Session 60

With Rama va Arel powered back on, a whole lot of new problems and solutions present themselves to the party. 
== Summary ==
As Rama va Arel began to rise, the security system turned back on. It detected the goblins, labeling them as intruders, and began to shoot at them with laser turrets. Mingal used Eldritch Blast on some of them and led the goblins that he could out into the courtyard. Kiono, having been perched atop a rocky outcropping, fell when the land began to lurch beneath her. She landed on a tree branch, and was rescued by a chain of goblins. Aboard the Raquesval, an alarm sounded, alerting Sors and Renn to the circumstances. Seresh informed them that Harbinger was now on his way, then launched the pair toward Rama va Arel, his magic allowing them to arrive quickly, but safely. They met up with Mingal, Dort, and Kiono, and exchanged what information they have. Sors attempted to pray to Akaros, telling him that they were all okay, but that Harbinger was on his way and that city was rising. 
Meanwhile, Teer, Ephemera, and Akaros watched the hologram projection of Vayduin Tal'Zergeiros and Kethryllia Tal'Theda. It showed Kethryllia angry with Vayduin for having wrested control of Rama va Arel from them. He explained that the elves deserved whatever hubris they received, and that their weapon was simply a sign of how far they as a race had fallen, rather than progressed. Kethryllia declared that the gods had abandoned them, but Vayduin countered that they had first abandoned the gods. The two kiss, having apparently been lovers before she had married Faethyn. Vayduin and his three warforged turn to enter the core of Rama va Arel. 
Teer then retrieved the projection box they had discovered in the medical bay, which also showed them a projection. Kethryllia and Vayduin were working on something, Vayduin attaching some sort of device to Keth's head. He expressed concern for her safety, the experiment pushing the bounds of magic. She dismissed his concerns, and the projection ended. 
Hoping to distract himself, Teer examined the control board and discovered that because of the breach in the core, it was only putting out 15% of its potential output. The lowered power was enough to raise the facility, but not enough to do much more than that. The two prepared to go through the door to examine the core, but a loud explosion from a room behind attracted their attention. A large warforged, a juggernaut, had blasted through a pair of blast doors they had passed earlier. As it scanned the room, another hologram played, displaying Kethryllia and a half-orc, half-elf wearing sunglasses and a leather jacket. Kethryllia expresses frustration with the leather-clad woman. The woman, Delphenel, the commander of a group called the Banshees, explained several of the gaps in the defenses of Rama va Arel, and that her group was too good to be in charge of defending the facility. She went on to declare that her group would indeed protect them, intentionally messing with Kethryllia. 
As the projection ended, the juggernaut demanded Teer's identification and processed that he had authorization in Rama va Arel. Teer explained that the "intruders" were actually allowed. The juggernaut offered recommendations for repairing the station, then went into standby mode. 
They returned to the core, visible beyond the glass and glowing since its activation, but strange arcs of magic indicated that it was unstable. The glass containing the core was indeed broken in one spot, allowing Ephemera access to the core itself. She found, presumably, Vayduin's remains and that the magical sigils on it had sustained severed damage. Teer examined the control panel in an attempt to figure out how to set Rama va Arel back down, but found that the navigation system was completely broken. The set course for the construct was straight up. 
Hoping for more information, they explored Rama va Arel once more, finding another hologram projector in the hangar, but it was damaged and unable to display the scene properly. Finding no information, they worked back toward the entrance. Ephemera left Teer momentarily to see if she could pick up the laser gun — she could not — and to deliver a slap to the face to Kethryllia's body for being a bad role model for Teer and Evelynn. 
They returned to the medical bay, and were met by another projection, this time of Kethryllia and a projection of Kethryllia. The projection expressed concern about giving her sentinel security clearance. The real Kethryllia explained that she wanted to ensure that if something happened, that the unit could continue to protect her daughter. It was revealed that Kethryllia had uploaded her memories into the mainframe of Rama va Arel, creating the projection in order to oversee and control the facility. The projection ended, but the projected of Kethryllia remained. She questioned Teer's decision to shut down the system's ability to detect threats. She explained also that she remembered the last thing she remembered was being shut down by Vayduin. She asked how Kethyrllia's daughter fared during the Calamity, nearly referring to her as "my daughter" in the process. Teer told the projected Kethryllia of the fate of the sky elves, specifically that of Evelynn. 
They then asked her what Rama va Arel had been built for. They learned that it had the capabilities to deploy sentinels and other warforged, both offensively and defensively, as well as shields and lasers. Beyond that, Teer did not have the security clearance necessary to learn more of the facility's capabilities. She suggested repairing the navigation system, and that it would require someone with a knowledge of the underlying magics of sky elven technology, plus a working knowledge of metalwork. Once she had provided her information, she went into sleep mode in an attempt to reduce the drain on the failing core. Teer then put Rama va Arel itself into a sort of standby mode, which engaged such protocols as to lower the structure back to the ground. 
Outside, the rest of the party had gathered and were debating what to do. Renn spotted a speck on the horizon, but was unable to determine exactly what it was. They decided it would be best to move the goblins back inside Rama va Arel, so Mingal, Renn, and Sors began to head that direction to clear out some of the turrets. On the way, they encountered Gnareelda, herself just escaping the firing zone. Mingal apologized for the mess the party caused, but explained that they were working to remedy the situation. Having no other course of action to propose, Gnareelda reluctantly agreed to help them clear out the turrets. The activity did not last long, as Teer turned off the defensive measures shortly after. They reconvened outside once again to potentially begin moving the goblins inside again. Akaros contacted Sors, telling her to hang on as Rama va Arel began to drop back down to the ground. As this happened, a red speck ejected from the speck in the distance and began heading their way, but faster. Teer and Ephemera joined them shortly. 
