In The Still Of The Night
From Shazrasha
| Stats | |
| Characters | Storm, Adoni, Wu Chan Li, Decious, Kid, Kimiko |
| Duration | 3 days |
| Quotes | None |
Kimiko meets the group the next day having spent the majority of the evening entertaining at the Ramadaar embassy before returning to her geisha house. Storm receives a letter from Tasha Itune. She and Adoni decide to meet with her that afternoon to discuss both the letter and a task for which Storm wished to gain Tasha's aid.
Later that night Decious is woken by Rendal who is sitting on top of him and cheerfully poking his armour. He is further alarmed when he puts his arm through Rendal who proptly hits his shoulder with a force that he can feel.
The next morning he discusses the incident with Adoni who asks Rendal (who seems to be following Decious around) how he can touch Decious. Rendal informs them that he can not actually touch Decious but that his armour is solid to him. Decious attempts the remove hte armour only to find that it is magically connected to him. Wu Chan Li confirms that this is probably due to a curse. Adoni and Decious therefor go to the most prominent school of sorcery in Tintar and ask their aid. They find out that the armour is infact bespelled to be partially incorporeal, thereby defending against such attacks, however it also attracts the undead.
Resigned to wearing foul magic until Storm has the power to remove it, Decious joins the others as they prepare for their journey into the mountains.
The group stop of at the Ethereal Elves on their way. Adoni receives a small stone with which the group can be found should the demon be resurrected. The group then moves on to the mountains.
Setting up a magical hut in the crater at the summit of the mountain, the group shelter for the night. As the others fall asleep Storm starts to feel uneasy as Wu Chan Li looks hairier than she remembers. To her horror she watches him transform into a wolf howling at the full moon that hangs outside.
Waking the others with her scream they realise that Wu Chan Li has been infected with lycanthropy. In the scuffle that ensues Kimiko manages to throw a blanket over Wu and turning into a horse and sitting on him, Adoni subdues him. They tie him up much to the amusement of Brinelle who entered the house during the scuffle.
Adoni and Brinelle leave the hut to have a private conversation from which Adoni returns and orders everyone to get a good night's rest.
The next morning the group awake to find Lo Tay sitting downstairs. There is some confusion as to how he entered the house without sounding the alarm. However they resign themselves to have the Snake Clan agent in their midst.
Adoni calls a meeting to explain what lies ahead and allow everyone the chance to refuse to go with him. Removing the ring that he constantly wears he reveals himself as a female gnome. She then quickly explains that the task ahead for the rescue of a relative of hers. There will be many tests on the route but more than that she does not know. Adoni does not replace the ring as they exit the house to greet Brinelle.
