Session 28: The Shadow

NPC's
Red, The Shadow, Tia

Location
Lighthouse 6

Summary
Red bring the party to an amphitheater, where many young adults set up camp. Many indulge in illegal and unsafe activities, unbounded by societies’ rules. They recognize her and show her respect as she struts to the center, where a pile of stuff sits. She pulls out a lamp with a shutter and three healing potions before shooing the party away.

The party arrives at the lighthouse, a tall obelisk-like tower with a pair of large doors and boarded windows on top. Alastor scopes around, and he sees a very dark room with a faint beam of light pulsing. He gets closer and sees another pillar with something glowing on top. He notices that he is drifting down, and as he leaves, finds it troublesome to phase through the wall. Alastor reports his findings, and Cryllos thinks that the artifact has an unmagical effect.

The party knocks on the door to no answer, but the door swings open to a dark room. They enter and see a flat sandstone pillar and spiral staircase. The door shut behind them as a voice asks, “who is this,” and Alastor answers, “ur mom.” The Shadow comments on his unfortunate sense of humor. It declines Cryllos’s trade because it is not worth its value. The lantern’s light is snuffed out, and Cryllos and Anora are slammed by something smooth.

A fight begins. The party hears something heavy dragging. Cryllos relights the lantern, which shines upon a large eye with a red iris on the wall. They hear heavy breathing, and the eye moves, and many more eyes pass, revealing long, black, and scaley coils with eyes dotted across the back. Shade tries to light himself on fire but fails. Nonamé runs up the stairs towards the beam of light, where she sees specks materialize and dematerialize as the beam passes. The light source is enclosed in a large metal box. The stairs break before her as the others follow her up. Anora, transformed into a golden eagle, helps her across the chasm. She manages to slip her hand through the crack, giving her a warm, tingly sensation. She looks inside to find a lantern hovering and spinning. Plants and moss grow where the light hits, only to immediately disappear as the light moves away. Anora files in as the Shadow shouts, “Step away from the light, little humans! You don’t belong there!” Nonamé and Anora exit the chamber, lantern in hand. They swing the lantern around, and flowers begin to grow on the snake. Cracks form on the wall, which lights shine through, and the tower starts to crumble. Everyone manages to run out on time, except for Cryllos, who is very much dying and suffers a concussion.

A young girl in a messed up fancy dress and cloak waves them down. It is Tia who bears some bad news. A queen of another location has found Dichroma to be troublesome, and she is about to execute her.

Misc.

 * Oliver is missing this session; the excuse is that he stayed behind to give his piano therapy.
 * Hitting the Shadow’s eye causes it to evaporate, lowering its speed. The eye regenerates after some time.