Triple Threat

*Triple Threat* is the title of the second episode of the second season of S.H.A.D.O.W. and the fourteenth session of the entire game.

This Session was played on October 1st, 2017

## Triple Threat

### Writer

Jonny Christie, Matt Christie, Rob Christie, Richie Maynard, Eric Rios, Corey Sexton

## Plot

The Group splits into three teams to assassinate a group of nobles.

## Synopsis

Immediately after the events we left off on, through the eyes of Hylophagous we witness the destruction Di-Syl caused. There's a brief scene of the relic opening to reveal a red gem. Meanwhile, in the Aethel woods, Phylyco has someone at the mercy of his hidden blade. Rava asks who the man is as another figure emerges from the shadows. It is clear they are siblings. The Ebonscar twins to be exact. Calapharious and Elatherial. Former acquaintances of Phylyco's, which he despises. Rava asks straight out if they work for Saint Wroth. Cal goes along with it, so she informs them they have to come back to the circus, which Phylyco is NOT okay with. Rava and Ela get along immediately. Phylyco leaves. They all follow. He hates it. Rava asks if they know anything about her brother Jamven and Cal assumes he killed him. Luckily Ela sways him to the truth that he in fact did not do that. Elsewhere, Aragi is catching up to Sera. The distraught girl spots him and hides in the woods. He loses track of her but continues to search as he heads back to the circus. Eventually he decides to camp for the night and Sera manages to find him and apologizes for her outburst. Phylyco's group finds the cricus in shambles and Phylyco ball parks about fifty deaths. Mort has been comatose and the Saint is nowhere to be found. He attempts to enter the bosses cart but there is a magic barrier preventing anyone from entering. He asks Mal about what happened and the Orc questions the twins which even the dagger master is doesn't quite understand. Aragi and Sera arrive back at the circus the next morning and are much more effected by the tragedy. Lara breaks down to Aragi but composes herself and gives him the details about what happened. They decide to camp at the crater for the night and continue towards Eastmaer the next day.

The circus arrives in Eastmaer and begin to set up, be it half-heartedly. Sera goes to Nomit's fashion shop but it is completely empty, as if the building was never used which confuses her but she doesn't think much of it. Mal calls a meeting and reveals he will be temporarily stepping in as leader which infuriates Lara but she complies. He explains that there are three nobles that need to be taken care of but some sort of magical energy connects them so they can go into hiding should one of them go into hiding so they have to kill them simultaneously. He splits them into three teams. Phylyco, Sera, and Ela. Aragi, Cal, and Xander. And Lara, Rava, and Rathisi. They split up and head to their respective cites.

Aragi's team heads for Aethel (City) to kill Aimatos'Nompel which he has not returned to since you know, He's a wanted escaped convict. They fight and kill a Grey Ooze on the journey. Phylyco's team arrives in Orlion (thanks to the use of Bulettes) to kill Leotumal Tarmikos. They go shopping in the port city before hand just to be safe and Phylyco purchases an Adder of Strife. Aragi heads to Copperbeard's and is shocked not to find him there but instead a young maiden claiming to be his niece, Krisonna. She gives him a sizeable amount of information about his target and he leaves.

In Orlion, Phylyco discovers Tarmikos is holding a masquerade on one of his boats and there is a specific mask they need to get into the party. Sera, being the rambunctious individual she is, walks right up to the bouncer and charms her way in while the other two steal masks from a rowdy group on their way there. Aragi discovers Aimatos is having a meeting with the Primarch within the castle because of course, so he sneaks into the extra-guarded building while Cal disguises himself as a fellow noble with his dragonborn bodyguard in order to enter the building directly and it works. Aragi is discovered and is being escorted out of the building as he passes his team so he leaves it to Cal, hoping he can handle it. He breaks out of his restraints and hides in a nearby room as House Rose back up heads his way. Cal arrives in the meeting and is sat directly next to the target. Sera dances with Leotumal at his party while Phyl and Ela prepare to slip poison into his drink. Back in Eastmaer, Rathisi prepares to put his target, Oloian Goldbludgeon, to sleep and use dream magic to force death into the body. It succeeds so he grabs his proof and escapes the area with Lara and Rava, basically unnoticed. While Phylyco attempts to poison the wine, Sera distracts him by charging at the target and lobbing his arm off but luckily Ela gets them out of there with a quick pass without trace. Cal, using his boot blade, forces the target to bleed out at the Achilles so they leave, managing to get Aragi out of his scuffle as well. With all three targets dead, it was a successful day.

## Cast

### Main

* Aragi Maxul
* Phylyco Brokenwhisper
* Lara Youngheart
* Elatherial Ebonscar
* Calapharious Ebonscar
* Mal Bloodjaw
* Rathisi'Defteros
* Sera Emberstorm
* Saint Hylophagous

### Supporting

* Mort Soulspark
* Vida Soulspark
* Ravalyssa Darksbane
* Xanderfos'Defteros
* Gregory
* Blaktar

### Guest

* Krisonna Copperbeard
* Aimatos'Nompel
* Leotumal Tarmikos
* Oloian Goldbludgeon

## Trivia

* First session where more than one target on the Saint's list are killed.
* First appearance of Elatherial
* First appearance of Calapharious
* The Ebonscar twins are the first characters to be controlled by a single player simultaneously, in this case Corey Sexton.
* Rob Christie was away for the first 3/4 of this session but luckily he arrived in time for Rathisi to get some screen time.