Tombs of Scoria: Episode 35

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== Synopsis ==
The Brothers, along with Sara and captives Kel Danlien Lockheart and an unknown man, teleport to Azoron's lair where they are greeted by two giants, Bash and Berta. After discussing Sara's potential forced marriage to a prince, they journey to meet The Queen. She tasks them with dealing with Mother Janice, who had indoctrinated Sara into The Bornagain after capturing her. Imrik and Anton fly back to find Tyrael, who is dissatisfied with their mission but eventually agrees to help. They search for a creature in Skorpnar, encountering and battling a bulette and later, a group of manscorpions. Returning to The Queen, they learn of Mother Janice's location in Fen Den. Back home, they find their father dead, prompting Anton to cast Speak With Dead, revealing he was killed by a wraith. Tyrael, using the Ring of True Seeing, discovers a wraith in their mother's bedroom, leading to a decision on how to confront it.
==Recap==
=== 2nd August, 1512 ===
The Brothers teleport to Azoron's lair, with Sara in tow, Kel Danlien Lockheart and an unknown man in the bag of holding. The 2 giants, Bash and Berta greet them. Anton feeds the giants and they decide to spend the night there. Before sleeping, they discuss if Sara should be forced to marry Drekissian prince.
When they go to sleep, Sara asks for her shield back. Anton tells her they will figure it out when they visit The Queen. Sara asks if he is stealing her shield, Tyrael joins and they discuss.
=== 3rd August, 1512 ===
Tyrael decides against jumping off of a cliff with a shield and stays in the lair, while Imrik into a pegasus and ferries Anton and Sara to Wikkthronrarenta. While flying over the West Vodan plains, they see many camps of the Army of Scoria.
=== 4th August 1512 ===
They walk with Sera into the castle and meet with The Queen. Imrik speaks on Sera's behalf, Queen decides to solve that later and asks the brothers to deal with Mother Janice. Sera tells them she was kept in a dungeon until the Cult of Voraci and Mother Janice came. They didn't want to kill her since she was a cleric, instead, they indoctrinated her into The Bornagain - a group of people whose previous oaths, loyalties, and ties are removed through death. She accepted and served in their temple for 7 months.
Imrik comes back for Tyrael, and finds the cave empty. Tyrael is outside hanging out with the giants. The giants bring him to Imrik. Tyrael is dissatisfied with their new task. Imrik flies them back to the city.
The Queen wants Sera to marry her eldest son, whose wife died in a carriage accident. Sera isn't excited about that and complains about her stolen shield and belt. She promises to sleep on it for a couple of nights and asks the Queen if she can go back to Akuba, the Queen reluctantly agrees.
=== 5th August 1512 ===
The brothers gather again. Tyrael voices his satisfaction with their fetch quest for Mother Janice. They visit Clertus and get more info about bulette in the Drakkon Wastes.
While Imrik and Anton are out, Tyrael is greeted by a middle-aged man, he recognizes him as one of the people in the room of Mother Helga. The man bows and offers to join him, he introduces himself as Hans. Hans says he understands that McGary family isn't what it seems and offers to work for him and leave The Family.
Tyrael learns that The Family is infighting on which side to take in the war so they can best position themselves when the war is over. Tyrael visits his father that is bragging about their sons in the tavern. Father greets him, Tyrael asks about VOA. 
=== 6th August, 1512 ===
Tyrael visits The Queen where VOA is currently, she promises she will arrange a meeting when they get to the capital again. Tyrael complains about their Mother Janice mission, The Queen says the brothers offered themselves. He complains about Arc Sombar, but she trusts her advisors and won't do anything about it.
Tyrael hires as a follower and says it will depend on the first mission he gives him, which is locating VOA.
Anton casts and asks if they will find one if they trek through the Drakkon Wastes. Velthara tells him ‘Time is not on your side.’ He asks if they will find one in Skorpnar, she answers ‘From the air your opponent may be found, you should be prepared to dig underground.’. Imrik casts on them and transports them to Skorpnar.
=== 7th August, 1512 ===
They fly around Skorpnar searching on pegasus back. Anton casts but finds nothing the first day.
=== 8th August, 1512 ===
On the second day, they see the creature and land in front of it.
Combat start: Brothers vs Bulette
Anton casts , and . Imrik casts . Bulette charges them and burrows.
Bulette jumps out and attacks Imrik. It knocks one Mirror image and a charge of stoneskin. Tyrael hits it for 8 damage.
Imrik casts on it, passes it's save. Bulette attacks him, breaks all mirror images and knocks off 1 stoneskin and burrows. They wound it heavily.
Combat end.
It doesn't reappear. Anton casts , doesn't see it. Imrik casts and stomps on the ground, the creature doesn't reappear. They rest for the night.
=== 9th August, 1512 ===
Imrik casts , and . The creature doesn't show. They see something on the horizon. It is a bizarre and malformed creature, Manscorpion. Tyrael sees 5 of them and they decide to fly away.
They set up for the night, the Manscorpions approach. Anton activates Shield Wall, Manscorpions spread out. Imrik casts and Anton casts .
Combat start: The brothers vs Manscorpions
Imrik casts at one Manscorpion. 2 Manscoprions attack Imrik and all miss. Imrik attacks with , almost kills. Anton casts .
 appears around the brothers. Anton and Tyrael fail. Brothers put their hand on Tyrael.
Manscorpion knocks one stoneskin from Imrik. They teleport to Azoron's lair.
Combat ends.
Giants greet them. The brothers set up camp and argue about the task of Mother Janice.
=== 10th August, 1512 ===
They fly black to Wikkthronrarenta and visit The Queen. Mother Janice is supposedly in Fen Den, making friends with Lady Kerak, baroness of Fen Den. The end goal is unknown. The Queen says she wishes the cleric alive. Tyrael promises they will bring the Mother in 2 days and bickers with Anton. Queen asks Imrik about their mother, and they plan dinner.
Tyrael visits and discusses Fen Den hurriedly. Vega has no idea what is going on.
They go back to their house, where they find their father on the ground and 2 Clerics, of Martha and Voraci. They hear the father had a stumble, fell down the stairs, and died. Anton immediately goes to Mother Bella. Imrik consoles mother.
Mother Bella tells Anton they are responsible for their father's death. Bella declines to help him or other McGary's. Anton smashes the dishes in the temple, throws a few gold, and storms out. Imrik tries to convince mother to stay in the castle for a time. She thinks the father is still on front lines and declines to return to the castle even for one night.
Anton tells the brothers what happened in the temple. Tyrael agrees it is their fault. Imrik believes this is Georg's doing. Anton casts :
Who killed you?
* The Wraith.
Did anyone see?
*Only the man who pushed me.
Do you have anything you want to say to us, father?
*I wish I had known you better.
Tyrael activates the Ring of True Seeing. In the mother's bedroom, there is a shadowy figure hovering over her. It has a face of a young man who died too early, face of the man of stone they brought back from the pyramid in Heatstroke. Tyrael tries to pretend he didn't see the wraith. The wraith leaves.
Tyrael tells the brothers there is a wraith and decides how to fight it. The brothers spend the night.
==Experience==
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