Session 98

Kiono attempts to strike a deal with Enooto to avoid returning to their village just yet. Afterwards, the party resumes their hunt for the two remaining generals in the Rotspire. 
== Summary ==
The exit is currently on fire, and Saiyo and Matsumae are ready to take Kiono home. Kiono says that she'll return within the month. They form a thin line of flame, as though drawing open a curtain. The dais folds away, leaving a portal between them. There can be heard wood, like a cane or walking stick, rapping on stone. A bent old woman steps through, icy blue eyes and her mouth twisted in a cruel frown. She wears a simple robe and shawl, a gnarled walking stick in one hand. She tells Kiono that her playtime is over and to return. Kiono fearfully backs behind Teer, and Enooto proceeds to crunch and yeet Teer around the room. Belle steps in front of Kiono. Esteem runs up and grapples Enooto; she grabs his wrist and twists him away rather than being grabbed. He attempts to follow through with attacks, and then he too is yeeted behind her. Teer attempts to calm the situation by pulling a gun. Kiono asks for one more month to finish preparing, which Enooto rejects. Esteem runs in for another attack and Enooto just frigging disintegrates him??? Kiono agrees to behave, terrified out of her dang mind. Belle, seeing that none of that just happened, instead offers Kiono her hand to escape. Esteem does another hit, actually landing hits this time. Teer argues that Nox succeeding would ensure that the Devoured could not succeed. Enooto agrees and shakes hands with Teer, leaving the mark of the Devoured burned on his palm. 
Kiono explains to the party that she is the Chosen One of her village and her purpose is to revive the Devoured. She also explains that her intent is to harness the power rather than to properly perform the ritual. Unable to determine how or why they were able to find them in this location, with the chapel being entirely unmarked. The party, unable to do anything more about the situation, decided to move on. They return back the way they came, intent upon eliminating at least one more of the generals below. 
They approach the guards, stating that they have a message to deliver from Haaken. After some back and forth, they manage to get inside. Two of the four guards at the door lead them inside, leading them to a door with two very large, very alive eyes on it. The guard lets them into Anarith's private quarters. There are eight guards in the room including the ones that brought them there, with Anarith floating in the middle of the room. She asks what the disturbance is; the party says that they are and attack. 
After successfully defeating her, the party takes their short rest potions. Kiono casts Blood Transcription on Anarith; Teer finds a secret passage near her bed. As the party makes for the secret passage, they realize they have a decent vantage point to observe the battlefield. Bahamut is locked in combat with the remains of Zamai. Thunder rocks the battlefield as another ascendant dragon appears. They have two sets of thin, delicate wings; a long serpentine neck; and an overall slender dragon with a burning crown circlet burning above her head: Iermora the Clever. She wraps herself around Bahamut, allowing Zamai to go for Bahamut's throat. Tiamat's arrival disrupts her attack, easily ripping the two undead dragons away from Bahamut, her gargantuan size making this a simple task. They share a look, and Tiamat and her dragons join the battle against Nox. The undead footsoldiers have turned to their natural indiscriminate violence, causing chaos in general. 
The party heads down the secret spiral staircase, newer than the rest of the Rotspire appears to be. It leads down to the previous floor. They reach the panel where the stairs lead. On the other side they hear presumably Haaken sobbing over the death of the love of his life. A mook questions that, observing that the two hated each other. Haaken declares it to have been a slow burn, enemies to lovers romance, and demands privacy. The mook leaves, and Haaken immediately opens the door to the secret passage. He's 16 feet tall. He challenges them to combat, to avenge Anarith's death. Teer asks why he is working for Nox; Haaken explains that this was the only group that had hired him that treated him as anything more than dumb muscle. The group offers to get him a new job with people who will treat him with the respect he deserves. He thanks them for the offer, but says he's required to kill them anyway.
== NPCs ==
=== Introduced ===
* Enooto (previously mentioned)
* Anarith (previously mentioned)
* Iermora (previously mentioned; deceased) 
* Haaken (previously mentioned)
=== Returning ===
* Saiyo
* Matsumae
* Bahamut (seen in the distance) 
* Zamai (seen in the distance; deceased)
* Tiamat (seen in the distance)
=== Mentioned ===
* The Devoured
== Items ==
* Tears of Bahamut (4, used by the party)