Embers of the Wilds: Episode 26

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==Synopsis==
The party visit the Draconians living near Trog Canyon so Tristelle can perform a song/tale about Silvanothernis. Tsar, the leader of the local draconians, asks Tristelle to deliver a letter to Silvanothernis. Pearl ends up resigning as Henrietta's apprentice amicably.
The party head north to visit Silvanothernis at Fairport. The party deliver the letter to Silvanothernis, who is not pleased by the draconian offer to purchase dragon eggs. The party then head into town where Tristelle meets her Aquatic Elf father, Aquinas, for the first time. Aquinas gifts Tristelle a magical necklace before leaving.
Pearl then confirms that she doesn't have a charm or curse on her at a temple of Agepa.
==Recap==
===28th November, Year 20 - Draconian Concert===
In Trog Canyon Tristelle prepares for her performance for the Draconians about , the silver dragon. Pearl however is busy doing chores for . Pearl gets some time off, promising to work back afterwards for longer hours.
The two head to the Draconian Tower to the West of Trog Canyon. On the way Pearl casts on Tristelle so all the Draconians will understand her song. The party then pass the watch tower and head into the Draconian Camp. 
The party meet with a pair of Draconians guarding their canyon. Tristelle explains she is to share lore about Silvanothernis, so the leader, the bozak draconian is summoned to talk with the party. Tsar invites the party into their lair.
Inside the Draconians's cave are a multitude of Draconians, grouped together by their types. There are also 3 sivak draconians (silver) that the party haven't seen before.
Tristelle, using her Bone Lyre, gives her performance before the crowd. The Draconians are enraptured by the story and move in close to listen better. When the story ends the crowd ask many questions of Tristelle. Tristelle answers the best she can. She can produces an illusion of Silvanothernis for the Draconians to look upon. Tsar asks Tristelle to deliver a letter and she agrees. Tsar then pays Tristelle for her performance.
Tristelle uses the spell to ask Tsar if they could speak in private. Tsar goes alone with the party out of the cave to talk with them. Tristelle asks about the best way to deal with a magically charmed person, and Tsar advises death is the best cure. Tsar also knows that clerics have the ability to remove curses as well. Tristelle thanks Tsar for his advice before leaving with Pearl back to Trog Canyon.
Tristelle inspects the coins she was given by Tsar (25 silver 25 gold). Tristelle notes the coins are from a wide region, not from a single mint, including coins from regions far away.
===28th November, Year 20 - End of the Apprenticeship===
Once back in Trog Canyon, Pearl returns to her work for Henrietta. Tristelle sees that most of it is busy work and not wizard training so tries to get members of her fan club to help out Henrietta to give Pearl some more free time. The fan club happily accepts Tristelle's request.
The fan club arrive at Henrietta's house and ask about becoming apprentices. Henrietta tests their logic & intelligence before sending them away. Pearl wonders if they can be used for the busy work while she and Henrietta get to the magical experiments. Henrietta explains the purpose of the busy work, pointing out they were so Pearl would understand how to choose spell components and judge them for their quality. Henrietta worries that Pearl, as someone who has had adventures, doesn't have the patience for the boring and laborious side of learning magic. Henrietta and Pearl discuss frankly the requirements of being a wizard against that of being a sorcerer and Pearl for the moment can't commit to the Wizard lifestyle. Pearl ends up resigning as Henrietta's apprentice amicably.
Henrietta ends up hiring Tristelle's fan club to do the busy work for her.
===29th November - Tavern Talk===
Pearl and Tristelle talk in the tavern about Pearl's no longer learning to be a wizard, and her hope to learn how to use magic without being a risk to everyone around her.
===1st December - Letter in the Rain===
It starts to rain constantly in Trog Canyon. Late at night the Draconians deliver the letter to the town guard to give to Tristelle, but the town guard give it to Pearl instead. The letter is the one the Draconians want the party to deliver to Pearl tries to read the letter but it isn't in any language Pearl knows. Pearl shows the letter to her mother who also doesn't recognise the language.
===2nd December - Trying to Understand Draconic 1===
Pearl meets up with Tristelle and talk about the letter. Tristelle casts and finds the letter isn't magical. Pearl still has the Gate spell on her, but it is fainter but more widespread.
The party take the letter to Henrietta. Henrietta identifies the language as Draconic. Henrietta says a spell could read the letter. Pearl used to have that spell, but swapped it for . Pearl decides to try to ask Comprehend Languages using her Reckless Casting. Henrietta advises that Pearl do it away from buildings, but the rain will stop things from burning down.
The party meet up at Pearl's old house on the edge of town. Pearl uses her Reckless Casting and fails to Comprehend Languages. Instead the spell fails. 
===3rd December - Trying to Understand Draconic 2===
Back at Pearl's old house the next day, Pearl again tries to cast using Reckless Casting. The magic doesn't go the way Pearl wants, and all her hair grows a foot longer. Tristelle helps Pearl cut the hair short again, but styles it while doing so. It takes all day to fix up Pearl's hair.
