Session 35

* Absolute Alchemy (Eccentric Drinking Emporium)
* Fish Street (Seedy Riverside Area)
* Temple of Kellios
* Tower Headquarters of the Heirs of Timmoran

Greyhaven University

* Library

**Previously...**

## And Now...

### Reuniting the Team

   After a night of drinks and hallucinations, the party at Absolute Alchemy wake up. They decide to go looking for Gar as soon as they can. They start out visiting some of the bars in the ‘lower’ parts of town. Eventually, they're able to find someone who has information, but he insists on playing a round of cards before they can earn it. Dandy plays and ends up mostly winning (putting half her winnings into buying patrons more rounds).

The patrons describe Gar being seen last with an elf named ‘Tharnel’ (the way they say it seems to indicate he is held in relatively low regard), and they are directed to a street (Fish Street) close to the docks.  While they look for Gar, they enjoy some fresh street-food (sushi) as breakfast, and they manage to bump into Tharnel - who promises to pass a message to Gar on how/where to find them. He then returns home and passes the message to Gar, welcoming Gar to return in the future should he find himself in the neighbourhood. Gar returns to the team.

### Meeting Descendents

Next on the itinerary is to meet with the person Goldie saw in their vision the previous night. Goldie describes to Gar what the man will look like (coffee-skinned human with some mild 'orkish' features) and that he will have the message from Arik, but intentionally leaves out the information that he is Arik's descendant. They arrive at the gate to Greyhaven Library and find the man waiting for them, holding a box. He wants proof that they are the ones he is meant to meet and says, if they are who they claim to be, they'll be able to open the box.

They agree not to do this in public and arrange to meet up at the Temple of Kellios, where Giana's silent monks are. The descendant shows up with an elderly woman and a guard, all having a vague family resemblance. He offers the box and examination shows the symbol on the box is a perfect recreation of the Star of Timmoran they are carrying. They hold the Star out and speak Arik's name, and the box opens to reveal an ancient, well-preserved book written to them, and the Bear Bracers Arik had been wearing as he entered the vortex.

The book is written in coded language, but is fairly easily understood by those who know the author. They do no read it all yet. But skim and learn some information. Arik had become the masked, unnamed member of Kellios’ Seraphic Order. He merged his faith with Kellos’s, but the Church of Kellios evolved without most of the influence Arik brought (making the church essentially a splinter religion from the original). He lived long enough to have a family, and tasked them with carrying the box to Greyhaven to meet with them.

The 3 descendants stay and listen to the party share tales of Arik's exploits with great interest.

### Greyhaven University

From there, the party decides to visit the University and try to get access to the Library there. They find that there is a small area at the entrance where visitors can come seeking the university's services, but aside from that, they don’t permit non-members to visit. They respond to this by asking how one goes about becoming a member. In response, they are taken by an assistant ‘Egran’ to an office where they can apply to join.

Master Cabot Windsley meets with them to explain the process of joining. He’s very dry and by-the-book. He explains they are interested in people with magical talent. or who have great specialised knowledge in related fields of Lore. They are given application forms to fill out. He goes on to explain that the process of application usually takes at least two weeks, and requires a fee and an aptitude test. The PC’s negotiate the fee and wait time by offering up a treasure trove of lore, relics and magic items. (Dandy tips out the contents of her backpack - but some objects were ‘saved’ from the negotiation but the others - specifically Zorsha's book, Mournlands book or the Star were NOT traded).

While they fill the forms, they are left alone and Dandy starts to explore (after filling out the forms in a mostly half-complete state). She can’t find much to support her feeling that this place is a scam, but she does notice a weird, half-seen skittering movement which she calls a ‘Ghost Gecko’ watching them. This larger then normal Gekko seems to follow Dandy and blends into it’s surroundings with a seemingly magical level of skill (More like ‘Predator’ stealth).

Eventually, Master Temly Applebudd comes in to asses their offered lore. He is impressed and negotiates membership with them (taking temporary ownership of the Beholder's eye so it can be examined).He agrees that Gar and Goldie can be tested tomorrow and will likely be accepted in as members, but then adds that Dandy is, in fact, ALREADY a member, as per a standing arrangement made years ago with Chance. Dandy can come and go as a normal member, no test or wait period.

Dandy is so floored by this revelation that she doesn’t ask much about it, and wanders about in a daze for the next hour or so.

### Heirs of Timmoran

After leaving the university, Goldie decides they want to visit a Tower they had spotted the day before. Their organisation, ‘The Heirs of Timmoran’ have almost no permanent official meeting places so they're interested to visit this one.  The party are welcomed in and given a tour by the elf who answered the door. It’s a small, quiet, little tower with space to study and rest and Goldie is permitted into a members-only section where they can see the record of all the Runebound Shards the members own, as well as the small library of (7) shards they have available for loan. Several sleeping quarters are available for visiting members needing a place to say. However, as no-one is using them Goldie is told that theirparty can use them, on the proviso that the non-members vacate the rooms if actual members need them.

### Continued in Session 36...

- 10xp (450)

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 **INTERLUDE: ON GREYHAVEN UNIVERSITY**

[Note about the Uni. Description here.

With player consultation, we settled on the Uni having 2 sets of Guardians. A race of Owl-people who silently observe the grounds. They are said to see through all levels of magical deception. And the Library Guardians are Robe-covered, faceless ‘Whisperers’ - who are said to see directly into the hearts of anyone they see.]