Aerois - Episode 104: Horizon Reunions

Katie Morrison as Aila

 Kim Richards as Nova V'ger

Rhiannon Frost as Sentry

 Tom Hazell as Qillek Ad Khollar

**Horizon Reunions** is the 104th episode of the Aerois Campaign. It was broadcast live on both the Yogscast Twitch channel and highrollersdnd Twitch channel on 14th March 2021 from 5PM to 8PM GMT.

*The party finally travel to Horizon for THE MEETING, and reunite with some familiar faces. Warm plates and big feelings!*

## **Summary**

### **Announcements**

* Mark welcomes everyone to the episode and introduces the players.
* The crew wish any mothers watching a happy Mother's Day (Tom forgot that today was Mother's Day in the UK).
* Episode 3 of the RhiCaps is now out on the highrollersdnd YouTube channel.
* There is a crime bingo card now available.
* Viewers were directed to the merch page.

### **Recap**

"*The crew of the Stormchaser returned from the magitek weapon facility of Shadowsong Pinnacle with schematics and rewards in hand. Transporting back cargo for their own airship crew, as well as helping Captain Augrin Dallas, a Dwarven airship captain working for their old friend, Arval. Returning to Gusthaven, the Stormchasers briefed the Sky Prince on what they had discovered, including the dramatic plans of Project Vanguard, presenting the schematics and Malatir Emrys, a genasi engineer who had worked on the project. Malatir was taken into protective custody while statements and reports were made of their findings.*
"*With only a day before the leadership summit on Horizon, the party quickly wrapped up the few remaining tasks, and spent some time with their crew, friends and family. Nova spoke with Thalia Whisperwind and each opened their heart about their feelings and concerns. Lucius visited his sister, Edea, who upgraded his prismatic gauntlet to help him protect himself as well as some tender family affection.*
"*Now the time has come to travel to Horizon and meet with the leaders of Aerois...*"
### **Part 1**

*The meeting in Horizon is finally upon us! Every leader and important Aerosian figure in one place? What could go wrong?!*

It is the morning of the day they travel to Horizon for the meeting. The party is summoned to meet with the Sky Prince before they travel to Horizon by teleportation circle. They purchase 4 regular healing potions before leaving.

Sentry decides to commune with Root and feels as though she is floating in a river of murmuring and susurrating Guardian souls - there is one large, shining presence that sits at the centre of this place: it is Root - Sentry asks him if he knows abut people, he says he knows guardians, but he understands the needs of living things. She asks particularly of Petal: Root says that he knows of Queen Genevieve Astoria's daughter through conversations he had with her, and that it was this understanding and kinship that he developed with Queen Astoria that assisted in rebuilding the guardian race. Sentry asks if Petal is on Aerois: Root scans his memories and asks her to use the power of the Matrix to see if they can locate her presence - the energy of matrix seems to stretch and expand well beyond her body. Eventually, Root's voice returns to her mind with an answer of yes: Petal is on Aerois.

Quill has spent all night in an anxious state, wondering things like whether the meeting will go well, whether Starbane or Xarkira or even Hadar will interfere with or attack the meeting, whether none of them will interfere with the meeting, whether the meeting will be safe... He tries to ask H'esper for a divine intervention to protect the meeting, but fails, feeling that the divine connection to the power of H'esper is too weak, his attention being too divided.

The Stormchasers make their way to Galecrown to meet with Aridan who is carrying a small bag, his greatsword at his back and Malachi, his owl, on his gauntlet. Lucius inquires about Mal, and the Skyprince advises that he "somehow" got out of his cell and that they are looking for him, he then gives them a knowing look. Aridan advises them that most of the organisation of the summit has been done by Horizon's steward, Dannica Bloodfire: she is one of the most powerful mages on Aerois, near-immortal and beloved by the people of Horizon. When they arrive, they will be under strict supervision and surveillance, given warded quarters, and will be expected to treat all other dignitaries with respect. Dannica will be one of their greatest allies on Aerois, so they want to make sure that she is kept on-side. Most of the major nations will be represented, as will the Starborn faith, the Messenger Guild and the dragonborn. There is no nobility of Horizon, and everyone will be treated equally. The Skyprince says to leave the diplomacy and politics to him, that the Stormchasers are there to provide testimony to their encounters, to what is beyond the Cradle and the threats they have faced on Aerois: as powerful champions, they will need also to be involved in tactical decisions. He leads them to a private teleportation circle, and they meet up with Moonstar - she subtly pats Lucius on the arm when they meet.

