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 An aspect of the Thief comes through instead. Terrifyingly, it begins to eat away at the ritual. Meanwhile, incensed at all this tearing up of the stuff of reality, the newly living Seeker appears through a portal opposite the gateway, berating the players for letting the Thief in.
-Amidst all of this, the Lady of Sinkholes herself makes an appearance, squawking indignantly at the players, the Seeker and the Thief for letting the ritual go ahead.
+Amidst all of this, the Lady of Sinkholes herself makes an appearance, squawking indignantly at the players, the Seeker and the Thief for letting the ritual go ahead. Iri uses a Shroud's Embrance in order to deliver a 'fuck you' to the Thief by way of turning all of its talk into incomprehensible babble - although not before the Thief reveals Iri's loyalties to the Shroud.
 Eventually, the players manage to put down the Thief, and the gateway is closed. The Seeker is not displeased by this, and leaves more or less satisfied. The ritual is finished - giving way to an enormous explosion. Both players are flung from the circle, in which the Lady of Sinkholes writhes and seemingly dies. Where the ritual once was, a gaping, iridescent void appears.
+The players have other issues on their minds. The Thief has revealed to Knives that Iri is a Shroud Paladin - which, for trauma-related reasons, makes Knives furious and terrified. There is a long, tense confrontation. Neither player notices as a True Outlaw minion shows up, flanked by Dariuses that do not seem Conflict-aligned, but rather ping Rod.
+Knives uses a Rod's Embrace in order to keep the Dariuses at bay whilst she continues to confront Iri. Iri drops her weapons, surrendering. Knives attacks and kills her.
+As Knives starts to walk away, another person enters: Maximus, flanked by Rod-powered Dariuses that are not entirely dissimilar to the original primal humans. They follow orders like soldiers.
+Maximus and Knives begin to talk, but they are interruped by a massive chunk of dead Elect thrown into the space between them. The Rod itself has been alerted to their presence by Knives' use of the Embrace. The Rod waits coolly for Knives and Maximus to fight, stating that it only has time for one of them.
+Iri, meanwhile, has a death audience with Lakhesis.
+Knives only wants to fight the Rod. Maximus, however, attacks. Eventually, with the help of a resurrected Iri, Maximus is defeated, and lies on the ground, bleeding out.
+The Rod congratulates Knives on being the victor. It agrees to fight her - and Iri too, if Knives allows it. Knives attempts to fight by herself, but eventually calls upon Iri as it becomes clear that the Rod is an intensely formidable opponent.
+What follows is an absolutely sensational, escalating display of awesomeness, as the Rod eventually commits to the fight and becomes physically present, sending the players into a horrifying, sublime memory of a cosmic battlefield. Knives and Iri hold their own, flinging everything they have at the Rod, but inevitably they are defeated.
+The Rod departs, seemingly delighted at the intensity of the fight. Knives and Iri go their separate ways, with scarcely a word to one another.
 ===== Debrief =====
-{{tag>"ignorant armies" adventure}}
+Iri returns to Aphra's somewhat burned hideout. Apparently, the war is going well, with the Darius army under her command and Maximus gone.
+Iri points out that the original payment of 4 favour seems insufficient considering she died for this mission. Aphra offers her eternal gratitude.
+Iri makes a couple of cryptic hints about how Aphra's army could be used for the good of the city. Aphra is curious, but ultimately noncommital.
+Knives, meanwhile, does not go back to find Aphra; instead, she relocates to a sewer far away from the Barrens, in the hopes of remaining untrackable. This is disconcertingly proven difficult when four favour finds its way to her anyway: Aphra always pays her debts.
+Iri reports back to the Order of the Rod, telling all of her epic fight with the Rod itself. This results in a large number of Rod Paladins becoming her greatest fans, with many following her in the hope of a one-on-one duel. Iri does her best to avoid her newfound fanbase.
+Iri also reports back to the Order of the Shroud, learning a little about Knives and Darius in the process.
+===== Consequences for Players =====
+==== Iri ====
+  * +5 Favour
+  * +1 death - with various Erosion-ey accoutrements
+  * You have been influenced by the Connection Denizen Fealty. This counts as a Strong affliction of the Mind. Twice per adventure, you may - undetected - divine the loyalties of any NPC or OC-willing PC.
+==== Knives ====
+  * +4 Favour
+  * You have gained the particular attention of the Rod. Any time you use the call DIE HARD, you may extend it to 15 seconds maximum (but still decrease by 2 seconds if used in the same encounter).
+===== Consequences for the World =====
+{{tag>"ignorant armies" adventure iri_voronaya min_scholz}}

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