Sir Xellous: the main character, played by Ryan. He was pulled into a weird, otherworldly dimension where there were floating sharks and tortured stars and another Beast of the Apocalypse, and just knocked himself trying to get into a ziggurat. He's now the captive of the Khen-Zai. He wields Pyra, his wife Kora's bow, and some gauntlets that make him a phenomenal brawler.
Ernzan: a member of "The Cursed of Xalmantra". He had been the one to make Michael summon the Flammeous Lads in the first place, only to give up on his venture when his wife and sister were killed by Kora. It's been awhile since we've seen him.
Genevieve: Sir Xellous' big sister, who had died in the first session of this game to a Flammeous Lad.
Michael: Kora's little brother, who had been used to summon the Flammeous Lads. He had stayed behind with his mother, Threen, when Sir Xellous had left with Telos to save the King.
Telos: A hero from another place, another time. He had been badly injured in a battle with the first Beast of the Apocalypse, and on the mend since. He had journeyed with Sir Xellous to Broadnough to save the King.
Dagger of Betrayal: An artifact that's used in Sabina's Castle. Nothing is really said about it other than it's used to brainwash people.
Sir Xellous woke up, chained to a wall. He was completely naked. Standing before him was the black Khen-Zai who had stolen Kora away. The black Khen-zai spoke in Sir Xellous' mind: he was glad Sir Xellous was awake, cause he wanted him to watch. The black Khen-Zai walked over to a pile of Sir Xellous' stuff, about forty feet away, and grabbed Pyra. As he stood up, ready to snap Pyra, Sir Xellous reached out to the black Khen-Zai and managed to change his mood to "condescendingly jovial". The black Khen-Zai looked at the bow, shrugged, and held onto it. "Not yet" he told Sir Xellous. "Stew".
Some red Khen-Zai came in and began doing something came into the room and began doing something weird with their auras Sir Xellous examined them, and realized they were talking to each other. They worried about "the invaders" and the might they possessed. Sir Xellous scanned the rest of the room. Behind the wall opposite him was the black aura of the Beast of the Apocalypse. The Star's screaming had become almost normal now and Sir Xellous had almost forgotten it. Sir Xellous tried to pry his manacles off, hoping their mysterious properties were of an aura nature. They weren't (MAGNETS: HOW DO THEY WORK???). Sir Xellous tried to flatter the Khen-Zai in regards to their tech, to no avail. If anything they grew annoyed and even the black Khen-Zai gripped Pyra a bit harder than Sir Xellous would have liked. The Black Khen-Zai pulled out a Black Dagger that looked very much like a Dagger of Betrayal (which is talked about all the time in my other campaign, Sabina's Castle!) and drove it into Sir Xellous' skull. Dark thoughts entered into Sir Xellous' mind, trying to take over. But Sir Xellous resisted, and the Dagger recoiled from his skull, shattering.
Another red Khen-Zai came running in and informed the black Khen-Zai (referred to as Thought-8) that "the Emissary" was outside. Thought-8 was visibly disturbed: the Khen-Zai had specifically made their move on the planet when all the Emissaries were unable to come to the planet's aid. After verifying that the minion had not made a mistake, Thought-8 remarked that it must be an Option B Emissary, which had not been used in well over a thousand years. Thought-8, afraid, turned his will upon the Beast of the Apocalypse's aura and overloaded it, which would kill the beast and the star. Sir Xellous redirected the beast's self destruction away from the star to everything in the room Sir Xellous was in. He managed to mostly shield himself from the blast as well as Thought-8, who almost died. The red Khen-Zais were killed.
Through the door walked Genevieve.... and Sir Xellous found himself immensely attracted to her. She walked up to him and asked, in Ikuinen Lampo's voice, if he was OK. Noting his confusion, Lampo apologized. She had borrowed Genevieve's body so she could get here in time, as Genevieve had a strong bond with Sir Xellous in life. Lampo grabbed his stuff and touched Sir Xellous' shackles with the star metal, causing them to malfunction and open. As Sir Xellous got his clothes back on Ernzan and Michael came running in. It was explained that Ernzan had become the Celestial Knight to Tooma Tohoya, the star that Sir Xellous had just freed. Ernzan had rescued Michael from The Nameless, who had shown up shortly after Sir Xellous and Telos had left. Speaking of Telos, he came running in. He had been fighting the other Khen-Zai. He was very happy to see Sir Xellous , as he had been unconscious in the real world for three weeks! Copnfused, Sir Xellous asked where he was, currently. Lampo told him that he was in the Ethereal Plane, where the Khen-Zai could travel without alerting The Nameless. Sir Xellous asked Ernzan and Michael how they'd gotten there and they blanched, saying that was for another time.
Sir Xellous thanked Ernzan for protecting Michael and Threen, especially after everything. Looking at the severely injured Thought-8, he said he would set up shop here, in the ziggurat. Thought-8 was the same Khen-Zai who had kidnapped Kora: Sir Xellous would make him reveal Kora's location.
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