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Post by Thorn on Apr 8, 2023 16:25:57 GMT -5
EuroAtlantis tomorrow folks! Be there or be square!
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Post by Thorn on Apr 10, 2023 6:43:29 GMT -5
Session 92: Names Learned!Alva (she/her): the wood elf who helped Khamet find 'Lorem' all those long months ago. She was this session revealed to actually be a dragon.
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Post by Thorn on Apr 10, 2023 20:54:52 GMT -5
Session 89: The Most Wedding of All TimeKey Points:*Tyzol and Anthony get married.
*We learn the identity of Augusta Seraphim.
*The party's clones are introduced.
*Anthony strips Steve of his powers and becomes the new time sorcerer. Recap Proper:Anthony and Tyzol's wedding day arrives. Mages of the Institute, selected by Solstriana and guided in their efforts by Anthony, have crafted a magnificent palace out of sheer magic.
Moon is carrying a cake as she approaches the entrance. Athenos stands just inside, holding his usual glaive but with the blade removed and replaced with an flag featuring an embroidered blue-and-yellow heart he made himself. Although he is unsure what to do with it, Athenos appoints himself Cake Warden and shows Moon, Thora and Ben to their seats.
It is time for the ceremony to begin! Yeet makes her way down the aisle tossing flower petals as Tyzol appears, looking uncharacteristically elegant in a beautiful wedding gown and veil. She and her maid of honour Venali join Anthony and Khamet at the front of the chapel.
Athenos begins his speech- he's a little confused, but he's got the spirit. Vows are exchanged, with Anthony surprising his bride-to-be by reciting his in practised Draconic. As part of her vows Tyzol states that she was forsaken by her clan but found a new one with Anthony: from now on, she will be known as Gale Tyzol instead of Draechydian Tyzol. Many of those present are moved to tears. Athenos joins the two in holy matrimony with a Ceremony spell, and they share their first kiss as a married couple.
Yeet throws some more flower petals to be absolutely sure there are enough of them.
The wedding guests follow Anthony and Tyzol to the banqueting hall. Here invisible servants conjured from arcane energy attend to their every need. Taking her duties as Flower Girl very seriously, Yeet goes around and checks all the flower arrangements are looking their best. Taking his duties as Cake Warden equally seriously, Athenos nudges the wedding cake over a little so he can put Moon's chocolaty creation beside it.
Khamet and Basil encounter a blue high elf and blue lizardfolk who are unfamiliar to them, and who are soon joined by an equally blue sea elf. They learn that these people are three Augusta Seraphims- the pen name used to publish stories based on the Disaster Party's exploits. Khamet is determined to get in on this creative collaboration.
Speeches are made and many of those present become a little teary. Moon is confused when Ruhnzolarr (in the form of a fabulous rainbow-haired woman) references eating people, and Tenacity is concerned when Tyzol directly mentions the Extratemporal Bureau, but for the main part the occasion passes without incident.
Tyzol and Anthony cut the wedding cake with an ornate ceremonial axe. Tyzol is a little too enthusiastic about axes, and Anthony has to keep them from entirely wrecking the thing with their powerful strikes.
After the couple take to the floor for the first dance, others stream out to join them. Qelix dances with Will while Tenacity invites Ben to join her on the floor. Khamet finds himself unable to call Cepith his partner while the pair are in a conversation with Meallan, and Cepith icily storms away. Otherwise all is going well until an uninvited guest appears at the front of the ballroom: Steve Magerage, the sorcerer who has been such a plague in Anthony's life. In front of him, standing on the top table, are six people dressed in black leathers and wearing sunglasses: Tally, buff Meallan, Basil, non-sparkly Amani, a very human Anthony, and scrawny Khamet. These clones engage in a battle with the party, right here in the middle of the celebrations!
The Disaster Party and their allies work together to identify the clones' weaknesses and take them out. Amani's clone is very insecure and lacks powers, and so they are taken out very quickly. Basil's clone can temporarily steal magic from others, and so strong non-magical folk surround and restrain him. Meallan's clone fights with a sword, but he is deathly afraid of dragons and so they exploit this fear to overcome him. Similarly, Tally's clone is anxious around elementals. Khamet's clone rallies and inspires his allies, and so is useless when separated from them. Anthony's clone is pretty chill and once his allies are overcome, he is happy to just hang out and eat cake.
