Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap part 3

The Fucking A Team approached a dog that had been following them to discover it was truly a shapeshifter. It ran away before they were able to discover why. They made their way to Hype's mother who was in morning over the loss of her sister. Though her grief was indeed true, they learned it insanity was from an old enemy: The rakshasa who killed Eivor. Freeing her from the infernal influence, they made their way to the local brothal for some lovin- er information.   Ash was named Queen of the sex after seducing a minitour bouncer. Aurelius learned they were summoning demons in the brothel. Venture lost his memory in a demonic deal to learn Aspasia is looking for a haunted book and willing to make a deal with a succubus to get rid of a curse. Deciding to head towards the sewers, Rumple disgusted everyone as hoodlums. The party got into a gang fight between the Slaughter Fish Gang and the mask gang on their way there. After the fight was over, Bree negotiated some info from the gang captain about the D4C location.   They extracted the information from scissors, stealing his magical scissors in the process, and learning that the would be assassin was horrible at his job.   However the fight had exacerbated Rizz’s “condition” and the party split up. Some rushing Rizz to the Verdan HQ and the others staying behind to interrogate Scissors (now much more helpful after a successful Suggestion spell from Breeze). Despite that the “birth” went smoothly, depositing a slimy naked full grown Zazik, her soul either non existent or split into two.   Meanwhile Team Hard Questions interrogated Scissors who turned to out to be fairly helpful. Scissors told them that the actual headquarters was before escaping. The full party regrouped at the sewer entrance and slew Otyughs, saving two sewer workers. Thankful for the rescue, they offered their two emblems that would help the party get past the cleaning golems. The party thanked them, made some more and took a much needed rest.

Morning arrived and the party sufficiently curious about the dog approached it cautiously to which it replied “Woof?” And that is where we ended the session. The party accosted the dog with a variety of dog things. Treats, enticements, spells, and finally full body hugs.   The Marigold-patented full body hug went poorly (or perfectly well depending on your perspective) however as the dog was forced out of his wildshape into his true human(?) form of horribly sleep deprived but flirty teen.   He proved too slippery however and escaped down the alley only to be pounced on by a large magical cat named Vetur. He poofed away in a cloud of dust (wild-shaped into a tiny rockcrab and making a stealth check with disadvantage successfully) leaving the party scratching their heads about this strange spy.     Collecting themselves, they started out for the day headed for the Canyon of Veils, however as they passed Hype’s families estate and saw the mourning decorations decided to stop in and pay respects.   A memorial service for those she knew in the city was being held, as she was being prepared for burial in the tombs of her House. Badri met the group invited them to stay as he needed to talk to Hype. He had two things, first a gift left to Hype by Jahan with a strange lock and second that his mother was not doing well.   Hype immediately went to his mother and found her in the midst of a mental breakdown, confused on what was reality and what was dream. However in a strange moment of lucidity caused by seeing Vetur, she warned him of a multi headed cat person who threatened his and her life.   Hype out of depths called for the party and his families healers. As the healers prepared expensive and involved restoration rituals, Marigold risked her mind for Hype by diving into his mother’s shattered psyche.   Marigold witnessed a true burning memory of Kinana holding an infant Hype threatened by a shadowy multi headed cat devil with strange reversed hands and proceeded to cast a powerful spell on Kinana, whose residual energies Marigold was subjected to as well.     Melody, Marigold’s Pixy had to take over directing Marigold for a while, until the secondhand feeble mind could be undone. With this confirmation the party looked seriously into one sort of foe that were facing. With the additional papers found in Jahan’s box which also included his father’s bow, they party assembled some conclusions. Hype’s father and brothers death was not from Giants but planned and covered up by this infernal and powerful Rakshasa.     Leaving the Daher residence the party had more questions than answers as a trend of infernal enemies continued. They headed on to the Canyon of Veils and were blocked by one of the oldest form of street theatre, a man being kicked out.   