Session 61

With Harbinger captured, the party has to decide what to do with the rest of the warforged that are on their way to attack Rama va Arel.

## Summary

With Harbinger captured, they party decided to attempt to intercept the incoming warforged, who were about a day out from Rama va Arel. Teer, Renn, and Sors would travel on the Raquesval to that end. They boarded the airship and began to discuss potential options. Seresh, after an examination of Harbinger, explained that it would likely take a week to purify Harbinger. The process could potentially be sped up, but it would be a risk to both him and Teer. A greater chance of success was possible by incorporating the Raquesval's core into the process, though that would also increase the repercussions if things went wrong. The plan would be to create a sort of purification bomb, using Teer as the baseline, and the airship as the power behind the purification. Teer ultimately agreed to the plan.

Meanwhile, Mingal and Ephemera explained things to Gnareelda and the other goblins and to apologize for the chaos that had been caused since their arrival. Veggrek secretly led the pair to a recently uncovered tunnel which led to an outlook over Gnareelda's shrine, where they saw Gnareelda making some sort of agreement with a large green dragon, presumably Elizrae. They realize that a number of the goblins in the village had been affected by some sort of mind-control magic by Gnareelda, so sought to fix what problems they could. They were able to find one of the affected goblins and secretly dispel the effect on him, but Kiono said it was incredibly dangerous and difficult to continue to do so. Without any clear path forward, Mingal and Ephemera decided to simply assist the goblins in their tasks while waiting for the others to return.

The Raquesval reached the garrison outspot Harbinger and his warforged had been traveling on. After a brief exploration they found that it contained a barracks, an administrative building, and an armory. While there, they were able to speak to the warforged that were there. Some were normal warforged who had been damaged or their cores corrupted, but others were the twisted wyverns they had encountered previously, one of whom was willing to speak to Teer. The warforged explained that they did not have an official chain of command, but that they had chosen to follow Harbinger's orders. Because their corruption ran so deeply, many of the warforged likely would not survive it being purged from them. Teer told them that he had some significant help available if they were willing to attempt the process. The wyvern warforged agreed to take the message to the others.

While he waited for their response, Teer explored the garrison. He wandered into the parade grounds, where he found a vast array of damaged warforged loitering. Upon seeing him, several expressed their desire to be complete again, while those that could move began to desperately claw at his roots. Suddenly concerned for his own safety, Teer teleported back to the Raquesval. Motivated to restore the warforged, the group returned to Rama va Arel to discuss the plan with the rest of the party. On their way back, Renn gave Sors the Anymug as a consistent supply of milk.

The party ultimately agreed to help Teer and Seresh purify the warforged. Everybody boarded the airship and positioned it to get the most effect out of it. Mingal offered prayers to whatever gods would listen, asking for their help; he considered praying to Melarue, but nearby storm clouds seemed an ill omen. He eventually settled on a conference call of sorts to Atmone, Melarue, and Belxari. Meanwhile, Renn hooked Teer up to the core. Kiono then helped to calibrate the system. Sors, unable to directly participate in the mechanics of the situation, held Teer's hand in support. Ephemera, also unable to directly help, did her best to attempt to help focus the energies. With a final casting of Enhance Ability, Seresh set off the purification bomb.

In the heart of Rama va Arel, a hologram emitter flickered to life. Vayduin Tal'Zergeiros was working on the core in the midst of the Calamity, his three warforged standing by nervously. As the core flared dangerously, the warforged attempted to pull Vayduin from the core, fearing for his life. He teleported them away, however, and continued his work. The core continued to flare, nearly killing him in the process. His skin and muscles melted away, leaving him partially skeletal though still alive. He seemed surprised and confused by this, not certain how he could still be alive and functioning, but continued to work instead.

Teer's core mingles with the Raquesval's. Waves of light poured from his body and washed over those present, causing Teer some damage, though leaving him alive. Their attempt completed, they unhooked and healed up Teer, then went to check on Harbinger. They found that he was no longer glowing red and stlil seemed to be functional. When questioned about the sky elves, he said he was frustrated by them, as he and his kind had been abused by them, but he no longer felt the need to destroy them. He regretted that their deaths at the hands of something so simple as demons did not feel like proper justice. Teer offered to facilitate a meeting between Harbinger and the remaining sky elves, that both sides might begin to learn from the other. Teer also took that moment to explain the existence of Andyforged to him, an example of how warforged were now viewed.

They went then to check on the status of the other warforged. Most had fallen to pieces, their roots long-dead and the corruption no longer supporting them. The warforged that had been twisted into wyvern shapes had reverted to their previous forms and crashed to the ground. Harbinger explained what had happened and his new plans to learn and instruct rather than destroy the sky elves. He encouraged them to follow their hearts, but that new opportunities were available to them if they so chose. All of the warforged they could find were gathered up and placed in the cargo hold of the Raquesval, the ipad left behind for them so they had something to watch other than each other and darkness.

With the Raquesval temporarily out of commission, the party found themselves with some time as they waited to return to Rama va Arel, Teer decided to go on a walk through the garrison. Renn and Sors accompanied him, letting him ramble about sky elf culture and how he missed some elements of it. A wild tressym appeared and snatched up a beetle that had landed on Teer's arm. Despite their best efforts, they were unable to befriend it. Meanwhile, Mingal and Ephemera had a short conversation about nothing consequential before he turned in for the night to pray and meditate. Nearby, Kiono continued to work on her magic.

## NPCs

### Returning

* Dort
* Gnareelda
* Seresh
* Goon
* Harbinger
* Vayduin Tal'Zergeiros (projection)
* Commander (projection)
* Scout (projection)
* The Other Ondo Unit (projection)

### Mentioned

* Elizrae
* Evelynn

## Items

* Minor healing potion (used by Teer)
* Standard healing potion (used by Teer)
* Greater potion (used by Teer)

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