Session 35 - Decisions

* Betheros
	+ Goes back to the Doxos temple
		- Has a pleasant dream - lying next to Fremia tells him she loves him too
			* Time freezes & feels familiar presence -Mitric
			* He says he's there on peaceful terms, "Master" reached out to Physto
			* Says it's unlikely to give up teh key willingly - He hasn't done a good job fathering but he doesn't want to cause more strife
			* Tells him to give up the key and he will help you - can tell the name of Fremia's father
				+ Her father holds her demon soul and they would have to get it back
				+ He'll has her as she's meant to be
			* Demon's plan is just to become a god
			* "Just think about it"

Next morning

* Fremia goes to the Tamsulodin temple to heal Tadashi and Krak
	+ Tadashi calls Cathilda in - asks her to do some letter writing (to the PAC, and for 2 war councils)
	+ Needs it done immediately (pack, temple leaders, northerners)
	+ Krak tells him he could be nicer and Tadashi says he doesn't want to hear it from him at all
* Tadashi needs his old eye-covering
	+ He says that people can't take his form if he looks like he really does.
		- Tulle-esque covering - takes Asmar state
	+ He tells Krak to make sure the pack is ready to go
	+ Fyri chooses not to say anything because she's upset with him
* Krak tells him they're ready but doesn't know what they're doing
	+ Fyri says that yeah, he generally doesnt explain
	+ Fremia is asked to leave & she tells Betheros
	+ Tadashi asks if she has something to say
		- Fyri asks when he was gonna tell him about this
		- He says when it was necessary - people don't react well when they find out that he's not supposed to have any mortal attachments
	+ He says that he doesn't know what he's supposed to do rn
		- Tells him that he's being a "right ass" - I think maybe you should lay off her a bit
		- Tadashi gives him a look and Krak wheels out
	+ If you have any other "insightful" opinions, then you can go get your friends
* Pleufan and Melian have a very serious talk about the mind control
	+ and they tell each other they love them
* Physto looks for Mars and Astrid but cannot find them - Stevoni tells him they went to go find the demon in the city
	+ Tells Stevoni about this dream - tells her that it's important that she hears it right now
	+ Asks him to draft a letter for him to Mars - he tells him he's in charge of the sermon while they're away
		- He volunteers to do it, but he doesn't know how to write
		- He writes it - bad dream, good memory-breaking record, but then demon there, sees dream, says gimme key, and I don't do it, me and Astrid will die. Please advise, What about you?
	+ Gets a letter back - blood and arcane magic
		- Brother, demon he- and it is streaked at the end
* Betheros tells Fremia what he's been trying to do
	+ Asks her if she remembers how she said she would start over if she could
	+ He asks if its okay that he was working on a solution to that for her
	+ She is happy that he was trying to help
	+ He tells her about Tadashi and his dream
	+ She tells him that her mind has changed since she had her baby
		- How can she change if the baby can't
	+ He wants the key from Physostenes
		- She says her soul is not worth everyone else's
		- He says to him it is
		- She says that makes it easier to stay like this
	+ She tells him Krak and Tadashi are fighting
* Pleufan/Melian house have been eating the best breakfast
	+ Fyri says that Tadashi wants to see the Tantorians
* Stevoni says that they went to the House of Asmodias
	+ Tells him that they're gonna go find them later
	+ Tells him to talk to someone who can read and write and set up some tutoring
* Everyone arrives at the room where Tadashi is
	+ Melian gets pushed in first and Betheros walks in confidently and strongly behind her
	+ Asks about Ozera
	+ Tadashi shrugs off Fremia
		- Fyri tells him to keep going
		- Physto tells him he doesn't look very good and also that he's the leader
	+ Tadashi tells them about the Catarrahalian war
		- They have managed to push the Catarrahalian forces back to the capital city
		- Have extracted as many of the people as possible - have not yet reached Bridge Landing
		- Have decreased their beholder numbers
		- Need an accurate assesment of Kivi's father's troops and batallions
			* Full assault of the capital city
		- Fremia goes to get Xero
			* Kivi tells him that Ozera is not here
			* Xero asks if it's the throne he gave up
		- He says that Mina is crazy - we agree with him
			* Melian asks if Mina killed his mother because she wanted to commit her
		- Suggests that Kivi or Tadashi could be king
			* They say nahhhhh
	+ Xero is a really nice guy, and his magical aura is strong
		- Betheros tells him this
		- Xero says that everyone is gonna hate him because he's magical
			* Betheros says that it would be nice to have people who represent them
	+ Tadashi says that Catarrahalia only recognizes strength
		- Cero says he could take his brother but his sister has never been outright cruel to him
		- Betheros asks Cero if Mina would make a good leader?
			* He says she said she'd legalize magic, but she never took well to people telling her "no"
		- He recognizes that he is good for the country
			* He has not had the same training as them - like leader training
			* Kivi offers to help him with that
	+ Tadashi says the plan is to talk to the church leaders and do one large strike on Catarrahalia
		- we lead a small strike around the back to get to the throne room (with Cero)
		- A Catarrahalian must see Cero win
		- Says that no one else is gonna come alone either
	+ Tadashi would like to do it in a week - Fremia says that's not gonna be possible with how he is
		- Ask if someone would lead aside from him
		- North will arrive in a week and a half or 2 weeks
			* They need Crawford Rex's forces
		- We leave, Fyri and Fremia stay back
			* Tadashi tells Fyri that she's clearly upset
			* Eternally conflicted between knowing what he has to do and doing what he wants
			* She says she's mildly grumpy and that she's okay and that she's processing stuff
				+ She says the only thing that she hasn't told him about is Steve
			* Druid meeting is about to start
	+ Druid meeting discusses how best to de-corrupt locations and the death count
		- Krak and Veo don't leave as people stick around - heated convo in Celestial
		- Krak throws his hands up at the end, looks at Fyri, at Tadashi and turns to Veo who helps him storm out
		- Veo is not angry, he seems more saddened
	+ Krak has assumed that Tadashi gave up on his oath - didn't actually happen, Tadashi appears to be reverting back to it
	+ Tadashi says Fyri can go if needed - she leaves him
* They go back to Melian's house
	+ Melian calls Fyri - they write a letter to Diche telling him that his betrothed wants to kill him
	+ Diche says that he wants proof - we told him to send a letter to his brother

