Game 87

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--This is still the sixth day with no rain.--

**Exit from Skyhold**

We are in the basement of Skyhold examining the manifest of the Red Skald. Otto notices ‘**Eten Anta**’ on the manifest and a payment of 2000 Nethrilees Dregs. Otto asks Broahin about Braen Cloudbeard and Brohain says that's his brother who was killed at Caer Caldir. Ereb reveals that **Eten Anta** is probably his brother. Otto speaks about the strange coincidence of our meeting and the relations we all have with the Red Skald. Otto requests a copy of the manifest for his records. Damien scribes down a quick copy. We are led back out to the main area of Skyhold and we leave. Otto decides to look out over the city from the height of Skyhold. We head down the lift. We notice two Blue Swallows at the bottom of the lift. We quickly cast invisibility over everyone and then headed back to the inn we stayed at. We are successful and we escape without notice. We have a pretty good discussion as to what we want to do next.

Otto and the rest of us enter the Inn and Cirrine and Talmund are drinking and chatting. Otto speaks to Cirrine and shows her the manifest and she is a bit shocked. She says that she wants to go after their father and Otto agrees. Cirrine also notices that **Ereb’s brother** was involved in this ship and they speak about it for a little bit. Otto asks Cirrine if she wants to join us for visiting Garadun and she agrees.

**House of A Thousand Faces**

We head to the House of Thousand Faces and meet with Geradun to speak with him. We ask if Geradun can send a message to **Lord Nashear** about the Aqueducts. Otto then asks about the Blue Swallows. Garriden seems to be neutral with regard to them but he does like that they bring results regardless of how they come about. Garadun doesn’t seem to offer any resources just saying don’t get caught and killed by them. Garadun mentions **Remaldia Valette Retoux** who is familiar with Lord Nashear and is pushing for the Blue Swallows. Garriden tells of Grand Master Mage **Pavel Therantis**. **Perinald Dellius,** master of coin, tends to act on **Therantis’** behalf.

We leave **Garriden’s** office and then meet **Tolfore** on the way out. We discuss **Laylum** and the mass kidnapping by Drow and the Letter indicating **Perinald** had something to do with it. We give Tolfore the Letter and also share the Manifest from the Red Skald and Otto asks if Tolfore wants to join us should we go. **Tolfore** seems apprehensive, and reveals that **Captain Mayrune Deradin** is his father. We part ways at this point.

**Tel Quissere Common’s Market Place**

We decided to head to Tel Quissere Common’s Market Place. We purchase some Winter Clothing sets and some other things and then we head to the Moonstone Mask Inn in order to wait for Ophala and pass the time. While there, the group witnesses Runa Griswald of the Blue Swallows interrogating one of the thieves guild members on the whereabouts and potential locations of thieves guild safety houses. The merchant attempts to bribe her; it doesn't go well for him as the market erupts into a series of mass arrests. The group makes a swift exit.

**Meeting With Ophala Chelderstorn**

We meet the host with the Autumn mask and she leads us to a private room to wait for Ophala. It's quite a nice room. We wait and drink for close to an hour before Ophala shows up. Rowan and Ophala speak about the Red Matrem and the Scroll. Rowan makes a deal with her: She will pay 7 platinum bars and we keep the scroll and she keeps the matrem(aka the Scroll costs 11 Platinum bars). **Ophala** and Damien speak about her research and she asks where we got the Red Matrem. She seems very interested in where we got them but she seems overly excited in that she might know but she wants us to say it. Damien eventually reveals that we found it in the Shadowfel. She asks if we found it in the city and we say yes. She mentions the name of Thultenthar. Rowan gets Ophala to agree to a question for a question discussion.

Ophala and Damien discuss Mythaller, Matrem combinations and breaches in the multiverse. She shows that in the course of her research she is able to use tears to her benefit, i.e. she is able to make things appear and disappear at will like certain possessions of hers. She mentions that breaches occur where ley lines cross but do not always occur at every leyline crossing. She mentions the anti-magic zone in the graveyard. She also mentions there are some plants in the garden which are immune to magic. Damien asks how Red Matrem is used and Ophala says that the Red Matrem are used to transfer planes. She asks if we know where Matrem comes from and Damien says he does not know. Ophala says that Matrem are ‘espers’ , especially Red Matrems. She wants to be able to run more trials and research. There is a sort of refinement process to Matrem. Ophala tells us her father’s name: **Paberos Chelderstorn**. Ophala, Damien and Otto speak on the rest of the Red Matrem the group has. We ask Ophala to leave so we may discuss amongst ourselves what we want to do. Ophala obliges and leaves while telling us to use divination magic on the matrem. Once **Ophala** leaves Otto does so and it seems to generate an anti-magic field around the room with a powerful thrum.

After discussing what we want to buy and what we want to keep, Cirrine asks us if she can speak to Ophala alone. We oblige after disarming Cirrine of her Scimitars and Daggers. After 20 minutes of chatting in the room we cannot hear Cirrine walks out with **Ophala** who seems to be in shock and has a glimmer of greed in her eye. **Ophala** offers us the **Inverse Bag of Holding**, **Ring of the Ram**, and the **Wand of Binding** all and gives us a key to the penthouse of the Moonstone Mask Inn. Otto and Ophala speak about Otto’s necklace and the nature of espers. Otto mentions his ring lit up when the matrem created the field around itself and she is very interested. Otto offers to work with her on her research and **Ophala** agrees per the ‘agreement.’ We decided to retire to the penthouse at this point.

