Session 64

The party begins repairs on Rama va Arel. They also continue to attempt to solve the mystery of Gnareelda and Elizrae's partnership. 
== Summary ==
The party finally arrived back at Rama va Arel. Goon was set to continue working on getting the rest of the Raquesval's systems back online, then he and Kiono would go down into the core to begin repairs on it. Unable to locate Gnareelda and a fair number of her guard, the party asked Dort where they were. He was also unsure, so the party left the outpost to find them. Though they were able to follow her trail for a while in the general direction of Safe Harbor, they eventually lost track of it, and were forced to return. As Veggrek had been tasked with following them, Mingal used his Mirror of the Longing Gaze to make sure he was okay. He did not appear to be injured and was focused on something intently. 
Teer and Kiono returned to Gnareelda's shrine. With her abscent, the pair steal the items that had been in the shrine previously, the jeweled box containing the Void and some money. Mingal convinced six goblins to help them fight in a potential upcoming fight with Elizrae. 
That night, Kiono had one of her prophetic dreams. She was walking the path toward Elizrae's obelisk, but realized that Renn was following the bloody path she left behind. She evaded Renn and arrived at the cave. There, she was attacked by the dragon, rushing to eat her. Kiono could see in the dragon's throat a skull with blue flames rising from the left socket. As she was about to be swallowed up, another Elizrae, this time her humanoid form, appeared and froze the scene in place. She dismissed the dragon, and once again offered Kiono knowledge in exchange for aiding her. She then leaned in for a kiss, which after mild hesitation Kiono accepted. The scene then faded to black. 
The next morning the party had a breakfast of Hero's Feast courtesy of Seresh. Kiono informed the others of part of her dream, telling them about the skull with the blue flaming eye socket. She and Goon then went into Rama va Arel to begin work on repairin gthe core. Kiono began by diverting the power to the targeting system so Teer could designate more specifically who were allies and who was an enemy. Harbinger and Ephemera also went with him in order to show Harbinger what was in the ancient city. Above, Veggrek returned, injured and frightened. He revealed that Gnareelda and Elizrae were definitely working together. A group of adventurers had arrived and killed Gnareelda's guard, then Elizrae had arrived and mesmerized them, and so all three parties were working together against the goblins and party and on their way to Rama va Arel. Sors prayed to Akaros to alert him, and everyone within the city returned to the surface to deal with the expected situation. 
As the party readied themselves, Gnareelda and her brute approached warily. Mingal offered them healing, as they appeared injured. She asked Mingal to go with her elsewhere, alone. Suspicious, Mingal cast Zone of Truth and asked what her goal was. Though she did her best to avoid the question, she ultimately admitted that she wanted Mingal out of the picture, whether through his voluntary departure or his death. She also almost told the party who her patron was, but was stopped. A voice declared that he needed a new puppet, and Gnareelda, now being used very much like a puppet, attacked the group. 
The creature possessing her was defeated swiftly. Shortly after, the adventurers arrived, but did not remember anything after the attack by the thoctar and tabaxi, though they did express concern over their missing party member. In the distance, they were able to see Elizrae take into the air and then teleport away. After a short rest, Gnareelda awoke, feeling empty but otherwise the same as she did before. She remembered nothing about her patron, only that she had been promised power and respect. Seresh suggested that it would make sense to have been Vecna, the Whispered One, who had the ability to erase evidence of his presence when he left those who channeled him. Mingal sat with her while she recovered. 
As a sign of good faith and out of curiosity, Teer sent a message via air elemental to Elizrae, inquiring as to her well-being after they had dislodged Gnareelda's patron. The danger averted, Kiono, Teer, and Seresh returned to the core. While there, Kiono received a message from Elizrae. She had departed on the assumption that Kiono was going to place the shard in the core of Rama va Arel for her. In return she had left a gift for her at her lair. Kiono, conflicted, resolved to go to the lair before fulfilling her end of the bargain. 
Teer took his Melarue figure into Rama va Arel and created a small shrine to her. He prayed to her, asking her to give the descendants of the sky elves a chance to be better than their forefathers. Harbinger, observing, asked if they would choose to return to the gods at all, after their abandonment of their ancestors. Teer explained that he wished to make an attempt to repair that relationship for those who wished to follow them, which Harbinger admitted was a noble goal. He also observed that it was probably a good thing to bring a goddess of light and creation into a place of darkness and death. 
Meanwhile, Sors, Renn, and FOUR went on a walk together. It was a reasonably peaceful outing involving some shenanigans and a large goat. This they killed and brought back for the goblins. The goblins were thrilled, tossing it into the soup pot. Sors was somewhat melancholic, though would not explain why, contenting herself drinking milk from the Anymug. Their supper delivered, Renn attempted to translate the brochure she had received alongside the deed, but was unable to make any notable headway. 
Knowing the party intended to visit Elizrae in the morning, Kiono sneaked out that night to beat them there. She found that the dragon had indeed cleared out, but he had left a book on a table. The book was incredibly magical and would take a long time to properly decipher, and Kiono pocketed it. She also inspected the obelisk for the first time, finding it to have strange writing all over it, but it kept shifting when she attempted to focus on it. The only thing she was able to determine for sure about it, was that it was like a nail in a coffin. She was also able to locate and align the leyline nexus focused in the area before returning to Rama va Arel to sleep. 
== NPCs ==
=== Returning ===
* FOUR
* Dort
* Elizrae
* Harbinger
* Seresh
* Goon
* Veggrek
* Gnareelda 
* Gnareelda's favorite brute
* Meredith "Mary" Blackhammer 
* Mercedes "Thud" Blackhammer 
* Johnny Tsunami
* Nice
* Avara Tianothe
=== Mentioned ===
* Kethryllia 
* Vecna
* Melarue
== Items ==
* The Void (Kiono, from Gnareelda's shrine)
* Money pouch (Kiono, from Gnareelda's shrine)
** 35 gold
** 12 silver
* Jeweled box (Kiono, from Gnareelda's shrine; used to cast Align Leyline)
* Jeweled Box (used to cast Align Leyline)