Vyx
Bliss comes in many forms. A scratch under the chin; a kiss on the forehead; silk sliding across bare skin. But for Vyx, these ordinary sparks have dimmed. She lives with a relentless chase for the next high, the next surge of dopamine that will finally push the boredom out of her pretty head.
Pain, lust, and sadism are not just vices; they are the only extreme flavors that still taste like life. When the world grows quiet, the dark clouds of boredom fill her head, and only the sharp edge of danger can keep the uncomfortable brain fog at bay. But the more she indulged, the more the baseline faded. And now she must push the limits to feel anything at all.
After yet another passionate drunken night spent with a stranger, Vyx' lover suggested they should do this more often. Perhaps every night, for the rest of her life. There may have been some promises, but Vyx had stopped listening. She fully believed the stranger to be young and naive. An intense and eager partner who prematurely proposed to get married or some shit. Vyx, of course, was not interested. She wanted just two things: A cup of coffee and to get rid of this hangover. So she answered half-heartedly "yeah, sure, why not." Fully expecting to hit the road fast, and never see this young woman again.
It only took Vyx a couple of days to realize that her partner wasn't as innocent as she'd thought. And the proposal she agreed to wasn't for marriage, but for something much more wicked. The promises she had made were not empty. Raw magic flowed through Vyx' veins like a river of lava, and soon she had another encounter with her patron, who came to claim her side of the contract.
Now Vyx lives her life the way she's used to. But stronger.
Learning to handle her newfound powers, and seeking thrill after thrill, she dispassionately awaits the occasional return of her pesky one-night-stand. She knows the devil will come back with demands Vyx might not be too happy with...
2026-04-14
Preface
That bitch tricked me. Sure, the powers are nice, but these missions she sends me on are a pain in the ass. In the negative, figure of speech, kinda way. But we both know what happens when I go against her will, so I better do what she asks.
So now I'm locked up in this stupid cage, in this stupid old trading post, and I'm BORED!
Wait... Do I actually hear people coming this way? What poor fools would come to this derelict place voluntarily? Well, it doesn't matter. I see a way out of here now. Let's see how gullible they are.
The encounter
What a weird combination of characters. An overly serious, arrogant and boring elf; a dwarf who thinks he's the tallest man alive; and a very cute, three-eared bunny, who just loves killing stuff. Anyway, they had their fun with the chaindevil and freed me from my cage. It turns out they are here for the same reason I am, but there's no need for them to know that. Let's live life.
I asked if I could join their party, and together we explored parts of Gibbet Crossing. We came across a friendly creature named Zoklok, who gave us some information about a toppled tower, which can shrink with the right magic word. Lumi found a chest with 1300 gold pieces, which Zoklok was not at all interested in, so we took it.
In the blurry room before encountering Zoklok, we found a Scroll of Blur. Isn't that a fucking coincidence? Additionally Lumi found two health potions, which were distributed among the party.
Having explored everything here, we went down the stairs, deeper into Gibbet Crossing. Even though I had been here before, I hadn't noticed the two Ropers on the ceiling then, and now only noticed them after Norrik pointed one of them out. We had a very exciting, yet pretty close fight with both of them, but managed to defeat them relatively unscathed. Got the adrenaline flowing though!
While exploring more rooms, Lumi found a foldable cage. It has no lock, but I'm still interested to see what we can do with it, iykwim. She also found me an illustrated book about Ropers, which tickles the fantasy, iykwim.
Exploring an area which seems to have been a mine, Lumi got attacked by a number of eyeless monsters and their mommy. Another fight ensued, and another battle was won. Although I do now understand why there are so many warnings about Gibbet Crossing.
2026-05-26
As we ventured deeper into the ruins of Gibbet Crossing, we encountered multiple rooms which were partially flooded. Trying to electrify the water, with the attempt to electrocute all enemies in it, I seem to have angered two large crabs. Whoopsie. After the fight, I felt invigorated though. Bwaelan dro.
