How The World Wags

"How The World Wags" is the first episode of Verse 5 of the Ballad of the Nightmare Krew campaign.
==Official Description==
"At long last, the Nightmare Krew achieved what they set out into Wildspace to do: vanquished the Illithid threat, and severed the hand that led them, the Dark One, Vecna. Having briefly sojourned to the Rock of Bräl, picking up a stowaway to ferry home, and having had their fortunes frighteningly accurately read by the charming Desiderium, one last goal remains in sight of the Krew. Tonight, in the wake of eerie visions plaguing the dreams of both Lilith and Ryujin, the Nightmare Krew sails for a familiar and ominous port: Revan, Cordia IV, home of the La Fleur dynasty, the Valtameri legacy, and the very Sage of Necromancy themselves..."
==Plot==
Leaving Bral, the Nightmare Krew prepare for their return to Cordia IV. Supplies are purchased, and Lilith bids farewell to her old friend Erris Delisle. Ryujin and Leonidas spar with Tatsu aboard the ship.
Upon arriving in Nestleton, they learn that Leopold Rittenhask's older brother, Rhykard Emmanuel Rittenhask III, died in the war that has been waging in their absence.
== Post-Session Lore ==
After the end of the gameplay, some elements of Cordia lore were discussed. Namely, there are two main factions in the war: The Revan Pact ("The Pact") and the Golden Concordant. Each faction is made up of three of the six major nations in Cordia. 
=== The Revan Pact ("The Purples") ===
* Amber Cascades
* United Territories of Armania
* Redan (joined halfway through the war)
=== Golden Concordant ("The Golds") ===
* Republic of Godwin
* Rurikin Kjarnarrik
* Jarldom of Borgen (Vargrheim)
==Characters and Locations==
===Player Characters ===
*Desiderium (briefly portrayed by Woody)
*Erris Delisle (briefly portrayed by Woody)
*Ember of a Forgotten Fire
*Fim Fam Doodles
* Kallias Myr
*Leonidas Goldspear II
*Lilith La Fleur
*Rek'Niht aka Thinker*
*Ryujin Valtameri
===NPCs===
*Leopold Rittenhask
*Tatsu Valtameri
*Nærgrøn
*Hugh Thorton
*Eris (mental contact only)
*E. B. Farnum
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*Rhykard Emmanuel Rittenhask II
*Warren Jane Rittenhask
===Locations===
*Bral
*Lucid Dream
*Nestleton
==Tarot Card and RP Warmup==
The tarot card for the episode was The Star, drawn by Will.
The roleplay warmup question was: "What smell reminds your character of home?"
==Notes==
* "How the world wags" is from Shakespeare's As You Like It.
==References==