# December 22, 2025 | Episode 1 - Sharn Chicken > [!Summary]+ meta > **Role Call**: [[Boldran Evans|Boldran]] • [[Cyran Forge-Acolyte Unit 10-D|Tendy]] • [[Styx]] • [[Cheeto]] • [[Kouneli]] • [[Brian d'Orien]] > **Where We Are**: [[Sharn]] > **Tagline**: No heroes in Sharn Chicken. [[E1 - The City Watches|↶ Last Session]] | [[The Bleeding Veil| Campaign Home ↝]] ## This Session The tavern thins out and the party is approached by [[Lhara]], a one-eyed shifter representing the Clifftop Adventuring Guild, with an offer they can't refuse. She sets a 24-hour deadline to meet her “up top” for details. After setting their affairs in order, the team finds themselves embroiled in a game of _Sharn Chicken_, a dangerous free-fall competition through the city’s vertical layers. Despite navigating a series of hazards, the party ultimately loses to their rivals from the Deathscape Guild. ^session-summary ### Session Log #### Contact: Clifftop The party converges at the Drunken Dragon in Upper Dura after receiving identical summons. Once the tavern clears, they are approached by [[Lhara]], who submits an "optional" offer. - [[Lhara]] identifies herself as a handler for the [[Clifftop Adventurers’ Guild]] - She let's the party know that Clifftop has need of them for special assignment - When pressed it becomes clear who has leverage in this relationship - She issues an ultimatum: meet her “up top” in 24 hours, or don't #### Managing Affairs The party separates to gather information and "prepare." - **[[Styx]]** seeks information in High Walls, attempting to gauge Clifftop’s reputation and [[Lhara]]’s role within it. - Styx inadvertently disrupts an active gambling scam being run by **[[Veres Lark]]**, a changeling operative associated with [[The Tyrants]]. - They confirm that [[Clifftop Guild|Clifftop]] is a tightly run, well-resourced guild with a carefully maintained heroic public image - Identifies [[Lhara]] as the handler responsible for Clifftop’s most sensitive and dangerous work - [[Veres Lark|Varis]] emphasizes that involvement with her is neither accidental nor low-stakes, and makes clear that anything tied to her is important, risky, and worth paying attention to - **[[Brian d'Orien|Brian]]** runs up a significant tab on the Guild’s tab and wakes up in an alley - [[Cyran Forge-Acolyte Unit 10-D|Tendy]] uses his time to conduct many repairs. - **[[Boldran Evans|Boldran]]** returns to his orphanage to discover an assessor has visited regarding "property reclassification and back taxes." - **[[Cheeto]]** mistake's Boldran's friendliness as an invitation & creepily tails him to the orphanage - **[[areas/ttrpg/the bleeding veil/campaign resources/cast/Kouneli]]** researches Clifftop at [[Morgrave University]] - Discovers inconclusive evidence of Clifftop's operations - Finds evidence of “unrecoverable risk” built into Clifftop profit models - Confirms significant extraplanar activity #### Back Up Top The party assembles at the designated tower location at 21:00. - **[[Cyran Forge-Acolyte Unit 10-D|Tendy]]** arrives early to observe the site - **[[Styx]]** arrives in disguise as a painter in an attempt to observe the party and Lhara stealthily - **[[Cheeto]], [[areas/ttrpg/the bleeding veil/campaign resources/cast/Kouneli]], and [[Boldran Evans|Boldran]]** arrive on time - **[[Brian d'Orien|Brian]]** arrives late, hungover, and unwashed and examines the strange man painting the Sharn sunset. #### Sharn Chicken While the party wonders who this guy with the easel is, [[Lhara]] appears seemingly from nowhere and beckons them farther up tower, where a small crowd is gathered. Without warning or full explanation, the party is entered into a game of Sharn Chicken. Each participant receives a Featherfall token as a safety measure The competition is simple: jump, and see who can hold their nerve. - **[[Brian d'Orien|Brian]]** panics on launch and triggers his Featherfall token almost instantly, drifting safely out of contention before the fall truly begins - **[[Cheeto]]**, **[[Styx]]**, **[[Boldran Evans|Boldran]]**, **[[areas/ttrpg/the bleeding veil/campaign resources/cast/Kouneli]]**, and **[[Cyran Forge-Acolyte Unit 10-D|Tendy]]** continue the descent and immediately smash through a **glass panel** - **[[Cheeto]]** smashes directly through and takes damage - **[[Styx]]** deflects glass with his shield - **[[Cyran Forge-Acolyte Unit 10-D|Tendy]]** clears debris with shield and warhammer - **[[areas/ttrpg/the bleeding veil/campaign resources/cast/Kouneli]]** uses _Mage Hand_ to force an opening - **[[Boldran Evans|Boldran]]** mitigates impact through shield positioning - A formation of **glide wings** cuts across the fall path - **[[Styx]]** shapeshifts mid-fall into the face of a rider, causing confusion and collision - A **Deathscape half-orc** is clipped and drops out - **[[Boldran Evans|Boldran]]** is struck hard and begins spinning - **[[areas/ttrpg/the bleeding veil/campaign resources/cast/Kouneli]]** takes a solid hit - **[[Cheeto]]** avoids direct impact by catching a favorable current - **[[Cyran Forge-Acolyte Unit 10-D|Tendy]]** narrowly avoids collision - As the descent continues, there is a **sudden flash of brilliant light** below—brief, intense, and out of place - Its source is unclear - It does not appear to be part of the competition - Anyone still conscious during the fall notices it - The group plunges into a dense **flock of pigeons** - **[[Cheeto]]** clears birds on instinct - **[[Styx]]** is overwhelmed by birds - **[[Boldran Evans|Boldran]]** and **[[Cheeto]]** lose their nerve and drop out - **Kounelli** disperses the flock with his spectral _Mage Hand_ - A bridge appears mid-descent - **[[Styx]]** clears it with an aerial maneuver - **[[areas/ttrpg/the bleeding veil/campaign resources/cast/Kouneli]]** avoids it, miraculously - **[[Cyran Forge-Acolyte Unit 10-D|Tendy]]** smashes straight through, discovering it's illusory, and taking a psychic pounding - A **Deathscape halfling** fails to clear the obstacle and is likely killed - The final hazard is a web of **suspended laundry lines** - **[[Styx]]** attempts to cut through and becomes fully tangled in a bedsheet - **[[Cyran Forge-Acolyte Unit 10-D|Tendy]]** cuts free, reassesses the risk, and opts out - Both activate their Featherfall tokens, and so our (not)heroes lose the game of Sharn Chicken.