Old Blood and Old Curses

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## Summary

Olwen Edgeworth takes a whiff of the fiery joker and thoughts creep in saying they should be punished, especially Sybl Indrax. Father Goose is horrified and the curious. He guesses that the fiery joker reacts to the subject's lineage. Flint explains what happened to Adrian Tanlaial and Xaillen on the mountain. Father Goose thinks that Adrian's intelligence overwhelmed him while Xaillen's human supremacy took over. Olwen returns to normal feeling like she had an adrenaline rush. Father Goose is thankful for the closure but still doesn't like the potion of shared memories to be used in a court of law. As they set her free, they tell her about what happened to her while she was under the influence. Father Goose apologizes for lashing out in anger and gives Flint an amulet of apothecary's garden. The trio leaves with Flint rubbing cream on Olwen's raw wrists. They head for the bakery to get some sweets.

Adrian, Princess Abigail and Seven take a carraige to the temple with Princess Abigail still upset that people see her as a tiefling instead of the descendant of a hero. She mentions how Asmodeus summoned demons all over the planet, not just Alatastica. Abigail also mentions how her brother is being groomed for the throne because he looks human. Abigail mentions that he does have claws though and hides them with gloves. Seven doesn't get it and says Abigail is pretty. She then says that people need to get their eyes checked and Abigail and Adrian are grateful. They arrive at the temple of the lightbringer. Adrian donates some money to the poor and gives a prayer to Oin Lightbringer. As he gets down from the altar, he notices a grumpy cat and follows it. He goes to an alleyway where the cat falls on his back and touches Adrian's forehead before vanishing in a puff of light. He gets a boon that protects him from one poison, one mind attack or one fear attack once a day. It's the same with Seven and Princess Abigail. Abigail freaks out a little bit and decides to write a song about it. They head back to the carraige ready to go back to the cathedral.

Ray and Hoshimi head to the tavern to gather some information. They feel the pulse from Oin's boon and Ray feels off. Some bards are about to play so Hoshimi decides to make some income and dance. She's slightly distracted while she's dancing but manages to earn 15 silver. Ray takes notice of someone watching over his shoulder and it says 'hungry' over and over again. Ray shouts back earning the attention of most of the patrons. Hoshimi stops her performance and the pair begin talking in sylvain. They mentions that Ray needs a guard and Olwen would make a good example. They leave the tavern only to run into Rienhardt who's making some deliveries now that his part in the festival is over. As he leaves, he wants Olwen to meet with his wife as soon as she can. Ray is unhappy that Rienhardt is spoken for already since Ray is interested in men in that kind of way.

Hoshimi takes Ray to the back alleys and mentions that there's a way he can work behind the law and keep his shop. She reveals herself as madame silverfox and mentions she wants to recruit him as a spy for info in Directian. She calls Yuuta as her contact and Ray instantly takes to him. They also talk about thier distrust of Flint as Hoshimi offers him protection. Ray agrees to the deal.

## Notable events

* Olwen Edgeworth goes through an episode through the Fiery Jokers
* The party recieves the boon of Oin Lightbringer after Adrian Tanlaial prays to him
* Hoshimi and Ray go into town while meeting up with Rienhardt
* Hoshimi recruits Ray for her information gathering business