The man in question dressed in the garb of an old Gaz’Rocian priest was convinced of dangerous infernal forces at work in the Canyon of Veils but was dismissed by the local authorities pointing out that the Canyon’s autonomy ( and vicious mysterious enforcement forces) protects infernal creatures as long as they follow the rules.   The old man was scared off and The party were allowed in and headed to the Lusty Sighs, the casino/entertainment/brothel and found Raquel who introduced the party to the curvaceous owner of the establishment Matron Mercy, a tiefling disguised as a human cosplaying as a devil (she has layers). The party dispersed to gather information specifically looking for clues to the location of the D4C agent named Honey, any rumors of a Rakshasa, and leads on Aspasia.   Aspasia was confirmed to have been there and had visited the most exclusive resident of the Lusty Sighs, The Willow, and Vetur followed his curiosity up to her room, lucking his way into a private meeting.   The D4C member Honey was confirmed to have a sister at the establishment and Director Young was known to visit the canyon on business with two other D4C agents named Rose and Scissors. The two agents had clashed with a Feegle woman several weeks before and Director Young had approached Madam Mercy about some kind of business proposal.   However no leads to the Rakshasa were discovered. Marigold has been using the image of the Rakshasa she saw in the vision to troll for reactions and rumors of a wierd infernal cat man have begun to spread.   The other rumors going around are that the Slaughterfish Gang and Red House Syndicate are in a gang war and making heavy use of the drug Bloodgud which causes berserker like rages.   And a new store called Advanced Arms is selling firearms to the public for the first time, but is locked down by some kind of Administratto issue. A large official Verdan balloon is parked above it. (Marigold used a scry and found out this has something to do with her fiancé Loka and Zazik’s mother Makoto)   Ash was crowned Queen of Sex, Breeze awkwardly flirted, Maris eavesdropped, Hype and Rumpel gamed and flirted, while Aurelius pulled a honeypot and discovered a secret infernal summoning club in the basement that may or may not be insidious.   Eventually a very relaxed Vetur returned to the group and gave them the short hand of shat they got from the Willow. Aspasia had visited to ask about Willow’s sister, a succubus employee of D4C named Honey. Honey had offered to cure Aspasia’s “love aura” in exchange for the lost book. However Aspasia had also discovered that lost book had lost itself, possessed by an unknown ghost, the same one whose strange mist had caught the party before.   The party headed out with many invitations to return and found it was early afternoon already. Deciding to head to the sewers while they waited for Marigold to return, the party headed into the shadowed slums. The choked streets made going slow and a crowd of laborers moving a couple crates caused a roadblock that turned into an ambush as Red House Syndicate Thugs and Bloodgud-using Zerkers dropped from the rooftops.   However the ambush was not for the party but the laborers who drew blades as if ready for an attacks. The party had stumbled into a battle of the city’s ongoing gang war between the Slaughter-fish Gang and Red House Syndicate. The party helped defend the Slaughterfish’s cargo and themselves impressing the quickly arriving Plumeria, the gang’s recruiter they met in the greenfold. To repay them Plumeria gave them a tip that the sewers may pay off and that the D4C agent spying on their house was named Scissors and had a hair salon of all things in the Slums. She also invited them to meet with her boss at the Fishhead’s Cup where they could get more information and help in exchange for more help against the Syndicate.   The party used the information from Plumeria to track down Scissor’s Salon. The group loitered outside watching the place and eating lumpy meat pie before heading in, only to be stopped by a pair of Kenku acting as receptionists.   As the party distracted the Kenku with madeup details about the “cut” they wanted, Rumpel snuck up stairs to Scissor’s room. He found Scissor asleep and purloined several things from his room, A Magical glass bead, a small ebony statue of a raven, and a pair of shiny scissors that Scissors was holding in his sleep.   The scissors may have been over the top however, As Rumple stepped backwards with his prizes, Scissors suddenly sat up in bed and reached out trying to telekinetically pull the scissors back. Not having this Rumpel lept out the nearest window and booked it. The rest of party seeing the commotion followed him with Scissors and the kenku giving chase.   