Copper

*Copper* is the title of the fourth episode of the second season of S.H.A.D.O.W. and the sixteenth session of the entire game.

This Session was played on October 29th, 2017

## Copper

### Writer

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

## Plot

Aragi looks for Sera while Phylyco takes another job.

## Synopsis

Calapharious awakens in a dimly lit tent to the sounds of a wailing woman. He shouts at her to shut up and she freaks out on him. It’s Vida mourning her veggied husband. They shout at each other for a bit before Cal leaves. He spots a shadowy figure out and about but ignores it. He heads to Aragi’s tent where Boris is keeping guard leopard style. Aragi calls the beast off and tries to update Cal but it turns into another shouting match infuriating a sleeping Mal and Phylyco so he sends the elf in the dagger master’s direction. Cal demands Phyl tell him where Ela is but he assumes he already knows. Cal plans to head back to the crypt and completely misses his sister right by Aragi’s tent. Aragi chases after Cal to end this wasted night. Meanwhile Rathisi is in the dream state. He dreams of ruling everything, until Xander wakes him. Aragi catches up to Cal as the sun comes up and convinces him to turn around. He does. Ela and Rava share a conversation over breakfast until Ela freaks out and sends her away. Phylyco goes early morning shopping and kills a Santis jeweler for all the rings.

Rathisi wants to speak to The Saint but cannot enter the tent so he enters a meditative state with Xander in order to enter Hylophagous’ dream realm. They talk a bit about what is happening back at the Defteros camp as well as Black Lotus and what the Saint intends to do once he is healed. The Dragons get forced out of the dream. Aragi returns to the Mirror and realizes it answers everything with a lie so he starts asking the opposite questions and getting actual answers. Ela seeks out Phylyco who is sending one of his new rings out to… somewhere, and they discuss circus things. Cal looks for Aragi but can’t find him and Lara gets pretty defensive about “her man” until Cal makes her really understand his insanity so she sends him to Mal who attempts to inform him of his new job but he just doesn’t understand. Phylyco accidently lets it slip to Rava that the last place Jamven was seen was Prin so she seeks out the dragons to take her there. Aragi goes back into the crypt depths and finds a Yaka arrow. Mal sends Phylyco’s squad (with Rathisi in place of Rava) on a job to kill the new merchant king in Aethel (City) but they will miss the performance which is okay since the Saint won’t even be performing and they head out.

The Performance goes… okay with Mal leading but it’s small and people complain. Lara and Aragi talk after the performance and Aragi screws up again. The next morning Phylyco’s squad arrives in Aethel. They head to Copperbeard’s to get some information on the merchant king that is parading around town all rich and full of life. Phylyco requests they can use the cellar to plan out their assassination but Copperbeard gives them a time limit they don’t comply with so he attempts to force them out and overhears some of their plan which he then attempts to citizen arrest them but Phylyco murders the shit out of him. Aragi takes Rava to the mirror and they find out that Phylyco killed Jamven.

Phylyco’s squad temporarily take over Copperbeard’s and set their plan in motion. Ela fails to seduce Axeagar but luckily Cal succeeds so they switch roles which Phylyco doesn’t enjoy but none the less he gets the job done and they head back. Aragi finally decides to start looking for Sera, he had asked the mirror where she was and found out she was still in town so he goes school to school looking for her until he ends up at Waveharp where he unintentionally joins the theater kids in a show. Sera is in fact at Somos University, the last place he needed to check. Phylyco returns to the Saint and gives him a “present”. The blue gem that matches the red one he already has. He steps out of the shadows and we finally see the damage done but he is happy.

## Cast

### Main

* Aragi Maxul
* Phylyco Brokenwhisper
* Lara Youngheart
* Elatherial Ebonscar
* Calapharious Ebonscar
* Mal Bloodjaw
* Rathisi'Defteros
* Sera Emberstorm
* Saint Hylophagous

### Supporting

* Vida Soulspark
* Ravalyssa Darksbane
* Xanderfos'Defteros
* Boris the Cat
* Gregory
* Copperbeard

## Trivia

* Eric Rios was away for a majority of this session and only managed to make it to one scene towards the end.
* Copperbeard's death had a personal effect on Richie Maynard.