Once the clones are out of the way, Anthony punches Steve in the face. His own understanding of magic and the flow of time has improved these past several months, and Anthony strongly feels the connection between his magic and Steve's. He is able to steal Steve's time powers, leaving the ancient sorcerer powerless and taking the time magic for himself. Steve is stunned. How could this happen? A fourth Augusta Seraphim joins the party and takes notes...
The clones are sent to the Institute with Solstriana, who intends to study them. Steve is sent to the island of the Ikwiikwii, Athenos' people, to live out his own nightmare amongst these noisy bird folk. With all this drama out of the way, the party gets back underway and lasts long into the night. Cepith and Khamet make up and dance together.
Eventually people start to turn in for the night. Before they do, Tyzol has a confession to make to her new husband: she is the fifth and final Augusta Seraphim. She has been all along.
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Post by Thorn on Apr 11, 2023 1:27:52 GMT -5
Session 90: Taking Out the TrashKey Notes*Selwyn, Amani, Khamet, Basil, Tally and Anthony are now officially Heroes of the Realm and will be paid as such. *The party meet the time agent Kieran. *Basil learns of a young cousin who wants to get in contact with him. *Khamet speaks with Glamori. Recap Proper:It is the 32nd of Iron, the morning after the Dragonsong wedding. The party emerge well-rested from the magical palace, farewelling friends old and new before the magic fades and the building vanishes into nothing. Meallan leaves to return to Varentar and his wizarding studies, while Anthony and Tyzol prepare to set off on their honeymoon.
Selwyn, Tally, Amani, Khamet and Basil meet Lyrelle at the palace. While he is concerned by Rynn's report of a grey lanky fiend at the wedding, Lyrelle's job offer is still in place. After some back-and-forth discussion of terms, the party agree: in times of crisis in Cai, Solstriana may contact and collect these disasters to defend the realm. In exchange, they receive weekly payment and a new Party House. Amani wants to know if there is anything the party can do right now to aid the lord. Lyrelle says that there is a large amount of trash coating the ground outside the house previously used by Tyzol and Anthony, and that he would be grateful if that could be dealt with.
Thus the newly appointed Heroes of the Realm become heroic trash collectors.
Khamet brings the Shadowsworn with him and the party get to work. They are still here, using means both magical and mundane to rid the place of garbage, when a mysterious human man in a long dark coat approaches. He stops to speak with nearby guards, at which point of course the Disaster Party do what this party does best: ambush the newcomer with questions.
Kieran is an agent of the Extratemporal Bureau, who shows them his bureau ID and timekeeper's license to prove it. He has been tracking a dangerous quarry for the past two years. After finding out his illithid contact was a spy and proceeding to interrogate them, Kieran learned that his mark is here in this reality and timeline. He should be somewhere called the Grasping Woods.
The party have of course heard of the Grasping Woods, domain of the archfey Arcaito. This archfey not being incredibly fond of them, they are reluctant to go there. But Kieran needs their help- this is his first time in Eaine and he can't navigate the forests alone. The party reluctantly agree to journey south with him.
Tally won't be back in Cai Shaan for at least a week, and so the party settle in to do research and tie up various odds and ends. With the aid of the small fey Sariele, Amani and Selwyn learn that Arcaito can sense other creatures within his territory, but that if the party are careful and don't cause too much drama he won't be consciously aware of their presence specifically. It might be possible to get in, find Kieran's target, and get out without being caught. Amani is worried by the mere possibility of needing to confront Arcaito, believing they are not yet strong enough.
Basil receives a letter from Lord Lyrelle. Well, it's not from Lyrelle, but it was sent to him and addressed to Basil. Opening the letter, Basil discovers it is from a previously unknown cousin named Marigold. Marigold's father didn't want her getting in contact with Basil, but he has recently died and with Basil being her last known relative, she reaches out to find out if the Basil off doing heroic deeds in the north is that very same halfling.
Basil does not reply to the letter, but he tucks it away and decides to visit Sureshelter and talk to Marigold himself.
Khamet plans to set up a meeting between the former fallen angel, current deity Glamori and the party's succubus friends. He heads to The Chipper Chipmunk to run the idea by Will. Here he also encounters Blossom, who asks him to help name her unborn child. Khamet suggests Sabef, after his dead friend.
