It's SHOWTIME!
After throughly inspecting the murals, the People’s Courier Service remembered what they had come to the dungeon for and started trying to locate Hartfell’s dagger. The Interloper managed to find the dagger attached to a boot with a decomposed skeletal foot in it - presumably Hartfell’s. Interloper kept her foot bones for some reason. The Interloper also found a talking rod/staff named Rodney. Rodney revealed that he had been trapped in the dungeon since the time when the murals were drawn-- he belonged to the slain Drow in the dungeon. After a short interview process, in which Rodney also revealed he was an elongated Immovable Rod and was able to cast Fireball once a day, The Inteloper decided to take Rodney along.
After they had concluded searching the dungeon, Aria and STU searched for an exit which didn’t involve going back the way they came - Aria pulled the first lever she saw which resulted in her and STU getting flushed down a chute, into wet, muddy sand outside. The rest of the group reluctantly followed them.
MEANWHILE
Neb woke to find herself in a dark space. A spotlight illuminated a stage with a green curtain. A small clown, much like the group had witnessed in Edwin’s tent, pushed a comically large yellow box. The clown said “Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr Bang Bang” and out from the box emenated manic laughter which eventually evolved into anguished screams and feral growls. A grotesque entity resembling a jack-in-the-box clown sprung from the box. It fixed it’s gaze on Neb and lujnged rabidly at her only for the spring it was attached to to pull tight and it snapped back into its box. The clown approched Neb and informed her that would be her only warning, before pulling a lever releasing a trap door under Neb’s feet. Neb slowly fell through a type of vortex which showed clues about Uncle and the other entities’ prior existence.
Neb was then suddenly dumped unceremoniously into the muddy sand next to the rest of the group.
Reunited, the group decided to head back to town. To do so they had to pass the “village” in which the vagabond orphans lived. It appeared that they had commandeered the group’s mules. STU was caught in a snare trap while approaching the village which alerted the orphans to the group’s presence. The orphans got their leader Big Jack - who the PCS had been informed was the age of 14/15. This was true but Full-blooded Orcs tended to reach physical maturity from the age of 14. Therefore, Big Jack towered over the group. Neb offered to teach Big Jack about Unitism as a peace offering which for some reason worked, and the lesson went so well that she effectively converted Big Jack.
Big Jack informed the PCS that they couldn’t return their Mules as they needed to sell them but offered an alternate method of getting back to Magmare Urbs - the boom boom rocket. Essentially this was a gigantic wicker basket attached to mutliple sails which kind of acted like a paraglide. However it was powered by exploding two sticks of dynamite next to a very large forgotten crystal.
The group agreed to ride this death trap and miraculously made it to their destination (more or less) with only minimal injuries.
The group returned Hartfell’s dagger and shoe, but not her foot much to her confusion. She was also already baffled about Neb’s unexplainable disappearance. Nevertheless, Hartfell thanked the group. The group enquired a little about Horizon. Hartfell had very little to say outside of what he did best (which was clean up dead bodies) and roughly how long ago he left.
The time had now come for NEMO’S SHOW
The PCS arrived at the theatre a couple of hours before curtain and went backstage.
Learning that the theatre was once the Mantle Piece’s toy factory previously, the group explored the backstage area throughly. They found remnants of an assembly line for toys. The party also found crates with old toys from the factory such as a yellow stuffed bear, tiny clowsn, a jack in the box and and, slightly odd, what appears to be an action figure of a Kenku with a large yellow coat on. It is accompanied by a note which says “Crow Man - the emblem of the Sylvasker flag comes to life as a brand new superhero for all!”.
The party have a long discussion about the nature of Uncle Pally Wal, with the bear himself occassionally chiming in to mock them, until the concert starts. It is revealed that the Headliner is Brock the Highwayman who admitted that his stand and deliver stunt was merely that - a stunt - and gave the group’s money back.
The opening act is a surprise appearance from two of the four original members of reveered bardic quartet As I Slowly Die. Then Nemo gives the performance of his lifetime. Brock and the Highwaymen start of strong but midway through their second song the lights go out and Horizon appears in the the theatre. He kidnaps Mr Chalk, the theatre owner, and disappears in a flash of green energy leaving behind 4 animated entities which move in a puppet-like fashion.
