WIL Episode 10: To Be or Not to Be

## Statistics

### Natural 20s

* Brittany’s decision roll to see whether or not Anya follows Diana into the jail (1:24:27)
* Dylan rolls for Thane while Diana is in jail (1:33:03)
* Hamlet’s constitution roll while reading the book on Hemocraft (1:49:06)
* Hamlet’s religion roll after using lay on hands (2:59:08)
* Gladios beats Dandelion in their first fight (3:04:50)
* The shopkeep allows Hamlet to buy winter clothes for 20 GP (3:29:27)
* Dandelion in the final fight vs the Coin Chasers (3:55:30)

### Natural 1s

* Dylan’s roll for the Order of Secrets vs. the delivery of the black rose (2:49:10)
* Pit rolling for insight after Hamlet uses lay on hands for the first time (3:02:03)
* Coin Chasers vs. Dandelion in the final fight (3:55:30)

### Cookie Mentions

* Little Jeremiah requests cookies in his letter to Evelyn (24:58)

### Walks From the Table

* Alan leaves the table after hearing Dylan’s origin story for the Baller Brawler (32:34)
* Alan leaves to get brownies in order to give Liv a moment as Hamlet (1:12:20)
* Alan leaves after hearing the Omnan rendition of the birthday song (2:44:50)
* Myles has to take a walk after hearing of the victory of the Coin Chasers (3:43:40)

### Shakespeare Quotes

* “Oh most pernicious woman, O villain, villain, smiling, damned villain” - Hamlet Act 1, Scene 5 (54:30)
* “One my smile and smile and be a villain” - Hamlet Act 1, Scene 5 (55:03)
* “To be or not to be” speech - Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 1 (1:12:12)

