Note: The log for this session was lost, so what follows is a summarization by the GM and player
After leaving the camp of the Forsaken Ones, the group now consisting of Alptraum, Lilith, Phlagaea, Mave and Lucy head north through the woods to try and rendezvous with Arkold, Ravenia and Tulani. The going is slowed by dense growth, but they finally come across an abandoned village made up of dome-shaped huts made of woven branches and dried mud. The only stone structure is an old well at the center of the village.
Here they come across Hexong, an albino Rhian from Chronotopia who is a Demon Hunter for the Order of the Gear. He explains that he has been chasing a doppelganger demon from Bosch that has holed itself up in the dry well, where Hexong can't get to it. Alptraum is prepared to climb down into the well after the creature, but Mave offers a different solution.
The Yodhinala asks to perform a binding ritual, which the Yodh used to summon and subdue demons and spirits. The others agree, and prepare for the night while Mave starts up her ritual. The ritual itself is more of a dance than a magical chant, and its nature is highly erotic. Eventually, the demon is lured up out of the well to embrace Mave. While Mave maintains the spell, Alptraum and Hexong attack, severing the head from the body which kills the misshapen thing. Before the body dissolves, Mave uses a dagger to cut out its eyes to use in her potions.
Once the ritual ends, the leftover magical charge has a powerful libidinous effect on the bystanders. Lucy carries Hexong off into the woods, and Phlagaea drags Alptraum into the hut shed prepared. Lilith, left alone, eventually goes into Mave's hut.
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