Arkobla Conn
Mongoose
Notes:
1. This will be a very high level summary as I don't remember the details.
2. I think one of the players is working on a better summary.
3. This contains SPOILERS.
4. While the concept of these events have several 'x' rated sessions, the text below is PG-13. Apologies if I still manage to offend anyone.
<No bad words were used in this description>
When last we discussed our hero's, Abaddon had been captured and the group was reeling from back to back deadly confrontations - the first at a brothel and the second outside their inn. It was time to lay low. Following Miranda out of town, the group found themselves at a hideout she had used in the past. During the hours spent their, they rested, bandaged wounds and strategized about where to go from here.
The biggest problem was re-entering the city. Surely the gaurds were now notified and on the lookout for them. Once inside, the group needed to find Abaddon and try to find out more information about why they were being attacked. To tackle the first issue, Miranda promised to lead them in a secret way, but they would have to lead the way for finding Abaddon.
Miranda's way in was through the sewers which turned out mostly effective. Lady Maja ended up slipping in the muck, soiling her clothes. When exiting through a gratein the merchant quarter, the group finalized the next step of their plan. They decided to use Lady Maja as bait, knowing that certain people were bidding on beautiful slaves for use at the 'orgies' mentioned by the old guardsmen the night before. To facilitate selling her, they stripped her of most of her highbord clothes (which were soiled anyway), cleaned her up, and then went to the slave auction.
At the auction, Lady Maja was stripped, shown, and sold to a man known to the group for attending the 'orgies' of Kara Parma...whatever or whoever that was. Paths were crossed and eventually the group lost track of where Maja went. Now down Lady Maja and Abaddon, the group decided to follow another lead. A noble woman, rumored to attend the 'orgies' and also rumored to be seeking a husband, lived in the wealthy district. Perhaps they could find some idea where to go from there.
<Unbeknownst to the group, Lady Maja was discovered trying to send notes outside of the compound and then drugged in response. She would be a compliant participant in the events to come...>
As evening fell, the group moved to the wealthy district, hoping to try to find out where this 'party' was going to take place. Negotiating their way into the noblewoman's house, they found she was not present. With some support from one of her visitors, they were led to a secret entrance to the sewers minutes before the arrival of a mob of angry men.
Rushing through the maze of tunnels beneath the city, the group avoided the men chasing them Eventually, they came upon a hidden room. Within the room, they were assaulted with visions of forbidden debauchery. Indeed, they soon found themselves acting without thought, guided by some unseen hand into actual debauchery. As that unbidden, unwanted session of sexual depravity ended (of which only Miranda represented the fairer side while Ajonga, Hadrathus, Raz and Belyara represented the men) everyone snapped awake, acutely aware of what had just transpired. They were unable to stop themselves and confused, sure that some type of sorcery had been behind the cruel event.
Moving on, the group finally found the exit and discovered that the true 'orgie' was taking place at a local temple. Entering the temple, they found naked men and women surrounding an altar. Many of the men and women were engaged in debauchery while more watched as the noble woman engaged in her own sexual activity on top of the altar. Underneath her was Abaddon, and around the altar were several men who were obviously slain by the noble woman. Despite being naked, she was bathed in the blood of her previous victims. While she moved atop Abaddon, taking her pleasure and preparing to end his life like she had with the others, she read from a large tome held by another naked person, this time a young girl. She too had a splattering of blood, which came from her mistresses victims. Oddly enough, the book was not covered in blood.
Acting quickly, the group began to move forward. From antichambers, men in armor came forth and a grand melee began. During this melee, the noblewoman pulled out her dagger and stabbed downward. Abaddon, drugged but not dead, was able to struggle enough to move aside, taking the blow to the shoulder instead of the heart. Even as blood gushed from the wound, the woman began to change. Instead of becoming more beautiful, as usual for this rite, she became older and uglier. Finally, she was frail enough to fall from her unwholesome perch just as a crack began in the altar beneath Abaddon.
Suddenly, men and women watched agape as the large form of the demoness Kara Parma appeared. Naked, save for large wings, she began to swing a large sword at everyone within reach. Her first swing nearly decaptitated Hadrathus. As she turned to face Raz and the others, Ajonga stepped out from behind a curtain and threw his javilin. It hit a vital spot and, incredibly dealt her a blow that would kill for certain. In her last breaths of life, Kara Parma pulled her sorcerous powers into one wizardly blast of energy, killing several and leaving more severely injured. One such fatality was Miranda, who slumped againt the wall and expired without a word.
Eventually, the group found Lady Maja, pulled Abaddon free from the rubble of the altar (which saved him) and decided it was definately time to leave Shadizar...