## Scenes

* The night of January 24th, Anya dreams once again
	+ She finds herself in the Kurcozan wintery pond again; the fox is there and so is the hole in the pond, though vacant of “him”
	+ The fox dives into the water, Anya follows into the inky darkness
	+ Reaching the bottom, the water falls away; She sees ornate doors in front of her that lead into the Kurcozan Palace
	+ She picks up the fox, places it on her shoulder and scales to a high up window
	+ Upon entering, she drops into a ballroom surrounded by paintings of Nicolae, his wife, his son, and Katrina.
	+ Behind, she hears the voice of “him”, Dimitri Komolova, with the black wolf standing just behind him. They are compelled to dance as they discuss his lack of memory, his marriage into the royal family, Komolova, how he was found by Katrina, and how he was with Anya before this.
	+ They are cut off, the music stops, a door opens, a woman with black hair and pale skin enters, another door opens, a cloaked older figure enters.
	+ As Dimitri fades, Anya yells the name of a town as she holds her necklace
	+ The dream crumbles around her and fills with water and tears the dream apart
	+ She awakens and gets a drink at the bar with Lora before returning to sleep
* The crew has breakfast in the tavern the morning of Jan 25th
	+ Evelyn receives a letter from one of the children she requested to find information, Jeremiah
		- The letter talks of a major trade was beginning, all else seems highly protected information
	+ The crew sees someone rush into the tavern talking of someone bringing a new god into the pantheon
* Hamlet asks Anya to join them in picking up the sword; the whole party joins
	+ The dwarf woman, Gadania, offers to combine the two choices into a new sword: Vishar; Hamlet pays 20 gold for it
	+ Tealo asks if there are gambling fights nearby, the shop owner recommends, secretly, The Baller Brawler
* While walking towards the commotion in the city, Pit stays behind speaking with Jenny through sending
	+ Jenny informs him, to his surprise, that she is exploring the Malpeaks currently; she has healed, has a magical quest of her own and is has been chosen by “three stars”
	+ Evelyn feels compelled to reach out to *The Moon Wisp*
		- The ship lets her know that it’s hidden in a cove and well
	+ Tealo asks Evelyn to talk about how to help get in good graces with Umberlee later
* The crew joins the crowd forming around a formal event to admit a new god into the official pantheon: Thane. The bringer of the new religion: Diana, wearing white armor and red Thaneland symbols.
	+ Hamlet confronts Diana in front of everyone, admitting and accusing her that she stole his powers from him.
	+ Diana speaks placidly in return, describing her villainous past; Hamlet readies to fight her, but falls to their knees and begs her to return what “she stole”
	+ Diana grants him his powers; Hamlet flees from the crowd in shame, Evelyn follows
	+ Tealo and Pit confront Diana and persuade the council to have Diana pay for her crimes with a 10 year prison sentence. Upon finishing her sentence, they will reconsider allowing Thane into the pantheon.
* Hamlet, blindly running, finds themself in the library and hides away into a corner
	+ Hamlet weighs the consequences of ending their life and finally let the dagger drop to the floor
	+ Evelyn finds them and holds their hands, and join them in this moment of mourning
	+ Evelyn helps Hamlet out and back to the crew outside the library
* They decide what to do next
	+ They inform Hamlet of Diana’s sentence, to Hamlet’s embarrassment and worry
	+ While Hamlet asks for a normal day, Evelyn notes that Anya is gone
* Anya snuck off and followed Diana, watching the imprisonment proceedings
	+ The representative of the God of Creation interrogates Diana of Thane’s supposed ability to create new eyes for the blind, something only the God of Creation could do
	+ Diana speaks of merely being an extension of Thane
	+ Anya leaves without making herself known, seething in a nearby alleyway, mourning the lives that were lost in Wellspring
* The crew finds her drinking in the tavern they are staying at
	+ When Anya speaks of the powers Diana showed, Hamlet notes that Thane does not create flesh or make people fly; Pit notes perhaps there is a Warlock pact in play
	+ Tealo considers out loud that perhaps Thane is not a God; Hamlet admonishes him and says he wishes to leave the subject
	+ Hamlet, Pit, and Anya leave for the library; Tealo goes to set up a surprise party; Evelyn investigates Jeremiah’s information
* Evelyn finds out that both Faulton and Omna want to jump start trade with a mysterious new trade commodity.
* Anya sneaks away from Hamlet and Pit in the library
	+ Pit researches information on Elysian, the Leviathan, Hemocraft, and history of other countries on Taor
		- When the Leviathan first arrived, it was a natural catastrophe. Elysian went and fought the Leviathan. Something ambiguous happened in which Elysian's body was found in disfigurement. She was wrapped up and buried below the palace.
		- Rivia and Omna have a bloody history but are on fair ground these days. They do not trade.
		- Kurcoza is dangerous, mysterious, keeps to themself if you do not bother it. If you do, they can destroy what's in their path.
		- Vulton is the land of treasure-hunting. There are hidden treasures beneath the sands.
		- Dutac has no bad international relations. Good at magic and drinks.
		- Bao is the a strange and rugged land of dangerous fauna and tribes. There is an old tale about the "greatest evil the world has ever faced." Galron, the great devil, was the large, red, six-horned, four-winged, lord and dominator of fire and destruction. He is known to have lived in the center of Bao before the "Great Guardians" were said to have fought, defeated, subjugated, and stole him away in the Tower of Bao.
	+ Hamlet discovers a book, Origins of Hemocraft, about someone who was tortured and used their blood to flee their captors. Their name is lost to history. The book expounds on the autonomy and independence intrinsic in Hemocraft doctrine. "To practice hemocraft is to practice independence and autonomy of one's self so much so that even the most divine of creatures cannot dictate your experience and/or fate."
	+ Hamlet confides in Pit what happened about the droplet of blood, theorizing that maybe Diana did this to them
	+ Pit discusses the nature magics and his patronage of the goddess Karametra
	+ While leaving, Hamlet clandestinely swipes the book on Hemocraft
	+ Anya, followed by Lora, asks the fae dog to find books on death, in general.
	+ While Lora heads off, Anya looks for books on Dürer. She finds no books on them except for a story similar to the calamity.
		- Millenia ago, it is said, the stars in the sky fell to Taor. When they fell, the people were met with visions of beings that looked like the galaxy in humanoid forms. These beings seemed to have intimate knowledge of the people's thoughts and expressions. They seemed to embody these things in themselves. The beings gave the people knowledge of certain magics, philosophy, and invention before being told that they would have to leave this mortal plane to never return. There was a conflict between the entities about this decision in which one of them was gravely wounded before they retreated into the heavens above.
* Galio meets Tealo at the dining space with a surprise party ready.
	+ Galio takes it in stride but uncomfortably
	+ Tealo vents about everything that has happened recently
	+ Galio talks of how the "God of Death" is more the idea of a God of death as many societies have different ideas as to who that is.
	+ They toss around the morality of knowledge for all
	+ They both fumble over the subject of sexual intercourse as a concept before being surrounded by employees singing a happy birthday song
* Anya places a 20 gold bid on Dandelion
* Evelyn places a 50 gold bid on Dandelion for this evening's fights; purchases 3 black roses for 3 silver and places 2 of them in her room
	+ She writes a note on one of them saying "The Order of Secret has no love for you" and sends it through one of the children
* Tealo fights at the Baller Brawler
	+ Hamlet places a 5 gold bid
	+ Anya debates fighting, but ultimately doesn't; places a 5 gold bid
	+ Evelyn places a 10 gold bid
	+ Tealo wins and the others triple their gold
	+ Hamlet heals Tealo's wounds from the fight; they feel the power more invigorated and wild than before. Hamlet watches their own hands turn to that of a corpse as they give their own essence to Tealo, though no one else can see this change. They hear a voice "You will pay penance."
* They go to watch Dandelion in this evening's fight against Gladios
	+ Dandelion, against her best efforts, loses against Gladios
	+ Evelyn notes that only the upper class, especially a red clay genasi family, are excited at this outcome
* Evelyn spreads a rumor that Gladios is sponsored so heavily because the upper class is scared of what would happen if the poor banded together against them

