The River King Part 2

## Episode 54 - The FeyWild West

Seline dreams of hundreds of duels she participated in. She starts as one of the spider-folk. As she fights challenging and dueling others she gains more and more power, minor titles, and victories. As she earns these titles, she changes, becoming larger, smarter, and faster. She challenges larger foes until she challenges the Lord of the Silken Weave. She kills him taking his title and his lands. She still fights duels for her amusement against those who would try to take her title and wins. Before she wakes, two individuals, one in white and one in black enter her realm and her house as guests. Talia and Seline wake at the same time and Seline tells her about her dream. While they're getting ready for the day Seline shuffles our cards and one falls out. Ten of Pentacles, sign of accomplishment in Journey set a reminder family where you come from and what blood runs in your veins. The guards escort them to the aft end of the ship where a dock is recessed in the rear of the ship. There are several vessels of various sizes docked there. The River King is waiting here with his entourage to welcome them to the challenge of speed. He says that they can choose any vessel to race against his favorite. Hanging from the ceiling over the dock is a ship whose hull was formed from a single pearl. It is 30 ft long, 10 ft wide with 8 oars and two sails. James points out to Talia that the boats the River King offered them had holes in them. Talia instead chooses to use the second option on their own boat. It is 24 ft long 8 ft wide by 6 ft. It has a deck a cabin and a sail with spots for 5 rowers. The River King says his most skilled captain will command his ship, Captain Diamondjacket who is wearing a jacket made from diamonds. They will both disembark from the River King’s Palace. They'll wait here while the palace continues down the river until they send a light to start the race. The first to re-dock wins. They board, Harmon takes the helm, Seline stands ready, Talia and James station themselves at the oars. Captain Diamondjacket and a crew of nine board their vessel. At the River King’s signal they release the ships from their moorings. After the palace sails away, the booming voice of the River King says

> Reach the palace by any means necessary!
>
> The River King

Seline casts enhance ability on everyone and puts the spell in her halo as the flare is shot from the palace. Harmon gives inspiration with a sea shanty. They leap ahead quickly taking lead. The ninth member of Captain Diamondjacket’s crew shoots a heavy crossbow at them and the splash from it is larger than it should have been. Harmon gives James inspiration and casts gust of wind. Seline casts control water choosing the flood. With the spell a 20 ft wave. Seline looks off toward Captain Diamondjacket and his boat and she waves as a wave rises and capsizes their ship. As they return to the palace, the River King is there waiting for them arms folded, unamused. For the challenge of prowess, is a duel with the River King. Talia, Harmon, and James look to Seline. She protests

> I've never used the sword in combat before.
>
> Seline Argent-Grey

The River King also informs them that it is tradition that there be a ball before the duel. James is a little apprehensive about the ball because he doesn't know how to dance. Both children are home inside the mansion because it's the weekend. Adrienne is working with a ball of clay that she got from Master Talden. She also said someone is in the guest house. Jareth is in his room with a knitted cap down over his head and horns. Jareth got his hair side shaved with a narrow strip of hair going down the middle pull to the side. Jareth also says Rhenalle was in the guest house. While grabbing the fey books from her library, Seline remembers things about dueling. Dueling is a big deal in the feywild. When other methods haven't worked a duel might be held for titles and land. Also there's a lot of etiquette involved. She can still use magic as long as it doesn't cause direct harm. Duels will go to either death or draw. In the guesthouse, Rhenalle left a note saying thanks for the bed. When Seline returns to her room in the River King’s Palace, Talia is teaching James how to dance while Harmon plays music. Seline and Talia explain the feywild rules to James. A half-elf, Tri, in a seaweed dress with gold embroidered into it. Tri is to assist her with getting dressed for the ball and that the clothing is to be a gift. Tri takes Talia and Seline's measurements asking for their preferences before leaving. She returns an hour later with three garment bags. Talia gets a dark suit but has the rigidity of leather or denim. In the light, it has flashes of blue in the dark material. As Talia moves around it looks like the deep shadow at the bottom of body of water with light flashing through it as it reaches that deep. The vest is made from a slightly tougher material although the same dark color. It feels almost shell-like. It is segmented though so it moves like a vest. When Seline pulls out her dress at first it looks like still blue water with a corset that looks like it's made out of a single large conch shell. When she picks up the dress and put it on the water flows down creating waves and froth. It becomes White. It also comes with a belt that has a spot for a sword. It is similar in size to the dress that Seline wore to the Mother's ball. James's suit is a deep red burnt orange it looks like the last rays of sunlight over water. Harmon has several shell attachments and pauldrons made out of conch and a bowler's hat that looks like it was somehow made out of a crab. With a wave of Tri’s hand Seline's hair is pulled up into a bun with two bi-rolled very thin shells along the back of her hairline holding the hair in place. They get ready to leave to go to the ball.

## Characters

### Players

* Seline Argent-Grey
* Talia Argent-Grey

### NPCs

* Jareth Argent-Grey
* Adrienne Argent-Grey
* Harmon
* Captain James Wilde
* The River King
* Tri