Shadow of the Colossus

Mycha and Kilijan are a few days from Oeble, having recently received a quest from Rychain. Mycha wakes to find a 16-year-old boy leaning over Kilijan's bed, holding a knife to his throat. Mycha, tied to his own bed, listens as the boy, who calls himself Fooly Cooly, tells him that his sister sends her regards and that she is no longer at Brahms. Through their conversation, Mycha learns that Fooly Cooly no longer plans to return to either him or his sister, Myscha. Before leaving, the boy throws a pouch filled with human teeth onto Mycha's bed. Mycha presses him with a few more questions, provoking Fooly Cooly. In response, the boy accidentally wakes Kilijan by pressing the knife too hard against his throat. Kilijan, suffering from nightmares, instinctively throws Fooly Cooly off the bed. The boy falls onto his own knife, stabbing himself in the throat. Kilijan quickly composes himself and begins to heal the boy. As Kilijan tends to him, Mycha grabs Fooly Cooly's head and reassures him that he’ll be okay. But Fooly Cooly breaks free and jumps to the window. Before escaping, he warns Mycha about Bronco and Morty, who still remain loyal to Myscha. As Fooly Cooly leaps out the window, Mycha notices a tattoo near his wrist that reads “Fooly Cooly.” Upon inspecting the teeth, Mycha realizes they’re engraved with letters.

The party stands at the north gate of Revillon and decides to journey to Almenarch in search of Tamil and Melcior. Despite his fear, Amidor agrees to accompany them. ALmenarch Entrance Amidor helps guide them through the wilderness, warning them about sentient plants along the way. Eventually, they reach the plateau of Almenarch and see a massive, ten-story-tall Guardian Colossus standing at the entrance. The Colossus raises his stone sword, casting a shadow that stretches between the party and the sun behind him. Recalling the riddle Melcior gave them, they position themselves accordingly: one in the shadow, one in twilight, and one in sunlight. The Guardian grants Mycha, Kilijan, and Greg the boon of the Colossus, allowing them passage.

Skelettal dragon almenarch The party enters the dungeon beneath the plateau, arriving at a mist-filled cave. They hear a struggle nearby and move to the edge of a cliff overlooking the cave floor below. There, they spot a skeletal dragon, bound by a massive chain around its neck, struggling against its restraints. The other end of the chain is anchored to Melcior’s sword. Mycha, hoping to gain the dragon’s trust, offers to ally with it against Melcior. In response, the dragon exhales a breath attack that turns Mycha, Greg, and Manasa into its zombie servants. Kilijan manages to cure Greg just in time, while Manasa and Mycha plunge off the cliff. A tense race ensues, with the turned party members attempting to reach Melcior before the others. Weneon emerges from the shadows and delivers a critical blow to the dragon, freeing it from its chains. At that moment, the party notices Tamil lying unconscious behind Melcior. They realize that the chain wasn’t meant to restrain the dragon but rather to bind Melcior, preventing her from harming Tamil. Now unbound, Melcior—having been transformed by spores in the cave—turns toward Tamil, her sword raised. Kilijan rushes to protect Tamil, while Mycha distracts Melcior by firing arrows at her. Greg manages to cure Melcior of the spore infection. As her mind clears, Melcior drops her sword and heals Tamil. She embraces him and apologizes. She explains that the cave’s spores had turned her into a mindless creature and that Tamil had called the dragon for help. Weneon confronts Melcior for putting Tamil in such danger, accusing her of manipulation. She retorts that she trusted the party to come to her aid, despite the risks. Mycha speaks with Tamil, who defends Melcior’s decision to involve him.

The party decides to venture deeper into Almenarch and soon finds themselves in the temple’s basement. As they explore several rooms, they encounter ghastly drakes and decipher cryptic draconic messages, piecing together clues to solve the Mystery of Almenarch. Living quarters Almenarch Almenarch Note 4 While investigating the Living Quarters, they are ambushed by an otyugh. Almenarch Note 1