Best of Both Worlds, 20190119

This was an adventure in the Best of Both Worlds (BBW) "world-traveling campaign" ran on 2019 Jan. 19. While BBW actually overlapped and included parts of many other campaigns; only those with events on Edyleine are listed here. Note that this game session does not show the distinction between PCs and NPCs.
== Game Master ==
* Alden Loveshade
== Main Characters ==
=== Personnel of the Dream Lady ===
* Abelard d'Pésni: Navy Capitaine
* Alere Lyeiss: Lieutenant and First Mate
* Dia Hadleys, Army Centurion, Abelard's second wife
* Willow Hadleys: Journeyman Mage, Abelard's 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 Magus
* Yaritza la Abridora: Warrior-Priestess 
== Events ==
=== 1738 ===
Ulthrane 45 (Restingday)/Feb. 15, Year 38 of Justin VII (Monday): Lieutenant Abelard d'Pésni of the Navy of the Barony of Skulas of the Empire of Adania on Zamora was promoted to Capitaine.  He was given charge of the ship Dream Lady.  Like the Jasmine Moth on which he had most recently served as first mate, the ship was primarily intended for travel and exploration by land and by sea rather than war, but did have decent defense.  His crew had people skilled on both land and sea.  He requested and was granted Lieutenant Alere Lyeiss as his first mate.  He was allowed to keep many who had been assigned to him before.  These included his wife Army Centurion Dia Hadleys, his 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.  (Best of Both Worlds 2019 01 19)
Flowering 30 (Landsday, Padrig's Day)/March 17, Year 38 of Justin VII: Master Severin Miráge Renáte Jermaine, Prime Wizard of the Barony of Skulas, Empire of Adania, had had an urgent meeting with navy officials.  He believed that the coordinates of the legendary Seagate had been determined, and it would open in eight days, the first day of the year.  He wanted three ships sent out to coordinate together and explore, but naval officials said they could not spare three ships at that time.  As a result, the lone ship Dream Lady of the Barony of Skulas, Empire of Adania, on Zamora was sent to sea.  The crew included Capitaine Abelard d'Pésni, Lieutenant Alere Lyeiss, Journeyman Mage Willow Hadleys, Navy Matelot Hildireth d'Pésni, Navy Mage Quartier-maître Thanea the Tracer, Army Ranger Centurion Sara of Greenrock, and Army physician Centurion Abigejla Leonière.  The ship headed north aided by magic.  (Best of Both Worlds 2019 01 19)
Flowering 38 (Mustering)/March 25, Year 39 of Justin VII (Friday): Early in the morning of the first day of the year, Journeyman Mage Willow Hadleys was on deck on board the ship Dream Lady of the Barony of Skulas, Empire of Adania, on planet Zamora.  She noticed a strange glistening in the general area the ship had been sent to investigate.  Navy Mage Quartier-maître Thanea the Tracer believed it was the phenomenon they had been sent to investigate, so the ship moved toward it.  While the glistening disappeared, they continued in the same direction.  After a while, they saw that a small portion of the sea had a somewhat different shade than the rest.  When the circled the area, they found the sea looked normal.  They believed it was a portal, a gate at sea that legend had named Seagate.  It was said to open on the first day of spring, the first day of the year, which it now was.  The concern was they did not know how long it would stay open, or when it would open again.  Capitaine Abelard consulted with his crew.  With their advice and general consent, they decided to take the ship through the gate before the sun set, which would be soon.
The ship Dream Lady of the Navy of the Barony of Skulas found itself on an ocean that looked not quite right to experienced naval eyes.  Looking back, in the area of the sea through which they had just passed the sea looked normal to them.  They believed this was the legendary Seagate.  They performed some tests, but the sun was lowering--in a somewhat different direction.  They decided to stay in the same area during the night.  (Best of Both Worlds 2019 01 19)
Flowering 39 (Landsday)/March 26, Year 39 of Justin VII (Saturday): The crew of the naval ship Dream Lady discovered what they had feared--there was no sign of the area through which they had passed.  They believed they had passed through Seagate, and it was now closed.  They decided to stay in the same area, hoping it would reopen.  (Best of Both Worlds 2019 01 19)
Flowering 42 (Sweatingday)/Gillihís 42 (Seisdía)/March 29, Year 39 of Justin VII (Tuesday): The crew of the naval ship Dream Lady saw no sign of Seagate opening.  They believed they could sit in the area indefinitely, and that it would be as likely to open a week or month later than then.  So they sailed searching for land.  (Best of Both Worlds 2019 01 19)
Flowering 45 (Resting Day, Madcap)/Gillihís 45 (Nudia)/April 1, Year 39 of Justin VII (Tuesday): The crew of the naval ship Dream Lady, having seen land late in the previous day, approached it in the morning.  They found a rough port with some boats, and landed at a place unknown to them.  A couple of people spoke to them in an unknown language and wore clothing many of the crew found odd.  Some had their faces painted white with other colors and wore brightly colored clothes; some of these seemed to attempt gymnastic maneuvers that often failed.  Someone was summoned, and looked at their ship, seeming to be puzzled.  The locals seemed to invite them to disembark. Lieutenant Alere Lyeiss and other crew members stayed on board ship while Capitaine Abelard d'Pésni, Journeyman Mage Willow Hadleys, Navy Matelot Hildireth d'Pésni, Navy Mage Quartier-maître Thanea the Tracer, Army Ranger Centurion Sara of Greenrock, and Army physician Centurion Abigejla Leonière left the ship.  They saw some children who were dressed in what seemed to be a formal fashion, while some adults wore a wrapped cloth around their loins.  People danced and played music.  The crew debated over whether this was the locals' means of showing greeting, if ir was a celebration of some type, or if this was these people's typical behavior.  The crew tried to be civil, and some of them participated in the activities.  They seemed to be invited to stay the night, but instead returned to their ship.  (Best of Both Worlds 2019 01 19)
Heris 1 (Godsday, Edyl)/ Scotís (Undia): The crew of the Dream Lady was met with a small delegation.  They noted that the people were dressed significantly differently than the people they had seen the previous day, even though some of them were the same people.  One they did not recognize was an older man and older woman who seemed to be well-dressed and who attempted to speak with them with no success.  The woman gestured in a way they did not understand.  Then she and another person seemed to try to talk to each other but their words sounded very different as if they were speaking a different language.  Then the women mumbled a few words and gestured; her speech then sounded similar to that of the other person, and they seemed to have a conversation.  She then looked to the crew.
