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2019-08-04 10:55 am

a second reckoning of sorts

August 1, 2019 Session | Resistance, Pt II

Characters Present:
Siochan, Maya
New Characters:
Frithacar Spynewind, half-elf, half-gnome mage (Judi Dench)
Her bodyguard, elven spellcaster of some kind (Jessica Marais)
Rissien, elven assassin (William Levy)
Dhaun'e, drow blademaster (Jaime Alexander)

Summary
 
- Colleen said goodbye to Siochan, who promised to get her ice cream when she got back. Colleen said that she would convince Alainn to visit her therapist again.
-Everyone donned disguises for Rio. Damon's was not good, so they made him sexy. But he couldn't not do a British accent. Maya had a rocking American accent (Siochan too).
-They got to Rio and texted the lady and Glasya took the kids and pretended to be scared by Mischa. Siochan and Blaken took a million selfies on Noah on Maya's phone and made her mad. They got word to meet at the Aprazaviel Cafe while Siochan learned to speak Portuguese walking down the road. They scoped out the place and didn't see any weapons or anything, so they got a table to wait for the lady.
- A badass looking elf lady showed up and scoped them out in return, the bodyguard for Frithacar who was a little half elf half gnome lady. She sat with them and put up a no talky zone around them so they could speak freely. They told her about Shar trying to destroy both worlds, about Kate being the vessel and having killed Sehanine, about their plan to use the binding ritual that was used on Malaak'a, and that they had Jeanne Gar working on a way to control the backlash. They also told her that they were involved with bringing back magic here in South America with what Iscariot had been doing. She was skeptical of their quest and of whether this was actually as dire as the gods wanted them to think it was, and seemed generally dismissive of gods in general, but interested in knowing more. Frithacar was nervous about accepting the invitation to join the circle b/c she was leading resistance against a bunch of people trying to wipe out magic users in South America and she thought it might fall apart without her.
-They were interrupted by an assassination attempt. Siochan and Blaken noticed the assassin as they broke illusion but were too slow to stop them from stabbing Frithacar who collapsed on the table. Blaken threw up an illusion to keep the other patrons from seeing the fight and they fought the assassin, overwhelming him while Blaken took Frithacar to safety. Damon was sure not to kill him so that his wife could do it, but in the end, Siochan decided to spare him and he said that he had a wife and kids who they would kill if he failed. He was a silver skinned bald elf with a devastatingly attractive diamond shaped face.
-They took him to a hotel room to discuss more, once they learned that “Birlond” had his wife and kids and had coerced him into the assassination attempt to save their lives. They learned that the wife and kids had magic abilities and that Birlond was part of a political group who was trying to take power and then kill off all the magic users. Frithacar told them what she knew about Birlond and how his company was from America and called Syndicate Medical. She had failed at her attempts to scry inside.
-They came up with a plan to get inside by having Rissien, the assassin offer up two of them as 'captives'. After some discussion, it was decided that it would be Damon and Siochan and that Blaken, Maya, and Noah would go in and rescue them.
-Rissien took them to the meeting spot, which was an alleyway that had the symbol of Pazuzu graffitied on the wall - something that Blaken and Maya both recognized as serious trouble. A portal opened up and Damon and Siochan entered, where they found themselves separated and locked in cells. Siochan learned that her magic wasn't working and a woman named Dhaun came to try to question her but got nothing out of her and said that soon it would be 'her turn'.
-Eventually a man came over an announcer as she was trying to crack open a glass on top of her ceiling that housed a strange green light. He indicated that they were running some kind of test that involved disease on those who had magic in their veins and then the room filled with gas, and Siochan got very sick.
-Outside, Blaken and Maya and Noah decided to get inside, scoping out the art museum attached to the alley before deciding that was a dead end and heading right for the Syndicate Medical building. Noah snuck in to get a passcard and description of a guard for Blaken to pretend to be. They put Maya's sword in Cania and used illusion to disguise Planeshear as a bunch of keys and got through security with a good ruse. On the elevator, Blaken realized that he couldn't teleport out so he offered to physically leave and get her sword, then find a way in. Maya and Noah went on alone, while in her cell, Siochan contracted the bubonic plague. Maya and Noah found a secret door in the basement that led down some stairs where they ran afoul of Dhaun and got in a fight, as Damon broke out of his cell and came to rescue Siochan. However, he was assailed by some kind of monk and a fight ensued there too. Maya and Noah managed to stop Dhaun, and Maya offered her the salvation of Eilistraae, getting her to tell them that they should hurry if they meant to stop Birlond and telling them where to go. Damon drained the monk of blood to heal himself, and Siochan found that her powers worked in the hallway and rid herself of the plague.

