Session 118

Synopsis
==Summary==
Kiono casts Rary's Telepathic Bond with Teer for emergency, then leaves for Oceanside. She is taken to Haziz's audience chamber. He sends everyone away, and Kiono tells Haziz everything she knows about Anguish's plans. Haziz expresses that it's too late, revealing that he is actually Orphesia in disguise and that Anguish is also there. Haziz is safe for now, but otherwise not in power presumably. 
Belle is gardening, when an unfamiliar elven butler appears next to her. He delivers three emerald green envelopes, each labeled to her, Esteem, and Teer, then leaves the way he came. The three open the letters, causing a bright emerald flash of light, and Belle and Esteem vanish. Esteem finds himself in a glass sphere, slowly filling with sand. Outside he can see Belle standing on a dais in front of a crystal throne, upon which sits Elizrae. Elizrae explains that she has deciphered the codex, but she still requires Belle's assistance. Belle's core is an incredibly accurate star chart from 1000 years ago, which she can use to triangulate the vault she is seeking. Esteem manages to crack the glass a little, but it will take more effort. It reflects back, however, causing him damage in return. She agrees, because even if he does break out, Esteem will fall into the void of the demiplane. Elizrae shows Belle the coordinates she needs translated, then sends Esteem back to Wolis, though 300 feet above the Burnett estate. Esteem, ascended dragon to be, grows a set of wings in desperation. Unaware of how to use them properly, he manages to slow his fall enough to survive the fall rather handily. Belxari belatedly casts feather fall on him, commenting on how she's had that sort of thing happen to her before, "back when [she] was a vampire." Also Esteem just permanently has an hour of fly speed per day now.
Orphesia tells Kiono to leave, and that Kiono continuing to not interfere in their affairs. Kiono leaves and finds a phone to call Sylmore. She tells him about Haziz, and he encourages her to return home so they can work on it. She does so, returning to Wolis via the Fortune Theatre circle. 
Esteem and Teer debate what to do. Teer can potentially cast Demiplane to get them there, though they have a low chance of successfully getting there. Teer notices Belxari, who says she can probably get them to Elizrae's demiplane. Teer asks how she's been, and she tells him that they've been working on the asteroid thing, as well as introduces herself to Esteem. Teer tells her they're going to the Inner before dealing with the asteroid, and she asks to be invited because she'd like to go. He does so, then asks where Akaros is. The stupid dragon got teleported along with Belle and Esteem oh my gosh.
Belle is trying to be very slow about triangulating the coordinates. It is super easy for her to do, and she realizes that she had been there before in the past. The observatory had at one point been diverted to investigate a stone vault in the middle of the ocean. The survey team had been unable to enter the vault, but had not determined any danger, so had left it alone. She manages to hold off for about five minutes, at which point Elizrae casts a spell which puts her in enormous amounts of pain. Elizrae informs Belle that she doesn't need her to actually do the work, and is more than willing to tear her apart and do the work herself, which motivates Belle enough to go ahead and finish the work at a more rapid pace. Akaros, hiding in Belle, asks if she's okay. He is generally unable to help her, but she is pleased to know that she's not alone. Elizrae casts Wrack again. 
Kiono arrives back at the party and is immediately caught up on the happenings. Belxari gives them a skeleton key to assist in actually accessing the demiplane, and Kiono retrieves the spellbook she got from Elizrae to assist in arriving. 
Belle Guiding Bolts the book, and Elizrae PWKs her. 
As the party is about to teleport, Akaros arrives holding the remains of Belle. Elizrae didn't quite get what she wanted. Aedon, iridescent, arrives from the skies, looming over them. He is Upset about Belle not being Together, used to her Gaze. He is unable to process that Belle is gone. After a brief discussion of their options, Teer uses his Phoenix Cloak to cast True Resurrection on her. Aedon is upset about the fact that they have discovered one of his favorite people died and will die again; they leave to brood on their own. Belle goes to brood in the garden, joined by Scabacca who is soothing. Esteem figures out how to put his wings away, then goes to lie on the ground in front of the brooding fire to brood. Kiono updates Teer and Sylmore on what she discovered in Oceanside, which Sylmore explains that with proof of Haziz being replaced with demons, they can inform Sunholme and an invasion can be done about it. 
==NPCs==
===Returning===
*Anguish
*Lady Dyana Brightblade
*Orphesia
*Elizrae
*Belxari
*Sylmore Burnett
*Aedon
===Mentioned===
*Prince Haziz