After gaining Will's consent, Khamet goes to Glamori's shrine and speaks with them. They are a lot easier to speak with than the Everqueen, with their speech feeling like an ordinary mortal conversation. Glamori has sympathy for the fiends, and agrees to speak on the ethereal plane with Will, Blossom, and any others who may be interested in arranging some kind of mutually beneficial deal.
The week rolls on. Kieran is impatient to head south and complete his mission; and finally, the time of Tally's return draws near...
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Post by Thorn on Apr 11, 2023 2:35:09 GMT -5
Session 91: True ColoursKey Notes:*Tally returns to Cai Shaan and reveals the plan for the Shadowsworn drow.
*Iracina attempts to kill Quelyta.
*Cepith and Khamet discuss the former's plan to return to Akhetra. Recap Proper:One week rolls on into the next, and it is the 7th of Jewel by the time Tally, Quelyta and Vicotra return to Cai Shaan. The leaves are already changing colour, although the air remains warm with the final gasps of summer.
The new Party House is nestled between the museum and the Poets Guild, close to the large botanic garden where the Flower Gala took place. The house is a three storey stone building, with two of those storeys being below the ground. The lowest winds into a small network of tunnels of unknown purpose, purposefully sealed in places and long abandoned.
When Tally arrives, the party are gathered in the living area. Kieran is impatient to head to the Grasping Woods in pursuit of his target- they have already delayed here far too long. Selwyn insists that Tally is invaluable and they need to wait for her to return.
Tally announces her presence, having gone unnoticed to even Selwyn's incredible senses. Quelyta and Vicotra head downstairs to where Zenda is passionately banging away at some drums, Khamet having apparently gifted her the free music lessons the guild owed. Meanwhile the party fill Tally in on recent events, and she in turn asks to gather the Shadowsworn together so she can share what was decided at the meeting with the surface drow delegation.
It turns out that the meeting ended with an agreement that Ilvril, Vicotra and Ravtyrr will go to the village first, while Zenda and Iracina remain in Cai Shaan. Quelyta will only move to the village after all five of her companions have settled in, as she does not want to leave any of them alone in a large surface city like Cai Shaan.
Iracina is upset with the decision. Although Tally points out that it was difficult to convince the village to allow any of the Shadowsworn access, Iracina is angry that she was not among those selected. She storms back to their rooms at the palace, Basil accompanying her to resume drow-sitting duty. Khamet checks in on Zenda, but she seems content with the knowledge that other drow will be staying in Cai Shaan with her. She doesn't seem concerned that she wasn't invited to the village.
After all this drama, Khamet goes to find Cepith. The previous night Khamet had a dream of a one-eyed jackal wandering in the desert, a lion at his side. In spite of the sand whipping around them, the scene felt peaceful. Khamet understands that this dream is intended to tell him that Cepith needs to return to Akhetra to restore his connection to Anhur.
It turns out that home has been on Cepith's mind anyway. Khamet insists on returning with him, but Cepith gently reminds his boyfriend that half the party would be dead without him. He needs to see this adventure through. They share a kiss and prepare for this final day together, unsure of when they will see each other again. Cepith promises he will wait for Khamet.
Amani visits the Everqueen to consult her on the possibility of becoming an archfey. The deity helps them understand that because elves were created from the same energy as fey, becoming an archfey would not mean losing their elven nature. However, for the first time Amani considers what it would mean to lose their human connection. It is a big decision and one they don't want to make without careful consideration.
Meanwhile Quelyta Selwyn and Tally; armed with tea, cinnamon rolls and ginger biscuits, pay a visit to Iracina. They want to find out what has her so upset. Basil slips out as they enter the room, grateful for a break from watching the drow. Selwyn encourages Iracina to try a cinnamon roll. He notices the knife in her hand just in time, and summons a fey spirit between her and Quelyta as Iracina goes for the kill. Tally further interposes herself between Quelyta and Iracina.
Frustrated, Iracina drops the knife. At Selwyn's request, she promises to not make another attempt to stab Quelyta. It becomes clear that Iracina was taken in by the Shadow Queen's words and believes that Quelyta is the reason they were dragged to hell by fiends. She wants to get rid of the traitor and return home to the Underdark. Selwyn says nobody is keeping her prisoner, and Iracina challenges the statement: she steps towards the door and asks them if they would stop her if she just walked out of there. Tally points out there are many others out there she could stab. Eventually it is agreed that she will travel south with the party for a few days, and then be permitted to head inland and return to the Underdark.
