Best of Both Worlds, 20200726

This Best of Both Worlds (BBW) "world-traveling campaign" was run on 26 July 2020. While BBW actually overlapped and included parts of many other campaigns; only those with events on Edyleine are listed here. Note that by design the game sessions do not show the distinction between PCs and NPCs.
Note that, to keep the timeline in game-time chronological order, a segment played on this date is posted with the previous session.
==Game Master==
*Miley Spears
== Main Characters ==
=== Personnel of the Dream Lady ===
* Abelard d'Pésni: Navy Capitaine
* Simon Rousseau: Lieutenant and First Mate
* Dia Hadleys: Army Centurion, Abelard's second wife
* Willow Hadleys: Journeyman Mage, Abelard's first wife, Dia's sister
* Hildireth d'Pésni: Navy Matelot, Abelard and Dia's daughter
* Thanea the Tracer: Navy Mage Quartier-maître
* Sara of Greenrock: Army ranger Centurion
* Abigejla Leonière: Army physician Centurion
=== Other Personnel ===
* Mojarósa: mistress mage of Milspar, Millisymph
* Tawnia of the Twin Towers: journeyman mage
* Titiana of the Twin Towers: journeyman mage
* Yaritza la Abridora: warrior-priestess of Samorojia
== Events ==
=== 1742 ===
Heris 37 (Godsday)/Scotís 37 (Undía) (Festival of Willethia): Rei Geraldo VII, king of Millisymph, celebrated El Festival de Willethia in Milspar with his family.  These included his mother, Princesa Regent Marisol de San Marino, and younger siblngs brother Conde Pancho de San Marino and sister Condesa Sierra Milspar.  His older half-sister Dulce Fulmando and older half-brother Jaxemo Escarlato were not present.  Others who were present included Anastacia de Milspar (royal nanny); Nalo de Sombrano (royal tutor); Eracio el Amigo de Conchas (captain of La Sirena Invisible); Sienna Quatra and Vermillion Quatra (journeyman mages/alternate first mates of LSI); Gegial de Puente de Madera and Mojarósa (mistress magi); Fuchsia Almónd, Marrón Almónd, Tawnia of the Twin Towers, and Titiana of the Twin Towers (journeymen magi); and Yaritza la Abridora (warrior-priestess).
From the Barony of Skulas of the Empire of Adania on Zamora, guests included members of the crew of the Dream Lady.  These were Navy Capitaine Abelard d'Pésni, First Mate Lieutenant Simon Rousseau, Army Centurion Dia Hadleys, Abelard's second wife and Dia's sister Journeyman Mage Willow Hadleys, Abelard and Dia's daughter Navy Matelot Hildireth d'Pésni, Navy Mage Quartier-maître Thanea the Tracer, Army Ranger Centurion Sara of Greenrock, and Army physician Centurion Abigejla Leonière.
In honor of the festival, the usual keepers of the house were treated as guests while others served, cleaned, and prepared the meals.  The royal family gave generous donations to charities.  There were also cooking contests, with winners announced for best main dish, best side dish, and best dessert.  A chef for El mesón de la rosa y el cangrejo won for best dessert.
A magical gate was opened to deliver a gift to Princesa Regent Marisol; a guilded carriage pulled by four white horses.  However, when the doors of the carriage were opened, a number of flying monkeys flew out.  Then the horses all changed color.  One became magenta, one cyan, one yellow, and one black.  Then flying demonic monkeys attacked.
Abelard ordered his people to help.  Dia defeated one of the demonic monkeys, as did Sara of Greenrock, who critically injured one.  Simon's first hit on a monkey was a critical hit, and brought it down.  Hildireth was hit in the chest, but defeated a monkey.  Willow was badly injured in the chest, and Abigejla treated her.  Thanea used magic in support.
In the midst of the battle, two of the flying monkeys grabbled Condea Sierra and flew directly with her through the gate.  Mistress Magus Mojarósa; Journeyman Mages Tawnia of the Twin Towers and Titiana of the Twin Towers; and Priestess Yaritza la Abridora followed quickly through the gate--and arrived in the middle of an ocean.  They were without a ship, and Mojarósa was the only one who knew how to swim.
Mojarósa treaded water, Titiana managed to float, but Tawnia and especially Yaritza were in trouble.  Titiana grabbed her sister, and together they floated.  Mojarósa told Yaritza to use her shield as a float, which she did.  But they were still in the middle of an ocean with no ship.  Yaritza said they had to be near the gate they came through, and the group looked, but did not find it.  In spite of being in the water, Mojarósa cast a spell, and found the location of the gate.  She then swam toward it.  After a minute, she reported what she found.
"The good news is that I found the gate, which I believe in Seagate," she said.  "The bad news is I see nothing on the other side but ocean."  She believed the gate still led to Zamora.  The gate usually only opened there on certain days, and this was not one of them.  Tawnia said, "We can't float here forever!"  All agreed.  Yaritza prayed to Goddess Samorojia.
Still in Milspar, Thanea located the floating victims, and was able to send them a signal though the gate.
