GM supervillan's 7-24 Dead Mans Debt [Gameday 8, Band of Foxes] (Inactive)

Game Master supervillan

Hiiragi's lights reveal the central pit to be around twenty feet deep, the bottom littered with bones.

Though the bodiless voice has gone silent, the smell of blood hangs in the air and the atmosphere remains oppressive. Profane aura still in effect.

Kenta shoves Kaghaze off the ledge and drops down.

The bat-elf suffers no further harm. Whilst he is unconscious, he still clings to life.

Fola Barun helps the four ekujae prisoners to their feet and brings them out of the broken cage. She nods her thanks. One of the elves speaks: "Is Kaghaze still alive? We should not leave him in this cursed place. What should we do?"

"If it is coming with I highly reccomend binding tightly, limbs and mouth. His words can poison just as easily as those claws if you aren't careful. If more decide to go his route then you might have a bigger problem." Juzo recommends as as he stares at the creature with his rapier ready.

Hiiragi considers, and begins looking around. ”I’d like something to plug up this thing’s mouth. If the Dark is so Hungry, surely it can be starved to death.”

”As for him... I would think to leave his fate in the elves’ hands. They hired us. Fola? Live and bound or dead and burned?”

Hiiragi looks about the cavern. There are several piles of rubble that look to be blocking passageways deeper into the rock. With time and effort that rubble could be moved. Alternatively, the carved stalactite over the altar, and the altar itself, are made of stone and are at least closer.

"Kaghaze is our brother, even now" says Fola Barun. "But I do not know how to help him. I do not wish him killed."

Kenta tries to stabilize the enemy because that's about all he knows how to do (in theory) to make him better. He then binds and gags the creature up, "Maybe he'll get better after we leave?"

Heal + Kit DC 15: 1d20 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 1 + 2 = 4

He then helps Hiiragi start demolishing the alter to dump into the hole. Seems she knows what she is doing.

Kenta bandages Kaghaze, somewhat too tightly. The bat-elf remains unconscious, but alive.

Kenta and Hiiragi set to work breaking the bat stalactite and the bloody altar, in order to fill in the pit. It's hard work, with wooden clubs, and yet the yellowheart weapons are up to the task. Whilst they work, the ekujae prisoners recover enough to watch over Kaghaze, and Toshiko nurses her own wounds.

After ten minutes or so of exertion, a solid blow splits the altar, a deep crack running right down to its base. Immediately it feels as if a dark shadow has retreated from you. Profane aura cancelled. "Look! Kaghaze! He is restored!" Fola Barun calls out to you. And sure enough, instead of a monstrous hybrid between bat and elf, the unconscious hunter has returned to his elven shape.

Gathering the tired and wounded, you return to the ekujae village. Elder Kalwe is waiting for you. "Kaghaze! You have returned!" The elder then addresses you: "What happened at Dehu Inu?"

Onna recounts all of the events in the cavern.

Toshiko wanders around the village. She returns the yellowheart club before going in search of fermented fruit juices to blot out the pain of her injuries.

Kenta excitedly recounts his successful portions of the mission.

"See we all climbed up easily to this cliff area and then I played whack a demon skull with my new bow. It was pretty simple, they just floated there tossing fire at us. Then inside some evil demons attacked us but they fell really fast and died then this guy," he nods at Kaghaze, "attacked us but it wasn't him it was like a demon him and he looked like half a bat. So I again easily climbed up and whumped him over the head pretty hard. I probably should have been a bit more careful, but he survived and then Hiiragi there told me to break up the alter and we killed the evil god in there and he turned back into not a bat elf."

He is obviously feeling pretty good, endorphin wise. Especially since this time they didn't all almost die five times. A much better mission.

"You killed an evil god?!" Elder Kalwe looks askance at Kenta and Onna. "What you say is troubling in many ways. Some of our stories spoke of the evil in Dehu Inu, but not of its nature. That an Ekujae’s spirit could become so corrupted so quickly and completely by this bat-god makes me wonder what other secrets our long-held stories may contain. I cannot thank you enough for what you have done. I will spread word of your deeds. Perhaps one day we Ekujae may find that we have room for friendship with your Pathfinder Society.”

You are invited to spend the night in the Ekujae village once again. This time, you are treated as welcome friends. There is a feast held in your honour, Your faces are painted in the Ekujae style, with the elders, Fola Barun, and even Kaghaze making their own marks amongst the decorative lines.

The next day you set out on the return journey to Nantambu, to report your success!

"Well, it certainly didn't seem godly in power but there was something speaking out to us that was in control but a little embellishment never hurt anyone. I myself wouldn't mind going down in an Ekujae legend!" Juzo beams as Elder Kalwe speaks.

Later at the party Juzo revels in the attention flirting relentlessly while imbibing in whatever alcohol they provide./ He changes between his two forms as a way to impress and entertain.

"Oh, fantastic party! You really know how to celebrate here...does the paint stay when I transform? I don't want to waste such art in my pursuit of entertainment." he chuckles.

Hiiragi is a bit of a difficulty; she has her own face paint to deal with, after all! Still, she does her best to help the elves integrate their own styles with hers, and wears it with pride.

She happily and gracefully accepts the attention... until alcohol becomes involved, at which point she begins guzzling alcohol like Toshiko after a trek through the desert.

Onna joins in the festivities, but tries to keep a clear head. She is far more interested in picking up any new stories or songs.

However, she is happy to see the others relax and have some fun.

They keep coming so close to the edge. Will we ever have a mission that won't place us at Death's doorstep?