For the Crown

*For the Crown* is the title of the second episode of the seventh season of S.H.A.D.O.W. and the seventy fourth session of the entire game.

This session was played on April 26th, 2020

## For the Crown

### Writer

Jonny Christie, Matt Christie, Rob Christie, Richie Maynard, Eric Rios

## Synopsis

The spire. An elf is being released by Warden Bamek Chainjaw. The paperwork reads “Silvergleam”. Aragi and Sirobe arrive home to update Lara on their meeting with the new Merchant king when they are interrupted by the little rascal, Skoti. He is clearly hiding something from them and he blames his siblings for the little thief’s actions. They send him on his way with a warning and head to Lara. The conversation is brief but it does shift to Aragi’s new project. King Vargas and General Earthstone are discussing tactics as the rest of the council enter. There is brief talk of a Dragon sighting but they brush it off as a mere rumor. Sister Dorthea, the religious figure, also brings up a distinct lack of faith in the city so Vargas plans a party for the end of the week to celebrate his Deity, Bahamut. He also begins to discuss his plan for building a new port city to the East to compete with the Tiefling city of Orlion. Phylyco is lost in his own world. Inquisitor Layne asks him a few times what the plan is with Commander Winter before he decides to send him back to Stoneclaw while he deals it himself. Layne complies and Phylyco goes back into his head before shaking his thoughts off and heading out. Lara is not happy that Aragi started this project without her knowledge. She basically tells him he should take over if he wants and asks him to inform her when this many resources are being used again. She storms off. Aragi has Zinonna get back to work and checks in on the barracks. The drill sergeant, Bjorn, updates him on the men and they briefly talk about his children before Aragi heads home. As he gets inside, he comes face-to-face with a woman he’s never met. She informs him that the King requests a meeting with him.

Phylyco arrives at Cradle and has a bit of an internal crisis. He wants to just eliminate the threat but something inside himself is holding him back. He decides to trail Winter for the remainder of the night and see if he does anything to justify the beating, he will receive. Aragi speaks with this woman a bit, being a terrible host and not even offering her a drink. She introduces herself as Aurora before leaving. Aragi goes to inform Lara that he is going to meet with the King and she requests that he travel with Sirobe and his team since they are heading that direction anyway. He goes to speak with the Cat and his team. Team Sirobe consists of Ali the shadow dancer, Sarya the former slave, and Villberg the Orc. They discuss their mission, meeting with Dhaxx. Villberg suggests he stay behind because well, the Merchant king is a Beholder. That shakes Aragi to his core and he gets immediately less comfortable with accompanying them. He chirps a bit with Sarya before they convince him to come along. Aragi gets an update from Zinonna on their armor and heads to bed. Aurora informs King Vargas that the meeting is confirmed before leaving him to work on his plans for the Eastern Coast. Team Sirobe head out the next morning with Aragi in tow. They arrive at the Silver Throne and get a meeting with Dhaxx immediately. As they are walking through the courtyard, which has been converted into a casino, Aragi spots a man that he mistakes for Mordecai. The mercenary is not him. For starters, he has horns. He’s also much beefier and has more wits about him. The Stormcaller apologizes and continues to the meeting. Dhaxx is a chilling presence. He seems to know every little thing about Aragi and his hidden friend, Singula, briefly mentioning a sibling before moving to the task at hand, money. He agrees to bargain with Lara in the near future about their resources. Aragi leaves him a sample of mithril before getting out of there, terrified.

Team Sirobe head back north but leave Sarya with Aragi so he may meet with Vargas in Aethel. Menawhile, Vargas is helping Tadal get ready for the party. It is a touching almost father-son moment before they head out to the throne room. They are interrupted by the arrival of Aragi and Sarya. The King requests they speak one-on-one and they head to the balcony. They discuss a potential partnership and they are interrupted by the Mercenary from the casino. He introduces himself as Hezekiah and he plans to wipe out Dhaxx with the help of both S.H.A.D.O.W. and the Kingdom. The three agree to compromise with each other for different things. Hezekiah will give Aragi funds and Vargas men. Vargas will give Hezekiah free roam and Aragi the rights to Maeurt. Aragi will give Hezekiah information and Vargas an alliance. Vargas then Knights Aragi before the entire celebration and Hezekiah turns the knighthood down. Aragi and Hezekiah join the party while Vargas sits with his thoughts for a bit. He is approached by a Tiefling that compliments him on the festivities and warns him not to have too much faith or it might cause, complications. The Tiefling leaves him be to dwell.

## Cast

### Main

* Aragi Maxul
* Phylyco Brokenwhisper
* Lara Youngheart
* Vargas de Orion Highstar
* Sirobe
* Zinonna Murium
* Onyx Winter
* Hezekiah Silvergleam
* Pragaras

### Supporting

* Singula
* Gris Soulspark
* Tadal
* Aurora Lightblade
* Darron Earthstone
* Dorthea Blindcradle
* Bjorn Urregard
* Alidiana Pegason
* Sarya Nameless
* Villberg

### Guest

* Ronxim Feyfinder
* Layne Mauricio
* Bamek Chainjaw
* Skoti Urregard
* Fyria Snowden
* Dhaxx

## Trivia

* First episode to have Zinonna Murium as a member of the main cast after previously being supporting.
* First official appearance of Hezekiah Silvergleam.