Act 5, Episode 2, Scene 31

The Mist Asks Who They Trust

2025-12-19 / Descending toward dragon lair

Recap StoryCurrent Campaign2100 M.B. / recorded 2025-12-192100 M.B.

Session LogAdapted RecapAct 5Episode 2Aleklot's RestDescending Toward Dragon Lair+12 tags

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What Happened

Poison mist drives the party toward the dragon lair while Aboleth-like figures surface the contender issue and the party's fragile bonds.

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Main Cast

Foulcrum - Ash StonefistAboleth apparition target / party-bond subject: Is pressured toward the dragon lair by creeping poison mist while an Aboleth-like figure appears directed toward him.Ruin - Oskar DuskshadeAboleth apparition target / party-bond subject: Is pressured toward the dragon lair by creeping poison mist while an Aboleth-like figure appears directed toward him.SloopAboleth apparition target / contender figure: Is pressured toward the lair with the party while an Aboleth-like figure appears directed toward him.

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Cardinal - Jonah Subramountian Lamia - Morgan Draxtler Maine - M.A.I.N.E.Nightshade - Dhaz Pelosh

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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.The AbyssSecretive high-society power network / occult faction

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Aleklot's RestTemple-Town / Pilgrimage Settlement

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AbyssalReligion Reference

The dragon's breath did not vanish when the dragon did.

Poison mist crept behind the party as they descended toward the lair, turning hesitation into a luxury no one had. The dungeon had found a way to herd them forward without needing walls or orders. Stay back and choke. Go forward and face whatever the dragon had retreated to protect.

Inside the mist, the Aboleth shape returned in three directions.

Figures appeared around Ash, Oskar, and Jeremiah, pressing the unresolved contender question into the air while the party was still battered from the stairway. It was not only a tactical pressure. It dragged private bonds into view. Who did they actually trust? Who did they consider close enough to name when the dungeon, the void, or their own fear asked for an answer?

The answers were not clean.

Jonah named Victor as his best friend and saw Ash as a protege. Maine treated friendship as mutual usefulness, which was honest in its own guarded way. Dhaz named Jonah because Jonah laughed at jokes. Ash respected Jonah, but trust remained a narrower door.

The party kept moving toward the lair.

The mist followed with questions.

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 27The Dragon-Grafted Wake Scene 28A Living Dragon Climbs the Stairs Scene 29Morgan Falls to the Dragon Breath Scene 30For the Aboleth Scene 31 - CurrentThe 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 30: For the Aboleth NextAct 5, Episode 2, Scene 32: Beacon Before the Lair

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Current Campaign / 2100 M.B. / recorded 2025-12-19

Story Type: Recap Story
Timeline Bucket: Current Campaign
Chronology: 2100 M.B. / recorded 2025-12-19
In-World Date: 2100 M.B. exact day TBD
Campaign Year: 2100 M.B.
Recorded Date: 2025-12-19