Session 19

## Notable Events

* Conversation with Damaia and Orianna, Ruvyn stands by the balcony and stops the party from interrupting, Nova relays (word vomits) EVERYTHING. They are not happy - suggest Nova should leave for her safety.
* Nova mentions she got cryptic dreams from Novadad - told very strongly to ignore it
* Nova and Ruvyn are shooed away cus the parents need to talk privately
* Party splits - Justice has epic sparring match with dragon knight and they have a bro bonding moment
* Meadow and Pearl go off to the glade to have some warlock on warlock chats - the great Meadowtation
* Pearl manages to communicate with Novadad: red moon mentioned and he reacts, he doesnt know who he is, he cryptically says "everything happens for a reason"
* Meadow manages to commune with Malar - "Do not forget your roots, little one"
* Dimi thirdwheels Nova and Ruvyn as they go look for Marie - Nova gets to converse with Dimi a lil
* Nova goes for the tackle hug at Marie, critical hit (For Nova, she is in so much pain for a lot of this tbh)
* Dimi gives a tldr of whats gone down, and Marie is PISSED - Nova and Ruvyn are in the proverbial doghouse
* we bump into Pearl - he relays what happened in Meadowtation, Nova has choice words, meadow joins, and then also Justice (the gang's back together yippeee)
* We identify the items we found in the spooky temple - staff of healing (which nova attunes to), potion of clairvoyance, and a elemental gem (earth elemental - which dimi keeps)
* Dinner time! Nova helps (used the term help very loosely) dimi
* Nova goes to apologise to Marie and tells them she understands why their upset, they make up somewhat but Marie is REALLY upset and needs some time
* Nova passes Ruvyn, wishes him luck but also tells him he was right about whats out there
* The rest of the party hunker down in the redwood glade - Meadow prepares for ritual, Justice writes, and Dimi and Pearl have an intense, long go fish duel
* Nova goes to her house, for once the door isnt locked. Damaia is waiting and they both talk - she looks guilty and is faking a smile (sus)
* Nova asks for the star map from when she came into their custody, Damaia brings it down and they both look at it - it is very strange and makes no sense, the moon is missing.
* Meadow does ritual, during this ritual panther comes, all The Party (that is present, Nova is honk shuuing) sees this panther
* After, Meadow is given vision of her tribe: Aela makes it and is being trained by Lana, she is in a small hovel and Estelle is being confused about her painting: a seaside cottage with a two people (brown shaggy hair, green eyes, arms around his assumed son), cut to the cottage, guy says "thalia?"
* everyone in the glade hukers down and goes to sleep, pearl reads some more about planes and Justice attempts to push through the night but nods off
* Meanwhile, Nova has another cryptic dream™ - she is in an all white room, and hears voices. she wakes up and there is a tingling in her head, fast moving towards a headache, transforms into a strange sensation and she starts hearing the thoughts that arent her own. Nova assumes she's dreaming, but the usual dream tests says otherwise. She goes back to bed anyway and chooses to believe it is a dream that will go away with some sleep
* Next day, Meadow wakes up and drags pearl exercising, dimi and justice stay behind. Nova wakes up wired, jumps outta bed and beelines it to her mothers to inquire about the lack of moon, but they are nowhere to be seen. after getting ready she bee lines for The Party to ask their opinion - waving around her copied version of the starmap from when she was brought to the commune.
* Nova's first unconscious use of telepathy - projecting to justice that she needs to talk to him, they both ponder the lack of moon and have a theorising session in the communal eating area. Second unconscious use of Telepathy was saying hi to Ruvyn, but too wired to pay attention as she bee lines for Orianna
* Dimi invents pancakes
* As breakfast starts, Haldir announces that Clarence will be exiled - uproar happens, Nova unconsciously uses detect thoughts on her mothers

## Details

### Pearl's Meadowtation

* *Pearl turns around and sees Novadad. He looks down at him with a look of confusion.*
* **Novadad:** You know. I mean I expected this day to come. I knew you would try to come find me.
* **Pearl:** I've been trying to talk to you for a while.
* **Novadad:** It's not that easy, even for me. Some things must align for me to contact you.
* **Pearl:** What, like stars or something?
* **Novadad:** In a way, yes.
* **Pearl:** Have you seen what we were doing?
* **Novadad:** Yes.
* **Pearl:** Was that you?
* **Novadad:** I wish that were me, having all those people willing to sacrifice themselves for me - Imagine how powerful I would be, I'd have no use for you, Pearl. *He's hard to read.* There was a brief moment where I felt your essence stronger than before. I felt like you were closer than before. You were close, but strangely flickering in and out, that essence. Now it's back to how it was when you were in your home. There was a moment where I thought you were close. In and back, in and back. But I'm glad to see you're alright.
* **Pearl:** When we succeeded killing the glowing thing-
* **Novadad:** A glowing thing?
* **Pearl:** It was glowing blue plant. There were four of them. It thanked us when we killed it.
* **Novadad:** It thanked you for killing it? Well I cant relate to that.
* **Pearl:** There was something in it.
* **Novadad:** What do you mean? *He kneels down.*
* **Pearl:** I think there was something living inside it.
* **Novadad:** A living something inside of this massive plant?
* **Pearl:** Yeah.
* **Novadad:** *Huh.*
* **Pearl:** But like when it died, there was screaming. And after that, we saw this red moon.
* *When Pearl mentioned the red moon - his face shifts in confusion, then realization, then lights up in a small smile.*
* **Novadad:** That is very interesting indeed, Pearl. Thank you for bringing this to my attention... Very useful information to have, knowing what's out there.
* **Pearl:** Shouldn't you already know that?
* **Novadad:** I don't see through your eyes, Pearl. I didn't see into your mind. This is a very enlightening conversation. But like I said before. Stay the course.
* **Pearl:** No, no, no. *You* shut up. Give me your fucking name!! Who are you?
* **Novadad:**My name?
* **Pearl:** Yeah.
* **Novadad:** Well that's the thing. I don't know, pearl. I just don't know.
* **Pearl:** How do you not know?
* **Novadad:** You tell me.
* **Pearl:** That doesn't make sense.
* **Novadad:** It doesn't and yet.
* **Pearl:** I need more information than that.
* **Novadad:** Carry on the path.
* **Pearl:** What path?
* **Novadad:** This path that you're following.
* **Pearl:** I don't feel like I'm following any path. I'm going into all these shitty situations.
* **Novadad:** Exactly, Pearl! Everything happens for a reason. But- You called out. I answered. Things happen for a reason. I didn't ask for this! But that's the beauty of it. Nobody asks for their destiny.

### Meadow's Meadowtation Lite

* Meadow opens her eyes and sees a dark sky. She sees the full moon glaring down at her. She hears a voice simply say: "Do not forget your roots, little one." She blinks again and she's back.

### Haldir's Announcement

"Ahem. There have been a few complications in our little commune. I want to talk to you about them as an elder, no means a leader, but an elder all the same.

Some of our experienced and well respected individuals have come together to make a decision on the preservation of our commune and betterment for all of us."

*Naz stands up and storms away. Haldir clears his throat.*

"You may or may not know. There was some poor conduct in our commune during the past few days. We've come to decision about future of those in our commune. As all are aware, dark magic and practice of said dark magic is forbidden. And decisions have to be made to keep everyone safe. From this point onwards, Clarence is banished from the commune henceforth. He is to pack his things and leave by tomorrow first light."

*Outrage. Clarence's mother starts yelling.*

"The practice of dark magic within our commune will not be tolerated. Everyone will be in danger while it is practised. The decision is final. Clarence is to be banished."

*He starts to walk away.*