The Other Side of Town

The Myste-Hass Calender

19/04/22

Spread throughout town, Father Howell, Sylleth, Nazzak, Gunther and C'ao all hear shouts from a crowd braying to burn a white dragonborn wearing a Control Collar. The adventurers intercede, helping to free the dragonborn and beating up the crowd ring leader.

The dragonborn does not free the man and drags him to the fire, branding his face on the pyre.

There is a crack in the dragonborn's collar which meant that he wasn't killed in the explosions with the others. The Control Collar looks like it uses very old technology, there is a power source and glow from within.

Moving through the town, the party heads towards the Temple of Imogen. Passing the carnage in the Market Place, C'ao notes that The Oracle's home is intact. The door stands ajar. Hurricane enters the building. It appears empty. The group follow as Hurricane ascends the stairs ahead, there is a bright light from above. His bells are silent.

Slab finds a pantry. Gunther and Father Howell enter to and raid the food.

Upstairs, Hurricane notices a dresser fallen and a body lay face down. C'ao puts his hands on his belt and feels his swords appear in his hands. Opening another door, someone jabs a weapon towards Nazzak.

The dead man they found is an older individual, maybe seventy-years old. He has white hair and there is a pool of blood on the floor.

During the fight with the armoured figure, C'ao moves into the room and gets hit by something hidden in the corner of the room. The armoured figure removes his mask and reveals a sallow face, then attempts to bite Nazzak. The creature runs at Sylleth, embedding its claws inside Sylleth.

Nazzak moves to intercede and he becomes paralyzed by the creatures bites. Howell moves in and uses his Paper Talisman from the underground to cast spirit guardians, taking down the armoured creature. C'ao utterly destroys the other creature.

Slab attempts to remove the tongue of the creature, taking a little acid damage from the creature in the process. Sylleth looks at the armoured creature and determines that these are a form of more intelligent ghoul, smart enough to wear armour and orchestrate attacks. His Magical Book implies that they existed and then a religious interference wiped them out. The long-tongued creature is not even undead, it is a living creature that has been created into the hideous deformity that he became.

C'ao and Nazzak explore the other rooms and find that the creatures have been looking for something. The Oracles clothing has been tipped from her wardrobe and boxes. Behind this room is another which appears unexplored by the creatures, in here is a large mirror.

A voice is heard - "You called," is heard from the mirror. "Ahhh, unexpected." C'ao finds he can't stand when he tries to leave. "Let me see your purpose. Let me in." Something tries to force its way in C'ao's mind. The voice says, "C'ao has been tragically overlooked as an ornament. He is a friend of The Oracle and he wishes to assist her."