Fiona Retcarach

I-It's not like I wanted a party or anything...

Fiona Retcarach was a character played by Jeb in The Seven Seals 2 campaign. They were a Strix Magus.

## Appearance

   Though a Strix, Fiona used a Cap of Disguise to make herself appear like a halfling. In this form, she was described to have short-cropped blue hair, and the Cap of Disguise appeared as a red bow. Unlike in the colour character art, her wings were *not* visible when in halfling form.

Fiona never appeared in Strix form, and as such there never was a description of how she looked naturally.

## Backstory

### The Life and History of Fiona Retcarahc

#### Chapter 0: A Summary

Fiona Retcarach, born a Strix, has never really understood the people around her. Her father promptly stabbed her mother, returning often to stab the corpse repeatedly. Needless to say, despite her father bringing her food every visit. After acquiring an item that allowed her to appear human from one of the ‘suppers’ her father brought, she snuck off into the night. She was around eight at the time, and the cap allowed her to appear like a human child. The local town her father haunted was the first place she visited. She passed through that town, not wanting to run into her father. Reaching the next town, she checked into the inn with what meager gold she had, as it was getting to be late in the evening. In the morning, while getting breakfast amongst the adventurers in the tavern, a cavalier for the local orphanage invited her in. Being broke, and also quite young even for a Strix, she accepted. Despite living amongst humans for many years, she never learned how normal people work. Always a social outcast, she began studying the taboo of magic and locking herself in her room most of the time. When required, she would go outside for sword training from the order, but her affinity for the whip was evident to the trainers, and she was allowed to switch from a sword and lance style to the Order of the Whip. Training with the whip, she secretly began learning how to use a scarf, and how to apply the magic she had learned to her melee combat. Upon reaching adulthood and her subsequent discharge from the orphanage, she stayed in the Order of the Whip -- despite never properly learning to ride a horse -- and began her study of magic in earnest. It confused many as to why she had never aged, but they were required to discharge her based on her given birthday. Leaving the orphanage, the life of an adventurer was the next path that the cavaliers had laid out, but she declined that for a time, instead devoting time to the study of magic. During that time, she came across the legend of Arataef Ashblade, and the Seven Seals. Seeing as both her personality and the Order of the Whip promoted hurting those weaker than oneself, and gaining power, she began studying into the Seals. After a few years of study, she began to search for the seals, starting with finding Arataef Ashblade’s tomb as it was her only real lead.

#### Chapter One: A Rough Start

The Strix as a race have never been accepted as a race. Humans, initially discriminatory, saw their wings and black skin and called them monsters, as they did to a number of races. Thus started the bloody conflict over the most important resource: land. The Strix fell back, not wishing for an extended conflict, but were forced to fight or be driven from the continent. With their short lifespans compared to humans, it was no wonder that the humans grudge has lasted much longer, a grudge that still drives the Strix away from human settlements to this day. Fiona was born into the tumult of a nomadic life, their small tribe wandering the forests of southeast Varisia. The nomadic life soon ended as their small group fell to age, madness, or the adventurer’s sword. Her father took it upon himself to protect the remaining members of the family, and he built a small cottage in the forest near a human logging and fishing village. Fiona’s mother did not survive. She was killed by her husband in front of her daughter. Fiona was scarred by that incident, as she was no more than five when it occurred. Her father’s reasoning was surely sound, but to this day she does not know why her mother had to die. The village which they lived near was abundant with supply, and Fiona’s father brought her whatever food he could find. Some days it was fish, other days he brought home something many consider taboo: man-flesh. To survive, the two of them partook in the heresy and ate of another humanoid. Or so her father had said. In reality, it was more his madness than survival that drove him to man-flesh, and his daughter was forced to believe his lies. They lived like this for a few years, Fiona’s father’s condition worsening. He knew his daughter feared him, and in his paranoia he had taken to stabbing his wife’s remains. With what gold he had scrounged from adventurer’s pockets over the years, he finally worked up the courage to leave his daughter. In secret, he travelled to a nearby human city, and bought a very special magic item. It is not to say he left on good terms, nor did the money come without attachments, but that is a story for another day. He brought his daughter one last, fateful meal, leaving the gift as if he had not realised what it could do on the corpse. She was smart enough to take it and run away. Her father was not so lucky as to survive the week, though she never saw him again.