They enter the circle and emerge into the centre of a very large circular room, they are surrounded by crossbowmen on balconies above them, and a phalanx of 5-6 soldiers surrounding a mage: they are all wearing uniforms of reds, golds and oranges. The mage insists that they answer some questions and are searched before they are allowed any further into Horizon. Any weapons and items are magically inspected and identified, bags are examined and interrogations proceed. Nova takes umbrage at the fact that the guard, Reyn Talevir, has checked her background and family, and gives some attitude to the inquiring guard: she is asked to cooperate or be sent back to Gusthaven. Reyn reveals that he is to be their liaison in Horizon, and he is an Arch-Knight of the Velenar, the security force that looks after Horizon. They are asked to comply with a few restrictions: they must let Reyn know in person if they leave the Citadel of the Reborn, they should spend as much time as possible in their prepared chambers (they have been warded and should prevent teleportation and scrying from the outside, but will be monitored by the guard via scrying spells), they may leave but need to inform Reyn where they are going, whom they are seeing and they must be accompanied by Velenar guards. There are a number of meeting chambers that have been prepared - the room will be selected at random, so they will be escorted to the room for each meeting.

Nova is still churlish about her family background being investigated, and Reyn describes them as "mundane" which upsets Nova and Lucius. Reyn has a patchy, scraggly beard, very pretty eyes, curled ginger hair at shoulder length; they wear a mix of armour and robes, and has a long, slender rapier and wand at their belt. They have a very athletic form, yet is lithe and thin, and seems to be a curious individual. He shows the party to their suite and at a query from Quill, advises that a fleet of airships is patrolling in rings around the city as they move: the pinion towers have anti-airship weaponry. Reyn leaves them in their suite, locking the door behind him as he goes.

Quill is happy with the security measures, but Nova is concerned about whomever is working for Starbane and is on the inside already. There is interest in what Moonstar was asked by the guards, but because she was taken to the other side of the room to the party, no one knows - she looked like she had wanted to get away, but there had been no chance to elude the guards when immediately coming out of the portal. Nova is still upset that the guards knew information about her family. There is a knock at the door - it is Reyn, he looks sweaty as if he has just run back to their quarters, and he tells them that the Steward of Horizon, Dannica Bloodfire has requested to meet with them. Reyn takes them to a more public part of Horizon: the rooms in this new area have a bit more personality and seem to be classrooms full of children taking lessons, a doctor's office, records rooms, things that would not be out of place in a public building, around the walls are hovering magical lights which are depicted as bright red-orange flames. They are led up a winding staircase onto a large balcony which overlooks the rest of the city of Horizon.

Stretching out before them like a great fan is the city: with the Citadel of the Reborn at its apex, long stone arches reach out diverging from the citadel and end at large stone towers called Pinions. Between the arches are residential and business districts of the city, and the city slopes downwards from the Citadel to the Pinions. Standing on the white stone, alabaster balcony is a woman who is looking up at the top of the tower above her: floating around it and perpetually on fire, is a halo of giant rocks, debris and rubble. The woman, wearing a long red dress with a simple silk train behind her and a giant collar of gold behind her head, has red hair that becomes orange at the tips and curls at the ends; her arms are extended towards the flaming rocks above and are themselves aflame. She drops her arms and takes a breath and the flames go out on her arms: she turns to the party, and while she looks about 18 or 19 years old at most, her eyes evoke power and the weight of ages, and they glow orange with the embers of a fire that has never gone out. She addresses the group, saying that she has heard a lot about them recently, so she wanted to meet them before the summit commenced: she introduces herself as Dannica, the Steward of Horizon.

