Erendan 1

Synopsis
The party met for the first time aboard a train from Hanel to Oita. Waking up to the sound of an explosion rattling the carriages they meet in the corridor and introduce themselves. Alucard, Joshua, Godward and Erris meet Busdrim and Cedar. The group decide to make their way towards the front of the train. Though a dead body of another passenger is thrown into the corridor and the party engage in a brawl with Bandits that were seemingly looting the train.

For the first time, Alucard toasts a couple of bandits. After some investigation they discover the thrown body was a male human passenger travelling with his wife. The classic moment ensues where Alucard uses minor illusion to trick the party into thinking that Joshua performed necrophilia on the woman's body. Joshua strangely does not deny it and instead intimidates Busdrim when he rushes into the room.

Moving into the the dining/common room car the party encounter several corpses of other passengers and a summoning circle in the centre. Noise is heard from the next carriage along. Alucard climbs a ladder to check the roof of the train, where he encounters a two-headed dog like beast. The beast breaks through the tiled roof of the carriage and attempts to attack the party. All except Cedar join in the fight. During the battle Erris smells a gas and warns everyone. The carriage in front explodes into flames. Defeating the beast, the party decide to go back to the previous carriage and decouple it, allowing them to disembark safely.

Godward decouples the train in a great show of strength and the carriage comes to a stop. Surveying their surroundings, they make their way across a river to a nearby ruin to gain shelter before attempting to find civilization the next day. Tomfoolery occurs in when crossing the river with Joshua nearly drowning, Erris abandoning him and dropping Cedar into the river by cutting the rope they were using the climb across with.

After a brief argument. The party investigate the ruins and Cedar whispers to Joshua "It's all an act". Concluding the ruins are safe they all setup camp. Alucard cooks some "Natural-20 Sausages". Cedar takes the first watch, Erris the second. However, awaking from his trance, Erris realises Cedar has disappeared with little trace. Waking Godward they decide to leave the matter until the morning...