Session 45: Conversation partners and book suggestions

## The dreaded meeting

The time for planning comes to an end. Kristoffer and Eppa get the royalty treatment on their way to the wizard's manse.

An always casual Actelios greets them at the door and they notice a shy new presence in the house, a young half elf caused Izel, yet both of them are forgotten, as a stormy Taegen bids they sit.

The accusations start flying, measured and scathing as for all intents and purposes it appears that the wizard wholeheartedly believes that Eppa has been working for quite some time with Bellavierr.

- He mentions that it might have happened when he was being revived.

- He argues that Kristoffer is as much of a victim as anyone, Eppa manipulating him and using him to sell lies.

- He claims that Eppa has been payed for whatever services he rendered and whilst he might now regret it, the sin cannot be erased.

- He talks about the results of the cleric's perceived con, as it appears a fort to the north, as well as a portion of the Corded Philter has been destroyed by a Bellavierr that fled to the Redwoods.

Eppa shows his faith and some well placed comments from Kristoffer build up his shoddy argumentation (your dice rolls lmaoooo), yet the wizard seems unconvinced, removing his wand and beginning to cast on Eppa who lets the spell take hold.

Both vanish, the tortle reappearing over a large underground volcano and starting to fall, his fall stopped by a pane of magical force. The wizard, somehow next to him, asks that he relinquishes the items given to him by the Witch and Eppa gladly does so. A stern talking to ensues, Taegen outlining how outmatched Eppa is. He claims that him trying to defeat the Witch will only lead to more innocents dying and he should focus on more mundane and achievable tasks.

They return to the lab, only for the Wizard to drop his next question for the party.

## Dawn of the second question

What is Goblinhome?

A simple, yet much dreaded question that revealed who fed information to the Wizard, the long thought gone Dummin.

After examining the timeline of events, the truth is revealed, layer by layer, as the party relinquishes the location, capacity, threats and most information they had on the independent isle.

Many arguments are made in favor of not hurting the residents are not met with straight answers, the wizard underlying that he will make his decision after visiting it.

The best thing the wizard could offer is keeping an eye out for a creature the party could hunt for the components Vrisko needs for her phylactery.

## Endpoint of the meeting

The final points of the discussion concern Griamet's notes, the conduit and soul trap.

1. Taegen chastises Kristoffer on leaving the laboratory in the hands of someone else before figuring out the location of notes that would reveal how to craft a gate to other realms. Still he leaves the golden sphere with him, hoping it can be used in his personal quest against the Rosenthals.
2. Time passes fast for the Rosenthals as the conduit in Kristoffer's possession is slowly being phased out of the ritual, giving the party a clearer deadline for the invasion of Millenor. They will have to rush, or find other ways to delay the change.
3. Dummin is offered as someone who can assist the party in opening the book safely, as long as he shares his findings with the wizard, he has an arduous road ahead of him, but the Wizard seems to think he can do it, mentioning that the first step should be figuring out how to read it safely

## Avoiding the law

The meeting ends and the party now how to deal with a new enemy: the Ordinator Mithral, who is surely looking for them. They use magic to disguise themselves and use Find creature to avoid the official as they head to Yarn of Yore. There, a new mystery reveal's itself as neither Maximillian nor Lannery seem to recognize them.

They ruminate over this whilst eating some chickens and getting some rooms, but their meal is interrupted by the Ordinator making a beeline for them in Eppa's senses. A bold yet futile escape attempt ensues, the party cornered by a cloaked female figure wielding daggers and Mithral himself in an alley.

The man seems to not take no for an answer, choosing to escalate the situations as the party attempt to make light of the situation. Yet the man employs a surefire way to make any adventuring party weep, he confiscates all they own and arrests them.

Unfortunately for him, Kristoffer uses a bit of reverse psychology to make sure he reads the soul trap book.

The session ends with the party locked, weaponless and under guard in the barracks. Yet as they await for their seemingly inevitable interrogation, news of a disappeared Ordinator start making the rounds, as panic ensues.