Legends of Arcadia: Genesis: Episode 05

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==Recap==
===Tuesday, March 12, Year 1=== 
It is night-time when the party wakes in their home in the village at the edge of the woods to hear ogre drums in the distance. Abaddon wakes up the villagers as the rest of the party keeps watch in the direction of the drum sounds.
Eventually, the 10 ogres approach in a line, holding torches, under the light of the waxing crescent moon above. The party watches and sees one more figure come out, followed by another ogre. The figure, Voraci, then cuts the head off of this extra ogre, with blood splashing on the other ogres. The other ogres seem to turn red and their eyes roll back. Nyx studies the spell from a distance.
Jun sneaks up to the river and asks for help at 'any cost'. A woman, Katara the Nereid, comes out of the water and tells Jun that the price is Jun himself. If Katara evens the odds in the battle and floods the river that Jun has to agree to be her concubine afterwards. Jun accepts the deal.
The river swells and floods the banks. Abaddon casts 50 feet ahead of the party in the direction of the ogres. Nyx casts on herself. The ogres are still lined up and Voraci puts a symbol in blood on each ogre. Abaddon casts on himself. 
The party charges the ogres. The ogres drop their torches and meet with the party, as Voraci disappears into the darkness. The river swells and drags 1 of the 9 ogres away, and chills 3 ogres. Nyx creates an of hoves, as an of Izual on a white horse appears, charging to their rescue. Kael tries to force ogres into the river with and the party continues to fight in the fog.
The fight with the ogres goes poorly, Nyx is knocked unconscious and Jun is swept away by Katara's river. Abaddon & Kael abandon the fight and retreat with the unconscious Nyx away from the village and to Nyx's cave. The remaining ogres charge into the village behind them.
Abaddon drops his symbol of Malkis and prays to Jexel to save Nyx. A very drunk Jexel appears in a new, imposing form and belittles Abaddon's desires and requests for help. Abaddon wants to abandon the valley, but Jexel dissuades him. Kael & Abaddon end up taking care of Nyx the mundane medical way for three days, waiting for her to awaken.
Jun exists as part of the river with Katara the Nereid.
===Friday, March 15===
Nyx wakes and finds out the party abandoned the village to the ogres. She slaps Abaddon and calls out his lack of character. They talk, wonder what happened to Jun, and decide to check on the valley tomorrow.
===Saturday, March 16===
There is a single comet in the sky, Voraci is leaving the world. Abaddon is relieved.
The party leaves the cave and check on the village and see it still stands. A quarter of buildings are intact, half are only damaged. 30 people were killed and 20 people were kidnapped. Goods have also been stolen. They left a flag of Voraci behind. Kael gets out the moonshine and shares it with the party.
Nyx does an omen reading with her cards and investigates what happened to Jun.
Abaddon recollects his abandoned holy symbol and cleans the symbol in the river. He feels a faint connection with Malkis. He asks what happened to Izual during the fight, Kael doesn't know and Nyx just shrugs.
Abaddon throws the flag of Voraci into the river. Jun water-bends the flag out of the river since it is water pollution.
The party starts to travel back to the Acropolis. Jun yeets the footless halfling from the river in front of the party. Nyx and Keal suspect that is Abaddon's doing. Nyx puts her face in the river. Katara comes out of the river and speaks with the party as well as Jun's disembodied voice. They explain Jun can leave the river for short periods of time.
Jun's corpse washes up onshore. It looks perfectly preserved but very dead. Jun is able to take control of his old body for hours at a time.
===Sunday, March 17===
The party gets to Acropolis. Malkis, in his friendly form, is in the town, and greets the party. Malkis makes light of the party's failures. He also tells Kael his university is in the valley to the north and summons Manfred. Kael backtalks Malkis, and Malkis threatens to give Kael a child along with love in order to force him to care of the child. 
==Experience==
Quest & Combat: 637 exp
* Abaddon: Spell Exp (Bless & Aid) 100 exp, 250 exp for crisis of faith
** Levels to level 4 Cleric (Max HP +2)
* Nyx: Spell exp (Armor, Audible Glamer, Phantasmal Force) 150 exp, 50 exp for hanged man metaphor
* Kael: Spell exp (Wall of Fog, Color Spray) 100 exp, 100 exp for weird root, 50 exp for arguing with Malkis
* Jun: 240 exp for hit dice defeated x3, 500 exp marriage
Category:Legends of Arcadia: Genesis Episodes