S: Kethra

## Session 2

You eventually caught wind of a fire, put it out, and found a body- a gnome wizard who seems to be good at making things explode... including this thing you're all looking at. You've replaced the crystal inside this rod, and before you could do anything else, you hear a loud gasp. "Who in the Nine Hells are you?"

Before you can answer, Brimea and Seirixori both vanish into thin air and a dragonborn in chain mail and a half-elf playing a lute appear in the basement with you.

[8:22 PM] DM: **The lute player stops mid-strum and looks around the room. "What--?"**

[8:23 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak is surprised to the point of shell shock at this point, offering a meek greeting. "W...Well met. Welcome to...this basement"

[8:24 PM] DM: The voice: "What do you mean welcome? This is MY basement, you overgrown cabbage!"

[8:24 PM] Aimee/Nera: Nera jumps back, startled by the new appearances. "What--what happened? Where's Brimea and Sei?" She approaches Ravaphine and points at her accusingly. "What did you do?!"

[8:24 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine hides the rod behind her and asks "who are you and who is this?" while pointing to the body on the ground

[8:25 PM] DM: The voice: “Why are you in my house? Dear gods, is that a body? IS THAT MY BODY? Oh nononononononono… what happened? MY QUANTUMRIFTSHIFTSLIPSTREAMTELETRANSMITTER! Wait, why can’t I— ”

[8:25 PM] DM: "What have I done? What have you done?"

[8:26 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "All we did was put out a very large, possi'bly magic fire! And...fiddle a bit with this rod contraption"

[8:28 PM] DM: Ok, you all realize that the voice seems to be coming from the rod itself.

[8:29 PM] Aimee/Nera: "Are--are you dead?" Nera waves a hand in front of the rod. "How can you see anything in there?"

[8:29 PM] fritos - Dekar: "Oh dear..." Dekar quickly kneels before the body and gives it a look-over, sparing only a side-acknowledgment of the unusual rod and its disembodied voice.

[8:29 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "The damn thing's haunted too?"

[8:29 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine hands the rod to Urrak. "what the fuck"

[8:30 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "A-and what makes y' think I want to hold this...this...thing"

[8:30 PM] DM: The rod: "Do I look dea--- never mind, clearly I do. Something about the explosion must have... shifted my consciousness into the control rod."

[8:31 PM] DM: "Hey! Gentle! That's me you're manhandling about!"

[8:31 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Why are we all here? What were you doing last before the fire?"

[8:31 PM] Aimee/Nera: "I'll hold it then!" Nera says, and snatches the rod from Urrak. "Can't trust an orc with anything," she grumbles under her breath.

[8:31 PM] DM: "Ha! Too true. I like you, halfling."

[8:31 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak grumbles and folds her arms

[8:32 PM] DM: "I was so close to perfecting the Quantum Riftshift Slipstream Teletransmitter and now look at it. Well.. you'll just have to help me fix it, yes? I'm sure at least one of you is bright enough to follow directions, right?"

[8:32 PM] DM: "Wait, you never answered me. Why are you in my house?"

[8:32 PM] Aimee/Nera: Nera immediately points at Ravaphine. "She'd be the one to help you with that magic wumbo jumbo"

[8:33 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "An' we came here lookin' for answers. All of us were poofed here outta the blue"

[8:33 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I found your notes, notes about transporting to a location you never been.  Where were you going?" Ravaphine asks the rod, wondering why she was speaking to an inanimate object

[8:34 PM] DM: Dekar- you look at the body and see a gnome, his face and body evidently marred by explosion and shrapnel, but there's none to be seen in the room itself. He is dead.

[8:34 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "What do we have to do to go back home? We just want to go back home, but we are here"

[8:34 PM] Aimee/Nera: "This place was on fire! We saved you technically, uhh Rod? What can we call you?" Nera holds up the rod and looks at it questioningly

[8:35 PM] DM: "I was trying to jump through the dimensional barrier to a plane parallel to this one."

[8:35 PM] DM: "My name is Jebeddo Filchbatter Ku Ponivindel Boddynock Oneshoe Ningel, but you can call me Poni. And, well, to get home, you'll have to help me fix my Quantum Riftshift Slipstream Teletransmitter."

[8:36 PM] DM: "You say it 'poofed' you here? Ugh, couldn't have brought me competent arcanists who know the terminology, could it?"

[8:37 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I ain't no wizard. I've better things t' do than pour over tomes all day"

[8:37 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "But I'm sure someone 'ere can help ye"

[8:37 PM] Aimee/Nera: "I'm no wizard either, but we really did just appear here. I went dizzy for a spell and suddenly I was in this unfamiliar place surrounded by strangers"

[8:37 PM] fritos - Dekar: "Well, I don't have all my materials at hand, but I suppose I can make do..." Dekar begins reciting something of a requiem for the deceased, hands clasped a few inches above the body. Lots of references to the moon lighting his path and stars pointing the way and such.

[8:38 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "We can fix it, but you need to tell us what caused the previous rods to blow up. And watch it, orc, or else I'll send you over to the next dimension" Ravaphine says as she pokes the Urrak in the chest with the rod

[8:38 PM] DM: "I'm not dead, you fool. I'm right here."

[8:38 PM] Aimee/Nera: Nera snatches the rod back from Ravaphine. "I thought you didn't want to hold it"

[8:38 PM] DM: "Gentle! Please!"

[8:38 PM] Aimee/Nera: "You look pretty dead to me, Poni"

[8:39 PM] fritos - Dekar: Dekar blinks an eye open, mid-recitation. "One thing at a time, friend. Allow me to guide your earthly body on its journey elsewhere."

[8:40 PM] DM: "The old problems were fixed. I won't know what caused this one until we put it back togeth-- do you feel that? That kind of fuzzy feeling? Like skin crawling or nausea? Well... if I still had skin or a stomach."

[8:40 PM] DM: "Oh no... no no no... The explosion… it destabilized the envirochronic resonance architecture. We’ll have to fix the Quantum Riftshift Slipstream Teletransmitter so we can stabilize the area again. Otherwise, who knows what will happen!”

[8:41 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "An' how do we set upon doing that, ya phantom?"

[8:41 PM] DM: "First we have to find the components. Oy, lift me up a bit, will you?"

[8:42 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Afraid that's as tall as she gets"

[8:42 PM] Aimee/Nera: Nera holds the rod over her head (a whole four feet in the air) with a frown. "What are the components?"

[8:42 PM] DM: "Did you all clean up in here? Where are the pieces?"

[8:43 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "We've only touched the platform 'ere, and a few books"

[8:44 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Poni, is your teletransmitter able to accommodate the mass of multiple people"

[8:44 PM] Aimee/Nera: "We did also put out the fire. So we technically cleaned up a little"

[8:45 PM] DM: "It should be able to, yes. Ugh. This is terrible. The pieces must have gone through the Quantum Riftshift Slipstream Teletransmitter. We’ll have to go get them.”

[8:45 PM] DM: "You'll all have to help me. I don't exactly have hands anymore."

[8:46 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Sounds like a hell of a scavenger hunt..."

[8:46 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Can y' tell where they are?"

[8:48 PM] DM: A couple lights on the rod seem to flash a bit. "Oh! Well... that's convenient. Now that I am the rod, I can understand it better. Yes, I can find them... or at least come close. And I can just direct the Quantum Riftshift Slipstream Teletransmitter where I want it to go without worrying about... hmmm... ok, let's try this. When you want to use the Quantum Riftshift Slipstream Teletransmitter, you push the button."

[8:49 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Well, Half-pint? I say give it a go."

[8:49 PM] DM: "WAIT! Not yet, you impatient cabbage. There’s rules."

[8:49 PM] Aimee/Nera: "This is why I took the rod from the orc"

[8:50 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "A'course, it's never easy...well what kind rules might there be?"

[8:50 PM] DM: "Anyone who wants to be teleported has to be connected to me through touch. Touch each other. Don’t touch me. Your hands are filthy. That goes both ways. You push the button to come back here and someone’s not touching? They’ll be trapped there. Well… until they pop back home. I wonder if that works. Hmm. Would they pop home or here? Would they pop at all? Anyone want to try an experiment? You might be trapped forever, but knowledge is its own reward! Right! Anyway, hold on to one another and push the button and I’ll take you to where the component is. We find it, pop back here, put the Quantum Riftshift Slipstream Teletransmitter back together and…. Well, I’ll figure it out from there. All understood? Nod your heads if you understand. I can explain it to you, but I can’t understand it for you.”

[8:51 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak nods and crouches to put a hand on Nera's head

[8:51 PM] fritos - Dekar: Dekar stands, brushing nonexistent dust from his chain mail, and gives a firm nod. "I don't know what all this is but, knowledge is its own reward..."

[8:51 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: she mumbles to herself " 'S like an apple..."

[8:51 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "so small..."

[8:52 PM] Aimee/Nera: "Gerroff!" Nera grumbles. "Not my head you..." she curses under her breath

[8:51 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "and you are sure this....teleporting will not combine our body particles and we will stay separated during transport?" Ravaphine asks before reaching out towards the group with hesitation(edited)

[8:52 PM] DM: **The man with the lute looks around and says, "This looks like the beginning to an interesting story. Think I'll tag along too." He puts his hand on the dragonborn's shoulder.**

[8:52 PM] Aimee/Nera: "Is everybody ready?" Nera asks.

[8:52 PM] DM: "Should be fine. Let's try this out. Ready when you are! Push the button, then put me through the archway."

[8:52 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye! Lets!"

[8:54 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Oh sweet mama moonbow, here we go" Ravaphine crouches and puts her hands on Nera's shoulder

[8:55 PM] fritos - Dekar: Dekar grasps the half-orc's shoulder in his dragon-y hand, mindful of his claws.

[8:56 PM] Aimee/Nera: "Oh gods, please let me not die," Nera mutters. She flips open the protective cover, closes her eyes, and pushes the button.

[8:57 PM] DM: When you push the button, the space above the base fizzles to life. There's a sort of wild energy around the edges, but it is roughly the shape of the archway seared into the wall behind it. Through the portal, you can see a forest.

[8:57 PM] DM: "Now you should be able to just send me through and the rest of you will follow. But make sure you hold onto me!"

[8:58 PM] Aimee/Nera: Nera holds onto the rod for dear life, gripping with both hands

[8:59 PM] DM: "You don't need to hold so tight. Just stick out your hand and put me through the portal."

[9:00 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Take my hand, Nera. Everyone, take each other's hand...or dragon claw and make sure to not let go as you're walking through the portal"

[9:01 PM] Aimee/Nera: "Okay, okay! Yeesh, I've never intentionally traveled dimensions before, don't blame me for being nervous." She takes a deep breath and sticks her hand through the portal

[9:01 PM] DM: Once Poni passes through the plane of the portal, your surroundings instantly change from Poni’s basement workshop to a forested area. You’re standing on an overgrown path that must have been a road at some point. There’s forest to  both sides of the path and the road curves so you can’t see more than a hundred feet in either direction.

[9:04 PM] DM: “Alright now. Look for the component. It’s shiny. Shouldn’t be too hard to spot in all this green, even for you.”

[9:06 PM] DM: You don't see anything that resembles technology or shiny metal.

[9:06 PM] fritos - Dekar: Dekar's keen eyes spot something, and he kneels to graze a claw over the forest path. "Someone's been here...a lot of them, recently..."(edited)

[9:07 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Can ye tell what?"

[9:07 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Or...whom?"

[9:08 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: On her knees and looking between the bushes, Ravaphine notices soft soil "there's a path, down here. footprints"

[9:09 PM] Aimee/Nera: Nera stays back, keeping the rod safe

[9:09 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "from the looks a these, seems like a big group of folks come through, had a scuffle, and ran off"

[9:10 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "No more'n 7 men I reckon, tho probably less. Hard to tell with them all jumbled like this."

[9:10 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "They went south"

[9:10 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "What say ye? Seems t' me we should follow"

[9:11 PM] fritos - Dekar: Dekar glances around, then nods. "No better option than to pursue them, it seems..."

[9:12 PM] Aimee/Nera: Nera sighs and grumbles "Fine, I guess we have no other choice."

[9:13 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Maybe they saw the pieces laying about"

[9:22 PM] DM: Continuing! You're getting ready to march south when suddenly an elf pops into view next to Nera.

[9:22 PM] Aimee/Nera: "Who the fuck"

[9:23 PM] fritos - Dekar: Dekar taps a claw against his chin-scales. "Poni wasn't kidding about the popping in and out..."

[9:23 PM] DM: **The half-elf: "Does this happen often?"**

[9:23 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Too often, friend"

[9:25 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Might we ask your name, stranger?"

[9:28 PM] DM: **Half-elf: "Me? Beiro... or that one? I don't know that one."**

[9:28 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "S'pose both a you..."

[9:29 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Too many elves t'keep track of..." Urrak mumbles to herself

[9:29 PM] DM: **"And you? You look the heroic sort. Think you might be the star of the song I'll write. What's the name, beautiful?"**

[9:29 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Urrak. Of the D'Akshi stronghold"

[9:30 PM] DM: **He nods. "Urrak. I can rhyme with that. And the rest of you?"**

[9:30 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "My name be my own business till i'm certain of yours." Martyn says.