Lucius bows, but Dannica tells him that no one does that in Horizon - it was abolished when the nobles of Horizon tried to kill everyone else. The Stormchasers introduce themselves: she has heard of them all, the guardians in Horizon have spoken of a new hope that has sent them to the City of Glass, and she knows that Nova has much information to share at the summit. Nova takes exception to yet another person knowing her business and provides a less than polite response; Dannica says that they need her information and had to ensure that anyone coming to the summit was not connected to the Remnant, Starbane or the Wind Barons. Nova is still unhappy, but Dannica shrugs it off as a necessity.

Dannica asks about their run-ins with Starbane's forces and about their travel beyond the Cradle to see things beyond Aerois - as they answer the latter, her focus is sharply focused on those answering. She tells them that Aridan has mentioned a greater threat to her: Hadar, and she asks Nova what she knows of this being. Nova tells her that "Hadar appears to be something old, something powerful. A creature that was locked away by the titans and divines before, but somehow has broken through and is back in this universe devouring entire worlds, and that is why Starbane is here. He intends to use this planet as a way to stop Hadar".

Dannica tells them that the phoenix that resides within her recognises the name 'Hadar' - she does not often speak with it, it is too alien, powerful and primordial, but she gets feelings from time-to-time: she says it does not quiver at the name 'Starbane' or 'Kalus' or the 'Valkyrian Empire', but it does not like Hadar, the phoenix can sense it is a threat. Nova adds, "There's something about Hadar - Hadar corrupts. We've met several beings and people who've been corrupted by Hadar, it tends to be linked to greed, hunger, a thirst for power."

Lucius wants to know why Dannica has called for them, since all of this information would come out at the summit, but she says that she does not like politics or structured conversations because they do not allow her to get a read on people. She tells them that she grew up in Horizon, and before the Sundering she was a courtesan: she knew everyone on her street, the baker, the shoemaker, the seamstress, and she liked knowing them personally. She tells them that when she died the first time, it was at the hands of someone she thought she could trust, whom she thought was going to protect her: the nobles of Horizon were supposed to protect them, but as soon as H'esper lifted the city and set it adrift, the nobles thought they would starve, so they sent their soldiers into the city to gather all the food and water they could and to kill anyone who resisted. Dannica says that people are complicated: she has heard a lot about them, even the gods have spoken about them - her Priestesses of Sayanna have told her that H'esper, Sayanna and Palador endorse them (though some of the other gods not so much), Aridan believes that they are a great hope for Aerois, but Dannica wanted to make up her own mind about them to see if they were genuine. She says that she believes them, and is now more worried about Hadar than she was previously.

Dannica says that she is not sure whether she can trust everyone who has been invited to Horizon, that everyone has their own agenda. Aila asks if there is anyone in particular that they should be keeping an eye on, but Dannica says that there is no one group that has given her any reason to suspect them; she says that the Dragons are zealots, warriors and soldiers and they do not think about the little people, so she worries about them. The orcs, she says are difficult, they have an adventurous spirit, but sometimes suffer from an affliction called "The Glint" which means that they can easily be swayed by greed, so she worries that they may be susceptible to Hadar's influence.

Nova now seems to believe that Dannica understands the situation and says that it's not Kalus, but Hadar who is the threat: "Dangerous to assume" responds Dannica. Nova tells her that Starbane has offered to take the population off Aerois and take them into the Empire in indentured servitude, which Dannica does not seem to think preferable to death, she says that she will be a slave to no one and that many others, including the dragons, will not bow to Valkyrian. Dannica reveals that she has been a slave before, and would choose a swift death over torture, degradation, punishment and humiliation any day. Dannica then asks if Starbane is the sort of person who would go back on his word or is capable of deception: Nova says that his right hand, Xarkira, is capable of deception, Quill says that Starbane has a goal, of defeating Hadar, and that he does not care what happens to the people in between him and Hadar. Nova says that he does have a sense of honour, but will do whatever it will take to destroy Hadar, any way out he offers will be on his terms only. Dannica thinks for a moment, excuses herself and moves away from the group, she then erupts in flame and shoots it into the air before the flames are extinguished, she relaxes and she steams as smoke rises off her - she looks more relaxed after expending this magical energy, "Sorry, conversation was very stressful. If you do have an ancient primordial spirit inside you, giving you immense amounts of fiery magic, sometimes you just have to use it, don't you?" she says.

