The Venassi Raid Part 3

## Episode 5 - The FeyWild West

In the crystal chamber of the Venassi stronghold, the DMP Strike team is about to explore other areas of the base. Seline glances back at the crystal as they're leaving and sees a giant tree. Covering their exit, Slog and Bramble collapse the hallway into the crystal chamber. First stop is the arsenal. Weapons here, range from bow and arrow, sword and spear, to a retribution level of technology. Among those is a special bow and arrow Talia puts away for the Warden. There is 40 various firearms and also a blunderbuss with spiderwebs carved along the barrel. It fires spider webs for a 20 foot cube three times a day (a spunderbuss). James pushes doors open until he finds another room similar in length to the common room with locked cages in it. Each cage has various artifacts in it. They find 15,000 gold for each person. Talia finds a finely crafted wooden puzzle box with something in it, and a finely crafted old fashioned guitar made out of finely crafted wood leather and silver that is wrought into the front of it in a jagged lightning pattern. Rhenalle picks up a long javelin with the ends shaped like lightning bolts. DMP start pulling out bags of holding and portable holes to loot the base. They decide to stay at the Venassi stronghold for the night. Thus far they've been unable to open the door to the estate. So Talia decides to go hunt down security room to disable the security system. Past the Crystal room, Talia finds what looks like a war room but everything is in draconic. She summons Death's Whisper and...

> [Shots ring out in the distance...]**One of the DMP**Should we go help her?**Seline Argent-Grey**No, it is fine.[All the red lights go out.]**Seline Argent-Grey**... Ummm, this is fine.[Seline notices the water in Slog's tank glows.]**Seline Argent-Grey**Alright Slog you're going to have to walk around so we can see...[Normal lights start to slowly come back up.]

In the library, Talia opens the door to the estate to find Adrienne and Jareth waiting for them. Seline tells Talia she has a feeling of foreboding before going to rest. Talia offers Jareth to go out into the base before checking back on Seline. She finds Seline in bed crying. Talia asked her if she needs anything but she doesn't know yet. Talia take Jareth out into the base with a warning not to leave her side but Jareth begs to go to the library. Talia relents and allows him to go. Bramble and Slog go with him to keep an eye on him. Talia sits down trying to sort through everything that's just happened recently. Meanwhile after Talia leaves, Seline cries herself to sleep. Seline finds herself in the halls of the Moonlit King. She tries to wake up only to find herself facing Adrienne also in the dream. Seline can hear the flute and fiddle start up in the distance. She tries again to wake herself but Adrienne senses an old man approaching in the distance. Seline tries to lead them away from the music but no matter which way she goes the music seems to only get closer. Seline urges Adrienne to wake up but she can't and doesn't want to leave Seline. The Moonlit King approaches the green corruption has covered one side of his face and is working its way down his arm. Seline cast lesser restoration and Adrienne disappears from the dream. Seline tries to tell the Moonlight King that she's not his daughter. He gets confused and the green corruption starts to recede...

> my daughter, betrayal... She locked me away... forced me, banished me, my own kingdom!
>
> Moonlit King

Suddenly his eyes cloud over and the corruption returns. The dance calls, he says before he drifts away. Seline feels someone tugging on her arm before she wakes up to Adrienne. Seline asks if Adrienne is okay and promises to keep her safe from the Feywild in her dreams. Adrienne says when she opened the door to Seline's room, she found herself in the dream. Seline lays down with Adrienne.

> **Adrienne Argent-Grey**Mommy, why were there chains on that man?**Seline Argent-Grey**What?**Adrienne Argent-Grey**He had chains**Seline Argent-Grey**Where?**Adrienne Argent-Grey**All over**Seline Argent-Grey**Chains? I did not see any chains**Adrienne Argent-Grey**They were weird**Seline Argent-Grey**How so?**Adrienne Argent-Grey**They smelled funny**Seline Argent-Grey**Like what did they smell like?**Adrienne Argent-Grey**Bad eggs**Seline Argent-Grey**Sulfur

Seline tries to stay awake but falls back asleep.

## Characters

### Players

* Seline Argent-Grey
* Talia Argent-Grey

### NPCs

* Captain James Wilde
* Slog and Bramble
* Khauri
* Emmett Ironspine (DMP)
* Rhenalle
* Adrienne Argent-Grey
* Jareth Argent-Grey
* Moonlit King