WIL Episode 7: "Who Are You?"

## "Who Are You?"

### Cookie Mentions

* Anya brings up cookies while talking to Tealo about bring joy to people (1:55:25)
* Treacle tells Evelyn why he started giving her cookies (2:10:55)
* Evelyn’s Favorite Food (3:20:35)

### Shakespeare Quotes

* Queen Mab [Queen of Dreams] - Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Scene 4 (1:35:00)
* “Were it not that I have bad dreams” - Hamlet, Act 2, Scene 2 (1:35:29)
* “Conscience doth makes cowards of us all” - Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 1 (1:44:50) (Conscience changed to conscious for story telling purposes)

## Scenes

* The night of Jan 20th, the crew finally reach the ship
	+ Anya releases the fish into the ocean
	+ Death instructs Anya to “follow the fox” in her dreams
	+ The crew returns to the ship, sets sail, and settles in for the night
* Anya finds Evelyn and thanks her for helping her with everything; she requests to spend the evening in the lower decks away from the others
* In Anya’s dreams, she starts walking through deep snow, like in a forest of Kurcoza.
	+ Amidst a rustling, she spots a white fox spring out of the bushes and start to playfully lead her in a certain direction
	+ The excited fox leads her to a frozen pond. They both walk on to the ice.
	+ Beneath the ice, as if a reflection, there is a black wolf. The fox is desperately clawing to the wolf, but the wolf seems not to recognize the fox
	+ Anya kneels to the ice, she sees a masculine silhouette kneel in tandem on the other side
	+ She goes to break the ice with the hilt of her wolf sword.
	+ As the ice breaks away, a familiar face arises. He stands before her, drenched in water, and asks her “Who are you?”
	+ She awakes to Death asking her if she has her answer, she replies the affirmative, Death offers a tear to her in a glass shadow vile: Death’s Sorrow.
* The morning of Jan 21st, Treacle prepares breakfast and consults Tealo on tea pairings with the meal
	+ Tealo invites Treacle to join him for morning tea sometime
	+ Pit has Lora bring breakfast to him as he has his meal separately
	+ Hamlet awakes  and arrives with a smile and a skip in his step
	+ The others are taken aback by their levity and Pit’s avoidance
* Those at breakfast deliberate on the next steps
	+ At first glance, they feel Skrevich, Kurcoza should be the next step, as Anya has a time-sensitive issue.
	+ Wanting to get supplies before a trip into the Kurcozan tundra, they deliberate whether Nagura, Omna is a good stop before the big journey.
	+ In order to have a smooth time in Nagura, a place that both Tealo and Pit need to go, they would have to not let on that they are pirates
* Evelyn finds Pit at the bow of the ship
	+ Pit is studying the Sending Stones
	+ Pit expresses his frustration in not being able to do his job of studying the magic of these lands
	+ Evelyn promises they will definitely go back to Abnos, Omna to take care of the temporal issue at the [former] pier.
	+ She informs him of the travel plans of stopping in Nagura on their way to Kurcoza.
	+ As Evelyn walks away, Pit continues working on the stones
		- Before breaking the connection, he reaches out to Miss Fortune
		- She confirms that he is a chronurgy wizard
		- She talks of wanting to create a fair society with her plans, admittedly entailing harsh consequences
		- In return for showing him how to fix temporal fissures, she asks for a one-on-one conversation with the Black Rose
		- He declines, ends the call, and resets the stones, wondering how he’s going to get one back home to Jenny
* Tealo, Hamlet, and Anya discuss the previous evening
	+ Hamlet seems to be in denial about the whole experience
	+ Tealo opens up about seeing Death and talking of Thane, and threatening her
	+ Hamlet, slightly delusional, says Tealo must have been visited by “Queen Mab” [The queen of dreams]
	+ Anya admits that Tealo had threatened Death and Hamlet turns tail and leaves; Tealo tries to grab him but Hamlet evades him and heads out of the Captain’s quarters.
* Hamlet is met with another inky-black vision
	+ A mirror rises in the void; in it is their father
	+ Their father admonishes them for accepting “the woman of darkness” into their heart
	+ Welts and sores begin to grow all over Hamlet in the vision, causing utter pain; a whisper says “don’t give in child, don’t give in”
	+ They parade.
	+ They march through the mist as the sores grow, even as parts of their body starts to melt and slough off
	+ They walk through the visage of all the people of Thaneland
	+ They come upon a familiar person, someone who looks like him, female and older; they tell him to “never ever give up, my sweet boy”
	+ Arcane fire destroys her body to ash; they sit on the ground before the pile of ash
	+ Everything fades except for the visage of Death
	+ She asks if they know what Thane is, neither of them does; “He does not have the power or voice of a god.”
	+ Seeing that they are not quite themselves, Death leaves for now
	+ Hamlet awakes from the vision and returns to their duties on the ship
* Tealo tries to process what Anya has revealed to him
