Anchor Down

*Anchor Down* is the title of the fifth episode of the first season of The Numen Swell and the fifth session of the entire game.

This session was played on November 5th, 2017

## Anchor Down

### Writer

Jonny Christie, Matt Christie, Matt Finger, Richie Maynard, Kyle Muller

## Synopsis

Balthazar wakes up the entire crew with his screams of terror. His agony actually knocks him back out but the crew all begin to avoid him outright due to the mark on his chest. Kifo warns Captain Bennsyn that if Balz stays on the ship, they lose it and their lives as well so Bennsyn decides to throw him off the ship but has a change of heart once he realizes he’s not dead yet and they could still use him on land. They ride the coast to avoid open water and dock at Teine port.  The land team consists of Bennsyn, Sonney, Kifo, Balthazar, Dumu, Garland, Mateus, and Tecnic’s corpse. They rent a camel and cart and head inland.

While they camp they are attacked by an Allosaurus. Luckily No one gets too hurt and they stay on their guard better. Maybe. That same night however, Balthazar spots three silhouettes in the distance. He fires at them but one drops and someone claiming to be Mwana shouts for them to stop and that his mother needs help. Kifo doesn’t truly trust them and as he gets closer they appear farther away. Balthazar walks up with him and they morph into the Seafallen they fought earlier in the week.

They fight again but this time not only do they kill the leader, but Balthazar gets taken by the hosts and vanishes into nothingness. Kifo takes the Anchor and becomes even more of a badass. Balz appears face to face with Cadenes. They discuss his fate and he gets chained up next to Tecnic. The next morning the land party continue their trip despite Sonney getting more and more fed up with losing people. Dumu mentions the biggest problem of the ship is finally gone and Sonney pokes fun at Jicho which causes a chain of events that leads to breaking the fourth wall and dying of laughter for legit 6 minutes. Kifo mentions as they are traveling that they don’t need a diamond as long as they trade one life for another. Without Balz, the original choice, they have to decide on a murder by the time they get to the shaman.

Balz pretty much drops every bomb that happened while Tecnic was dead and he is less then impressed. The land party arrives at the Valecny Ruins. They enter the assumed shaman den and find Amenkufa. He’s not exactly what they expected but he seems like he knows what he’s doing so they begin the ritual. They reluctantly trick Mateus into entering the den and becoming the sacrifice. Amenkufa slashes the boy’s throat and throws him into a pool of green liquid. They toss Tecnic in and the chanting begins. They talk about random topics and literally out of nowhere Tecnic emerges from the pool scaring the shit out of everyone.

## Cast

### Main

* Benjamin Tecnic
* Balthazar Koegel
* Bennsyn
* Kifo Pomboo
* Sonney Griffin-Thorne

### Supporting

* Gregory
* Guru Dumu
* Jicho the Owl
* Loyal Tragold
* Garland
* Mateus
* Mwana Pomboo
* Kurudi Amenkufa
* Cadenes

## Trivia

* This session marks the official return of Benjamin Tecnic.
* Although he isn't technically dead, Balthazar now resides in the Chain Room indefinitely.