Session 65

Their tasks mostly complete in Rama va Arel, the party finishes up some business and then goes on what is supposed to be a brief adventure.
== Summary ==
With all of the major threats of Rama va Arel dealt with, the party began doing a laundry list of tasks. Teer repaired the skybike with Harbinger, then built a doll that could say a curse word with Renn. He also requested that Akaros return his energy sword, which the dragon does. Renn worked with Goon, further learning how to use thinker's tools. FOUR wandered around the area surrounding Rama va Arel, taking in its newfound freedom. It also attempted to spread some of its fungus in the world, though it did not seem to take. In addition to her work on the core, Kiono continued her work on the magic for dealing with the asteroid and discovered what her gift from Elizrae was. Mingal began work on arranging the choosing of a new chief. He was attempting to get them to vote, but it required a lot of work explaining that concept to the goblins. 
Ephemera finally opened the bottle she had obtained from the OOS merchant earlier. Wind and lightning erupted from the bottle until eventually a demigod appeared. He explained that his name was Kharvos, son of Korrine. He had mouthed off to her many years prior and been grounded via being trapped in the bottle. He offered her a boon, which she accepted in the form of an IOU, represented by a magical mark on the back of her hand. 
Teer spoke with the AI of Rama va Arel in an effort to determine what they should do with the weapon. "Cool Keth," having the memories and opinions of Kethryllia Tal'Theda, was of the opinion that the "lesser races" were indeed lesser, an opinion which Teer could not dissuade her from. He ultimately decided to contact Vidh Zadh to ask his opinion, as he had been a sky elf and had worked on the complex. 
On the Day of Light and Song, Teer went to the shrine he had built to Melarue to offer her prayers. He found that in the hands of the statue were a small bundle of Melarue's favorite flowers, which were not native to the area. He prayed and thanked her for the sign of good faith. He then showed her the cursing doll he and Renn had made, though he did not demonstrate its abilities to her. 
After lengthy discussions, they finally come to the conclusion that the goblins who wished to be leaders would stand at the outer edges of the room with the rest of the goblins in the center. The goblins would then point at who they wished to elect. Gnareelda and several elders volunteered, but Mingal did not. Dort huffed off, prompting Mingal to follow him. This prompted the party to attempt to delay the election, as they wanted Mingal and Dort present. Dort informed Mingal that he was upset that he didn't intend to stay, that without him present at Rama va Arel, he felt empty. Mingal offered an invitation to Dort to travel with the party, which seemed at least somewhat appealing to him. Dort offered to think about it. 
Mingal decided to stay with the goblins. Returning to the vote, he and Dort walked to the edge of the room, with Veggrek running to join them. Without much prompting, all of the goblins vote, including the other nominees, for the trio to be their leaders. The great pot is emptied and then immediately filled with the three goblins and paraded around in celebration. 
On the 12th, Teer was surprised by the arrival of Evelynn Tal'Theda via Tree Stride. He gave her a tour of Rama va Arel, then offered it to her as a new home for the sky elves. After some thought she decided that she didn't want the city to be a shadow hanging over them. Rama va Arel had been built for a purpose, and even if the sky elves were to repurpose it, its original use would still shine through. Slipping back into old habits and roles was a danger she did not wish to inflict on her people. 
Harbinger found them then. Evelynn offered her apologies for the strife her people had caused him as well as any aid she could provide him. Harbinger agreed to put aside his anger as best he could so that they might be able to work together. She gave Teer cookies she had brought with her in her cookie jar of holding, to be distributed amongst his friends. She then bid her mother farewell and sealed off the room containing her body using vines and plants. She spent the rest of the day hanging out with Teer before returning home. That night, Harbinger sparred with Kiono, hoping to work out some of the emotions he was feeling. 
Renn and Ephemera explored Rama va Arel to find parts for her to experiment with. The juggernaut, now considering the party and goblins as the ones it is supposed to protect, is watchful and wary, but otherwise does not interfere. They successfully gathered some materials for her and left. 
On the 15th, Teer had Kiono Send Vidh Zadh a message requesting that he speak with the AI, but only received a long sigh in response. Vidh Zadh then appeared next to them. He opened a hidden panel on the wall and removed an arcane core from it. This he messed with until he eventually deleted a line of text, then he replaced the core. He explained that he had deleted the formative memories Keth had provided, presumably also erasing the influences which made her racist. He also explained when asked that the weapons of Rama va Arel are as much a part of the structure as the ground they stood on. When asked about what the weapons were, he activated the weapons. The city began to transform into a large warforged, before he shut it down again. Because Rama va Arel was not sentient, destroying the city was not a moral issue beyond moving the goblins living inside it; he offered to teleport the structure to the core of the planet. Teer asked for some time to consider. Vadh Zadh then asked Kiono if she had considered his proposition for education from him; she decided to take him up on the offer, and he left. 
Akaros declared that he wished to go visit his old lair, as it was nearby. The party agreed and they began the multi-day trek there. When they were about half a day out, they encountered a group of adventurers. They explained that they were going to explore a nearby cave, but there was some sort of guardian that they were having issues getting around. They were concerned that the guardian was the reason that other adventurers in the area had gone missing. Certain that the cave in question was Akaros' and not wanting them to gain access, the group agree to work with them. 
While speaking with them that evening, Kiono realized that one of their number, a bird, was actually a homunculus. She questioned its owner, an aasimar named Atroph, about it, only to realize that he served Tharizun, a great being who was sealed after the fall of Progenitus. Unnerved, she backed down. Miren asked the group if they knew Edger. They were aware of him and thought highly of him, but had not met him. After some more casual poking around, the party was unable to find anything amiss among the group and rested for the night. 
The cave was in the side of a dormant volcano that had been overrun by vegetation. The party went in alone, easily falling for the trap that had been set. A large boulder fell and blocked the entrance. Accepting this development, the party prepared to go farther in, but were caught in another trap, this time set by a kobold wearing a loincloth and a large blue feather as a cape. He threw a net over Teer, declaring them captured and sacrifices to the great Pazuzu. Playing along, they followed the kobold, Kneeblin, on a tour through the lair. He showed them a room that was filled with uncomfortable fluff, which Akaros said might have been Sors' room. The main cave in the lair was filled with gold, scattered about in piles. There was a nest with a large egg in it and feathers everywhere. His sacrifices in place, he called for Pazuzu, and a thunderbird arrived in short order. 
== NPCs ==
=== Introduced ===
* Kharvos - demigod son of Korrine, grounded for mouthing off to her
* Kravvas - Human Fighter
* Atroph - Aasimaar Cleric
* Tok - Human Mage
* Gandry - Dwarf Bard
* Toparov - Rogue
* Ksug - Orc Warlord
* Vexation - Atroph's homunculus familiar
=== Returning ===
* Gnareelda
* Dort
* Veggrek
* C00-L K374
* The Juggernaut In RVA
* Evelynn 
=== Mentioned ===
* Elizrae
== Items ==
* Delphenel's Blazing Skybike (repaired by Teer and Harbinger)
* Cursing doll (created by Teer and Miren)
=== Trivia ===
* Tharizdun was described as "Chained Oblivion, the chained god, eater of worlds, the enathema, the black sun, he who waits."