Abigail Plains

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## Summary

It's a beautiful day as the carriage travels across the Abigail Plains. Jojo and Lhark fail to break the awkward tension so Hoshimi suggests introductions. Althea is introduced first and Hoshimi continues with the introductions with Jojo going last. He mentions outwitting dragons, winning three fortunes and had plenty of adventures while losing eight of his nine lives. Jojo likes her when she mentions a bar and offers to sell drinks there. Hoshimi tells him to prove it and Jojo ends up challenging her to a brewing competition. Flint begins going through his autobiography as Jojo notices how much Flint sounds like Durian Dunklebeard. Jojo pulls out Durian's biography and Olwen Edgeworth squeals with delight as it's her second dwarven favorite next to Oin Lightbringer's autobiography. Jojo gives her his copy and she's overwhelmed with joy.

Flint and Jojo begin talking about sharing Jojo's stories, but Olwen puts them back on track with what happened in the last six months. Lhark mentions how Amber Hawthorne, Ivan Windstrummer and Faerthurin are in the outer planes looking for them right now and because time works differently, they don't know when they'll be back. However, news that they went missing was leaked to the public thanks to Olwen also being warped away. Hoshimi declares that she wants a drink and a bath while Seven doesn't know what a bath is. She learns it's grooming but better and is told to do it after they get off the carriage. The group talks about the feast of fortune next while Hoshimi mentions that Arpolian is their top priority.

Adrian mentions the brewing competition could still be a thing, but Lhark says that event wasn't happening and hands out a flyer of the events that are happening. There is escape rope, funstacle course, tightrope race, blind bake-off, arm wrestling, rope climbing, mud wrestling, shotput duel, raffle runaway, rock climbing, sweet or sour?, dance-off, battle of the bands, hide & seek, gurning, cheese race, drinking contest, gladiator bets, haunted house, pickpocket cloth, footrace, scavenger hunt, dunk-a-noble, Trivia!, the Running of the Owlbear, knife-throwing, axe-throwing, archery contest, shooting range, log balancing, deciever's dice, ice-skating, a poker tournament, a spice off and fortune telling. Hoshimi gravitates towards the dance-off and the drinking competition while Olwen remembers going to the axe-throwing, archery contest and shooting range. Adrian and Lhark recommend the fortune telling while thinking about going to trivia. Jojo is all over the drinking competition.

Olwen looks over the charity list: the emeraldsong conservation, the Delangue college fund, campaign for combat veterans, foundation for alastican unity, Ser Xander's academy for talented tots, the bowerstone orphanage, the jeremiah project, edjoians for addiction recovery and the local temples. Olwen decides to go for the orphanage while Adrian always makes it a point to donate to the emeraldsong conservation. Flint smiles at the sweet or sour event and the spice off. Olwen asks Sybl Indrax to try deceiver's dice with her. Adrian also suggests at least watching the poker tournament to find a certain someone. Adrian asks about who's in the battle of the bands and Lhark mentions that a red-haired woman with a violin would likely be participating. Seven looks at the rock climbing, arm wrestling and footrace as Lhark mentions that they'll likely be stuck in New Gatless until the festival is over. As they discuss room, Caius offers his family's Gatless mansion which Jojo is amazed by. Caius also talks about the Valentine family business being medicine which Flint is thankful for. Jojo then asks Sybl what he does and Sybl saw himself as the anchor but now isn't sure what he is meant to be.

Jojo gets an idea when he hears Sybl hasn't drunk anything and offers one of his concoctions, spiced cat cream. Olwen quickly says Sybl is a great listener. Jojo offers the ale along with the flask of friendship. Hoshimi and Sybl refuse the cat cream, but Sybl goes for the flask of friendship. It tasted like burnt wheat and hot water to him and it's good. Hoshimi is curious now and take a sip of the flask. She tastes cherries as flowers fill her nose. She gives it back to Jojo and goes to sit on top of the carriage. Adrian goes for a swig and tastes fruit with earthen tones and a tiny bit of alcohol. Olwen then decides to try it and has a tart and citrus flavor. She's reminded of raspberry lemonade and Jojo mentions that the flask tastes like herbal tea to him. Jojo and the group begin telling jokes to Hoshimi's dismay.

## Notable events

* Jojo challenges Hoshimi to a brewing competition
* Faerthurin, Amber Hawthorne and Ivan Windstrummer are revealed to be searching the outer planes.
* Lhark gives out a flyer for the feast of fortune