New Life

*New Life* is the title of the fifth episode of the fourth season of S.H.A.D.O.W. and the forty first session of the entire game.

This session was played on December 16th, 2018

## New Life

### Writer

Jonny Christie, Matt Christie, Richie Maynard, Eric Rios, Corey Sexton

## Plot

With new faces joining everyday, Amelia reminisces about her former life.

## Synopsis

Team Phylyco returns to Aethel. Darrow asks Locus what his plan is for the day. They are getting pretty buddy-buddy. Phylyco heads to Hylophagous for his blades and immediately notices the dark figure creeping in the shadows behind the saint. He isn’t fazed even though he senses the power of the Twins from him. Pachosis steps out and asks to take a sample of his blood. The assassin hesitantly agrees. He then thanks the “Brokenwhisper” which startles the man but he hides it well. The Saint is also surprised. He then threatens the doctor not to say that out loud again. He seeks out Mort. Darrow and Locus visit the blacksmith once again. The Emberstorm shows the minotaur his newly upgraded Infernore. He is curious about the price and finds out it would make a pretty penny. He doesn’t sell it but he keeps that in mind. Locus also buys a barrel of daggers and a gnomish longbow. Amelia checks on Vida and Lara. Vida is pretty much ready to pop, they just have to wait for the baby now. Phylyco enters and walk straight up to Mort and hands him very crude but intricate blueprints for… something. Darrow and Locus enter to see their teammate and see if she wanted to join them elsewhere. Amelia is too invested in her patients and promises she’s safest there. Darrow exclaims that it’s not, peering over at Phylyco and leaving. This makes Amelia think back to her first safe place.

*A young teenage Amelia is homeless and orphaned. She roams the streets of Antia begging for scraps. She is approached by a gentleman in a robe who takes her in the local church.*

Aragi awakens with a Hangover, he peers over to the sleeping Artiss on his floor and gets up. He leaves his brother and heads for the Saint’s tent. He asks for an update on the “Horsemen situation”. It is inconclusive. He then tells them that he is going to check on a hunch of his and he’ll come back with any evidence. He looks for Sirobe. Amelia speaks with Ximer about the abundance of injured members. He seems incredibly stressed and overworked so Amelia demands he rest. She can handle it. She thinks back to when she last took responsibility.

*Father Matthews is tired and overwhelmed by the orphans. Amelia requests that he allow her to watch over the children while he goes on a mission to Pentropolis. He agrees and gives her the pendent from around his neck, he will return in a few days. He mentions that he will leave father Tarkos there in his stead but really, she is in charge of the children.*

 She snaps back into reality and leaves Ximer to rest while she speaks with Mort. The gnome gets really deep about fatherhood and how terrified he is. Luckily, Amelia is very comforting. Darrow and Locus are roaming the city streets. They pass a few House Rose guards and the barbarian mentions his brother is a member and maybe he’ll visit him. He quickly abandons that idea because it goes against the unspoken code of the Emberstorm. They eventually get to the abandoned church where they trespass because, they’re rebels. Darrow is startled by a colony of bats that swarm past him. Locus is amused. Darrow asks what could have caused such sorrow. Locus is convinced that it was the circus and even though there’s a military presence. Darrow can’t believe that anyone could have such sway but Locus reiterates that they belong to the Saint. Darrow takes offence and boldly states that he will die before he is “owned” by anyone.

Phylyco takes a coat and medical mask from the infirmary and then heads to the Primarch’s castle. He hides a “body” in an alleyway nearby and convinces two guards to check on it. As they get there is poisons them with his upgraded phantom bow and leaves them to die. Success. Aragi is actively seeking his tabaxi friend and gets into a conversation with a bum. The man is not helpful. Amelia is in a conversation with Lara when Vida begins screaming. She immediately leaves to help with whatever is happening. The baby is coming. Mort is not helpful. She is under prepared and Ximer doesn’t respond to her calls. She thinks back to the last time she was this scared.

*It has been about two weeks since Matthews left. There’s a knock on the church door and she answers. Two members of S.O.R.R.O.W. are there looking for Tarkos. She retrieves him and listens in on the conversation. Matthews is dead, Tarkos is in charge. She grasps the pendent around her neck, knowing that this is bad news. She takes a breath and begins to handle the event. Locus is walking through the streets with a wheelbarrow. He arrives at a church door and knocks. Father Matthews answers the door and attempts to turn the body sweep away. “Coltair” knocks out the priest and places him into the coffin where he buries the father alive. Connections.*

 Amelia is frantically attempting to help this baby arrive. The screaming is overbearing and it catches Darrow’s ear. He rushes to the tent but Locus is aware that a baby is being born. He attempts to stop the man but there’s no chance. They burst into the room and the chaos grows. Eventually, the baby is born. A girl who the gnomes name Gris. Ximer awakens and realizes he fucked up but he congratulates the young girl for on a successful birth. Phylyco arrives to return the gear and sees the crowd. He quickly leaves, not wanting to be apart of it. They all disperse and Amelia can finally take a break. She doesn’t however because she feels obligated to let the boy know that they shouldn’t have barged in. Locus feels personally attacked since he tried to stop it. It’s nice seeing her stand up for herself. She tells them that she needs to “vent” and Locus convinces Darrow she wants to sleep with him so they join her in the woods to find special herbs for Vida and Gris. Artiss is watching from a distance and follows. The miscommunication is quickly resolved. Amelia finds the plant and gives some to Artiss. It works remarkably well and he loses his limp. Artiss thanks her and then leaves to find his brother. Amelia is aware that he is jealous of how close she’s gotten with her team.

Aragi is at the nearby river still looking for Sirobe. Artiss finds him and shows him his working leg. Aragi tells him he can’t talk because he’s looking for Sirobe. His brother mentions he passed him on the way here and Aragi asks him to show him where he went. He leads him to the building he saw the cat enter. Aragi creeps in and finds Sirobe chained up, beaten and bruised. He attempts to help him but Sirobe is aggressive immediately calling Aragi a harlot and demanding “she” not drag his friends into whatever she’s doing. This confuses Aragi and he attempt to convince the Tabaxi he’s really him. He succeeds and Sirobe calms down, accepting his help. A hooded figure sneaks into the mausoleum and walks past Echo. The dog doesn’t have time to react before she is put to sleep. The figure steps up to Aguero’s coffin and opens it up. They place their finger onto the husk and it begins to crack open. Aguero’s eyes open and he takes a breath. He barely has time to react before the figure is revealed to be Rava.

## Cast

### Main

* Aragi Maxul
* Phylyco Brokenwhisper
* Lara Youngheart
* Aguero Cryhawk
* Mal Bloodjaw
* Ravela
* Sirobe
* Locus Fochuckl
* Artiss Maxul
* Darrow Emberstorm
* Amelia Retter
* Saint Hylophagous

### Supporting

* Pachosis
* Hayvard Ximer
* Mort Soulspark
* Vida Soulspark
* Echo
* Blaktar
* Gris Soulspark

## Trivia

* This session marks the return of Aguero Cryhawk, who was presumed dead in the previous season.
* This session also reveals that Ravalyssa Darksbane also survived last season.
* Father Matthews' first name is "David" which is not a reference to Dave Matthews, though it is coincidental.
* Mort and Vida become parents in this session to a baby girl named Gris.