Act 5, Episode 5, Scene 42

The Chapel Belongs to the Vayne Family's Old Rot

2026-04-23 / Abandoned chapel / necromancer hut

Recap StoryCurrent Campaign2100 M.B. / recorded 2026-04-232100 M.B.

Session LogAdapted RecapAct 5Episode 5Abandoned ChapelVayne Family+9 tags

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What Happened

The chapel loot and diaries connect the dead necromancer to Mortellus Vayne, Aria Vayne, Gertie, the Duskborn scroll, and Havyk.

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Supporting Cast

HavykCurrent scroll holder / continuity hook: Is revealed in table lore as holding Mortellus's second mass-resurrection scroll.Mortis - Mortellus VayneNecromancer father / mass-resurrection creator: Is tied through Vayne-labeled boxes and diaries to Aria Vayne, Gertie, and the mass-resurrection scroll Baron used for the Duskborn.The Collector - GertieHag-deal holder / firstborn claimant: Is named in Aria's diary as holding the firstborn claim her father made on her behalf before she could choose.Veilstep - Aria VayneProtected daughter / hag-deal subject: Is revealed through a diary page as the firstborn promised to Gertie before her father decided to make undead companions instead of breaking or fighting the deal.

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Cardinal - Jonah SubramountianLore connector / Duskborn memory source: Connects Vayne clues to Mortellus, Duskborn resurrection, and prior campaign history.Kindred - Baron von Queef Jed Vance

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Pink Pony GirlsThe Pink Pony Tavern-centered story orbit and wider social name for characters connected to that crew. When they adventure formally, their official group name is Kickassery Inc.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.

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GravenhurstCity District / Quarter Old VQUHistorical Campus / Ruins

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Lawful Contract and Consent EnforcementLegal Reference Vayne, Duskborn, and Mass ResurrectionHistory Reference The Hollow CreedReligion Reference Gertie Collector Network and Bargain EconomyWorld Reference BestiaryCreature Reference

The dead necromancer was not just a dead necromancer.

Loot and diaries connected the chapel to the Vayne family. Jonah remembered Jed Vance, the former VQU coach, and followed the thread to Mortis: Mortellus Vayne, the necromancer who created the mass-resurrection scroll Baron used to revive the Duskborn.

That made the chapel part of a much older chain.

Mortellus had made undead boyfriends for Aria Vayne after a deal with Gertie gave Aria's firstborn to the hag. What looked at first like a grotesque little ruin became a record of protection curdled into control: a father using necromancy to prevent a future child from being claimed, and in doing so leaving behind another set of bodies, diaries, and tools for strangers to pick through.

Aria Vayne was also the Blue Hair Girl known around Pink Pony Tavern circles.

Havyk, meanwhile, currently held Mortellus's second mass-resurrection scroll. That detail pulled the old VQU, Vayne, Duskborn, Gertie, Pink Pony, and Havyk threads together in one rotting chapel.

The party came looking for a missing dragonborn.

They found a family history that refused to stay buried.

Episode / Arc

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Episode Scenes

Scene 1Enemy Offers Peace in Bones's Crypt Scene 15Elmyra Inherits the Problem Scene 16Elmyra Manticore Refuses the Smelly Labs Scene 17Oskar Comes Home Duller Than His Armor Scene 18Gemma Delivers More Than Mail Scene 19Jonah Interrupts the Big Project Scene 20Nick Kremp Is Seen Alive Scene 21The Trap Is Not for Jonah Scene 22The Mystery Machine Pays Out Scene 23Ash Refuses the Path Oskar Still Offers Scene 24The Farm Becomes More Important Than the Quota Scene 25The Mail They Missed Still Matters Scene 26Hexnames Become the Identity Check Scene 27The Death Mask Leaves the Party Scene 28Judah Brings the Crown of Thorns Scene 29I.J. Answers Where Nick Does Not Scene 30The Troll Under the Bridge Possesses Morgan Scene 31Katrine Draxler Fines Her Sister Scene 32The Road Is Lit by Petrified People Scene 33Root Barrel Farm Is Open Again Scene 34Orval Finkus Offers Hospitality Before Nick Appears Scene 35Elmyra Asks How This Team Crosses Anything Scene 36No One Knows Which Ring Maine Has Scene 37Orval Finkus Wants His Dragonborn Returned Scene 38Nick Fails the Nick Tests Scene 39Blue Wingkin Says the Farm Is Better Than Prison Scene 40The Party Decides Not to Confront Nick Yet Scene 41Black Wingkin Hides Above the Dead Necromancer Scene 42 - CurrentThe Chapel Belongs to the Vayne Family's Old Rot Scene 43Hugo Keeps the Gloves Vic Throws Away Scene 44Black Wingkin Goes Back With Jonah's Warhammer Scene 45The Cave Lead Has VQU Students in the Way Scene 46Jonah Suggests Breaking the Legendary Wand Scene 47Hugo Keeps Following From the Trees Scene 48The Students Guide the Party Back Into the Cave Scene 49The Cave Is Still Full of Gnolls Scene 50Elmyra Clears the Cave With Fireball Scene 51Vic Throws Zetch Like a Murderball Scene 52Jonah Falls Through the Owlbear Nest Scene 53New Goblin City Waits Under the Cave Scene 54Elmyra's Command Wakes the Boosted Spiders Scene 55Madame Batdorf Starts Talking From the Loot Scene 56The Students Accidentally Hand Over Better Loot Scene 57Vic Breathes the Boost and Gets Only the Poison Scene 58Morgan Lightning Bolts the Spider Pit Scene 59Zetch Jumps After Vic Scene 60Hugo Stops Shadowing and Starts Fighting Scene 61Jonah and Elmyra Hold the Pit Together Scene 62The Ledger Goblin Explains New Goblin City Scene 63The Collectors Try to Stop the Leak Scene 64The Three-Lock Box Remains on the Bridge Scene 65Jonah Worries What the Students Are Learning

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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Timeline

Current Campaign / 2100 M.B. / recorded 2026-04-23

Story Type: Recap Story
Timeline Bucket: Current Campaign
Chronology: 2100 M.B. / recorded 2026-04-23
In-World Date: 2100 M.B. exact day TBD
Campaign Year: 2100 M.B.
Recorded Date: 2026-04-23