Session 68

With the major threats defeated or gone, the party completes several tasks left hanging. They then attend a massive go-away party hosted by the goblins.

## Summary

Their visit to Akaros' lair complete, they rounded up their prisoners and took them to the Raquesval for the journey to Safe Harbor. Having fulfilled Ephemera's requirement that Sors still have Bahamut's death ward active, she allowed Sors to echo sight her halberd. Her mind was immediately drawn into icy cold depths toward a yellowish light. The light, bound by chains, was surrounded by something immense. A multitude of yellow eyes then opened and looked at Sors. She returned to herself, but was unable to move.

The party, worried because Sors effectively passed out on them, retrieved Seresh for help. He cast Greater Restoration, and she was able to move again. She told them what she saw, prompting some discussion, but no real answers. The only thing they were certain about was that it had been a dangerous thing to allow her to echo sight the halberd. They expressed concern of future uses of her ability and how she demonstrated a lack of concern for something so dangerous. Ephemera left the room, feeling panicked and guilty about Sors getting hurt.

Miren and Teer used the silver mirror with sapphires to obtain information Bunraku. They traded him the party's armor of invulnerability in exchange for information about why Oceanside's war council was determined ot go to war with Auguste. Bunraku told them that several of the councilors would outright benefit from the war, while others wished to flex their might, and others saw it as an opportunity. The attack on the Black Citadel was tangentially related to the war. He was unable to tell them whether Prince Haziz knew that the council had alternate motivations. Renn also asked if any of the councilors were changelings, which was also not something Bunraku could tell her. She then asked him to pass along to Noh instructions for one-person card games that she had for him.

Teer asked for some embarrassing secrets of that Akaros had. Bunraku shared that Akaros had more than one follower, but that it may not have been Akaros holding that information a secret. They attempted to find something to sell in exchange for the name of that follower, but were ultimately unable to come to an agreement. Teer also followed up on whether Bunraku had learned anything about the fourth mirror merchant. Bunraku said simply, "There is no war in Ba Sing Se," and the pair left, filled with more answers than they had entered with.

Teer and Miren conveyed this information to Sors and Akaros, asking whether either of them had any idea of any current followers he might have had. Without an answer, they brainstormed potential payment options for a time. Sors managed to convince Teer to use the mirror they found in her room. Kabuki gave the appearance of a woman wearing a long flowing garment. She was the mirror merchant sibling who dealt in things unknown and forgotten. Paying with the bones from her room, Sors learned that she was the echo of a tormented mind. Teer offered the locket they found in Rama va Arel—which Kabuki approves of heartily, describing an upened locket as a perfect example of her trade—in exchange for more information about Sors. Her current body was just an expression of her true self, which was resting elsewhere. She declared that Sors' current form was "not real in the ways that matter." Her true form was hidden somewhere else, suspected to be with Hedemora. Their trades complete, they leave the mirror. Upset by the information they learned, Sors asked to speak with Bunraku about how to get her body back, but Teer and Miren were concerned about how pricey that would be, and that Sors didn't really have anything *to* trade for that.

They arrived in Safe Harbor in the evening and decided to head in the next morning. Mingal, Miren, and Teer had a sleepover in Mingal's rom. Meanwhile, FOUR learned that he definitely had two bodies he could control now, the propagation of Kravvas' body having been successful. He experimented with his control over the second body. He also realized that this portion of himself had the knowledge FOUR had had prior to planting the mushrooms. He decided to let this body wander around the Dragonlands, exploring and learning as it desired.

Ephemera, Mingal, and Miren took Tsug and Gandry to Rommullah and explained the situation. The two were taken into custody to be dealt with, though the party advocated for some mercy; though they had been committing crimes, they had also surrendered peacefully and, though misguided, had been trying to prevent greater casualties. They also informed Rommullah of Elizrae's departure. Grateful that they had apparently caused her to leave, he offered them money or vouchers for Wiestmann's shop. Certain they would not be returning any time soon, they opted to accept the money, which they would use as start-up capital for the trade between Safe Harbor and the goblins in Rama va Arel. In order to set up the alliance, Rommullah would send an ambassador along with them to begin work.

While they waited for the ambassador to arrive, they decided to find Dorianus to let him know that Dort would not be returning. They found him, flirting with a worker at a tea shop. They offered him a ride, which he declined, though he was grateful for the information. They also noticed that Xelbari appeared to be setting up a Life is Pain in Safe Harbor. Ephemera insisted that they not interact with the tiefling. Eventually the ambassador arrived, Rommullah's son, Rommullah "Rommy" Junior. Their group gathered, they went back to Rama va Arel.

Teer and Harbinger sought out the juggernaut to explain that Rama va Arel had been decommissioned. Teer told the juggernaut about the other warforged in the world, so if he wanted to do something different, there were a lot of options available to him. Being primarily made of guns, the juggernaut was not sure that was true. It was suggested that he stay in Rama va Arel to help protect the goblins who lived there. Inclined to agree wtih this, the juggernaut moved to the surface to await further instruction.

They then went on to speak to the Kethryllia AI. They offered it several options, including a warforged body of her own, but she decided to stay within Rama va Arel. She would watch over it in its inactive state, both to prevent the wrong users for getting a hold of it and because she could not let go of her assigned duty, letting the city stand as a grave marker for her. They shut down Rama va Arel for good in preparation for removing the core.

