TRS04 - Residential Evil

Residential Evil is the fourth full session of the campaign The Red Star. In it, the party must prevent a zombie apocalypse in the city of Merrywire.

Summary
Upon entering Merrywire, the party notices for the first time that the Red Star is visible in the sky. They see Merrius and a woman they realise is Franciella of the Flute. Merrius now has a golden lute, which he claims is the instrument of the Bard Supreme. Merrius and Franciella have a Bard Off, which Merrius manages to win. Iago immediately challenges Merrius to a rematch, which Iago loses. The party talks to a gunsmith, from whom they buy a pistol. They also encounter Wotch the Jester, who makes some enigmatic comments and points out that if the Red Star is a meteor, it shouldn't keep coming back. He also tells the party where Dr Langstorm's laboratory is. They head to the lab.

Dr Langstorm tells the party that the Silver Ring they have binds the soul of the wearer to their flesh, making them hard to destroy. They show him the book and vial they found, and let him know that his partner was a zombie. The doctor takes the vial, pours some of the liquid into darts, and uses a blowgun to shoot one at a child outside. The child turns into a zombie, and the zombie infection starts spreading through the city. With the help of the townsfolk, the party dispatches the zombies. Eptol searches Dr Langstorm's body and finds some scribbly notes. Among them is a page that has big letters reading "WHAT IS 8116?". Eptol ponders its meaning, and the city guard gives the party a sizeable reward.

Trivia

 * Introductions: This session introduced the characters Franciella of the Flute, Dr Langstorm, and Wotch the Jester.
 * Deaths: In this session, Dr Langstorm died.
 * Notable Events: This session saw Iago's second bard off with Merrius, the party discovering what the silver ring does, and the first reference to 8116.

Quotes
''"So my question is, and this will bug you like an ant in your brain, my question is if it is a meteor... How does it keep coming back?" ''- Wotch the Jester

''"Any diplomat who can talk an impoverished man out of his money is a good one in my books." ''- May