Serpent's Gambit

*The second campaign of the gang...*

Previously, Domino near fatally injured a young cowboy named Tumble Marshall, during the shaking encounter in the colosseum. The young boy's condition grows worse.

## PART 1

Rosalind asks Barnabas to take Tumble to a doctor in the coastal city of Aramoor. Domino and Crystalline agrees to travel along with them, in a rush of sympathetic guilt (more on Domino's part).

Traveling in dirt roads, Barnabas' wagon gets attacked by a gang of tiefling thieves.

### The Dragon

A teary eyed dragonborn is seen alone, inside a gaudy red stage coach on a dirt road. Mags DeCrescendo; is being robbed by the same group of tieflings.

Domino casts an illusion of a screaming, naked, woman with gold- In order to distract the thieves (through Crystallines suggestion). The Thieves aren't too distracted until Crystalline casts the same image as well. Now distracted, Mags runs out of his stage coach and makes a run for it. Crystalline reaches for her knives, and cuts the ropes that bound the three of them.

The three race away into the inner city, where they catch up with the running dragonborn. Crystalline asks Mags to hop on the wagon, which he agreed. Domino slaps Crystalline at some point for some reason.

#### City Guardian

The Party (now with a brand new member), comes near a fruit stand after an hour or so. Crystalline buys a pomegranate. By the stand, is a lanky towns guard, who recognizes them from The Salty Salamander murder scenes. By his metal breastplate is a name tag that reads his name "Adriel". Adriel asks where The Party is going. Domino and Crystalline explain.

Mags, confused, asks Barnabas to explain what they're doing. Barnabas explains their goal to find a certain doctor for an injured boy named Tumble. Adriel, excitedly asks to join The Party, but seemed to be declined, and bribed with fruits from the stand.

A higher guard walks behind Adriel, asking for The Party's identity. The guard, Brigadier General Ripley Justice, asks what they are here for. The gang asks where to find a person named Dr. Montag, and she replies with their next direction.

### PlaneWalker Services

Party travels into the city, passing by a gate. The city is decorated with festival decor, and in the center is a large fountain with a serpent spitting water.

They arrive at the doctor's clinic, led by Ripley Justice. Stopping outside, Justice warns the gang of Dr. Montag's "unorthodox methods". The clinic front reads "Planewalker Services"... Entering inside, The Party is met with an assistant named Fortunada, who tells them that the doctor is away from the clinic at the moment. Tumble is given a room, were Rosalind and Barnabas tends to his troubles.

Mags, Domino, and Crystalline explores the clinic. In the rooms are splatters of blood and fruit juice. Up the office, is an image of a mythical depiction of Aenon the serpent being slayed by the water God, Vanora. Aenon's planted scales, growing the foundations of Aramoor.

Crystalline spots a tank of leeches, desiring to feed Domino one for the sick fun of it. Domino refuses the offer. Crystalline climbs onto Mags' shoulder to reach up the tank, grabbing one out. Mags obtains leech jar. (This will come in handy)

Dr. Montag arrives in time; a tall tiefling with high mohawk and frightening eyes. The woman greets The Party, and goes to tend Tumble.

#### Familiar Hoes

After Dr Montag's departure form the office, a man wearing a long dark coat and curly hair enters the clinic. The stranger holds a mysterious box... The stranger asks for "Sacha Marshall", and that the box was allegedly an apology gift for the young cowboy. Mags and Crystalline stand confused, as Domino- ever so quickly- realizes who this man is, and goes ballistic.

Recognizing the man as Dario, the same God who they previously encountered with dangerous consequences. Enraged, Domino proceeds to threaten Dario, and taunt him to draw weapons. Dario ignored the elf, and leaves.

Left with the mysterious box, Mags decides to speak to the leech, which only screams and recites poetry exerts. The three brings the box to Barnabas, who responds in equal puzzlement. Giving the box to Tumble, The Party curiously peeks into the box, only to see a black, starry, void mass.

#### Doctors and Leeches

Dr. Montag asks for The Party to leave the room, as she begins to saw off Tumble's rancid legs. Witnessing the first half, the gang shakily leaves the premises.

Entering a tavern, the dragonborn bartender deny's their access, stating "no pets allowed". Crystalline is left to stand outside with the leech. Meanwhile, Domino and Mags gets piss drunk.

### Bruh?

A group of Common Aramoor guards asks the three to follow them into the palace, expressing that they're somehow "needed at the palace". Confused but not offended, the three agree to follow.

Inside the Palace: a drunk Domino and Mags, starts stealing fruit. The three fall on the floor from the fumes of drug incense. Waking up, they are met with man on the royal throne named Count Alastair.

High off substances, Count Alastair mistook The Party as three royal officials/ inviting them for a 'festival': Respectively,

* Duke Ainslie- Mags

* Raffaello- Domino

* Miss Halo- Crystalline

## Part 2

Casca, a palace servant, leads The Party into their rooms. In her room, Crystalline answers a magical telephone call, coming from Le Blanc, the frequenting resident of The Salty Salamander. They warn Crystalline of eminent danger about "the cat with a thousand eyes", than proceeding to hang up.

### Table Manners

The Party is invited to a dining party, where they encounter Count Alastair and Dario.

Mags (who is still drunk) and Crystalline stumbles in their greetings with Dario. Dario quietly whispers an insult to Domino, and in retaliation he licks his chin. The Party proceeds to pretend in their respective "roles", as Count Alastair begins to ask questions.

* Domino consumes a mystery drink, causing his hands to gain sentience. One of his hands became a 2016 republican.

