The Magnificents #5

Bojangles Ablaze

08/19/2022

  • The group went shopping around Cypress before returning to he mansion where the portal could be found

  • Confirming the portal was still there, and sticking a broom handle through it which dimmed in color, the group went to dispatch of the beast that was once Bojangles

  • Luring the ichor beast from the room, they baited it over a floor trap, sending it crashing to the first floor, and then crashing into the basement accidentally

  • Looking down into the basement, they saw a creature with yellow eyes staring back

  • Concocting a plan, the group sent Xakaris down in the guise of The Word, which tricked the creature in the basement to treat Xakaris as an ally

    • The creature, who ostensibly came through the portal, had six arms from different races and animals, a long serpent body, and large reptilian legs, with no nose and large amber eyes

    • Thinking he was speaking to The Word, the creature asked how the plans were going here in Vault -- he spoke of a "Master" who would be pleased with the progress

      • He also asked how the painting in Trine worked, and whether "The Word" was able to summon "the Demon Lord" through their art

      • Xakaris artfully dodged the questions, while also teasing out that the people of Serenity Shores were in danger due to this Master's plans

  • The creature went back into the portal, shutting it behind him and the group burned down the mansion with the ichor beast still inside

  • They also were able to get out a chest from the upstairs containing Bojangles costumes, a magical dagger, and the deed to a ship anchored off the coast south of Cypress