[Billy] I CONSUMED A SOUL, AND IT HAS BECOME A PART OF ME

   So, I consumed a soul, like usual, except that soul has become a part of me. I have the man's memories, almost as if they were my own. His name was Srod, was a member of the Cult of Erythnul, and he served a man by the name of Bardon, who we also killed. Bardon and Sir worked together, and held roughly the same rank in the Cult of Erythnul. The cult was, until recently, fairly unorganized. Only a few basic rituals and/or beliefs were held in common from one group to the next. However, over the past decade or so, the conclaves have been united by a high priest of Erythnul, one who claims that the fallen god was imprisoned, not destroyed, and so now Erythnul's followers have turned from worshiping the fallen god, to seeking to restore him to his former glory. Lycanthropy has become widespread throughout the cult as a means to empower them.
   The high priest of Erythnul has no name, or at least Srod doesn't know it and hasn't ever heard anyone refer to the high priest by anything other than the title. The high priest is brutal, wielding magics unheard of before. Bardon's predecessor had a son who, along with some friends, thought it would be fun to terrorize a local girl, only to be killed. The high priest was furious at this, as it threatened to expose them. At the next meeting, the high priest apparently ripped the man's soul from his body and then ate it.
   The event sounds similar to, but it looks different than, what I do. There was no violence, no ripping, no need to get beneath the skin. The high priest barely even touched the man. And when he ate the soul, he ate it. I only absorb it.
   The high priest wears a hood and a veil, so Srod has never seen the high priest's face, so there's no way of knowing what the high priest looks like: race, age, marks, etc.

   Any questions?

[DM] MOVING RIGHT ALONG

   Hello all, just a few notes.

First, way to handle the crazy situations that arose last week. It's always fun to watch you guys finding inventive ways to handle all the stuff I throw at you guys. I forgot to award a few extra bits of XP, though.
     Rekka: 100 points for getting her revenge while at the same time defusing all the fear and anger directed toward the party (from the crowd) in one fell swoop when she labeled the 'bad guy' as a werewolf and got the crowd to 'deal with him'.
     Araja and Courtana: 50 points for dropping the 'W' word and 'U' word (werewolf/undead) and instigating the real panic in the crowd that lead to the mayhem.
   Isaac: 100 points for not being the cause of any of the mayhem and causing NO unnecessary deaths.
   Bar Wench: 50 points for sitting on a werewolf, getting bitten, surviving the transformation, making EVERY SINGLE STRENGTH CHECK needed to break down EVERY SINGLE DOOR IN THE PRISON you could get your claws on and for munching EVERY SINGLE GUARD in sight.
   Gideon: 50 points for the sheer bravado of calling upon your deity, at His cathedral, and then keeping your cool when He actually answered. Also for stepping into the circle.

Second, I may be doing a bit of what I like to call "Star Wars Transitioning" at our next session. To avoid having you guys level the entire city of Sardik, and to keep the story moving, I'll have a bit of a cut scene for you guys and then we'll be moving on from the city. I will give you guys a little bit of time to finish up what you want to do in the city but then we're moving on.

Third, Anne will be joining us starting next session...heh heh heh...