Everybody Loves the Sunshine

The Acolytes in Sexy Tights learn some etiquette, shop, and attend the Royal Ball.

## Major Plot Points

#### Ways of the Fey

* Duke Darling hosted a brunch with the Acolytes at the Glamour Village fountain. The city was very dirty and hungover from the previous night's leather festival. The Duke thanked the party for rescuing him from The Queen of Hearts.
* Dandy Leon rushed over to the group and shared the horrible news that Avarice Niveus escaped. Dewey Thundersnatch successfully deceived the leonin knight into thinking the party had nothing to do with her escape. Barbara Duke's cutting words made him an emotional wreck. He quickly took off in his hot air balloon to find the white devil.
* Dikarus Bottombane asked Barb what she saw after she died. Barb explained she was being sent to Erebos' purgatory but Klothys intervened both times. The Goddess of Destiny told her to restore the queen. The thief shared his experience with the WitchLight elder mirror left him shaken. Dewey cast Death Ward on Dikarus to make it harder for him to die.
* Unable to take them home himself, Duke Darling agreed to bring our heroes to Queen Titania's Royal Ball tomorrow. He then summoned The Fairy Codmother who taught the Acolytes about Feywild etiquette and proper dress.
* Muchomucho M Amor paid for his lessons and outfit by giving The Fairy Codmother a fortune reading. The elvish wizard warned her about boiling water. Bromo paid in a strip tease. Barb promised to hunt down her ex-husband, The Codfather. Aryan Grande, Clows Kufas, Dewey and Dikarus took an IOU.
* Dewey used Tasha's cauldron to scry on Avarice. He saw her running away from Dandy Leon. It looked like Dandy had her when he pinned her to the ground. Avarice was able to free her hand and cast cone of cold onto Dandy's head, killing him. She swiped his hot air balloon and continued onward.

#### Solstice

* After Duke Darling teleported them to Solstice, he had to leave to prepare his section of the ball. The Acolytes decided to visit Wilburrr's Wonders. The eladrin shopkeep sold Dikarus an invisible arrow. Aryan picked up glass slippers that let her walk on water or other non-solid surfaces and a dragon slaying arrow and a gravity arrow. Bromo got the helm of water breathing. Muchomucho purchased a Globe of Invulnerability scroll. In exchange for a strand of Muchomucho's hair, Wilburrr made them a potion out of stardust and goodberries.
* The Beggar's Banquet was taking place in a nearby tavern. The Grim Court Archfey host it on the eve of the Royal Ball to mock the Sylvan Court. Aryan snuck in by posing as the kitchen staff. When she overheard that Baba Yaga ordered her usual, she coated the wine glass meant for the Grim Court Queen with Wilburrr's potion.
* Bromo, Barb, and Dewey entered the tavern in disguise while Muchomucho and Dikarus went in invisible. They realized the merriment and creatures they heard and saw through the tavern windows were just an illusion. The bar was full of hags and other monstrous fey creatures. They also saw Baba Yaga watching the festivities from a balcony. When Bromo inquired about the specials, Baba Yaga let out a terrifying scream and a pillar of fire shot out of her mouth. The tavern quickly caught flame and the explosion injured the Acolytes except Dikarus. Aryan rushed out and summoned a wall of blades to block Baba Yaga's flames. Dewey cast wall of water to douse the fire. Bromo rescued a leprechaun from fallen debris. It turned out the leprechaun was McSpanky, the Archfey of Comedy and Gold. After much insistence, Bromo finally went along with McSpanky's prank and pulled his hand. The leprechaun farted loudly and disappeared.

#### The Ball

* The next evening, the Acolytes attended the Royal Ball at Queen Titania's cloud palace. Barb entered a palace garden tent and found a group of seven old women smoking out of a hookah. They were the High Priestesses of the Sylvan Court Archfey. Barb passed their test and didn't talk about religion at the party. The smoke made her very high.
* Muchomucho spoke to some flowers in the garden and met Una, the Archfey of Beasts. She really enjoyed talking to Muchomucho as she felt uncomfortable in crowds and wasn't good at following the strict etiquette. She offered to be his warlock patron if he ever wanted to expand his magical knowledge. Muchomucho said he'd think about it. He took his leave and a few magical flowers.
* There was a circle of large stones that could show users locations or people they're familiar with. The party saw Dead Amy actively recruiting for her army and her first meeting with Gregggg. Bromo wished to see his parents and he saw flashes of crow feathers and heard caws. Muchomucho said his vision sounded like omens from the Raven Queen, the ruler of the Grim Court before Baba Yaga. Barb saw The Codfather dead at the Beggar's Banquet. Someone was serving him after he was roasted by the fire. The stones showed Baba Yaga in a bathroom washing out her mouth. She noticed Barb spying on her and reached for the embedded pearls but missed. Claw marks then appeared on the stones and they crumbled.
* Bromo went to an axe stuck in a wooden stump but couldn't pull it out. Muchomucho's heat metal spell made the trunk explode and the axe went flying. It scratched Aryan and she became possessed when she picked it up. Lorne, the soul in the axe, revealed the weapon is extra deadly against plant monsters. He also said he would hurt Aryan if she didn't kill a plant creature or chop down a tree once a day. Bromo willingly took the axe from Aryan so the forest gnome wouldn't have to destroy her beloved trees.
* The Acolytes then made their entrance into the ball, but only Aryan and Clows were met with a positive reception. The rest were neutrally or negatively received. Aryan lost her good standing when she accosted Queen Titania during her private dance. Aryan was able to coax about half the crowd into heckling the queen. Titania challenged Aryan to a dance off and defeated the gnome bard. As punishment, Aryan had to publicly humiliate Margaret Chode and takeover as the main entertainer.
* Titania went over to Clows and said she expected more out of Duke Darling's heroes. Clows explained they needed help returning to the Material Realm after being trapped by the WitchLight Carnival. The queen looked shocked and simply said, "Good luck on your journey," before taking her leave.
* You're all Level 14!