Sunforged Episode 1

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**Shayne Hawke** as Desmond

**Old Lady Gamer** as Indrasa

**BreeBunn** as V

**Dodger** as Zonea

**Tomato** as Carlisle

## **Summary**

The year is 499TD, the third Dawn in the continent of Hyloma it's the eve of the 500th anniversary since the Marvel known as the Sunforge was created to replicate the dawning and setting of the Sun.

All 6 of our characters are making their way to Crownheart hall, most of whom have surrendered their weapons to enter and enjoy the festivities, before things take a turn for the worst.

### **Recap**

Morgaine, travelling with Ser Kitick packs up their camp and starts heading towards Crownheart Hall, however before doing so is prompted to look into the sky and sees the Illusion and Transmutation magic of the Sunforged envelop the sky.

Penne is helping Lady Zonea is getting dressed and ready for the Party, while Fervana, another assistant, turns up an hour late to bathe Zonea with some steaming water, before being snapped back that Penne has already had to do that themselves. Zonea escapes momentarily before everyone arrives to walk around with Olimer before the event. Arriving in the dancing hall, and leaving the guards at the door, and mentions that his Father will be announcing that they will be getting married at the festivities.

Through the main gates of the town Carlisle, V, and Uradot drive up in a wagon, pulling up at the stables and having it left there. Carlisle, worrying for the health checks on Uradot's health, before trying some fire lemon, a spicy fruit that only fruit one day.

As V and Carlisle walk through town, enjoying the spectacle and dancing of people around them, they come to a small crowd of people in front of a stage, a gnome, badly dressed with 2 additional eyes drawn onto his forehead, calling himself the 'Great Phantom Man' and his devil companion, a blue tiefling with downward horns, their mask only half on his face standing at the back, whittling. The crowd moves over to join a larger one, as they approach this second crowd we find Desmond, holding a glass of a drink he clearly can't drink, telling a tale of how he fought six massive ogres, how he shot the top off one's spear as it flung into their eye blinding them, and the others fled soon after. The crowd gives him two gold and five silver in smaller pieces.

After acquainting with each other, Desmond offers to show everyone around in return for Uradot bringing him into the hall, though he lies and mentions he is already invited. Giving a quick tour of the town, Desmond mentions a tall tale of he happened to wander into someone's house at the exact moment there was an emergency and just so happened to help delivery their baby. The group did not wander toward the entrance most guests were going through, but found an unused entrance with only a few guards, and after everyone but Carlisle gave up their weapons they were permitted entry.

At the stables Morgaine and Ser Kitick had arrived and while having to remove their weapons and armour to enter the Hall, encountered Gertan Verko and Felas La'Traler, whom Ser Kitick knew from travels to the City of the Seven. Although they offered for them to travel back with them back to the city after the festivities, they refused and instead, after giving their weapons and armour to the guards, headed up the stairs to the party.

Zonea and Olimer already inside are watching people arrive, as Ableton walks up and informs them to wait until their introductions and for the announcement of their engagement. They move over into a side room, many of which are filled with other lords and ladies getting ready. The other group of characters is introduced to the main hall along with any other lower houses, knights and general attendees of the Party, where light music is already being played, as Ableton stands up on a podium in the corner ready to announce the lords and ladies and honoured guests. (A more full list can be found in the NPCs below). One of these is Indrasa, a female Shadar-kai with tentacles rising up from the hem of a glittering black gown, and a jet black pulsating mask half covered in the tendrils coming down from her hair. Alongside her Felas La'Traler, a Astral elf. Felas La’Traler informs Indrasa he will be leaving the event early, to her annoyance and surprise.

The tail end of the introductions start with Arastir Ordo second son and heir to gavel Rock, hero of the battle luden vel a knight of the chapter of the hammer, an aasimar and their tabaxi companion. Continuing on to the hosts Elandris Lepos and Daia Lepos and their children, ending in their 4th son Olimer and soon to be wife Zonea Tanir.

Arastir Ordo approaches Zonea to talk, informing her that once the marriage is done she will have the most sway in the entire family but also pries on why the marriage is happening at all, a lower house getting 'Sun blood' at all is an oddity. before leaving he gives her a warning that she will need to keep an eye on the family as they try and jostle for power. Following this Zonea enters the crowd to find Lorumil, a gnome, in conversation they thank her for her 'Sacrifice' and reassures her to keep going, mentioning It's her duty before quickly changing tone to congratulate her on the marriage.

As Uradot enters the crowd to try to recruit for the north, V, Desmond and Carlisle find a space to the side of the hall, later joined by Ser Morgaine, with seats and drinks where they all talk and get to know each other better.