#### Chapter Two: Ingress into the Order

Fiona thought she was running away, regardless of her father’s fate. She passed through that town despite inquiring glances from the residents; they weren’t too concerned with a young child passing through as they were used to adventurers being far older than they appeared. Her age at this point actually did match her magically altered appearance, though as time passed this was, obviously, to change. Spending more time in the second town she reached, her true age became evident to its residents and the cavalier order stationed there. The cavaliers had a squire training camp there, and allowed Fiona room and board in exchange for her loyalty to the order. She began training in earnest. During horse training, Fiona demonstrated a level of aptitude with the whip, and -- despite the Orders’ better judgement -- she was allowed to transfer to under the Order of the Whip. She had never enjoyed working with the beasts, and her trainer allowed her to abstain from the lessons regarding to horses. An odd choice for a cavalier, but the beliefs of the Order of the Whip -- cruelty and malice above all else -- meant that the bond between man and beast was less important. With plenty of free time, Fiona studied magic as best she could, though information was far and few between. Not having enough material to study magic in earnest, she took up a less conventional hobby: scarf dancing. Similar to wielding a whip, she had a natural inclination towards it, and it took much of her free time. During this time, when she found time, she listened to the local chatter and heard tales of Arataef, the legendary bandit. Time passed, and her routine at the orphanage stayed much the same: training with her whip, attempting to study magic, listening to gossip, and performing in the village square. Throughout this time, her human appearance did not age a day, amazing her instructors and townsfolk alike. Her strix form did age, but only Fiona knew of this as she never showed her true form to anyone.

#### Chapter Three: Path of the Magus

Despite never appearing to age, the Orders had taken note of the date she had arrived, and her time with the encampment came to a close. She left on a pilgrimage of knowledge, seeking to learn more about magic. At twenty years of age, she still had much to learn about the world, but she shouldered her pack and with whip in hand she set out to the grand library in the capitol. Trekking down paths oft travelled and not, she met many a wanderer to spend the road with. Some wanted her meager supply of gold in exchange for items and services, others just wanted to make conversation, and more still were looking to expand their knowledge. Like Fiona, they were on their own quests, walking their own paths. Much of Fiona’s equipment came from the travelling merchants and caravans that she passed, and she learned a great deal of magic from the bolder casters she met. Along the road, she taught herself to merge her whip skills and her magic, casting in one hand and weapon in the other. She purchased a bladed scarf from a cunning adventurer who had found it on another quest. The scarf was not only beautiful, but functional as well and -- being an accomplished whip wielder and scarf dancer -- Fiona set to learning that as well. Reaching the city, her gold dwindled to nothing. Her resolve held firm, however, and she approached the grand library, down the road filled with scholars and historians. Both her garb, dirtied from long weeks of travel, and her childish appearance were factors that prevented her from being allowed into the library. Defeated, she made her way to a tavern - cheap and dirty. Pretending to be a child, the bartender took pity on her and allowed her to stay the night. The next morning, rather than staying, Fiona made her way to another tavern to buy a drink with whatever coin she could scrounge up. At the next tavern, she met a nice man who said he could help her. She showed him his mistake, and her maturity at the same time, when she whipped his thigh and ordered a tankard of mead at the bar. Seeing her attire, a wealthy looking patron approached her, offering her a loan. She heartily agreed, and with the money she was given bought new clothes and tidied herself up. While still not granted entry into the grand library, many books found their way into her hands as she began studying magic in earnest. Through her abnormal method of acquiring information, an adventurer's journal made its way into her hands. A book that spoke of a legendary bandit, the very same that Fiona had heard of in years past: Arataef Ashblade. But this book spoke not of his exploits, but of his quest: The legend of the Seven Seals. Upon hearing of the chance to release a wave of suffering upon the world, Fiona was thrilled. Now well versed in the black market magics, funded by the loan sharks, she began study of artifacts and magic history in earnest. Part of her study was to acquire artifacts so she could learn more of the nature of magic, and the other part was learning of the locations and mythos surrounding the Seals. Both were costly, and she had no choice but to hire adventurers. Her profits were none, and as her studies drew to a close she fled the city before her loan came due.

