This Place Is a Prison

The Acolytes in Sexy Tights start unraveling the mystery behind the Raven Queen.

## Major Plot Points

#### Avarice Returns

* The Acolytes enjoyed brunch at Gloria's Grotto the morning after the Royal Ball. A dirty and exhausted Avarice Niveous joined them at the table and stole Sybil Ringwell's drink. She told the party she learned about an artificer who created fey gates before the war named Allura Wynn. She disappeared while investigating an abandoned castle not too far away.
* When asked about Dandy Leon, Avarice lied about killing him and said she simply evaded his capture and stole his hot air balloon. Knowing she was lying, Barbara Duke got Avarice to confess to killing him while he tried apprehending her. She apologized and promised not to hide future ugly truths.
* To satiate his ax, Bromo chopped down a tree. Gene the Gnome crawled out of the fallen branches demanding Bromo pay for his home. Bromo showed Gem his nipples but the offer was refused. Sybil used a magic bean Avarice stole to grow Gene a giant mushroom home.
* To help pass the travel time, Dikarus Bottombane suggested the group play a game of Bullshit. Dikarus learned to play while working with the Spellfire Club. The spies, thieves, and assassins would ask each other questions to get better at lying and detecting lies.
	+ Aryan Grande tried lying at first saying she was from a big city with few trees. No one believed her. She then told a truth about herself that her proudest accomplishment was becoming a pop sensation.
	+ Muchomucho M Amor said he was so weird because he constantly hears spirits speaking to him thanks to his connection to their world. This has taught him to freely speak his own mind.
	+ Juxxtina at first claimed she only knew love through pain due to her strained relationship with her father. Everyone believed her until she laughed and said it was a lie and she has no idea who her dad is.
	+ Dewey Thundersnatch said he watched his father, the leader of his home's peacekeepers, get torn to shreds by a kraken. Everyone believed him, but he admitted to lying. His father was attacked by a juvenile kraken but is alive and well today.
	+ Bromo shared he play by himself most of the time as a kid. He was abandoned at the WitchLight Carnival and never knew his biological parents. Everyone at the carnival, including his adoptive fathers, consider him to be "a bit much."
	+ Barb said couldn't share any memories of her childhood because she paid to have them erased. And yes, she's always looked good for her age.
	+ Sybil said she had never been in love but knew passion thanks to Layla. At just 19, most of her life has been spent in a well, on the run, or with the Acolytes.
	+ Dikarus lied saying his greatest shame was being eliminated at his prep school's fencing competition in the first round. Sybil used her psychic magic to see he was lying and his true shame was not being picked to wrestle with Sloham Podge, his high school boyfriend's dad and the school's largest donor.

#### Slushy Slopes

* A snowstorm forced Avarice to land the hot air balloon in the town of Slushy Slopes at the base of the abandoned castle's cliff. The team visited the town's Vintara sculpture. A preaching priestess spread the Archfey of Winter's word. Bromo dove right into its fountain, injuring himself and turning into a crag cat. Dewey offered a pearl and a shell to the fountain. The water splashed his shield and turned it into magical ice.
* Halfway up to the castle, the group noticed a crystal dragon flying overhead. It had a saddle-like harness wrapped around it with a figure sitting in the seat. Dewey created a thick fog around the party and Sybil created a cave for them to hide him.
* The group used Owlena and Muchomucho's flying carpet to get over the frozen iron gate surrounding the castle's yard. Bromo successfully leapt over it as a cat. The castle was severely damaged and mostly in ruins.

### Homecoming

* A polar bear door knocker attached to the front door asked the party, "What is Vintara's favorite dessert?" After several guesses, the door swung open when they said, "Vanilla Ice."
* When they entered the house, they saw a snowman built in the entryway. The open closets were overflowing with tools. An oil can jumped to life and introduced himself as Squirt. Cat Bromo peed on Squirt so he fled to the living room. The party chased after him and were able to befriend him. Squirt said he hadn't seen Allura in a while. He warned a beast prowls the castle and probably ate Allura.
* In the dining hall, Sybil drank from Heavenscent the Teapot and felt compelled to live in the castle forever. Dewey broke the enchantment. Bromo picked her up and spilled tea everywhere since she was an everflowing teapot. Juxxtina used sacred flame on Gloomier the Candelabra, which made him get very high and focused on starting a business.
* The party entered a ruined child's bedroom. Bromo discovered a toy sword's hilt had his named carved into. Faint memories of living here as a baby and a woman with long dark hair returned to him. Bromo hugged a large stuffed penguin and it said, "I love you, Bromo," in a woman's voice. He then found a living doll of his named Sybilina. She was ecstatic to see him. When Bromo asked about his past, she said she last saw him when they hid under his bed after the castle came under attack. Men came in and took him away.
* In an adjacent room, the party found the symbol of the Raven Queen burned into the floor. Muchomucho and Bromo were able to activate it and heard the same woman voice from earlier say, "Find Me. Restore Me."
* In the palace's library, the Acolytes discovered a yeti trying to play a piano. It's claws and paws were too big so the yeti couldn't press just one key. Bromo enlarged the piano so it would fit the yeti's hands. It roared with delight and Muchomucho used his connection to Archfey Una to communicate with the yeti. The yeti said herr name was Allura Wynn. She was an elvish artificer and came to the palace in search of its library. A bible of Vintara cursed her into being a yeti. She begged for the party's help to break the curse. She promised to do anything in exchange.
* Aryan cast unseen servant to handle the cursed bible. Dewey found a ritual to break the curse. Aryan had her servant play several instruments as she sang. Sybil shifted into her werewolf form to mimic yeti sounds. Dewey anointed her in water. Barb burned sage and intimidated the bad spirits away. Juxxtina used her radiant fire to burn the evil. Bromo, not having a role to play in the ritual, decided he'd strip. Luckily, his comrades were able to maintain their concentration. The ritual was a success and Allura returned to her true self.
* Allura made good on her promise and agreed to help the party build a Fey Gate so as long as they provide the necessary materials. She also built them some weapons to help in their search. Aryan was gifted the icicle rifle. Barb took the staff of cold. Bromo had Allura turn his childhood sword into a frost brand. Sybil accepted the frost grenade.

### Materials needed for the Fey Gate:

* Archfey blood
* Gemstone dragon scale
* Magic mirror glass
* A hag's eye
* Blink dog fur