The Last Days of Pontoporea

Archmage Grennis greets Locksmith's Bane

The Last Days of Pontoporea is the eighteenth session of Campaign 1. In the session, Arine of Riveryew, Lord Darcy Hall, and Orion Brightward speak with Archmage Grennis of The Dark Stone and spend their days in Pontoporea before the coming seige.

The following contains spoilers for the Tale of Locksmith's Bane.

## Plot

Sun Day 24 Chauntoro 1021 TE

As the day grows old, Orion remains in the bath. The water has since gone cold, and he sits, pruning in the icy autumn water until the late evening. Darcy has since left the room, having returned to his own, and gone about his daily hair and shaving rituals. He returns to the journals he has been keeping throughout the past month. Arine, meanwhile, has been in the library, unsurprisingly.

Toweling himself off, Orion returns to his room, putting on the fancy clothes he had recieved from Jimothy - albeit missing his hat. He collects Darcy and Arine for their thoughts on the evening. Collectively, the three agree to stay in the mansion for some supper - to which Yremi prepares the group yet more sandwiches. However, he prepares the most delicious steak sandwiches with the finest bread in the buttery, apologising that he's not as fine a chef as Fidget. He also apologises for mislaying their bell. Darcy casts a minor illusion, to let Yremi know that its alright, he can a bell sound when he wishes. The trio enjoy their meal.

They discusses what to do with their time during these last days before they leave Pontoporea. Darcy wishes to speak with people, say some kinds of goodbyes, wish them well. Arine wishes to make a note of the spells that should be delivered to her. Orion is unsure, he suppose he will pray. During their conversation, Locksmith's Bane hear the sounds of carriages outside the mansion. Having a peak out of the window, Darcy sees these carriages as cages, housing humanoid figures, leading to the east-most tower of Silverhall Castle. Unable to tell exactly whom inhabit the cages at the distance, he makes the guess that these are the Were-Rats of Claire. On further inspection, Darcy discovers a plum of smoke coming from the top of this East Tower. They must be burning the people.

As Yremi returns to ask the guests of their wishes, the trio ponder on what will happen to their butler during this battle. He replies that he should remain in Silverhall, the rich don't like to lose their butlers. He has been a butler for many years, for Sir Edwin Dennison for his full nine years in power, and to a previous Silver Knight called "Harold Favaar". A knock is soon heard at the door. Thus arrives Kristopher, the friendly Halfling guard, with two books for Arine, containing the following spells:

1st Year Spellcasting Textbook:

Level 1:   Alarm, Animal Friendship, Bane, Burning Hands, Charm Person, Comprehend Languages, Goodberry, Entangle, Detect Magic, Cure Wounds, Magic Missile, Sanctuary, Sleep, Silent Image, Unseen Servant.

Level 2: Acid Arrow, Darkness, Dark Vision, Blur, Animal Messenger, Invisibility, Knock, Heat Metal, Levitate, Mirror Image, Pass without Trace, See Invisibility, Silence, Moonbeam, Suggestion.

and

2nd Year Divinition Module Textbook:

Cantrips: Guidance, True Strike; Level 1: Detect Magic, Detect Evil and Good, Hunter's Mark; Level 2: Find Traps, Fortune's Favour, Locate Object, See Invisibility; Level 3: Clairvoyance; Level 4: Divination

Arine is excited by her books and wishes to spend time reading and copying their many spells. However, Kristopher informs Arine, that Archmage Grennis would be delighted to speak with her about The Dark Stone in the East Tower. Orion and Darcy conluded that they should go with their wizard friend, should they be allowed, and agree that they should go this instant. Arine is disappointed to not begin her reading...

The heroes leave the mansion and walk to the castle, where the doors finally shut on the last cage-carriage. Darcy is sure they are burning the were-rats. They speak to a guard who quickly checks that the group have been invited, and allowes them through the dark hallway. Remnants of explosions and odd experimentations litter the large corridor, leading to a spiral staircase up, and a large, locked door forwards. Darcy refrains from breaking down the door and witnessing the burning of people. Arine leads her boys upstairs. Upstairs they are greeted by door swinging open, with the same glowing blue orb of the Archmage's collection in the Riverstream Library. Inside, Grennis says his hellos, primarily speaking with the wizard. The Flumphs remain caged, and monster's heads line the walls, including an owlbear. Two mice sit on the shelf behind the archmage and beside the dragon eggs confiscated from Locksmith's Bane.

