Blood on Your Hands

*Blood on Your Hands* is the title of the tenth episode of the first season of S.H.A.D.O.W. and the tenth session of the entire game.

This session was played on July 23rd, 2017

## Blood on Your Hands

### Writer

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

## Synopsis

Hylophagous steps over what he believes is the corpse of Di-Syl as the temple erupts in purple flames and the dwarf's eyes open. Aguero makes the decision he's done with this mission and wants to go home. Mathite convinces him they should go to Theios and demand he tell them where Jamven is and let them finish their task unafflicted. Theios does not take kindly to their confidence so his forces imprison Mathite and send Aguero to what he assumes will be his death at the Kokkalo camp. Phylyco and Aragi are arriving back in Perona. Aragi asks Lara about the Saint but he hasn't returned yet so he and Phylyco go on an assassination in town. Back at Soul Flame, Di-Syl barely gets out of the carnage around him. He takes one last look at his home as it vanishes in a burst of violet fire. He finds two sets of footprints and takes the left path. Aguero enters the Kokkalo camp and is flooded with the strongest flow of magic yet. They are much more accepting of his presence but there is still a sense of hostility. He talks to the elder, Giantes'Kokkalo and explains his predicament. He does not believe Aguero is the apprentice and offers him a chance to prove himself in an arcana duel. He draws his bow and the fight begins. He does enough damage to impress the elders but still loses the fight.

Aragi and Phylyco go to the nearest bar, The Underground and order the signature drink. Aragi learns the bartender's name is Chester. They get some information about the city guard and the target and move on towards the border. Phylyco sets an Impenetrable plan and they begin. Aragi decides to scale the wall and enter the guard tower, where he kills a guard which alerts the other to his location. Phylyco spots their target, Belnan Steelfarmer, and manages to kill him undetected and escape with the body while Aragi escapes the rest by jumping down on the outside of the city. Meanwhile Mordecai has crossed the border and heads towards Vrisoe. Di-Syl arrives in Dauti and runs into Saint Hylophagous. They discuss Di-Syl no longer living up to his name. The Saint takes him as a prisoner and they go back to Perona. Aguero awakes in a calm setting. He picks up Psaro's staff and for the first time begins to hear a voice speaking to him in draconic. He reaches into himself and enters a separate plain known as the Septum of the Separated to find the voice but comes up short.

Aragi attempt to deceive his way back into the city by convincing a young naïve guard named Ishikawa that he can meet the performers at the circus. They run into Phylyco who is not impressed and ends up killing the boy in cold blood. Savage. This upsets Aragi. Phylyco burns the body and stashes his gear in Aragi's tent. Di-Syl arrives back in Perona and is escorted back to the Circus by Gregory, which is weird. He's put in the cell and Mort is his guard again. Somewhere in the Aethel woods Mordecai hunts and kills a deer and arrives in Vrisoe as the sun comes up. He goes to the Sprinkling Pixie and camps on the roof for a few hours to get some rest. Once he wakes up he heads to the Mayor's office and she falls head over heels for him. He knocks her out and stuffs her in a closet, then burns the building to the ground, because plot? He then moves on. Meanwhile Aguero has a brief convo with Giantes about Psaro and his real apprentice and they decide to go free her from the Vomenos.

Mordecai is traveling and passes another vault, completely unaware of its presence. Back in Perona, the Saint returns to the circus. Phylyco and Aragi question him about his journey and he lets it be known Di-Syl killed Mordecai and Tachys which explains why he's in the cell. Obviously Aragi is skeptical and asks Di-Syl who of course has a completely different story. Who does he believe? Who cares? Phylyco and Hylophagous briefly talk about the dead body on the boss' desk and then the man heads over to Mort and plays a mind game with him to get a free upgrade on his hidden blade. He then begins to question Di-Syl. However, in Prin, Aguero and a militia of Kokkalo mages infiltrate the Vomenos camp. They reach Theios and Aguero challenges him to a duel. He does substantial damage but Theios drops him in a single blow. Mordecai kills a boar. Phylyco and Di-Syl continue their conversation with mentions of Mordecai and the journey the dwarf took with the saint. They start to argue loudly so Aragi, Lara, and Mal watch on nearby. Later in the day Aragi apologizes to Hylophagous for lashing out. Aguero wakes up and Mathite is next to him. They talk about what happened and finally go to the Kokkalo Anaskafon. They place the staff in the center console and a red smoke swirls around it revealing Psaro'Kokkalo standing before them.

## Cast

### Main

* Aragi Maxul
* Phylyco Brokenwhisper
* Aguero Cryhawk
* Mathite'Vomenos
* Di-Syl
* Mordecai Silvergleam
* Saint Hylophagous

### Supporting

* Lara Youngheart
* Mal Bloodjaw
* Mort Soulspark
* Psaro'Kokkalo
* Gregory
* Theios'Vomenos
* Giantes'Kokkalo
* Chester

### Guest

* Belnan Steelfarmer
* Ishikawa
* Kriscaryn Chandler

## Trivia

* The bartender in Perona was created because of and for the passing of the Singer of the Band Linkin Park, Chester Bennington, who died a few days before this session was played.