Centrum Glacies 2021 Session 14: New Friends?
Week 14 in 2021 of this Dungeons and Dragons Campaign in Centrum Glacies finally is taking the party to the Abyssal Continent. They made new friends
Like my other campaign, I’m turning this one into a book series. However I’m still working on that project. Give it some time.
Anyway, just like my other campaign, there is a whole lot going on and I don’t want to elaborate on every moving piece in the story. You can see the whole thing once the book series starts hitting virtual and real shelves.
!!!Trigger Warning!!!
This story deals with a cruel world with some horrific twists. So far, this campaign has featured: Animals getting killed, Genocide, lots of body horror, evil cults, brainwashing, torture.
Most recently one of the party members had an eye gouged out and lost an arm. Not exactly the way it happens in Berserk, but that might have been the inspiration for it. The group at large is currently succumbing to magical wounds that appear to be turning them into Demons.
!!!Final Trigger Warning!!!
It didn’t take long for party encounter a Demon on the Abyssal Continent. A creature literally formed out of the ground. Though this was a frightening event considering the group knew now that enemies could appear at random, it didn’t slow them for long.
Faustus used the Mental Law of Magic to take control of the Demon. Given its weak will, it took almost no effort to break its mind. The Warlock though needed this one to fight still, so left most of its mental abilities intact.
Unfortunately, this act didn’t go unnoticed. From far away a loud voice called to allies in the region. It demanded to find the intruders and kill them all. Another Demon flew at the party soon after. Whether it was a coincidence or if the creature had spotted them was unknown.
The flying Demon was fought off. Faustus demanded that it leave. As it retreated, Adrene berated him for letting it escape. She reminded him that they should kill every monster they encountered, lest they come back with new friends.
Before the group continued, Malcolm and Jyona looked at their new friend for signs of transformation. Though expected, the Demon had identical burn marks to them all. Was this the grim future they all faced when their transformations completed?
Constant Enemies:
Malcolm and Adrenne went ahead and saw a nearby campfire. Unfortunately, the whole area was covered in the plague. There was something strange about these insect swarms. While the party minus the Vampire was harmed just by being inside the insect’s radius, the Demon that had become their new friend had his wounds vanish when he stepped through.
The party Fought two more Demons that appeared near the campfire. Faustus tried to gain even more new friends. However, while one of their enemies was the same as the Demon he controlled, the other was not. This second Demon, made of shadow was much more intelligent and made sure that Faustus’ honeyed words and empty threats were ignored.
But with sheer numbers, the party killed both enemy Demons. Faustus’ pet Demon even ate the other of its kind. It had demanded to be fed almost the entire time it traveled with the group. The fact that it was so willing to cannibalize one of its own was not ignored by the group.
Wrap Up:
They still have a lot of ground to cover, and the constant fighting involved lightning strikes and screeching. Not to mention at least one Demon escaped to tell its friends about the party. They are far from out of trouble. Even with their new friends.