The Penthouse is quite fancy and has a private bathroom. We decide who should get what item: Brohain gets the Ring of the Ram, Ereb gets the Wand of Binding. Damien gets the Inverse Bag of Holding. We speak about where to go from here and speak about the followers of Talos who meet when the storm hits. Otto and Cirrine go and have a conversation in order for Cirrine to get her weapons back while Rowan takes a bath and Damien+Brohain speak about room service possibilities. After the Bath, Otto asks to play Rowan’s Lute and Rowan accepts. Otto plays quite well and asks if Rowan knows much about Composition and Rowan is offered to look at Otto and Cirrines song they have been composing. We spend our time eating and drinking and before bed we head back up to the penthouse and discuss the scroll of recall. Ereb and Rowan argue for a while about how much Ereb is willing to pay for the scroll. Eventually Rowan agrees to 8 plat bars and 1 favor. Rowan’s favor is to give him 3 more plat bars. Ereb says he will give it to him when he finds them. Otto and Damien speak while the others are arguing.

**Otto's Moether's Amulet Identiscry**

Otto asks Damien to identify his mothers amulet and Damien accepts and does so. Damien feels a small bright light as he goes deep into the object. He sees a hallway with a light at the end. He then sees not one light but many and all kinds of possibilities in the future, past, and present. He sees a woman with something she is holding preciously. She sees a flame but the flame is actually a small child. The woman is wearing the necklace. Damien looks up and sees a tall dark shape in the silhouette of a person. Damien knows the small child is Otto being held. Suddenly the darkness overtakes him and he sees the darkness take the flame and begins moving away. He reaches out into that darkness and follows. Damien sees the figure with striking blue eyes. A stern and sad face, yet he sees a warmth in him. He sees a slight smile pass across his face. The man looks like Otto yet different, hard yet soft in the face. Damien then sees the woman with wet hair. He can hear the sound of wind and the crunch of snow. The shape continues on with Otto. “This is it, we have almost found it. - There!” He sees a large black wall nestled in the snow. Someone calls out that the weather is too bad to continue but the figure perseveres and decides to continue. He says they can find shelter further in. He sees the woman asking after “**Martine**?” and the figure sees something ahead and it's the symbol of the eclipse. “Bring it closer. Pry here and here!” “The others said they heard something. Are you sure?” “Of course I am sure. It has been a very long time.” Damien hears the crack of the door being opened and smoke pours out of the doorway. The dark figure calls for light from a young boy named **Merric.** “It's all here, the locations: Lantern, sun, key, it's all here!” Martine begins to write them all down. “Yes this is everything we have been looking for” Damien then hears Merric “**Aeidun** is heart pretty bad you must come take a look.” **Martine** does so while **Merric** stays and keeps copying down the notes with **Sybil**. Damien sees **Merric** move and stands just under the wall. Sybil hears the sound of stone moving and is locked in place. **Merric** says “Something is happening - Sir! Come back” **Sybil** then feels the chamber begin to fill up with black liquid. **Martine** begins to panic and pound his fists on the chamber, shocking Merric out of the way. **Martine** is screaming as he pounds his fists but the chamber is still being filled up with **Sybil** on the inside. **Sybil** says ‘its ok Martine its ok” and she draws a knife while crying. **Sybil** says ‘A vessel needs a medium’ she then slits her wrists and jumps into the pool. Damien sees blood begin to flow into the pool while she takes her necklace and drops it into the pool. **Sybil** gains her composure and says to ‘Take care of them’ , takes out a red book, makes notes, and then plunges the dagger into herself. Damien wakes up.

**Ruminations of Sybil's Death**

Damien is speechless. Otto asks if it's alright. Damien says it was not alright what he saw and that he must tell Otto some hard truths. Damien confirms this is his mother’s necklace and Otto says yes. Damien tells Otto that **Martine**, **Merric**, and **Aeidun** were there. Otto asks if **Merric** was responsible and Damien says yes but maybe unintentionally. Damien tells Otto that she was sealed in a chamber with black fluid filling up the room. Damien says they were in search of the locations of the tablets. The people who are interested go to a different room. Cirrine also seems to have left the building. Damien continues. Damien fills us in on the rest of his vision. Damien says that the body of the Hunter we found in the Underdark with the red book and the dagger in the chest is probably Otto’s Mother, **Sybil**. Otto asks if the man from Damien’s dream is Otto’s father **Martine**. Damien believes it to be possible. Otto says he sees two things: If her mother was successful in preventing her from becoming a vessel means the darkness in Cirrine might be trying to claim her instead of her mother. Secondly: It's possible that the **Knight of Black Flames** might not be the same person he was originally. Otto mentions that there are several good reasons to go to the Moonshae Isles. Otto is impressed that Rowan will be very useful for both Cirrine’s possible Blight and Damiens dream issues. Damien decides that tonight is the night for trying the Dream Circlet and going through Damiens Dreams.

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