[9:30 PM] Aimee/Nera: "Nera. And this rod i'm holding is Poni"

[9:31 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Ravaphine...we're all trying to get to the bottom of this"

[9:31 PM] fritos - Dekar: Dekar gives as much of a bow as he can when armored. "I am Dekar, faithful of Selune."

[9:31 PM] DM: **"Ravaphine? That might be harder. We'll work on it though." He starts mumbling some lyrics under his breath about footprints and half-orc trackers.**

[9:32 PM] DM: Poni: "CAN WE GET ON WITH IT?"

[9:32 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Well at least now we've some entertainment on this wild goose chase..."

[9:32 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Come, the tracks continue south"(edited)

[9:39 PM] Aimee/Nera: "Whoa hold up everyone," Nera says and stops in her tracks

[9:39 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "What d'you see, Ner?"

[9:39 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "This was a bad idea"

[9:39 PM] fritos - Dekar: Dekar stops and squints slightly. "Smoke."

[9:39 PM] Aimee/Nera: "Yep"

[9:39 PM] DM: There's a bit of smoke rising over the trees in the direction of the road's curve.

[9:40 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "No water buckets this time"

[9:40 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Don't stand s'close and it won't be an issue" Urrak chuckles

[9:40 PM] Aimee/Nera: "Do you think it's a fire or that the  group we're tracking made camp somewhere?"

[9:41 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Smoke's too thin to be a bonfire. perhaps a camp." Martyn says

[9:41 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Only one way t'find out"

[9:41 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "or a distress signal"

[9:42 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Godspeed, small fry"

[9:42 PM] Aimee/Nera: "Thanks, big fry"

[9:42 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "lay low...well I guess you already are"

[9:42 PM] DM: Nera practically melts into the shadows at the edge of the clearing and moves forward.

[9:42 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak laughs, despite herself. "One brave critter, that one"

[9:46 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I hope she's okay"

[9:47 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye, she'll be fine. Y'don't survive with a mouth like hers without bein' strong and quick"

[9:48 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "In the meantime, we wait. But somethin' tells me not to let our guards down"

[9:48 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak pulls her greatsword from it's sheath and readies it

[9:48 PM] DM: A bird takes flight from the bushes near you.

[9:48 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Does that something warrant a search of the immediate area? Or do we just act like stupid ground animals and eagerly drop our paws into the trap." Martyn asks.

[9:49 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak turns to the bushes, both hands gripping her sword tightly

[9:49 PM] fritos - Dekar: Dekar quietly watches the bird while pulling his shield, adorned with the symbol of Selune, from his back.

[9:49 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: martyn draws his short-bow and knocks an arrow.

[9:49 PM] Aimee/Nera: "Ok guys I'm back"

[9:50 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Nine hells! Y'scared us"

[9:50 PM] Aimee/Nera: "Good"

[9:50 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "What's the word?"

[9:50 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Speak for yourself, i was bored."(edited)

[9:50 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Enough of this, what did you see, Nera?"

[9:51 PM] Aimee/Nera: "So there's a camp over there. About five guys around a fire, and another person who looked more like a prisoner. Bag over their head, shackled, the whole enchilada. Wait, do they have enchiladas on this plane?"

[9:52 PM] Aimee/Nera: "ANYWAY, it looked like they might have the component we're looking for. Couldn't quite figure out what it was."

[9:52 PM] DM: You may or may not know what enchiladas are. I'll leave that up to you. lol

[9:52 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Well alright then. No more standin' around."

[9:52 PM] Aimee/Nera: "WAIT"

[9:53 PM] Aimee/Nera: "I also spotted a bear trap guarding their camp, so we have to be careful about how we approach this!"

[9:53 PM] fritos - Dekar: "A prisoner? Well, we must help them by any means."

[9:53 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Can y'use yer little hands to disarm it?"

[9:53 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "It'd be a shame if you lot were unprepared for traps." Martyn says, and shrugs the bow to his back. "Too bad no one else thought to bring tools to disarm such devices."

[9:53 PM] Aimee/Nera: "I don't know how to disarm bear traps! I know how to avoid them."

[9:54 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Well I agree with the Dragonborn, ain't no man should be another's prisoner."

[9:55 PM] Aimee/Nera: "I think we should try to ambush them. They don't know we're here, so we can take them by surprise."

[9:55 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Now there's a plan I can get behind!"

[9:55 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Nera, what of their numbers? How were they armed? Were they alert or at ease at the end of the day?"

[9:56 PM] fritos - Dekar: Dekar looks a little forlorn. "I wouldn't be much use in stealthy maneuvers, I'm afraid. Not the...most nimble of foot."

[9:56 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "You said that there were five men? There are five us, but one of us has to  secure the component and the prisoner"

[9:56 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "You n' me dragonborn, we can go in and distract 'em, and then the others can come in all stealthy-like"

[9:57 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "and the other elf, but he's no help"

[9:57 PM] Aimee/Nera: "They were all armoured, in leather," Nera mutters. She closes her eyes, trying to visualize the campsite. "I think there were some crossbows and scimitars, but I don't remember how many or who had them."

[9:57 PM] DM: **Beiro: "Five? There's six of us, dear lady."**

[9:57 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "I strive never to agree with an orc on any level, but she's dangerously close to talking sense."

[9:58 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "We can make as much noise as need be, and the rest of ye can disarm 'em"(edited)

[9:58 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Urrak, do you think you could step lightly enough to come at them from the south? we'll push in from the north and hit them when they're not looking."

[9:59 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Anythin's worth tryin'"

[9:59 PM] fritos - Dekar: poof goes Dekar into thin air suddenly!

[10:00 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Ah well...I suppose I can make enough noise for the two of us."

[10:00 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine stumbles back a bit "I've seen many types of magic but this is one kind I will never be used to"

[10:02 PM] DM: **Beiro: "Well that will make things harder. No worries! I'll give us a little diddy to help us along." He sings "Urrak, the giant Urrak, with a strong back... she'll make your neck crack..." He's not very good... but Urrak has inspiration. You can add a d6 to any one d20 roll in the next 10 minutes.**

[10:03 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak moves to begin her assault from the south "Let's get that component!"

[10:03 PM] Aimee/Nera: "Aye," Nera nods, ready to sneak up on the enemy

[10:03 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Right then," Martyn again draws his bow.

[10:04 PM] DM: Everyone but Urrak notices that the trees here are oddly close together. You don't think you'll be able to squeeze through them except for Nera. She might be able to.

[10:04 PM] DM: They are practically a wall made of living trees.

[10:05 PM] DM: The whole forest, except the path and the clearing.

[10:05 PM] Aimee/Nera: "Okay, so I'll sneak up from behind, Urrak can distract from the front (but don't engage), and we'll both attack, and everyone can join in."

[10:05 PM] Aimee/Nera: Nera draws her rapier

[10:05 PM] DM: You can enter from the path Nera found, but you'll have to avoid the trap.

[10:06 PM] Aimee/Nera: "Just step over the bear trap and distract them until I have a chance to attack"

[10:06 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye, let's do this"

[10:08 PM] DM: You can see the trap, now that you know where to look. It's right in the small path on the way into the clearing. You will need to roll an acrobatics or athletics check to avoid it.

[10:08 PM] DM: Nera, because they're invested in their revelry, you are unnoticed at the north end of the camp.

[10:24 PM] Aimee/Nera: Nera steps into the clearing a bit, still hidden behind the tent, and grabs an arrow from her quiver. She nocks it on her shortbow, aims at the closest man, and fires

[10:25 PM] DM: So you have advantage, and you get to take the highest roll between the two, and the damage is listed there. It's green because at least one of your damage dice rolled its maximum.

[10:27 PM] DM: Nera's arrow streaks out from behind the tent and straight into the back of the man's neck. He slumps over, instantly killed by the severing of his spine.

[10:28 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak runs full force at the trap and leaps over it

[10:29 PM] DM: Urrak trips, but manages to avoid triggering the trap by hopping. You can move only half distance.

[10:32 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak roars at the top of her lungs at the men, sword drawn(edited)

[10:39 PM] Aimee/Nera: Nera retreats back into the trees to hide

[10:40 PM] DM: Ok! Everyone's so focused on the massive half-orc that nobody sees you duck back into the shadows.

[10:40 PM] Aimee/Nera: Nera breathes a silent sigh of relief

[10:42 PM] DM: The humans go next. They look at the orc and at their dead friend and one of them looks like he might run, but he'd have to run PAST the orc, so he doesn't. He runs behind the boxes to the east and fires his crossbow at Urrak.

[10:43 PM] DM: Ok, so the bolt flies right past your ear whizz but misses.

[10:44 PM] DM: The one closest to you tries to back away, but falls prone and tries to scoot away.

[10:44 PM] DM: The last two stand and draw their scimitars.

[10:48 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine readies herself to jump over the bear trap

[10:49 PM] DM: You make it!

[10:51 PM] DM: Go ahead and move up to your full speed, and you can take your action and/or bonus action.

[10:52 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: She then casts a fire bolt to the closest man

[10:54 PM] DM: That hits! A streak of fire shoots out from your fingertips and hits him square in the chest!

[10:57 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: Martyn sets off the bear trap with an arrow, and rushes past into the clearing,

[10:59 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: He takes aim at one of the standing men and shoots at him with an arrow

[11:01 PM] DM: Ok! Your arrow thunks into a spot on his shoulder that wasn't covered by the leather armor and he staggers a bit from the force.

[11:02 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak runs at the man that was just arrow'd and swings her greatsword at him

[11:04 PM] DM: Urrak's sword comes down on that shoulder and cleaves straight through, causing the man to buckle to the ground like a bleeding sack of potatoes.

[11:06 PM] DM: **Beiro's turn! He enters the clearing and you hear him just ripping off insults. "You coward! Your mother would be ashamed of you sitting back there hiding behind those boxes! You lily-livered asshole. You couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with that thing!"**

[11:08 PM] DM: The man behind the boxes grabs his head in pain as if the insults are actually hurting him.

[11:11 PM] Aimee/Nera: Nera creeps out of the shadows again and flings an arrow at the man standing next to her first kill

[11:13 PM] DM: The arrow flies out of the shadows and plunks right into his back. He yells in pain, but is still standing.

[11:15 PM] DM: The one with an arrow in his back is pissed. He turns towards Nera and tries to hit her with his scimitar.

[11:15 PM] DM: Lucky for her, he can't quite get there.

[11:17 PM] DM: The one that's prone uses his action to stand up and moves away.

[11:17 PM] DM: And the one behind the boxes fires another bolt at Urrak and misses again.

[11:18 PM] DM: You have one close to you wounded who appears to be trying to escape, one hiding behind boxes in front of you attacking Urrak, and one chasing Nera into the tent area.

[11:18 PM] DM: All three are hurting.

[11:25 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine approaches the man with an arrow in his back, and casts another fire bolt to his back

[11:26 PM] DM: That hits! You just barely miss the protruding arrow, though, but it would've been awesome if it had lit up too.

[11:26 PM] DM: He's still standing.

[11:27 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: Martyn starts across the clearing, knocks another arrow, and fires at the man rushing towards Nera

[11:29 PM] DM: Nice! Your arrow streaks past Ravaphine and catches the man right between two of his ribs. He falls to his face, dead.

[11:30 PM] DM: The one behind the boxes is just outside your reach.

[11:30 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak runs towards the man farthest to the right, the one who was prone, and slashes at him with her greatsword

[11:32 PM] DM: You run the kid through, pinning his body to the ground with your sword.

[11:34 PM] DM: Beiro's turn, he's going to enter the clearing and play a tune Ravaphine to give her inspiration (and don't forget you still have yours Urrak!) a d6 to add to any d20 roll in the next 10 minutes.

[11:37 PM] Aimee/Nera: Nera runs past the body, grabs the arrow she stuck in his back, and shoots it at the man cowering behind the boxes

[11:38 PM] DM: Ok! Your arrow hits him in the shoulder!

[11:38 PM] DM: His turn, so he's going to turn towards you and try to get you back since Urrak's a terrible target.

[11:38 PM] DM: And he's going to miss. That shoulder pain.

[11:45 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine sprints towards and jumps on the crates to the last man, and bludgeons him with her quarterstaff

[11:48 PM] DM: Ravaphine swings and misses, her staff thumping off the barrel next to him.

[11:50 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: Martyn crosses the clearing behind Ravaphine, and when the swing misses, he fires an arrow into the last man

[11:56 PM] DM: Unfortunately, your arrow just misses him.

[11:56 PM] DM: @Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi ! You can reach him from where you are.

[11:57 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak sprints towards the man and slashes at him with her greatsword

[11:58 PM] DM: And he splatters across the barrels and Ravaphine's boots.

[11:58 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak raises her sword above her head and lets out a loud victorious roar

[11:58 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "These were my only pair of shoes..."

[11:59 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak smacks Ravaphine on the back lightly "They're true warrior's boots now!"

[12:00 AM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Unbeknownst to Ravaphine she leaves a slight bloody hand print on the back of her.

