# 2026-06-04 — Soul Coins, Infernal Hazards & the Green Abishai > [!quote] Session Hook > Straddling the burning ruins of the Bone Brambles well and the gore-smeared interior of the infernal "murder bus," the party raced to recover soul coins before fire, corrosive gas, and a newly-summoned fiend forced them out. --- ## Overview The party was split between two hazard zones: the Bone Brambles well — now a volatile burning chasm — and a grotesque multi-legged infernal war machine. Their goal was recovering soul coins and salvageable treasure before environmental dangers overwhelmed them, complicated when a summoning circle activated and brought a hostile Green Abishai into the fight. --- ## Key Events ### 1. Inside the Murder Bus [[The Party|Tahara Rahma]] triggered a gas trap by lifting a book — the gas had no effect on the warforged present. ⚠️ Unknown Character and [[The Party|Unit-NULL]] began methodically cleaning a pile of acid-coated coins. [[The Party|Tahara Rahma]] found a spellbook and a scroll of *Infernal Invisibility* and handed both to [[The Party|Dr. Herbert Who]]. ### 2. The Well Ignites At the Bone Brambles well, [[The Party|Celeste Valentin]] braced a burning bucket while [[The Party|Lilly Pallywally]] took a sample from the viscous liquid within. A Gray Ooze lunged from the bucket. At [[The Party|Lilly Pallywally]]'s word, [[The Party|Casanova Frankenstein]] cast a searing bolt — it destroyed the ooze but ignited the flammable liquid in the bucket and the well below. The resulting explosion burned [[The Party|Celeste Valentin]], [[The Party|Lilly Pallywally]], [[The Party|Dr. Herbert Who]], and [[The Party|Casanova Frankenstein]]. [[The Party|Dr. Herbert Who]] absorbed part of the elemental force with magic. ### 3. Celeste Valentin's Recovery Despite the blast, [[The Party|Celeste Valentin]] held the burning bucket and plunged her hand into the burning slime, retrieving a soul coin and a handful of gold before the heat forced her to withdraw. [[The Party|Lilly Pallywally]] invoked divine guidance to bolster the attempt. Inside the war machine, [[The Party|Unit-NULL]] heard the distant explosion but saw nothing through gore-smeared windows and continued cleaning coins. ### 4. Soul Coin Ethics Established Discussion among the party clarified the grim mechanics of soul coins: releasing a soul trapped within destroys the coin and sends the soul to its patron's realm, while keeping or using a coin perpetuates the infernal economy. [[The Party|Lilly Pallywally]] sensed grief and despair from two recovered coins and retained one. [[The Party|Celeste Valentin]] sensed intense rage from another and secured it in her mess kit. > For more on how soul coins work, see [[Lost Souls — Choose Your Soul]]. ### 5. The Abishai Manifests [[The Party|Dr. Herbert Who]] flew to examine a large severed crab claw beside a glowing summoning circle. As he approached, the circle completed its working and a **Green Abishai** manifested, striking him immediately — its venom weakened him. The fiend was immune to fire and resistant to non-magical weapons. ### 6. Two-Front Engagement - [[The Party|Casanova Frankenstein]] flew in, loosed blazing attacks, and called healing across the field to stabilize [[The Party|Dr. Herbert Who]]. - [[The Party|Celeste Valentin]] made final attempts at coin recovery, burning her hand and ultimately abandoning the bucket. - [[The Party|Tahara Rahma]] climbed the murder bus, drew the abishai's attention with an abyssal call, and delivered healing to [[The Party|Dr. Herbert Who]]. Her conjured spectral sword dealt radiant harm effectively — mundane steel proved far less useful. - ⚠️ Unknown Character struck the abishai with acid; ongoing acid burns persisted at the end of the fiend's turn. - [[The Party|Unit-NULL]] completed coin recovery inside the murder bus — roughly **500 gold coins** cleaned and stowed. ### 7. The Shapeshifter The abishai altered its form to mimic [[The Party|Tahara Rahma]], then unleashed a wave of terror upon her. [[The Party|Tahara Rahma]] faltered and fled under the Frightened condition. The shapeshifted fiend disengaged and flew toward [[The Party|Dr. Herbert Who]]. ### 8. Victory — Longinus Strikes [[The Party|Dr. Herbert Who]], poisoned and weakened, stood on the train roof and answered with necromancy — withering the fiend despite its resistance. [[The Party|Lilly Pallywally]], mounted atop [[The Party|Celeste