Seals Extracted, Golden Calf Rises at Moonrise

“The party regrouped at Evangeline Wicking's home, gathering ingredients for a wolf-sedative and theorizing on the biblical identities of the demon princes before heading out into the city. With Killian missing and presumed captured by the militia, the brothers struck a deal with his second-in-command: find Killian in the prison system in exchange for collar-removal assistance. The session's centerpiece was a pair of harrowing improvised surgeries — first on Darren, then on Azquireth — extracting the wolf bracer seal and the jackalope ring seal from their chest cavities using stolen Scolare surgical tools and a tranquilizer. Orion Musk arrived at the house post-surgery to warn the party of another moon rising, and Darren sought him out privately for a healing touch that removed his exhaustion, sharing a quietly emotional farewell. The session closed on a cliffhanger as the Glowering Moon rose, locusts filled the sky, and a golden calf with faces pressed into its sides appeared behind the party.”