House of Asmodius

* Pleufan decides to accompany them
* Melian asks Cero if he wants to go fight a demon - he doesn't want to go
	+ He gives Physto Teddy
* House of Asmodius (Bleo is goddess of corruption) "strip club"
	+ Large half-orc tells them that they don't open for a few hours yet
		- Betheros tells him he knows the owner
		- Melian and Betheros pretend to be band people and get in, Melian calls Fyri in
		- Kivi phases through the wall
		- The orc finally lets in Physto and Pleufan
	+ They are told they open in an hour and to get set up
		- This space doesn't feel particularly corrupt to Fyri
		- Pleufan and Physto approach the lady in charge
			* Physto tells her they've heard the sewer's backed up, they are directed toward the bathrooms
			* Melian goes with them
		- The lady asks if Betheros will play for her
			* She says the lady of the house doesn't appreciate people who don't take the house seriously
			* He's on in half an hour and needs to work on his luteness
	+ Pleufan and Physto and Melian are looking for corruptness
		- Physto sees a dressing rooms backstage and sees something slipping into and back out of a dressing room
			* It's a succubus, Melian and Pleufan see each other but Physto sees a demon
			* "Three lost souls, wandering around in the backstage, good catch, my darling," from behind, Physto pretends to be enthralled
			* Tells the succubus to take them to the front of the lounge, as they pass, they see a large voluptuous female demon
			* They sit in the lounge in the front and walks backstage again
				+ Physto slaps them both to consciousness
				+ He says that there was a succubus
	+ Betheros performs for the people, Fyri and Kivi are standing in the wings (and see the slapping)
		- Fyri sees Tadashi and Kivi sees Pinekoen begin to entertain the crowd
		- They join the crowd, enthralled by the succubus as are Pleufan and Melian again
		- Betheros looks up as he's playing - he confuses the succubus and doesn't see his girlfriend but the succubus
	+ Betheros and Physto see people being pulled out of the rooms - Physto sees Mars but no Astrid
		- The voluptuous demon shows up and leans in very close to Betheros
			* "Interesting, he desires someone like us"
			* She notices that he's not enthralled - she forces him to sit and he is sat in a chair
			* "If you desire someone so dark, why not desire the real thing"
				+ You clearly don't know what I like, then. Some demon you are - in his mind
				+ Betheros rolls initiative
					- The demoness attacks Betheros
					- He looks terrible
						* she says she's gonna be nice to him because she has more important things to do
						* She walks away
				+ Physto wakes Melian then jumps on stage
					- he attacks the female succubus (-64) and again (-11) and kills it
				+ Betheros takes aim at the male succubus (-26)
				+ Melian is mildly confused but then attacks the male succubus (-26)
				+ Demoness turns and charges Physto
					- Physto is knocked prone (-29)
					- She asks to be excused
				+ Pleufan attacks the succubus (it dies)
					- Everyone else is freed
				+ Demoness attacks Betheros (-24)
			* Fyri shoots at the demon lady it misses
			* Physto stands
			* She casts holds person on Physto and he is frozen