Things got a little boring, since only my feet were wet, iykwim. So things are a bit hazy in my brain. But we explored more flooded rooms, until we found a room with spider webs. Instead of spiders, eight-legged coins ran through the webs. Of course Daddy Elf caught one in a glass jar to study it further. Little did he know that they were just a spell from a yellow tree. Daddy Elf spoke with the tree, and got some information about idk what. It was boring. I caught some spider coins though, and feel rich now.
In another flooded room, Lumi and I found a couple of grimlocks, and two basilisks. The boys were exploring a different path, so I ran back and got them to help out. My Darkness spell was a huge help against these basilisks. Thank you Fierna. Never though I'd say that... There were some poor fucks who did get petrified by the basilisks though. I scraped off some dust, to sprinkle upon the toppled tower in Zoklok's room, since that would help us shrink it. I gave the dust to Daddy Elf. He likes to feel important.
In one of the last rooms we explored we encountered more grimlocks, and a mind flayer. That last bitch was a bitch to fight. I lost consciousness and didn't feel so good for a minute. But I'm back now, bitches. Bwaelan dro!
Turns out we were almost back where we started. Daddy Elf sprinkled the petrified dust on the tower and it shrunk to fit in his pocket. The secret word to shrink and extend the tower is "petrification". Zoklok was happy with a gemstone we gave him, even if Lumi didn't want to give it up. Greedy bitch.
We found a vault with loot behind the tower, which contained the black rock we all were looking for. I gave all the gemstones to Zoklok, and now I'm his rock mate, whatever that may be. I also took a jeweled dagger for myself. I will act as if this is the "trinket of an ex lover" which I was here to fetch. At least, that's what I told my new "friends". I hope I can steal that stone from Azar before that vaarnelle comes for me.
2026-06-30
The trek back from Gibbet Crossing was rather uneventful. I made sure everybody noticed that the jeweled dagger means a lot to me. The tall dwarf seems to fall for it with open eyes, which is helpful. I'll take any benefit I can get.
After exiting the caves leading to Gibbet Crossing, the party decided to go to Phandalin. I had to come with an excuse to join them. I'm so close now, there's no way I'm letting those stones out of my sight. I said I wanted to keep hanging out with Lumi. I honestly like her, as long as it lasts, so that was hardly a lie.
On the road to Phandalin, shortly before nightfall, we ran into an encampment. Some people were bickering. Another was peeling potatoes. Brodinn quickly jumped in to help the potato peeling, although I question his reasoning. A bunch of party members were interested in a (probably fake) fortune teller, and some of us spent a shitload of money on armor and weapons. That gnome seemed to have it all...
While Azar was busy with the fortune teller, I snuck into his magic tower in order to find those damned black stones. I didn't pay attention well enough, because apparently he takes his bag with him wherever he can... Arkhlavae. To make things worse, Fierna visited me in a dream that night. Her touch and smell brought back some good memories, but I despise her. I am nothing more than a little play thing to her, and she loves to make sure that I know this. Arkhlavae vaarnelle. Anyway, she showed me how to get the stones to her. If only I could get my hands on them.
When we arrived in Phandalin the next day, there was a brawl going on. Brodinn seemed very amused, and I myself was about to jump in and maybe drag a couple of commoners with me, but Azar broke up the fight. I had some fun provoking the fighting villagers and pissing them off more, before the mayor suggested to throw them into jail. I noticed some mushrooms near the mayor's house, which I had only seen in the Underdark before... Strange.
I went to the pub with Norrik, when we saw that the barmaid looked a lot like one of those tentacle-bearded squid-faces we killed earlier. When I saw a writing on the counter while sipping my early morning beer, we decided to call the others of the group together, and investigate. Something is really off.
In the cellar of the pub we found a tunnel going into the Underdark. Looks like we're continuing our adventure.