Capitaine Abelard d'Pésni told his crew he thought the woman was showing that she could speak with them if they allowed her to use some form of magic.  He asked for a volunteer to try it, and Army physician Centurion Abigejla Leonière volunteered.  Abelard said he did not want to take that chance with his physician because if something went wrong she'd be needed for healing.  Gunnar d'Obs volunteered as did Navy Matelot Hildireth d'Pésni; Abelard chose Hildireth.  The woman did indeed cast a spell, and Hildireth was able to understand the locals.  She told the rest of the crew what she learned.
The woman was a mage named Thae Asino, and they were in the city or village (she wasn't sure which) of Kerasta Oeste or West Kerasta.  The man who was with her was Benito Tores, the local mayor.  Kerasta Oeste had a lot of fishing, and got some but not many visitors.  Abelard told Hildireth she could mention their empire, but to mention nothing of them coming through Seagate.  The group learned the previous day was a festival borrowed from an empire called the Empire of Trynser, and that the dress and activities were not typical.  They also learned they came on the Easthern Sithonian Ocean and were on the north coast of Millisymph oeste or West Millisymph of the nation of Millisymph (during part of this, Thae spoke a few words in a language that was barely understood).  There was a city named Kerasta in the empire from which this one had gotten its name.  Neither Thae nor anyone else consulted had heard of the Empire of Adania.  Hildireth asked how long she would be able to understand the language which was called Thisslam, and Thae proudly said she could maintain it as long as she was close and awake.
On board ship, the crew of Dream Lady discussed their situation during the evening.  They decided that they were sent to explore Seagate, that they did not know when they could return, and that being here was part of their exploration.  So they would continue to learn about Millisymph and the world they were on which was called Edyleine, although they believed magical language translation mistranslated it as being not a planet but a moon.  (Best of Both Worlds 2019 01 19)
Heris 8 (Lordsday)/Scotís 8 (Odía): Mistress Magus Mojarósa and Warrior-Priestess Yaritza la Abridora arrived in the fishing village of Kerasta Oeste.  Members of the crew of the Dream Lady who knew them on Zamora were very surprised to see them in a different world.  The two talked with the crew who were Capitaine Abelard d'Pésni, Lieutenant Alere Lyeiss, Journeyman Mage Willow Hadleys, Navy Matelot Hildireth d'Pésni, Navy Mage Quartier-maître Thanea the Tracer, Army Ranger Centurion Sara of Greenrock, Army physician Centurion Abigejla Leonière, and others.
The crew of the Dream Lady learned that Seagate was considered a legendary if not mythical gate.  Mojarósa said that the Milspar district of Montículo Perlat (Pearl Mound) was likely named not after pearls as many thought, but after Mistress Perlat de puerta del mar (Pearl of Seagate) who had settled there during the early years of the ancient empire of Arumelia.  They told Mojarósa what they had heard and experienced with the gate.  Mojarósa said she would like to go back to that area if they were willing to show her.  Abelard was against the idea, and said that they had already decided to learn of Edyleine rather than sit in the ocean for who knew how long waiting for a gate to maybe open someday.  Mojarósa said there wasn't much they could learn if they didn't know any of the languages.  But she and Yaritza could help them learn the local language and about Edyleine and its cultures if they traveled to the area of the gate together.  Otherwise they would be staying in a fishing village where only one of them could speak to someone else at a time, which with over eight people would take over eight times as long to learn.  Abelard and most of the crew agreed.  (Best of Both Worlds 2019 01 19)
Heris 11 (Mustering)/Scotís 11 (Dosdía): The crew of the Dream Lady went to sea with passengers Mistress Magus Mojarósa and Warrior-Priestess Yaritza la Abridora.  They searched for the legendary passage the ship had passed through called "Seagate."  (Best of Both Worlds 2019 01 19)
Heris 14 (Middleday)/Scotís 14 (Quadía): The naval ship Dream Lady reached an area they thought was near the world-reaching gate they had traveled through not long before it closed.  After a while, they saw a small school of fish that looked like those from the world of Zamora, but that the natives thought were not local.  After a while, Mojarósa said she believed she found the gate.  But she said it was closed.  They discussed it, and decided that as it was open on the first day of the Adanian year (the first day of spring), and legends reported it was found open on the first day of spring, it might be set to open at that time each year.  But that was nearly a year away.  (Best of Both Worlds 2019 01 19)
Heris 15 (Sweatingday)/Scotís 14 (Seisdía): The crew of the naval ship Dream Lady decided to "mark the spot" where they believed Seagate was, but to do it in a way that would be unlikely to be found.  They returned to Millisymph which they suspected would be their home for a while.  (Best of Both Worlds 2019 01 19)
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