A Mural's Bone

*A Mural's Bone* is the title of the first episode of the second season of The Numen Swell and the thirteenth session of the entire game.

This session was played on April 30th, 2018

## A Mural's Bone

### Writer

Jonny Christie, Matt Christie, Matt Finger, Richie Maynard, Kyle Muller

## Plot

Mwana Pomboo joins a rag-tag group of rebels to free the Pirates from their captivity.

## Synopsis

A hooded figure enters an abandoned place of prayer. They remove their hood to reveal Mwana Pomboo, Son of Kifo. He begs to his gods to save his people from the extinction they are facing. He begins to leave as what sounds like a storm begins to brew. The statue before him gets struck by lightning and it conducts towards him. He is lifted into the sky and dropped by the energy. He is oblivious to the power he just obtained. He returns to his inn, feeling no different. As he continues his daily routine, He is interrupted by three naval officers who are getting a bit grabby with his sister, Binti. They get just too aggressive for Mwana to do something about it. He grabs the decorative weapons from the wall and fights the men. He seems fairly outmatched until lightning starts to emerge from the Warhammer. He honestly believes the power comes from the weapon and not him so he is somewhat impressed and confused. He saves his sister from her attacker and returns to the bar below. A darfellan woman named Mshi Rika calls him over and leads him to a small fishing vessel with “A Mural’s Bone” painted on the side. It there that he meets the captain of the Admiral’s Bane, Mikey. He is…. not impressed. The boy tells him they’re going to save his dad and destroy the navy. Mwana begins to leave, uninterested, until he is bumped by Jicho. He knows this owl but wants no part of this mission and leaves. Mikey won’t take no for an answer so he calls down to his other crew member, Sahge. A Half-Sahuagin with seemingly no motive.  The young “Captain” brings his crew to the inn to convince Mwana to join them. Mwana spots Sahge and is not a fan of anything. Any of it. Mikey decides to ask Binti instead since he just wants a Pomboo. Rika attempts to convince Mwana still. He agrees because he is basically blackmailed by Binti who wants to go. He goes in her stead so she is safe. Before they leave however, more naval men arrive at the inn lead by a familiar face, Kurudi Amenkufa.

Kurudi asks if Mwana killed his men, which he denies, so the Sergeant leaves. This is the final push Mwana needs to leave with Mikey and crew. Mikey brings up the “Ghost of Benki” and reveals to Mwana that it is Kifo, which is not cool. He seeks out Kurudi who gives him a bit more information about this Ghost and sending the shaman on a wild goose chase after his new friends before deciding to take the night at home before joining them in the morning. He speaks with his mother about what he should do. She then reveals to him why Kifo left and why he needs to forgive his father and save him. Rika sends Jicho on a scouting mission to the prison to see if everyone is still alive. Mikey doesn’t like this plan since… he’s an owl but agrees anyway. Mwana returns to the A Mural’s Bone and tells them he will join them but not to save his father, but to kill him and save his people. They head out immediately and decide to seek out one of the few people who Mikey knows for sure is free. A certain Half-Monkey. He thinks by heading to Abasho’Kobezi they will find some information there. On the way, they are spotted by a Navy ship and are pursued. Mwana spots it and warns the crew. On the naval vessel is Quincy Mint and Sonney Griffin-Thorne. Mikey sees Sonney through the spy glass and tries to tell them that they are friendly but the crew does not agree so they attempt an escape. Mint and Sonney discuss the ship Kurudi sent them after and Sonney fires towards them, He spots Mikey and ceases fire before going below deck to avoid the situation and the fishing vessel gets captured.

Vice Admiral Mint invites Mikey and Sahge on board to talk. Mwana and Rika quickly decide to pretend they are prisoners so they are ignored. Somehow Mikey convinces the Lieutenant that they are simple fishermen and they are sent on their way. They are still followed for a bit until they hit Hadozee water and the navy departs, much smarter than them. Mwana suggests they disguise the ship as debris so they aren’t immediately killed which doesn’t take much. As they pass Thandi’Idwala (Fuck Rock), they begin to spot red glowing eyes in the hundreds from the islands. Sahge breaks the mystique and they are captured by the Hadozee inhabitants. The only reason they aren’t killed immediately is Rika, who in Hadozee requests a parlay. Elsewhere Sonney is being restrained because simian blood is savage. The four are brought to the Ape King, Okubi, to determine their fate. It. Is. Intense. But luckily, Sahge is a Montgomery and since Mad Monty is lovable, the Ape King allows them to leave and free the other pirate lords, if they can. He tells them if he sees them in his waters again, he will floss his teeth with their spines. They leave.

The Coral arrives at Gaoth Port to dock for the night. Mint and Sonney discuss how they got to this point. Mint is aware that Sonney doesn’t want to be here but he reminds him that he’d be in jail with the rest if he didn’t vouch for the half-monkey. Rika informs the crew that the next best bet is to head to Etoile to find the Aquatic Elves. Mwana stresses they’re going to need a bigger boat so Mikey suggests they “procure” the next ship they sail by. They spot a trade ship and Mikey attempts to intimidate the ship to surrender but it doesn’t work. Mikey fires at the ship with his crossbow and realizes that it’s Ardyn. However, Mwana, accepting his new thunder powers, leaps to the ship and starts killing men. Mikey eventually calms Mwana down and they speak with the captain, Madame Temer, who happens to be heading in the direction they need to go so they tag along on the journey to save everyone. Jicho makes it to Ere and traverses the cells to find Guru Dumu. He lands on the darfellan’s arm through the bars and it is a touching reunion until Jicho explodes into a cloud of feathers.

## Cast

### Main

* Sonney Griffin-Thorne
* Mikey
* Quincy Mint
* Mwana Pomboo
* Sahge

### Supporting

* Mshi Rika
* Jicho the Owl
* Kurudi Amenkufa
* Nigel
* Ardyn
* Madame Temer
* Guru Dumu

### Guest

* Binti Pomboo
* Jina Pomboo
* "Ape King" Okubi

## Trivia

* Season 2 premiere.
* First session not to include Benjamin Tecnic, Bennsyn, and Kifo Pomboo.