Spectrum Palace II

Awoken by N’keth, who decided to repair the janky heater of their room in the early morning, Kozue performs an augury by concocting a tincture of eyedrops that blinds her but allows her to see beyond the veil. In her vision she sees an iridescent horror emerging from below the Dead Bridge over a chasm where flower encrusted biomechanical spiders build their nests.

The Chasm

Saffron and Naida search for Amberto. When they finally find him on the Hill of Return polishing the glass plate that covers its top they discover to their surprise that he is wearing the dun garb and mindless smile of an Ecstatic. Saffron spots a crystalline rash above Amberto’s ear and decides to have Kozue examine him. They return and find the Moon Witch stumbling blindly through the room.

N’keth and Vigo visit the rehearsal of a Half-Elf theatre company. The Volkan Dwarf is utterly puzzled by the experience. When Vigo offers him a joint in order to make the experience more palpable N’keth eats it. Vigo watches in disgust.

A Disturbing Play

Kozue finds out that Amberto is infected by crystalline brain fungi and after some deliberation the party decide to remove the infection. The operation takes the whole night: N’keth donates blood to lure the blood elementals out, Saffron extracts them and Kozue applies them to the infected skin. When Amberto starts shaking uncontrollably Naida and N’keth restrain him while Saffron guides the elementals to the last tiny crystalline spores inside Amberto’s skull. Finally he opens his eyes.

After two weeks the caravan leaves the Spectrum Palace behind, slowly crawling over the trail that lead West towards the Black City.

Actual Play: https://youtu.be/Vv8787nCuyo