Sx10 - Curses, Carapaces and Cyclops'

***Curses, Carapaces and Cyclops'*** is the 10th session of the campaign*.* It is preceded by Sx09 — Carban's No Good Very Bad Day, and followed by Sx11 — You Thought It Couldn't Get Worse... SURPRISE!.

This session takes place over a single day: Pemti the 18th of Leontes. Notable moments of this session are the group dominating in the fighting ring and getting lots of money, and learning about Leoven's cursed weapon.

## The Map Room of Artemis Keep

The group arrives at the map room to meet \*\*A MAN?!\*\*, which was apparently normal, who is pouring over a series of maps with models of ships on it - a war map. His name is Finte As Leoven had volunteered us to help out with the sentries, we are asked to resolve an issue in Hecate's Crag.

As we saw in Artemis Cove the ports have been stopped because every boat that leaves disappears. - Instead Sailors have been experimenting with ways to transport their goods, but still many are going missing. - To the south there is a lighthouse that is not active. - We will be joining a boat that is looking for recruits, the captain's name is Nyla. - She is a Shadowkia woman. - She will give us more information. - Around the Lighthouse there is a small community of farmers - goes back generations. - Its been around two decades since it was abandoned. - Unknown what happened to them. Finte sends a note with our names on it and Leoven refers to herself as captain again. But Finte asks for evidence of what she is captain of. Leoven shows the symbol of an old order of Paladins in Heliotym named The Vallotis.

Oto then brings up the missing child in Artemis Cove and Finte is surprised. He thinks we are talking about another child who went missing in The Crows Post. The only links are the group and Miteus, who were at both.

As we leave the keep we see a platinum blonde woman accompanied by a platinum blonde woman followed by two guards in blue robes. Similar to the man Carban saw in The Temple of Athena She came out of a high official room.

## Arena Battle in the Sewers

Carban tells us he wants to show us something and we follow him to the Crows Post. We notice that Miteus is not in the Crows Post. Carban takes us to the secret passage at the back of the Crows Post that takes us into the Sewer Tavern with the secret fighting ring. Miteus is down here - we talk to him and learn he didn't do anything to the kids.

Oto learnt what War and Civil War is.

Khantos submitted the group and Miteus into the battle. Oto rolls a Nat 20 on a performance check to hype up the group and get more people betting.

The first battle is against the Scorpions that Carban lost to previously, who is defeated without much resistance. The second battle is more difficult. It is against a Cyclops, which would have been fine if we didn't learn that Leoven's sword is cursed (also her armour but that just affects her) The curse of the sword if she is hit she will search for vengeance killing her until they're dead, which would be fine if it weren't for Carban's curse to randomly attack someone when hit. This results in a kind of farce-like event in which Carban hit Leoven and then Leoven kills Carban.

We completed the battle and won 500 g.p

Finally we returned to the Crow's Post, where we were about to get a big talk from Miteus.