Act 5, Episode 2, Scene 27

The Dragon-Grafted Wake

2025-12-11 / Steep descending stair path

Recap StoryCurrent Campaign2100 M.B. / recorded 2025-12-112100 M.B.

Session LogAdapted RecapAct 5Episode 2Aleklot's RestMaster Path+14 tags

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What Happened

Dragon-grafted humanoids attack on the stairs, Jeremiah enslaves one with Aboleth power, and Morgan raises a fallen grafted body as a zombie.

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Main Cast

Lamia - Morgan DraxtlerNecromancer / graft-zombie raiser: Raises a slain dragon-grafted body as a zombie while the group fights waves of enemies on the stairs.

Supporting Cast

Gumbo - Jasques GumbeauTour companion / stairway combat participant: Is present as the group struggles against dragon-grafted humanoids on the steep stairs.

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Cardinal - Jonah Subramountian Foulcrum - Ash Stonefist Maine - M.A.I.N.E.Nightshade - Dhaz Pelosh

Enemies

Grimclaw - DariusStairway combatant / party ally: Struggles with the party against waves of dragon-grafted humanoids advancing up the stairs.SloopAboleth-powered controller / stairway combatant: Enslaves one dragon-grafted humanoid with black-eyed Aboleth power during the stairway fight.

Groups

My Alchemical RomanceThe primary adventuring orbit of the current campaign. My Alchemical Romance is the adventuring name people use for the party; officially, the team operates as Q.U.E.S.T. under Von Queef University.Von Queef UniversityVon Queef University currently has 76 linked character entries in the World of Jericha archive.FLESHHostile faction / anti-forged threat

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Aleklot's RestTemple-Town / Pilgrimage Settlement

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AbyssalReligion Reference

The things on the stairs woke into violence.

The dragon-grafted humanoids came upward with claws and acid rays, bodies warped by pieces of a legacy Jericha had mostly learned to treat as history. They were not dragons, but they were close enough to make the dungeon's old story feel alive in the worst possible way.

The stairs became a narrow emergency.

Darius, Jonah, and the others took claw and acid hits while the party tried to stop the wave from reaching them cleanly. The grafted bodies resisted acid, as if the dragon work inside them had taught their flesh what to ignore. Gumbo, somehow still Gumbo in the middle of it all, wanted dragon purses.

Then the fight grew stranger.

Jeremiah's eyes went black as he used Aboleth-touched power to enslave one of the grafted attackers. Morgan answered death with death, raising one of the fallen grafted bodies as a zombie to turn the stairway's casualties back against the stairway.

The master path was no longer only revealing old danger.

It was forcing the party to use their own strange gifts in public, under pressure, while dragon-made bodies crawled out of the dark below.

Episode / Arc

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Episode Scenes

Scene 1QUEST Sends Them to Aleklot's Rest Scene 2The Weight Under Aleklot's Rest Scene 3The Caravan Becomes Home Scene 4Thorn's Acid-Resistant Daughter Scene 5Evan Recognizes Dhaz Scene 6Temple Ironhoof at Bearfell Scene 7Temple's Powered Critters Scene 8Princess Hummus Snout Is Missing Scene 9Wall of Force Outside Ragefort Scene 10Thunderlungs Behind the Wall Scene 11Who Deserves Help at Ragefort Scene 12Oskar Speaks as Duskshade Scene 13Jeebus Takes the Wheel Back Scene 14The Temple Sign in the Rain Scene 15Mr. Cool Under the Temple Scene 16Ninety Percent Magic Scene 17Maine Sells Jessica a Vacation Scene 18Three-Star Dungeon Package Scene 19Herman Winger's Waivers Scene 20Darius Watches the Puddle Form Scene 21The Rat Knows the Legendary Path Scene 22Heathcliff Teleports When Scared Scene 23Loot Below the Dead Woman Scene 24Dragon Breath for Heathcliff Scene 25Another Chosen of the Aboleth Scene 26Soul Spots the Dragon-Grafted Scene 27 - CurrentThe Dragon-Grafted Wake Scene 28A Living Dragon Climbs the Stairs Scene 29Morgan Falls to the Dragon Breath Scene 30For the Aboleth Scene 31The Mist Asks Who They Trust Scene 32Beacon Before the Lair Scene 33Falafelsnout Crowns the Dragon Scene 34Void Blades in the Dragon Lair Scene 35Herman Dies on the Master Path Scene 36Oskar Vanishes Through the Void Scene 37Ash Breaks the Dragon's Neck Scene 38Victor Leaves the Password Tsunami Scene 39Jonah Carries Herman Back Scene 40The Loot Becomes Paperwork Scene 41Corin Audits the Dragon Loot Scene 42The Hidden Ring Returns to Morgan Scene 43The Pieces Move Faster Scene 44Ash Gets a Face for Salvator Scene 45A Counterfeit Way to Find Salvator Scene 46Aerobud on the Bearfell Road Scene 47Salah Begins the VQU Intake

Episodes In This Act

Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 7 Episode 9 Episode 10 Episode 11 Episode 12

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Back to story index PreviousAct 5, Episode 2, Scene 26: Soul Spots the Dragon-Grafted NextAct 5, Episode 2, Scene 28: A Living Dragon Climbs the Stairs

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Current Campaign / 2100 M.B. / recorded 2025-12-11

Story Type: Recap Story
Timeline Bucket: Current Campaign
Chronology: 2100 M.B. / recorded 2025-12-11
In-World Date: 2100 M.B. exact day TBD
Campaign Year: 2100 M.B.
Recorded Date: 2025-12-11