The Pantheon War Campaign/Session 12

Last Time:
*Tome saw a book burning and now he knows things he shouldn't know and may be (definitely is) light-touched in some way
*Tome has sworn off meat for awhile too as a result of watching the animals burn alive, but especially that one pig that was still alive until it burned to death
*The party went to go pick up Humboldt and find mercenaries that are also off-worlders, Tome think they're Kirvans, everyone one correctly surmised that they're Valdosians
*People have created a mirror relay to reflect the light and expose people to it from afar, the party destroys one of the relay stops after getting Humboldt and while talking with the Valdosians
*This section of the party is going to the capital of Amaranthia in order to meet up with the rest of the party
This Time:
*Elesett & Sunrose are invited out of the empty armory, providing they place themselves in chains
*Kai Te, Gus invited out of house arrest; Gus comes up with some appropriately burnished armor for the occasion of meeting the King
*Matthis' wig has unfortunately been "snatched", but otherwise he has some rather nice barrister robes.
*Interior of the Keep has been burned up; will eventually collapse under its own weight
*The King demands to know why Elesett & Sunrose are here in his Kingdom. The people are talking about them and they are mysterious and concerning
*Elesett says they are here to investigate the city and implies that they are very powerful, and the only reason she has been kept is by Elesett's willingness to reign it in
*The house the king is in has symbols that are reminiscent of the Elvish Triad, but there is also strong evidence of ancestor worship, similar to Atarkia
*Elesett tells the king that the party is brought to places somewhat at random, although we tend to post hoc create post hoc rationalizations for the place being where we are needed the most
**"We are free agents - trying to destroy the city out of our own convictions."
*Elesett lets him know that we came to this planet by the power of Falamar
*Kai, Gus, and Matthis confirm that we are with Elesett and Sunrose in fighting the city
*Upon hearing this, the king becomes far more friendly to us and invites the assembled party to join for dinner. Sunrose sings his origin story, and there's not a dry eye in the house.
Meanwhile:
*Tome & Haruspex debate what to do about their friends, clearly hostages of a hostile king
*Tome is the anti-Batman: normal and in a lot of debt.
*Tome disguises himself as a refugee, but is not very stealthy and gets seen. He throws a rabbit, whose ears windmill through the air. He gets locked into a kiln.
*Haruspex swims. He tries to climb the wall and slips, trying to hoist himself up with his scythe and succeeding only in pulling apart the masonry. He stands underwater holding up the wall for a moment, then props it up temporarily with his scythe. 
*The city guard comes and alerts the King of the dam breaking. The party runs over to try to help. It has buckled enough that water's coming over the top. 
*Elesett goes to start an alternative bonfire on higher ground. A family is bustled out of their homes by the king's guard. They are upset. The house is successfully lit. 
*Sunrose, Gus, and Haruspex try to reinforce the wall. Haruspex ends up holding up the wall himself again, fruitlessly calling over a few townsmen to help. They aren't strong enough; the wall collapses. It kills the townsmen and carries away Haruspex. 
*Tome tries to escape from his kiln and spots Haruspex
*Haruspex's demons tell him everywhere he goes, he causes death. 
*Wes turns the tables and demands an unlucky number from Christophe. Haruspex decides that death is the only thing he's good at.
*Tome sees that Haruspex intends to kill him and slides down into the kiln.
*Haruspex exudes death energy through his hands into the kiln. Tome gets colder, his extremities withering, until all that's left of him is the light of the City. He sees something about its true nature. Then Haruspex kills him.
*Haruspex seeks a new weapon, finding a hoe in a smithy. He uses it to kill the striken blacksmith, violently. 
*Elesett bends the old bonfire up to the new one, bringing its curtain of smoke. The townspeople and king's guard are fearful, and believe she started the flood. Angry and impatient at the uselessness of these partners, she declares she's leaving. The sword will be returned to her once she leaves the city. 
*She, Sunrose, and Gus intercept Haruspex, who is heading back to the city with death on his mind. Elesett observes his transformation into a death-vampire. Haruspex observes Elesett may make a nice snack, if he could manage it. Elesett proposes that Haruspex come back with the group and redirect his violent rage towards the City. Haruspex agrees.
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