Chairs appear from thin air, as Grennis invites them to sit. He displays the Dark Stone to the trio. Orion warns to touch it. In a long and convoluted conversion, the archmage beams with excitement by the powers of the Darkstone. He informs the group that the extent of Tzermir's powers were unknown, and that what he had done with the Dark Stone was some form of charming curse, which allowed a user to "tame" a creature of lesser intelligence. Darcy looks to Orion. His excitement for the taming stone grows as he announces that because Tasha Dennison died, but her creature remain tamed, that they will remain bewitched after their bewitcher dies. He demonstrates with the mice. They look to Orion and dance a waltz. Grennis claims that even if he were to die in that moment, then the mice would carry on dancing, until they to fell to exhaustion or starved. Darcy wishes his death with glare, asking him to stop the mice. Grennis stops them, and asks Arine to bring out her book. He knows she has it. She hands, reluctantly, Tzermir's Tome to Grennis. He is excited to have it, and teases the group that they must have found it in The Ancient Collection of The Library of Northolde. Darcy notices a flicker of intrigue in the mage's eye. Grennis touches the book to the stone, feeling a burst of force: "fascinating." He does this repeatedly.

Darcy is not amused by the fun and games of their host, and Grennis looks to him. He is not so amused that they entered his collection without asking, He speaks in Darcy's mind, and transforms the noble into a mouse. Arine giggles as Orion tries to pet his squeaking friend. The Mousey Darcy bites him, before being returned to his human form. Grennis finishes the conversation with his fears for the creatures of The Larsinian Empire. It took him hours to tame two mice. He would not be able to tame the creature of the army, if they have already been tamed and ordered to fight for the Empire. With that he asks the group to leave, reluctantly handing Arine her book back, thanking her for agreeing to fight alongside him in Upper Porea, and reminding her of the collection of books from The School of Chaos in the Riverstream Library. Their chairs disappear, and Orion attempts to maintain his squat. He falls. The door swings open and the group leave.

On the way home, they discuss. Darcy informs them from his own insight, that Grennis knows they burned down Northolde, and that the archmage spoke to him in his mind. Both Orion and Arine ask what words were spoken to him. Darcy reveals that Grennis was impressed that he was able to figure out the password to the Archmage's collection of books. Nothing more. Orion does not believe him. Once more, the trio list the things they will need to do:

Darcy needs to speak with Helena, Miriam, Stefan, Céline, and Sandra before they leave. Arine needs to read Tzermir's books. Orion agrees to go with Arine, as the famous quote goes: "four eyes are better than two".

For the remainder of the evening, Locksmith's Bane walk North in the city. Darcy stops at Tyler's Tailors, as Orion and Arine move on to Upper Porea and the library. In the tailor's Darcy finds Sandra working on mounds and mounds of leather armour, taking over her workshop. She calls that the shop is closed, but, noticing Darcy, runs up to him, planting a kiss upon his surprised lips. She is delighted to see him again, that he survived, that he actually returned. Her and Grandmother will be spared because of him. She hopes that, should he survive the battle, and finish his wuest, that he could stay in Pontoporea. Darcy speaks of the battle, telling the truth. He might be leaving instead. Sandra is quiet, for a moment, contemplating.

"After you all left, I thought I would speak with Helena," she says. "Lovely woman. A little intimidating. Willing to fight. Her life reminded me of my own. Except, I feel I am fortunate for not having to raise a child alone as a result, we’ve both dealt with young, beautiful men before."

Darcy is one of those men. "When we met, we were meant only as passing flings, nothing more. And don't get me wrong, I like a passing fling and all, but it's hard sometimes, when the men you meet don't actually treat you like shit. There’s a lot of that in the world. Men telling women, and all other genders, what to do, what to think, manipulating them. You’re a noble, but even you’ve seen it, I'm sure. I don’t see this evil within you. I thought I felt a love for you Darcy," she continues, hiding her earnest face behind her hair, " but I think it is just an intense respect, towards a man, in a world of men, who is descent."