## Session 3

[8:17 PM] DM: Recap: You were taken from your homes and appeared in the square of a town that appears to be deserted. After a cursory exploration of the town centered around the Temple of Takara, you put out a magically induced fire and found a teleportation device that had malfunctioned. The creator was killed, but his consciousness was imprinted on the control rod for the device. He convinced you to put him through a portal to seek the broken components of the teleporter so that you could fix the envirochronic resonance architecture surrounding the town and stop the random effects of teleportation. You came to this place after one of the components and found it in the hands of five human men sitting around a campfire with a bound, gagged, and hooded figure sitting against the crates nearby. You all slaughtered these men, killing even the one who was trying to escape, and Urrak splattered blood across Ravaphine’s boots. As we start again, you’re still in your previous positions, the adrenaline still coursing through your bodies.  Nera and Martyn both poofed out of existence and Poni is now lying in the grass next to one of the tents.

[8:18 PM] DM: Ravaphine, Urrak and Beiro are standing there in the clearing with five dead humans and a captive.

[8:19 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak rips a scrap of cloth off the dead man's tunic and cleans her sword before placing back in it's scabbard, a giant grin plastered on her face. "Now THAT is what I been waitin' for!"

[8:21 PM] DM: **Beiro: "Truly that was an impressive display of strength, Lady Urrak."**

[8:22 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine sighs and attempts to wipe off all the blood with no avail

[8:22 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I'll try to look for the missing component, do you want to check on the hostages?"

[8:23 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "This sword's never done me wrong." Urrak walks over to Poni and picks him up. "Aye, I'll check out the prisoner"

[8:23 PM] DM: Poni: "Just be gentle, you giant."

[8:23 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak walks over to the captured man and removes the hood from his head

[8:23 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Oi, y'alright?"

[8:24 PM] DM: You find the component easily. It was sitting at the campfire, dropped by a startled man when Urrak charged in.

[8:24 PM] DM: When you pull the hood off, you see a human woman, probably about forty, with a gag in her mouth. There's rope around her ankles and shackles at her wrists.

[8:25 PM] DM: The woman flinches when she sees you.

[8:25 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine picks up the component and walks over to Urrak and the woman

[8:25 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Hey there, it's alright. I ain't gonna hurtcha lest ye give me reason to. Lemme undo these ropes then."

[8:26 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak uses her dagger to cut the ropes and offers her waterskin to the woman

[8:26 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Y'look like you've been through the wringer, friend."

[8:27 PM] DM: You take the ropes from her ankles and the gag from her mouth, but the shackles remain. "Who are you?"

[8:27 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Urrak of the D'akshi stronghold. Hmm I cannae break these chains without hurtin' ya. Rava, can y' use some kind of spell to free her?"

[8:27 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Doubt we'll find a key in this mess...."

[8:30 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I am ravaphine, we're here to help you. I don't have any tools, but maybe we can break the chains?"

[8:31 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak cracks her knuckles. "I s'pose I can try an' snap em"

[8:32 PM] DM: **Beiro: "Unfortunately I lack the tools to do so as well."**

[8:32 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "while you do that, i'll try to see if i can find keys in any of their dead body pockets"

[8:33 PM] DM: Urrak takes the shackles in either hand and tries to rip them apart, but after straining for a minute, she realizes she's not getting anywhere.

[8:33 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Blast. These be some strong bonds."

[8:34 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak joins Ravaphine in looking for a key

[8:35 PM] DM: You find 10 gold, but no keys.

[8:35 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Bloody mess this is..."

[8:35 PM] DM: **Beiro: "What about the tents?"**

[8:36 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Let's head to the tents"

[8:37 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye, a good plan."

[8:37 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "We will be right back so we can unlock these chains for you"

[8:39 PM] DM: Ok! Ravaphine looks through some of the tents and finds 5 gold and the keys. Urrak finds a pair of bone dice that look like they might fetch a nice price.

[8:39 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "A little somthin' fer my trouble"

[8:41 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Found some keys!!!" Ravaphine heads over to the woman and asks before unlocking the chains, "are you okay? what happened before these men captured you?

[8:42 PM] DM: She relaxes a little seeing an elf helping instead of the giant. "I was in town, looking to buy some meat when all of a sudden I wasn’t. I was on a road I ain’t seen before and that thing was sitting in the middle of the road, smoking.” She points at the component piece. “I picked it up, figured it might be important or expensive. Then these assholes came and grabbed me.”

[8:45 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine looks at the component piece and nervously places it in her bag. "Ill be sure to be careful with this. I guess we're all in the same boat then, just trying to get out of here. It's okay, my team and I...okay mostly the orc, took care of the men who captured you" She then helps the woman out of the chains.

[8:46 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye that I did!" Urrak laughs a little louder than what is probably appropriate(edited)

[8:46 PM] DM: Poni: “Yeah, yeah, this is great. Wonderful. Are you done with the meet and greet? I was hoping the pieces would be bigger so we wouldn’t have to find as many. This is just… terrific. AND now it looks like the stupid people of that stupid town got sent with the pieces. Wonderful.”

[8:46 PM] DM: The woman looks around with a scowl. “Is that that creepy little gnome I hear? Where’s he at? This is all your fault, isn’t it? Dafyn said you were up to no good.”

[8:47 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Who..is Dafyn?"

[8:48 PM] DM: Captive: "Dafyn works the farm with me."

[8:49 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Well we're no friends of this fellow. We can here, same as you. From outta nowhere."

[8:49 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Poni, how many more pieces are there?"

[8:49 PM] DM: Poni: "Why do you think I know? More than three. That's for sure. We've got the piece. Let's get going."

[8:50 PM] DM: Captive: "Where are we?"

[8:50 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Now that's a good question...."

[8:50 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I never got your name" Ravaphine asks the stranger.

[8:50 PM] DM: "Name's Lin."

[8:51 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Lin, do you know of any of the places on this map?" she pulls out the map piece that was found back at the temple to show Lin

[8:52 PM] DM: "Aye. I'm from Bellbury."

[8:53 PM] DM: She points at the center of the map.

[8:54 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Well, we have to find more components like the one you found before, and then we can all head back home. Shall we continue into the town?"(edited)

[8:54 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "We should bring her back there, to her home"

[8:55 PM] DM: Poni: "There was only the one here. We'll have to go back to Bellbury and use the Quantum Riftshift Slipstream Teletransmitter to go to the next one."

Lin: "Speak Common, Gnome."

[8:55 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Ha! I like 'er"

[8:56 PM] DM: She frowns and sidesteps away from you.

[8:56 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I guess we're going back to Bellbury. Everyone, grab onto my shoulders. Poni, can you take us back?"

[8:57 PM] DM: Poni: "Yes, yes. Clearly I have to get used to repeating myself. Everyone has to touch, then you push the button."(edited)

[8:57 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak places a hand on Ravaphine's shoulder

[8:58 PM] DM: **Beiro puts his hand on Urrak's bicep.**

[8:58 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine reaches her hand out to Lin, "don't worry, it'll be okay. we;ll get you back home"

[8:58 PM] DM: Lin stands and reluctantly takes her hand.

[9:00 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Alright, it's now or never. I'll never get used to this. Pull the lever, Kronk"

[9:00 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I mean Urrak"(edited)

[9:02 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak pushes the button

[9:02 PM] DM: When you push the button, you all appear back in Poni’s basement.

[9:03 PM] DM: Lin lets go and frowns again. "I'm leaving. That gnome has a nasty habit of blowing things up."(edited)

[9:04 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Y'sure you'll be alright? I found some gold on those men, if y'need it, it's yours"

[9:05 PM] DM: She looks at you oddly. "You always offer gold to strangers? I just want to get back to my farm. I'm in no mood to be indebted to the likes of you."

[9:06 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Jus' tryin' t' be of help t' ya." Urrak walks to the other side of the basement

[9:06 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Hey, she's just trying to help. If that's all we are to you, then I guess we;ll be seeing you around"

[9:06 PM] DM: She huffs a little. "Thank you for saving me." Then she walks out.

[9:07 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine walks over to Urrak to talk to Poni. "One component down. Do you have a blueprint of what we need to rebuild?"

[9:08 PM] DM: Poni: "Just my books. Once we have the pieces, we'll be able to piece them together again."

[9:09 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Onto the next place then I guess. If only we had more help"

[9:09 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Any idea where th' next piece may be? Or should we just start blinkin' around at random?"

[9:10 PM] DM: Poni: "I can target the next one."

[9:10 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori walks into the basement and sees the group that was here before, "Help with what?"

[9:11 PM] DM: Poni: “Ugh. It’s probably too much to ask that it was a coincidence that there was a villager that popped up with the component, right? But the piece isn’t THAT small. There’s hundreds of people in this town. There can’t be hundreds of components if they’re this big.”

[9:12 PM] Leigh- Enna: Enna walks into the basement and takes in the group. She stays by the wall.

[9:12 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Tiefling! Y'came back. Where's the other one?"

[9:12 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "That's what I'm talking about! Power in numbers. Wait a second, who is this?" Ravaphine points at the elf by the shelf

[9:13 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: As Brimeia enters, her eyes go wide at the sound of a voice she can't place. "What? Who said that?"

[9:14 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "We found a way to successfully teleport from place to place, and the more components we find, the closer we all are to home"

[9:14 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "So...time to go easter egg hunting"

[9:14 PM] Leigh- Enna: "Just another person who somehow popped up here, who I am's not particularly important. How do you all seem to know each other and this place?"

[9:15 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Same thing happened to us. I was just trying to deliver a package and I woke up here"

[9:15 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "We all came here under the same odd circumstances. Just happened to do it sooner. But the more the merrier I say."

[9:16 PM] DM: Poni: "Wait, you've been here before?"

[9:16 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori attempts to trip Brimeia with her staff as Brimeia walks by.

[9:17 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Can you both stop making out and help us get to the next place"

[9:18 PM] DM: Brimeia spots the staff and steps over it easily.

[9:22 PM] DM: So! There's a dead gnome on the floor and a bunch of armed and armored people standing around in front of a flat screen TV that's showing a dark forest.

[9:22 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia turns to Ravaphine, "Ah, ravishing Ravaphine! I certainly wouldn't mind making out with you instead."

[9:22 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Some things never change...."

[9:23 PM] Leigh- Enna: ".....anyone feel like telling me why there's a dead gnome on the floor, and why no one seems to be concerned with this?"

[9:24 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "oh yeah, that's poni. he caused this explosion and he's the reason why we're all here. Also he lives in this stick now" Ravaphine points to the rod in Urrak's hand

[9:24 PM] DM: Poni: "I'd say it's a pleasure, but it's probably not."

[9:24 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "He's a wizard of some kind...I'm assumin'"

[9:25 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Well now, that's all settled. Now where's that other piece we need t' find, Poni?"(edited)

[9:25 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna draws her bow, feeling a little silly for pointing it at a stick, but can't be too careful. "I don't trust wizards."

[9:25 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I was here...and then I wasn't, and now I'm back. So yes...talking stick thing."

[9:26 PM] DM: Poni: "It's through there. Probably with another hapless and stupid villager."

[9:26 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Poni?" Brimeia frowns. "The explosion? Where..." She stops mid-sentence and stares at the stick as it's mentioned. "You're joking."

[9:27 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Hey now, drop her weapons. Poni ain't here t' trick no one. And aye, Bri. It's true."

[9:27 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "He's our ride back home, unfortunately"

[9:27 PM] DM: Poni scoffs at being called "a ride" anywhere.

[9:28 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "What about that... gnome?" She gestures at the body still sprawled on the floor

[9:28 PM] DM: Poni: "That's me. Try to keep up."

[9:28 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "But you're the stick."

[9:29 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: ".....and also dead?"

[9:29 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "But he's dead."

[9:29 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "He's...half dead"

[9:29 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Poni I think you're gonna have to show them to believe it"

[9:29 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Half dead is dangerously close to undead, and I shoot undead on sight."

[9:29 PM] DM: Poni sighs. "My Quantum Riftshift Slipstream Teletransmitter went boom and now I am 'stick'. I prefer 'control rod', personally."

[9:30 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori steps up, visibly annoyed, as usual, "Can we please just get on with this, I was in the middle of something important and I would like to get back to it."

[9:30 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye I've got...obligations back home as well"

[9:30 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "We're going to have to go through another portal"

[9:31 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak claps her hand on Ravaphines shoulder. "Let's go!"

[9:31 PM] DM: You can see the next world through the portal. It's dark there, and forested. You don't see anything moving.

[9:31 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Ah but then we wouldn't have the joy of spending time in such lovely company"

[9:31 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Though I'm about itching for another brawl," Brimeia muses

[9:31 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "and in order to do so, everyone must be friends and touch the person next to you. be nice"

[9:32 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak extends her hand to Enna "Well, y'coming?"

[9:33 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Well, I certainly wouldn't mind getting cozy with you fine women." Brimeia winks

[9:34 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Please keep her away from me."

[9:34 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Seirixori, you wound me," Brimeia responds

[9:34 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine grabs Seirixori's hand in her left and Brimeia's hand in her right. "FRIENDS. for ten seconds"

[9:35 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I tried."

[9:36 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna points at the portal "What.....is that."

[9:36 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "One step closer to home. Enna, it'll be okay. Grab Brimeia's hand and we can get this started"

[9:37 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia takes Ravaphine's hand, "Well a trip through .. that won't be so bad in your company."

[9:37 PM] DM: Poni: "That is how we get from place to place. You all touch each other, push the button, put me through."