A newcomer arrived at Rama va Arel, a man with purple eyes wearing shining heavy platemail. He explained that he was sent by Bahamut to help defend the goblins, as per Mingal's request. He was brought in and introduced to the goblins. With this guard and the ambassador from Safe Harbor present, Mingal was overall pleased with how things were going.

Kiono sought out Dort to ask him to tell her some more of his jokes. He complies, making her laugh. Their conversation drifted until eventually he explained to her the purpose of a birthday, to celebrate another year of living. She said that she would consider doing as he instructed and try to relax the next time she celebrated a birthday. He then began another joke, which she was able to finish for him. He declared her as fully trained. They then mostly settled into silence while she continued reading. Dort kept doing small, silly things to make her laugh, and eventually the two engaged in a pillow fight.

Renn took the book she had received from Akaros to Ephemera, unable to read it and curious if Ephemera could. Ephy explained that the book was an encyclopedia written in English, and already woefully out of date by the time Meyrin had arrived. She offered to teach her the basics of the language, so she could use the volume as a mental exercise, which Renn accepted readily.

Sors, Miren, Teer, and Kiono discussed how best to remove the core of Rama va Arel and where to put it. Eventually, they decide to send it along with Seresh and Goon, as the core of the Raquesval was already similar, and the party trusted the two to keep it out of the wrong hands. They went down into the city, and Kiono disconnected the power source. She and Teer lifted it to the ground, then had the juggernaut help carry it up to the airship. Teer finished convincing the juggernaut to stay with the goblins to protect them, offering him his book on philosophy to help him with the decision.

Ephemera, following up on a previous conversation, explained to Gnareelda what being a follower of Time meant. Having not explained it in a long time and being incomplete, she did a poor job of it. Gnareelda declined the offer of Ephemera's powers to replace those she had lost. Similarly, Teer offered the longsword from Akaros' lair to Dort. Dort, however, liked his axe just fine, and declined. Teer eventually took the sword himself.

Veggrek and Dort had spent most of the day sneaking around and decorating the throne room. With Elizrae gone, the hunting parties had been able to return to hunting, so there was plenty of fresh meat available for the farewell party. Mingal spent a lot of time telling stories about the party, talking them up and making them sound good to the goblins. Miren apologized to him for her initial treatment of him, and also thanked him for helping her become a better person.

FOUR steered his second self to Rama va Arel, informing Mingal that it would hopefully be helpful to him as well as a chance for his second self to learn. Teer asked FOUR what its future goals were. FOUR said that it would be beneficial to it to have traveling companions. If the party was agreeable to the idea, it planed on continuing to travel with them for a time. The party did find this agreeable.

Teer gave Mingal a farewell gift, a wooden carving of a soldier like the one he had made in Alibrook, but this time with its helmet removed, revealing the goblin face beneath. Mingal accepted this time, grateful for the gift. Mingal admitted that he wouldn't be able to stay in Rama va Arel if he hadn't had the ability to stay in contact with the group. Desiring to bid his party members farewell properly, he began by asking Ephemera to dance with him, giving the two some time to chat and say goodbye.

Kiono was approached by Dulraidon. He said something strangely flirtatious, but she responded by being blunt: if he had no intention of fading to black with her, then he needed to leave her alone. Confused, Dulraidon walked away. Teer approached her next, asking to dance; she agreed. Mingal also asked Kiono to dance, in part as an apology for how he had acted the last time she had tried to dance with him. She agreed to this as well.

Teer then attempted to cheer up Sors. He wrapped Akaros in cloak form around her and suggested that she attempt to join the party. He gave her a boop on the forehead. She insisted that he also give Akaros a boop, which he also did. Mingal and Renn shared another farewell, their parting a difficult one for her.

Dort then made a speech, saying goodbye to the party on behalf of the tribe. He then present them them a joke: "How do goblins say goodbye?" He then began a food fight, which all the goblins and the party partake in. Kiono, not particularly interested, went outside, finding Dulraidon had also escaped the chaos. She once again attempted to fade to black with her, but he did not seem interested. Instead, he observed that the stars were beautiful, and that taking time to look at them was important.

After a wild party, the goblins and the party found themselves in a giant cuddle pile in the throne room. The group used Teer's tablet to take a picture of the group as a way to remember the night. Ephemera, using her ghost form, carried the tablet high enough to encompass the whole group. She quietly sang then, a sort of lullaby for the group.

## NPCs

### Introduced

* Rommullah "Rommy" Junior
* Dulraidon

### Returning

* FOUR
* Seresh
* Kravvaz (as FOUR)
* Rommulah
* Tsug
* Gandry
* Dorianus
* Xelbari
* Dort
* Harbinger
* Juggernaut

### Mentioned

* Atroph
* Tok
* Taparov
* Wistmann

## Items

Renn and Mingal Session Zero • Teer Session Zero •  Ephemera Session Zero • Kiono Session Zero
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Train Game • Hell Game • God Game • Timeless Space One-Shot 1
Timeless Space One-Shot 2 • Timeless Space One-Shot 3 • Tiefling Game • 4/20 Game