Amani decides to spend the night with their mother. Here they inquire about her background in an effort to learn more about their human heritage. Amani already knew one of Naila's parents was from Cai and the other from further abroad, but tonight they learn about foods and customs and more besides, with Naila eager to share this side of herself with her child.
After nightfall, Khamet leads Cepith to the beach. Here he reveals a magic potion, which when opened sends colorful bursts of magic into the air. Khamet <3 Cepith, read the words hanging in the sky. "Cepith loves Khamet too," the scarred paladin responds. They make their way back to the house and spend a very loving evening together.
Meanwhile Tally sits alone on the roof of the Party House 2.0. She holds Dreammaker in her hands and thinks about the drow, trapped by their relationship with the Shadow Queen. She wishes she could change that. She wishes they at least had a choice.
The wish takes hold.
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Post by Thorn on Apr 11, 2023 20:03:57 GMT -5
Session 92: Dreams Forged and Broken Key Points:*Tally gives the drow a choice.
*Tally dies and is reincarnated.
*The party discuss different ways to defeat Arcaito.
*The party meet Alva the dragon and Fate, the hag of destiny. Recap Proper:Tally concentrates on the magic ring Dreammaker as she sits alone on the roof of the new Party House. Her thoughts drift to Eaine's drow and how they have suffered: believing there is no other option besides the Shadow Queen, always living in fear of the deity and of each other. For every drow she has met here on the surface- Quelyta, Iracina, even Auzynros- there are relatives below who are dearly missed. Tally herself is unlikely to ever see her dad or her siblings again.
As she focusses she realises that she can feel these drow. Their energy flows through her and mingles with her own ki, natural as anything. She wishes they could have a choice? She gives them a choice.
The last thing Tally sees is Dreammaker shattering in her hand.
Inside the house Selwyn is woken by the sound of something hitting the ground heavily outside. He rouses Khamet and goes to investigate, Kieran following close behind.
Selwyn finds Tally unmoving on the ground. She seems to have fallen off the roof. Selwyn realises Tally is dead. It is too late for Khamet to use revivify, and Selwyn doesn't have the necessary components for a reincarnate spell. Selwyn does what he can to revive Tally through non-magical means, but to no avail. He and Khamet start to panic.
It seems impossible that Tally would just fall off a roof, nimble as she is. The group discuss the possibility she was murdered. Remaining calm, Agent Kieran searches the area for clues. He finds some small broken pieces of metal, and seals them away in a bag for later inspection. Both he and Selwyn confirm there are no visible wounds on Tally's body. Whatever killed her was not a physical blow.
The party eventually cobble together a plan. They put sunglasses on Tally and stick her on Selwyn's back, with Quelyta holding her arm and pretending to be her partner, for reasons Khamet only half explains. They make for the Everqueen's Temple, with the intention of finding the components for reincarnate. It could be their only chance.
While the party overwhelm a tired human acolyte with their problems, Quelyta continues on to Naila's home to inform Amani of the situation. By the time the duo arrive at the temple, a priest capable of casting speak with dead has joined the party and is preparing Tally's body for the spell. Amani identifies the fragments of metal in Kieran's possession as the remnants of Dreammaker. Enraged, Khamet accuses Will of killing Tally.
But there is no time for that right now. The spell is cast, and the priest steps back and informs the party they have five questions. First they ask the obvious: what happened to her? Tally isn't aware of much besides making the initial wish, but she is able to inform her companions that she is currently in a dark space with the Shadow Queen. Tally has managed to free the souls of 26 deceased drow from her grasp, and says that she is spiritually flipping off the deity. The party also ask if Tally actually wants to be revived. Glancing at the spirits clinging desperately to her, Tally knows that she can do nothing more for them while in this place. She tells the party that yes, she would like to return to the world of the living.
The priest having left the room, Selwyn decides to take the plunge. He has never cast reincarnate before, and he lacks all the material components, but with Khamet's help perhaps they can do this. He focusses on Tally and on his own connection to the spirits of nature, from which he draws his power. On the floor beneath his free hand, a new shape takes form.
