Eye of the Storm

*Eye of the Storm* is the title of the fifth episode of the second season of S.H.A.D.O.W. and the seventeenth session of the entire game.

This session was played on November 12th, 2017

## Eye of the Storm

### Writer

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

## Plot

Sera joins a fight club. Old faces return.

## Synopsis

Sera is in a dorm room still shaken. Her friend, revealed to be Eiv, comes out and promises her they’ll do something fun after class today. Sera decides she needs to do something with her time instead of mope so she heads to the Somos Fight Club. Ela leaves Phylyco’s tent as the sun is rising. Assume what you will. She heads to the Mess hall to find her brother. She spots Rava starring at Cal and sits in between them. An awkward scene occurs between the girls until Rava fakes a meeting with Phylyco. Ela follows her. It gets more awkward. Almost rape-y. Rathisi spots this from a distance so he a Xander head over to investigate further. Phylyco slips out the back as the commotion becomes an event. He heads to The STG House to sell a bunch of jewelry and receives a letter that simply says “*Thanks – E*”. Gregory also mentions to him that the higher-ups are a bit agitated by his lack of work for them in recent months. He blows it off and continues to enjoy his Guild benefits. The events at the circus go from uncomfortable to hostile. Xander retrieves Cal and the cat fight intensifies. Rathisi is actually the one to calm the situation which is… weird. Phylyco returns as it dies down. Sera enters the fight club and assaults the drill sergeant after he makes a remark about her figure and he signs her up for the opening card that night. The Saint emerges from his tent in pristine form and calls a meeting. He realizes Aragi is missing and questions it but tasks Phylyco with finding him. Eventually. He asks Mal how the performance went which was not spectacular. They also catch him up on the Merchant king’s death. Sera has her first fight. It is against an Orc. She opens with a flying knee and pretty heavily dominates the fight. She wins and is requested back the next night.

Hylophagous requests the Ebonscar twins’ presence. He officially gives them their hidden blades and jobs then sends them away because well, Cal. They head to the bar and Cal manages to seduce Gennyfur and the bartender invites him back to his place that night. He agrees. While this is happening, Ela overhears some patrons discussing a fighter who is eerily similar to Sera. She saves that knowledge for later. Phylyco mentions to Rathisi and Xander that they need to bring Rava with them to “keep an eye on her” when they retrieve the cart for the Saint he requested previously. Sera returns to Eiv the next morning and promises to make it up to her for ditching her the night prior. She brings her to the fight club. Rowdy. She’s introduced as “The Crimson Hurricane” and fights Zerstine Wormsbane for a chance to fight the champion. She has a little more trouble with the dwarf but she still manages a TKO. She kisses Eiv in a spur of adrenaline. Meanwhile Cal arrives at Gennyfur’s. Cal is too eager to get past foreplay and ties the bartender up to the bed. He pulls out his cards and slices Gennyfur up to basically nothing. Freak. Ela shares her new knowledge with Phylyco. They part ways for the night.

Sera and Eiv return to her dorm room. Eiv asks why Sera puts herself through this and they discuss her mother briefly. Lara informs Phylyco should he find Aragi, she is very mad at him. Again. It’s getting old. The Saint confirms with Rathisi that they’ll get him his cart. The dragon assures him as the circus packs up and leaves. The Twins decide to go see the fight that night, just in case it is Sera that Ela heard about. As Cal bolts off, Ela “subdues” Rava and takes her with them. Sera gets super pumped about her championship fight and Eiv mentions she is worried for Sera’s wellbeing but reluctantly agrees it’ll keep her from rejoining the circus so she gives her blessing and they train for the fight that night. Cal over explains he wants to find the fight club without talking about it and is accidently brought to an orgy. He kills them all. Ela relieves Rava and they agree to work together to find Sera. Meanwhile the cart arrives unmanned. Phylyco and the dragons investigate and a tiny fey creature emerges, screams at them, then vanishes. They are startled but then go through the gear, taking what is theirs and planting the cart at the STG House for transport the next morning. Rava and the twins are in the crowd for the fight club as “the Crimson Hurricane” enters. They confirm its Sera and decide to watch the fight. Drillbold Call out the champion, “the Ice of the Willow”. The Opel dragonborn champion emerges and the fight begins. Sera is clearly outmatched but Ela cheats for her and heals her from the rafters as she fights. She knocks out the dragon and becomes Champion. People are impressed. She spots the elves and approaches them. They head to the bar to celebrate her victory.

Eiv pulls Sera to the side and mentions she may have found her mother. The Monks claimed to have spotted her recently so Sera, frantic, gets the group together and brings them all back to the dorm. Cal pulls out a map and Eiv points to her last known location so Sera, still badly hurt from the fight, picks up her gear and heads out. The rest agree to join her. They get a carriage and head towards the Aethel woods. Ela is driving as the rest ride in the back. Rava second guesses her choice to join them but Sera convinces her it’s safer away from that group. Suddenly, there is an abrupt stop. Rathisi had halted the cart. Sera overhears Ela talking to her and braces for a fight but calms down once she realizes it’s him. She tries to convince him to join them as well just as Xander comes up from behind and grabs Sera, he gets charmed and immediately let’s go of her. She berates him for his actions as Rath, using his new no evil ring, silences Sera, then blinds her. She throws the cloak of eyes on and Ela, trying to calm her down, grabs her. Phylyco then walks up and stabs the girl, followed by Rathisi, and she loses her ability to do basically anything. Eiv and Rava rush out and Eiv screams “Jamven” in horror so Cal slits her throat, killing her. Phylyco forces Rava to keep watching as He, Rathisi, and Cal continually stab Sera to death. She falls to the ground, barely holding on as the charm breaks from Xander. He looks down at her and in a daze, pulls out his swords and slams them down into her throat. Killing her. Meanwhile Aragi is leaving Waveharp University, having performed for the theater group against his will for days, finally free. As he is cleaning the makeup off his face and heading towards an inn, three hooded figures run at him. He draws his bow but one of them lowers their hood, revealing himself to be Aguero Cryhawk.

## Cast

### Main

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

### Supporting

* Ravalyssa Darksbane
* Xanderfos'Defteros
* Gregory
* Gennyfur
* Eiv Shieldheart
* Hayvard Ximer

### Guest

* Morgris Drillbold
* Nirsella
* Zerstine Wormsbane
* Itia'Mistis

## Trivia

* Richie Maynard did not attend this session. Therefore, Aragi could not be used in the story but luckily he allowed him to appear briefly at the end.
* This session marks the return of Aguero Cryhawk and Mathite'Vomenos.
* The cast democratically decided to take Sera out of the campaign without Rios' knowledge knowing he would be against it. There was an underlying fear he might quit but he was a good sport about it and was happy to bring Aguero back.