Homecoming Part 2

## Story

In the morning Talia shows Jareth how to ride Muerte . In the late afternoon, Talia asks Jareth about his parents. He said he overheard Sister Mabel talking about them. He knows that his home was burned down his father was shot and his mother was shot on the bank of a river after putting him in the basket to float downstream. His family lived in Clearwater and he was recovered from the basket in Ilden. The family that recovered him kept him until he was 3 and then they brought him to the Cathedral of the Mother. Talia reassures Jareth that he has a family now before they returned him to the academy. On their way back to the cathedral, stop at the Constables office. She asks the older gentleman at the desk for information on Jareth's parents' murder and he responds if they have any information, he'll give it to her in the morning. They returned to the cathedral. After the tent is set up and Seline is asleep in bed, Talia takes out the rifle. Seline wakens while Talia is examining the rifle. She has a sense of foreboding but Talia encourages her to come back to bed they go to sleep. When Talia dreams tonight smoke and shadows are waiting. This time there's a skull with smoke pouring from the eyes tonight she can understand what it says as it whispers about power and revenge and balancing the scales at her. She wakes early and and finds the gun where she set it down. She picks it up one more time and returns it to the bag. Seline packs up the tent while Talia runs in the town to get resupplied. Seline bids Brother Arcon farewell then she leads the horses into town. Talia catches up with Seline before they head to the Constable's office. He only has a basic report available for them What suggests that they try the Clearwater constables for more information. Talia ask them telegram Clearwater and request for the information be sent to Ubendale. At the Academy, Master Talden, Jareth and Al are waiting for them. Seline gifts Jareth coffin nail as a symbol of the Undertaker for luck. Jareth tells them that he named the Onyx dog, Max. They let Master Talden to know they'll be keeping in touch. Talia tearfully hugs Jareth and then they all say goodbye. They ride out from town and in the evening they set up camp. Talia decides to go for a run. As she does so she focuses on her wolf pendant and shifts. When Talia realizes shift has lasted for 30 minutes it fades away and then she walks back. While Talia is gone Seline meditates on death but she finds her thoughts going back to home and then to the door and to the feywild and then to golden eyes before Talia returns. Seline takes First Watch. For Talia, the previous night's dream repeats before she wakes and takes the watch. As Seline goes off to sleep, Talia finds herself alone with the rifle again. She tries to get a feel for the unfamiliar weapon and then it speaks to her. It asks if she will be it's new wielder. It further states that it is a tool, a weapon, and Death's Whisper. It states the only thing it gave John was power and the only thing it wants is to be used for its intended purpose to reap... it asks for Talia to help it with its list in exchange for its help with her list. Talia agrees. Talia's hand tightens on the grip has the gun ceases to be a rifle and is now a handgun similar in size Retribution. Death's Whisper - firearm wondrous item artifact requires Attunement you gain + 2 to attack rolls and damage rolls weapons of two D6 piercing damage range 50 2 200 on critical hit additional one D6 necrotic damage reload of 6 misfire of 1 consumes no ammunition has six charges 1 spent per shot, all charges restored on reload action. On misfire user takes one D6 necrotic damage and hit point Max reduced by that number, hit point Max recovered after long rest. Firearm does not need to be cleared on misfire. Death's Whisper is a foot in length from pistol grip to Barrel tip. The pistol grip is made from carved bleach bone with inked purple tendrils swirling up and down it a skull made of gold is a fixed to the rear of the gun where the hammer should be facing back towards the wielder the jaw of which rests at the bottom of the handle the trigger and grip also appeared be made out of gold the rest of the gun appears to be gunmetal gray with a finally carved wooden decoration toward the front under the barrel (S1 E-40 57 minutes). It says "I am a tool made to fit the hand of the wielder," and then it binds itself to Talia. Talia holds the gun as the upper and lower Jaws on the on the gun sink into Talia's hand drawing blood as a dark black seeps through her skin winding its way creating jagged lines up her arm intertwining around and through the snake bite mark. It travels up the arm past the shoulder and wraps around her chest making marks up and around, splaying off to her left side. It looks like a pattern of barbed wire up her arm and Talia screams. Seline races from her sleep to the rescue while Talia is kneeling on the ground right arm clutched in her left hand, a weapon in her right hand. A panicked Seline wants to know what's going on and then she notices the pistol and the fresh marks on Talia's arm. She then rips Talia's shirt from her body to see the rest of the marks. The gun is no longer biting Talia's hand. In fact the blood on Talia's hand is the only evidence of any injury. Seline smacks the gun from Talia's hand. When Seline realizes this is all part of the deal she gets upset. She screams until she cannot and then she asks Talia what happened and Talia tells her. Talia and Seline argue over the gun and who's finishing the watch at some point they both fall asleep on watch outside the tent. Talia's roused by the rising sun. She take Seline inside the tents and let her sleep and notices the dry tear streaks on her face. Talia returns Seline's bird skull necklace to her hand.(Our adventurers are now level 7)

## Location

* Bluepeak

## Characters

### Players

* Seline Argent
* Talia Grey

### NPCs

* Jareth Grey
* Death's Whisper