The Grove Part 1

## Episode 35 - The FeyWild West

Militia 1, Airpike, Captain James Wilde is still there when Talia Argent-Grey saves him from another day of doing paperwork. After getting him something to eat and sharing their plans for the next few weeks, Talia gives James the new door knob for her mansion and gives him the tour emphasizing the guest house. She tells him it's for any of the former DMP (he trusts enough) to have a place to stay while in Airpike, including a room for James himself. She's surprised when James hugs her. At the Devil's Delights, Albee has shifted a little to the left. Ernest tells Seline and Jareth despite some prejudice against tieflings, he was able to get Jareth into the Academy. Talden will keep the door knob because he's tutoring both Jareth and Adrienne. Jareth will start in a month. Seline tries to get Jareth into a combat wizardry club but can't because of age restrictions. Seline asks about a communication device and Ernest presents 2 carved wooden boxes. Items can be passed from the interior of one box to the other. Seline purchases the boxes and shoulder bumps Albee on the way out. At Phantastic Philters, Seline buys several health potions a couple of invisibility potions and a fire resist potion. Seeking out Talden, Seline finds out they’ve left the Aeronaut’s Pleasure and is now staying at a condo on the upper mesa. Once there, Seline gives Talden the other door knob granting them access to the mansion. Talden and Seline talk about Harmon and his connection to the feywild. The scroll in his chest looks like it's made of the same material as Seline's Rapier that she gives to Talden. She also tells Talden that Harmon is at Nikki's and where to find them. Jareth returns to the mansion through Talden’s door, so he can leave that through that door to go to school. Seline catches up with Talia. After buying Seline a swimsuit, they visit Chief Constable Sarah Cremihn to give her one of the communication boxes. They decide to leave Airpike on horseback. Talia wants to learn to control her rage shift (the one she had fighting Walker). In this form, Talia can only have simple thoughts. When Talia pushes have more complex thoughts, the shift drops. She continues to work at it on the way to Trinton. In Trinton, Talia and Seline tear down new Airpike Militia recruitment posters that have sprouted up all over. Two militia members approach Seline and Talia about the posters until they recognized the Argent-Grey’s and decide to leave them be… Outside of Trinton, Talia tries a more protection focused shift but it ends up more like her normal shift. In the morning, trying it again she comes to a point between her rage shift and her normal shift. A day and a half South of Trinton, they leave the planes for a forested area. They come to the side of a small cliff where there's a carving of a bear standing on its hind legs. The bear is wearing a large necklace with a belt and it's holding a kind of spear. Carved to the lower right of the statue is a script that looks like the symbols that Alan was studying. With paper from Jareth, Seline makes a rubbing of the symbols. Jareth reads it with comprehend languages. The rubbing says here lies Titaner, devoted leader, father, brother, warrior. Seline leaves one of her crow’s feathers and some incense at the site. Getting ready to leave Talia notices foot paths that she'd previously missed and becomes aware of many small woodland creatures surrounding them. A dozen squirrels and a couple of rabbits are watching them. The animals around them and drop their shifts revealing themselves to be armed with spears and older rifles.

> **Talia Argent-Grey** *(summoning Death's Whisper to each hand)*Remind me to thank the Warden!

Talia and Seline manage convince this group of Druids that they're here to ask for help. Pixmer distrust them particularly when they reveal that there a fey and a lycan. Scote guides them to the Grove. The blue leaf oak trees and some other fey creatures like robins with blue human faces and an eight legged cat have been popping up in this area as well.

## Location

* Airpike
* Trinton
* The Grove

## Characters

### Players

* Seline Argent-Grey
* Talia Argent-Grey

### NPCs

* Jareth Argent-Grey
* Adrienne Argent-Grey
* Capt. James Wilde
* Talden
* Albee
* Ernest Felson
* Pixmer
* Scote