On Friday night the gamers all came...and, well a lot of complicated things happened.

On Friday night the gamers all came...and, well a lot of complicated things happened.

Orthrus aka The Scary Voiced Greek Guy is summoned by his mother, a rather intimidating, intense and somewhat serpentine at times lady - Echidna, the Mother Of Monsters. Orthrus takes a step and sinks down to his mother's cave in Tartarus. This causes his companions to have some difficulty in their return to the normal world as has been mentioned before. Echidna tells Orthrus not to get mixed up in the Garuda's affairs - she has affilliations with other serpent entities, so she warns him not to have anything to do with the Garuda.

Orthrus, confused, agrees. He makes his way back through London, having instantly appeared on the site of the soon to be Embankment. Okay, he sets off through London, but no one appears to notice he's still in his two headed dog form. Not even the cabby that takes him back to Harry's.

Then things get fun. Everyone meets back at Harry the Fixer's.

Orthrus is introduced to Jonathon, who, increasingly accustomed to the strangeness of this magical London, 'eh' two headed dog... shows him his modern map of London with buildings of interest highlighted on it. Orthrus asks if he can borrow it but Jonathon says no. Orthrus doesn't take no for an answer. He argues with Harry, and then jumps through Harry's front window in a crash of glass, and tears off back to his place. There are screams, a lot of people are seeing a two headed dog running around, until he casts Blur.

He finds his apprentice, who is startled of course. Orthrus transforms, which Eric finds considerably more disturbing - I'm here to be an apprentice, not any of that funny business, you know what they say about Greeks! Abashed, Orthrus changes, and gets Eric to look at the map, yes it is 30 St Mary Axe. Yes, that same building that was in the Dr Who episode, the Gherkin/Crystal Phallus, whatever you want to call it. I think it's wonderful.

Orthrus takes Eric in tow, organises a glazier, and heads back to Harry's, who isn't very happy to see him back and Is Very Reserved Towards Him. Jonathon makes his feelings quite felt as well. Bluntly.

In the midst of all of this Orthrus looks into one of the seedpods and has the standard vision. Except, of course, at the worst possible time he rolls a critical failure on will. And ends up, barefoot, on top of modern St Pauls, apparently deserted since Neverwhere was filming there 10 years ago. He makes his way inside, badly scares a priest and makes off toward the Greek Seaman's Mission, but is soon flummoxed by the iron carriages and noise.

The other players are nonplussed and try to figure out whether, and if, they should get him back. Jonathon is adamant that they should. "People would panic, it would be like a mad scientist's deranged genetic experiment being chased by a hysterical mob" On further questioning in which he explains a naturally altered creature into a monster he's rather taken aback by the PC's offhand "Oh, yeah, that happens all the time. Happened up in Dorset about 10 years ago, it was in all the papers.." Jonathontries to get the urgency of situation through to them, but has much better success when he tells The Decayed Elf that he'll buy him a suit. They don't have the spell available, though, and they start talking about their Druidic contacts, which The Decayed Elf has a few of.

It's also revealed that Jonathon works for the architectural firm that built 30 St Mary's Axe.

Meanwhile, Echidna, no longer feeling her son's footsteps on Earth appears at the door to Harry's shop. He invites her in, and intimidated, invites her to his office. She explains that she wants her son back, as for one thing, he won't be able to survive long in that world, and that he is needed back. Harry consents and she gives him a stone that will transport him and his friends there, and then back when they've found Orthrus.

She leaves.

Harry explains this to everyone, and it's pointed out that Jonathon could be a native guide. He's happy to do this, but will he be required to go back with them via the stone's enchantment? He agrees if the other spell can be got to send him home once they've got Orthrus back. The PCs agree.

Jonathon looks them over and gets them to deweapon, which they're not keen on. He apologises to Sung Pao (who, having been reading up on Echidna in the Reading Room of the British Museum, is disinclined to go against her wishes) for the trouble, and Sung Pao, as usual is the very picture of courtesy. He inspects their clothing, muttering, "Ah, it's London, people won't notice, won't care, or will wonder whether Worldcon has come early."

And so, Harry grasps the stone of Echidna, joins hands with the PC's and speaks the activation phrase. "Go".

Sebastian, Eric and the apprentices are left behind to look after Harry's place in their absence. I do hope that they will be alright.

The missing persons who may have been kidnapped by either Raksha or Fishmen must be left to their own devices for now, while people gallop after Orthrus.

As there was a lot of distraction that evening and in-talking I may have missed things. Could you reply in the comments if there is anything you'd like to make clearer or if I've missed anything?