Episode 9

Session 7 takes place from 12th of August - 13th August 578. The events unfold in the city of Starran and its surroundings, beginning in the Other Crag. This session featured Aerni, Celia and Leonard.

Investigating disappearances
Having the police report of disappearances, the group went to the town hall for a census for further information. On the way there, they were stopped by somebody offering to sell them charms they promised would stop them being disappeared. At the town hall the receptionist at the town hall, Bill Gates, gave them access to the census. Curious if the disappearances were targeted at powered people, they identified the straight-edged Lisa Jobs and went to question her grandfather, Steve Jobs. He revealed that to his knowledge, Lisa was not powered and suggested they talk to her coworkers at the blacksmith for more information. He also invited them to Lisa's funeral which was to take place in 2 days.

At the blacksmith, the owner of the shop corroborated that Lisa was not powered and sold a knuckle duster to Celia which would be ready in 2-4 working days.

The group found an inn, the Fishing Spot to spend the night. Leonard woke up in a coffin and shot Aerni in the confusion. They then went to the centre of the waypoint to watch the crowds, nobody in the crowd disappeared. Back at the Fishing Spot, they met with a tall man named Phasi. Suspicious of him, they followed him to his house and, using Leonard's power to speak to the rocks around his house, found a secret tunnel which led to underneath the clock tower.

At the end of the tunnel, they found a chest full of human bones and a locked door, after eventually breaking the door down, they were confronted by Phasi and some goons.

Fight with Phasi
Beyond the locked door, Phasi's goons held off the party while Phasi worked on an intricate machine, the same one which was responsible for the disappearances at the waypoint. He stalled their progress with time warping artefacts while he worked on the machine. When Celia killed one of the goons, its soul was momentarily pulled towards the machine before entering her scythe, and upon seeing this Phasi redirected the machine towards Celia's scythe, drawing out two of its souls. After a while in the fight, another monster like Spot appeared, targeting Phasi and his machine. With the machine broken and Phasi apprehended, some members of the party went to alert the police to the battle and that they solved the mystery of the disappearances. Phasi was arrested after being looted for some time warping artefacts (one of which Spot ate). The other monster looked tired and worn out, they did not discover his purpose but he did not seem bothered by Celia's scythe.