The four floating received the signal.  They decided, in spite of the difficulty, that their best chance was trying to control the gate to get back to Milspar, following Thanea's signal.  Together, they tried--and succeeded.
Soaking wet and dripping, they returned through the gate to Milspar--with water rushing in and a few fish and a small octopus coming through as well until the gate could be closed.  But the gate resisted closing.  When it finally did, in the water was found a giant, octopus-like creature with a bright scarlet body striped with white.  It grabbed Tawnia.  Abelard and Simon swung at it and hit it.  Unable to fight well outside of the ocean, the octopus creature was apparently killed--and then disappeared, leaving behind the smell of brimstone.
People were in a panic over the missing Condesa Sierra Milspar.  Mojarósa and Thanea and others tried finding her location without success.
Dia looked inside the carriage, and saw a little black dog with long silky hair and small black eyes and nose.  It sniffed, then growled at her, but did not bark.
Some searched the carriage, while avoiding the dog, which did not seem bent on attacking, just growling--although he wagged his tail and barked at anyone of Millisymph.  Simon found a note inside, but could not read it.  Finally, it was found to have been written in High Kastebani.  It said:
"Your Majesty Geraldo VII, King of Millisymph,
"Attend and know that We, Elphadora, Witch of Divoc, have gained possession of your sister, Sierra, Condesa of Milspar.  Condesa Sierra Milspar will be returned to you safe and sound upon the payment of 75,000 Reals.  Please put the payment in the provided carriage and return it through the gate.  The horses of different colors know the way.  May the blessings of Thiazolin be upon you.
"Please, do not attempt to send any of your people to track down Sierra.  Dodo the dog, who came with the carriage, knows the odor of Millisymph.  Dodo must return, for it is his bark that will signal the return of the carriage.
"This notice shall be announced publicly before all those assembled to witness so that the horses of different colors may hear and know to return upon suitable payment.
"Elphadora, Witch of Divoc"
The royal family was very upset about the kidnapping, the attack, the note, and the reference to the Millisymphian "odor."  While Geraldo talked about paying the reward, Princesa Regent Marisol de San Marino said the word of "some witch who talks like she's a princess" could not be trusted.  The family did decide to have the notice read publicly.  When it was finished, the horses whinnied in apparently acknowledgement.
Thiazolin was identified as a legendary demonic five-headed red dragon.  A magical gate in the Labryinth of Prince Lucretius Valarius that led to where the dragon had been sent had been recently opened, but closed.  The gate was in Aborea.
Capitaine Abelard said, "Your Majesty.  I and my people are not from Millisymph.  We can use magical and non-magical means to find Countess Sierra.  We can travel by land and by sea."
Upon some consultation with Princesa Regent Marisol, Rei Geraldo VII agreed to let them try.  Mojarósa and Yaritza also spoke with them privately.
Mojarósa and Thanea both suspected the note and the carriage had come from Aborea.  The crew of the Adanian ship Dream Lady quickly traveled to their docked ship along with Mojarósa, Titiana, Tawnia, and Yaritza.  The Ryjsslmar merchant ship Frihet Drøm (Liberty Dream), under Captain Frothi Eyjolfsson, a former slave, was also docked.  The crew of the merchant ship assisted, allowing Mojarósa, Titiana, Tawnia, and Yaritza aboard with paid passage, while the crew of the Adanian ship Dream Lady returned to their ship.  Both ships headed for Seagate.  (Best of Both Worlds 2020 07 26)
Heris 40 (Hammering)/Scotís 40 (Quadía): The Adanian ship Dream Lady and the Ryjsslmar merchant ship Frihet Drøm (Liberty Dream) arrived at Seatgate.  Gate mages worked to control it; they succeeded.  The ships passed through and came out just off the coast of the city state of Aborea.
Unexpectedly, a giant, octopus-like creature with a bright scarlet body striped with white, also came through.  And, in a roar of fire and lava, a demon came through.  It demanded to be fed.  Mojarósa recognized it as one she had seen on Heris 25 in the recently-opened Felroe's Bitchen' Kitchen in Kasteban.  Mojarósa said it was welcome to eat the giant octopus, but it said it didn't eat other demons; it was a demon, not a cannibal.  The crews of both ships brought it food; it ate and left.  Meanwhile, the octopus creature had swum out to sea.
Yaritza said, "All the recent gates seem to be connected to Hell."  Mojarósa paid both ships for the cost of the food eaten by the demon (which ate quite a lot).
Mojarósa and Thanea each performed magic with the other.  Then the Adanian Dream Lady headed for an Aborean dock, while the Ryjsslmar ship Frihet Drøm (Liberty Dream) headed for the country of Zazimar which was east of Aborea.
The Ryjsslmar ship docked immediately west of Zazimar, where Mojarósa, Titiana, Tawnia, and Yaritza disembarked.  As soon as the ship was out of sight, the four headed quickly for Aborea.  Shortly before the border, the three mages cast a spell on themselves and on Yaritza to remove their scent so they would not smell like Millisymphians.  They then entered Aborea.  They quickly located Thanea, and thus the rest of the crew of the Dream Lady.  The entire group then headed for Temple Gate.  (Best of Both Worlds 2020 07 26)
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