Gaping Maw of Sound #21

• Deciding the underground of the Cathedral of Tyr and the Divine Multiverse held too many dangers for their condition, the Gaping Maw of Sound decided to take a reprieve and went to rest at a local inn.

• Upon waking, the group and Sydni went to the meeting of the local followers of the Church of the Sacred Flame after listening to their leader preach on the steps of the Church of Tyr.

  • Along the way, Sydni reminded the group that he needed his drums back, and that the reason he fought mutant rats with them was because they promised to help him get his drums back from the people who stole them, who he claimed was an Ionlann.

• The group arrived at the meeting to find the Sacred Flame leader, Flavana, induct them into the inner circle of fire

  • Flavana preached on the purity of spirit and body combining to create a cleansed soul. The body must be purified with fire and the spirit purified through the deeds of compassion. To that end, Sydni, Kaos, and Obie all underwent the ritual of bodily cleansing through fire, burning and scarring their flesh.

    • However, Obie felt no pain while the flames scoured her body.

• Meanwhile, Kit made friends with a gnome woman who was very interested in his being a fire genasi

• Flavana introduced a special guest speaker, a disciple of their church's leader, Jezria. The man who came in said he had a message from Jezria: it was time for the local chapter of their church to cleanse impurities within the ranks of the Wing Guard. 

  • The man, who was burned over most of his body, claimed the Wing Guard was corrupt and they needed the corruption burned out, and outlined a plan to attack the Wing Guard during a demonstration in Banner Plaza the following day.

• Sydni identified the man as the one who stole his drums, and explained his drums were taken because they were causing people's hearts to explode.

• Mr. Smith, Kaos, and Neya followed the man outside, where he revealed himself to be an Ionlann and told Neya her group should leave and not come back. 

• After the service, where Obie and Kit were given roles in the coming attack on the Wing Guard, the Gaping Maw of Sound regoruped and discussed what they would do, a conversation that was seemingly overheard by an Ionlann hiding in the shadows.

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