Before leaving, the Felas La’Traler informs Indrasa about the knights from the Chapter of the Vaultkeepers, which is used as a reason for why he is leaving. He encourages Indrasa to make friends with them, and points towards Morgaine as someone to work her charm with. Indrasa finds a drink, and approaches the table with V, Desmond, Carlisle and Morgaine, during all this always keeping an eye on Lorekeeper Linnea.

Zonea moves towards the group, sitting down at the table to escape any conversation with more lords and ladies of the party, getting to introductions before the dance begins. The winner of the dance is a bag of magic beans. Desmond, Carlisle, V and Morgaine and Zonea all join the 'Dance of the last Force Fairy',

A large orb full of illusion, to Morgaine it appears to be a grey orb filled with purple swirls. As everyone enters they are placed in a minigame, each round they need to figure out if they are dancing against a real person or an illusion, if they try to impress an illusion they lose, and then they can try out perform your opposite. This is modified by deceiving or rolling insight on your partner. Morgaine through the permanent detect magic can always tell if they are dancing against an illusion. Everyone one by one gets defeated until finally Desmond is defeated by Tugal Fors, who wins the bag of magic beans.Desmond and Carlisle both combine to convince Tugal Fors that the beans she has are in fact not magical at all, and as she throws them away the party picks them up off the floor to identify later.

Everyone starts moving into the feasting hall, Zonea and Olimer seated on one of the main tables near the top of the hall, V, Desmond and Carlisle seated with Uradot near the lower end of the hall on the left. Morgaine with Ser Kitick to the right of the lower hall, and Indrasa sitting across from Lorekeeper Linnea. Uradot mentions that this is a one way trip for her, she doesn't expect to be going back north or survive, a last adventure. That they wanted to have Carlisle experience a bit of the world outside the north. Ser Kitick believes the one they are searching for is further south, across the water and into the bay, reassures Morgaine that they can leave directly after the meal. Lorekeeper Linnea and indrasa talk, exchanging thinly veiled insults, It's mentioned Indrasa found herself in The Gap, after being expelled from the faculty with them. Having being expelled due to accusations of research and dabbling into banned magics.

Elandris Lepos gives a speech welcoming everyone to the festivities, and the banquet and raises a glass to the soon to be wed Zonea and Olimer. [?] stands in the centre of the hall, starting with a violin floating on It's own, spinning and preparing for a performance as gifts are brought out. [?] Performs the song of illusion as people enjoy the next course. The song creates an illusion that goes through the centre of the hall, telling a the tale of when the humans first met the angels, went into the depths to ask the angels for help in their time of need. for Morgaine the illusions show as purple swirls, with some of the symbols and people recognisable.

The servants come in with the second course, as the illusionary angel in the centre of the hall is glowing bright. Morgaine detects several other seperate illusions moving through the room, positioning themselves at different points throughout the hall. A lady starts walking down the centre of the room, the illusion breaking around them and reforming behind them, confusing many of the guests unsure if this is part of the performance. This woman in the centre starts cackling, addressing the lords and ladies, remarking they are vermin and must be slaughtered, as Arastir Ordo questions what sort of joke this is a knife is drawn and lunged into his gut causing confusion and panic.

the lady in the centre throws a bottle at the ankheg, as it starts to unpetrify and break free it snaps down and kills Fervana, as the body is killed, it drops into ash. The ground rises and darkness consumes the windows, Outside the window there are no stars, everything is grey and there is no light. During this chaos Ser Kitick shouts to Morgaine "It's her!" referring to the cackling woman.

Everyone with no armour, no weapons, in a hall of slaughter.

#### **New NPCs**

* Ser Kitick
* Uradot
* Arastir Ordo
* Olimer
* Penne
* Fervana
* Felas La'Traler
* Ableton
* Gertan Verko
* Keeper Iso
* Arcanist Jontor
* Tugal Fors
* Ser Narian
* Lorumil
* Vithlin Tiran
* Kaelas Dern
* Ser Gore Brennan
* Lady Cresh
* Lord Weythamin
* Tavian Winter
* Rorok Oxmold
* Highwatch Moiles
* Horselord Edrinok
* Lorekeeper Linnea
* Elandris Lepos
* Daia Lepos
* Somon Lepos
* Rasela Clara
* Daila Lepos
* Ser Terriva

## **Trivia**

* The sky is described as green for transmutation magic when the sunforged goes up, green is in fact the colour used for Necromancy magic and was mistakenly used.