities and seedier adventurer hangouts word is being put about that a gentlemen of considerable influence in the True Council is looking to hire some skilled and discreet help. | ||
| ===== PCs ===== | ===== PCs ===== | ||
| + | * [[user:joew:pc:kjell_caulson|Kjell Caulson]] - Joe | ||
| + | * [[user:khimaera:pc:raven_caulus|Raven Caulus]] - Anna | ||
| + | * [[user:jamesg:pc:ricardo_reed|Ricardo Reed]] - James G | ||
| ===== Debrief ===== | ===== Debrief ===== | ||
| The party are hired by the mysterious Mr Strings, the guild leader of the red company, the closest thing Acryn has to a guild of Assassins. Sitting in shadows he asks the party to destroy a rival faction of Assassins, the Grinning Monks, an enigmatic group of master Assassins who have recently been increasing their activity in Acryn. | The party are hired by the mysterious Mr Strings, the guild leader of the red company, the closest thing Acryn has to a guild of Assassins. Sitting in shadows he asks the party to destroy a rival faction of Assassins, the Grinning Monks, an enigmatic group of master Assassins who have recently been increasing their activity in Acryn. | ||
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| The party, especially Kjell, are skeptical of this foreign god or the claims of her servants. They ask to speak to her and the Abbott reveals that she knew they would. He apologizes as the poison in the candles takes effect and the party feel their hearts stop beating. | The party, especially Kjell, are skeptical of this foreign god or the claims of her servants. They ask to speak to her and the Abbott reveals that she knew they would. He apologizes as the poison in the candles takes effect and the party feel their hearts stop beating. | ||
| - | They awaken in a shadowy version of the world, their bodies dead beneath them. Ahead they find the world turns into a great desert of silver sand beneath a starless black sky. In the distance a light seems to beckon them onwards. In the desert they find souls of the dead being attacked by creatures formed of shadowy fractures in reality, they seem to hunt and consume the spirits of the deceased who are destroyed in agony. | + | They awaken in a shadowy version of the world, their bodies dead beneath them. Ahead they find the world turns into a great desert of silver sand beneath a starless black sky. In the distance a light seems to beckon them onwards. In the desert they find souls of the dead being attacked by creatures formed of shadowy fractures in reality, they seem to hunt and consume the spirits of the deceased who they feast upon and destroy. |
| The party make their way across the desert to the ivory tower of the Lady, a spire of skulls stretching into eternity. Here the Abbott greets them again, for he seems to exist between the realms of the living and the dead, and asks if they understand the horror that the Lady protects the dead from. Before the party can give their opinion another being appears, the four armed herald of whatever the horror is. It demands the party leave for they have no part in this conflict, it even promises to return their pathetic lives if they stand aside. The party decide to hear the Lady out and fend off the being. As it dies Kjell shows the leader the horror that waits beyond death. The leader hears him and a crown of burning gold appears on his brow as the true name of the leader 'Darcan' echoes in his ears. He knows the leader has seen the plight of the dead and understood that something must be done. | The party make their way across the desert to the ivory tower of the Lady, a spire of skulls stretching into eternity. Here the Abbott greets them again, for he seems to exist between the realms of the living and the dead, and asks if they understand the horror that the Lady protects the dead from. Before the party can give their opinion another being appears, the four armed herald of whatever the horror is. It demands the party leave for they have no part in this conflict, it even promises to return their pathetic lives if they stand aside. The party decide to hear the Lady out and fend off the being. As it dies Kjell shows the leader the horror that waits beyond death. The leader hears him and a crown of burning gold appears on his brow as the true name of the leader 'Darcan' echoes in his ears. He knows the leader has seen the plight of the dead and understood that something must be done. | ||