 
Soundtrack
Speed the Collapse - Metric | Siochan talks to Asher
Resistance - Muse | Maya talks to Christos
Start a War - Klergy, Valerie Broussard
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2019-08-01 04:15 pm

March 10th, 2019 | Resistance Pt I

March 10th, 2019 Session | Reclamation Pt. 2

Characters Present: 
Siochan, Maya

Summary

-Siochan and Blaken went off into the woods to talk about what had happened with her and Asher. She allowed him to see everything, and they talked about her guilt. He brought up the guilt that they had asked others to work through and asked what they were doing asking them to do it if they didn't understand it themselves. Siochan brought up that she didn't think the purity clause in the quest was right and they discussed the possibility of having sex, and what it would mean for them and for the quest. He admitted that he didn't think that the angels really understood sex, and their interpretation of the quest was skewed on the side of playing it safe. He also expressed his fears that this was what Lucifer wanted all along, that it was a long term game to get Siochan to sleep with someone. He told her that his love for her was the most pure thing he had ever felt, and that he couldn't see how any expression of that love could be wrong. They started kissing passionately. He opened a portal to Cania, to the room where they'd danced before, knowing it would alert Maya and give them a smaller time window, saying they could run away there and commit to the decision or they could wait until they had everything else in order for the big war coming, for the people they care about.
 
-At the Disciple meeting, they discussed what Siochan expected from everyone going forward. She told them that she wanted them to be able to make those decisions for themselves. They decided that everyone would go except for Catrice, who would rebuild if everything went to hell, but the world still existed in the wake. Dominik asked Siochan about inviting Ember to be a disciple and agreed to talk to her with Cambridge.
 
-Afterwards, Damon brought up to them that he had overheard Siochan's thoughts and she should talk to Maya about her convo with Blaken. He took Blaken for a walk, and Siochan and Maya talked about her desire to have sex with Blaken. Maya asked her to think about all the potential consequences, but promised to stand behind her no matter what she chose. She cautioned her about the guilt she might face if she did this and it did ruin everything.
 
-Talked to Alainn and Mark. Alainn decided to do the quest. Alainn freaked out about Blaken being there and they reminded her that Maya's baby was also devilspawn. Noah took Mischa for a walk so that she wouldn't overhear it. Alainn said that if Blaken ever broke Siochan's heart in any way that she would hunt Azrael down and kill him no matter what it took. She told Blaken to tell him that. Mark made Siochan promise to come back every night to spend time there with the family.

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2019-03-03 09:07 pm

she fears if she cries that first tear, the tears will not stop raining down

March 3rd, 2019 Session | Reclamation Pt. 2

Characters Present: 
Siochan, Maya

Summary

-Siochan went to talk to Dante and Dominik about craftspeople in the camp and the organization of the place.  She and Dominik discussed what was coming up, that the Krozna people/Hasmed were back, about adding new disciples, about talking to Cambridge & Ember, about having a Disciples meeting, about Siochan's parents not knowing what was coming up soon, and about going to South America.
 
-Siochan went and found Asher who had finished Cromviel setting up.  Siochan asked to speak with him and they walked and talked about everything, Siochan offering him an apology for everything, and Asher eventually forgiving her.  They both tried to express their feelings about what had happened and where they wanted to go, and she expressed that she didn't want to lose her best friend.  She also told him that she was happy with Blaken and that he made her feel not so alone.  She also told him that she wanted to meet with her disciples when she got back from South America about who was going and who was staying, and he asked her what she wanted him to do.  She replied that she wanted him to be there and he agreed without hesitation to do so.
 
