Bill - Vithbad Schler - Mind Flayer Psi trapped in a Human's Body
Andrew - Gani Vihab (Wrinkles) - Shapeshifting Shaman from Animalia dedicated to help the wild who spends most of his time in the form of a dog.
Bernie - Hobbs - Demon from the Abyss who radiates evil but isn't. Has a nasty magic gun and eats magic items.
John - Virgilous March Banks Chumley - Intelligent Honeybadger from Narnia who is looking for items stolen from him by an evil Inglemian Wizard.
Immediately upon victory, the group was going to decide what to do with the IRS Sarah Dark but Charles was called via his iStone and summoned away to a mysterious task. They parked the IRS Sarah Dark, cloaked and hidden ten miles outside of the node (and thus undetectable by the Inglemian military).
The session started with an intro (after much discussion of obscure Tolkien mythology and awesome comic books) with the group waiting in the Casa of Charles Polyshane, waiting as backup since Charles had been called off to some super secret family conference about some political thing involving interhouse intruige. It also happened to be Merchant Day, the Inglemian holiday designed to stimulate the Inglemian holiday. Wrinkles and Hobbes had been out collecting bags full of the random free nicknacks merchants gave out for decoration and other celebration to advertize their products (and which Hobbes found delicious) when they saw a small Goblin had arrived at the door. Hobbes answered it, since Jeeves had been 'volunteered' to stay on the IRS Sarah Dark to keep the ship's spirit active. Jeeves wasn't pleased with this, but the golems and psi ghosts were more inclined to obey the Right Bastards than Jeeves. Jeeves had also given them all lumps of coal. Since it was traditional to give gifts to one's social superiors, the group was discussing exactly what to give Charles Darcy (Wrinkle's had made him a pendant of a magical demeanor)...when they heard Gweddie (the Goblin's) message.
Gweddie, a known runner for the Invisible Consortium, had a small package for Vithbad. He explained that they were aware of the group's recent successes. For this reason, Vithbad had been selected to make a delivery of a highly sensitive nature to the Midkemian hall of worlds. They were to take 12 Rods of Maximize to Prince Falistar of Rilananon. Vithbad, eager to pay off his debt to the consortium, agreed.
Vithbad took the mission. They decided to travel via the Astral Plane instead of the Mirror Tube. They boarded the ship and headed out. Thanks to Vithbad's expert guidance, they swerved around a powerful emotional tempest and a titanic battle between some Astral Shelad and Thought Eaters. They found the color pool and entered Midkemia. After traveling a few hours, they entered the market at the Hall of Worlds.
Hobbes explained that he had worked there before as muscle, and that the people here were not to be trifled with. As they went on their way, Virgil noticed his missing items for sale at a booth. They had just been bought by the Horned Devil Gastrotelax. After a short but unsuccessful attempt to talk him out of the items (Darcy wasn't present so this strategy wasn't going to work very well) Virgil disarmed the devil the instant he stepped out of the market to teleport away and then ran back into the market. A combat took place despite Hobbes's warning that they were rather severely outmatched.
Gastrotelax summoned a barbed devil who went in search of Virgil. Wrinkles had an idea and ran off to a nearby stand to buy some holy water with a holy rapier, then turned into a dactyle and carried one of the ship's golems to help them attack the demon. Vithbad telepathically listened to the true name of the next two demons Gastrotelax summoned and immediately compelled both of them; the first attacking the barbed devil seeking Virgil, and the second immediately attacking Gastrotelax. Hobbes opened up a can of whoopass on Gastrotelax...who ignored him several times until he personally called out and insulted the demon. The demon smacked down Hobbes, but Hobbes was quickly able to recover when Vithbad's compelled demon distracted Gastrotelax. As soon as the barbed devil attacking Virgil was destroyed by the market's guardians, immediately drew Edmund's dagger and plowed it into Gastrotelax. Unable to withstand the holy artifact, he was instantly banished.
Virgil was insistant that the artifacts be returned to Narnia immediately, and the group agreed though considered other courses of action to hide the items. Along the way they were attacked by a shadow demon who tried steal the items (and was nerfed by Hobbes and Wrinkles rather quickly) and then by a large force of Tinker Gnomes. Rather than bother with the gnomes, Vithbad teleported the group back to the Sarah Dark which then entered the Astral Plane.
Narnia was not directly connected to the Astral plane, but the group was reluctant to take the known route via the mirror tube. After meditating and consulting Aslan, virgil had a vision of a guide a half day away. They found a bar on the astral plane. Upon entering, Hobbes and Virgil saw the Almighty Thor, who had been waiting for them. Apparently, his brother Loki had been part of the conspiracy to take Aslan's power. Hobbes had previously been to Earth 616 and had heard of Thor and was ecastatic to get into an arm wrestling match with him. He also ordered a glass of pure magic and became...rather intoxicated from it. Thor guided the ship through the Beastlands to Narnia.
Upon arriving, they all felt something profoundly wrong with the world. They entered the border etherial and ended up at the Stone Table, where they saw a conspiracy of Gods; Loki, Bane, Lord Soth, Iuz and Gibberganalax as well as at least 30 very powerful minions busy in a ritual with Peter's Sword and Susan's Bow. The group was considering blowing Susan's Horn, but hadn't decided what to do yet...
When we entered a cliff hanger...
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