KKO Session 8: The Silk Page
General Summary
12/3/875
- Party in Eld
- Tevlin knows a tiefling named Hastur from Rakka who can give them intel about the 'Silk Page'
- At tavern Hastur is knocking down flagons of ale
- He says Silk Page can copy a person’s soul
- Can grant immortality, power
- Drow were contracted to create this page by either Paper Dragons or Chomei
- He goes on racist rant about drow, chokes on Paper Dragons poison and dies
- Party checks drink, finds origami bird with Hastur’s name inside
- They ask around about bartender, find out he paid the tavern to work there for a week
- Bucephalus buys a shortsword for 150GP
- Party finds assassin’s hideout in downtown Eld
- Assassin gets some licks in on Balasar, Nyana rips his throat out
- Balasar finds a map, party escapes before room explodes
- That night Tevlin says he got a call from Judith
- She doesn’t like them so far from Olenjii
- Also, Dowd was murdered and Saoirse is missing now
- Bucephalus goes to a hookah bar in Dowd’s honor
- Party’s been bushwhacking through Koulan Forests for weeks
- Nyana knows exactly where they need to go
- There’s a kenku camp marked on the map they found in assassin’s room
- Bucephalus gets some bad firebark burns, Nyana gives him weed to help
- They finally make it to Kenku camp, a couple dozen kenkus playing and partying
- Bucephalus begs for firebark treatment, Nyana and Guppy with him
- Balasar stays back and hides in woods
- One kenku recognizes them from episode on the way to Ichigo
- Bucephalus gets treated, but they all get stuck in cage in wagon
- As the festivities continue an old kenku tribe leader summons younger kenku
- This one is an origami master, and he will now use the Silk Page
- Surely this will make the kenku tribe a force to be reckoned with!
- Only problem is that the kenku did a terrible job folding the Silk Page
- Page comes to life on its own, transforms into a dozen different beasts
- The Silk Page slaughters the kenku camp in a matter of seconds
- The Silk Page overlooks the carnage and start talking to party
- Silk Page says they’re designed to grant most powerful person immortality
- When asked who the most powerful person is, party says Page shouldn’t bother
- Page shouldn’t have to accommodate for other people
- Be the leader of its own destiny, nobody’s worth Page’s power!
- Page is distraught by this, goes on existential bend for a moment
- Eventually decides that it should be the one to lead world
- If nobody’s powerful enough, then Page should rule
- Not exactly what party had in mind
- Silk Page thanks party for its self-actualization, will now go on warpath
- Anybody who does not submit to Page’s authority will be seen as threat
- Including Kawa, Kiri, and Paper Dragons
- The Silk Page starts generating massive army from Ream pages
- Leaves group with parting gift: an ogre made of Ream page
- Boss Fight: Paper Ogre
- Ogre wrecks the wagon cage, injuring and freeing most of party at the same time
- Balasar actually gets a lot of good hits in with spears and battleaxe
- Guppy helps, but him and Bucephalus get KO’d
- Nyana unleashes the beast, uses thorn whip to tear ogre apart
- Now, where did the Silk Page go?
- Party takes a rest, heads back into woods to check on party wagon
- Hokan’s dead, but Tevlin survived attack from Silk Page
- Party decides to head to Sanjuro City
- They can try warning Lord Mayor of invasion and clearing their names!
- Tevlin’s got a broken arm, but they race against Silk Page to Sanjuro City
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