[9:37 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "You're welcome to keep trying," she answers Seirixori

[9:38 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "I'm not much of a toucher."

[9:38 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Some foul magic. Same that brought us here, I imagine," she answers Enna. "Seems we've got no choice."

[9:38 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "What if you put your hand on my shoulder?"

[9:39 PM] DM: Poni: "It's not 'foul' magic. It's just magi-- ugh. Never mind."

[9:40 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna reluctantly places her hand on the fellow elf's shoulder

[9:40 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Well it's tossing us all around willy-nilly isn't it? And not it the fun way," Brimeia grumbles at the stick-not-quite-dead-gnome-thing.

[9:41 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Beiro, grab on and let's go"

[9:41 PM] DM: **Beiro happily grabs Urrak's arm again.**

[9:42 PM] DM: Poni: "Are you all about ready? Honestly, you'd think hired help would be more competent."

[9:42 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Hold on t'yer trousers, folks!" Urrak pushes the button

[9:42 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Poni, I'm going to stick you where the sun don't shine"

[9:42 PM] DM: Pushing the button causes the portal to flare and fray at the edges.

[9:42 PM] DM: Poni: "Now put me through. The sun's not shining there."

[9:42 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak places Poni through the portal

[9:43 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia grimaces at all the magical commotion. So unsettling.

[9:43 PM] DM: As soon as Poni crosses the plane of the portal, your surroundings instantly change from his wizard's workshop to a dark forest.

[9:43 PM] DM: There is no path, no road, no light.

[9:44 PM] DM: Characters with darkvision can see in black and white.

[9:44 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna looks around, relieved to be back in her element. "Finally. Something familiar."

[9:44 PM] DM: Poni: "Anyone see the shiny?"

[9:44 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori takes a deep breath and smiles slioghtly, finally back in the comforts of a forest.

[9:44 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I have to agree."

[9:45 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak turns to Ravaphine "Here light this torch would ya?" might help us see a bit better

[9:47 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine casts light onto the torch but accidentally touches Urrak's hand instead,  causing Urrak to turn into a night light(edited)

[9:48 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Ah! Y'clumsy caster! I'm a candle!"

[9:48 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "there it is!! I see something over there"

[9:48 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak follows Ravaphine to the shiny

[9:48 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine walks over to the bush and finds the next component"

[9:49 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Never trust magic," Brimeia mutters under her breath

[9:49 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna notices a trail of blood smeared across the grass. "Something was here, and it made a kill. Looks like it dragged it north"

[9:51 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine clutches her bag with the components in them. "I hope you all are well rested and ready to fight again"

[9:51 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Must we? Can we not just grab what we need and go?"

[9:51 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "It's fresh. Keep your wits about you, everyone."

[9:52 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Poni, should we head back?"

[9:52 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I'm always ready for a fight." Urrak says as she  draws her greatsword

[9:52 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Again?" Brimeia chimes. "Did I miss one? Damn."

[9:52 PM] DM: Poni: "I'm with Candy Cane over there. We don’t have to save them all, you know. We can just fix my Quantum Riftshift Slipstream Teletransmitter. The people of that town aren’t worth the cabbages they grow. Not as smart either.”

[9:53 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Poni, is there a reason why people are kidnapping and killing for your creation?"

[9:54 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Killin'? What'd y' find around here? This light is so bright it's hurtin' my eyes a bit"(edited)

[9:54 PM] DM: Poni: "Who says the blood has anything to do with my Quantum Riftshift Slipstream Teletransmitter?"

[9:55 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Well, the woman from your town said that she got kidnapped when she found your component. What if another got killed or kidnapped again?"(edited)

[9:55 PM] DM: Poni: "That doesn't mean anything. It's shiny. Cretins like you always want shiny things."

[9:55 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "You're lucky you're already dead, stick."

[9:56 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna looks closer at the bloody tracks. "These are goblin tracks. I take back what I said before, someone or something was injured, but not killed. Definitely taken somewhere, though"

[9:56 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Let's take a vote. who wants to stay here and see what happened and if the townspeople are okay. and who wants to go back to find the next component"

[9:59 PM] DM: The three of you all recall that goblins are creatures who take delight in cruelty and suffering, often taking slaves. Favored tactics include trying to flank their enemies, using small tunnels to travel around their lairs undetected.

[10:00 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "All people deserve respect and t' be free from villiany. Goblins are evil lil shites I'm ready to stomp some o' their 'eads in."

[10:00 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "We must take precaution if we want to proceed down the forest. What's our plan?"(edited)

[10:01 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "I won't say no to killing goblins"

[10:02 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "I'm always happy to go where you beautiful ladies are."

[10:04 PM] DM: You pretty easily find the trail. Drops of blood here and there mark the way, and with Urrak shining like a beacon, you make your way through the forest until the trees thin and you're looking at the bottom of a cliff. Ahead, you can see the mouth of a cave where the blood leads.

[10:06 PM] DM: **Beiro: "My this is exciting." Then he disappears.**

## Session 7

[8:49 PM] DM: You all head north, Gunnloda following behind until you reach the town square where she turns to the temple instead. The carts outside have mostly been emptied of goods and there's a sign posted with an arrow towards the Cask. **You can hear a bit of music coming from the open door of the tavern.**

[8:50 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: ravaphine heads inside of the tavern and follows the source of the music

[8:50 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak walks through the doors of the tavern and makes a beeline to the bar

[8:51 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Ahh, this is more like it," Brimeia sighs contentedly as she strolls in behind the others

[8:52 PM] DM: Inside, there's several people sitting at tables, talking and a couple people in the kitchens. There's a man with a flagon sitting behind the bar, and a **pretty half-elven woman sitting on the end of it with bright blue hair, playing her lyre.**

[8:54 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak walks up to the man behind the bar "An ale, please, barkeep"

[8:54 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine sits at the table closest to the pretty elf, enamored

[8:54 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: martyn steps between Urrak and the half-elven lady playing the lyre, "Beer, please." He says to the bartender

[8:54 PM] DM: The man looks up, half-drunk and raises his eyebrows. "Yeah? Eh." He raises his flagon in the direction of the mugs and casks. "Help yerself. We all are."

[8:55 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Help...myself? Y'mean there's no barkeep, no kitchen staff?"

[8:56 PM] DM: He shrugs.

[8:57 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak steps behind the bar and grabs a cask. She fills it with ale for Martyn and then for herself, sneakily leaving a copper piece for each drink behind the bar

[8:57 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Well an ale's an ale. Cheers, elf"

[8:57 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Thanks quite a lot," Martyn says and turns towards the lady playing the lyre as he drinks. he says nothing, just appreciates the music.

[8:57 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Sounds great to me!" Brimeia hops over the counter and grabs herself a mug, filling it to the brim with ale before hopping back over.

[8:59 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Mid drink, Urrak notices the half-elf and nearly chokes. Her eyes glazing over with the memories of old ghosts. She decides to stay where she is and drain the cask

[9:00 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: Martyn notices the uncomfortable silence from the Orc behind him, "You alright mate?"(edited)

[9:00 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "A-Aye, I'm fine."

[9:00 PM] DM: Brimeia puts a hand on the bar and goes to hop over, but her toe catches on the edge and she faceplants right into the drunk's lap, knocking over several mugs in the process and making a huge clatter. **Several heads turn and the half-elf stops playing. "Are you ok?"**

[9:02 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia is startled by the sudden tumble and takes a second to right herself, but when she does she lets out a rumble of laughter. "Ha. Plenty ok!"

[9:02 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine walks behind the bar and makes herself a drink and another two for the orc and the face planting tiefling. She slides one over to Urrak and helps Brimea up

[9:03 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Thank you," Brimeia says sheepishly.

[9:03 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Ah, thank y' kindly." Urrak can't help but smile at Brimeia's fall, "Glad t' see things haven't changed."

[9:04 PM] DM: The people in the bar turn back to their conversations and **the elf goes back to playing, chuckling at the fall.**

[9:03 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "I give it a 10 for attempt and a 5 for execution but a solid 8 for entertaining me." Martyn says to Brimeia

[9:05 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Ah, keep that up elf-man and I'll show you how I really entertain," Brimeia shoots back at Martyn with a warning glance.

[9:05 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Is that a promise? I'd sorely love to see that."

[9:06 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine stays behind the bar and pretends she's the barkeep,

[9:06 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Ha! No need to be so hostile. Like it or not, we're bound by some kind of fate. We might as well get along"

[9:06 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Wise as that is, it also sounds boring." he finishes his first. "However i'd rather have another one of these instead." he passes the mug towards Ravaphine, "Please?"(edited)

[9:08 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "As much as a free beer fills me, I get the feelin' there's something not right 'ere. Any of you feel the same?"

[9:08 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "If I'm going to be completely honest, I don't really know much of you lot. And as the barkeep, I should know these things," Ravaphine says as she passes Martyn another glass

[9:08 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Honestly i was trying to ignore the sensation and trying to get as drunk as possible before we go after the next component." martyn sulks

[9:08 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia huffs, but decides she doesn't quite want to get into a brawl here.. at least for now.

[9:09 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Oh? New barkeep, eh? And a fine one at that!" Brimeia chuckles

[9:11 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine notices Urrak's change in demeanor and walks up to her

[9:12 PM] DM: **She seems to be enjoying playing her lyre.**

[9:12 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "You seem a little distracted," ravaphine says to the half-orc

[9:13 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I'll be honest with ye, that half-elf...reminds me of someone I used t' know. I've got a...general feelin' there might be somethin' about 'er. Besides looks, if ye catch me"

[9:14 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Ooo, a special someone?" Brimeia leans in

[9:14 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "She reminds you of a partner?"

[9:14 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Well now we're gettin' a little close, but aye. A long time ago"

[9:15 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Lay off on the heavy questions, we're all just enjoying ourselves here"

[9:15 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Well, weren't you just saying we ought to get along?" Brimeia chuckles but otherwise leaves it alone

[9:15 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine takes a pint to the half elf lyre player at the bar to talk to her and see if anything seems off(edited)

[9:16 PM] DM: **She finishes her song with a flourish and grins at Ravaphine. "Thanks, but isn't it a bit early to be drinking?"**

[9:17 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Hi, i got this for you. for your musical talents. you seemed parched and well, this was the only beverage available"

[9:18 PM] DM: **"Well, thank you. You are?" she asks, taking a drink.**

[9:19 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Ravaphine," she says with a smile, "what about you? what's your name?"

[9:20 PM] DM: **"I go by Cyan," she smiles, gesturing towards her bright blue pixie cut. "Are you from here?"**

[9:21 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I'm just traveling with my friends over there," she points to the trio behind her, "are you from these parts of Bellbury?"

[9:22 PM] DM: **"Bellbury? Is that here? No, I'm from somewhere else."**

[9:23 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Indeed. I never heard about it until about yesterday...care to join us at the bar?" she asks the half-elf

[9:25 PM] DM: **She glances up at the others and smiles, picking up her mug and hopping off the bar. "Sure. I'd love to meet them."**

[9:26 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine walks over with the elf and introduces her to her companions "Everyone, meet Cyan the lyre player"

[9:26 PM] DM: You notice as you talk that a couple people disappear mid-conversation and others walk in, confused, following the arrow sign outside.

[9:26 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Ah, today's my lucky day! Another beautiful lass for company!" Brimeia calls out in a friendly voice

[9:27 PM] DM: Cyan: **"A pleasure to meet you all. And you, are you ok? Nothing bruised but your ego, I hope?"**

[9:28 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia only laughs at the mention of her earlier stumble. "Ah, my ego is tough as my skin. Not a scratch. "

[9:28 PM] DM: Cyan: **"Good, good. It was quite an entrance though. Definitely a head-turner."**

[9:27 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Hey so, who put the sign up outside?"

[9:27 PM] DM: Cyan: **"I don't know about the sign. I saw it when I first appeared here."**

[9:29 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak, begins to sweat slightly but offers a kind greeting "Well met, Cyan. I'm Urrak, of the D'Akshi stronghold. And I can attest to the sturdiness of Brimeia here. She's tough if not a bit ungainly"

[9:30 PM] DM: **"Urrak. What an interesting name. I'm not sure I've heard of D'Akshi."**

[9:30 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I-It's a small settlement, deep in the heart of the forest. I'd be more surprised if ye had heard of it."

[9:31 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Where are you from, if ye don't mind me askin'?"

[9:31 PM] DM: **"Are you feeling well? There are some people making breakfast if you need it."**

[9:31 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "D-don't mind me, just feelin' a bit o' this drink I reckon" she takes another gulp of ale

[9:31 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Breakfast sounds better than splendid!" Martyn stands up. "Martyn Hornback. at your service."

[9:32 PM] DM: **"Pleasure... is that everyone, then?" she asks, looking at each of you to make sure nobody was left out.**

[9:33 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Not quite. a few of our number have gone elsewhere on their own business for a time."

[9:33 PM] DM: **"Ravaphine, Martyn, Urrak, Brimeia?"**

[9:33 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "that's us!"

[9:33 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "That we are."

[9:34 PM] DM: **"You look like you've been through some nasty business."**

[9:34 PM] DM: **She reaches out and brushes some ash from one of Brimeia's shoulders**.

