It's Demons (Master)
| It's Demons (Master) | |
|---|---|
| Date | 12/22/23 |
| Storyteller | Doug |
| Tier | Master (Moderate) |
| Player Characters | Serene Leyvald, Grist Vanafeld, Zeal, Clam, Illiam Elro |
| Rewards | 250 xp, 3500 gold, demon armor, amaranthine pavise |
| Result | Partial Success |
| Author | Zeal |
| Downtime | 0 |
Log
Demons have been bothering the city with stupid names, and this time the city decided to be proactive about the issue. They sent us to the cave they keep coming from to handle them before they could even consider approaching the city. We headed there to meet with the scouts, though the one we spoke with couldn't warn us to much more than the presence of Abrikandilus and Brimoraks. The description they gave of another sounded kind of like a Nabasu, but was lacking too much information for me to narrow it down. The waters were seemingly poisoned in some way, bubbling black with whatever polluted it. All we could do at this point was prepare for a fight and avoid the waters.
The fight itself was rather dangerous, with a mix of Abrikandilu (wrecker demon), Brimorak (arson demon), a couple of Nabasu (gluttony demon), an Invidiak (shadow demon), two omox (slime demon), and even a fearsome Glabrezu (treachery demon). The Abrikandilu were insignificant, but the Brimorak fireballs and Nabasu draining stares were rather annoying. The Invidiak's magic and attempt to possess Serene were concerning, but thankfully not too impactful. One Omox stole my halberd and the other knocked Serene out for a moment, and the Glabrezu's wide reach and powerful pincers put a lot of pressure on us and Grist alongside the other demons. Regardless, the demons were slain and we only had to investigate the cave for what was causing all this.
The cave itself was rather empty. There was evidence of multiple different points of entry from the demons, but nothing that stayed open. Illiam found a hole loaded with a good amount of magic and four pillars related to scrying magic. The hole didn't do much other than make me forget how to use a whip for the last three days, since that was apparently the first concept it grabbed from my mind to erase. I believe intentional usage of it is possible if you want to focus on a thought to get rid of, but I can't imagine anyone wanting to do that. The pillars, however, seem to be used for scrying, likely on Onadbyr. Since Onadbyr is well protected against magics like that, we thought that perhaps that was what kept giving them these fake names, but now that we know the memory-stealing hole is present we believe it may be interfering in some way.
Looking back at old expedition logs, the names appear to be more logical when they first appeared than they do now. The names they gave this time will be attached, though I do believe they're irrelevant. Out of all the names of the first expedition the only one that doesn't have a joke-like structure to it is Paul Rithin, and thus we believe this person should be sought out. Once we find them, we need to figure out why demons are sending increasingly strong fiends after this person.
Addendum one: Mutt says the Abrikandilu she fought was the one that requested Paul Rithin, if it becomes relevant.
Addendum two: Names attached:
- DiscordKitten69
- Brainfart32
- xxWHYDIDIDOTHISxx26xx
- xVx_Kirito_xVx_KillMeee
- /butternutz/y2k
- Harambedeserved#46
- DaReal-1%Boogerfarts_Bush9/11
- 1_IstillLoveYouMacy_69
- TGIF$BLINGBLING$
- (Queer4life)
- !PegMeAsmoedus!
- Bitch_ _ _ fuckmeSatan
- LFSnowBunnies