	+ Anya admits being “Champion of Death” and lays out the events; she panics as Tealo helps calm her down
	+ He encourages her to stand up for herself and ask herself what she wants
* Evelyn goes to find Hamich and Atten
	+ She asks them to pledge fealty; Hamich agrees emphatically
	+ She promises to make good on the 60-40 split they agreed upon
	+ Atten declines and thanks her for giving them a space to grow, especially for his ward Hamich
	+ Evelyn commissions Hamich to (not fight) create a flag and clothes for the crew to go under the radar in Omna
	+ Hamich talks of having studied in Dutac and high society
	+ Evelyn says they will be sworn in on the Blood Moon
* Evelyn seeks out Treacle in the kitchen to discuss the accordion
	+ She admits having found the accordion and asks what it was about
	+ Using her real name (Evelyn), he admits that he’s a grandfather
		- His daughter passed away, but not before having twins, Loxley Wellington and Wallace Wellington
		- Not wanting them to be in danger amidst his lifestyle, he paid for them to stay with a family, the Wellingtons, in the Burkley Confederation; he sends money monthly
		- The twins, about 10 years old, are unaware of him, but he plays the accordion at night for them in their dreams. It’s his way of being a grandfather when he cannot be a grandfather.
	+ Evelyn informs Pit of the innocuous nature of the accordion
* Hamlet playfully asks Pit for a game of chess
	+ Pit starts out strong
	+ Hamlet asks if Pit hurts when he uses magic. Pit, a bit concerned, asks if they do. They do not answer.
	+ Pit reminisces on games of Stop-Go from when he was a kid
	+ Hamlet does better in the game
	+ Pit, seeing Hamlet about to win, performs a chronal shift; Hamlet notices
	+ They both laugh over the game; Pit explains chronal shift and his manipulation of time itself
	+ Hamlet asks if it’s possible to speak with someone who is dead; Pit says he is getting close to learning “Speak with the Dead”
	+ Hamlet clams back up, packs up the game, and leaves for their quarters
* They all meet in the Captain’s quarters to discuss the next leg of the journey
	+ Pit discusses the stones
	+ Anya discusses Death {sans “the question”}
	+ Tealo discusses the agent outside the city; Pit reveals there was a second agent
	+ Pit and Tealo argue the legitimacy of Wellspring’s practices
	+ Anya reaches out to Death to clarify who they are; Death replies they are not a god, they do not derive power from worship. She is Durer, the mere concept of Death. Anya relays this information [sans Durer]
	+ Tealo asks Pit about being upset at the expeditious departures from both towns. Pit expresses his frustration. Tealo imparts some consolation wisdom.
	+ Evelyn checks with each member and they all agree to stop by Nagura to reach Kurcoza
	+ Hamlet, hearing Pit mention the compass, asks why it would point a certain direction
		- Pit give Hamlet the compass
		- The symbol of the scorpion changes to a human form surrounded by other forms. The first form becomes the others moment by moment.
		- A sun comes in, the form shields itself, a fog comes in, the form reaches for it as the fog recedes. A glow starts at the visages’ chest. The compass stops.
	+ Hamlet gives Pit the compass back, suggesting it might be broken (not knowing what it is)
	+ Anya, while talking about Kurcoza, slips in her accent. Evelyn and Pit notice the change.
	+ Pit reveals he removed the enchantment from the sending stones
	+ Tealo discusses wanting to talk to people in Nagura when they are at their happiest; Anya and Evelyn think of the upcoming tournament at the capital. The group that wins the tournament, ending in a battle with a leviathan, wins money for life and absolution from all previous crimes.
	+ Pit admits being not adept to battle. Evelyn suggests he learns with Preston
	+ Tealo about everyone’s favorite food from home
		- Hamlet says sauerkraut
		- Evelyn says cookies and apple pie
		- Anya says beef and potato stew
		- Pit says venison
* The ship sets course for Nagura
	+ The trip is smooth
* One day during travel, Solarin reaches out to Pit with a sending spell
	+ He lets Pit know there is now an embargo between Faulton and Omna
	+ Pit informs about the coins, stardust shipment, to Solarin’s surprise that other nations have knowledge of dunamancy
	+ Pit informs Evelyn of the embargo and that pirates are being hunted
	+ Evelyn uses a raven to warn Graves of what’s happening
* Tealo approaches Treacle about cooking
	+ Treacle will give him an apprenticeship to help him make the crew’s favorite meals
* Tealo helps Hamich learn how to fight
* Hamlet approaches Atten with a bottle of port as an apology for the chaotic events they’ve experienced as a result of their intervention
	+ Hamlet mentions Atten reminds them of home; much to Atten’s surprise
	+ Hamlet mentions some drow are even royalty
	+ Atten admits he would follow Thane in order to be a part of such a dream
	+ Hamlet panics and leaves
* Immediately, Thane says to Hamlet “So there are more than just you to take my mantle, perhaps you are unnecessary.”; they feel Thane’s power taken away from them.