October 29, 2026

Hook

Shinsenkyo Isles S9-10

Plot Synopsis

Through various means, Party found a few pings of potential locations for where the child was. Sauri located where the child's clothes were by seeing Mu Dan's memory of her. Badigadi tapped his Pyrokinesis into his Tao senses to locate other beings with significant Tao and was able to locate a large group of Tensen where Li Dan currently is, two creatures in the direction of a body of water, and a faint ping far away from all the others. Party began to travel for 21 hours fighting some wild experiments on the way there. Once they got there, Badigadi scouted ahead and began to investigate the area. He found a magical door that was 7' x 7' and 1" deep with a 1' x 1' bump in the center. He then found 10 magical keys that were 7' x 7' and 1" deep. Party found out that they would need to cut one of the Keys such that it would fit in the door to unlock it. Dante tried to shoot one of the Keys to put a hole in it, but it rebounded at him with increased velocity and damage, body destroying him instantly. Sauri and Badigadi used magic to put his soul into a crystal (butt plug) and a golem so that he would still be able to help out. Party struggled with the puzzle but were eventually able to solve it and open the door.

Party then went down into the stone catacombs that seemed to be incredibly old, yet they were in good shape. Not as if they had been polished or upkept, rather as if it had naturally survived for a long time. They came to a room with 3 archways with symbols over them and decided to split the party. The symbols appeared to be a combination of Norse and Japanese. Badigadi created a few Badigadilings to follow the other groups while Kyroshi tapped into his At'ena foresight to watch the other groups as well. Kaelen and Blackwolf found a bedroom that seemed to be that of a child. Kaelen left a wooden carving of a smiley face while Blackwolf took a Kimono from a dresser. Sauri, Kalia, Lug, and Kyroshi went to a place that looked like a dining room and a kitchen. The dining room had a wooden table with pinecone potpourri in a wooden bowl. Kyroshi picked up one of the pinecones and threw it at Kalia thinking it would do something, but after inspection, it was just a normal pinecone. The kitchen had provisions and simple kitchenware, but no oven. The food was primarily base ingredients like flour, spices, and dried meats. Badigadi and Dante found a conservatory that had some plants that were partially fucked up like the ones aboveground and partially normal. They looked around for more hidden items and found a vial of a Tensen's blood. This pink blood looked deficient in Tao and that of a child, the exact child they were looking for. Badigadi found a lock box that was hidden in the wall, but there was no door or opening to get to it. He went Ethereal and was able to grab what was in the lock box and take it out of the wall. What he found was some small bonsai plants that were free from the corruption of experiments. Party then met back up at the central area, and Badigadi realized someone else was there. He had left a box of Wheaties as a joke for Kalia, but the box was gone once they had returned. They sensed that the child was in the direction of the bedroom and began heading there until they were encountered by a spirit. This spirit introduced herself as Lauriel and told Party to leave. She was a guardian of the child and did not wish for the child to be hurt. After Party convinced her that they were not with the Tensen and that they had no hostility towards the child, she allowed them to see the child. However, she warned them that the child was unresponsive and broken by the Tensen.

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