Session 20: A Goo-d Day

Our session began in the world of slumber, our heroes seeing some new and old faces alike for our story.

* Tato joined Tartaros in the throes of their slumber, the two speaking for the first time in this seemingly new lifetime
	+ Tartaros expressed that they rather liked this new version of Tato
	+ They also explained that, while they did know a lot of Tato’s life, the transference of memories was a form of sustenance for the wyvern, a way to keep them tied to Inversia and to Tato due to the Wish their previous self had cast
	+ Before parting, the wyvern told Tato to seek out their father, that he could help shed light on what’s been happening
* Ramzi’s dream took place in an old memory, on the day he was to enter boarding school. His parents, controlling every inch of his life, unaware of the book of poisons he concealed in his bag
	+ He stood external to his younger self as he watched the incorporeal form’s heart become enclosed in a steel shield, keeping all out from his heart
* For Marcus, his dream began at the edges of Lunari’s pond, the goddess perched on the water’s edge
	+ However, her form flickered and glitched, changing to that of Bantay, then Naga-Jun, then, finally, Asmodeus.
	+ When the form disappears, another takes it place on the opposite side of the pond, that of Cassius Callowbrand, Marcus’ father
	+ A white serpent with piercing blue eyes encircled his throat, hissing to Marcus that those who bore him lied. Before the dream ends, the serpent leaves behind the question: why was it so easy to enter into your life?
* At the end of Morgan’s trance, he is awoken by a strange noise and is startled to find his twin brother curled into a ball in the corner of the room.
	+ It creeps the fuck out of Morgan, how easily Entari got into his locked room and just stayed there
	+ It becomes apparent a horrific nightmare led him to seek out his brother, mumbling something about just needing to know he was safe
	+ Morgan tries to point out how creepy it is but Entari seems deaf to it, the two minorly squabbling in misunderstanding before a bullet is imbedded in the door and the two talk
	+ After reassuring the others that Morgan was ‘just shooting a spider’, everyone else returns to bed
	+ In the end, the two brothers find a peace and Entari goes to sleep on Morgan’s bed, noticeably NOT trancing like he should be
* In the morning, Thia remains in bed sick with Clara tending to her. Marcus works on cultivating his empire of watermelons and Allegra remains elusive about her knowledge of Naga-Jun
* The group decides to do some research today, first visiting the Temple of the Sun to speak with Valeria Efern, a fire genasi with dark skin and cracks of magma flowing over her like fiery veins. Her hair is practically a trail of fire and her eyes glow piercingly bright.
	+ She recounts that Sol loved Lunari dearly as she was the youngest of the deities, but she was not his favourite
	+ Naga-Jun was deemed the closest deity to the sun, curling around his neck and whispering secrets into his ears about the goings-on of the other gods
	+ He often tempted the other deities into trouble when Sol wasn’t around, whispering in the deities' ear about the evil nature of the other gods to curry favour.
	+ It was he that told Sol of Lunari’s betrayal
* Following that, the group headed up to the castle, visiting the steward in order to organise both a doctor’s appointment (for Morgan) and to visit the royal scientist’s tower
	+ The steward’s response was that it was wise to organise a doctor before visiting Buntis whereby he was promptly interrupted by an explosion
	+ He also informs them that Estelle has asked them to come for their fittings on the morrow
* Racing up the steps, the party find a small, balding gnomish man, Buntis Pickery, trying to placate a huge gelatinous orange slime called Newton
	+ Newton proceeds to swallow the scientist and thus combat begins
	+ During the fight, the characters realise that they are fighting non-newtonian fluid and thus, anytime they hit above a 5, the slime turns to an armour strong enough to rival mithral
	+ The fight devolves into creatively using Tato as a swinging weapon and relying on saves as opposed to hits
* The heroes win and the remains of Newton begin being squidgied back into the broken tube he seemingly emerged from.

And that is where we left our sesh! Our next one will be online on March 9th, 2022!