## Campaign

#### Session 1

Fiona ran into the party while searching for Arataef's tomb in the forest. She had a conversation with Natsume about the recent influx of adventurers in the area. Natsume asked if Fiona she wanted to join the party. "I guess I could. It's not like I wanted a party or anything... but sure." After Natsume looked around, Fiona commented how they should begin to move. The party followed Bartholemew; Fiona refused to admit she had been lost. Seeing the priest-like person in the road, she suggested killing him, but Natsume was quick to shout at the man. She asked Natsume if she could kill the man, Natsume said no as Fiona could not give an answer as to why. Begrudgingly, Fiona hummed with the rest of the party. "Well, it seems like this stupid humming exercise is working." When the doorway appeared, Fiona flew after Natsume, surprising her. Fiona commented on the folly of activating something beeping. After hearing Natsume had a flint and steel, Fiona suggested building a fire. Upon finding the heatstone, she helped Natsume to activate the heatstone. "Ok now we find out if it is hostile or not." Upon hearing of the quest to break the seven seals, Fiona was pleased but did not show it. They had a conversation about the research Fiona had done, and how there would be more tomb. Fiona began preparing read magic to see if she could use a spell to read the Vishkanya writing on the wall, but the writing was deciphered by Bartholemew first. Entering the hall, she inquired as to why Natsume needed a lantern. When Natsume ran ahead, Fiona flew after her and Natsume compared her to a bat, which Fiona countered by saying she was like a raven. Entering the bat cavern, Fiona glanced at the bat swarm. Fiona cast detect magic, noting the bats on the ceiling were magical. When Natsume went invisible, Fiona was engulfed in flames and went invisible, provoking the bats. She quickly left as the bats began to swarm. Seeing her granddad commanding the bats, Fiona wpoke with him, and eventually convinced him to let them into the tomb. After Natsume entered for form, Fiona spoke with Harry for a bit, inquiring if he too was a dwarf. Harry answered with a yes, and asked Fiona the same question to which she responded human. Entering the room with the statues, Fiona was quick to correctly guess that both statues that answered questions would say their path was the correct one. After answering Harr'y question about the contents of the tomb, she cast detect magic, finding the correct direction of the tomb. Charging ahead into the corridor, Natsume and Fiona activated a spike trap from the ceiling. "Well," stated Fiona to the unconsious, bleeding Natsume. "That hurt. Let's not do that again."

#### Session 2

After a long break and some sleep, strange magic effects began to affect the party. Fiona, attempting to heal Natsume, cast Infernal Healing, then moved back in time, and watched the next few moments play themself out a second time. She was subject to the effects of Beardbeard's effects. Absorbing some of the chaotic magic, Fiona was able to channel the magic and heal some of her wounds (cure moderate wounds). Among other things, Fiona grew 1 inch, received a third kidney, and found that she was a clone. Following the crazy magic, Fiona cast Infernal Healing on Natsume. "I'll heal you, but it's only because you helped me in that last fight. Humph." Upon hearing Natsume's arm was possessed, she recommended cutting it off. After Natsume declined cutting her arm off, Fiona quickly sliced Natsume's arm off with her scorpion whip. After some coercion, Fiona agreed to translate what Natsume's hand to Barty the Bard's questions. Thus ensued a lengthy conversation, ending with Fiona shouting "baka" at Barty the Bard under the pretense that "That's not what I think of you, it's just what the arm is saying." When Natsume asked why everyone wanted her arm, Fiona responded by saying "It's not like I care for you safety or anything." After realizing Natsume's arm was sentient, complete with organs, they considered how to "kill" the arm. While discussing destroying the brain, Fiona said "You idiots. I'll just destroy the brain." She cast True Strike, and slashed out the brain with her whip, then cast infernal healing on Natsume just in case. Noticing ooze pouring out of the wound, Fiona said "Ah, that ooze is getting in the way. I remember something about fire to get rid of demon ooze." Then she cast Burning Hands. Seeing Barty hurting Natsume, Fiona shoved him away, shouting "Baka!" The issue with the arm somewhat resolved, the party then moved further into the dungeon. Reaching the cavern, Fiona flew up towards the roof of the cavern. Seeing the goblins approaching from across the cavern, she drew her whip with a snap. As a goblin approached across Harry's beard, Fiona took a slash at it and missed, then she flew forwards missing the next goblin she attacked. Upon hearing a goblin shout "Fiona! You are under arrest!" she said "Oh shit the loan sharks." She then whipped a goblin to death. After TOBAR decided to abandon Fiona and Natsume, Fiona went into a dive and loosed a crossbow bolt, piercing two goblins that were standing close to each other. As the goblins approached Natsume, Fiona whipped two more to death. She then lashed out again, missing. The goblins charged en masse, and Fiona killed six more. After Harry killed over thirty goblins, Fiona, unimpressed with the goblins, muttered "Humph. Insects." As the fortune cookie was thown, Fiona landed dramatically next to Harry right before he teleported them to the front of the dungeon. She grabbed Harry and Natsume and began flying as far and high as she could. They teleported once more, trying to put as much distance between them and the tomb as possible. When Natsume asked why they were moving so far away, Fiona asked if she knew how bad magic items could react, to which Natsume did not know. Yet still, nothing happened, and they approached the Ashblade family home. Seeing the Ashblade family home with it's roof off, Natsume asked Fiona to land there. They went to meet Natsume's mother. Seeing the real Natsume, and Natsume's reaction, Fiona smacked her companion. "You're a clone, baka." They were escorted out. Upon hearing Natsume saying "she's had another kid," Fiona could only sigh. Teleporting back to the dungeon, they went back into the the room they had been previously in, finding it empty. They took a rest, and during that time Fiona derived a few spells. Seeing Natsume's arm, Fiona asked Harry if she could burn it, but he assessed that the arm was going back to normal so she abstained. Towards the end of the rest, Fiona changed her hair colour to red to throw off the loan sharks. As Natsume had an existential crisis and questioned their quest and existence, Fiona and Natsume began recounting the hells that were their lives. "Do you know hell? Living your entire life as a lie? They twisted us, shaping us into the monsters we are."