[9:37 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Why thank you," Brimeia says flashing a smile

[9:38 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Are you a musician back home?" Ravaphine asks Cyan "you play lovely music"

[9:38 PM] DM: **"Thank you, and I am. Among other things."**

[9:38 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Oh? What other talents do you have?"

[9:39 PM] DM: **"Wouldn't you like to know?" She winks.**

[9:40 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak scans the half-elf from behind her cask of ale

[9:41 PM] DM: **She's definitely charming and seems to know how to use it to her advantage, but she's not exactly hiding that either.**

[9:43 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "I could show you show you some of mine if you showed me some of yours?"

[9:43 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine also seems a little wary of the half elf and tries to see if she is hiding anything from the group

[9:44 PM] DM: **She laughs. "I think I already saw some of yours."**

[9:44 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Do you enjoy magic?" Ravaphine asks

[9:45 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia chuckles, "I suppose you did. But I've got a few others."

[9:45 PM] DM: **"On occasion." She holds out her hand and a small, glowing blue light appears in her palm.**

[9:46 PM] DM: **She closes her hand and it disappears.**

[9:48 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Quite the party trick. Bet y' could use that for all kinds of things. Parties, birthdays...thievin" Urrak mumbles the last of the list

[9:49 PM] DM: **She gasps dramatically. "Thieving? Me?"**

[9:49 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: Martyn reaches behind the bar to get Urrak another tankard in victory

[9:50 PM] DM: **"I suppose I could use it for that, but why pick pockets when I can just smile and get exactly what I want from someone?"**

[9:51 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "AH! A fellow entrepreneur. it's nice to meet someone else so cleverly inclined with their hands." martyn says

[9:51 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I think the only thing you've stolen have been a few hearts" Ravaphine says with humor in her voice

[9:51 PM] DM: **"Guilty as charged."**

[9:53 PM] DM: Ravaphine notices Gunnloda entering the tavern. She glances around and starts heading toward the kitchens.

[10:00 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak turns  back to the half-elf, her attention returning after watching Ravaphine leave, "Sorry, I can't seem t' recall, where did ye say ye were from?"

[10:01 PM] DM: **Cyan: "I'm not sure I did. I woke up this morning in Westband."**

[10:02 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: They walk up to the others and Ravaphine introduces Gunnloda to Cyan

[10:03 PM] DM: **Cyan holds out her hand. "A lady of the cloth? Pleasure to meet you. Cyan."**

Gunnloda shakes her hand. "Same to you. Name's Gunnloda."

[10:07 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Westband, Bellbury, all that travelin' I've done and yet I've never heard of any of these towns. Are we even on the same world?" Urrak poses the last question more to herself than the others. "Y' seem right casual with this whole thing, Cyan. Y'familiar with this kind of mad magic?"

[10:08 PM] DM: **"Magic? I suppose something like this could only be magic... no. Not this particularly. Teleportation, I assume?"**

[10:10 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Mass, random teleportation, aye." Urrak drains the cask and places it on the bar behind her "It's been, an interesting day and a half t' be sure. I'm just lucky to have a group with me, would hate t' go through this nonsense alone. Do you have a group? Or are y' just as lost as the rest o' these folks?"

[10:11 PM] DM: **Cyan: "I've talked to a few here or there, but mostly they're just fishers and farmers. You lot are the most interesting folks to come through so far."**

[10:14 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "We're all just trying to get back home, do you want to join our group and help us all get back?" Ravaphine asks the half-elf

[10:15 PM] DM: **Cyan: "Can't say I wouldn't enjoy a little adventure. What exactly did you have in mind?"**

[10:16 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Oh just teleport to strange places, fight things, find magical fragments to fix the .. teleporting thing."

[10:16 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Someone DID mention food, didn't they?" Martyn interrupts

[10:16 PM] DM: **Cyan raises an eyebrow and a slow smile crosses her face. "Now that sounds like a story."**

[10:18 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine sticks her hand out for Cyan to shake "What do you say? Welcome to the team?"

[10:18 PM] DM: **Cyan takes her hand. "Does this team have a name?"**

[10:21 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Martyn and...the team of attractive and strong women, even more so now" Ravaphine says

[10:21 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak chuckles and says "The Poni Express"

[10:21 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "That too"

[10:21 PM] DM: **Cyan looks confused. "The Poni Express? That's... random?"**

[10:22 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "We'll explain it to you when we get there. It's a long story"(edited)

[10:23 PM] DM: **Cyan: "Luckily I love long stories."**

[10:27 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: **Ravaphine tells Cyan the whole story about Poni and the dead body, and the teleportation and purpose of finding the components**

[10:28 PM] DM: **Cyan seems very interested in the story.**

[10:28 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "What do you say? Still interested?"

[10:29 PM] DM: **"Sure. Assuming I don't randomly disappear."**

[10:30 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Afraid there's no guarantee o' that"

[10:30 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Sadly we can't guarantee that, but we can all do what we can while we have our resources"

[10:31 PM] DM: You spend the rest of the day chatting with each other, popping in and out of Bellbury, and eating, drinking, and relaxing.

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[8:05 PM] DM: DAY TWO 4 PM BELLBURY TIME

A day spent in relaxation and rest as people continued to pop in and out of conversations in the Cracked Cask. Those of you gathered here have taken up residence in one corner of the main dining hall with your new friend Cyan, greeting others you recognize as they enter, following the sign of an arrow posted in the square pointing towards the welcoming tavern.

[8:06 PM] DM: Gunnloda disappeared at some point after lunch.

[8:10 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Resisting the urge to scream from the quick transition and completely losing everything she planned on doing back home, Seirixori heads to the tavern.

[8:11 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Hey! There's the citrus lover." Ravaphine says as she waves at Seirixori walking through the door

[8:12 PM] DM: Inside you see a few familiar faces sitting in the corner with tables pushed together along with one unfamiliar- an unarmored half-elf with a bright blue pixie cut.

[8:14 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori gives a hesitant low wave, unsure if she wants to join the group. She heads towards the bar searching for water to prolong not joining them.

[8:15 PM] DM: The drunk that was behind the bar is gone and it doesn't seem like anyone's replaced him. There are different people now cooking in the kitchen, and there are a number of bottles of various beverages to be had behind the bar.

[8:15 PM] DM: As well as casks of beer, ale, mead, and water.

[8:16 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine slows her wave as she watches Seirixori walk away and then coughs and retracts her hand behind her neck like nothing happened

[8:17 PM] DM: **Cyan looks over at Ravaphine. "Friend of yours?"**

[8:18 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Suddenly finding herself in the town square once more, Enna shakes off the discombobulation, looks around the town square, and seeing no familiar faces, decides to walk toward the tavern

[8:19 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I'm not sure," ravaphine says to Cyan, "but she's part of our group"

[8:19 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori grabs a couple of bottles of water, her tail nearly knocking over all the others in her excitement. She turns to the large group again and slowly makes her way over, sitting slightly outside of them, still uncomfortable with everyone.

[8:21 PM] DM: **Cyan: "That looks like an excellent idea. I'll be right back with more drinks." She stands and leaves the table.**

[8:22 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori turns to the rest, "Who is that?"

[8:24 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia perks up at the question. "Some musical lady that makes Urrak all flustered," she chuckles

[8:24 PM] DM: Urrak and Martyn both poofed out earlier in the day as well.

[8:27 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "She plays the lyre and it's wonderful," Ravaphine says with slight admiration in her voice,  coughs "You know, for distracting beasts in battle"

[8:27 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna walks into the tavern and finds the group. She seems to be visibly uncomfortable with the amount of people in the tavern

[8:28 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: She stands at the edge of the group, looking around, absently adjusting at the bracer on her right arm(edited)

[8:29 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Oh, that sounds... nice?" Seirixori takes a sip of her water and notices Enna, "Hello," she gives a low wave again.

[8:29 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine nods to the familiar face "Rest up well?"

[8:29 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Let me grab you a beverage. Would you like some water?"

[8:29 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "As well as one could, considering the things we saw."

[8:30 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna hesitates at the offer, but nods.

[8:30 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "You'll have to catch me up on the other creatures you have encountered." Ravaphine says before making her way to the bar

[8:31 PM] DM: **Cyan's there at the bar, piling a tray with an assortment of drinks and a platter full of meats, fruit, and bread. "Everything ok?"**

[8:33 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Just grabbing some water for another one of my companions," she says, accidentally dropping the bottle on the counter. "Can I help you carry any of that?"

[8:33 PM] DM: **Cyan: "Nope. I have plenty of practice. Shall we?" She easily hefts the tray, completely loaded with items and carries it back with the ease of a well-practiced barmaid.**

[8:31 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "The gnome..stick... ported us into the middle of an undead-ravaged wasteland. They kept coming, relentlessly."

[8:34 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "That was not something I wish to do again. I'm glad we got it of there. "(edited)

[8:35 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine comes back and hands the water to Enna. "Sounds like quite the adventure"

[8:35 PM] DM: **Cyan sets a drink in front of Brimeia and Ravaphine's spots, the same thing you were drinking, and a couple others in front of Seirixori and Enna- both water and ale, before setting the platter in the center. "I wasn't sure what you'd drink. I'm Cyan," she says, holding her hand out to Seirixori first.**

[8:35 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Seirixori, Enna, meet Cyan." she says as she points between the three

[8:35 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Thank you." Enna sniffs the water, force of habit checking for any tampering.

[8:37 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Cyan said she will be accompanying us on our journey to get back home"

[8:37 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Have you found yourself here much alike the rest of us, at the behest of the gnome? You seem to be quite well acquainted with this place."

[8:38 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Ah, thank you, Cyan," Brimeia beams at the sight of more food and drink.

[8:39 PM] DM: **Cyan drops her hand and takes her seat again. "Something like that. I've only seen this tavern so far, but I've been here most of the day. Ravaphine was kind enough to fill me in on some of the adventures you've had."**

[8:40 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Enna, what were your whereabouts prior to coming to this town? I don't think I have had the chance to ask you yet" Ravaphine asks while reaching for food

[8:40 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: She offers a slice of bread to the fellow elf

[8:44 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori picks up some of the food and starts to eat it slowly, and just listens to the conversation.

[8:44 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Whereabouts may be the simplest way to answer that question. I don't exactly have a landing spot, most of my days. Try to keep my own company, honestly."

[8:45 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Here, here" Ravaphine brings up her glass to clink in acknowledgement with Enna "I take it you travel plenty?"

[8:46 PM] DM: **Cyan: "Sounds awfully lonely to me."**

[8:46 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "I go where I see there's a need, yes."

[8:47 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Not so much lonely as... for the better, I think."

[8:48 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Cryptic...but interesting. Glad to see you back around these parts"

[8:48 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna's shoulders scrunch and she stares into the glass of water in her hands. It seems apparent that this has been the first time she's had a conversation like this in a while.

[8:49 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia grabs a hunk of the meat and chomps into it heartily. "The freedom of travel is great, but a little company now and then is nice too isn't it?"

[8:50 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Nobody gets left behind, or forgotten"

[8:51 PM] DM: **Cyan chuckles sitting back in her seat. "Something like that."**

[8:51 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I don't think I've ever had the fortune of being in nice company before now," Seirixori mutters into her food.

[8:50 PM] DM: **Cyan reaches across the table and puts her hand over Enna's. "It's ok. We're all friendly here."**

[8:51 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna recoils at the unexpected touch and pulls her hand back

[8:52 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "I don't much like the touching, apologies. Startled, is all."

[8:52 PM] DM: **Cyan lifts a hand. "No, my apologies. I overstepped."**

[8:59 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "I appreciate the sentiment, though. My thanks." The consternation on Enna's face slightly lessens

[9:01 PM] DM: **Cyan: "These two have been telling me stories about what's been happening here, but do either of you have fun stories to tell about where you come from?"**

[9:01 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "What about you, Seir? What've you been up to?"

[9:02 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Hunting bandits, or well trying to. However this is...not helping."

[9:03 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "So, both of you seem kind of strong"

[9:03 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna looks at Ravaphine with a very confused look on her face

[9:03 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I wonder who would win in an arm wrestling match" Ravaphine looks at the duo

[9:04 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori rolls her eyes. "Really?"

[9:04 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "2 copper pieces and a plate of meat for the winner!"

[9:04 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Bandits, huh? Didn't think you were such a crimefighter!"

[9:04 PM] DM: **Cyan rolls her eyes. "The meat is free anyway without anyone to charge for it."**

[9:05 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Yes, crimefighter, that's exactly what I'm doing." Seirixori deadpans.

[9:05 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia, only just noticing the commotion, turns toward Ravaphine. "Hm? A tussle? Why, me, of course!"

[9:06 PM] DM: **Cyan: "Both of these things sound like good things. Stories of bandits and feats of strength!"**

[9:06 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Strength is not the only way to win a battle."

[9:08 PM] DM: **Cyan: "Of course not. I was referring to arm wrestling."**

[9:10 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Of course, however I was addressing Brimeia. Not all tussles require strength."

[9:11 PM] DM: **Cyan raises an eyebrow. "Real wrestling? I'm sure we could find a place for that as well."**

[9:11 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Shall we put it to the test then?"

[9:13 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna grows agitated, watching the conversation. "Arm wrestling? Surely there are more pressing concerns at hand? I was just zapped here, hot on the trail of a band of gnolls heading to ransack a village, only to find you all interested in childs play for bored drunkards?"