* Tournament Standings:
	1. Gladios
	2. Dandelion
	3. Zakai
	4. Thacreus
* Over the next few days:
	+ Pit trades messages with his mother, continues messaging Jenny, does more research at the library
	+ Tealo looks for some bards, gives party materials to Evelyn, researches the Blood Moon
	+ Evelyn asks Pit for permission to sell the Ancient Talian Coins
	+ Hamlet practices sword fighting with Anya, purchases clothing for the cold weather in Kurcoza
	+ Hamlet settles down to pray one evening but instead keeps reading the book on Hemocraft they took.
	+ Evelyn surprises Triss with a date
		- They wrestle the idea of being together, truly, and what that would mean
* The final day of the tournament, the night before the Blood Moon, Jan 29
	+ The Coin Chasers strike down The Gladiators; to an awkward audience reaction
	+ Miss Fortune seems satisfied, the King seems put off
	+ Gladios and Dandelion fight so long that they exhaust themselves
	+ Azadea sets a rematch for that evening at midnight without all the sponsorship items
* At the midnight rematch
	+ Dandelion defeats Gladios in honest combat
	+ Dandelion defeats the Coin Chasers
	+ Dandelion reprimands the upper class in the lower seats in a victory speech
* Tealo struts in his new clothes back on the ship like he promised
	+ Jeth and Hamich cheer him on
* The next day, Jan 30, the night of the Blood Moon, at the Leviathan Gala
	+ When the crew arrives, Master Galio suggests they join the Omnan "greeting dance"
	+ Evelyn ends up dancing with a stranger who after a while reveals himself to be Master Jairon and that Fortune Ships had their mysterious bounty hunter sink Captain Graves' ship, *The Bounty Hunter*, to the bottom of the sea.