Lucius looks perplexed until Dannica explains that her power comes from a primordial spirit called the phoenix - it gives her fire magic and keeps her alive, when her body is destroyed, she is reborn with all of her memories. Dannica is currently on her 4th reincarnation (her 5th body): she discovered her powers after the first time she died when she was strangled by a woman she trusted, whom she thought was going to protect her. She does not know if the reincarnations will happen forever, but she cannot control that: she can control how she lives and looks after those she cares for - she says that she understands Valkyrian's drive - she says she would do anything to protect the people of Horizon.

Quill says that it is clear that Dannica has been betrayed multiple times in her many lives, and says that the Stormchasers have also been betrayed may times since the Sparrowblade crash: he cannot say whether they trust Dannica yet, but wants to know if she trusts them, and she says that having spoken to them she trusts them as much as she trusts anyone (which she says is a compliment because she is a paranoid person). Dannica believes that they have good intentions, that they are young but experienced, have good hearts (looking at Sentry), and have the wisdom to see when things are not always that simple (looking at Nova): she thinks that the summit will be difficult and that convincing the ambassadors will be a struggle, but that they can align on things.

Aila asks if she trusts them more than the dragonborn or the orcs: Dannica clarifies that while she does distrust the dragonborn, she does not distrust the orcs, just is cautious because of their susceptibility to a magical malady that makes them very greedy. Dannica finally agrees that she trusts them more than the dragonborn. She recommends that in the few hours they have before the welcome drinks, that they go to see the city, saying that they could get supplies from merchants and artisans, they might meet people they know, and that the Messenger Guild is very prominent in Horizon (Quill senses a hint from Dannica that there is something she knows but is not saying). Dannica also says that there is a training room if any of them require it; Lucius says that he is keen to observe Dannica training and would also be happy to join in, Dannica is happy to train with him, and apologises in advance if she singes his eyebrows.

### **Part 2**

*With everyone heading to Horizon for the meeting we're reuniting with many old friends, including some VERY unexpected people!*

They start to head back to their rooms and run into Reyn who has been waiting for them. They tell Reyn that they would like to go into the city for a few hours; he recommends that if they have any messages, they can find the Messenger Guild at the Rose Pinion, the Harp Circle is where most of the traders, artisans, art galleries and museums are (their patron is Sayanna, The Songheart), he recommends the Temple of Muses which is beautiful, there is also the Companions Guild if they wish more intimate companionship. Nova asks about sky jousting, which is seen as a sport of the former nobility, there is a small arena, but the current bouts were cancelled for security reasons with the summit occurring. Reyn tells them that if they wish to find out about visitors to Horizon, they can check with the Garnet or Cardinal Pinions which is where airships dock at Horizon; while they have been closely tracking the people going into the Citadel of the Reborn, tracking the thousands to tens of thousands who travel to the larger city is more difficult.

Reyn takes them into a communications room full of mages - each desk has a stone embedded in it that has runes engraved on them for the Sending spell; the mages use these to contact other parts of the city when required. They make inquiries about Arval Dagos and whether he is in Horizon - he entered the city two days prior and is staying in an inn in the city. Reyn gestures to two Velenar guards who will accompany them at a distance when they enter the city.

The Temple of the Muses is an enormous cathedral with entire sections being made of stained glass, it shimmers and scintillates in the light, and divine music cascades over the district from inside it; on its roof is a golden harp, representing Sayanna, The Songheart. They make their way towards a lavish inn, The Golden Canvas, where Arval is staying. On the way, they see some pop-up stores and Quill notices a familiar voice and face: he hears hoofs and the mellifluous and bubbly voice of Rosemeadow, the Centaur Herbalist: she is working at a pop-up store called Rosemeadow's Marvellous Medicines: with her blonde hair, little crown of flowers, and equine lower half, it is unmistakably Rosemeadow. Quill starts to tell the party, when Lucius sees her and points her out, calling her name. She looks up, hearing her name, then sees Lucius and Sentry: her cheeks go pink and she cries out, "Oh my goodness! I don't believe it! It's so wonderful! Lucius, wasn't it? It was Lucius! And Sentry, you look so much bigger! Where is Birdie?" Lucius points Quill out, "Birdie!!!" - she trots over to him, wraps her arms around him and buries her face in his feathers. Rosemeadow explains that she is in Horizon because after the party had helped her in Kalie's Rest, she decided that she would be better off in Horizon, so she packed up and moved, and has enjoyed the people and the city since she got there.