Selwyn has done his best to recreate Tally, but reincarnate is a difficult spell to master at the best of times. The figure resembles Tally, but her skin and hair are desaturated. Her hair is lank and longer than it was previously and, as she sits up, she seems a little taller than before. The party rush to embrace her. Selwyn apologises profusely for not being able to bring her back exactly as she was. Tally is just impressed that he managed to create 'a me' (as she phrases it) at all! Khamet ruminates on the idea that he and Selwyn are now Tally's dads...
The party decide to return to the Party House. Quelyta points out that they still need to decide what to do with Tally's old body. While most of the party are uncomfortable with this situation, Tally loots her old meat suit to recover the clothes and items that were on her person. The body is slung over Selwyn's back and, while Amani returns to Naila's, the rest of the party head back to the party house. They can decide what to do with the body tomorrow: for now, they need to get what rest they can.
Khamet joins Tally in her room and reads her the story of Speedy and Mankarah. They are soon joined by Quelyta. Quelyta explains to Tally that her companions (besides Iracina) all had the same dream: a vision of Tally freeing spirits from the Shadow Queen. All drow now know they have the choice to be free of her, and they all know that Tally is the one responsible. Tally will have to get used to being popular very quickly.
Looking right at Quelyta, Tally tells her that she wanted to make things better for the next generation. Quelyta tenses, her gaze conspicuously flickering to Khamet. As Khamet enthuses about how much better life is going to be for the drow now, Quelyta remains stony faced, before ultimately excusing herself. Khamet wonders if he said something wrong.
Tally is worried that something isn't right. She doesn't look exactly how she used to. Khamet reassures her by saying "well, at least you're not green!" Tally wonders how she would look if she was green. And suddenly, her skin becomes green. And then blue. And then at Khamet's request, a twin to his own moustache appears on her arm. Tally can choose how they look far beyond what the Everqueen's blessing allows. This is new.
Amani joins the party the following morning. They spend two hours burying Tally's old body in their backyard. Tally still wants to apologise to Will for the destruction of Dreammaker, and so the party agree to meet back and leave the city early afternoon.
The moment of departure is close at hand! Kieran is pleased.
Tally, Selwyn, Cepith, Amani and Khamet head to the Chipper Chipmunk. Will is sad to hear of Dreammaker's destruction. Tally offers to fulfill Love's wishes herself, but Will tells her there is no need: it is his own responsibility to make things up to Love after being absent all her life. Amani mentions that Naila could put the ring back together, but it would be non-magical. However, that's an option if he wants a sentimental keepsake. Not being particularly sentimental about Dreammaker in and of itself, Will declines the offer. He tell the party he hopes to see them again- he'll be in Lustross with Yuri for the foreseeable future, with regular visits to Love in nearby Thessantal.
As they make their way back to the others, Cepith tightly grips Khamet's hand. Soon they will be separated and they don't know how long it will be before they see each other again. Khamet suggests that when he returns home from his adventure, he and Cepith visit Valdrona together. Cepith says he'd like that.
Amani says goodbye to Naila. It is hard for Naila to see Amani heading out again so soon, but they promise to keep in contact this time. She implores them to look after themself. Mother and child embrace: same as the paladin boyfriends, they don't quite know when they will next see each other.
Khamet kisses Cepith goodbye in front of Kieran and the rest of the Disaster Party. The paladin starting to open himself up to others is a touching moment before the party set out on their journey. However, it is soon interrupted by Khamet angrily realising that Iracina is travelling with them.
Tally and Selwyn hadn't told anyone else about this, apparently.
The ensuing argument ends with Khamet insisting he will go into the Underdark with Iracina, since she says it won't be dangerous to her. Tally and others try to talk him out of this, as it would certainly be dangerous to him. Khamet is nothing if not stubborn. He maintains that when Iracina splits ways with the party, he will leave with her and descend into the Underdark.
Kieran just wants to get moving. It's been well over a week since he requested the party's aid, and they have yet to leave Cai Shaan.
So it comes to pass that on the afternoon of the 8th of Jewel 15003, the Disaster Party leave Cai Shaan, bound south for Ur Zaihar and ultimately the Grasping Woods.
The day passes uneventfully, and before long it is time to make camp. Tally is exhausted and in need of genuine sleep. In dreams she is once more before the Shadow Queen, a void drawing everything into its depths. Everything, that is, except for Tally herself. Tally moves closer of her own accord, and is hit once again with the rage, pain and fear of the dark deity. Tally backs away and, unable to find a nook to meditate in or really any physical space in which to pass the time, she sinks down and does some astral push-ups. The deity continues to silently rage before her.
