Battle of the Bards - Headlines at Knebworth

 The band go to there new home, what was the home of Alchemical Romance....

They find the place in disarray and with a weird stain on the hallway rug below the mezzene balcony.

Investigating the band find the various bedrooms, sound proof rehearsal studio, but on looking out over the balcony they can see that the stain on the rug is humanoid shape, almost as if someone plunged to there death over the balcony...

Slightly worried about the lengths Mordakai and Orianna will go to, the rest uneasy in their new home.

They work out their set list, and create some new songs to fill up the time.
  1. A song for Burt
  2. Amber Rose
  3. Cruel cost
  4. Bardmeggdon (I dont want to miss a thing)
  5. (This is my) Hell Song
  6. Bard out of Hell
  7. The Bards and the Trees
  8. Tribute
  9. Horse Riders
  10. Black Dog
  11. All the Trees are Green
  12. Devil went down to Bard
  13. Hocus Pocus
  14. Bard in Black
  15. Were never getting back together

Later they head over to Lady Carla, to see if they can pinch a lift with her to Knebworth.

After much disgust they are rudely turned down as the gutter slime she thinks they are, but when the band reveal they are in fact Arcane Fire, and they are the ones headlining Knebworth, she gushes with enthusiasm.

They manage to hitch a ride on top of the carriage (because of course, she would never let such roaches inside the carriage, even if they are famous).

They arrive at Knebworth just as the 2nd to last act is finishing - they have missed most of the show, but never mind they are the headliners!

Xlixi tries to stealthily lead Hydrica and Bardo to the stage, so they can appear suddenly on stage.

Heironymo climbs up the outside of the tiered seating, and when he gets to the top, starts rhymicaly banging his drum.

The Crowd turn
The Crowd gasp
Xlixi stumbles and accidently headbuts a fan in the nuts

Like it or not the show has started.

Heironymo is mobbed by the crowd

Xlixi and the others try to play and calm the crowd, and start making their way on stage.

Heironymo is crowd surfed down the seating tiers, with increasing speed

Xlixi and the others make it onto the stage, as Heironymo hits the top of the crowd like a scimming stone and bounces across the top of the audience by his shell.

The band start belting out some of the songs they know, and for one (Bardmeggdon) ghostly figures dance about on stage, they timed it right for when Heironymo needs to do his soulful drumming each night.

But then they see the Theatre company make there way through the crowd, with faces of thunder.

You betrayed us, you betrayed Delany, you will pay.

And with that a huge fight ensues.
Sadie via some vicious spells reveals she is a green hag
Kiana turns into a werewolf
Lorelei becomes a lamia
All while the others are attacking the band

Xlixi gets caught in a mimic trap
Bardo and Hydrica are almost killed

All the while the band can hear in their heads
"I bet you wish you weren't here"
"Do you wish to escape"
"Stay and die, or wish to live"


Further out the band can see some very rough and dangerous looking fellows, looks like The Directors fathers criminal gang have shown up.

Repeating in the bands heads
"I bet you wish you weren't here"
"Do you wish to escape"
"Stay and die, or wish to live"

Even further out, the city guards are forming

Echoing in the bands heads
"I bet you wish you weren't here"
"Do you wish to escape"
"Stay and die, or wish to live"

Even further out the trees start to move...

Xlixi cracks, and shouts, "I wish to get out of here"

With a bright flash the band are teleported out Knebworth 


They start seeing a clearing, but where

They start seeing the formation of others around them, but who

Oh Boy

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