Session 04 — The Amphoeba and the Escape
The party’s investigation of Dr. Black’s Lab culminates in a dangerous encounter with Silas Kestra and the terrifying Amphoeba—a psychic creature born from the boundaries between planes. The beast exerts overwhelming fear, incapacitating several party members with existential dread. Silas Kestra escapes amid the chaos, leaving questions about his involvement. Though unsettled, the party continues their investigation and ultimately clears Dr. Orion Black of directly stealing the battery, but his research remains deeply suspicious and raises new concerns.
Key Events
- Encounter with Silas Kestra in the lab
- Amphoeba manifests—psychic fear creature from planar boundaries
- Multiple party members suffer fear effects
- Silas Kestra flees the encounter
- Dr. Orion Black cleared of battery theft but research flagged as disturbing
- Party returns to New Vedard with troubling new questions
NPCs Encountered
- Dr. Orion Black — cleared but suspicious
- Silas Kestra — mysterious figure, first direct encounter
- Amphoeba — manifestation of planar terror
Locations Visited
- Dr. Black’s Lab — site of creature encounter
- Return journey to New Vedard
Threads Advanced
- Aetherium Battery Theft — first suspect cleared, but mysteries deepen
- Dr. Orion Black’s research flagged as potential secondary threat
Threads Opened
- Who is Silas Kestra and why is he connected to Dr. Black?
- What is the Amphoeba? Where did it come from?
- Is Dr. Black’s research related to the battery theft or a separate concern?
Memorable Moment
The party’s first true brush with supernatural horror: the Amphoeba forcing them to confront primal fear and the realization that forces far stranger than ordinary theft are at play.