				+ She leans into his ear - why don't you just leave it on the ground?
					- His chastity belt? idk bro
			* Betheros tries to heal hisself
			* Demoness turns to Betheros charms her and tells him to bring him the dagger
			* Melian attacks the demon
			* Kivi pulls Astrid out of the room the demon has been pulling the chair from
			* Mars looks very confused - takes Astrid from Kivi and puts her into a seated spot
			* Pleufan attacks the big demon (-48)
				+ Melian shouts that she loves him
			* Astrid dispels Physto's hold person, tells him secretly not to give up the knife "well, duh"
			* Demoness does a beautiful mirage to do what the succubus was doing
				+ Everyone except Physto and Astrid fall victim to it
				+ Looks at Physto and says "all your friends are gone. I'll give you a chance to walk away from this because she's so kind, with his sister"
			* Physto attacks the demon
			* Astrid attacks Betheros, Fyri and Pleufan, freeing the first two
			* Demoness attacks Betheros
				+ He rebounds some attack
				+ Betheros falls unconscious and she turns to attack Physto but misses
			* Fyri swings with her dragon tooth but misses
			* Demoness attacks Physto
			* Physto slaps Pleufan but he waves him away
			* Demoness attacks Physto
				+ Physto pulls out his hair vial to negate the damage
			* Astrid heals Betheros
				+ Uses Portent to deflect Demoness hit
			* Demoness attacks Fyri
			* Fyri slashes at the demon and misses (twice)
			* Demoness uses 2 legendary actions
				+ She tells Pleufan to get her the dagger
			* Physto whiffs
			* Betheros says "You have know idea what I love!" Then uses a guiding bolt to attack the demon and whiffs
				+ He drinks Beckett's potion and smells gold
			* Pleufan attempts to remove the dagger from Physto's hand
				+ takes the dagger away and turns to the lady
			* Astrid shoots Pleufan with a fire bolt
				+ He looks rough and drops the dagger
			* Demoness attacks Betheros
				+ He shoots some of her attack back at her
				+ She attacks Physto
			* Fyri grows a thorn wall to block the way Pleufan was going
			* Betheros fails his turn
			* Pleufan attempts to get through the thorn wall
				+ He makes it through
			* Astrid heals Betheros
			* Demoness attacks Physto
			* Fyri brings down the wall whiffs
			* Physto heals himself
			* Demoness attacks Fyri
			* Betheros sends a thunderwave toward her
				+ She dies
		- Pleufan gives Physto the dagger back
	+ Physto checks on Mars and Astrid
		- Mars is not looking at Astrid or Physto
		- Asmodius was trying to get the key from Astrid
	+ Fyri communes with nature
		- They clear the demonic corruption
* The band comes on and everyone continues as normal
* They go get ice cream, Pleufan and Melian walk back to the Tamsulodin temple and some guys give Astrid a wheelchair
	+ Pleufan gets healed a bit
	+ Fremia asks about how it went. Melian and Kivi tell her that they have no idea what happened but everything turned out mostly okay

ICE CREAM!

* Melian talks with Tadashi and tells him that she would have summoned Fyri and not left her with Xela
* Kivi gives a really bad get well soon card to Tadashi via Fyri
	+ She gives a really cute one to Krak
* Melian asks Pleufan that they never speak of it again
	+ He tells her that his thoughts are not appropriate