During Amani's watch, they notice that Kieran is also awake. He says that he can't sleep, and is used to keeping watch alone. Deciding to let him take this shift, Amani reaches out to Night's Peace. The pair talk about the path ahead, and Amani indicates that they might not want to become an archfey, as it would mean losing their humanity. Night's Peace is afraid. One day Amani will die and she will be alone again! Amani doesn't think their death needs to mean her loneliness. They ask her what exactly happened to Illastra Noctuo; her sister, whose magic runs in Amani's veins. Perhaps she can be woken and the night archfey can have each other once more?
Night's Peace says that her sister was greatly weakened by Arcaito a long time ago. She is now in a magical slumber. If she could only regain her energy she could wake up, but Arcaito watches over her possessively and he will never allow that to happen. Amani wonders if they could use Arcaito's energy to wake her, after they destroy him. This would mean needing to find a way to transport his essence without having it bind to another being- if it is unable to do this, it will very quickly dissipate.
The pair discuss different ideas. The discussion ends without anything resolved, but at least there are new paths of inquiry for Amani to follow.
The next day, the party continue following the road south. One more night out here before they reach the centaur checkpoint where Myderion and her uncle keep watch. Selwyn is excited to meet these people- he has only ever met centaurs his height, whereas he has heard that these centaurs tower over the rest of the party.
Selwyn notices an elf and a purple-haired humanoid drinking tea by the side of the road, perched on a thick branch that curves back on itself to support them. He greets the pair. Khamet immediately recognises the elf who helped him find 'Lorem' and the demiplanar key all those months ago! He is happy to see her again. Amani and Tally also recognise Fate, the purple-haired fey who tested them on their journey back from Lustross. This is a less happy reunion, as last time they met she set multiple fey on them (including Turquoise) in an effort to test how powerful they were.
Fate seems more relaxed today. The elf, Alva, takes the lead and invites the party back to her home for tea. Tea seems to be the favored drink of elves and fey alike. She leads them to a ramshackle cottage, cosy and yet large enough to fit the whole group inside.
Here the party also meet Kavrala and Galaeris, the two bandits Amani Tally and Basil recall releasing after they fought Volan's bandit crew. Multicolored stained glass patterns pass over their flesh, and there is a gleam to them that Amani recognises as feytouched. It turns out that after they were released, the duo ran into troublesome fey in the woods, but were rescued by Alva. They now live with Alva while they recover, but it will take some time. Alva isn't sure exactly how long, but in the meantime they seem happy enough to be here drinking tea with her.
Alva offhandedly mentions that Tally is fey, which is news to the entire party (Tally included.)
They ask what type of fey Tally is. It's not that simple- different names for fey are often nothing more than points of reference for humanoids, as fey themselves are very fluid and define themselves by their domains- such as ocean fey, fey of the deep forests, and night fey. Tally, as a form conjured for a humanoid soul out of fey energy manipulated by Selwyn, does not have a domain. Her shape-shifting abilities are limited in comparison to most fey. Alva and Fate liken her to humanoid shape-shifters, sometimes called changelings or doppelgangers.
Fate talks a little about hags, a term with connotations she doesn't like but which is a term used by mortals to describe beings like herself. These beings are fey (or mortals who become fey) who are trapped into a specific purpose, often as a punishment. Fate's purpose is to survey and test those who are particularly tied up in fate, who have the power to steer the future towards any of several different fates with their actions. Fate knows another hag who guards a sea cave near Cai Shaan, and believes the hag's current incarnation to be a mortal who took up the role from its previous occupant. That hag's role is purely to serve as guardian of this one specific cave.
The discussion turns to the problem of Arcaito. To kill him, they would need to acquire his true name. Such names are known by spirits of life and death. Tally recalls encountering one of these when she first died, before she was pulled to the Shadow Queen. A voice told her it couldn't keep her away from the Shadow Queen forever, and that she should take a moment to rest and recuperate before the meeting. Amani once heard a tale about a spirit of life and death who gave a hostile archfey's true name to mortals, and that act was enough to frighten the archfey away.