Rosemeadow offers to sell them some potions - they buy a superior healing potion (600g), a fire resistance potion (300g) and 2 greater healing potions (200g) - they give Rosemeadow a tip and buy them all for 1500g, which she says will go towards buying a bigger shop in Horizon somewhere in the Rose Wing: she starts crying because they are happy to help her out again. She bundles up the potions in an ornate wooden container filled with flowers, and also adds some shampoos, hair growth tonic and an eye mask for Lucius, some muscle cream for Aila, a feather ointment for Quill, something for plant growth for Sentry, and menthol rub and an eye mask for Nova - she assures them that they are all made with all-natural ingredients. She offers to read the tea leaves in the morning with them if they come and find her, and the party heads towards The Golden Canvas again.

The party enters the inn, and tell the halfling man behind the bar that they are looking for an old friend of theirs, Arval Dagos. He goes off to confirm with Arval, then comes back saying that they can go up to Arval's room and that he will bring some food and drinks up. They go up to an opulent suite and see a familiar crossbow on the table, a traveller's backpack and papers on the desk: the doors to the balcony open, and looking out onto the temple, facing away from them is a familiar dwarven figure. Arval wears a crisp white shirt, a big cowboy hat, and travelling cowboy boots: he hears the door open and turns around, displaying his immaculately braided thick beard with gold and gem-studded toggles woven into it. When he sees them, he tips his hat back and they notice that he is desperately trying to keep his composure and attempting not to cry. He says some words of greeting before Sentry and Nova run over to hug him; he tells Lucius that it's good to see him, Lucius walks over to him with an extended hand which Arval takes before pulling Lucius into a hug. Arval asks what happened at the Brightflame Abbey in Kalie's Rest - after the party disappeared, people went to the Abbey, but it was empty: everyone had disappeared, there was blood and signs of fighting, but no bodies. He asks where Valla is: Nova assures him that she is safe, but explains that Starbane has her - she has to explain that Kalus is her father, which overwhelms him a little.

Quill tells Arval that his endorsement is one of the reasons that the party is in Horizon: he is glad that Telvin has listened, and says that he is a good man and can be trusted (he says not to trust anyone from Bloodvale, that they're slippery, and all about war and fighting). Nova tells Arval about running into some of his employees: Dallas Augrin, and Arval says he is like a brother, that they grew up together, but that he has not been in contact recently. He says he came straight from Goldthrone because Telvin Rooksilver said that they would be coming to the meeting, and that he has been in Horizon for a few days; he says that they saved his life in the airship crash, and that he has not and will not forget it. Arval wants to do something about Valla, saying that Starbane is a legend to most people like him, and that he will give them whatever they need to help rescue her or to do anything else. He also reveals that he has brought the wyvernhide armour that they had commissioned - it is studded leather armour and gives poison resistance.

The halfling barkeep, Pierre, arrives at the door with a plate of cheese and sausage and a barrel of whiskey. Lucius goes and closes the curtains, then tells Arval that he has a secret base: Arval reveals to Lucius that he **also** has a secret base. After catching him up on events to date, he says that they have to prioritise saving Valla, he understands that they have been busy, but says that they need to save her for him at least, and that she does not deserve what has happened to her. Arval thinks that Starbane may not have an issue with them taking Valla, because if he is her father, her safety should come first, and he would know that the Stormchasers care about her would trust that they will protect her; he thinks it is possible that if Kalus is obsessed with Hadar, he may not worry too much if the party takes her. Arval says that he knows good ship builders and says that if they need upgrades for their ship, he is happy to sort that out, including if the ship needs to go into Astral Space - Lucius says that he will be in touch. Arval says that he is mighty proud of Lucius for becoming a captain and getting a crew. Nova tells Arval that things might get messy in the next couple of days, and that they are expecting an intervention from Starbane, and she tells him to stay safe.