Darcy scoffs at the idea, and Sandra agrees it is sad. She thanks him for everything he has done. Darcy also reveals that he somewhat lied about his age. He is not 25, but a few years younger. Sandra, at 29, is rightfully shocked (she states that she has dated an elf before, but its still a bit weird). Darcy worries that she will not be able to see him as a friend anymore. "I see you as a friend," she reassures him, "because of that care that I have seen in your eyes." But she hopes he does not lie to her again. She tells him that he can stay the night, but her grandmother, Narra, is upstairs with her, so he will need to sleep down here. She makes him a nice linen nest of a bed.

Meanwhile, Arine and Orion have been searching for answers in the Riverstream Library, the night guard is rather rude to them, annoyed by their wanting to entire the library at these hours. Arine reads Tzermir's 'On Death' - a series of Necromantic spells, whilst Orion reads through the history of ancient worlds in his 'On the Ancient World'. Orion finishes his reading rather quickly, there are no spells here, and instead counts the gold he was able to take from The Cave of Mortund. The night guard looks on eagerly, asking Orion if he needs anymore help. Orion declines with a smirk. Arine closes her book in a humpf. None of these spells will help her. "I don't know what I'm doing," she cries out. Orion reassures her, he had been reading of Typhrus, their destination, finding useful knowledge of a "plague of water" which submerged the city. He thinks there is a lot more to learn, and that they should come back another day. There is no rush. For now they go back to the mansion and rest.

Gold Day 25 Chauntoro 1021 TE

In Tyler's Tailors, Darcy awakens to finding Narra staring at him. He is beautiful. She offer him tea, to which he agrees, and hands her a note he had written of Sandra. Narra agrees to give it to her. He leaves before she wakes. Darcy does not yet return to the mansion, and instead remains in Brannagh's Town to visit The Windy Way (Inn). He meets Wolandar, who states that everyone remains there, the city is paying for their accommodation for the war. She worried, however, for Esrafin. He has been training every day in the square, under the tutoring of Miriam, but he remains fighting with his bread knives. The chef goes into his kitchen to make up the food for the day, sandwiches to be served cold should anyone need them. Darcy takes a booth, waiting to catch anyone as they come down from upstairs.

Back in the mansion, Orion has a headache from the night's evening before, and knocks on Darcy's door. He opens. Darcy is not there. Arine is not in the library. "Well, that's a surprise". He finds her in her room, reading text books. "Darcy didn't come home," announces Orion. He asks what the plan is for the day. Arine says more reading. Orion cannot understand why she loves to read so much, he used to read in the Monastery, but it was chore that took so long. Arine her spent her whole life reading. It is everything to her. "Do you do anythin else?" Orion asks.

"Play a lute, I can play a lute" Arine answers with vigour.

"What a skill!"

"My father wants me to be a bard."

"You have to play for us some time. Darcy is likely talking to our friends right now, did you want to speak with Fownai?" Orion mocks the wizard.

"Yeah, sure." Arine replies unaware.

"When do you think we will abscond from the city?" asks Orion, itching to leave the battle field.

"It will take us the better part of a year to get to where we wanted to go," Arine calls out, derailing their plan.

"Yes. We can't take horse, the army will need them now." Orion begins to mention Grennis and the Dark Stone. It was not as much help as they fought it would be to save the city. Arine states that Grennis knows more than her. She is nothing but "a self-taught wizard".

"Don't put yourself down. I mean, I didn't have a particularly great paladin training. I was trained by clerics really..." Orion pauses. His eyes no longer there, relfecting on the war. "I don't want to die soon."

"Same."

"I hope you're getting some good stuff from those books."

"Sure," replies the wood-elf with cold swiftness. Orion offers to get her breakfast in bed, whilst she's reading. Arine is shocked. "No. That's stupid. You'll get crumbs everywhere."

Orion apologises for intruding on her sleeping quarters, and heads downstairs to eat before Darcy's inevitable return. Arine quickly comes to join him. Planning to eat and read downstairs. Her eyes never leave her book. Consquently, her feet never reach the steps. Arine falls down the stairs. Orion tries to catch her, but cannot. The paladin helps her up, holding up three fingers to see if she can still see. "Five." He helps the concussed wizard to the parlour. Yremi tries to help, and Orion tells him to get ice. Yremi worries there is none, but ventures to find some. Before he can, Orion pushes past him to the kitchens and retrieves some fruit and some cold meat for Arine's head. And to eat. Despite her injuries, Arine continues to read.

