- Balsam goes up and gives the hot, mysterious, thay lady their room number
- Skraps goes and talks with a wealthy cambion to try to get more soul coins
- He trades her BG sinking into the hells info, and about the shield to get some
- We head to the "pleasure room" and Aurelia doms Skrap with the help of Lily and a Chained Devil
- We go get regular spa services and then back to our rooms
- Skraps goes back to the cambion and Skraps also gets dommed by the cambion
- Balsam waits and then eventually does wild, necromantic, bdsm stuff with the human from earlier, eventually learning her name is Feonor
- Aurelia and Lily discuss Aurelia's performance, wasnt a great grade, though Lily tries to spare her feelings. Aurelia demands honesty and gets it through a note in the morning
- Tzon and Lulu talk about how our group might be a bit too into the hells and Lulu gets distracted in a memory of a memory
- We awake and vibe until we leave and have to pay. We do. Ma-Hadid name drops Pip
- Ma-Hadid tells Balsam not to expect to see Faenor again which Balsam is fine with
- We head to the Firesnake Forge to get our infernal machine fixed by the 3 firey lizards there. It'll cost 800g after Lily flashes boob. They also mention gun add-ons
We resume in the Firesnake Forge with Rash, Skidds. and Slagg. They bring up that we mentioned the add-ons. They show us that the options they have. One is alternative weapons replacing the current harpoon flingers, armor upgrades, and magical gadgets.
Armor options:
Cassandra is eating a philly cheese steak they smuggled out. Lily tried a bite and it tastes like ash and soot now. We figure out how much moneys we have. It totals to around 4600 g
Alternative Weapons:
Magical Gadgets:
The guys are made of fire, Lily asks to touch him, he gives her permision, it does hurt. Aurelia asks if they have any need of any rare alchemical things like fiend blood. They say their former employer did imprison a pit fiend in a crevice near the river styx which might make it easier. They don't need any but thats a good hint. They can give us general directions.
We figure out how to divide up the costs of it so many people will be broke. Balsam also desperately needs a lance. It's 15g. We sell some stuff and take the 20 g from Skraps. GIVE SKRAPS SHIT FOR NOT CONTRIBUTING! We figure it all out but also Lily paid for some of Cassandra and said she would pay for any components Cass needs.
We get told that the crevice looks like a crescent moon and its in a direction. They start to work on the infernal machines. We then go shopping for some healing potions and such. Healing potions are EXPENSIVE. Tzon investigates for an immovable rod and cannot find one. Aurelia investigates into some cool rapiers. Just seems to be Hellfire rapiers that funnel the souls of any humans into the river styx. Cassandra looks into a quarter staff. A basic one is 3 s. She can't afford it but Lily buys it for her with an additional one as backup.
Other places in the emporium include a barber, spellcasting services/couriers, (side convo, Cass has been checking in periodically with BG, something about interrupting. something about sworn to secrecy, maybe sending sexting? very confusing. BG is still there is what matters. 2 people are fucking and one of them is like Cass don't message me right now.) a place that sells demon ichor, and a larva farm that trades in larva that sometimes look like
Tzon leads us towards the barber next. He named Bernie. There is a cheerful well kept callishite (sp?) woman. Copper toned hair. Around 50. She greets Tzon. who points at his bald ass head and asks what she might be able to do with it. She doesn't really give people hair usually but she does have a lot of other peoples hair so maybe a wig or something. He is intrigued by red hair, luscious long waves. She has some somewhere. She quickly weaves it into a wig. Its 1 g. She says that the guy she got the hair from, an aladrin (sp?), was looking for a band of adventurers to help him. She points in a direction and says he went that way on a devil's ride motorcycle a few days ago. He could supply work in exchange for soul coins. She grimaces when mentioning soul coins.
We investigate into her disdain and how she ended up here. She said she just felt called to come to the wandering emporium. Lots of good gossip. Tzon asks for the craziest thing she's heard. She says one of the top 5 is that there is an evil dragonborn in a tower with a vial of tiamats blood on his neck who is trying to free her from her imprisonment in Avernus. His name is Arkhan the cruel. She puts the wig onto Tzon. He looks good, straight out of a hairmetal band. She points us towards where Arkhan is.
We make our way to the Rose Repose its a jeweler, perfumery, and necromancy services place (not mentioned earlier, but it is in last session). As we approach, Aurelia watches as purple incubus wearing stuff and things I couldnt keep up, approaches her.
