Shenanigans: Episode 079

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==Recap==
In Shenanigans there are 2 pies cooling on top of the Mantle of the Fireplace. Lizzy offers a pie to the party for free. Big Bad Cane asks if there is a reason she is being nice, Lizzy takes offence and changes the party 2 gold for the pie.
A old woman comes in. Old woman, Candy, want to hire the party to end the curse on her village, Shady Acres. Shady Acres is a village to the south of Bergshire that was once ruled by a cruel lady named Janice. Janice was executed 13 years ago by the High Prince of this area for her crimes. But once a year the headless Janice rises from the dead and abducts a woman. Candy says she has tried to hire people for the past 13 years to lift the curse. The party agree to do the job in exchange for 100 pies.
===Shady Acres===
The party take a carriage to Shady Acres. It is a village of 500 people. Candy leads the party to Janice's Grave. It isn't marked with a gravestone. No grass grows on the soil over her grave.
The party then travel to Janice's old keep, which the villagers call haunted. The wood supports for the stone keep had been burnt down 13 years ago. The party are attacked by some Zombie Spiders as they approach the keep. The party defeat the spiders and get up to the gate to the keep just as the sunsets.
Zen bends the bars on the gate and the party go inside. The inside of the courtyard and see the outbuildings are all destroyed. The party see a small staircase outside of the keep that leads to the dungeons. Zen & Sam find a secret passage that leaves to a hidden room that is still well decorated with a large painting of Janine in the room. Zen moves in front of the painting and the Janice in the painting jumps out and leaps on Zen. It is just the painting and is paper thin, and starts to suffocate Zen. The party cut up canvas on Zen's, but it is still suffocating him. In the end Zen and the Wrok slay the canvas Janina.
The party start to loot the room. The Wrok drinks a goblet of wine and magically ages 10 years. The party manage to gather 500 gold coins and silver candlesticks. The party go outside and head into the keep.
The party search the keep and it appears to be empty and looted, as well as damaged by fire.
The party return to the village and stay at the inn overnight.
===The Headless Horseman===
The next day the party try to find out what happened to Janice's head, and none of the locals know.
The party buy 5 Holy Water from the Cleric of Quantarius for 50 gold each. The party plan to use holy water to make some pies. Sam starts working on a scarecrow.
The young women of the town go hide into the temple. The party guard the exits to the temple.
At sunset a chill cries around town and the ghostly laughter echos around them. Then the headless horsemen, who looks just like her painting (except missing a head). Janice stops short of the temple, turns around, takes Candy from the inn, and starts to ride for the keep. The party chase after her with the carriage. 
The party get to the keep and Candy is dead with Janice cutting her head off and pitting it on her shoulders.Sam's demonic baby nephew, Damian, sucks the soul of Candy into his mouth. Sam throws a pie at Janice's face, and the face starts to melt at the impact. Janice says that the party have succeeded, but she'll be back next year. Candy's corpse fades away.
The party go back towards the village and find Shady Acres has vanished. The party return to Bergshire.
==Experience==
910 exp each
* Big Bad Cane levels up
** Max HP +10
* Sam levels up to level 1
** Max HP from 2 to 4
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