People vs. Victoria Greshin Part 4

## Story

In the morning, Talia tells Seline about her dream and the Warden as well as her packs stories she now remembers. Seline and Talia decide to write down her pack's stories. Victoria's trial is set for tomorrow with her execution pre-planned for tomorrow afternoon. They decide to visit the library. On their way there, Lieutenant Hardell of the First District Airpike Military with four escorts stop Seline and Talia. The lieutenant orders our adventurers to surrender all of their evidence against Victoria Greshan. Talia complies with lieutenants high handed harsh demeanor by turning over their evidence a single piece at a time starting with the phonographs. After a few of these, the lieutenant imperiously holds up a hand, before returning the phonograph. He then demands the schematics. Talia in turn continues this time giving him one sheet at a time and then one journal at a time. Then she attempts to encourage the lieutenant to say thank you. Lieutenant Hardell brusquely states "your cooperation has been noted," almost mechanically. The lieutenant and his detail about face and continued about their business ignoring Seline and Talia's jibes. Although the lieutenant's reddening ears didn't appreciate Seline's deliberate mispronunciation of his name. At the library, Seline quickly grabs a book from the steamy romance section before going to the Restricted Section to find the book the Researcher's Respite is in today. Today Allie is stationed at the desk for the Restricted Section. She attempts to ignore some of Seline's taunts receiving their deposit as all businesslike as possible. Until as they pass into the Restricted Section, Allie squeaks when she hears Talia’s mock howl enhanced by Seline's Thaumaturgy. At the Devil’s Delights, Albee is in his normal spot. Seline comments loudly to Talia about her romance novel. She talks about the torrid love affair between a student and teacher of magic and what she happened between Ernest and Nikki without mentioning either. Try as she might Ernest is oblivious to her subtlety. They all start discussing the Victoria Greshan case. They do give Ernest Victoria's phonographs. Ernest is considering turning over his Greshan family research too isolated scholars to live to the North East outside of Harnvel, worshippers of the Crone because they preserve information. Talia asks Ernest about uninviting people from their estate after having used it to transport people. Ernest explains previously undisclosed mechanics of the estate, including that the list of people allowed to come and go resets every time the doors set. Seline and Talia ask Ernest if another door could be crafted to allow Jareth to visit them at their estate. While speaking about Jareth, they tell Ernest that Jareth taught Seline two cantrips and a spell over the course of a day and a half. Ernest receives information with a bit of alarm. Normally takes longer to learn single cantrip let alone two and a spell. They soon start talking about Death's Whisper. While Seline's satisfied with her healing prayer beads she asks Ernest if he has a blank one. Instead, Ernest presents her with a Ring of Spell Storing.

## Ring of Spell Storing

### Effects

After attunement spells can be entered into it and it requires attunement for anyone else to cast the spell. It can hold spells up to 5th level and any combination of spells adding up to five levels.

It is a gold banded ring actually two rings that look like a scroll that would wrap around your index and middle finger or ring and middle finger. Scroll has flowng script across it. While they're etched in they're constantly moving and changing. After attunement spells can be entered into it and it requires attunement for anyone else to cast the spell. It can hold spells up to 5th level and any combination of spells adding up to five levels. It cost 3000 gold pieces and Seline purchases it. Talia hires Ernest to research the Venassi and gives him the dossiers on Jareth's parents' death and attack on Kan Ranch. She also shows him their symbol on the butt of Retribution before setting it on the counter. Ernest then notices magical enhancements on Retribution and ask if they're Nikki's work. Then they talk about what Nikki has been up to. Ernest says that they were students together and were friends. When Nikki wanted to pursue a more intimate relationship, Ernest declined because he's asexual. Nikki's embarrassed about the whole incident. Seline is extremely disappointed and the lack of torrid love affair. Before they go, they buy a spell book for Jareth.

## Characters

### Players

* Seline Argent
* Talia Grey

### NPCs

* Lieutenant Hardell of the First District Airpike Military
* Allie
* Ernest Felson
* Albee