Overwhelming Oddities

*Overwhelming Oddities* is the title of the eight episode of the first season of S.H.A.D.O.W. and the eight session of the entire game.

This session was played on June 25th, 2017

## Overwhelming Oddities

### Writer

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

## Plot

Aragi meets a face from his past, Aguero and Mathite arrive in Prin, and Phylyco gets the job done.

## Synopsis

Phylyco arrives back at the Gambler's Den to find Jamven, Aguero, and Mathite gone. He finds a not from Jamven that says, "You are not a God". He rips it up and leaves. Meanwhile Mordecai breaks down a door and interrogates two Tieflings about the whereabouts of Darnda Torgarsaxe. They tell him she's across the hall so he goes there and finds himself surrounded by rich, prissy Tieflings. He hears the clinking of a glass and spots her proposing a toast to the room. They drink all immediately start to fall. Poison. Mordecai fakes his death and when the coast is clear he heads in the direction they left. He becomes the embodiment of a shadow and kills the bodyguards, then her and goes back to loot. A few floors down Aragi is having a conversation with his dead father, Aranor. They talk about his Mother but their stories don't match up which confuses Aragi. He attempts to escape and it annoys the man to the point of fury. He explains he can't leave and would like for his son to stay with him. Aragi is convinced that this is not his father and manages to break the spell over him revealing The Demon Mara. Mordecai finds them and gets Aragi out of there successfully and they leave the city immediately.

Mathite awakes on the Bulette and goes bonkers. Aguero calms her down and Jamven explains why he helped them and betrayed Phylyco. They make it to Prin at first light. Aguero is overwhelmed with magical energy and Mathite is finally home. They agree to visit the Vomenos tribe first and get the chief's permission to complete their task. They approach him and he reveals himself to be Mathite's uncle, Theios. He reminds her that she was exiled and we delve slightly into her past.

*We see a much younger Mathite playing with some sort of magical orb. She is with her uncle and parents at a negotiation with the Ouranos tribe. She wanders into an Anaskafon (relic room) and accidently knocks over a torch which destroys all written and material history of the tribe. Her parents die off screen and she is saved by her uncle who exiles her and she is found by Psaro'Kokkalo.*

Due to her breaking her vow she must await her trials along with her companions. Meanwhile Phylyco arrives in Perona and discusses placing a bounty on Jamven with Gregory. He must be alive. The man agrees to get things sorted for him. Di-Syl and the rest of Mal's Squad are on the road back to Aethel (City) and are attacked by bandits. They destroy them and move on, practically untouched. This is because Di-Syl used a spell similar to what Mordecai used earlier. The next day Phylyco arrives back in Aethel. He talks to Lara and then Hylophagous. The Saint sends him on a job to Eastmaer and he departs. Another day passes and Mal's squad arrives back in town. Di-Syl and Mal talk to the Saint about their mission and Mal claims Di-Syl was very successful on his own. Hylophagous doesn't believe him and lets it be known he was informed his man in the guild was the killer and Di-Syl breaks. They are excused and as they leave Di-Syl overhears the Saint mumble the words "Black Lotus" and goes H.A.M. on the Tiefling who lifts him off the ground, tosses his mask to the side and chucks the dwarf out of the office.

Phylyco arrives in Eastmaer and heads towards Somos University to find his target. he talks to the help desk lady and finds out Corstina is currently in class so he asks her to let her know he's by the fountain in the courtyard when she's done. He somehow misses her arrival and asks around to find where she went. He meets a young student named Eiv who claims to be the target's daughter. Eiv leads him to her mother's office and he introduces himself as Jamven. He convinces the young girl to leave and attempts to deceive her mother into agreeing to sign some papers about her bay daddies will. He ends up knocking her out. He rejoins Eiv and manages to get her to go back to her dorm so he can make the final preparations. She does and he kills her mom then bolts back to the Circus. The next morning Aragi and Mordecai make it back to town, still very aware they are wanted for escaping Red Chapel. Mordecai is very hostile towards Lara and will only deal with Hylophagous directly. She agrees and they go to the Saint. They give him the proof and discuss the mission. Mordecai lets it slip that there was a shitton of complications around the task and begins to threaten the tiefling but just outside they get distracted by an infuriated Di-Syl rambling so they shrug it off and prepare for the final performance that evening. Aragi and Mordecai approach Di-Syl who is losing his mind and manages to piss off everyone including Mort and Vida and there is a massive argument as Phylyco arrives very confused it's not his fault. Meanwhile a possessed Aguero bites hard into Jamven causing the guards to move him to another cell. The curse passes and Aguero is very upset about his problematic behavior and the guards take Mathite up to begin her trials. The blind man apologizes profusely to the elf about his actions so they make up and plan to possibly escape but find nothing. A few hours pass and the guards come back and take Aguero up to the throne room. Theios informs him that to reinstate Mathite and complete the trials they must exterminate the Ouranos tribe. The two friends know this is impossible but they agree anyway. They decide to eliminate the chief and his immediate family in order to dissolve their ranks.

That night the final New Cycle Performance commences. It's a wonderful success and they celebrate appropriately. Di-Syl parties hella hard. Just straight up downs a pint of Northbled. Back in Prin, Aguero and Mathite successfully infiltrate the Ouranos camp and attempt their first bit of murder. Mathite distracts a grrroup of guards so Aguero can sneak into the first hut. he manages to pick off a few dragonborn and even severely harms a major player who he later finds out is Litiki'Ouranos but the mission is generally considered a failure so he falls back. The next morning Di-Syl bursts into the Saint's tent demanding he get answers about Black Lotus. The Saint denies him but offers someone who can help and standing in the door is Di-Syl's master, Kreecian.

## Cast

### Main

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

### Supporting

* Lara Youngheart
* Boris the Cat
* Mal Bloodjaw
* Mort Soulspark
* Vida Soulspark
* Psaro'Kokkalo
* Copperbeard
* Gregory
* Jamven Darksbane
* Aranor Maxul
* Theios'Vomenos
* Kreecian

### Guest

* The Demon Mara
* Darnda Torgarsaxe
* Pateras'Vomenos
* Mitera'Vomenos
* Eiv Shieldheart
* Corstina Shieldheart
* Litiki'Ouranos

## Trivia

* Mathite is the first NPC to have a flashback scene.
* This is the first session where for a brief time none of the five players where sharing a scene together.
* This session introduces Eiv Shieldheart, the daughter of Dr. Furven Chorster, who was the target Phylyco assassinated in "The Doctor is Out".
* Pateras'Vomenos and Mitera'Vomenos are the first characters to appear exclusively in a flashback.