Broken Bones and Silver Thrones

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**"Broken Bones and Silver Thrones"**, alternatively called **"The Jaws That Bite"** is the twelfth episode of the Red Rites campaign. It marks the end of the Frostford Arc and the beginning of the Silverbreak Arc.

## Synopsis

The Red Rites, having crushed the jars of the Bone Queen, have discovered that she is a bard with an axe guitar. With a chord, she summons a giant amalgamated bone monster which the party dubs the Death Dog. Skoria is turned by negative magic and begins to fight Kane, who uses the skills learned during their sparring sessions against his mentor. Nym Zylleth, successfully killing the Death Dog (as far as one can for something that's already dead), gets turned negatively too. The Bone Queen axes Cinnabar Murrey. Cinna comes close to death, but she is consumed by a werewolf spirit and takes on her wolf form. Babo, intending to protect the rest of the party from the now-dangerous Cinna, casts Sleep, but fails. Skoria knocks Kane unconscious. Brimy defeats the Bone Queen and revives the unconscious Kane. A crystal drops from the roof of the ceiling, accompanied by the disembodied words of the Titan. Cinna is alive, but stuck in her werewolf form.

The Bone Queen, paralysed, puts herself at the mercy of the Red Rites. They let her live, but Nym threatens her. Babo, ashamed that all of her spells during the combat failed, breaks her flute in half. They return to Frostford, stealthily, as the people of Frostford that have been harmed during the Blight Seed explosion blame the Red Rites for what happened. Sally is sent home to find Papa, while Mama leads the Red Rites back to Mama's Spaghetti. She explains that the people are not happy with them. Nym meets Warden Draven and discusses the events that have transpired. Papa gives Skoria the completed Kane's Tooth, which can turn from a coin into a sword. The Warden transfers to the S.S. Something-or-Other in order to get to Silverbreak, but it may be an excuse to be with Nym, with whom a relationship is budding. Leor, in an attempt to soothe Babo, offers her the kazoo he received from Crackle.

Brimy dreams of a wheatfield. Cinna wakes up and is slightly smaller, and receives the Lion Coin from Nym. She uses ink to communicate about her children. Kane writes letters to each of the Red Rites. Leor takes a yellow and green crystal from Mothman's storage room and creates a spider familiar. Cinna returns to human form, prompting the rest of the party to wnder whether she is immortal. The Red Rites arrive at Silverbreak, and Cinna explains the history of her hometown. Kane and Babo discuss the attack on Callstall. He is resistant, but hands her a pouch full of letters. Upon landing, Kane is arrested by the captain of the guard, Lee Herming, and Herming reveals that there are no lawyers to defend Kane and that the evidence files are falsified. Babo reads the letters Kane wrote and keeps them secret. Cinna leads the party to her old house, where they meet her daughter, Silvia, her grandmother and her husband's magpie, Mrs Lovett.

## Featured

* Red Rites
	+ Babo
	+ Brimy
	+ Leor
	+ Cinnabar Murrey
	+ Skoria
	+ Nym Zylleth
* Kane Solace
* Bone Queen
* Sally
* Mama
* Papa
* Draven
* Mothman
* Lee Herming (debut)
* Silvia Huddson (debut)
* Evelyn Murrey (debut)
* Mrs Lovett (debut)
* Titan of Frostford

### Locations

* Frostford
* Silverbreak (debut)
	+ Huddson Household (debut)