The Abbey of Equilibrium

**The Abbey of Equilibrium** is the 48th session of the first WGA campaign. After being rejoined by Arabella and Agatha, Blitz's mentor Ulor contacts the dragonborn with an urgent message. The Abbey of Equilibrium is under attack by an adult blue dragon.

### Fighting lightning with lightning

The Red Thread arrives via teleportation by Sarven. Upon seeing the dragon, Blitz approaches, and tries to reason with it. The dragon cannot be swayed, angry and refusing to worship the two divine dragons "after what they did to the city". Blitz asks what the dragon has against the abbey. "I don't have a problem with your people, I have a problem with your founders. So I will destroy what they founded." Blitz tells it that it will die before it takes another step.

The fight begins, and it's rough. The party are already weakened from their fight with Xuton just that morning. Agatha climbs a tree, but is swiftly knocked from it by the dragon. Finch casts *Tidal Wave* to put out the fires in the Abbey, perhaps doing more harm than good. Sarven casts a powerful *Freezing Sphere*. Keldrym, using Agatha's crossbow for the first time now that she has returned, misses both shots. He does not seem put off.

Blitz sprouts wings, leaping up and falling straight down on the dragon, dealing a good amount of damage. On the dragon's turn it uses its breath weapon - a lightning bolt. Kismet, having moved away, misses the blast, but immediately realises he's left exhausted Valac in the lurch. Florian darts up a tree to leap onto the dragon behind Blitz. Another breath weapon cast down a line, catching a fair amount of the party. Valac and Agatha are down.

### Agatha falls

Kalypso tries to cast *Polymorph*, and the dragon uses a legendary resistance. Florian stabs with whisper, and the dragon retaliates by unleashing a brutal wing attack on two of the Red Thread members below. Agatha, having only one death save left, fails automatically, and is killed.

Blitz gets the *How Do You Want To Do This*, and pries open the dragon's mouth, blasting their breath weapon down its throat. While it dies, it gurgles out, "If you want to find the truth for yourself, go to Uthtor in the Rifenmist jungle."

All is quiet, and Arabella casts a *Mass Cure Wounds*. Agatha's still form does not stir, and the reality of what just happened sinks in.

### Fate-denier and Fate-weaver

Agatha, in her afterlife, sees all white, but it is swiftly consumed by void. There are no sounds. "Well, at least it's quiet," she says to herself. The Raven Queen appears, her hair streaming around her white mask. She explains that the Luxon's power is weak here, and introduces herself as Kismet's deity. Agatha asks if she's dead, and the Matron confirms it.

They have a casual conversation, exchanging questions. The Raven Queen asks Agatha what she thinks is more powerful: strength or friendship. Agatha is adamant that she hasn't seen anything stronger than the bonds that form between people. They speak of the timeline fractures and overlaps, and that she is relying on the Red Thread to help fix it.

Agatha takes the opportunity, while she waits, to ask a few questions. She asks who she is - Agatha Weber, Zeker Biylan? The Raven Queen tells her she is both. Due to the converging timelines, Zeker's soul was placed across timelines into Agatha's body, and their souls combined. Agatha laments that Kismet is going to hold this over her head. She asks the Matron if playing with mortal's destinies is like gambling or playing chess. She says it's like playing chess, and Agatha swears. Two for two, Kismet being right.

Finally, while there is still time left, the Matron asks Agatha where she would have liked to die. "I died helping them, that's all I care about."

### Back from the dead...again

In the present, Arabella rushes over to Agatha, distraught. She isn't moving, and Bella calls out for Kismet. Hearing the panic in her voice, Kismet hurries over to find Arabella searching through Agatha's belongings for a diamond. He has one on hand and pulls it out, holding it to Agatha's chest. Starting *Revivify*, he's aware that the Raven Queen had cut some tether from him, but has no space to doubt. He casts the spell, and though he channels the Raven Queen's power, he believes just as equally in his own strength. The spell works, and Agatha takes a gasping breath.

### In search of inner peace

To find some new clothes, Kismet asks Blitz to take him around the Abbey. They stay silent for the most part, walking around, taking in the view of the mountain ranges from the most stable building. Kismet asks Blitz about how they acted in the fight against Rilvra, how blind they were to everything happening around them. He asks how they managed to harness that rage so quickly, how they managed to control their emotions the very next day.

They have a frank conversation, Kismet admitting that he fears falling into an old mindset that he once held. Cruelty and rage. He is afraid he will be consumed by it again, because it is tempting, and because it is easy. Blitz tells him he must find purpose in that rage, something to keep in focus. They ask him, "Are you a raven or a wolf?" Kismet answers "raven" immediately. There are always two paths. One is easy, the other hard. The hard path is the most rewarding. They tell Kismet that he will not fall into that mindless cruelty if he finds his own purpose. For the first time in many days, Kismet regains some hope, holding himself a little straighter. They end the conversation with Blitz asking if his new shirt should be open in the front, and Kismet says absolutely. And it needs to be a different colour - green clashes with his skin.