Session 62-63: Return to Purgatory
General Summary
(Maybe she's born with it, maybe it's Thaumaturgy)
Outside of the cave mouth, we notice that the water seems to be clearing. Robyn tests the water with another torch, and there don’t appear to be leeches in the top part. Covered in blood, acid and bile, Robyn takes the opportunity to clean off a bit before they make a move. Rel and Liv also make the most of the water while Saman keeps watch and Penny broods.
While brooding, Penny notices there is a marking on his sword that wasn’t there before, a triangle with lines that matches one of the sigils of the door he opened.
We follow the river down the hill towards Purgatory, giving some moving rocks wide berth before camping on the riverbank like we did on the way out. On respective watches, Penny and Saman discuss demons and the Cloudspire (at least 2 weeks travel one way) and Penny shows Saman the new symbol on his sword, while Robyn voices to Rel the possibility of her staying in Purgatory to help them (Rel gave a successful pep talk and promptly told Robyn she worries too much).
Heading to Purgatory in the morning, with only a minor edit to the route (we were heading too far east), Penny notices there is more smoke than usual coming from the settlement. We get there and are told there was an attack two days prior during the forum.
A portal opened in the middle of the hall and the same demons from past attacks appeared; part of the town hall was sheared away entirely when the portal appeared. Hancock lost part of his hand, and all that remained of Arda in this plane was one of his legs.
We head to the infirmary, passing the remains of the town hall where some of Hancock’s apprentices are assessing the damage. In the infirmary, Hancock is belligerently trying to get out of bed to get to work, and Daemon is unconscious. Endira is with him as the healers are working on his wound, a slice from his chin all down his torso. Liv works her magic and the wound recedes from his face, but still needs more healing.
Endira explains that she arrived yesterday,the day after the attack. A flying demon was leading the force, and they literally appeared in the settlement mid-forum. Some guards were swallowed up by the portal, including Arda.
Saman went to check on Hancock, who must have been feeling better given how cranky he was being. He listened when Saman counselled that he should rest and heal up. Hancock said he’d never seen Daemon move that fast and that he saw to five of them on his own.
Saman and Liv stayed in the infirmary to help while Penny and Rel went to check the damage at the hall and speak to other guards. Robyn stayed in the infirmary at Daemon’s bedside with Endira for a while - Endira tells her the correct date (47 Conditori around 9-10 days out from Robyn’s journal. After a short heart to heart of sorts, she heads out to one of the lookout ‘towers’, relieves one of the guards there and takes a watch.
Penny and Rel speak to one of the guards to see if there’s any additional information, but not much different than other reports so far. Guard mentions it is Penny’s birthday (38/39? Conditori; but guard is wrong on what day it is).
Back at the infirmary, Endira and Liv are resting and Daemon wakes up. He and Saman catch up, and Saman helps him to the town hall for food; they meet Rel and Penny en route. Everyone bar Robyn and Liv convene there; Liv is resting, Robyn still on the wall.
Daemon recounts his version of events; more or less the same as everyone else so far, with exception of the dates. The consensus is that we need more information to stop these attacks; though there’s not much readily available, Saman thinks Tiberius may have books that could help.
Robyn is relieved from watch and told to get some food; she heads to the infirmary first, where Daemon is gone and Endira still sleeping. Figuring Daemon has gone for food, they head to the town hall together where they get caught up. With the decision to head back to Bastion in the morning, Robyn asks Daemon if she can stay when they get back, once she’s gotten some business settled in Bastion. While the others go to rest, Robyn stays with Daemon to catch up in private.
Bastion Date: 47 Conditori
Report Date
11 Oct 2020
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