The guards, who have been waiting outside approach them as they leave, and tell them that it has been requested that they return to the Citadel as soon as they can. As they wander the streets back towards the Citadel, they get the impression that people are happy in Horizon, but unlike in Gusthaven, the population in Horizon appears to be a real milieu of races. They take note of a blacksmith called Glory's which seems to be run by a woman who is half-tiefling and half-aasimar - she has deep ruby red skin with gold freckles on her face and across her arms and body, she has one twisted devilish horn on the right side of her head (which is shaved) and long bright gold hair on the left which glows with the light of a halo (although no halo is visible). She wears a beautiful set of armour, black, twisted and demonic on her tiefling side, and angelic gold and silver on her aasimar side; she is accompanied by a miniature elephant with wings which is holding a hammer in its trunk and assisting her to work on some sort of weapon.

Quill and Sentry notice a small, well-established store which they think is a florist's, but then realise that tucked among all the plants and flowers are magical rods and wands, scrolls, and little magical trinkets and relics: the shop is called Solwynn's Legacy. They have a few minutes to spare, so decide to investigate: it is a pretty little cottage-like store with white stone walls (reminiscent of the white gold marble of Solwynn) and leaded windows. A small bell dings as they enter, and they are hit with a heavy floral scent and the tingling of magic in the air. There are small clockwork toys or automatons arranging flowers, beautifully engraved rods and wands topped with crystals that look like something a fancy mage would carry, there are satchels and a set of robes on a mannequin embroidered with scenery and emblems of Solwynn. A small voice comes from a back room before a young 20-something woman steps out, she has dark hair and high cheekbones, and looks out of place in the apron and simple tunic and pants that she is wearing. She is talking as she enters the room, but stops when she sees Sentry and her jaw drops. She tilts her head and rubs her eyes in disbelief, then takes a step closer... "P - P - Petal?" asks Sentry in wonder. At that, the woman answers with a simple whispered question, "Sentry?" She steps in close, trembling, and Sentry hugs her - there is something not quite right: she is too old, but her Queen Astoria's face is clear in hers, and it is unmistakably the same girl. Sentry has flashbacks of the young girl who used to follow her around holding onto her leg or clutching her hand in Solwynn.

Petal is shaking and sobbing uncontrollably, and leans into Sentry's chest plate with her forehead: she had thought that Sentry was destroyed when she was left behind after they teleported and is sorry that they stopped looking for her. She tells Sentry that they were meant to teleport to an estate outside the city, but instead ended up in a ruin, which she puts down to The Sundering. The Queen had a scroll (of Sequester) that she used to put Petal to sleep, and she woke up 400 or 500 years later in a cave to be found by Dannica. Sentry apologises for not protecting them, but Petal says that she did - it was because of Sentry that they got to the teleportation room, but Petal is sorry because Sentry was meant to come with them. Petal does not understand how Sentry is still active: she explains meeting Root, that he passed over his matrix to her, and that Sentry is now the leader of the guardians. Sentry tells Petal that she must get somewhere safe, that she is at risk in Horizon because Starbane is coming back - Petal does not think that is possible because The Cradle keeps him out, but she says that the safest place for her is by Sentry's side. She says she will get her apprentice to run the store for her in the meantime; Petal can contact Sentry via a wand of Sending, she had not thought to try it before because she thought Sentry was dead.

