Umfowe

*Umfowe* is the title of the fourth episode of the third season of The Numen Swell and the twenty eighth session of the entire game.

This session was played on December 9th, 2018

## Umfowe

### Writer

Jonny Christie, Matt Christie, Richie Maynard, Kyle Muller

## Plot

Sonney has been surviving at home, but for how much longer?

## Synopsis

Sonney climbs out of the pit with his boys, Ibho and Wela. Also joining them is Jikelele. Doda is left behind as collateral in case they can’t retrieve the general’s daughter, who is missing. As they leave, The Ape King stares down Sonney. Jikelele’s daughter is the young Kancane who Sonney has a deep connection to so this is personal for both parties involved. Ibho leads them back to where he last left the little girl. It is ransacked with no life in sight. The General is understandably upset. The Armadillo is on its way to a trade Mint has set up. The Admiral has joined them on the trip. Mikey is a bit paranoid of his dream but he attempts to remain positive. While he’s sitting on the bow Dex appears and “accidently” pushes Mikey off the side. He catches himself, barely and climbs back up but does not find out who pushed him. Mwana is traversing the Desert, feeling quite under the weather from the divorce ceremony. As he’s walking a massive shadow swoops above him. He isn’t quick enough to spot what caused it but he starts keeping an eye on the sky. The Monkeys are attempting to figure out what to do. It appears that Wela has some sort of idea but he’s a bit…slow. Sonney attempts to slowly get the big guy to lead them in the right direction. Mwana finally spots the creature that flew past him. It is a Vrock. A gargantuan bird. He attempts to outrun it but it’s just not meant to be and he fights it. It wins. He goes unconscious and is taken as a prize.

The Armadillo arrives at the trade vessel. Mikey, Dex, and Mint board the other ship to make said trade. Dex, being the devil’s advocate, he is, convinces the merchant that they are not paying for the goods. The merchant accepts and as Mint is moving one of the boxes across it explodes in his hands. This leads to a battle. The Armadillo wins. Only the captain is left alive. Mint, who is hurt but not out for the count, asks the man why he did what he just did and the man spits on him and says the magic words. “Fuck the Navy”. This sparks something in both Dex and Mikey and they come up with a very risky on the spot plan. They convince Mint to help Dex set up charges and he prematurely lights one. Dex then grabs Mint’s masks from his face and bolts as the ship explodes. Dex barely makes it off the boat with his supernatural speed but Mint does not.

Sonney and the search party are still actively looking for Kancane but he is half-heartedly because he knows the island and fears she may already be a victim. Wela eventually gets them to a clearing where they hardly have time to search before being ambushed by a group of particularly savage Hadozee. During this all, Jikelele and Ibho go down but they do manage to hold off the crowd. Sonney goes to check on Ibho and realizes his biggest fear in the situation. His friend has no pulse. Before he can process it, he immediately attempts to resuscitate him. Wela cannot comprehend what is happening. He wants to speak with Ibho. Sonney won’t let him so he pulls the half-blood out of his way and sees what happened. He nudges the body a few times before placing his face in his hands and turning away in silence. Sonney, through ugly tears doesn’t know what to do until he hears a tiny “umfowe” from the nearby bushes. He rushes over and hugs Kancane. Meanwhile, Mikey, Dex and Tecnic speak after the immediate aftermath of the botched trade. The two men tell the captain what went down and without eye contact Tecnic asks Thomas to escort them to the brig. They comply, dumbfounded. Everyone suddenly has a quiet aura about them. Mwana awakens in a giant nest on a mountainside. He assesses the situation and spots three sleeping hatchlings. He doesn’t hesitate to immediately attempt to bash their Paul bunion heads in. He’s still too weak however and only manages to kill one before the other wake up. He uses his cloud ex machina to escape and make it down the mountain in record time.

Jikelele wakes up to the carnage that had occurred. He sees Wela in his state and the lifeless body of Ibho before turning to see his daughter in Sonney’s lap. He limps over to them and hugs her, looking the hybrid right in the eye. He tells him that as long as he is breathing, he will be Elibo, his “son”. Sonney tells him they’ll kill him but the General confidently says that they’ll “try”. Sonney gives Kancane a small onyx tiara and tries to console Wela but the big guy is too far gone. Mikey and Dex are chilling in their cells as Tecnic comes down. He slowly walks up to their doors and unlocks them. He tells them that they can’t go back to Toke. They can’t really go anywhere now. He then drops a flag found in the rubble at their feet. On it is the jolly roger of the pirate lord-turned Rogue hunter Jack Burrows.  Mwana has averted death for his entire trip. He makes it within walking distance from his home port before getting shot through the back by an explosive bullet. He falls to the ground and standing above him is none other than Balthazar who simply states that “He has to come out of his hole eventually” before shooting the young darfellan in the face.

## Cast

### Main

* Benjamin Tecnic
* Sonney Griffin-Thorne
* Mikey
* Dex
* Mwana Pomboo
* Quincy Mint

### Supporting

* Thomas Dawkins
* Hawk
* Gregory
* Ibho
* Wela
* Kancane
* "Ape King" Okubi
* Jikelele

## Trivia

* This session marks the official return of Balthazar Koegel.