[9:14 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "We all need a break sometimes, I suppose."

[9:15 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "What's life without a bit of fun now and then?"

[9:16 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "trust me, if we could find a way to get us all back to our homes, we would have found it out by now. We just have to take advantage of the spare time we have now without things attacking us"

[9:18 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "I'll toast to that!" Brimeia hoists her mug in the air before taking another gulp

[9:18 PM] DM: **Cyan: "As I understand it, there was a rather severe fight this morning and it's been decided to wait until they've rested to return to the task at hand."**

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DAY THREE 10 AM BELLBURY TIME

Urrak, Ravaphine, and Brimeia have wandered down for breakfast. There are a handful of people here, sleeping on stools or eating fruit.(edited)

[10:33 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak wanders towards the kitchen, looking to see if there's food in the back

[10:35 PM] DM: There is indeed. A big pot of some kind of porridge is on the fire and there's meat roasting in the back.

[10:36 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak takes some porridge and a slice of roasted meat, sleepily leaving a gold piece on the counter in the back and walking back out to join her group

[10:38 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I've not slept so deep in weeks. How's the mornin' treatin' the rest o' ya?"

[10:39 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Weeks? We've only been here three days. What were you doing before you got here, Urrak? I don't think I ever asked" Ravaphine asks the half orc

[10:39 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Travelin'. A man hired me t' escort him though a patch of dark woods."

[10:40 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Humans are soft, squishy things. The poor lad wouldn't last an hour without protection"

[10:40 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Mmm. Feelin' much better." Brimeia stretches.

[10:41 PM] DM: **Cyan comes in from outside, running a hand quickly back and forth through her short hair, causing small droplets of water to fly off. She spots you all and joins you. "Bit wet out there this morning."**

[10:42 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak flushes slightly, now fully awake. "Aye, bit o' mornin' dew." "Brimeia, have ye still got ol' Poni?"

[10:42 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "He's in here" Ravaphine says as she taps her bag

[10:43 PM] DM: You can hear a bit of faint muffled noise.

[10:43 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Ah, right. We should all get some food in us before we head out. Perhaps some equipment as well. Brimeia needs another spear"

[10:45 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Cyan, do you come equipped?" she asks

[10:46 PM] DM: **You can see that she does have a thin rapier hanging from her hip. "You mean my lyre's not enough for you?"**

[10:47 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Well can you sing the beasts to sleep?" Brimeia chuckles

[10:47 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I do love your lyre."

[10:48 PM] DM: **"I might," she grins. "But I'd rather just watch you all work."**

[10:49 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Shall we look for an armory in the town?"

[10:51 PM] DM: **Cyan: "I noticed a forge just on the other side of the square. Maybe there'd be something there?"**

[10:51 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Sounds like the place we need t' be. Shall we?" Urrak begins to walk towards the forge

[10:52 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine follows

[10:53 PM] DM: You step out of the Cask and notice that there's a drizzle outside. There is a forge visible on the other side of the fountain, south of the square.

[10:54 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: We walk south

[10:55 PM] DM: The forge is in open air, surrounded by some tools and items, but there's also an actual building built around it in a sort of U-shape.

[10:56 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak steps into the building, looking for the owner of the forge

[10:56 PM] DM: Nobody's inside.

[10:56 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia wanders in behind the others, looking around for anything of interest.

[10:57 PM] DM: Most of the items you can see are farming tools, shovels, hoes, a couple pickaxes, but there are a few shortswords, javelins, and daggers inside.

[10:57 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Empty as can be." Urrak walks back out and joins the others

[10:57 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia snags one of the javelins to replace the one she lost in the previous battle.

[10:58 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine pockets the dagger

[10:58 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: ((are the daggers just standard or are they nice? Like better than the one I have currently))

[10:59 PM] DM: Standard. This is all simple stuff made for a town of simple people.

[10:59 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak just watches the others as they pick through the weapons

[11:02 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Have y' got everythin' y' need?"

[11:02 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "looks good, let's head out to Poni's again"

[11:02 PM] DM: **Cyan looks through but doesn't take anything.**

[11:02 PM] DM: **Cyan: "After you!"**

[11:04 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak leads the group towards the basement, warning Cyan about the state of it. "If it appears like a bomb has gone off in here, it basically has."

[11:06 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Bring out that old curmudgeon of a stick and we'll head out. Everybody ready?"

[11:06 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Ready!"

[11:06 PM] DM: You reach the basement and that's where we'll call it for tonight.

## Session 8

[11:06 PM] DM: You reach the basement, picking up Seirixori and Enna as they exit the tavern. Urrak disappears halfway down the steps to the basement.

[9:22 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine removes Poni out of her bag

[9:22 PM] DM: Poni: "You're quite lucky I can't breathe."

[9:22 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Are we though."

[9:24 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "I'd say you're quite lucky you can't, honestly."

[9:24 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia snorts at both comments.

[9:24 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine sighs "Cyan, this is the mastermind behind this whole catastrophe. Meet Poni:"

[9:24 PM] DM: Poni: "Are you finished with your nonsense and ready to get back to, I don't know... saving the world? Or at least this pointless little village?"

[9:25 PM] DM: **Cyan: "He's... everything you said he was."**

[9:25 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "And more!"

[9:27 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Pick a component, and let's go. The less you speak ,the better."

[9:29 PM] DM: Poni: "I've already found one. Push the button to get a peek."

[9:28 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "The people in that village may object to your designation of them as pointless, stick-man. They are living lives there. Building a community. That's not something to balk at."

[9:30 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Poni please take us to the next destination of the component. We all need to be holding each other in some fashion so we don;t get left behind..." Ravaphine says as she looks shyly over to Cyan

[9:32 PM] DM: **Cyan: "So you've said... several times." She winks at Ravaphine, teasing her.**

[9:33 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine pushes the button

[9:33 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Well, time to get cozy, friends." Brimeia claps her arms around the nearest two ladies

[9:34 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: She reaches her hand out towards Cyan with a hopeful smile on her face "This is where it gets interesting"

[9:35 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna stares down Brimeia. "One of these times I'm going to have a dagger out when you do that, and you're not going to like my reflex."

[9:36 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Are you saying you mind it?" Brimeia flashes a grin and a wink.

[9:36 PM] DM: The space above the base of the teleportation object sizzles to life, surrounded by wild magic. Oddly you're not looking at a component at all. Instead, the circle is focused on an odd creature, raven-like in form but with arms and hands instead of wings and the size of a small human. It's walking through a crowded street and you can see the sign of a unicorn in a cauldron over the door it enters.

[9:36 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori steps out of range of Brimeia and places a hand lightly on Enna's shoulder, "you only need to touch one of us."

[9:37 PM] DM: **Cyan shakes her head and allows Brimeia to grab her as well as taking Ravaphine's outstretched hand.**

[9:42 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Poni...why did you show us this place? That is a Kenku. They're cursed and potentially dangerous. I've read that they could be spies or thieves"

[9:43 PM] DM: Poni: "It must have the component on it. There's no other reason for it to be in the portal."

As you watch, the Kenku ducked into a back room and slipped behind a false wall and is now walking down a dark corridor.

[9:44 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "So, are we going or just...watching?"

[9:44 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Welp," Ravaphine takes a deep breath, "Shall we?"

[9:44 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Let's go."

[9:44 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: She makes sure everyone is hanging on to each other before putting Poni through the portal

[9:46 PM] DM: The scene around you changes from Poni's basement to an alleyway. There's piles of trash and rather large rodents that scurry out of your way as you appear. You can see people walking by and the usual chatter that comes from such a mass of people.

[9:47 PM] DM: **Cyan: "This is very interesting indeed."**

[9:47 PM] DM: It's day, but that's all you can tell from where you are.

[9:48 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine puts Poni safely back in her bag. "We need to watch out for that Kenku"

[9:48 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "At least it's not a veritable graveyard this time."

[9:49 PM] DM: You seem to be in an alleyway.

[9:50 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine motions for the group to head down the alley(edited)

[9:52 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia trots down the way Ravaphine is pointing

[9:52 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "We need to find that component"

[9:52 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna follows Brimea, walking along the alleyway

[9:53 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori follows as well.

[9:53 PM] DM: You head out towards the crowded street and you notice that it's a bustling city with tall buildings (for their era) and winding cobblestone roads. Most people are walking swiftly, often ducking into or out of the buildings.

[9:56 PM] DM: Though none of you notice the sign itself, you do notice that the buildings around here are of the same style as the building you saw in the portal.

[9:57 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine approaches one of the passers-by and asks if they have seen a place with the sign in question

[9:57 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Where did that damned thing go..or more importantly, where did we end up?"

[9:59 PM] DM: The first person to stop is a woman, middle-aged. "A unicorn? Only thing I know like that is the next street over." She points in the direction across the street from you and continues on her way.

[9:59 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I guess we're headed to that direction"

[9:59 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "She was more helpful than Poni."

[10:00 PM] DM: There are several painted signs with different symbols on them. In a world where not many common folk can read, signs with symbols are used to explain what the buildings are for. You can see this is a sort of market area. Several signs are showing goods that are likely for sale.

[10:01 PM] DM: The woman seemed like she was in a rush, but she's already gone back into the crowd.

[10:01 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori starts heading in the direction the woman pointed out.

[10:02 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Samesies

[10:03 PM] DM: You push your way through the crowd and into another busy street.

[10:04 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine scans the area to see if the unicorn sign is anywhere near

[10:04 PM] DM: The signs here are a bit less literal, some are even clearly not what is actually offered, and you do see the sign with the unicorn ahead and down the street.

[10:06 PM] DM: You don't recognize anything specifically, it's not a place you've been, but it does have the same kind of big-city energy that you recognize from the time you visited Manavik.(edited)

[10:08 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Theres the unicorn!" Ravaphine points in the direction "But we must be careful"(edited)

[10:10 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine starts to head to the sign

[10:10 PM] DM: You head in that direction and, glancing in the window at the front, you can see that inside are several potions on display.

[10:11 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia pushes towards the building, using her height and size to advantage

[10:11 PM] DM: People walking towards you part at the sight of you, unaccustomed to people who look like you.

[10:12 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Well this is a familiar sight..." Seirixori mutters about the people around them.(edited)

[10:12 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine looks at the potions and sees if she recognizes any of them

[10:13 PM] DM: You go inside?

[10:13 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: I go inside

[10:14 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori follows.

[10:14 PM] DM: Inside, you do see potions of several different colors and effects. You can recognize a few that look like the potions of healing that you found in the mansion.

[10:14 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna follows

[10:15 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Potions aren't exactly magic, but Brimeia still eyes the rows of them warily as she steps into the store. Wouldn't want to bump into something nasty

[10:15 PM] DM: There's also a man behind the counter, middle aged, balding, and a bit of a belly. "Can I help you ladies?"

[10:16 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Hello, we are just browsing. Say, do you happen to know this town's name?" Ravaphine asks the shopkeep

[10:16 PM] DM: Man: "Do I... know the name of the town I live and work in?"

[10:17 PM] DM: He looks at you oddly.

[10:18 PM] DM: Man: "This is Serinar. Jewel of the West."

[10:19 PM] DM: They are mostly human, but there have been several elves, half-elves, and half-orcs as well.

[10:21 PM] DM: He's human.

[10:22 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "You seem to be a city of fair many folk, ever get any strange parties through these parts? Your `neighbors seemed perturbed to see us outside."

[10:23 PM] DM: Man: "Depends what you mean by strange. Not common to see red skin and horns on people walking around 'less they're dragonborn. Even then, it's not real common."

[10:23 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: While Enna is speaking to the man, Ravaphine scans the rest of the room to see if anything is out of place

[10:26 PM] DM: Man: "Can I help you find something?"

[10:27 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Seen anything odd this way besides us?" Brimeia laughs

[10:28 PM] DM: He frowns. "What exactly are you trying to get at here? This is a place of business and if you're not here to shop, I'm going to have to ask you all to leave."

[10:29 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "What would you say is your standard fare, here in this shop? I doubt you're raking in the coin with mere mild healing salves."

[10:30 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine makes eye contact with Brimeia and tilts her head towards the back room ever so slightly

[10:31 PM] DM: He draws himself up, insulted. "I make quite good money, thank you, and I'm good at my craft. I'm going to have to ask you to leave since you think so little of my wares."

[10:32 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori steps forward, "Forgive my friends here, they don't like being in unusual places." Seirixori tries to charm him using Charm Person.

[10:33 PM] DM: Seirixori's words come out smooth as butter and the man turns and smiles at her. "It's quite alright. Can I help you with something else?"

[10:33 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia, seeing Ravaphine's look and noting Seirixori's efforts to step in, moves herself to block the storekeeper's line of vision to Ravaphine as best she can

[10:34 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori moves away from the group, as best she can, "Is there possibly something worth more in the back, that perhaps you aren't showing here in your lovely store-front?"

[10:34 PM] DM: Man: "Oh, no, we don't keep things in the back. Everything I have is out front."