#### Session 3

The group then woke up without any knowledge of the previous events, nor with any symptoms of the magical fluctuations that had occurred, save for quickly fading marks and scars. Fiona, unphased, proposed that the party move on, attributing their confusion to a magical trap. Disregarding the spring, Fiona was not too concerned at leaving it behind to enter the room with the statue. She watched as TOBAR pushed it around, then when Natsume pointed out that the eyes might be buttons, Fiona whipped the eye to no avail. "it's not a button, baka." Distractedly, she began chasing a moth. After Natsume was thrown through the gem twice, and Barty managed to draw Fiona's attention away from the moth, she flew into the gem, finding the exact same result Natsume got. The revolving door now revealed, Fiona commented on seeing the log briefly halt the door. "Great. Now we need five more of those." Some time later, after reading the note left by Natsume's sister, she said to Natsume "Your sisters really read you like a book." Entering the next room, Fiona tied Natsume up to prevent her from chasing the ball; unfortunately she is a ninja and was able to escape quickly. Fiona tried to catch Natsume as she was dragged away by the ball, but missed her whip. "I'm just here for the artifacts," stated Fiona. "It's not like I wanted to meet an Ashblade or anything." They waited at the edge of the foggy arena for a time, and Fiona suggested setting up camp. She asked Harry to take first watch and promptly went to sleep. After the short rest, Fiona flew after TOBAR into the center of the arena. She flew around, observing the events, until the floor began to rise, at which point Fiona picked up Natsume and moved her onto the path that was staying still. As the sarcophagus (among other things) rose, Fiona looked around for the immovable rod. "Ya gotta desecrate graves to break seals," she muttered to herself. As TOBAR struggled to open the sarcophagus, Fiona flew up. "Weakling," she stated, giving the lid a hearty shove; sending it flying down the ornate pile the sarcophagus was on and into the chamber below. Taking advantage of Fiona's momentary distraction, TOBAR tried to throw away the immovable rod. Fiona, moving quickly, caught it. She then began looting the grave, to which Natsume asked her to not take everything. "I'm only taking what I can carry," commented Fiona, promptly returning to looting. She finished up taking the valuables and magic items, then left the tomb as Natsume et. al replaced the lid of the sarcophagus. After the group reconvened outside the tomb, Natsume wanted to throw the party's most recent achievement in the face of her elder sisters, so they went to the Ashblade family home. Fiona, wondering if flying would be looked down upon, asked "Culturally, are we allowed to fly indoors?" In the hall, Fiona watched nonchalantly as Natsume was put to sleep by the orderlies, but secretly wished she could do something without jeopardizing herself. In response to her interest in the Ashblade tomb, Fiona explained that she was a collector of immovable rods and had come across the Ashblade's Legacy during her research. This comment was met with skepticism. As TOBAR had his conversation about his Gnome creators, Fiona turned invisible and flew away to a safe distance. Meeting up with TOBAR and Harry outside the town, the group turned to reconnoitring with Barty and Natsume. TOBAR managed to convince Fiona to go back into town on her own to repossess the Ashblade and find Barty. "It's not like I wanted to rescue Natsume or anything," she commented, despite TOBAR never mentioning rescuing the Kitsune. Changing her hair color to blue to throw off the guards, Fiona flew into the town, landing in an alley. She entered the tavern where Barty was performing, attempting to draw his attention to no avail: she was so short, that the mosh engulfed her. Dejected, and not seeing why she needed to get Barty anyways, she went outside, running into Natsume. Natsume convinced Fiona they didn't need the Ashblade, so they went into the tavern to retrieve Barty. After Barty pointed out Natsume to the crowd, Fiona cast invisibility and they flew away. Back at camp, and making the final evening preparations, Natsume suggested to Fiona that she wanted to visit her mother before they left. Fiona agreed to let the rest of the party go ahead and fly Natsume back to the manor one last time. The next morning, the group left town while Fiona flew back in with Natsume as per their plan. Natsume left her note, and they rejoined the party in the jungle. As TOBAR, Harry, and Barty set up camp on the ground, Fiona used her immovable rods to set up her tent and Natsume's hammock. In the morning, seeing the snakes which she has been concerned about the evening before, she said "I'm glad we're up here." After a short conversation about how Arataef used to use the rods, and Fiona commenting on her ability to fly (and how it was superior to the climbing rods method), Natsume convinced Fiona to lend her a rod. Natsume, attempting to use the rod to descend, nearly fell to the ground; swooping down, Fiona helped her climb higher off the ground. The snakes cleared and the party beginning to move, Fiona landed on TOBAR's shoulder and studied magic. As evening fell, and Natsume offered to let Fiona join her in the hammock draped across TOBAR's shoulders, Fiona heartily agreed. "It's not that I want to snuggle with you," came her huffy remark. "It's just that my tent won't fit [on TOBAR]."