The party decide to wait until the rain stops before traveling to Fairport where Silvanothernis resides.
===8th December - Journey in the Rain===
With it still raining on the 8th, the party feel they wasted enough time, and decide to set out from Trog Canyon for Fairport.
The journey is slower than usual because of the wet conditions.
===15th December - Delivering the Letter===
Today is the day the rain finally stops. During the day the party reach Silvanothernis's lair outside of Fairport.
Silvanothernis reveals that the Mayor of Fairport has asked him to enforce a toll on the road to get into Fairport, but won't enact this toll on the party.
Pearl delivers the letter to the Silver Dragon. Silvanothernis reveals the letter is an offer by the Draconians to obtain dragon eggs in exchange for many things. Silvanothernis is offended by this request. The party apologise for delivering such a letter.
===15th December - Tristelle's Father===
The party travel into Fairport proper. With the rain over, the town as sprung to live with activity in the streets and docks.
Fairport is Tristelle's hometown, also where her mother still lives. Pearl asks about Tristelle's relationship with her mother. Their relationship is currently strained. It was difficult for Tristelle's mother to raise Tristelle as a single mother of a half-elf child. Tristelle's mother was strict with Tristelle when she grew up. Tristelle as an adult became a bard and went off on journeys that her mother didn't approve of. Tristelle hasn't seen her mother since she left for Trog Canyon originally in year 19. Tristelle's mother would prefer it is Tristelle's life was more mundane and not filled with danger. 
As the two walk though Fairport, they see a male Aquatic Elf walking in the street. The townsfolk part away from the elf to let him though. The elf is walking in Tristelle direction. Tristelle greets the elf, but the elf just bows before Tristelle. The elf then gives the pearl necklace (20 mother-of-pearls with a seashell in the middle). he is wearing and gives it to Tristelle. The elf then greets Tristelle as his daughter to her surprise and bewilderment. He claims to have been watching Tristelle for some time, and is proud of her accomplishments.
Tristelle is suspicious of the elf, wanting proof that he is her father. The elf named Aquinas has no proof beyond saying that there is no reason to lie about this. Aquinas claims the necklace will magically protect Tristelle. He hopes to meet Tristelle again one day. Aquinas has no interest in meeting with Tristelle's mother, even though she is in town. Aquinas gives his farewells then walks away from Tristelle.
Tristelle and Pearl follow after Aquinas, and he goes straight towards the ocean. As Aquinas walks though town, the town guard intercept him as an outsider. Aquinas uses some sort of Hold Person spell or ability to freeze the lead guard and keeps walking and jumps into the ocean. 
Tristelle puts on the necklace. Tristelle assumes that Aquinas was the one scrying on her.
Tristelle wants to investigate the necklace before visiting her mother. She first goes to a jewellery store to have the necklace appraised. The necklace is high quality, with the beads being pure mother-of-pearl. The shell is a golden-color "spire" mollusc shell. The sale value would be 50 gold. 
Tristelle and Pearl get some inn-rooms. In Tristelle's room she casts . In the air is a moderate amount of ambient magic everywhere. The necklace radiates a strong abjuration magical aura. Tristelle then casts on the Pearl. Amulet of Life Preservation. It will save the wearer's life once before breaking. The amulet has to be attuned before it is used.
===15th December - Cleric of Agepa===
The party visit the Agepa Temple (goddess of the hunt) in Fairport so they can ask about Curses & Charms. In the temple is a cleric of Agepa named Tempe. Tempe is a middle-aged human male, 5'7" 190 lbs. He drunkenly greets the party. Tempe feels unneeded in Fairport due to the lack of hunters here, as people mostly fish instead.
The party ask about removing curses. Tempe says his method is to shoot a blessed arrow at the person who is cursed in order to lift the curse. If the person isn't cursed, they'll just get shot. To detect curse is a ritual that takes 10 minutes.
Tristelle says that Pearl could be cursed by the necromancer . Pearl also mentions the gate spell on herself. Tempe says having a gate spell on someone is like carrying around a doorframe, like being half in one world and half in another.
It will cost 100 gold to detect curse, and 100 gold to remove curse. The party don't have the money at the moment. The party leave the temple.
Pearl comes up with a plan to get Tempe more drunk so he will accept less gold. The party get a high-proof drink and return to the temple. Tempe is happy to share drunks with the party. Tempe continues to commiserate over how he feels of no use to the town and how the temple is rarely used since the war 20 years ago drove the local game away from the town.
Over an hour later Tempe is very drunk. Tristelle casts on the drunken cleric successfully. Tristelle and Pearl convince Tempe to cast the Detect Curse spell on Pearl. It turns out there is no curse on Pearl. 
==Experience==
No experience given during this episode.
Category:Embers of the Wilds Episodes