[10:38 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna looks at Seirixori, a vague sense of distaste on her face on the use of the charm, but relieved the man's hackles are down. She starts moving toward the back, taking advantage of his attention on Seirixori

[10:38 PM] DM: At this point, a woman comes into the shop. A bit ragged and looks like she's been sleeping in the streets for the last couple days. She stops short, stammers out an apology and backs out of the store, leaving the way she came in swiftly.

[10:39 PM] DM: Enna, roll stealth with advantage since Serixori and Brimeia are helping.

[10:40 PM] DM: You successfully duck into the back room without him noticing.

[10:40 PM] DM: The back room is empty save for a few crates.

[10:41 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine shares a look and a thumbs up with Cyan to make sure she's doing okay

[10:41 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna surveys the room, trying to see if there's anything behind the crates

[10:41 PM] DM: **Cyan returns the gesture.**

[10:41 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Actually, maybe you can explain to me what these potions over here are," Seirixori points to the potions by the window, to pull him away from the others.

[10:42 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine goes outside to ask the lady if she is okay.

[10:43 PM] DM: The man points to one, yellow with an eye floating in it. "This is a potion of clairvoyance."

[10:44 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne:, searching the room thoroughly

[10:44 PM] DM: Man: "It will let you see a place you know from a distance."

[10:45 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Hm, interesting. Anything about locating people?"

[10:45 PM] DM: Enna finds the false wall. It's a panel that pops open if you press on it the right way.

[10:47 PM] DM: Man: "Locating people? Hmm.... I don't think I have anything for that currently. You might need a wand or rod for that. Khairi down at the Pixie might have something like that."

[10:48 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna heads back toward the door to the back room and pokes her head out, motioning to Brimea to come in

[10:49 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia catches Enna's movement and looks over, though she does her best not to make any sudden or obvious movement herself aside from a subtle nod.

[10:49 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I will have to try them later then, anything else up here in his window? I'm sorry, I really only know healing potions." Seirixori asks the man.

[10:50 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia tries to catch Seirixori's eye and then tips her head toward Enna, waiting a moment before tiptoeing that way

[10:50 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna whispers to Brimea "Get back here"

[10:50 PM] DM: Man: "Healing we have a lot of. They're my specialty," he adds with a wink.

[10:52 PM] DM: Brimeia ducks back with Enna and sees the empty room.

[10:52 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "There's a false wall. Here"

[10:53 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia prods the wall curiously. "Think it's the same one?"

[10:55 PM] DM: **Cyan steps in and puts her hand on the man's shoulder. "Healing, you say? I can do a bit of healing myself. Why don't you tell me about how you make them?" She winks at Seirixori with a jerk of the head.**

[10:55 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Most likely."

[10:55 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori nods and walks out of his sight, "Oh thank gods," she whispers to herself.

[10:57 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna presses the panel, her off hand fingering her shortsword in anticipation for what lay on the other side of the wall.

[10:57 PM] DM: The man goes into a deep conversation with Cyan about how he prepares his potions.

[11:24 PM] DM: The kenku spins around when he hears the crates behind him shift and when he opens his mouth, you hear a siren.

[11:25 PM] DM: The portal appears. It shows a dark room with a wall of safes across the wall.

[11:26 PM] DM: Seirixori, you hear the siren in the back and the man in the storefront spins around as well.

[11:27 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Well, that obviously went so well," Seirixori turns to the back and carefully peeks around to see inside.

[11:31 PM] DM: The kenku sees he's surrounded and disengages, ducking into the main storefront.

[11:31 PM] DM: Seirixori! You can see the kenku, rapier drawn, coming into the store from the back room.(edited)

[11:32 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Is there need for a weapon?" She asks slowly taking out her staff, not sure about her companions on the inside only hearing a siren sound. Seirixori readies Thorn Whip if he moves towards the door.(edited)

[11:35 PM] DM: The man at the front looks a bit alarmed. "Coin? What's happened? Why are you sounding alarm?"

[11:36 PM] DM: **Cyan also looks a bit caught off-guard, but draws her rapier, just in case, readying to defend herself.**

[11:37 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna chases after the kenku, entering the main shop room with her shortsword drawn

[11:37 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: She casts Hunter's Mark, preparing for a fight

[11:39 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna says to the kenku, "Where does that tunnel lead?"

[11:43 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia follows Enna into the main room and bellows at the birdman, "Where's the magic shard?!"

[11:43 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: She readies her greataxe in case of an attack.

[11:46 PM] DM: The kenku looks around and sees it's surrounded. "You can't have it. It's mine. It's safe. You can't have it." The voices for the "you can't have it" are the same, but again, it sounds like it's using someone else's words, discordant and with odd inflection.

[11:47 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Tell us where it is and how to get to it and we'll let you go." She tries to intimidate him to give up the info.

[11:49 PM] DM: Kenku: "You can't get it. It's safe. Only I can. You help, you get (magic shard?!) in pay." The phrase 'magic shard' is shouted as Brimeia had.

[11:50 PM] DM: The man steps forward. "Coin, these are friends. Are you in trouble?"

[11:50 PM] DM: **Cyan holds back.**

[11:51 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna says to the Kenku, "It's safe. Safe from what?"

[11:52 PM] DM: Kenku: "Safe from you. From thieves. From anything. It's mine now."

[11:52 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "You said help. Help with what?"

[11:54 PM] DM: Kenku: "Calley said she'd help to pay me. She didn't help. I took MAGIC SHARD?! for pay. You help, you have MAGIC SHARD?! instead."

[11:54 PM] DM: (Calley is said in a woman's voice.)

[11:55 PM] DM: Ravaphine appears at the doorway.

[11:55 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Who is Calley?"

[11:56 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Calley is the woman who he harassed and kidnapped. He took all her belongings"

[11:57 PM] DM: Kenku: "Calley said she could help but needed money."

[11:58 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "What do you want from us?"

[11:58 PM] DM: The man steps forward with his arms up. "Please, everyone put your weapons away. We are all friends here."

[11:58 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna turns to the shopkeep "What is he talking about? What are you hiding down that tunnel?"

[11:59 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "We just want the broken magic thing. Let us have it and we'll be on our way."

[11:59 PM] DM: He looks away for a moment, conflicted, but says, "It's an entry to the Darkroses."

[12:00 AM] DM: Kenku: "You can't have it! Only for pay. Help me get what I want and you can have it in trade."

[12:01 AM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "And what do you want?"

[12:02 AM] DM: Kenku: "It is a little thing, but locked away. Only valuable to me. Master Bakar died. He had it."

[12:03 AM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I don't see why we can't try. Any objections?"

[12:03 AM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "It must be locked away for a reason. Maybe to keep it away from you"

[12:04 AM] DM: Shopkeep: "Master Bakar was his... friend, I guess you could call it. He had an accident. Blew out half his tower."

Kenku: "Yes, yes. He had my ring. I want it back, but tower is locked."

[12:07 AM] DM: The voices he uses are so odd it's really messing with your ability to read him, Enna.

[12:10 AM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna points her sword at the kenku. "Show us where we need to go then, bird-man. And keep that rapier down."(edited)

## Session 14

[8:34 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak, resigned to her fate, heads towards the pub in search for familiar faces

[8:35 PM] DM: **Cyan and Gunnloda are both there chatting at the bar, but the rest of the people you've gotten accustomed to are not.**

[8:37 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak walks up to the two women, "Sorry t' interrupt. But 'ave ye seen the rest of our component huntin party?"

[8:39 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Yes, I believe they went to Poni's... around two hours ago?"

[8:44 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Ah, I suppose I should'a figured." Urrak says with a laugh. "I appreciate the information. Feels like I've been gone for days..." Urrak places a gentle hand on Gunnloda's shoulder "I best be goin' then, somethin' tells me those fools'll need some help. Gods be with ye."

[8:44 PM] DM: Gunnloda smiles. "Let me know if you need an extra hand."

[8:45 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye, you'll be m' first call" Urrak chuckles over her shoulder as she exits the pub and head's toward's Poni's basement

[12:23 AM] DM: To the Cask!

[12:24 AM] DM: **Gunnloda and Cyan are both still sitting at the bar.** Urrak peels off along the way or heads to a quiet corner or poofs or something, but you don't see her show up with you.

[12:26 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "Boy am I glad to see you"(edited)

[12:26 AM] DM: Gunnloda: "Ah, Nolanos! Back safe and sound are we?"

[12:27 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "A bit worse for wear, I suppose, but yes." Nolanos gladly takes a seat and rests, very worn from the fight.

[12:28 AM] DM: Gunnloda hops off her stool and heads towards the kitchen. "Just wait right here, dear."

[12:28 AM] DM: **Cyan: "Any fun stories?"**

[12:32 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "I dont know if you'd call it /fun/ exactly, but there was a certain element of... drama involved. Important decisions about who to trust and racism and such. I'm not sure where to even start"

[12:32 AM] DM: **Cyan raises an eyebrow. "Racism?"**

[12:33 AM] DM: Gunnloda returns with a plate of food and a mug of ale. "I forget if you drink ale or not, dear."

[12:35 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "I do indeed, thank you so much." Nolanos says, smiling warmly at Gunnloda. "And erm, yes, racism. Fun fact: Lizardfolk hate Dragonborns."

[12:35 AM] DM: Gunnloda: "Do they? I hadn't heard that one."

[12:35 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "and another fun fact: apparently it's reciprocated."

[12:36 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "It was news to me as well."

[12:37 AM] DM: **Cyan puts a hand on Nolanos's shoulder. "I'm sorry to hear that."**

[12:40 AM] DM: Gunnloda: "Did everyone make it out ok? I only see you returned."

[12:41 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "Thanks." Nolanos sighs,"It was an.. educational experience, at least. And yes, we all made it out in one piece. Urrak has gone upstairs to rest and Seirixori.. I'm not sure where she went. Probably that citrus grove we found her in earlier this morning."

[12:43 AM] DM: Gunnloda: "Poor thing's been under a lot of stress, I think."

[12:44 AM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos hums in agreement.

[12:44 AM] DM: **Cyan: "Did you find any fun treasure?"**

[12:47 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "I did actually." Nolanos pulls out the cloak, the wand, and the pearl. "would you happen to know what magical properties the cloak and the pearl have?"(edited)

[12:51 AM] DM: **Cyan: "Oh! Well... I'm not really the best person to ask about these things, but... hmmm... the wand's not magical. It's just a focus for spellcasting. Fancy though. Probably expensive."**

[12:52 AM] DM: **Cyan: "And I've seen one of these before." She points at the pearl. "It gives you an extra little something to cast spells. Not sure about the cloak."**

[12:53 AM] DM: Gunnloda: "Look here. The gold edging is in Dwarven runes. Looks like a protection spell of sorts."

[12:54 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "interesting."

[12:57 AM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori stumbles her way in, she sees familiar faces and just wants to turn back but she's hungry. Far hungrier than she thought, so she sits down near them, head held low and mutters, "hey."

[12:58 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "Hey.."

[12:59 AM] DM: Gunnloda: "Are you... that's... a lot of blood."

[1:01 AM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Yeah...pretty sure it's all mine," Seirixori nods, "can I-- is there something to eat?"

[1:01 AM] DM: Gunnloda: "Of course, dear."

[1:01 AM] DM: She goes off to find food and water.

[1:03 AM] DM: **Cyan: "I can heal you if you need it. Either of you."**

[1:05 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "that would be very much appreciated, actually, thanks"

[1:06 AM] Felicia - Seirixori: "No, thanks. I'm...it's all just bruises now really..." she says, chewing on her lip. "

[1:07 AM] DM: **Cyan heals Nolanos with a little hummed tune.**

[1:09 AM] DM: Gunnloda returns with a plate of food and a mug of water. "Here you are, dear. Do you need any healing?"

[1:11 AM] Felicia - Seirixori: "No--I," the hiccups are back and she sighs, "no, I had some help and I took care of it. Thank you." Seirixori nibbles on some of the food, not entirely sure she can actually keep it down, despite how hungry she is.

[1:14 AM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Oh, have you guys seen a halfling by any chance?" The food is not sitting well in her stomach and she sighs, drinking the water instead.

[1:14 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "No i don't think so.. why?"(edited)

[1:15 AM] DM: Gunnloda: "There's been a couple here and there. Mostly humans, though."

[1:16 AM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I just...there's been one in the grove with me twice now and I wanted to make sure I wasn't just seeing people I guess. And maybe find out who she is."

[1:17 AM] DM: Gunnloda: "Have you tried asking?"

[1:19 AM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Quite a few times, she doesnt' seem to think it's important."

[1:20 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "Thats a bit rude,if not at least strange"

[1:21 AM] DM: **Cyan shrugs. "Maybe people just aren't her thing."**

[1:26 AM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Yeah..." Seirixori sighs, pushes the mostly uneaten food away and stands. "I think I need to bathe and rest. Also get my armor, kind of left it over there." She turns to Nolanos, "I'm...sorry, about all that." then she leaves to get her armor and decides to rest in the grove, finding a small amount of peace in the rows of trees that she doesn't feel she deserves but will take it anyway.

[1:32 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "I think i'm going to get some rest as well. It has been an eventful day. Rest well, friends." Nolanos gets up and heads upstairs. When he enters his room, he decides he's going to make a small figurine before he goes to sleep. 'It's not much, but maybe it's something,' he thinks.