In the Windy Way, Darcy sees Helena come down the stairs. She politely smiles and wonders over to her former travel companion. Darcy checks in with her, making sure she and the others are okay. They are. She was interogated by guards, as per usual, about the eggs, but all is well. She is wearing dashing armour, which suits her confidence in remaining to fight. She's worried about the war, but they cannot let the Empire destroy their world: "I have seent he awfulness of these societies," she reveals, "particularly Thorn who hides behind its believed 'equalities'. But Verrida taught me, too, back in Hazelstump. The threat of the Larsinian Empire is far greater. It must be prevented for the sake of all our lives. For the sake of Céline's life, I will fight my best."

She is grateful for Darcy's return to the city. Soon, from upstairs, comes Céline, who rushes up to Darcy, giving him a hug. Helena is pleased. Darcy pulls out a sketch he had made, waiting at the table: Céline on a dragon. She is delighted, but runs back upstairs and downstairs with the speed only children possess. She too has made a drawing: an image of the city, with Miriam, Stefan, Darcy, Arine, Orion, Cygnus, Wolandar, The Fiends, Fownai, Yremi, and even Fidget. Everyone from the mansion, except Harry. Darcy is overwhelmed. The adults enjoy a cup of hot water and tea from Darcy's stash. Soon, Miriam and Stefan stumble down the stairs in their armour, signalling Esrafin and Helena to join. Céline runs over to Wolandar to stay with her for the day. Stefan sports fine conquistador armour. Miriam looks the part of a skilled guard in her own chainmail. They greet their friend, of whom they have missed, and set off to train.

Darcy wishes them well in their training and returns to the Mansion of the Silver Knight. Where he finds Orion and Arine in the parlour, and they discuss their final plans. "Fun night?" asks Orion.

Darcy responds "No. You?"

"I read about the ancient cities," the paladin brings out their map of Tyrnia, "we will need to go through Olcos and sail to Typhrus."

"I've been reading spells and fell down the stairs," Arine inerjects. Darcy asks Orion if their wizard is alright. "She fought a dragon," recalls, "and this is how she hurts herself. How's everyone, all good?"

"Yeah, Helena is blooming." Darcy's comment makes Orion awkward, replying "In stormy seas you get different fish." Darcy and Arine look on, confused, he rephrases, "tough times forge character."

"What kind of fish are you?" asks Darcy.

"Um. I'm an Aquamarine Lightning Fish. Native to Moropont".

"Oh, I'm glad to know that. What's the plan? I feel like I'm asking this every day. The same day, without end."

Orion sighs. "We have to make a decision." He looks up at his friends. "It's not one I can make alone. We're a good team, I know I've been vocal in leaving. But I will go where you two will."

"Well, Arine," Darcy turns to their book-bound team-mate, "are you still interested in the Wizard's circle above the library?"

"Yes. And No." Arine replies sheepishly, "One wizard won't make it that much stronger."

"Don't say that." Darcy responds with firery accusation, "you may fall down stairs, but you're strong."

"They don't need me," Arine insists, "but, also, it would be nice to fight amongst my peers. But, also, it's a a war and wars are scary."

"The Empire is scarier," deems the noble-born.

Orion speaks up. "It will take us the better part of a year to travel to Typhrus." Arine closes her book. "But we thought the Dark Stone would help us. But it won't."

"This isn't our war," delcares Orion, with his usual scepticism.

"Stop talking about a war." Darcy argues, "This is not a war, this is a battle. We can flee at any time."

Arine interjects "But we don't want to flee into an invading army, and if we went around, it would add more time to our very long journey."

"There's a question we're not asking." Orion mutters in sombre speech. "Do you think Pontoporea will hold?"

"I'm not an expert in war!" cries Arine, "I've read about it in books."

"I'm not confident in how powerful we are," says Darcy. Orion agrees, "Confidence doesn't win wars. Would our presence even make a difference?"

Darcy moves to the window, the light of day shines upon their mansion, and before the trio of heroes. "I think, maybe... maybe we *are* powerful."

"That's how life works," adds Arine, "by being here, we make a difference."

Orion sighs once more, staring into the light. "To leave would be the opposite of heroic. There are innocents here..."

"Not that I care much," states Darcy, "but we can always still leave."

"Once the armies are in the gates, we are trapped. If we leave, we leave before." orders the paladin.

Darcy returns to face his handsome companion,"It feels like this trip away from the city is away from knowledge. Knowledge we need. Typhrus is intriguing. We don't even know how this book will help."

