Skeletons in the Closet

Last episode recap (11:30)

RP Starts (21:00) - Marshall makes a sending to his love Izzy and he feels the sending takes too long. He finds out that Izzy is actually in the hells, that he is the actual father of the Crown Prince Aureo, and that there is a devilish imposter who sits on the throne. Marshall gets very emotional and keeps making sendings to Izzy, and starts screaming incomprehensibly.

Leona scurries outside (30:00) - and finds Marshal bleeding and very distraught. They talk a little bit about the letter that Leona read. Marshal tells leona to contact Aureo and inform him of what Marshal has just learned. Leona reaches out with a sending to Aureo. Aureo responds with a bit of incredulity of course. Marshal asks Leona to ask Aureo where he is and she does. He responds that he is in a town near Wolfcrest called Wolfpine. Leona tells Marshal where Aureo is and he proceeds to start to pack up. Marshal fills Leona in on where the actual queen is and what his plan is.

Diedre, Alexander and Maudit (45:00) - come out to see what is happening. While Leona helps him pack a little. The group says their goodbyes to Marshal. Marshal gives Leona a diamond for future use, and then rides off into the morning sunlight.

Back from the break (1:03:30) Leona sends another message to Aureo , telling him that Marshal is coming. Leona gives Diedre the diamond that Marshal gave her, and it is a big one. Leona goes to knock on the door of the room that kesra is sleeping in, getting no response she messages kesra in her mind. Kesra eventually comes out, very bed-headed, who just takes the bacon back into their room and eventually comes out later. The group fills Kesra in where marshal is. Alexander pokes his nose into their business and invites himself along on their quest, at least to Wolfcrest. The group decides to stay at Alexanders for a day before heading out.

Maudit, Leona, Diedre (1:18:00) - ,and Alexander head into town. Leona tries to sneak into Alexander's lab a little bit. It starts to snow a little bit. They head to the general store, Alexander seems to know everyone. There is a fun shopping montage for cold weather gear.

Back with Kesra (1:37:00) - Kesra wanders outside and tries to find her horse. She is able to find it, the horse seems hungry and nips at Kesra a bit. Kesra rummages around the kitchen and finds a potato. The horse, very angry, whips the potato at kesra. Then the horse talks to Kesra, she is very rude. Red the horse, walks into the house and starts to eat the leftovers from breakfast. As the horse is in the house the house starts to creak and crack. The horse grabs a small sack of oats. The horse leaves the house and breaks a floor board on the way out. Kesra just covers it up with rug. Kesra argues with her horse some more.

Back with the rest of the group.(1:54:30) Alexander takes the rest of the group to the local peloric temple. Alexander has the local father send a sending to his mother. Leona steps away from the group as they are leaving. She asks where the money for the temple is coming from. She gets a little info, that Alexander's family does not visit, but Alexander does.

Back from a short break (2:08:50) - The group heads back to Alexander's house as the snow continues to fall and starts to accumulate. Alexander lets the horse into his garden to eat. Diedre and Maudit go into the house first and find Kesra sitting on the floor in the mess that her horse made. They show her the winter clothes they found. Leona Frolics in the snow some, and has a small conversation with Alexander about snow. They start to head inside.

Upon entering (2:18:30) the home Alexander falls through the broken floor, to the basement. Alexander tries to leave the second room of his basement stealthily. Leona casts dancing lights in the basement and sees Alexander's secret Necromancy lab. They see the zombie he has caged up. Alexander stays in the basement for a moment. The group has a collective freak out. Alexander cautiously calls out wanting to not be attacked. Alexander moves his skeletons into the house. There is a tense standoff with the group. But eventually the group settles down and they are able to talk a bit. Alexander informs the group about how his family hunts necromancers like him.

Kesra sits (2:37:30) and watches her horse , realizing it is special. Diedre finds Kesra outside and asks her to come back in for some tea. Alexander deals with the mess that Kesra left. The group questions Alexander on “Why Necromancy” , and he elaborates on his backstory. Alexander talks about the Mad Lich King, and the group relates their tale of their run in with it. The group talks about the Mad Lich Kings whereabouts and methods.

Alexander asks the group (2:58:00) what they are going north of Wolfcrest for. They inform him of their intent to go to the well of wonder. They show Alexander the poem that they have. Alexander does a bunch of quick research and is able to discern a lot from the poem. The group realizes that they need to get a move on to get to the temple in time for the well of wonder to open.

Kesra laments (3:16:00) being attached to the group, and the rest of the group fills Alexander in on her original bet with Maudit. The rest of the group realizes that she is paying off some other debt to a wager made. The wager made with Pelor. The group has a small drink to celebrate. Alexander goes to dig out a book for Kesra and Leona asks Alexander about Lorekeeper. Alexander asks her about her search for the Well. Alexander eventually finds the book he was looking for for Kesra called “My Pally and Me” a children's primer on becoming a paladin. Leona messages Diedre and they conspire to hide the book from Kesra and show it to her later.

Alexander makes it back (3:32:30) to Kesra and Maudit in the other room. He has a conversation with them about necromancy. Alexander asks them to not use the term “Necromancer” but prefers “Afterlife Specialist”. Maudit asks Alexander if he knows someone by the name “Runebringer” . Alexander does, but not recently, he thought the line of Runebringers was extinct. They were hunted by fiends.

Kesra laments her lot in life. (3:44:00) Alexander probes into her backstory a little. He asks why she does not retire to a simple agrarian life. Kesra asks Alexander if he knows who the Dark Commander is. They come to an agreement where if Alexander finds anything on the dark commander he will tell them, and if they find anything on Lorekeeper they will tell him.