The next day

* Pleufan is leaving and he, Melian, and Kivi go to the Tamsulodin temple
	+ They are going with him
	+ Pleufan lays out the battle plan
		- originally contacted by villages at the base of the mountain - animals and people were being taken and drained of blood
		- His D.A.R.E. vampire program was successful until recently, some youth left the village due to strange activity - they worry vampires
			* 3-4 days ago
	+ Vampires may have been living in the Ascendent Temple
		- Original description and this one has not lined up
	+ Tadashi asks Fyri to wheel him all the way to the top of the temple
		- Astrid is in the observatory
			* She says she'll be there, she's got things to do
			* He just wants to use the observatory
		- He exits and tells her it doesn't look so good
			* Back on the first floor, Betheros gets a message from Tadashi
				+ Glyph of warding (he puts this on the key)
				+ We should talk - in a private room
			* Tadashi says that he promised Betheros info
				+ Betheros brings Fremia
				+ You need her father to get her soul back - need to convince him to give her her soul back
				+ Will encounter her father within the week, could be on this trip (this won't happen if he goes back to hell)
				+ He offers to watch Nienna while Fremia goes with Betheros
	+ They gather supplies (Potions of greater healing)
* The demon/vampire fight
	+ At the village it is obvious that the village is corrupted
		- They lay lines of holy water which prevents vampires but there are drag marks over it (Melian can't enter)
		- No undead around
		- Doesn't look like how it looked before
		- Kivi and Melian hang out outside the village
	+ There's a path up the mountain by a stone building
		- Go up the mountain - this Ascendant temple feels weird to Betheros, Fremia, and Physto
			* Fremia tears up - big dishearten
		- No one perceives anything
		- We get hit by a giant fireball from behind
	+ Demon (it looks like Fremia) - he takes notice of Fremia's presence, summons a flame blade and attacks Melian
	+ Fyri - attempts to grapple the demon
	+ Betheros - notices the soul is in his left breast pocket, spirit weapon
	+ Demon - Looks at Fremia and says "interesting that you came here with people" "U SUQQ" (Physto) "Do you think they care about you bc I assure you that's not the case. It's in your nature to make people feel certain ways about you"
	+ Melian - moves out of range and shoots at him
	+ Kivi - misses with the Leviathan axe then tackles the demon
	+ Physto - misses hitting him
	+ Pleufan - slashes the demon
	+ Fremia - walks up to the demon, "What do you mean?" "You are the spawn of the demon of manipulation. If you think for a second that that boy over there cares for your life, you're lying to yourself" "How do you think you've come to lead a church in a world of people who hate you"
		- Frozen in indescision - Betheros tells her that people trust her to be the leader because she does real good, and that Betheros said that she was the one thing that made him feel happy when he was in a troubled place
	+ Demon - attacks Kivi but Physto attacks him (with help from Jr)
	+ Fyri - attempts to pull the soul out but she's a bit nervous
	+ Betheros - also attempts to pull the soul out, then misses
	+ Melian - attempts to take it out of his pocket
	+ Kivi pulls out the soul (it feels like soft light) it wants to go to Fremia so she lets it and Fremia falls over
	+ Physto - Slashes with his greatsword
	+ Demon - attacks kivi
	+ Pleufan " I think I could have done this on my own" Delaroseequa- attacks the demon
	+ Fremia \*still unconscious\*
	+ Demon - fireballs everyone
	+ Fyri - backs away
	+ Betheros - perceives that Fremia is distraught from not truly accepting the soul
		- kisses her on the forehead and tells her that he'll still be here whatever she chooses - she goes calm and takes a centering breath
		- disengages and teleports away
	+ Demon - meteor showers everyone Kivi, Melian, and Pleufan " I think I could have done this on my own" Delaroseequa go into death saves
	+ Melian - survives
	+ Kivi - fails
	+ Physto - Slashes him
	+ Pleufan " I think I could have done this on my own" Delaroseequa - fails
	+ Fremia - is coming to slowly
	+ Demon - attacks Kivi, Melian, and Pleufan " I think I could have done this on my own" Delaroseequa
	+ Fyri - heals Kivi
	+ Demon - attacks Kivi
	+ Betheros - casts Mass healing word
		- Everyone comes back up - pleufan says he "doesn't think he could have done this on his own"
	+ Melian - attacks with a short sword
	+ Kivi - misses the first time, then swings again and slices his head clean in half. The ice damage from her Leviathan axe freezes both sides of his head
* Melian gives her potion to Pleufan " I don't think I could have done this on my own" Delaroseequa
* Betheros does prayer of healing
	+ Fremia amplifies it
* Physto says thanks to Tamsulodin
	+ Physto feels the desire to meditate - sees vision of Physostenes walking through on a path and he sees the door to the stairway
* Fyri clears the corruption
* Demons likely killed all the vampires
* They go back to the village
	+ Fremia, Melian, and Kivi sit outside
	+ Pleufan tells them that the demon is back in hell and he recommends that they move, the door gets slammed into his face again
	+ Betheros smells for the gold in their house
* Betheros asks the villagers how much their land costs, he offers 100
	+ 110
	+ 105 -sold
	+ He tells them that they have 5 days to clear the land (they used to be the keepers of the land)
	+ Betheros receives a lordship
* Betheros tells everyone that he bought the village for 110 Gold
	+ And that it's great because Melian can't go in - she gets big sad because big sad
		- Fremia tells him to apologize
	+ She goes away and summons Junior
* Pleufan asks where they're gonna move and he suggests Moraxellon

Return to Moraxellon

* Astrid tells Physto to write down the location of the Transcendent temple