Hell’s Rebels #47: Unmasked

The masks come off at the Ruby Masquerade in this latest chapter! –GM

26th of Arodus, 4715 AR

All told, it wasn’t that bad of a party. The food and drinks were perhaps a bit bland, but plentiful and, most importantly, free. We whiled away the time before midnight eating hor d’oeuvres and watching for more assassins creeping through the shadows. The clock rang out 12 beats, and a man in ornate armor, all enameled red to fit the night’s theme, stepped onto the stage. He was masked, but his demeanor and build made his identity as Barzillai Thrune all but a certainty.

The finalists for the mask contest were announced, and Malcolm and I found ourselves among them. We were called to the stage, and with us a man in a…