Defy Gnome Ann
| Defy Gnome Ann | |
|---|---|
| Date | 9/14/23 |
| Storyteller | Unseelie |
| Tier | Legendary |
| Player Characters | Zeal, Kali, Serene Leyvald, Grist Vanafeld, Shadefrost |
| Rewards | 350xp, Magnetic Staff of Healing (True) (Upgrade), Major Charm of Acid Resistance, Major Charm of Sonic Resistance, Floating and Watching Endless Grimoire (True) (Upgrade), Tome of Dripping Shadows, Elemental Bangles of Crowns, Crown of the Fire Eater (Major) (Upgrade), Voyager's Pack, Complaining Wizard's Tower, Bag of Cats, Loyal and Comfortable Dread Blindfold, Weapon Potency +3 (Upgrade) |
| Result | Success |
| Author | Zeal |
| Downtime | 2 |
Associates fight for their right to exist.
Log
It's hard to explain. We all seem to have disappeared and reappeared as specks of our former existence, in the middle of some sort of void. A Zealous Conviction, A Flicker of Defiance, An Inquisitive Impression, A Loss of Peace, A Whisper in the Woods. We slowly began to regain ourselves, moving about and acknowledging each other's existence. We met a gnome called Ed, who was also lost in this void. He helped us out and sent us forward, where we found some old memories of our first jobs as associates. By figuring out which of these applies to each of us, we relearn our names. Ed says our continued existence here at all is telling that we had a strong presence in life, but at the time we honestly couldn't remember anything to that extent. All we could do is call forth one thing that best represented us. Serene's fauchard, my armor, Kali's book, Grist's cane, Shadefrost's gun.
Traveling further, we find our appearances. Old and new, for some of us. I chose my new, true self, as being a hellknight is who I am. Grist accepted his current state, rather than his old scythe-wielding self. For any complaints I might air about him, I respect that man's convictions. I couldn't see the decisions of any of the others but I presume them to have done similarly, assuming they had a decision to make at all. We had to fight some of our imitations as a result, though they weren't quite at the same level we were.
Heading north, or at least I assume it was north, we followed the fleeing forms of those we did not already defeat. There we came across some old foes from memory. Aku the oni warlord, A walking, worm-construct person of some sort, a shambling mound, and The Father from that Werecreature camp. Distant memories, they were not particularly difficult for us. We are far stronger than we were back then. Then we ran into Ed again.
Ed spoke with us, telling we had one last hurdle to overcome. Our presences were far stronger than any others that had been taken into this void, and he trusted us to free him and the others from this prison. Thus, he transformed into a mass of limbs and flesh, boasting upwards of 100 limbs all swinging about weapons made of this void essence. Acid rained from above, its presence repelled us with every step, and any hope of getting closer was often met with a flurry of blades. It pulled in Grist and trapped him within a maze spell of some sort, wounded me significantly, and even knocked Serene unconscious. Ed resisted the being and freed Grist from the spell, allowing him to escape its reach with a spell of his own. Kali got Serene up, and I did my best to protect her as she got in close enough to strike. With Shadefrost's accurate shots, a powerful spellstrike from Kali, supportive magics from Grist, my own protective abilities, and finally the raw power of Serene, the creature was felled. With a thanks from Ed for freeing him and the other fading souls from this awful form, the realm itself seemed to give away.
We reappeared in Gnome Ann's shop, with a weakened Gnome Ann whispering "Ed, you're back." on her bed before going into a coma. We have since detained the gnome and placed her somewhere safe, and will update this report when, or if, we find out more about whatever the hell went on here.