WoDaD Session 32

== Title ==
With a Press of a Button
== Recap ==
Berette explains to Chi Pin and Amros that the Allomad Daybreak Hold received instructions to hunt down ex-Specialist Bran and his party. She and Toldac are trying to slow the mages down but have to be subtle or they'll be targets too. For now, she tells them to get far away; she'll lead the Daybreaks in the other direction. She also tells Percy to look for a constellation, Duna's Spear, which they made up together.
Back with the other two Heroes, Maria calms the wagon seller down. He reveals he knows who they are and what they're doing due to being part of an organization called Videra's Children. Bran recognizes the name as one that owns and operated a shelter that took him in when he first got to Meracyinth; very generous, but not particularly secretive or all-knowing. Maria flashes back to the day she found her caravan slaughtered, when the villager who led her away mentioned Videra's Sight. Elhan the Wagon Seller also mentions that Hammon of the New People's Resistance is part of the organization. Elhan was not supposed to reveal the Children to the party yet so he stops talking and walks away after they buy the wagon. 
The party prepares to travel through the Planar Fog, drawing the haven door on the floor of the wagon and hitching it up to Amros' Nightmare. Amros leads his inter-dimensional horse to this space between worlds while everyone else shelters in the haven. It goes well for a while. but eventually, they're all pulled out of the Fog by a strange elven woman in a frighteningly beautiful forest clearing. The party is separated, each of them having a one-on-one conversation with the woman simultaneously. 
The elf introduces herself as Ana and makes a strange deal with each Hero. They can press a button to instantly become stronger, but a random person in Meracyinth will die. The more of them who press it, the more likely it is that it will be someone they know. Everyone turns her offer down... but Chi Pin fiddles with the button and accidentally presses it. Finally, they're brought back together in the clearing and Ana shares the results. They see a vision of a random gnome named Julian who topples over, dead, in some city. 
Suddenly, they find themselves (with the Nightmare and wagon) in the forest of Thor Aru. They're approached by fast, colorful creatures and Bran creates a protective hut just in case they're a threat. When the arcaniraptors arrive, they just honk at Chi Pin, not particularly threatening, so Bran uses magic to speak to them. The raptors were sent by the Queen to collect the elf (Chi Pin) but can't say why. The party hesitantly follows them into the forest. 
After a bit of walking, the party is ambushed... by a surprise party! The Queen of Thor Aru slides off a T-Rex and announces the return of her daughter, Kalynn Reyavaurus (AKA Chi Pin). Chi Pin is uncertain about what's happening but allows their self-proclaimed mother to lead them into the forest to a hidden tree castle. They feast and party, meeting the druids who tried to steal their animals away last time they passed through the forest in WoDaD Session 21. Suddenly, Chi Pin is tackled by a beautiful elven woman their age who says she was Chi Pin's best friend and acts devastated that they don't remember her.
== Continuity ==
The previous session is WoDaD Session 31. The next session is WoDaD Session 33.
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