| - | Entering the tower then party confront the Smiling Lady, the twin-skull faced goddess. She tells the party that if they kill her monks as Mr Strings asked she will have no way to protect people from the broken darkness, the power of the dragon that consumes the spirits of the dead, for her Monks must usher people to her realm. She asks them instead to seal Mr String's fate and kill him to protect her servants. Whichever way they decide she tells that it is not their time to die and with a kiss she returns them to life, but not before Kjell tells her that the Founders will find some way to protect others from this fate. | + | Entering the tower the party confront the Smiling Lady, the twin-skull faced goddess of death and fate. She tells the party that if they kill her monks as Mr Strings asked she will have no way to protect people from the broken darkness , which is the power of one of the dragons that consumes the spirits of the dead, for her Monks must usher people to her realm. She asks them instead to seal Mr String's fate and kill him to protect her servants. Whichever way they decide she tells that it is not their time to die and with a kiss she returns them to life, but not before Kjell tells her that the Founders will find some way to protect others from this fate. |
| - | Awakening once more in the world of the living the party feel life returning to them. They agree to help the Monks and kill Mr Strings. Taking the abbot's ceremonial dagger they return to Mr Strings, pretending they have killed the Monks. In his office they turn on him only to discover that the real Mr Strings is really a parasitic twin growing out of the chest of the huge man they met earlier, he's also a powerful binding Mage. Despite his attempts to seize control of them the party prevail and cut him down. Using grenades Ricardo then blows-up the floor of his office, sending his suspended body to swing Puppet-like before the crowd below...a powerful message to his allies to not cross the Grinning Monks. | + | Awakening once more in the world of the living the party feel life returning to them. They agree to help the Monks and kill Mr Strings. Taking the abbot's ceremonial dagger they return to Mr Strings, pretending they have killed the Monks. In his office they turn on him only to discover that the real Mr Strings is in reality a parasitic twin growing out of the chest of the huge man they met earlier, he's also a potent binding Mage. Despite his attempts to seize control of them the party prevail and cut him down. Using grenades Ricardo then blows-up the floor of his office, sending his suspended body to swing Puppet-like before the crowd below...a powerful message to his allies to not cross the Grinning Monks. |
| As they flee the Abbott thanks them for their service and promises them favor of the Lady, should they wish it. They spend the next few days hiding out in Kjell's church until the furore in the underworld dies down. It seems that fate is smiling on them as no one comes to avenge Mr Strings death, or perhaps his allies are secretly quite happy to see him dead. | As they flee the Abbott thanks them for their service and promises them favor of the Lady, should they wish it. They spend the next few days hiding out in Kjell's church until the furore in the underworld dies down. It seems that fate is smiling on them as no one comes to avenge Mr Strings death, or perhaps his allies are secretly quite happy to see him dead. | ||
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| * All the party recover 80 Acra from Mr Strings stash. | * All the party recover 80 Acra from Mr Strings stash. | ||
| - | * Raven - has the mastercrafted ivory dagger of the Abbott of the Grinning Monks, it is almost perfect designed for killing and does +1 damage on a successful backstab. | + | * Raven - has the mastercrafted ivory dagger of the Abbott of the Grinning Monks, it is almost perfectly designed for killing and does +1 damage on a successful backstab. |
| * Kjell - has learnt the true name of the Leader and may call upon the full might of his gods power with the appropriate epic tree. | * Kjell - has learnt the true name of the Leader and may call upon the full might of his gods power with the appropriate epic tree. | ||
| * Raven and Ricardo - accept the blessing of the Smiling Lady and may take her divine favour epic tree. | * Raven and Ricardo - accept the blessing of the Smiling Lady and may take her divine favour epic tree. | ||
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| Once per encounter you and your allies may call a DODGE against any call that would take you to 0 hits (i.e. this dodge can't be used if the attack would not have killed you) as some improbable chance event saves your life. | Once per encounter you and your allies may call a DODGE against any call that would take you to 0 hits (i.e. this dodge can't be used if the attack would not have killed you) as some improbable chance event saves your life. | ||
| - | {{tag>"beyondtheveil" adventure}} | + | {{tag>"beyondtheveil" adventure kjell_caulson raven_caulus ricardo_reed the_smiling_lady}} |
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