Scissors managed to get his weapon back as the telekinetic controlled scissors split into two blades and returned to their owner. After a couple quick slashes with his psiblades, Scissors took the fight to the rooftop as the bigger lead kenku’s rained crossbow bolts from his position in the sky (the little kenku somehow flying him around). However Ash was able to stun and subdue him and a few well placed arrows took the kenku out of the sky.   However the fight had exacerbated Rizz’s “condition” and the party split up. Some rushing Rizz to the Verdan HQ and the others staying behind to interrogate Scissors (now much more helpful after a successful Suggestion spell from Breeze)   Team Rizz’s Doulas rushed across the city, a good 25 min run by light wagon, urged by on by the 30 min countdown Rizz gave them (this is fantasy and pregnancies come only when convenient) They reached the HQ, a huge balloon like airship floating over a flashy as yet unopened business Advanced Arms, and were swiftly airlifted upwards. Greeted by a stern and urgent Makoto, they were quickly rushed to Stuzu’s lab.   On the way, the Doulas were questioned intensely by Makoto about glitches and inconsistencies Rizz experienced during their gestation of the Zazik 2.0. This was taken as the expected criticism of Zazik’s work by a judgmental parent, but as they reached Stuzu’s lab, it seemed an unspoken concern hung in the air, beyond that of high expectations.   Despite that the “birth” went smoothly, depositing a slimy naked full grown Zazik, that the party and her mothers quickly got cleaned up and dressed. Her mother’s prodding and probing continued until they finally admitted the problem. Verdan cloning technology requires three things to work correctly, a gentic sample, a memory imprint, and the original soul. Zazik 2.0 has only two of those, her soul either non existent or split into two (Aurelius’s angelic senses confirming this). Stuzu tried to convince Zazik to stay for more test, but Makoto supported Zazik’s decision to go help her friends (as long as she also wore a magical device for tracking her health).   Meanwhile Team Hard Questions interrogated Scissors who turned to out to be fairly helpful. The Suggestion spell shaking off some of the influence that D4C had on their employees. Scissors told them that the actual headquarters was a place called the Directorate for Care, a secure facility for the criminally insane (at least what he had been told) that was connected to the sewer system, but also the Bektashi who delivered prisoners.   Director Young apparently had apparently taken some of Scissors memories as well as his autonomy. He had done work for D4C for several years before being allowed to be an outside asset. However it had not been going well as he proved to be a horrible freelance assassin or very good one depending on tour point of view. (Most of his contracts were successful in solving the clients problem, but not actual managing to kill the target.)   However as the group discusses what to do with him Scissors managed to escape, leaving a dummy behind to cover his escape. (Telekinetic rogues in hair salons should not be underestimated.) The Questioners shrugged and left, that problem absolutely solved.   The full party regrouped at the sewer entrance, Zazik’s revival taken pretty naturally (really it is just par for the course for our resident mad scientist). Pushing past a sign warning of cleaning golems in use, the party made their way into the foul sewers. A brief exploration was interrupted by the sounds of people in distress ahead. The party rushed forward and found a pair of halfling brothers being grappled by a trio of Otyughs, bulbous tentacled sewer monsters.   The party slew or drove off the Otyughs, the grateful brothers Oiram and Iggy agreed to help them find the Directorates entrance as they had previously done some work and drew them a quick helpful map.   The party talked with Oiram and Iggy about the other dangers in the sewer and were warned about a pair of cleaning golems that would attcak them on site unless each party member had a specially designed magical emblem. They offered their two emblems as they needed to get out for a bit (sewer monster attacks allow for a day off per union rules). Zazik and Breeze set to making temporary copies for the rest of the party, achieving a 24 hour version. While they did, Iggy pointed out the similarities between Rumpel and a sewer urchin they used to know named Schnapps. Rumpel declined the comparison pointing out he had been born fully adult and they did not press the issue.   The party took a long rest in the dome.