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Parveen roars as the last of the original set of possessed humanoids is defeated!
Purpurrup urges the others in the ritual: "Hurry! We must push before Parveen can possess another of us!"
A surge of effort from the grippli causes the asurendra to collapse within the summoning circle. The possessed fiend-keeper falls unconscious--released from Parveen's influence.
Mother Bogwynne arrives with a contingent of the gripplis. She quickly discerns what has happened, and she consults briefly with Purpurrup. She then turns to you Pathfinders: "The Consortium has done their harm, and Parveen will be free if we do not act. The fiend-keepers believe that Parveen’s wards have been interfering with their own rituals and techniques, and it may be possible for a group of fiend-keepers to keep her properly contained if we can replace the damaged wards with new totems to channel her power and disperse her will. The issue we are faced with in this solution is that it requires the efforts of fiend-keepers from several tribes and expensive components. Without some form of outside assistance, any other significant disturbance—such as another Aspis incursion—would unleash Parveen upon us all."
Mother Bogwynne’s long tongue darts out in an anxious flicker before she continues. "We have one other option before us, and that is to strike now and kill the monster while we can. If we do this, she will not stay gone forever, though she should reincarnate as a weaker asura. Her rage will know no bounds, but her power will be diminished and we should have quite a few years to prepare for her return. As your Society has prevented her escape on more than one occasion, it falls to you to make the final determination of Parveen’s fate. What shall we do?"
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"I suggest we slay the fiend. Although she will return, you will be more able to deal with her in a weakened state, and can use your resources over the next few years to strengthen defenses or deal with other threats.
Perhaps we can slay her again and again when she returns until she is the Asura equivalent of a dretch."
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I agree that weakening evil is a good option. I'm concerned that an enraged, free, somewhat weakened Parveen might still do a lot more harm than a contained one... I'm willing to work to slay this incarnation of her with you, though, if you choose.
She looks at the grippli Purrpurrup...
Do you have a preference? Your people might be the ones to suffer most.
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The grippli fiend-keepers carefully manipulate the wards to allow the Pathfinders to deliver the killing blow. Parveen shrieks in pain, then laughs maniacally as her soul begins its journey toward reincarnation.
The loss of life experienced by the Consortium's allies in the Vanji Prospector's Guild has also soured that relationship, loosening the Aspis foothold in Bloodcove and undermining their prospects in the Kaava Lands even further.
Scenario over!
Thank you for playing. I'll work on chronicle sheets this weekend and submit reporting to the convention folks.
Your faction glyphs indicate that none of you are exchange faction. For those of you who are curious, there was a sub-mission for the exchange:
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Current events in the Kaava Lands have made it clear that the Aspis Consortium remains a stubborn and persistent danger to both our own operations in the area and the region at large. Given that the Consortium has acquired strong allies in the Vanji Prospector’s Guild, so too must we seek a way to strengthen our own position in the region. As such, I am entrusting you with certain privileges to act as an authorities on our behalf, with control of resources capable of effecting significant change in the region.
While the precise details of how to use these resources are not clear to me at present, I trust that your discerning eye can find an appropriate opportunity to either undermine the Consortium’s operations in the region, or to strengthen our ties with existing allies in the region. Do note that these resources are not to be put to use for exploratory purposes, but must be used to either exploit actionable information on the Consortium’s operations or reinforce our position with established allies. In such precarious times, it is unwise to take significant risks on dubious prospects.
Bargain wisely, my friend,
Trade Prince Aaqir al’Hakam