Skeletons in the Closet

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## Summary

Hoshimi heads downstairs and sees Olwen Edgeworth and Sybl Indrax looking at the hollow wall. Meanwhile Jojo mentions to Seven that he was banished from his homeland. As Hoshimi tries to detect magic, the others notice the lights and hurry downstairs. As Jojo arrives, the wall lights up. Hoshimi ends up pulling him and tells him to hold onto the wall. When Jojo touches the wall, a voice bellows out a welcome to Lord Kufoon. Adrian Tanlaial recognizes the name from the eastern dominion but not who the name is.

The wall opens and the group enters. He notices a shrine in the back and Hoshimi recognizes it as a transportation circle. Adrian identifies it as a more powerful version of shadow walk but it hasn't been used in a long time. Olwen notes that there haven't been any servants here. Princess Abigail mentioned that there was a fat servant looking around which made Adrian and Olwen realize that Arpolian was here. Xaillen thinks back to those who owned the place and it was most likely owned by the slavers that tried to capture Princess Gabrielle.

Jojo leaves and the door shuts behind him. Raquel's voice is then heard. Apparently she's in a ruined house and can hear the wind. Before they can get any more information, Jojo comes back in and the sigil vanishes. Hoshimi then pulls a confused Jojo out as she investigates. Raquel mentions she's hiding from people with pale dark skin. Olwen makes a note of the surroundings as Adrian calls Jojo back. Olwen is grateful as Jojo asks about who the party was talking to. Xaillen talks about going to the plane of shadows and both Abigail and Sybl are against it because it goes into the realm of shadows.

Seven asks why the door reacted to Xaillen. Apparently the Rakshasa are extraplanar beings that loved tormmenting mortals and the magic of his curse was effecting the room. Everyone leaves the room as Xaillen realizes that Raquel's likely trapped in the plane of shadows. Abigail is surprised that she isn't dead but Xaillen needs to go to the realm of shadows. Jojo offers to go to the plane of shadows since he won't be as effected by it. Sybl stops him saying that someone must be immune to negative energy to head into that place. As they argue Hoshimi returns, finally catching the scent of Arpolian.

They argue about going to Directian as Adrian, Hoshimi and Seven leave. Olwen ends up screaming into Seven's side while Xaillen goes to the family library to send items to the plane of shadows. Olwen and Seven talk about Raquel's safety and eventually talk about Olwen's partner Reshky. Seven screams that she doesn't want to be treated differently. Olwen ends up telling Seven the story about how she nearly got her tail cut off. Seven decides that she doesn't care what the Grootslang said and decides to remain as Seven even if she does know who she was.

As Olwen leaves, she says that Seven should find a teacher, not a master like Jojo said. Olwen then goes to find Adrian as Seven goes to bed.

## Notable events

* The party discovers a shadowwalk transport circle
* The party makes contact with Raquel
* Olwen Edgeworth tells her story to Seven