He apologizes and says he doesn't mean to bother but his name is Zalief (sp?) he kisses her hand. He has a deal for her. Our crew looks interesting and that we maybe have information or have seen things others have overlooked. If we bring him a vial of perfume from inside the shop, he will reward us with information from across Avernus. He and the owner have a history, a bad breakup. Her perfume is the best across the planes though so he needs it. Aurelia goes over to Lily and asks if Lily will buy some for this dude. Also Cass needs more so also asks for some because she is running low. Lily looks the Incubus up and down to try to get a read. He probably has good info and gives a good fuck. She agrees and we go in.
When we step inside we see a pretty skeleton lich lady dressed in finery.
The crew around her is an Alhoun sp (an undead mindflayer), and some skeletons with soul coins in their foreheads who are dutifully stocking shelves while wearing flower crowns. The lich lady greets us her name is Vroscaz. She mentions she noticed us talking to the incubus and asks if he mentioned her. Noone says yes and Balsam is in the back just biting their tongue and groaning because noone is being honest.
We start asking after perfumes and jewelry and such. Got a lot of perfume options: Rose, Lavender, Orchid, Briny Depths, Decay, Treachery, Hunger, Heartbreak, Existential Despair, Cut Grass, Petunia, Whispers, Jungle Canopy, Springtime, Autumn, Coal, Sunshine, Moonlight, Birds, The Void, Lilac. 1 soul coin for any 2, or 50 gp each. She also has a bug repellant that smells nice actually. And a bewitching perfume. All costs 50 gp extra to add a modifications. Lily buys 7 perfumes and sneakily doesn't let her know that one is for the incubus.
We get heartbreak for the dude outside, Lily wants bewitching, bug reppelant void, regular whispers. Aurelia wants Rose bug reppelant. Tzon wants orchid bug reppelant. Balsam gets birds bug reppelant. Cassandra wants moonlight bug reppelant. 650 g.
Also jewelry options are only soul coins. Lily asks after the neccessuss ruby (sp?) "This ruby gleams like the eye of a predator. When added to a spell focus, creatures that fail on their saving throws against your enchantment spells are unaware a spell was placed on them, even if the spell says they learn of the spell later. However, creatures that succeed on the saving throw know of your attempt immediately." Lily buys it for 2 soul coins. She uses her her nails as a spell focus, specifically one of them. The lich adds it to Lily's special nail.
When we are on our way out she tells us she hopes to see us again and she likes our vibe. Balsam tells her she's very pretty and she blushes in a way we didn't know bones could blush. Lily gives the incubus his perfume and tells him we didn't tell her he was asking after her.
He tells us some information:
The merrenoloths say the silted souls of the river styx cry with more anguish than usual- possibly because they sense something deeply wicked travelling their waters.
Rumour has it that Zariel wanted Elturel to be pulled to the styx as quickly as possible, but the chain devils' legislation allows them to draw out the suffering of the elturgardians, their great chains drawing power from their suffering.
Mahadi has been distraught ever since the necromancer Feonor drove off with his golden warmachine. Some say it's not the machine he mourns the loss of. (Balsam bets it isn't)
Zariel's rule has stirred up controversy among all the hells, but few dare defy her. One who did, now known only as Bitter Breath, was stripped of his station, his wings, and his words- which now turn to smoke whether spoken or written.
A man called Smiler the Defiler roams the wastes on a Devil's Ride. He was once a powerful warlord, but the enemies he made destroyed his warmachine and crew. Now he only wants revenge on these rivals, and is willing to pay for it. We ask after Smiler and find out thats the guy the barber was talking about.
Lily and the Incubus go off and do the sex.
We get together and decide what we want to do. Balsam also mentions to let them know if they see the golden warmachine Feonor is in. Everyone seems excited that Balsam is into her. Cass seems very down that Lily went off and then Tzon and Aurelia get super awkward. Cassandra and Balsam discuss the whole Lily thing and that Lily not wanting to be in the same room or whatever isn't necessarily that Lily doesn't like her its just complicated and that as far as she knows, she can't do anything. Balsam suggests that Cass should try to continue to force talking and stuff.
One of the mechanics tell us the car is done. Perfect timing says Tzon and Aurelia. Aurelia wants to snag 2 pairs of goggles real fast for 3p total. Aurelia gives Tzon one pair, and keeps a pair for herself. Tzon is very very thankful. Aurelia wanted to return the favor after Tzon gave her a scarf. Tzon snaps them onto his face. Balsam asks what he learned about doing that.
We start loading into the warmachine, Ma-hadid tells us goodbye and to do comeback and remember the coin he gave us that rolls its way back there. He also tells Lily, Balsam, and Skraps that they are all glowing wink wink.
We drive out in our newly gilded war machine. It shines in the light. So pretty. Ma-hadid waves us goodbye.
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