It is not easy to acquire a true name from a spirit of life and death. Besides that, the only person to have ever killed an archfey with their true name died in the process. Vystris was destroyed, but so too was the wizard who wielded her name. Alva suggests the party think of Arcaito more as a force of nature than a being that can be killed- that is, they should try to divert his attention elsewhere to stop him unleashing his destructive tendencies on this realm. Amani suggests that trapping Arcaito somehow, or putting him into the same state that Illastra Noctuo is currently in, might be a better course of action for the party to pursue. It might even be less dangerous to kill him if they can do something like this first.
Sprinkles was trapped inside the Ball Jail for a long time, but they are a very minor fey. Would it be possible to do this to Arcaito? Fate doesn't think so, but she can't say for certain. It's worth exploring all their options. However, she does tell the party that she is confident they will succeed in defeating Arcaito, whatever form that defeat ultimately takes. She knows that much.
It is during this conversation that Alva reveals her true form: she is a blue and purple dragon about the size of a horse, with huge butterfly wings extending from her back. Selwyn squeals in excitement- he has never seen a dragon like this before! While Alva is not herself a fey, she has spent a lot of time among the fey, and so has seen many of their ways. Her butterfly wings are just one mark the feywild has left on her.
The party decide to have a short rest here at the cottage, drinking tea brewed by Alva and mulling over their options. Kieran just wants to get on with it and complete his mission, but at least they're not in Cai Shaan anymore. The group have made more progress today than in the past week combined.
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Post by Thorn on Apr 18, 2023 7:42:04 GMT -5
A little over four days until Euroatlantis. See you folks then!
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Post by Thorn on Apr 18, 2023 19:57:56 GMT -5
Last minute reschedule! Instead of EuroAtlantis Feytouched this weekend, we will play through the first part of our three-part mini-adventure: The End.
Can our party of dubiously human heroes escape the end of the world as they know it? Or are they doomed to be lost forever among the nothingness? Let's find out!
The next Feytouched session will instead be on the 6/05/23.
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Post by Thorn on Apr 20, 2023 17:15:26 GMT -5
Two days until The End: part one! See you then as Mary, Nika, Alastor, Prime, Meadow, Primadine and Howard try to escape the end of the world!
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Post by Thorn on Apr 22, 2023 17:18:56 GMT -5
Today we met a brand new party of heroes! The Sandwich Squad (name not endorsed by anyone besides myself): working together to escape a dying plane and find a home in a new one! Our party consists of: Primadine (he/him): the artificer. Meadow's father. Before the end of the world his job was doing repairs for others, and he also preserved historical knowledge passed down from his ancestors.
Meadow (they/them): the cleric. They are totally fine! No plants growing on their body whatsoever! Primadine is their father.
Alastor (he/him): the druid. Also totally fine. All these mushrooms are supposed to be here.
Prime (any pronouns, including it/its): the monk. Good at beating things up. Bad at emotions. Also very much undead.
Mary (she/her): the warlock. Bound to a sentient sun called the Cold Light, which has vanished from the sky but journeys with her still.
Nika (she/her): the paladin. She swore an oath on the Cold Light to protect those she could and avenge the rest. Nothing will keep her from seeing her companions to a new world.
Howard (he/him): the rogue. Along for the ride until he can claim on the insurance payout for the Last Tower.
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Post by Thorn on May 1, 2023 5:14:14 GMT -5
Under a week until EuroAtlantis, friends! We'll be back to our usual group of nerds as they journey south to the forests of Ur, the village of Sureshelter, and even the realm of the archfey Arcaito. Join me Saturday to see what happens next!
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Post by Thorn on May 2, 2023 15:17:55 GMT -5
Four days until Euroatlantis!
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Post by Thorn on May 4, 2023 22:04:41 GMT -5
Two days until Euroatlantis folks! See you very soon.
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Post by Thorn on May 6, 2023 5:46:44 GMT -5
EuroAtlantis in under twelve hours! Be there or be square! (or be Thundy and Celes, and be elsewhere!)
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Post by Thorn on May 6, 2023 20:37:41 GMT -5
Session 93: Names Learned!
Umdias (he/him): a forest giant who tried to eat Khamet. Khamet is trying to teach him about farming and ethics.
Roito (he/him): a teenage centaur from Plutonea's herd.
Sylia (she/her): another teenage centaur. Like Roito, she is learning the ropes from Myderion so she can help travelers find the centaurs!
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