Foxglove's Secrets

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Episode no.	Episode 31
Date	2009
Game Master	Abbe
Characters	Nathaniel Nell Velicia
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Right after Honeypot left to help the others I rose from the body of Aldern and started to follow her, but I noted that my shadow cast from Honeypots scarf moved in ways I didn't. It wasn't even on the right wall. I was drawn towards it and really wanted to embrace it, but I got hold of myself realizing that it was dark mold and spores. Nathaniel came back in and told me they had killed all enemies out in the large cavern.

I went back to my dead brother I never new. I looked at his hideous appearance. Good thing I saw him before he became a ghoul so I have a better image in my mind of my brother. His clothes had been very beautiful but was now covered in old blood stains and even had little pieces of rotten flesh sticking to them. I noted that he had a cameo hanging from his neck. I opened it and saw it had a picture of Honeypot in it. It wasn't that good a match, but it was her, probably painted from a description. He had an awful mask made from flimsy strips of skin stained by blood. In his pockets I found three keys. One was an iron key with an opal. The next one was long and made of brass. It had a very complex head. The last one looked like the one I already had to this house. He had dropped a strange oversized razor he had been fighting with next to where he fell.

Looking around in the room there were a letter on a table next to some beautiful crystal glasses and silver plates. Sadly enough those were covered in old blood and rotten, maggot infested flesh from animals and humans. I felt ill and bringing the letter left for the bigger cavern. After a few deep breaths I returned, but stayed near the tunnel avoiding to look at the tables. Standing there I read the letter aloud.

Aldern —

You have served us quite well. The delivery you harvested from the caverns far exceeds what I had hoped for. You may consider your debt to the Brothers paid in full. Yet I still have need of you, and when you awaken from your death, you should find your mind clear and able to understand this task more than in the state you lie in as I write this.

You shall remember the workings of the Sihedron ritual, I trust. You seemed quite lucid at the time, but if you find after your rebirth that you have forgotten, return to your townhouse in Magnimar. My agents shall contact you there soon—no need for you to bother the Brothers further. I will provide the list of proper victims for the Sihedron ritual in two days’ time. Commit that list to memory and then destroy it before you begin your work. The ones I have selected must be marked before they die, otherwise they do my master no good and the greed in their souls will go to waste.

If others get in your way, though, you may do with them as you please. Eat them, savage them, or turn them into pawns—it matters not to me.

— Your Mistress, Wanton of Nature’s Pagan Forms

Velicia found lots of pornographic drawings of Honeypot. She said "At least these aren't drawn from model... but this one probably is..."

Doro found a key

Note to self; buy perfume.

Swim in pool

I wash

They return and tell me that it is connected to the sea. They saw bat.

Look at other caves.

Lots and lots of skeletons of dead people.

In cave much mold. Pickaxes.

Last cave had entrance to well. Living quarters for ghouls. Three quite fresh bodies.

One had been beaten in head. One I recognized. It was the pirate.

He had a hat of disguise, pearl necklace, 56 gold, a magical dagger and

Heard unkindness of ravens from outside through the well.

continue up to arcane laboratory.

Soggy books about necromancy.

Painting on window of Vorel turning into dust and getting into a seven sided box. In triumph.

Pugs contraptions Magnimar. I know of him who makes cages, locks and traps. Had a pig with key

in wine cellar in kitchen there were eight wine bottles that were still good from the great kingdoms. 100gp each

Return up.

Pull rope that hangs out of mouth of monkey head. Screams.

Looking at Manticore. Start smoking. I get drapes from window to dowse the flames but it didn't catch fire, Velicia did.

Dining room Ent + Roc + Sfinx + Kraken painted on windows.

seven edged box draws in the monsters.

Library, Scarf in red and gold + book on floor and a book end of angel with butterfly wings with dark smudge on.

I pick up scarf and notice it moved. I gave to Nathaniel who got strangled by it.

Lounge with birds carved into fireplace. dust moves as if someone walked through the room. Even footprints. Lorelei

Bathroom...

Dance room with grand piano. I push keys. It starts playing and I shout out and retreat out into the hallway, but ALdern pulls me back in and dances with me. His tung grows out of his mouth and he turns green and hair fall off, turning into a ghoul.

Velicia open doors

I stop "dancing" and get out. See the ravens are very many. Nathaniel tells us that he danced with Iesha who was strangled while dancing.

We use other stairs - servants? Steps follow us

My room I search. I find a cat doll I remembered I had Most toys were wooden swords and Alderns I searched the fire place. I remembered hiding there

Music room Painted windows. Velicia sais Lich components for making

Dining room I gather the eight paintings of my family. I will keep those. Broken cont light

Master bedroom. Dark stain on desk two kits, one with shaving utensils and one with brushes and stuff

In broken room there is a dress with embroideries of peacock feathers that is whole.

Upstairs in the observatory start stinking of burning flesh Velicia scream and towards window but stop before throwing herself out. The other window broken. Cyralee - We note that the lenses are undamaged.

The last room was a gentleman's room pages rustling as if someone was browsing through a book

Nathaniel told us he had felt some anger over all the adventures that he had missed because of his wife

Books from the seekers

There was a painting of a bullfight It was named The throwdown in swynetown signed by the artist Andaluso

We think about everything. Vorel tried to become lich and failed. Mold in cellar probably him. We decide that we will try to exorcise him.

Velicia study in the arcane laboratory.

I and Nathaniel return down to cellar and tell others. I nearly throw up.

We start to bury the remains. I dig next to tree outside of house. Ravens study me. Nathaniel bring corpses and help digging or rather do most.

In evening Velicia finished and we return down.

We start big ritual.

I talk to the mold and say that I am the last of the family and we will perform a ritual.

Velicia does magic

Nathaniel burns moss and mold.

Vorel attacks us with spores I get Vorel's phage (same as Velicia and Dorothea)

I tell Vorel "But we are trying to correct and complete your ritual."

Velicia tries to burn but returns to magic.

Nathaniel hacks down part of the wall with pickaxe we found earlier and burn the last.

We succeed!

We only take valuables we can carry or take in Velicias bag of holding. Rest we leave.

We return to the sanatorium