WoDaD Session 41

== Title ==
Into the Fire
== Recap ==
After Maria and Thelo refused Boldrei's offer and Bran used Azural Magic to pull them out, Boldrei whispers to the town that she's been missing such pure expression of family. Bran is hurt by the drain of the magic. Before anyone can react much, several gnolls (demonic hyena-like humanoids) stroll into town. They presumably wanted to raid the town but were caught in the barely-still-active anti-violence field of the Font. Alex says that if they dispel the Font now, the gnolls will immediately go on a rampage and slaughter the townsfolk, so they need to figure something out. After some deliberating and investigating the tree at the center of the Font, the party watches as Maria, inspired by Bran, scoops up all the gnolls with a powerful wind spell and presses them into the flaming tree. The gnolls happily burn away and the act of teamwork finishes off the Font. Boldrei says she has missed this, that she is so far, so cold, so gone. 
Freed from the Font, Thelo's family (Farryn, Elfo, Sherris, Eroan, and Neia) reunites with him. Elfo mentions that Eroan, the current eldest child of the Fo's adoptive family, told him the party would be coming to town but not that the party contained Thelo; Eroan says "VC" only tells him so much. Farryn also seemed to know about Morgana and Ulurslef, but this was completely ignored. Meanwhile, everyone tries to get Bran to rest, Maria ignoring the music at the edge of town. Bran ends up handcuffed to his bed but soon uses his Ring of Keys to unlock the manacles and escape in search of Ulurslef, following the music he can now hear. Maria chats with Ileao, who says ey won't allow the party to recruit Debbie as long as Maria is Ill-fated. 
Everyone ends up making their way to the music outside town finally. They find a circus tent full of magical wares on pedestals. The Salesman (a form of Ulurslef's) welcomes them and looks excitedly at Morgana's pinky, mentioning wishing on it.
== Trivia ==
* Maria was able to get rid of the gnolls in one move thanks to Bran's Inspiration and Storm's Birthday Inspiration getting her to a 12+ on Weave Magicka, which she had just made Advanced. It did not hurt that the session was running short on time and the Keeper wanted to get more stuff done.
== Continuity ==
The previous session is WoDaD Session 40. The next session is WoDaD Session 42.