Orion looks to his noble friend's eyes, "and I don't feel like running. Especially if we don't know what we're running into. Us finding this book is such a fortuitious thing, us on this quest. I will have to seek answers from Ilmater. Would Lillith help?"

"She just want's me to go West," answers Darcy, "She's the only one."

"Can you disobey?"

"She can take my powers."

Arine pipes up once more, "Then I'll just teach you some wizard spells. Being a wizard is easy." Orion's eyes widen. Two wizards... Or maybe Darcy could be a rogue.

"We are three scared children," Darcy puts forth in exhausted breath.

"And we are flip-flopping," calls out Orion, "for all that we have done before, it makes sense to leaves, but it does not feel right."

"We could sail," says Arine, pointing to the map. "Not around The White Sea," says Orion. Darcy sees the waves in Orion's eyes. "You don't have to be on those ships, you know?"

"This could be a test of Ilmater." He looks past the waves at Darcy, "certainly one I hope we can face together." After a moment, Orion's eyes to Arine, "and what are we fighting for then?"

"Your father?" Darcy asks Arine.

"I would stay for him," she states, "but to go for this book of war and... disease... that..." Darcy cuts her off. He will have to return home in a couple of years. His mother gave him two years before coming back.

"Two years is nothing," states Arine.

"It's a lot for humans," reminds Darcy. Orion asks Arine how much of her life has been in books. Most of it. The three stop talking. They realise their conversation is going in circles.

"Fuck." Orion gives in. "We're staying, aren't we?"

"We might stumble upon something," Arine contributes, "right now, it is in our best interest to stay. Five days. It's just five days."

"We will die here," says Orion.

"Or we will die in Typhrus," says Arine.

With that, the group will stay to fight. For the remainder of the day, Arine copies her spells, as Orion retreats to the mansion's chapel, and Darcy writes. Each only leave their spaces for food and rest. In a nap, Darcy dreams of tea-sipping, "I need more time" he calls in his slumber, and he is slowly trapped within and hourglass, filling with blood. Lillith does not say hello. In the evening, Arine and Darcy unwind in the theatre. She plays her lute and he practices his sword-swinging.

Pray Day 26 Chauntoro 1021 TE

Orion remains in his religious retreat, but hears a knock at his door. Darcy asks if it is possible for the paladin to show him how to how to meditate. His days are stressful. The boys go to the Silverhall Gardens, where Orion teaches Darcy some mindfulness breathing excercises. Darcy is self-conscious, feeling the pain in his back when scanning his body. But it grounds him. He exists in that moment, beside his comrade, in the gardens. In the afternoon, Arine emerges from her spell-copying to eat bread, and Orion leaves Darcy to return to the chapel. It takes Darcy an hour to notice. When he emerges in the cold autumn breeze, Darcy packs a lunch and heads to Brannagh's Town Square. He trains under Miriam, with Helena as his partner. Whilst training, he spots Hunter, who Cygnus had asked to come to Pontoporea. Darcy ignores the aarakockra, having drinks with Helena after training. She ends up talking about Céline's father: “He was not a nice man. But he said he loved me. He came and went so quickly. It’s odd. He was in my life for such a short amount of time, attributed nothing to the life of MY daughter, but I feel like my life is always defined by him. Thank the gods she never met the man," she says between hiccups.

Feast Day 27 Chauntoro 1021 TE

The next morning, Darcy enters Orion's room. He pokes him awake, and asks to go swimming again. Orion agrees to teach him in a pond in the Silverhall gardens. Arine joins the boys on the sunny day, copying her spells outside, until she has finished her textbooks. Orion splashes at Arine by the side of the pond. Arine is furious. Darcy decides to put the money he had stored in his own sack from Mortund's lair (300gp) inside Orion's Bag of Holding (labelled 'Darcy' just in case). Arine decides to leave the boys to the library, and to buy items for her spells. Darcy asks Orion, with all of his wealth, if he would pay for the items. Orion says he doesn't have that much. As the boys bicker, Arine declares that she has 2 gold and leaves.

For the remainder of the day, Darcy trains in Brannagh's Town Square, as Arine reads the books of Tzermir, and Orion prays to Ilmater. In the night, Darcy dreams of the pond. It's clears waters fade to crimson red.

