Set in Motion

*Set in Motion* is the title of the second episode of the eighth season of S.H.A.D.O.W. and the eighty sixth session of the entire game.

This session was played on January 17th, 2021

## Set in Motion

### Writer

Jonny Christie, Matt Christie, Richie Maynard, Eric Rios

## Plot

Aragi prepares to help Pentropolis fend off the Conquerors.

## Synopsis

*A body is being dragged through the snow and placed on something scaley. It is Aragi fading in and out of consciousness. Two female voices are heard arguing him being brought there. Standing in the doorway is a hooded man and through that haze Aragi gets a flash of yellow in their eyes.*

Darrow returns to Elmai and brings the merchant proof of his success. The drow gives him a scroll as payment. It is an invitation to a tournament in Lakkos, across the desert. The Barbarian asks for the point and Dendar cryptically tells him that the answers he seeks can be found by speaking to the person hosting the event. Aurora has joined Banshee on his mission to search the abandoned dens. Their next stop is Durquea. Banshee demands to know why she is so timid around him and wants her to prove she is deserving of the guild by showing her strength on this job. Aragi bolts to Maeurt, passing by a tree-hating orc in cameo like fashion. Harvest is standing just outside of the walls. Standing on them is Sirobe and Tadal who try to calm the situation. Aragi arrives and turns the minotaur’s attention to him. The monster turns and leans down. A small goblin climbs out of his fur and introduces himself as the latest Lieutenant of S.W.A.R.M., Meekknuckle. He is literally there to introduce himself as the new leader of Aethel under the Saint and is making sure there won’t be any trouble from the stormcaller. He reminds the goblin that he is “already dead” so the LT leaves him be. Banshee and Aurora arrive and begin the search but find nothing. They summon a member from the city and meet with a Loxodon named Bedun. He was able to grab a handful of things before the den was raided by the scum of Santis. Banshee goes through briefly and finds a book with one missing page. He is curious and holds onto it for later.

Aragi calls a meeting to update them about their allies and enemies he is also informed that refugees from Pentropolis are flooding into the Crimson keep. He decides to go investigate. Darrow stumbles into a group of Yuan-ti traveling and instinctually wants to kill them but realizes they can shorten his trip so he travels with them to his destination. Banshee and Aurora leave the city in Bedun’s care and head to Elmai. When they arrive, they are coaxed by a drow merchant to buy something. Banshee discovers that a pirate crew has been there and cleared out the den there. They head to the next city to try and catch up with the ship. Aragi arrives at the keep and speaks briefly with Zinonna who is overwhelmed with the amount of people. He is messaged by Ike to enter the dungeon below and speak without prying ears. He does so and walks passed the statues of the fallen Emberstorms. Only Malek, Cain, and Ike are not standing. Ike greets him and they discuss the Emberstorm lineage story.

Banshee and Aurora arrive in Sandstead, the next city on their trip and discover the pirates are in fact still there. They speak with the lookout who warns them not to step on the boat and should head to the nearby inn if they want to speak with the captain. He does so and sits across from the Captain, one Saint Ibis. Once he understands the situation he’s in, he bargains with the Saint to “speak” with his brother. He offers to invite him to the meeting if he can deal with a problem within Santis for him. Banshee agrees and is given the direction of the new task. Aragi promises to help Ike a bit and gets food to the keep but must continue his path west. Ike is hoping there is some plan to fight and take back the country. Aragi promises it will all work out and leaves. Darrow and his companions arrive in Lakkos and he immediately leaves them and heads to the arena. He is stopped at the gate but once he shows them the invitation, calling himself the phoenix. Aragi flies over the battle torn country and lands on the bank. He speaks with Elbije who is taking none of his shit. She tells him to either go out there and fight or go home. He is not welcome. He exits and hears the roar of a dragon. Elbije is confused that he didn’t know that Wroth had Dragons. He comes up with a plan.

Darrow goes to a bar that night. He is loud and sits beside a woman that is not impressed. He gets into an argument with another participant and the woman leaves. He discovers that she was the one running the contest and he did not leave a good impression. Banshee and Aurora arrive at the destination set by Ibis, also Lakkos. Aurora heads to a nearby inn while Banshee is stopped by another Kalashtar that mocks Banshee’s appearance. Banshee is calm but still does not let him disrespect him. He gets very close to killing the man but manages to get his invitation to the competition, walking away from the other, unphased. Aragi gets back up to the roof and flies above to land on The Ruby Flame. He shoots the rider and quickly realizes there was no one in the cloak, it was a decoy. Kokkalo begins to spin to throw him off but he is able to crawl to the head. He starts trying to reason with the Dragon and sees two other silhouettes entering the fray. He looks him in the eye and notice his eyes are stone gray. An undead beast. He summons all of the strength he can and screams out the words to teleport the dragon and himself away from the battle.

## Cast

### Main

* Aragi Maxul
* Sirobe
* Darrow Emberstorm
* Zinonna Murium
* Hezekiah Silvergleam
* Aurora Lightblade
* Banshee Black
* Amarel Jenella

### Supporting

* Harvest
* Elbije
* Tadal
* Meekknuckle
* Sarya Nameless
* Abrus
* Fyria Snowden
* Kokkalo the Ruby Flame
* Sheeva Raisir
* Mistis the Opal Frost
* Nompel the Obsidian Fang

### Guest

* Wranral Dendar
* Trok
* Bedun
* Sizzle
* Ike Emberstorm
* Ark
* Saint Ibis
* Pagos
* Illdan Saeller
* Khivo

## Trivia

* The tree-hating Orc that Aragi passes on the road has inspired a non-canon Spin-Off focusing on the group of S.W.A.R.M. soldiers on patrol. The Orc is named Trok.
* This session reveals that the Mistis and Nompel tribes have been eliminated with the appearance of the respective Dragons.