- Meanwhile, back at Rafael's where the La Krail/Hellsings were having dinner.  They talked about the kids, Claudia asked about what they were going to name the kids (Olivia Antoinette & James Vincent), and when Francesca went to the bathroom, Christos asked about what they intended to do with the kids and they agreed that Christos & Francesca would watch them at Hellsing, and that they would draw up paperwork to ensure that they got to share time.  They went swimming and for dessert, and Noah taught Claudia how to swim (Mirima was naturally great at it).  Christos and Maya talked privately about a lot of things, and aired how they were feeling about things, which was really good and he told her he loved her and was proud of her, and that they were all doing the best they could for their children and their family.   He told her that he'd been praying to Eilistraae.  Francesca talked to Noah and learned that he hadn't used protection with Claudia so she educated them about birth control and Claudia took a pregnancy test (she wasn't pregnant).  
 
 Soundtrack (added to Reclamation)
Muscle Memory  - Lights | Siochan talks to Asher
Stand in the Rain - Superchick | Maya talks to Christos
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2019-02-07 02:00 pm

and then my eyes got used to the darkness

Feb 3rd, 2019 Session | Reclamation

Characters Present: 
Siochan, Maya, Aiden (Tom)

Level: Aiden -> Level 5

Summary

- They fought against Cromviel, who used a lot of psychic tricks to avoid getting hurt and Siochan started targeting his psicrystal... which exploded and did a lot of injury, especially to Asher.  Realizing that he was about to be bested, Cromviel made a last minute gambit and bodyswapped himself with Aiden, holding his body "hostage" for them to let him go. 

- Siochan talked to Cromviel about what he had wanted to do, and it became clear that he was going to use the power of the crystal to take revenge against people who had hurt Shadowkind, although he insisted he wasn't going to kill them, just perhaps control them or mentally affect them in some other way.  They tied him up and brought him back to camp.  Siochan explained to him what she was trying to do to help people and what her goal was in the camp.  He offered to go back and see if he was satisfied with what she was doing, and then if so, he would return Aiden's body.  Siochan told him that if he came, he couldn't leave, and Asher swore to watch him.  Blaken pointed out that Cromviel had influenced Asher once before, but Asher gave his word to Siochan that it wouldn't happen again and he wouldn't scan his mind.  Aiden insisted they have faith in Asher, since it was his body on the line anyway.  Gabi came up, and Aiden explained, and she immediately recognized that it was actually him.  Siochan agreed to give Cromviel just two days.  Asher took him off to see Dante.

- Maya ran off to make sure she was on time to dinner with her family.  She made arrangements with Rafael to use his house and get him to cook.  Blaken agreed to transport them all there but since Maya had borrowed his sword and used all of its special abilities in the middle of the fight earlier, he insisted she owed him a bunch of favors for it.

- Siochan talked to her aunt Tia (and Sean) about what had happened, and Tia agreed to see what she could figure out to help Aiden.  Tia was also worried about Asher and offered to check in on him.  She also asked Siochan how she was holding up after seeing Asher again.

- Damon asked Maya about whether he should keep anything in mind for dinner but she said just to be herself.  They talked about Aiden's situation and what had happened. 

Maya: "I think anyone could be convinced to do something... one way or another."
Tom: That's the most Maya quote.

- Blaken gave Maya and her mom, dad, brother, his girlfriend and daughter, Damon, and their kids an instant ride to Rafael's house.  Christos was in a mood, as usual, but it was very beautiful and classy.  There was a lot of awkward silence, but the first thing that came up was that Selds was at the camp again, which made things even more awkward off the bat, especially when it came out that Christos wasn't coming to fight, which Noah hasn't known yet. 

Christos:  Let's not have this conversation before the soup arrives.

- Blaken sent Maya a smiley face in her salad dressing for moral support.  Christos crit failed his save when drinking, but Francesca tried to slow him down a little...  Noah tried to lighten the mood by telling cute stories about the kids.