#### Session 4

Six days into the journey, Fiona and Natsume were still riding TOBAR. Awoken by a strange feeling at the crack of dawn, Fiona felt the wind blowing from behind TOBAR. 'A change in the weather," she muttered. "Not good." Seeing as Natsume went back to sleep, Fiona dis as well. As TOBAR began walking up the stairs to to the monastery, she was awoken once more. The wind grew, concerning FIona: "It's gonna be hard for me to fly with the stronger winds up here." Hearing Fiona complain, Natsume commented: "We'll just walk!" "I don't like walking..." Coming to a creaking rope and plank bridge, Fiona flew across despite the winds. TOBAR and Barty charged together onto the bridge, overwhelming it's structure and sending them both plummeting into the chasm. "I think we all saw that coming..." muttered Fiona, scrambling to catch either of the two with her whip. She missed, but cast Enlarge Person on Harry so he could pull both Harry and TOBAR out of the canyon. As they pulled the two up, Fiona chatted with Natsume about how more adventurers needed to learn how to fly, and their conversation segwayed into how the party was to make the return journey now that the bridge was out. As it began to rain, the party continued their trek, albiet with Fiona blocking the rain with her winds and Harry covering them with an umbrella of hair. Fiona disregarded the ghostly voice proclaiming "Go back," but as the mist grew she took flight to stay out of it. After he asked, Fiona lent her immovable rods to TOBAR. They continued on, undeterred by both the voice and the mist, and the weather worsened: the winds grew, and the rain got colder. Concerned about the wind, Fiona landed on TOBAR, and -- the mist having cleared -- he returned her immovable rods. She lent one to Natsume, not a moment too late, as a low rumble alerted them to the boulder trundling down the path towards them. Both Fiona and Natsume threw themselves off the cliff -- Nastume shortly after Fiona -- and Natsume tried to catch herself with the immovable rod. As Natsume began to slip, Fiona swooped up and helped her get a better grip on the rod. Returning to the ledge, it began to hail. Fiona shielded herself with her wings; cold, she didn't pay attention to the sounds of voices in the howling wind. Hearing a scuttling, Fiona's head jerked up and she immediately identified a giant lizard approaching. As TOBAR punched at it, and Natsume ducked under, Fiona blasted it with a Scorching Ray, right before Harry crushed it to death with his hair. They continued until they reached an area where the path was gone; Fiona scouted ahead, finding the path beyond. Barty spotted the goblins approaching in the distance, and the party continued forth amidst the inaccurate arrow fire clattering off the rocks above or falling into the canyon below. Seeing beings of stone ahead, Fiona managed to identify them as stone elementals from memory. She dove forwards, taking flight and shooting fire at the first elemental from the Burning Hands she had prepared earlier, but she hadn't flown high enough. The elemental smacked her out of the sky, and into Natsume's arms. Natsume ran the unconscious Fiona a distance away, setting her down. During the rest of the fight, Fiona's condition stabilized on its own. Barty resuscitated her, and she healed herself until she no longer was hurting using Infernal Healing. She then sat down to study her spellbook as the party made camp in a nearby cave. Hearing a voice in a dream offering help, Fiona declined, knowing better than to accept the advice of random dream voices. Waking and seeing the deformed Harry, Fiona offered to burn him, to which he declined. "Has anyone ever taught you not to trust random magical voices?" she asked. Fiona also commented that Harry