Moon Day 28 Chauntoro 1021 TE

Orion spends one more day praying, hoping to gain something from Ilmater. Darcy meets with Sandra again. She was grateful for his message, and wishes him luck in the battle, kissing his forehead. Training once more, Hunter spots Darcy. He informs him that he is ready to fight some gargoyles alongside the trio, and brings news of Deirdre, who is currently exploring the depths of Espora. Meeting back in the mansion, Darcy and Orion speak of Archmage Grennis, worried he is experimenting (or exterminating) the were-rats. Darcy speaks of how the were-rat he met was "still a living being".

Arine, meanwhile, reads her books in the Riverstream library, completing the works of Tzermir, and copying the following spells:

On Death: Cantrips - Chill Touch, Toll the Dead; Level 1 - Cause Fear, False Life; Level 2 - Blindness/ Deafness, Gentle Repose, Ray of Enfeeblement, Wither and Bloom; Level 3 - Animate Dead, Bestow Curse, Feign Death, Life Transference, Speak with DEad, Spirit Shroud, Summon Undead.

On Foresight: Cantrips - True Strike; Level 1 - Comprehend Language, Detect Magic, Identify; Level 2 - Borrowed Knowledge, Detect Thoughts, Fortune's Favour.

She also read Sorveen's works:

On Foresight: Level 1 - Gift of Alacrity, Sense Emotion; Level 2 - Locate Object, See Invisibility; Level 3 - Clairvoyance, Tongues; Level 4 - Arcane Eye, Divination, Locate Creatures; Level 5 - Commune with City, Contact other Planes, Legend Lore, Scrying; Level 6 - True Seeing; Level 9 - Foresight.

At dusk, Orion catches the final hours of light in the day, feeling a warmth within him, seeing the ocean in his eyes. In the night, Darcy dreams without Lillith.

Sun Day 29 Chauntoro 1021 TE

Darcy and Orion train together, just the two of them, in the gardens on Silverhall. Arine buys her bits and bobs for her spells, when returning home, she is greeted by The Mayor Humble, who wishes to speak with the group once again. He places a map of Pontoporea upon their dinning table. Final preparations. Where will the warriors be. Arine agrees that her place is with the wizards. Darcy will be in Wolbeth. But Orion will not be on the ship-barricade. He's a fine sailor, but he wishes to remain beside Darcy. In fact, he worries about Ferripont. In Humble's plans, no-one is to be stationed there, but what if the Empire attacked from the north of the river? They should lead a troop in Ferripont. Humble agrees to this, and thanks Locksmith's Bane again for staying in the city, and helping with the plans. Darcy asks of Xan and Jimothy's army. Humble has not received word from the South, and is unsure if he will come. Cygnus, however, should be returning tomorrow. He tells them that the arrangements will be that tomorrow, at noon, everyone in the city will go to their local square and be given their placements. He looks forward to seeing them all in the square outside Pontoporea City Hall, and wishes the trio good luck, before leaving.

Locksmith's Bane spend the evening together, performing music, drinking.

Gold Day 30 Chauntoro 1021 TE

On the final day of Chauntoro, Locksmith's Bane wake up, ready to stay for battle. Orion heals his hangover, and Darcy takes a final bath in the mansions luxurious room. Arine collects her things, and give Tzermir's Tome to Orion, for the Bag of Holding, hoping it will fit. Orion states that it only has his kettle and around 20 gp. Darcy rolls his eyes. Orion gives Arine an uncomfortable hug in his knightly armour, but she is comfortable nonetheless. Darcy gives her a pat on the head, but Arine rushes to his belly to give him the same love. The Noble wishes his elven friend good luck.

"Don't die," she orders her boys.

"*You* don't die," orders Darcy.

At noon, in the square Locksmith's Bane split. Arine walks into the square of Riverstream College, surrounded by wizards. Humble escorts the gentlemen across the bridge to Wolbeth, leaving them in Ferripont. As they arrive, Cygnus rides down the city on Goose, leading an army of farmers for the battle. The crowd cheer for "The Silver Swan", and he gives a knowing nod to Orion and Darcy. As the Swan moves on, Humble assures the duo that familiar faces will be with them in Ferripont soon. They are joined by Stefan, Helena, Hunter, Elvina the Unnatural, and Turatyl, with Miriam as captain of the Ferripont Brigade. The session ends there.