Session 40

**Session 40 of the Eden campaign** took place July 25 (In Erideon noon 29 August to noon 30 August).

## Summary

The Usual Suspects regroup in Tenpenny Tavern before being warned by Allistair Tenpenny of an incoming showdown with High Inquisitor Grandahl and the White Covenant. The Suspects, along with Nicola von Stavenger, confront the Warden of the church's dungeons, who publicly declares the Suspects to be Vessels. The Suspects battle Grandahl and his goons, steadily gaining the upper hand. In an act of desperation, Grandahl summons a Corrupted Being to fight alongside him. However, the Suspects weaken Grandahl enough that he is consumed by the Corrupted Being. While this does put a fittingly grisly end to the cold-blooded inquisitor, his lordship over the tempest infuses the Corrupted Being. Hjartarson Coldwind, in a covert errand to converse with the Suspects, abandons his disguise to fight on the side of his friends, having been warned by Mzinchaft Goldwine, but his men can do little against the accursed foe. After heroic martial feats on the side of the Suspects, particularly Jade, Asutali uses the tried-and-true method of the fireball to banish the enemy from the Nexus.

## Synopsis

### Corruption, thou art my father

Nicola von Stavenger suffers a breakdown upon witnessing that the Corruption has not been permanently banished from the Nexus, as she previously believed it had been. It is obvious that Nicola knows a lot more about the past of the Nexus than she has been letting on, although she clearly does not know the full picture, as evidenced by this crucial detail.

## Quests

### New

* **The Frequent Suspects II (Huron):** Await further instructions from Kyrie Vareauna. In the meantime, gather the resources you will require to infiltrate the Royal Palace.
* **Heralds of the Past (Everyone):** Meet with Hjartarson and learn more of the key intelligence that led him to risk his life in visiting Roulan.

### Ongoing

* **Plaster Saints (Everyone):** Help the students of Nirmarth with their ambition to discredit the White Covenant. (a) return the stolen items to Nirmarth at his workshop by following the secret signs from the King's Plaza to get discounts on magical items, (b) find a way to publish the information you have collected about the church in the newspapers of Roulan, and (c) find a way to contact Windelarius Hann to collect your reward.
* **The City of Tears (Everyone):** Find and explore the mysterious city of Aldenburgh, now known to be the ancient Serpentfolk city of Shihen Ahen, where ancient lore claims that the Great Conqueror first stepped foot on the "unknown." Now known to be a demiplane, only accessed via the phylactery in the Royal Palace. Shihen Ahen is one of the locations where many important events in history transpired, and may be critical to understanding what exactly the Vessels are.
* **The Legacy of the Great Ones (Everyone):** Find information of Neia's whereabouts from the Hellborn in the Netherworld. Two phylacteries can be used to access this plane: one in the Royal Palace, and one somewhere in Freienthal. Neia might be able to help you glean more information about your status as a vessel for a draconic soul.

### Character

* **Blood and Mead (Ulfgar):** Investigate the Frostview. Join the Iceball tourney with the Thunderbeards, possibly recruiting other Suspects to that end.
* **Fame and Glory (Huron):** Visit the famed armorer and craftsman, Gael Flechér, renowned for making the strongest gambesons in Roulan.
* **Hey, that's my stuff! (Iago and Huron):** Get your stuff back and confront Prospero about his relationship with the White Covenant.
* **Lambert, Lambert, what a prick... (JoJo):** Visit The Hummingbird and publish your limerick of Prospero.
* **The Frequent Suspects (Huron):** Find other like-minded individuals in Roulan.