looked like he should be in immense pain -- she hoped he was. After seeing Natsume's attempt to disguise Harry, Fiona said "Eh, looks about right." Privately to Natsume, she also said "I'll start studying disguise magic." TOBAR commented that they might be better off destroying Harry and Barty, to which Fiona responded "they look like they're in immense pain. Good enough for me." At Fiona's bequest, the party began to advance once more, eventually coming across bones on the path. Fiona took a skull and put it in her bag. Crossing a shallow, but fast flowing, cold mountain river, the party entered a ruined oriental village. They heard a "Yahh," and saw a headless samurai. "It's a dullahan!" cried Fiona. Exploring the town, they came across a small manor that seemd more intact htan the rest of the town. "Send the monsters in first," came Fiona's suggestion. Harry, miffed, stayed outside, but Barty began scouting. Fiona asked Natsume for a date, to which she declined. Eventually, Natsume went in after Barty, with Fiona in close pursuit despite Natsume's request otherwise. "I-it's not like I wanted to be alone with you or anything." Beginning to search for the now-missing Barty, Fiona spotted some blood. Casting detect magic, she detected an aura of transmutation, but was unable to narrow down the spell. Wary, Fiona and Natsume began looking around. Scared by Harry, Natsume ran into the cold-storage room despite Fiona's protest. Not wanting to be alone, Fiona called Harry into the room, and had him open the door which Natsume had shut -- it was stuck shut. The room was empty. "Hmm. I thought as much," commented FIona. "This is why I didn't want her to go alone." Again detecting transmutation magic, Fiona racked her brain, but again came up with nothing. Barty, spotting a window, gestured to it, bringing it to Fiona's attention. She detected no magic on it, and her observations found nothing amiss with it, so she disregarded it.

#### Session 5

"I'm not liking this..." she muttered to herself. Not seeing a better option, nor wanting to be left alone, Fiona followed Harry into the next room. Seeing the ant appear to be bowing to him, she had a question but decided it could wait. "Why is that ant worshipping you? You know what, can we just get out of here?" As Harry followed the ant outside, Fiona followed Harry outside. To TOBAR, she said "We're burning this house down." "How are we to achieve that?" "Like this." With that, Fiona cast Burning Hands, and the house quickly was engulfed in flames. Disregarding the raincloud that moved over the town, Fiona was able to hear a slight thumping noise coming from the house. "I figured they were in the basement. We'll just wait until the floor burns. In the meantime..." sensing an opportunity, Fiona began heating up her branding iron. "I've been saving this for Natsume..." Hearing Natsume's voice, Fiona decided that it was time to go back into the building. She cast Enlarge Person on Harry, which ultimately led to nothing. "Send me in," she said, upon seeing Harry backing out of the flames. With a rope of hair around her waist, Fiona began sprayin the flames with ice, searching for Natsume. Finding Natsume, Fiona tried to surprise brand her, causing Natsume to run away. "Barty, grab her!" she shouted, not seeing Natsume turn around. A sharp pain entered her, as Natsume slashed through her torso striking several vital organs, killing Fiona instantly.

## OOC

Character Sheet

Between sessions 2 and 3 a retcon of the mutations (and as such, the bonuses incurred) occurred.

During session 3, when opening Arataef Ashblade's sarcophagus, Jeb rolled a nat 20 on his strength check.

During session 5, Taco rolled a nat 20 to attack Fiona, surpassing her negative hit point limit by a large margin.