Session 7
The city has fallen to ruins. There are a handful of Whispers milling around, mostly those infected by Alastar; as well as Alastar himself. They have no drive to do anytyhing, not even spread the virus, and just mindlessly walk around, spouting "The Great Statue of Blythe."
A handful of corpses appear to be in the midst of the face transformation. Their brains have melted and leaked through their ears and nose. Notably, most are either craftspeople or people who need weapons/armor - all people Clair would have seen as customers.
The black-chitin people are spreading to the main castle, forming a fortress reminiscent of a hive. They attack whoever coems near, but they are in maintenance mode and hope to be able to breed the first wasps and break their dependence on Blythe to spread (though they hold no actual ill will toward Blythe, they strive for independence and to spread).
Several of the fungus-people run around, as they care little for the other viruses. As there are few hosts left in the city, some will inevitably leave to reproduce. But for now, most are content to just enjoy their lives without being attacked.
Shivern have begun to propagate - originally an experiment by Amy and kept within the church - and murder any living creatures they come across. Kakko inadvertently released them after his first revival, trying to stumble about after Amy left. They were why he died the second time.
Brigh is alive still, largely through keeping to herself and hiding. She is capable of killing anyone that gets too close, but her cyphers are running low. Since she stayed longer than she anticipated and the Shivern are about, she's kind of stuck where she is.
The church itself holds corpses, including Kakko's Hexon form that's radiating a golden light. Kakkot was killed by Amy after much experimentation and felt himself be subsumed by a nigh-ultimate creature. It felt like being called home, but the level of vengeance and pure, unadulterated hatred and destruction terrified him. As he was being consumed, something seemed to call him back home, and he awoke back in his body.
He tried going through the city to find anyone he could to help (from a distance - Amy had left), but he could find no one. He returned to the church and began to search for anything he could about Amy, or just anything to help, and that's when he released the Shivern and died a second time.
The entity was furious, and Kakko feels he is the cause, or at least a lot is directed at him. He tried to flee and managed to avoid being subsumed again, but he feels even more drained than he did before. He figures he should just stay as-is until he inevitably dies. Fewer things will break that way.
Kakko is infected with the fungus and can spread the disease, but his inner life prevents it from consuming him. He was also infected and has fallen to the Face-disease, but one again his inner light prevented him from succumbing. While he could technically infect others, his body has been converted by the black-chitin - creating a hardened shell. While he can telepathically communicate with others, his mostly-human mind makes him a much weaker transmitter than others. He can receive all messages, though. The inner life has repaired his eyes such that he no longer shoots lasers out, but the connections to his brain never formed/are too weak/can't be understood, so he's still blind.
Kakko has a bag filled with various things he's found around the church.
Amy's draft manuscripts (prior to becoming the Avatar of Change) about the potential of humanity and how they must still fight the alien oppressors to free the world. That she suspects there are notes or some other information Frud left behind to protect the world. And that while humanity is weak and ignorant today, they can become so much more.
Power Siphon: something that connects to a device (via wires) and drains all energy, storing it until it attaches to a new device, which gets all the power.
Duplicator: a bottle of orange goop that, when released, finds the nearest living creature and replicates them (with minimal intelligence) for one day.
Cypher Seed: Small chip that attaches to cyphers (recharging or turning them into artifacts) or artifacts (recharging).
Mind Expander: Immobile device with a human-cavity. Puts the sitter into a comatose state for an hour. Afterwards, can ask the datasphere 3 questions and receive basic answers. Can also turn someone into a Nano by opening up their minds more permanently to the datasphere (can exhaust artifact).
Power Tattoo: Coil of slender glowing synth-fiber. Can be fused into skin to create a changeable tatoo. Can power a device via its internal energy, or even repower a spent cypher (will reduce the glow for an hour). Can also change te wearer on a genetic level, fashioning them into a Delve.
Splendid Throne: Rod with a single button - unfolds to an immobile throne for 10 minutes. A character seated on the throne has an asset on all interaction tasks and can attempt to read surface thoughts within short range. Expanded perception can change the sitter in an Arkus as their mind's connections reform.
War Plating - ring covered in spiky metal. Completely covers the user in a sheen of bronze-colored armor. Can permanently fuse with the wielder to make them a Glaive.
Energy Talons: Slender metallic gauntlets with razor-sharp tips. Make fine manipulation more difficult, but punching things easier. Can release energy into opponent once per minute, and fashions them into a Glaive.
Servo Gloves - 2 gauntlets. One must be worn and the other can act independently. Provides and asset on non-combat activities that use hands. Can inject wearer into becoming a Jack.
Crystal Injector: Futuristic needle. Gives nausea, but a sense of euphoria afterwards. Can be used to give an asset to all tasks for an hour. Can be expended entirely to make the user a Jack.
Exowomb: Egg-shaped device the size of a human. Mixes the traits of one or more willing creatures and creates a fetus. After 5 months, opens up with a healthy newborn child. (Amy clones?)
Amy is in the next town with Ailbhe. She noticed the Effigies come by and warn about the impending doom, and tries to put her weight behind their words. While her primary goal is to release humanity from this cage through whatever means necessary, her more immediate goal is to stop the threat presented by Denzel.
Once the message has caught on, or she feels it's a lost cause, she'll move to other towns.
She may, depending on how idiotic the populace is, begin her experiments anew. Only her creatures can put up a viable fight at resealing the immortals. Allowing idiots free will is counter-productive.