Episode 6

Episode 6: Killer Queen.



With a concrete task, the party leaves the city of Takaena and goes to hunt the source of the Soulcada infestation. Lunk decides to leave the party that morning and return to Kahlessi with his findings, but disappears on the way there and is not found. Still, Cici, Callisto, Toraleth, Xavier, and Ras head out, accompanied by Theodore’s daughter, Devran. The party finds the Soulcada den with little trouble, and descends into the home of the Soulcadas and their queen. The heroes wipe out some soulcadas along the way, but halfway through the crawl, they encounter a strange person with some strange powers. They declare allegiance to some sort of cult, worshipping some entity they call The Gongoozler, and have memory erasing abilities that they manipulate Xavier with. Xavier does get his memories back after the party deals with them, but not much else is known about the cultist or this “Gongoozler” they spoke of. The group tries to let it go in favor of moving forward, slashing through Soulcadas as they walk. They eventually find a large chasm, home to the Soulcada queen herself. The party valiantly battles with the Soulcadas and the queen in this room, getting a strong chance to show off their unique abilities and powers. The Soulcadas and their Queen are set ablaze, mostly due to Toraleth and Xavier’s stunning fire ballet, and with this, the source of the infestation is defeated. Rasmesus walks up to the queen, and rips the heart right from her, taking it for himself. Rasmesus says,

“According to the book, that's the first piece I needed. I’ll have to read the rest of the book and translate the notes to figure out what the other pieces are. I’m crafting a sort of key. Years ago, when Abbadon wrote this book and walked this earth, they wielded a weapon by the name of Faelthorn. It is said to be one of divine nature that allowed Abbadon all the genetic material of creatures in order to create new life. Strange amalgams. I’ve been told it’s my destiny to wield it. So I’ve had to track down through this book to figure out where to find it. I have to follow the notes. I’m quite sure when we get back to the boat, Methandi will be able to tell you your destiny. Our captain, he’s the one that raised us to be, showed us what we will become. We will become Gods” (Rasmesus, Destiny Of Gods Episode Six: Killer Queen)

With the Soulcadas defeated, the party prepares for their next step: returning to the boat they hold dear, The Shepherd.