Two of a Feather

"Two of a Feather" is the 36th session of Campaign 2.0.
== Summary ==
* Alright, we drop Lilith back off with the Novells and set out from Nir Dorrun. Our to-do list: seek out Angeal’s mission first, then head to Sulelia’s village.
* Up north we go... into the Black Woods. Again. We hate this place. The further in we venture, we notice black tendrils emerging from the ground. Eventually we follow them up to a giant, gnarled root of it all. Sitting on top of it is a GIANT FUCKING PERSON playing a haunting melody on their violin. They’re dressed in black robes and have a featureless, stark white mask concealing their face.
* Angeal and Sulelia approach. “Sup,” Sulelia calls. The figure introduces themselves as Kian Gy’Zel and is probably who we’re looking for.
* Aafter we’re done acquainting ourselves, we’re led into a portal which sends us to another realm. It’s dark and eerie atmosphere is set with a low fog and a black sky. the place sucks and is devoid of anything, like, remotely colorful.
* Kian explains that Angeal’s divine directive is to defeat a being named ‘the fowl lord’ to appease the raven queen, and that he dwells in a castle near here.
* We set off in Kian’s lead! Angeal and Kian are kindred spirits - both masked, super cryptic, and worship the same chick. Dopeness!
* Thomal and Bryna exchange terrified looks, Daisy is delighted to sample anything she can find, Max sings a little song as he strides along... and single, glowing orb perches on his shoulder. With the contact, Max is overcome with the most INTENSE SADNESS EVER. He sniffles. He’s fine. He’s FINE, he insists.
* We all whip around at the sound of crying behind us, and Daisy is blubbering with tears after being touched by an orb as well... Sulelia is quick to comfort her. lets get the heck out of here as fast as we can, yeah?
* Kian directs us to a small village just up ahead. It’s inhabitants don’t acknowledge us at all, which is super creepy, and did I mention that there’s giant abomination monster-crow creatures lumbering around, too?
* Shenanigans ensue, and we end up fighting one of them, and get chased out of the village by about five more... We leave off cowering in the bushes trying to hide from them.