1. This will be a very high level summary as I don't remember the details.
2. I think one of the players is working on a better summary.
3. This contains SPOILERS.
4. While the concept of these events have several 'x' rated sessions, the text below is PG-13. Apologies if I still manage to offend anyone.
<No bad words were used in this description>
When last we discussed our hero's, Abaddon had been captured and the group was reeling from back to back deadly confrontations - the first at a brothel and the second outside their inn. It was time to lay low. Following Miranda out of town, the group found themselves at a hideout she had used in the past. During the hours spent their, they rested, bandaged wounds and strategized about where to go from here.
The biggest problem was re-entering the city. Surely the gaurds were now notified and on the lookout for them. Once inside, the group needed to find Abaddon and try to find out more information about why they were being attacked. To tackle the first issue, Miranda promised to lead them in a secret way, but they would have to lead the way for finding Abaddon.
Miranda's way in was through the sewers which turned out mostly effective. Lady Maja ended up slipping in the muck, soiling her clothes. When exiting through a gratein the merchant quarter, the group finalized the next step of their plan. They decided to use Lady Maja as bait, knowing that certain people were bidding on beautiful slaves for use at the 'orgies' mentioned by the old guardsmen the night before. To facilitate selling her, they stripped her of most of her highbord clothes (which were soiled anyway), cleaned her up, and then went to the slave auction.
At the auction, Lady Maja was stripped, shown, and sold to a man known to the group for attending the 'orgies' of Kara Parma...whatever or whoever that was. Paths were crossed and eventually the group lost track of where Maja went. Now down Lady Maja and Abaddon, the group decided to follow another lead. A noble woman, rumored to attend the 'orgies' and also rumored to be seeking a husband, lived in the wealthy district. Perhaps they could find some idea where to go from there.
<Unbeknownst to the group, Lady Maja was discovered trying to send notes outside of the compound and then drugged in response. She would be a compliant participant in the events to come...>
As evening fell, the group moved to the wealthy district, hoping to try to find out where this 'party' was going to take place. Negotiating their way into the noblewoman's house, they found she was not present. With some support from one of her visitors, they were led to a secret entrance to the sewers minutes before the arrival of a mob of angry men.
Rushing through the maze of tunnels beneath the city, the group avoided the men chasing them Eventually, they came upon a hidden room. Within the room, they were assaulted with visions of forbidden debauchery. Indeed, they soon found themselves acting without thought, guided by some unseen hand into actual debauchery. As that unbidden, unwanted session of sexual depravity ended (of which only Miranda represented the fairer side while Ajonga, Hadrathus, Raz and Belyara represented the men) everyone snapped awake, acutely aware of what had just transpired. They were unable to stop themselves and confused, sure that some type of sorcery had been behind the cruel event.
Moving on, the group finally found the exit and discovered that the true 'orgie' was taking place at a local temple. Entering the temple, they found naked men and women surrounding an altar. Many of the men and women were engaged in debauchery while more watched as the noble woman engaged in her own sexual activity on top of the altar. Underneath her was Abaddon, and around the altar were several men who were obviously slain by the noble woman. Despite being naked, she was bathed in the blood of her previous victims. While she moved atop Abaddon, taking her pleasure and preparing to end his life like she had with the others, she read from a large tome held by another naked person, this time a young girl. She too had a splattering of blood, which came from her mistresses victims. Oddly enough, the book was not covered in blood.
Acting quickly, the group began to move forward. From antichambers, men in armor came forth and a grand melee began. During this melee, the noblewoman pulled out her dagger and stabbed downward. Abaddon, drugged but not dead, was able to struggle enough to move aside, taking the blow to the shoulder instead of the heart. Even as blood gushed from the wound, the woman began to change. Instead of becoming more beautiful, as usual for this rite, she became older and uglier. Finally, she was frail enough to fall from her unwholesome perch just as a crack began in the altar beneath Abaddon.
Suddenly, men and women watched agape as the large form of the demoness Kara Parma appeared. Naked, save for large wings, she began to swing a large sword at everyone within reach. Her first swing nearly decaptitated Hadrathus. As she turned to face Raz and the others, Ajonga stepped out from behind a curtain and threw his javilin. It hit a vital spot and, incredibly dealt her a blow that would kill for certain. In her last breaths of life, Kara Parma pulled her sorcerous powers into one wizardly blast of energy, killing several and leaving more severely injured. One such fatality was Miranda, who slumped againt the wall and expired without a word.
Eventually, the group found Lady Maja, pulled Abaddon free from the rubble of the altar (which saved him) and decided it was definately time to leave Shadizar...