The party asked Goon to help repair the navigation system while Seresh continued to keep track of the red speck, which he described as a high energy vessel of some sort. Their information shared, Goon and Teer headed back down into Rama va Arel, while the rest of the party prepared for the arrival of Harbinger. Mingal moved the goblins indoors and attempted to set up defenses in case Harbinger and his warforged attacked. Renn Dimension Doored the warforged torso onto the Raquesval. She offered to help man the guns of the Raquesval if Goon did not return before Harbinger arrived. Sors used her echo sight on the facility, hoping to gain some understanding of what Harbinger wanted it for. She witnessed its construction, but noticed that it had an oddly humanoid shape to it during a portion of its construction, a metal framework with lines of arcane spellwork running throughout. Concerned about that, she contacted Akaros again, hoping to convey her discovery to him, which Akaros agreed to do.
Teer and Goon sort of sneaked past the juggernaut, hiding the signs of his demonhood under his shirt. The juggernaut questioned Teer allowing so many enemies into Rama va Arel. Teer explained that the situation was very complicated, but that he had it under control. Allowed to pass, Goon swiftly repaired the console, but after a look at the core, realized it would take more time and work to repair that. 
The pair then checked up on the demon discovered in the storage room. As they opened the door, the demon tackled Teer in a panic, asking in fear if the demons were gone. He explained that his name was Corbin, and that he was a scientist that had been locked in the room. A message had played on repeat, telling him that something was critical and to repair it, but having no idea what it was, had been unable to do so. Eventually the power had gone out, presumably because he had been unable to repair the "thingy." Smith, the figure he had built, was sleeping, but he had also been unable to repair the "thingy." Goon and Teer suggested that he prepare Smith for transport, and he returned to his shrine. Goon returned to the core to repair the breach, and Teer checked out the laser gun to see if it could be repaired. While doing so, Corbin showed up, asking for a way to be useful. Teer set him to searching for tools in the hangar. 
Sors asked Ephemera for assistance in ensuring that she could use her echo sight on Harbinger. She wanted to find out what Harbinger knew about Rama va Arel, if he knew that it was potentially a person itself. Ephemera was hesitant, but attempted to offer suggestions to help. Mingal arrived, and shortly after so did Harbinger. The party explained that they were waiting for Teer to come back, that they thought it best if he be the one to speak to Teer about Rama va Arel. Harbinger agreed to wait for him. Sors took the opportunity to talk to Harbinger, expressing her interest in him and asking questions. She asked to feel his vines, to identify the type of plant. He allowed her to, and she used her echo sight on him. She saw him waking up in a tube of fluid, which was soon broken when a demon attacked. Harbinger, waking from his low power state, fought the demon. Though he managed to kill it, it fell on him, pinning him as the building around them collapsed. The blood of the demon poured into Harbinger's exposed core before crumbling to ash. Pinned beneath the building, Harbinger stewed in the blood. 
Annoyed at last by the lack of Teer's presence, Sors prayed once more to Akaros. She asked him first to pass along the images in her mind to Teer, which Akaros said he probably could not do, and also that Harbinger had arrived. Goon immediately teleported Corbin and Smith to the Raquesval as Teer headed up to meet with Harbinger. 
Quietly taking the Potion of Glibness he had received from Bahamut, Teer offered his understanding of Harbinger's reasoning, but reminded him that the people who committed those deeds were gone, left to their destruction by their own hubris. The elves that still existed were not the elves that once were. They are simply curious about their heritage, not interested in returning to the ways and pride of their ancestors. He continued that stopping any potential backsliding through violence would do no good, but instead that together, he and Harbinger might show guide them away from those ways. Harbinger stated that he did not wish to forgive and forget, but must instead remove the cancer that was the race. Teer pointed out that the sky elves had the same view, that he was making declarations that an entire race did not deserve their lives. 
After a moment of consideration, Harbinger explained that though Teer spoke reason, the corruption did not allow him to act on it in any meaningful way. Teer told him that Seresh had agreed to help attempt to purify him of the demonic corruption, that he had some experience in the matter. He said further that Harbinger should be purified before making any decisions, that the corruption would skew his perception. Harbinger informed Teer that he would have to be deactivated before any such process could begin and he drew his energy sword. The party engaged him in combat, hoping to wear him down before using the device that Seresh had given Teer. During the combat, Harbinger disarmed Teer, at which point Akaros temporarily returned his energy sword and shield. They eventually knock out Harbinger, capturing him securely and transporting him to the Raquesval. 
== NPCs ==
=== Introduced ===
* Corbin (definitely a scientist, not a demon)
* Smith (definitely a scientist, not a statue built of spare parts)
=== Returning ===
* Seresh
* Vayduin Tal'Zergeiros (projection)
* Kethryllia Tal'Theda (projection)
* Gnareelda
* Dort
* Goon
* Harbinger
=== Mentioned ===
* Evelynn
== Items ==
* A warforged (broken, from Rama va Arel)
* Laser gun (broken, from Rama va Arel)
* Superior healing potion (used by Teer)
* Greater healing potion (used by Teer)