Visions

*Visions* is the title of the third episode of the fifth season of S.H.A.D.O.W. and the fifty first session of the entire game.

This session was played on May 12th, 2019

## Visions

### Writer

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

## Plot

Aguero is free for now, but for how much longer?

## Synopsis

Through the eyes of something, a torch is seen lighting up in the distance, chasing after the creature. It gets to the edge of a small bed of water and its reflection reveals itself as Echo. Aguero wakes up and asks where she is to himself. He gets up and stumbles over to his desk. He starts to think about Sachayoj again and scans through his spell book briefly before leaving his room and finding Grekkus outside his door. He asks the paladin if he is ready for their recruitment task. Grekkus is always ready. Aguero then heads down the hallway to Mal’s room to wake him up for their mission. Phylyco and Locus are on their way to Pentropolis, or at least, that’s what the man wants the circus to believe.  Once they are comfortably out of the city, Phylyco turns to the halfling and tells him they aren’t going to meet with Elbije. Instead, they are going to Meyn. This startles Locus. He doesn’t disagree, but he isn’t exactly thrilled to return there. Aguero and the tanks arrive at the Primarch’s castle. They are stopped at the gates and Mal asks to speak with the general. A soldier informs them that all the captains are in other cities, attempting to handle this plague in their territory. Aguero steps up and demands an audience with the nearest captain. He is told it is Captain Giantscrippler who is currently in Eastmaer. Aguero thanks the guard and they leave for the academic city. Locus is visibly uncomfortable with their path north. Phylyco doesn’t care but still asks why he’s so nervous. Locus doesn’t give a straight answer but Phylyco doesn’t deem it too important anyway. They are following the path that Sachayoj caused on his rampage earlier in the month. Locus collects some of the soil and they continue. Phlyco asks if the Halfling thinks the Demon is still on this plain. Elsewhere, Arcos arrives at the city of Kyesi.

Aguero and the others arrive at Eastmaer. They immediately ask a city guard to point them in the direction of the House Rose captain in the city. They are let in and another guard is chocking on something. Grekkus saves him and the drunken Dwarf thanks him. He introduces himself as Bhalgus Tornhammer and points them in the direction they need to go. The duo known now as “LoCo” have arrived at Milea. It is desolate. The minor city never stood a chance. They do not stay long. However, Phylyco makes the executive decision that they need to stop this as soon as possible so he changes course from Meyn to wherever this plague is heading. The Big and the Blind arrive at the House Rose camp in Eastmaer and successfully get an audience with Giantscrippler. The Dwarf Captain is aware that the last time he made a deal with S.H.A.D.O.W. it went sour but he is willing to listen to their plan if it means saving the people of Aethel. Their argument is sound so the captain writes a note and seals it. He hands it to Grekkus to bring to the Primarch and promises that if S.H.A.D.O.W. were to betray them again, there would be no redemption. They leave and Aguero requests they head to the Library. The largest in Aethel. They blow past the clerk and begin searching for anything connected to the Vale. Grekkus makes a point to mention that there aren’t any scripts on the horsemen which is odd considering the connection to the Demon. Aguero looks down at a book and sees through Echo’s eyes again. She is in a nice house. He begins to cry and asks where she is. She finds a way to show that she’s safe. A person enters the home as the sight is cut off. A guard arrives to the library for his shift and runs into the men there. It is Bhalgus, drunk again. They ask him, in varying ways, to help them find text on the vale. The dwarf demands they leave as they are trespassing but Mal smells Northbled on him so he challenges him to a drinking contest for information.

Phylyco is concocting something over a campfire. Locus asks why they are camping in “the blackness” and the man simply states that he will see. As he is cooking, something in the darkness attacks. A large demonic plant. They are able to fend it off and Phylyco completes his alchemy. He takes a swig and offers it to Locus. It is a powerful hallucinogenic. Phylyco looks at the ring that Locus found in Milea and reads the infernal engraved on it. “Xalacha Shavarl”. Locus spends sometime trying to repeat the phrase and finally gets it. A Djinni is summoned from within. It requests who summoned it and Locus finally makes a friend. The Djinni also stresses that it only has one command left so Locus decides to save it for a rainy day. As it retreats, the drug kicks in full gear. They spend the next couple of minutes having a genuine good time. All sorts of wonderful visions. Mal and Bhalgus drink. In a shocking turn of events, the dwarf wins and Mal passes out. He begins a powerfully unique speech about his father, Bhalbus, and his father, Bhalsac, before him. Grekkus goes to speak with the librarian but she is dead. He rushes back to the others and tackles Aguero to the ground for protection. They are surrounded but dozens of Hooded figures. Aguero stands to fight as more figures enter. They are outnumbered. Aguero once again sees through Echo’s eyes. She is walking beside someone. It fades.

“LoCo” are still high AF. Three-eyed panthers and waring moons. Blood rain and then clear skies. The high ends. They get their bearings and move on. Phylyco gets a message from Aguero in his head about them being in trouble. He thinks it’s the after effects of the drug so he ignores it. He then passes out. On the other end, Aguero realizes he cannot get in contact with the man. The leader of the hooded figures tells the group that they are seeking information they should not be. Luckily, Grekkus is there to dissuade the situation and convinces the group they are just trying to save Aethel. The leader removes their hood to reveal a Wilden. An ancient race and protectors of the natural world. The leader tells them that they need more than books to save this plain. Aguero once again has a vision from Echo. She is lying in a bed. She shows no signs of stress as she looks over to the person she is with. The figure looms over her and puts some food down for her. She looks up to their face to reveal Ravela.

## Cast

### Main

* Phylyco Brokenwhisper
* Aguero Cryhawk
* Mal Bloodjaw
* Ravela
* Locus Fochuckl
* Grekkus Raisir

### Supporting

* The Demon Sachayoj
* Arcos Emberstorm
* Echo
* Trisimei

## Trivia

* Bhalgus Tornhammer was a random NPC that Matt Christie wished to play so they rolled for stats in the moment. Despite this, the character is still not classified as a "Player Character" due to not having a full character sheet.
* First episode not to include Darrow Emberstorm since his original appearance.