STU and The Interloper see Horizon materialise near the exit of the theatre. Horizon informs STU that Unlce Pally Wal is scared of him and The Interloper chases Horizon outside. As Horizon vanishes into his portal The Interloper dives in after him.
SESSION END.
After they had concluded searching the dungeon, Aria and STU searched for an exit which didn’t involve going back the way they came - Aria pulled the first lever she saw which resulted in her and STU getting flushed down a chute, into wet, muddy sand outside. The rest of the group reluctantly followed them.
MEANWHILE
Neb woke to find herself in a dark space. A spotlight illuminated a stage with a green curtain. A small clown, much like the group had witnessed in Edwin’s tent, pushed a comically large yellow box. The clown said “Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr Bang Bang” and out from the box emenated manic laughter which eventually evolved into anguished screams and feral growls. A grotesque entity resembling a jack-in-the-box clown sprung from the box. It fixed it’s gaze on Neb and lujnged rabidly at her only for the spring it was attached to to pull tight and it snapped back into its box. The clown approched Neb and informed her that would be her only warning, before pulling a lever releasing a trap door under Neb’s feet. Neb slowly fell through a type of vortex which showed clues about Uncle and the other entities’ prior existence.
Neb was then suddenly dumped unceremoniously into the muddy sand next to the rest of the group.
Reunited, the group decided to head back to town. To do so they had to pass the “village” in which the vagabond orphans lived. It appeared that they had commandeered the group’s mules. STU was caught in a snare trap while approaching the village which alerted the orphans to the group’s presence. The orphans got their leader Big Jack - who the PCS had been informed was the age of 14/15. This was true but Full-blooded Orcs tended to reach physical maturity from the age of 14. Therefore, Big Jack towered over the group. Neb offered to teach Big Jack about Unitism as a peace offering which for some reason worked, and the lesson went so well that she effectively converted Big Jack.
Big Jack informed the PCS that they couldn’t return their Mules as they needed to sell them but offered an alternate method of getting back to Magmare Urbs - the boom boom rocket. Essentially this was a gigantic wicker basket attached to mutliple sails which kind of acted like a paraglide. However it was powered by exploding two sticks of dynamite next to a very large forgotten crystal.
The group agreed to ride this death trap and miraculously made it to their destination (more or less) with only minimal injuries.
The group returned Hartfell’s dagger and shoe, but not her foot much to her confusion. She was also already baffled about Neb’s unexplainable disappearance. Nevertheless, Hartfell thanked the group. The group enquired a little about Horizon. Hartfell had very little to say outside of what he did best (which was clean up dead bodies) and roughly how long ago he left.
The time had now come for NEMO’S SHOW
The PCS arrived at the theatre a couple of hours before curtain and went backstage.
Learning that the theatre was once the Mantle Piece’s toy factory previously, the group explored the backstage area throughly. They found remnants of an assembly line for toys. The party also found crates with old toys from the factory such as a yellow stuffed bear, tiny clowsn, a jack in the box and and, slightly odd, what appears to be an action figure of a Kenku with a large yellow coat on. It is accompanied by a note which says “Crow Man - the emblem of the Sylvasker flag comes to life as a brand new superhero for all!”.
The party have a long discussion about the nature of Uncle Pally Wal, with the bear himself occassionally chiming in to mock them, until the concert starts. It is revealed that the Headliner is Brock the Highwayman who admitted that his stand and deliver stunt was merely that - a stunt - and gave the group’s money back.
The opening act is a surprise appearance from two of the four original members of reveered bardic quartet As I Slowly Die. Then Nemo gives the performance of his lifetime. Brock and the Highwaymen start of strong but midway through their second song the lights go out and Horizon appears in the the theatre. He kidnaps Mr Chalk, the theatre owner, and disappears in a flash of green energy leaving behind 4 animated entities which move in a puppet-like fashion.
STU and The Interloper see Horizon materialise near the exit of the theatre. Horizon informs STU that Unlce Pally Wal is scared of him and The Interloper chases Horizon outside. As Horizon vanishes into his portal The Interloper dives in after him.
SESSION END.
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