Back Alley Boogaloo

"Back Alley Boogaloo" is the 83rd session of the Legend of the Leaves campaign.

It took place in the Mystilon Promises questline of Arc 5: Dead Souls Rising.

## Synopsis

The Leaves make their way from Corellon Citadel to the Grand Cemetery only to be ambushed by the demonic lord Yeenoghu and his numerous minions.

# Story Development

## Part 1

After arriving in the basement of the Corellon Citadel, the Leaves are introduced to the inhabitants of this shelter. There are 18 small children in the compound, 6 teenagers, and 5 adults. Lulu has kept an eye on them for the past 5 years.

Immediately after taking the long stairs down to the basement, Lorilon notices the open grave of Olven Isdar, one of Mystilon's greatest fighters. He lies barren on a stone pedestal with the Phantom Katana, one of the Great Swords of Mystilon, positioned on his chest.

Lorilon's investigation of the body is interrupted by Keljor Muldan, a male wood elf Lorilon knows as being one of the richest men in Mystilon. He starts a conversation with Lorilon, thanking him for his return. Lorilon is reluctant to accept this kind of burden everyone tries to put onto him, and disregards Keljor's efforts to bestow onto him the responsibility of saving Mystilon.

Keljor senses Lorilon's mistrust he has in his mother Eleonora and decides not to go into too much detail about the happenings before the Fall of Mystilon. Lorilon notices a certain change in Keljor's demeanor. He remembered him being full of himself, while now he seems more humble a person than ever before. Keljor admits then to Lorilon that he made a mistake by not giving the Phantom Katana to Olven. The Katana was meant to be given to the greatest warrior of the city. However, Keljor acquired it for himself, although he couldn't wield a weapon if his life depended on it. He feels ashamed for his behavior and vowed to change his ways.

After entering the great hall of the basement, the Leaves are greeted by the rest of the refugees. Lulu shows them where they can make themselves home. Lorilon is approached by Vendova Makin, a female wood elf promised to his brother Dolon Duskwalker. She hugs him and is over the moon seeing him. Lorilon's attitude, however, is cold towards her as she starts to question him about the whereabouts of his brother.

Vendova, who is quite obviously reaching the end of her mental capacity to be a refugee in the basement for much longer, tells Lorilon off and storms away. She is disappointed in his lack of willingness to be the savior she expected him to be. As she walks away, Bambara grabs her by the hand, trying to talk sense into her. She flinches away and spouts racial slurs at him while doing so.

Raijin is approached by the children, who start to touch and pet his fur. He starts doing tricks for them and entertains them. One of the kids tells him about the "funny thing in the well". Bambara, Malcer, and Darius have a conversation with Keljor before nighttime.

Saralina Delvenmoon, a former elementary school teacher of Lorilon's, is also among the refugees. As she looks at the new company in their basement, she talks to Lorilon, asking him about what he is going to do now that he is back. Same as with the others, who asked him the same question, Lorilon just says that his goal for now is just reaching the Grand Cemetery. Saralina tells him to forgive his mother for whatever he finds out about her deal, but she iterrupts herself before finishing her thought.

In the meantime, Bambara, Malcer and Darius are persuaded by Keljor to clean out the western part of the basement, since unknown fiends inhabit it. Keljor informs them that Lulu senses no harm from them, but he is convinced that it would be better to deal with it before it gets out of hand.

## Part 2

Bambara, Malcer, and Darius go to check out the western part of the basement, while Lorilon reads his book and Raijin investigates the well.

In the catacombs of the western part of the basement, Darius finds a fiendish looking slave of hom he calls Tsar. The three of them soon find the vampire in his liar and fight him, trying to free him from his curse. Darius, however, kills him and prolongs his destiny to be trapped as a fiend.

Malcer finds a big registry of names of the people of Mystilon.

Raijin is unsuccessful in investigating the well in the eastern part of the basement. Bambara, Malcer, and Darius reunite with the rest of the refugees in th eastern part of the basement and show Keljor the book they found. Keljor reaction tells them that he saw something very interesting in the book, but does not see it as his place to discuss the matter with them.

The party then talks to the various refugees and investigates their predicament. Darius is succesful in starting up a conversation with Vendova, during which she confesses to him that she never had feelings for Dolon, and only had eyes for Lorilon.

The party rests for three days, in which Lorilon finishes his charisma training and deciphers the meaning of the registry Malcer found in the vampire's liar: It is a list of names of all citizens of Mystilon, except for him, his sister Milindara Duskwalker and his brother Dolon Duskwalker.

## Part 3

After resting for three days, the Leaves find a hidden passageway through the well leading to the eastern part of Mystilon. Malcer creates a sanctuary in his room in the basement, and the party leaves for the Grand Cemetery.

Lorilon suggests three possible ways they could take. The Leaves decide on the longest route, which is the safest.

While treading near the cliffside of the Mystilon Plateau, the party hears the fading sounds of hundreds of fiends fighting and dying beneath their feet, down in Avernus.

The demonic lord Yeenoghu watches them from the top of a roof before initiating a conversation with them. However, before he could say anything, Bambara materialized his eldritch canons, provoking the demon lord to attack them.

A big shadow suddenly darkened the sky and a gargantuan Crokek'Toeck joins the fight, spitting out from its gut gnolls and other fiends.

During the intense battle, Lorilon dies and is about to be picked up by a vrock. Bambara, in an attempt to deal with the multiple enemies surrounding them, explodes his eldritch canons. The explosion pops an eye out of Lorilon's head.

As Darius is about to deal the final blow to the Yeenoghu, the demon lord offers him a deal: To let him go for the body of his friend. Darius accepts and lets Yeenoghiu escape. The vrock lets go of Lorilon's body and escapes as well.

Yeenoghu, however, ⁣ clicks twice with his tongue as he is escaping, and an abomination of gargantuan proportions makes its way between the buildings towards the Leaves. As the abomination makes herself visible, the party recognize Vaella transformed into a grotesque fiendish being that defines description.

As Vaella launches herself towards the party, a bright light shines from the skies and a celestial figure pierces through the skull of the monster, slaying it on the spot. As the party's eyes adjust to the light, they see Luvian Mahkeep in celestial form, cursing at the creature he just killed and begrudgingly looking towards the direction Yeengho escaped.

Luvian recognizes Malcer and asks him where the rest of the Orc Slayers of Leilon are. Malcer points towards the body of Lorilon lying eyeless on the ground. Luvian explains that he cannot intervene directly in affairs he is not assigned to, but he tosses a diamond to Malcer and tells him to "do his celric thing".

Malcer revives Lorilon and restores his eye, while Luvian lights a cigarette and continues to curse Yeenoghu.

# Featured Characters

## Leaves

* Lorilon Duskwalker
* Darius Lonewalker
* Malcer Lynk Hornraven
* Raijin Shou Ho
* Bambara Grimmgrin

## New

* Lulu
* Keljor Muldan
* Vendova Makin
* Saralina Delvenmoon
* Tsar
* Yeenoghu

## Returning

* Luvian Mahkeep
* Vaella
* Lulu

## Mentioned

* Olven Isdar
* Eleonora Duskwalker
* Dolon Duskwalker
* Milindara Duskwalker