* Mags drinks what makes him obsessively in love with Domino's hair, but snaps out soon after.

Dario makes chat with The Party, casually threatening them individually. Mags attempts to intimidate but fails. Domino attempts to attack Dario, but immediately disarmed with a compulsive tap dancing spell. Breaking out of the trance, Domino cuts Dario with a rapier- Dario summons an apparition of Domino's parents, causing him to receive full psychic damage....

#### Am I Dead?????

Domino dies from his prior encounter and lands into an office room situated inside Purgatory. He is met with an Archangel named Sancho, who explains his situation. Domino begins to angrily rant, accusing Dario of killing a mortal. While filing the complaint, Sancho hands him their business card, before sending Domino's soul back into his body. He wakes up exactly where he fell.

#### Dario's Evil Monologue

Dario explains his plans of God V God homicide, and assumes that The Party came to Aramoor to stop his deeds. The Party confused, absolutely did not know shit. Dario becomes dumbfounded of The Party lacking any Dario related motivation. He proceeds to confess to killing the God of Luck (Fayola), in time for the upcoming Aramoor Luck festival.

### Prison hell

The gang is escorted by Dario's crocodile masked servant, Casca, into the palace jail dungeon. Trapped in individual cells and no way out, Domino loses hope. Mags decides that critical thinking will not save anyone this time, and bum rushes himself through the cell door with his dragonborn self (technically he bends the bars). Domino yells a roll call, asking everyone in prison to respond. Barnabas and Tumble are awake, with Rosalind being asleep. Crystalline exclaims excitedly about Tumble's appearance, though gets sharply rejected.

Tumble lights a match, mumbling that he can't see in the dark. Domino offers him a candle, asking Mags to pass it between the two. Tumblr lights the candle, illuminating his *new legs.* Both lower legs amputated by Dr. Montag, replaced a strange starry void mass (see: Part 1 Planewalker services) in the shape of two new appendages. Crystalline is shocked by the sight.

Barnabas explains that the three of them were kidnapped and arrested by Dario's wishes assumably; Domino explains The Party's situation. Tumble calls upon Mags to break him out first, in order to beat the shit out of Domino first thing. Domino is scared, begging Mags to free his ass first. Tumble threatens to flay Domino; faulting him for his leg loss. Domino insists that it was Dr. Montag's fault. Mags expresses disconcertment over Domino's teenage cowboy maiming story.

A prison argument breaks out; Crystalline encouraging it; Barnabas watching that shit go down; Nervous Mags.

Domino attempts to get on Mags' good side. Tumble suggests to free him first, and leave Domino. Domino threatens to stab him the second time. Mags yells at Domino to stop saying words; he proceeds to free Crystalline first, and Barnabas next. The three approaches the dungeon doorway, which happens to be locked. Mags' tried to break through but becomes tired. Crystalline launches magic missile but rolls bad. Mags picks the lock with his knitting needles, opening the door.

Domino shrieks from his cell, asking if his buddies are gonna abandon him here. Barnabas replies yes. Mags replies that they'll come back with cell keys, and to sit tight.

#### Going into the cringe compilation

Outside, the three hear Dario's argument voice echoing off the hallway. The gang hides and peaks inside the entrance to a kitchen not that far from the dungeon door, where Casca is talking to a couple chefs. Figuring that Casca would have the keys, the three think of a way to get them. Crystalline suggests either Barnabas or Mags to seduce them into relinquishing the keys. Domino 4th wall hears this, and complains that he would have been perfect for the job. Barnabas refuses to, but Mags reluctantly agrees, as the three speculated that Dario's servant is in fact "a scalie".

Mags uses a scarf to cover his entire face. Meanwhile Crystalline casts spider climb on herself and Barnabas, watching from the ceiling. The wizard casts a minor illusion of Dario to beckon Casca into the hallway, requesting them to talk to the "disguised" dragonborn. Mags awkwardly talks to Casca about the luck fest decor and plans, and suddenly confesses love for the tiefling. Mags gives Casca an uncomfortable hug, pick pockets them and runs away. Crystalline casts minor illusion of a screaming naked lady as a diversion, and escapes back to the dungeon.

#### Prison part 2

Mags wakes up Rosalind, and frees her and Tumble first. Tumble goes up to Domino's cell, threatening to murder him. Mags lies to Tumble that he can have revenge, AFTER they escape. Domino is now afraid 4 his lyfe, stating that he doesn't want to escape his cell if Tumble's gonna flay him. Mags argues against it, though other members would have been more keen on the former. Letting Domino out, The Party recuperates as a group.

Rosalind pokes fun at Domino, who retaliates instantly. She threatens to call up her cousins "Cecil" and 'Majorie" to settle their dispute. *Hearing these two names, Mags looks to be nearly shell shocked (much to their confusion).* Rosalind asks if he knows her cousins, which he replies with a slow and knowing nod. Enthused, Rosalind offers him and the rest of The Party to come visit them in Ophello City in time for her birthday.

## Part 3

The Party decides that the best way to escape is to make a run for it into the exit. A handful of guards pursue them as they throw themselves out of the palace doors and down the steps. Entering into the town square fountain, they run into General Ripley Justice and Adriel having a date. Mags and Crystalline scurries to info dump the two about their tight situation with Aramoor palace guards, before taking it all back after Domino berates them for forgetting that the two are Aramoor's police themselves. The Party runs off; losing Barnabas, Rosalind, and Tumble in the crowds.

Escaping the guards, The Party starts to argue about their next move.

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The Party takes a long rest in alley way boxes, till the next morning....