Valentin]], delivered the killing blow: driving the javelin **Longinus** into the abishai's chest. Blinding radiant light shot from its eyes as it melted back from [[The Party|Tahara Rahma]]'s likeness into its true form, then dissipated into smoke. --- ## Notable NPCs | NPC | Type | Notes | |-----|------|-------| | Green Abishai | Enemy (defeated) | Immune to fire; resistant to non-magical weapons; shapeshifted into Tahara Rahma's likeness; defeated by Lilly Pallywally | | Unnamed bound souls | Within Soul Coins | Radiated despair (Lilly Pallywally's coin) and rage (Celeste Valentin's coin); identities unknown | --- ## Locations - **Bone Brambles** — Site of the well; viscous flammable liquid; now a burning chasm after the explosion - **The Murder Bus** — Multi-legged infernal war machine; acid-coated coins inside; gas trap triggered by Tahara Rahma; contained spellbook and scroll - **Summoning Circle** — Active circle adjacent to the severed crab claw; triggered when Dr. Herbert Who approached; produced the Green Abishai - **The Train** — Roof used as battleground and vantage point --- ## Decisions & Consequences | Decision | Consequence | |----------|-------------| | Casanova Frankenstein struck Gray Ooze with fire in flammable liquid | Ooze destroyed; well and bucket ignited; explosion burned allies; environmental danger escalated | | Celeste Valentin held burning bucket through the blast | Soul Coin + gold recovered; burns sustained; bucket abandoned | | Lilly Pallywally retained Soul Coins | Party secured infernal currency with moral weight; Lilly Pallywally sensed despair from within | | Dr. Herbert Who approached summoning circle | Circle completed; Green Abishai manifested and immediately attacked | | Tahara Rahma used radiant attacks on the abishai | Effective; mundane steel largely useless | | Dr. Herbert Who used necromancy after fire failed | Significant damage inflicted despite resistance | | Lilly Pallywally drove Longinus into the abishai | Final blow — decisive; abishai defeated | --- ## Loot & Resources Recovered | Item | Who | Notes | |------|-----|-------| | Soul Coins (×2) | [[The Party|Lilly Pallywally]] | Radiated despair | | Soul Coin (×1) | [[The Party|Celeste Valentin]] | Radiated rage | | ~500 gold coins | [[The Party|Unit-NULL]] | Cleaned from acid pile | | Additional handfuls of gold | [[The Party|Celeste Valentin]] | From burning bucket | | Spellbook | [[The Party|Dr. Herbert Who]] | Found in murder bus | | Scroll of *Infernal Invisibility* | [[The Party|Dr. Herbert Who]] | Found in murder bus | > For a full loot breakdown see [[Session Loot]]. --- ## Open Threads > [!warning] Unresolved > - [ ] **Soul coins in party possession** — Identities of the bound souls; means and ethics of release; implications of carrying them > - [ ] **Burning bucket** — Any remaining coins recoverable once heat subsides? > - [ ] **Summoning circle** — Origin and link to the crab claw; can it summon again? > - [ ] **Dr. Herbert Who's lingering poison** — Duration and severity unknown > - [ ] **Tahara Rahma's Frightened condition** — How to counter the fear-inducing ability in future encounters > - [ ] **Who is ⚠️ Unknown Character** — Applied acid to the abishai; identity unconfirmed > - [ ] **Lure a citadel to Baphomet** — Party mission from session 1 still outstanding --- ## Party This Session | Character | Highlights | |-----------|-----------| | [[The Party|Unit-NULL]] | Cleaned ~500 gold coins inside murder bus; worked through the chaos | | [[The Party|Casanova Frankenstein]] | Ignited the well; flew in to support Dr. Herbert Who with healing | | [[The Party|Tahara Rahma]] | Triggered gas trap (no effect); found spellbook + scroll; climbed murder bus; radiant sword effective; fled under Frightened | | [[The Party|Lilly Pallywally]] | Sampled well liquid; called Casanova's attack; sensed despair in Soul Coins; delivered killing blow with Longinus | | [[The Party|Celeste Valentin]] | Braced burning bucket through explosion; recovered Soul Coin + gold; burns sustained | | [[The Party|Dr. Herbert Who]] | Absorbed force damage with magic; approached summoning circle (triggered abishai); poisoned; used necromancy for decisive damage | | ⚠️ Unknown Character | Applied acid to the abishai; ongoing burn persisted each turn; identity unconfirmed | --- *Session recorded on Plaud · File ID: `ed525f8dedde1eaca632e17a1bcb1385` · Duration ~1h 24m*