Spirits Are Always With You
| Spirits Are Always With You | |
|---|---|
| Date | 9/17/26 |
| Storyteller | Tire |
| Tier | Expert |
| Player Characters | "Stone-Fist" Houzen, Theodore Leafchewer, Raiya, Sanaa, Crows, Hogo Pok'sharr |
| Rewards | 740 gold, 30 silver, Kami Blessed Rope, Aeon Stone Crescent, and Brazier of Harmony |
| Result | Temple cleansed, Hogo got 10 concussions, Houzen almost got beheaded, and Raiya died... But she got better. |
| Author | "Stone-Fist" Houzen Augus |
| Downtime | 4 days |
The associates kill some oni desecrating a kami's shrine and help close off a path to it.
An excerpt from Houzen's personal journal
Autumn 233 Xth Day of the Xth Month
Today's tale: Crumbling Temple, Vengeful Sprit. Or, The Demon, The Warrior, The Sacrifice, and The Scroll.
This one was... intense. A close one to be sure. Actually, not even that generous. I can't lie, I've had to take some time to collect myself before retelling this story in my journal.
The associates chosen were Raiya and Egg, Hogo, Crows, Theo, Sanaa, and myself. We were summoned to head back to the old country and help clear out a temple of oni influence then afterward, close it off so it is not disturbed afterward. We gathered, went through the portal, and began our journey to the temple. TYhe trip itself was uneventful which I can't say for the what comes later, but eventually we arrived at the temple. Its was an ancient building in rough shape. Rubble, overgrowth, but through it all was a pristine fountain that seemed to double as the main shrine of the kami worshiped here. Thefirst thing that caught our eyes was an ornate silver wakizashi. Now I'm no blacksmith but even I could tell that the quality of that blade was unmatched. I considered borrowing it for our mission but our guide advised against it.
As we inspected the temple, Hogo noticed the fiends desecrating the temple, and with them, a massive oni. Hogo, being part oni decided to try and reason with the invaders. It did not work. The fight began, and while I could sit here and recount every minute detail of the encounter, frankly, that stuff was to stressing to think about in that much detail again so for I will just go over the important details. There were two hell hounds, that big oni, and two freaky fiends that liked inflicting pain on themselves and others. Since Hogo opened with trying to talk to the enemies, he unfortunately became their main focus. And unfortunate it was because Hogo took multiple heavy hits that nearly killed him. Luckily, his wife Sanaa, Crows, and I had healing on hand. The monsters were also just brutal in general. The biggest challenge was definitely the two fiends. They both shared a regeneration ability, even after death. Sanaa determined that holy or silver were their weaknesses. With that, I decided to run and take the wakizashi from before, much to the guides dismay. A curse tried to befall me but it was not the time for concerns, we needed silver and it was the only reliable means of silver based attacks. I grabbed the weapon and ran back.