Because We're Friends

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Title Because We're Friends
Number 4 Page Forum Saga
Date 26 October 2013 to 6 May 2014
Players Clara (GM), Daniel, Robert, Alicia, Kristen, Isabel, Jared
Characters Cordelia, Mortimer, November, Remembrance, Merieke, Shizhi, Peter (NPC), Scarlett (NPC)
Setting Larvik, Svaldon, Disparatus


Timeline Summary

Backstory

Between the mountains resides a small town not too far from Gravenholt in Svaldon, called Larvik. For a few years, there have been rumors of a witch living deep in the forests outside of town. Sudden weather changes, animals acting strange, and voices at night have all been blamed on the witch who taunts the civilians. However, the once rather minor incidents have become more severe. People have gone missing in the forests outside of the woods, most of them children aged between 9-15. Attempts have been made to stop the witch and its curse, but all who have entered its terrain have turned up dead on the streets the next morning. Desperate for help, the mayor has asked a group of outsiders to rid the town of this curse. A reward will be given to anyone who can destroy the witch's home.


The House

On 20 October 2325, Cordelia, Mortimer, November, and Remembrance head for Larvik on a train to answer the mayor's call. In the evening, the train went off its rails and into the forest. The group hear a girl's voice, but decide it's best to worry about finding help for their own situation first. A psychic cat contacts them, disappointed that they're all it has to help deal with the witch. The cat appears to a low-ranking Devil. Merieke emerges from the train wreck, but only briefly joins the group, soon leaving along with Cordelia. The cat leads them all to the witch's home. There they find a teenage girl with an ax. The cat implies it made a deal with the witch and has been trying to collect on that deal for quite some time, but the witch has been making this difficult. The girl, Scarlett, says her father is missing around here, and that her friend (Ivana) apparently turned into a monster. The group enters the house, and Scarlett says it's changed from the last time she went inside. Suddenly, Shizhi enters the house, saying he is here to "cleanse this filth". November and Remembrance meet up with the cat in the kitchen, now identified as Peter. Scarlett starts freaking out emotionally, and Mortimer attempts to soothe her. Shizhi, Scarlett, and Mortimer head to the parlor. Shizhi and Mortimer investigate a paper there, regarding a contract.


Wrap-Up

As the night drags on, Scarlett looks for a way out of the home, with or without the group's help. They deal with several traps and illusions, but none seem aimed at them, rather at Peter and Scarlett, with Peter going through numerous cat bodies. The group notices the occasional reflection of another in the group. As dawn arrives, the contract between Peter and the witch ends, and the house withers away. Scarlett runs off, and Peter tells the group that if they ever want to make a deal, to let him know.


Notes

  • Only appearances of Peter and Scarlett.
  • This saga takes place on 20 and 21 October 2325.
  • Due to Clara being swamped by classes, the saga was unfortunately cut short. Everything in the wrap-up section was added by her at the saga's close to tie things up.