Quill looks to the Citadel of the Reborn and asks the Eye of the Storm, "Where I am standing now, what will this look like in three days?" *The storm blows across Quill's vision, becoming the swirling mists of cloud and energy. Quill sees the Citadel as it is and then rapidly night passes to day, day passes to night. He sees people come and go, he sees movement. Nothing changes.*

## **YouTube Timestamps**

00:00 - Episode Start
01:30 - Intro
03:52 - DUN DUNs
04:55 - Recap
06:06 - Part 1
1:33:26 - Break time/Donations
1:41:12 - Part 2
2:56:56 - Outro/Donations

## **Featured Characters**

#### **The Stormchasers (Player Characters)**

* Aila
* Nova V'ger
* Lucius Virion-Elluin Elenasto
* Qillek Ad Khollar
* Sentry

#### **New NPCs**

* Reyn Talevir
* Skyprince Aridan
* Malachi, the owl
* Dannica Bloodfire
* Pierre, barkeep at The Golden Canvas
* Petal

#### **Returning NPCs**

* Rosemeadow
* Arval Dagos

#### **Mentioned NPCs**

* Genevieve Astoria
* Kalus "Starbane" Valkyrian
* Hadar

## **Featured Locations**

* Gusthaven (Galecrown)
* Horizon
	+ Citadel of Rebirth
	+ Greater city, Harp Circle
	+ The Golden Canvas (inn)

## **Trivia**

* Reyn appears to use pronouns he/him and they/them. There is a heavy suggestion that Reyn is trans. Confirmed in Mark's Discord that this is the case.
* Dannica is an NPC that Mark created very, very early before they started the campaign. Ahead of them coming to Horizon, Mark had to dig into old documents that he had created for when he was going to do a campaign guide as well as more recent notes made about the characters and their interactions.
* All of the cast, except Tom, referenced or were snacking on the lollies from the Conscious Candy Co. This was a gift from the Yogscast hoping that people were well and looking forward to a reunion in Bristol when they can. Tom hadn't received his yet.
* Mark "totally stole" Katie's hair for Dannica.
* The upper level of Horizon is called the Harp Circle, the lower level is the Sightless Streets (when the city dips beneath the cloud limit, the lower areas of the city become shrouded in cloud cover).
* The wyvernhide armour that Arval brought to Horizon was from the hide that they found in Dwalinden in episode 7! It only took 97 episodes to get it back to them! Arval picked it up in Goldthrone and says that he has been carrying it around for two months.
* Tom says that the Sentry/Petal reunion "almost got him" (made him cry).
* Trott wants people to know that he has feelings, but that they just don't come to the surface.
* Mark says he has more reunions planned: this is just the beginning. "All of that stuff that you've been setting up for a long time, that's coming back...Kim's got to meet her family yet, Aila's got to meet people".
* Mark clarifies after the episode has concluded that Quill asked what the Citadel would look like in **three** days. Tom says he would have asked "for as long as there are meetings" instead, and Mark says "Sure... no change".
* This was a bit of a tear-jerker of an episode with the reunions. Mark thinks he and Rhi are the worst for getting emotional at the story with Kim and Katie being a very close second; Tom and Trott are at the bottom. Mark wanted chat to know that he was not actually sad, but when he starts pretending to be sad, he gets teary: it may be his inner actor. He said that he tried so hard not to let it go, but he couldn't help it this episode.
* Mark had read theories about Queen Astoria making more than one sequester scroll.
* Mark had no idea that Sentry was going to use Commune with Root to ask about Petal at the start of the episode.
* Solwynn's Legacy, this little magic shop run by Petal has been in Mark's notes for Horizon since Rhiannon gave him Sentry's backstory.
* The original plan was for the party to get to Horizon at level 7-8, but instead they got teleported across Suvonna and out into Astral Space.
* Mark does not want to hear about Spellclash any more - the party is too high level and it is too broken. Mark, however, would love to make a Spellclash card game. Tom proposed doing an extra stream every week with low level spell casters playing Spellclash. Katie indicated that she does not have any more time in the week. Kim proposed challenging Starbane to trial by Spellclash - Mark said no, he'd win.
* Tom had difficulty with articulating one of the donos - reference is made to Mark's revenge in episode 45.
* There will be a discussion of any hanging threads after the campaign is over.Mark confirmed that Nightfrost is "very, very dead".
* **Continuity Error:** Mark says in episode 10 when they commission the creation of the Wyvernhide Armour, that it will only allow the wearer to ignore the first five points of poison damage, and does not give poison resistance. In this episode, Mark says that the armour conveys poison resistance.

## **References**

1. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/552835581357588481/668582267152498688/820813053649354784
2. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/552835581357588481/668582267152498688/820740937390489652