Life Out of Balance

> Our present heroes travel to a scene that our previous heroes once visited...
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## Summary

Adrian Tanlaial, Princess Abigail and Seven make thier way to the warrior's cathedral and Abigail gets them in without worry. Adrian notices something between the cracks of the stone floor. He tries to use his sword when Hoshimi gives him a message that she knows where Arpolian is going to be. He tells her to come to the Cathedral and Hoshimi mentions that he had better wait until she gets there. Hoshimi, Ray, Olwen Edgeworth, Sybl Indrax and Flint arrive. Hoshimi mentions that Arpolian has been coming into the warrior's cathedral each night looking for something.

Adrian sticks his sword into the ground like a keyhole. Eventually he opens a staircase leading down and everyone follows him down. They notice the pentagrams on the ground and decides not to go over them (except Hoshimi). Adrian notices footprints that have been here recently while Seven finds a note of observations with a small alcove with artifacts inside. Adrian discovers that these are Arpolian's notes and that he knows about this chamber. Adrian is determined to find it first which worries Seven and Hoshimi. There isn't a pull so Abigail mentions that something may have been here but now it was gone. Adrian gets upset that he's not getting answers as Flint heads up to the slab. The party knows that this slab is wrong as Hoshimi notes that the devices here are divination tools.

Adrian realizes that Arpolian was trying to solve the Cipher. Olwen manages to figure it out using the runes circling the slab. The tablet glows blue so Adrian takes out his sword. The entire party hears Feronia and she says it was the first language. The runes read:

 Lightning and Flame danceSkies burning with jade and wineFinding Love and Rage
 The shield dividesHound let slip on shining hillMorning blooms with ash
 Strife stands togetherTo stave off the RavenousBehind the wind's scream
 The precious chaliceBy blood of wrath and envyVanished in darkness

The first column of phrases feels important to Feronia. She knows it's important but she'll need more auras to understand it. She notes that names are capitalized in the old language so the capitalized names may mean someone. Olwen draws attention to the word Chalice and says that Heironious had a chalice but it may have been a metaphor to someone which is why Heironious' knights could never find it. They begin discussing what the capital words could be and how it relates to the parchment found at the scene. Hoshimi says they need more information though.

Abigail mentions that the blue eagle phrase sounded familiar because the name of her party was based on one of the Celestial Hebdomads, Pistis Sophia. Abigail explains how they're like the Archdevils/angels of Mount Celestia. Olwen recognizes Zaphkiel as another one while Abigail identified Barachiel as a messenger of sorts. Of course there are still several questions and they decide to look around which gives Ray some relief. He remembers going to Fenarath once to sample thier guns and how they sucked. They were from a town known as Destiny whose religion was very bloodthirsty.

## Notable events

* The party finds a secret passage in the Warrior's Cathedral
* Feronia reads the primordial runes