## Session 27s

[12:48 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: "Thank ye...And I think yer right about that." She chuckles a bit and absentmindedly rubs at the back of her neck. "I do have a question for ye...have y'seen a half elf come through 'ere? Blue hair? Short?"

[12:50 PM] DM: Eloise: "Cyan? She was watching the portal with me when you went after the component, but she must have left. One minute she was there, talking about some tension in the group that made her want to hang back, and the next she was gone. I'm not sure where she went. I'm sorry."

[12:53 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: "I see...well thank ye anyway. I'll be back once Seirixori returns. So, soon." Urrak walks out of Poni's, a seed of worry beginning to bud in her mind over Cyan's whereabouts

[12:56 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: She wanders into the town square, hoping to catch a glimpse of her

[12:57 PM] DM: You'd think bright blue hair would be easy to spot, but you don't see her here. There's a couple people sitting at the fountain and a couple of the guards from the caravan standing next to the horses and carts they brought in. Other than that, it's pretty empty.

[12:59 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: "The one time I'm actually lookin' for ye..." Urrak mumbles to herself. She walks towards the people at the fountain. "Pardon me, I'm lookin fer someone and I was wonderin' if ye could help."

[1:00 PM] DM: One of them looks up. "We can try? We don't... know much about here."

[1:01 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: "Ah, new arrivals? Well might as well try. She's a half-elf woman, bright blue hair, rather short. She's usually performin' at the Cask but...well have ye seen someone like that about?"

[1:03 PM] DM: The man looks up this time. "Hard to miss that one. She went over that way a while back. Shopping, probably." The woman elbows him. "What? There's a store over there!"

Woman: "Uh-huh."

[1:04 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: Urrak smiles a bit, "Yeah she's definitely hard t' miss. Thank ye, I appreciate the help." Urrak walks in the direction the man pointed(edited)

[1:04 PM] DM: You do find a general store over there, and inside, you can see Lin #2 tidying things up.

[1:06 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: Urrak enters, looking casually at the goods as she makes her way in"Good day! Been awhile since I've seen ye. Y'doin' alright?"

[1:07 PM] DM: Lin: "Oh! Hello! I was wondering when I'd see you all again. I'm... well, doing as well as I can be all things considered. Are you looking for something in particular?"

[1:08 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: "Some one actually...Y'haven't happened t' see Cyan around recently, have ye?"

[1:09 PM] DM: Lin: "Cyan! Oh, she's just wonderful, isn't she? She was actually in here not long ago, but I'm not sure where she might have gone."

[1:11 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: "Truly, yes...And thank ye, I'll keep an eye out I suppose." Urrak walks out, giving a parting wave before exiting the shop. She walks further into the shopping district

[1:12 PM] DM: Before you go, she says, "I hope you were able to help that poor man you rescued."

[1:15 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: Urrak mulls over her parting words, unsure of which man she was referring to, but soon refocuses her thoughts on finding the Blue Bard. "Bellbury ain't that big of a place, right...?"(edited)

[1:17 PM] DM: None of the other shops in the area seem to be populated, though most are unlocked. Some have been looted of useful items, most have had their gold pillaged. You don't see any people.

[1:18 PM] DM: You don't find anything that might point you in the right direction. Maybe she poofed?

[1:22 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: Getting slightly frustrated she continues to search, hoping that the elf hasn't been sent to another realm by Poni's mad machine, Urrak continues past the shops

[1:24 PM] DM: You realize maybe you can trace her literal footsteps instead of wandering blindly and go back to Lin's shop. The area right in front of the door is understandably chaotic, but you do see a pair of small bootprints that head off in a much less used direction and into an alleyway.

[1:25 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: Urrak follows the footprints

[1:26 PM] DM: There's more chaos in the dust and dirt behind a couple of crates, and a single pair of larger bootprints that walk away.

[1:26 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: "What in the world...?" Urrak follows the larger prints

[1:27 PM] DM: They circle around the building and back out onto the main road where you can't follow through the streets any further.

[1:29 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: A sense of dread creeps through her belly as the tracks end. Taking a breath, she continues down the main road, her pace quickened.

[1:30 PM] DM: They seemed to be going back towards the town square when you lost track.

[1:30 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: She goes back to the town square

[1:30 PM] DM: Everything's just the way you left it.

[1:32 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: Urrak walks deeper into the square, looking for anything unusual

[1:36 PM] DM: There's not really anything to investigate out here. The ground is too littered with tracks to make anything out. There's just the couple at the fountain and the guards out here.You can just barely hear the plunk of lyre strings being plucked, one. by one. by one.

[1:36 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: Urrak follows the notes as best she can

[1:36 PM] DM: They're coming from the Cask.

[1:37 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: Urrak walks briskly into the Cask

[1:39 PM] DM: It looks pretty much the same as it did before. In the corner, where you guys had been sitting before, is a man you must not have noticed before. Human, blonde, possibly drunk, kinda just... sadly plucking at a lyre that's on the table.

[1:40 PM] DM: You're not sure... but that *could* be Cyan's lyre.

[1:40 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: Urrak walks up to the man "You there! Who are ye and where'd y' find that lyre?"

[1:42 PM] DM: He startles and pushes back in his chair. "Wh- what?"

[1:42 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: "The instrument y'been pluckin' at. Is it yours?"

[1:43 PM] DM: Man: "Y-yes?"

[1:44 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: "Alright calm down, mate I ain't here t' arrest or hassle ye. Considering y'can barely manage a tune I'm gonna say that drink ain't makin' y' truthful. Please, I'm lookin for a friend, she plays a lyre like this one 'ere. If it's hers, I'm hopin' ye can tell me where y' found it."

[1:45 PM] DM: Man: "A friend?"

[1:46 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: "Ah, aye, at least...at least I hope she could call me that. Honestly, I ain't been the best to 'er. It's complicated, and yer probably 3 sheets t' wind anyway, but please if ye have any leads..."

[1:49 PM] DM: He looks *really* conflicted. "You're... not going to hurt her... or me... are you?"

[1:51 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: "I...what? N-no I'd never! Y've done nothin' t' me and neither has she...I may look it but...I promise ye I'm not some wild brute what swings her fists about t' get her way."

[1:52 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: "Cyan is...one of the nicest people I've met. She's funny an' charmin' and... *beautiful* and...I couldn't bear to hurt 'er."

[1:53 PM] DM: He bites his lip, thinking, then stands. "Come with me." And he starts walking upstairs.

[1:53 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: "Ah...alright..." She follows

[1:54 PM] DM: He leads you up to one of the private rooms upstairs with just a bed and a chair and opens the door, gesturing inside. There's nobody else in there.

[1:57 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: Urrak walks inside before realizing it's empty. She turns towards the man,"Uh...listen buddy I, I dunno if I gave y'the wrong impression but I don't uh...let's see...swing this" she gestures towards him "Uh...way..."(edited)

[1:58 PM] DM: He shakes his head. "Please. Sit?"

[1:58 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: Cautiously, she does

[2:00 PM] DM: He steps inside and shuts the door behind him. He takes a deep breath, and you see his body almost... melt away into a smaller form and when he turns around, she's a familiar looking half-elf with blue hair almost swimming in the clothes she had on before. "Please don't hate me."

[2:02 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: "Cy-Cyan?!" She bolts up, hands  open near her sides. It takes every ounce of strength to keep herself from running up and embracing her "I thought...I thought ye'd..." She runs a hand through her hair "I saw some boot prints in the alley it-it looked like a struggle and I thought maybe ye'd..." She doesn't realize tears have started to form in her eyes and slowly drip down her cheeks "I thought some one had grabbed ye..."(edited)

[2:03 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: "And I'd been so...horrible and selfish and distant to ye and I thought....Gods...I'll never see her again...she left cuz of me..."(edited)

[2:04 PM] DM: Cyan's got tears falling too and she almost whispers, "Like Ancy?"

[2:05 PM] DM: And... you've never been close enough to notice, but now that she's right there... she doesn't have Ancy's tattoos, but her face... she even has that cute little freckle above her eyebrow that you used to love.

[2:05 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: "What...what did ye just say...?" Urrak steps closer, cautiously. "How do ye know that name..." She looks closer at her, her heart pounding in her ears

[2:07 PM] DM: She closes her eyes, almost flinching. "I... I didn't know it was you until a few days ago, when you said I looked like someone you knew."

[2:10 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: Urrak's eyes widen, her hands shaking wildly "Ancy... Ancy is that you...?" She kneels slightly brings her hands to Cyan's face, cupping it gently in her hands. She whispers softly through tears "Please...tell me it's true...Tell me I found ye..."

[2:12 PM] DM: She shakes her head. "I'm... I'm not her." She tries to pull back away from you like distance might keep her safer. "I knew her, in a way... and I understand. She was... wonderful and the most beautiful woman I'd ever met."

[2:18 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: Urrak slowly retracts her hands, a sob wracking her body. She falls softly to her knees. "I'm...I'm sorry I...I overstepped with the...touching..." She wipes the tears from her face with her sleeve. "It's just...she left so suddenly. Nothin' but a quickly scribbled note and our valuables in tow. It was most...painful thing I've ever experienced. It's been years, and while there is still some anger in me it's...mostly just worry now. She always told me she'd love me till the end of my days...how can I just...let go of that? There has t' be more to it there just--" she wipes her face again, taking deep breaths in hopes of calming herself down. "Do you...do you have any idea...where she could be?"

[2:22 PM] DM: She closes her eyes again, more tears dripping from her eyes. "She's-- She loved you. She still loved you. She was in Alderrath, using the name Ravana."

[2:23 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: "Ye keep sayin' 'was'...has she...?"

[2:26 PM] DM: Cyan presses her lips together for a moment, trying to hold herself together and shakes her head. "She was looking into the Gray. When I-- She left to go after them. Alone. Everyone who's ever looked for them disappeared. I couldn't-- She's gone. I'm so sorry."

[2:31 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: Urrak dips her head down, covering  it with her hands, no longer worried about what kind of scene she's making. She cries for the years with Ancy, the years without her, and for her anger stopping her from finding her again. She unravels, heaving sobs bouncing off the corners of the room. "I should've...I should've...I couldn't... I couldn't keep her safe..."

[2:32 PM] DM: Cyan hesitates, but she comes over and puts her hand on your shoulder to try to offer some small bit of comfort.

[2:37 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: "Gods...I'm sorry this all...this is a lot t' put on ye..." She attempts to straighten up, her face wet with tears, and eyes bloodshot. "I just...This is all..." she leans back on her haunches, closing her eyes tight to allow the last tears to fall, her mouth in a tight line. She takes a deep breath "Y'really do look so much like her...it's uncanny, almost frightenin'...I wasn't sure how t' be around ye. It was like...talkin' with a ghost..." She stands up, places her interlaced hands on her head and sighs, blinking away the remaining wetness in her eyes. "I...thank ye for letting me know. For showing me...who ye are. I'm sorry I've been such a...Gods, such a mess..."(edited)

[2:39 PM] DM: Cyan: "I didn't know it would hurt anyone. I'm sorry. I can... change, if it would help."

[2:41 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: "No, no please...I couldn't ask ye t' do that." She fiddles with the loop again, hooking her thumb into it and tugging lightly "No, I'll be alright." she smiles softly, eyes still a bit red, "You're a great person, Cyan, never change."

[2:44 PM] DM: She shakes her head. "I'm not, really. And... I do change. It's who I am. It's... no trouble to me, really. I look like this because..." she pauses and tries to blink back new tears, "I loved her too. And she was so beautiful. Sometimes it's easier to survive when you're pretty."

[2:46 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: "I see... well, y'got every detail right..." Absentmindedly, she goes to touch the freckle above her brow with her thumb, but recoils half way. "S-sorry."(edited)

[2:48 PM] DM: She nods, understanding. She closes her eyes and her features shift again. Still half-elf, still short, but without Ancy's face and with dark wavy shoulder-length hair. "This might be easier for both of us."

[2:53 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: "Aye...It just might." Urrak fixes her hair, straightens her swordbelt. She bows her head a moment. "Well then", she walks over to Cyan, stopping a respectable distance from the elf "Let's start fresh." She holds out a hand "Urrak, of the D'Akshi stronghold. Pleased t' make yer acquaintance." she smiles broadly, eyes full of their old light

[2:58 PM] DM: Cyan smiles and takes your hand, but her face falls almost immediately. "Thank you for not--" She stops and tries to find the right words. "People don't tend to like people like me. I mostly stay on the road, changing faces and names when I change towns. Maybe it would be best if Cyan "left", poofed back to Westband and I'm just... a new arrival. This is the face Ancy knew, and the name Malica. If... that's ok?"

[3:01 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: "Pleasure to meet ye, Malica. I hope Cyan's journey home is safe." Urrak places her other hand on top of the rest, and squeezes gently. "Come, Seirixori should be back soon. The others should meet the new you." She leads them both to the door, holding it open for her. "After you."

[3:03 PM] DM: She smiles, her eyes full of tears AGAIN for a different reason now. "I-- I'll catch up later. I have to go find my women's clothes again first. You must have found where I changed last time. I hope she found someone to cure the curse. She asked me earlier for Cyan, but I couldn't help."

[3:05 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: Urrak chuckles "Sneaky one, y'are." she turns to leave, but says before she goes "See y'soon...I hope."

[3:05 PM] DM: She nods. "We have a lot to talk about."