 Soundtrack
Don't Give In  - Snow Patrol | Fighting Cromviel
I'll Never Let Go - Snow Patrol | Fighting Cromviel
Used to the Darkness - Des Rocs | Fighting Cromviel
Dead End - Kavier Special | Exploding the psicrystal
A Dark Switch - Snow Patrol | Cromviel pulls a psychic switch
Identity Crisis - Dion Timmer, REXEX | Aiden is bodyswapped with Cromviel
Empress - Snow Patrol | Siochan talks Cromviel into trying out the camp/talks to Tia about Aiden and Asher
 
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2019-01-20 04:15 pm

felt like my blood was built from crackling lights

Jan 20th, 2019 Session | Thoughts and Prayers

Characters Present:
Siochan, Maya, Aiden (Tom)
New Characters:
Elered Cromviel, elven psion (Peter Eggers)

Level: Aiden -> Level 3

Summary

- They picked up Maya's children from Hellsing.

- They talked to Hasmed about creating a ring of force shield but it would cost about 200,000 dollars so maybe not so much.

- Spoke to Wynn about Frithacar Spynewind, a very powerful elf/gnome who is fighting underground in Brazil
and he agreed to set up a meeting with her in a few hours.

- Spoke to Noah about what happened in Krozna and warned him about Selds being back and that he would want to talk to him about fighting together. Noah wants to go to Brazil. Selds and Noah went to talk about stuff.

- Siochan checked in with the Disciples and then went with Maya to talk to Aiden who was picking sticks out of Gabi's hair and he told her that about a week before, he stopped being able to feel Asher. They decided to go try to find Asher and go get something from his house that could be used to locate him. They used his shirt to learn that he was at Poveglia Plague Island, known for being haunted and the home of a mental asylum with a dark past. They went there with Aiden and explored the island, expelling demons and haunts, finding a mysterious portal whose activation phrase was “Tol Acharn” or “Vengeance comes” in Elvish, and fighting a large psychic aberration called “The Matriarch” , a disgusting beast of maws and tentacles, before consecrating the place.

- They found a relic that Blaken identified as a creation of Belial's - Kanthrak's Razor. While a powerful weapon in its own right, if one cut themselves with it, it would possess them and slowly turn them into a half-fiend, forcing them to commit terrible acts. Blaken told them that this was what had happened, most likely, to the doctor rumored to have gone mad here and slain many patients.

-Aiden heard Asher tell him to leave and they realized that to find him, they might have to go through a mysterious portal, which was underneath a deathgate haunt. They headed through after Blaken went to Cania to confirm that the place had once been the home of some Iscariot experiments and was blocked in the basement from angelic scrying, and that Asher had come here with an elf named Elered Cromviel, a past student of Juno's.

- Aiden knew Elered to be motivated by the death of a son long ago and they found themselves outside a door warded against angels/devils as well, and spoke with Cromviel and Asher. Siochan finally convinced him to let them in and they confronted Asher, realizing that he was not himself, and had clearly mapped Cromviel and inherited a lot of his anger and aggression in doing so. They spoke to him about what they were doing there, and it seemed they were mining the dark psychic energies of the place to power a crystal that could be used to strengthen both of them, and then intended to cleanse the place. Siochan was horrified that he was willing to use evil energies to increase his power but he insisted that there was no such thing as “good” or “evil” psionic energy. Asher seemed irritated that they had killed the Matriarch before they could finish whatever they were doing. He said that he had partnered with Elered to learn from him, so that he could “be better” and not be a failure as he had so often been in their eyes. Aiden angrily berated him for calling himself a failure, pointing out that if he thought that, then he must think himself completely above Aiden, who must be less than nothing to him. Siochan convinced Asher to map her once more, and in doing so, said her goodbye to him and he told her that he loved her too, and took off the necklace that was blocking his connection to his brother, apologizing to Aiden and letting them know that he thought that the crystal Cromviel was creating would be used for a dangerous purpose. They decided they would all have to face Cromviel, who Asher told them would not let it go without a fight, and the elf woke from his psychic trance to stand against them.

Soundtrack
Life on Earth - Snow Patrol | Finding where Asher has gone
Where I Wait (Null+Void Remix) - Dave Gahan | Discovering the Portal
Fallen Empires - Snow Patrol | Navigating the haunts
Let Me Live/Let Me Die - Des Rocs | Fighting the Matriarch
Life and Death - Snow Patrol | Defeating the Matriarch
What If This Is All The Love You Ever Get? - Snow Patrol | Confronting Asher and convincing him to map Siochan
Life on Earth (Alternate Version) - Snow Patrol | Asher changes his mind and tells them they have to stop Cromviel