Blood Son

Overview

Blood Son is a storyline run by GM Kenstrom, started on June 29, 2020.

Spotlight NPCs

• Malluch Burdos - The Blood Son, restored by Grishom Stone after being driven mad, and now out to bring his word of healing and enlightenment.

Supporting NPCs

• Alendrial DeArchon - Half-elven Landing councilwoman, seemingly wary of the Blood Son due to experiences with a past false prophet, Chaston Griffin.
• Mother - Leader of the Brotherhood of Rooks, who has no intention of allowing the Blood Son's revival to continue uninterrupted.
• Murdos Burdos - Gem dealer who arranged to have Malluch healed by Grishom Stone, but later regretted it.

Deceased NPCs

N/A... so far.

Synopses

[Note: These are highly abbreviated summaries of events largely intended as refreshers or teasers. For more details and (in most cases) full logs, please click each one.]

06/29/20 - [[::Blood_Son_-_5120-06-29_-_Getting_Summer_Information|Getting Summer Information]]

A sick woman affected by the smoke from the krolvin pillars comes to the [[::Wehnimer's Landing|Landing]] in hopes of meeting the Blood Son, a figure rumored to be a great healer first encountered outside the Bleaklands. He's scheduled to arrive by week's end.

07/01/20 - [[::Blood_Son_-_5120-07-01_-_Sonny Side Up|Sonny Side Up]]

As rumors of the Blood Son continue to attract a following among Landing citizens, Councilwoman Alendrial meets with town defenders to prepare for the planned arrival--and Revival-of the Blood Son and his entourage on the Eve of the Huntress. Along with suggestions from the crowd, Mayor Leafiara and Captain Shinann agree to prepare for either a benevolent or malevolent visit, with town forces at the ready.

07/07/20 - [[::Blood_Son_-_5120-07-07_-_Showing of Good Faith|Showing of Good Faith]]

The Blood Son arrives to begin bringing truth, healing, and enlightenment, including meetings over the next several days and a revival on Feastday. This masked man is the harbinger of the Blood God Grishom Stone, having had his body and mind restored by him--for he is Malluch Burdos! As an initial proof of power, he heals Alvyara and Balley of the lost vitality Vlashandra took from them.

07/11/20 - [[::Blood_Son_-_5120-07-11_-_Gamble on a Preamble Ramble|Gamble on a Preamble Ramble]]

Malluch begins the revival by reading from Grishom Stone's "Beyond the Arkati" memoir outside of the museum. Though he's met with a mixed reaction, he assures that Grishom will come in about two weeks' time for those willing to answer his call to be free.

07/15/20 - [[::Blood_Son_-_5120-07-15_-_Murdos and the Disoriented Regrets|Murdos and the Disoriented Regrets]]

Murdos Burdos admits to striking a deal with Grishom Stone to heal Malluch, but now regrets it and asks adventurers to bring his son back to him--whatever it takes.

07/17/20 - [[::Blood_Son_-_5120-07-17_-_On Borrowing Time|On Borrowing Time]]

Mother offers aid with isolating Malluch from the bloodguards for questioning. The catch? A caravan of desperate people is en route to town, seeking the Blood Son's healing, and the Rooks intend to turn them away lest they eventually serve Grishom Stone. In case the caravan refuses and the situation escalates to violence, Mother would like Mayor Leafiara to get the town guards and militia to stand down from intervening...

07/18/20 - [[::Landing_Meetings_-_5120-07-18|Hot Summer Nights, Part 1]]

In advance of the caravan's arrival, Mayor Leafiara holds an afternoon meeting regarding what town defenders would like to do and what they must do.

07/18/20 - [[::Blood_Son_-_5120-07-18_-_Hot_Summer_Nights|Hot Summer Nights, Part 2]]

Malluch seeks aid with the late-arriving caravan, suspecting trouble. Landing adventurers are besieged by bandits and exploding prisms while searching for it, arriving only in time to find burned wagons and corpses. Malluch blames the Rooks as butchers and storms off, but later that night, Mother denies their involvement and says they remained in town at Mayor Leafiara's request. Both sides agree to investigate.