Hey all, I am going to write a summary for Hellbound’s session the other day. I might not have all of the details down exactly right, but I did my best! - Winston
Warp Shell: Hellbound
Crew: Gibson, Xaas, and Quillion
It began with a flash. My name is Gibson. One minute I was rolling in a mud pit, fighting for my life against a squad of Imperium dragoons, and the next I was standing in the bay of a massive Warp Shell along with two others: Quillion, a dour-looking human decked out in ancient clothing and Xaas, the most advanced mecha I had even seen in my life.
Then the Warp Shell spoke. The ship told us its name was HELLBOUND. It said it wasn’t like the other shells, the ones that White Elk’s actions had Undone: Hellbound had a mind of its own. It had plucked us from across the timeline and we were going straight to fuckin’ hell.
My crewmates jumped into action immediately. Quillion took the helm and determined we were on course to intercept Vorlok, a lord of Hell and owner of an amulet that kept him immune from the waves of time - just the thing Hellbound needed to escape the Undoing triggered by White Elk.
As we were coming to terms with the gravity of our mission, a horde of demons spawned in the heart of Hellbound. In an instant, Xaas was trapped with a demon on the bridge, Quillion was caught in a fight with 6 demons, and I was down and bleeding out. Shit didn’t look good.
The quick thinking of Quillion and Xaas saved our asses, however. After dragging my body into a lifepod, Quillion vented the main room, wiping out the bulk of the horde. Xaas secured the bridge at the end of his arm-mounted machete. The pod brought me back to life, just in time for me to cleave a demon in two. The final demon went down when Quillion channeled the power of a Yog crystal directly through his hand, earning himself a Yog crystal in the process.
We crashed into Vorlok’s realm, but the trip almost killed Hellbound and the time wave was coming. We had to act. When we stepped out into the burning hellscape of Vorlok’s realm, we were greeted by another horde of demons, this time lead by a unimaginably monstrous lord of Hell, wearing a red Yog crystal around its neck and standing in front of a Hell portal.
Quillion, a dark man from an ever darker family, was no stranger to devils and demons. He used his magic to link his mind to Vorlok, dominating it to his will. Though tamed by Quillion’s dark magic, Vorlok still wanted the souls of the rest of us.
While Xaas tried to heal the environment and Quillion tried to negotiate with Vorlok, I stepped up to the beast, pulled the rip cord on a string of ion grenades, and blew the demon lord’s Hell portal to pieces. Quillion and Xaas tried to navigate the enraged Vorlok, which was just the distraction I needed to rip his amulet from his neck and slam it into the more-capable hands of Quillion.
Chaos broke out as the demon horde surrounded me. Fate was on my side as the blows were all deflected by my shield, armor, and my invulnerable spell. I was determined to die on that rocky cliff to save my crew, but Quillion and Xaas would not run when they had their chance.
Unfortunately, we had been too slow, and the time wave that we had been escaping finally caught up. Hellbound was Undone. Vorlok, too, began to disintegrate without his amulet, but he would not go alone. He reached into the mind of Xaas and pulled him to the dark side with the promise of position in Hell at his side. With Hellbound undone and no future in sight, he bent his knee to Vorlok and joined his side.
A second, more powerful time wave came crashing upon us. Quillion knew the amulet would keep us safe, but we had to get clear of the demons. He ran out of the horde and mind-linked me to follow. Though I felt the guilt of failing again and the call to die a glorious death in service of my crew, I listened to Quillion’s call. We sheltered around the amulet as the time wave Undid the demons.
What become of Xaas and Vorlok, I do not know. I only know that Quillion and I survived, stuck alone in Vorlok’s realm. The only thing in our favor are the two Yog crystals - Vorlok’s amulet and the crystal that Quillion snatched from Hellbound before we landed. Can we find a way to use these tools to save Hellbound? Will we survive in Vorlok’s realm? Can Xaas regain his mind and betray Vorlok? Only time will tell.
