Session 17: The Foundations of Dreaming

Session 17 was a much more chill event with both the players and the DM getting back into the swing of things. For the sake of widespread tiredness, we decided a chill bonding sesh was called for.

* Our players began the session in the midst of their dreams, each visited by what appeared to be deities long since banished from Inversia
* For Ramzi, he formally got to meet the god, Aegis, though the two of them had encountered each other in a previous dreamscape
	+ His safe place that they met was in his office back at the morgue, sitting at his desk
	+ Aegis warned Ramzi that, as the Child of the Shield, he needs to trust no-one, as both friend and foe can wield a dagger to his back
	+ He also asked if he had yet to meet the Child of the Sword, the one said to be his right-hand
	+ An insight check revealed that Aegis was fully aware that Ramzi had met them before, but was not going to say who it was
* For Morgan, he met Milos, the Warrior deity, on the patio of an old farmstead
	+ Milos was covered in a black suit of armour, leaking wisps of flames from between the metal plates
	+ He seemed somewhat disappointed at the lack of strength within Morgan but did end up asking what the fire inside of him was that made him fight
	+ With little to know answer other than some expected snide comments, Milos left to contemplate his Child of the Warrior
* Tato’s safe place was in Clara’s bedroom, resting against her knees as his partner stroked her fingers through their hair.
	+ Rather than meeting Tartaros, the Wyvern deity, Tato got a glimpse into even more memories of the two of them, particularly Tato using the Wish spell in order to summon Tartaros
	+ In the last moments of the vision, Tato was able to see Tartaros returning to their icy slumber, the following conversation being the last they heard before awakening:
		- *Tartaros: “You cannot force the propitiation, Tato… Our curse forbids the existence of multiple Vassals in the same generation”*
		- *Tato: “There must be a way!”*
		- *Tartaros: “I can tell that we’re going to destroy one another…”*
* Lastly, Marcus’ dream took place beneath the moonlight, finding himself at Lunari’s quiet pond without sign of the goddess.
	+ Across the water, he was able to meet the Sentry deity, Bantay, a large white owl that seemed to prefer watching and waiting to action
	+ Bantay tries to warn that Lunari could not be trusted, that she had betrayed the other deities whilst taking power for herself
	+ When Bantay begins to walk across the water, a yellow blur emerges from the outskirts and drives the deity away
	+ Eora is quick to wake Marcus up and explain that bad things happen when they are touched by the deities. She also says that she knew the party would likely be in trouble too since Eurydice, the Dryad deity, came to visit her dreams too
* Everyone is awoken by a loud shriek coming from Allegra’s room
	+ Ramzi is the quickest to respond but all are able to see Pogo baring his fangs in the corner of the room whilst Allegra is curled into a ball on her bed
	+ She’s had a bad dream, but the party can likely deduce who had visited her dreams that night
	+ Marcus encourages Allegra to become a dire possum for the night in order to feel brave and thus everyone headed back to bed
* Morgan made plans for a new gun but otherwise everyone got a long rest
* The next day, they reported to Empress Daelynn and gave her the rundown of everything that had occurred whilst in the forests of Bridgewood
* Morgan had finally had enough of the Empress’ busy work and snapped
	+ Daelynn was not very receptive at all, even seemed more annoyed at Morgan’s frustration, calling out Morgan’s need to constantly play the victimised hero
	+ When Morgan snapped back that it must have been so difficult being a princess, Daelynn slammed a hand down in a brief burst of rage and cracked both the desk and half of the floor in second
	+ In the end, the two of them had an important conversation about Daelynn’s motivations for the busy work, that she can’t just trust people outright and needs them to prove that they’re willing to go through the pedantic, finicky things before moving up. She did also enjoy seeing him frustrated in response to his attempts at flirting with her when they first met.
* In the end, the air is a bit clearer between the two of them, and it seems as if there’s possibilities in the future for an effort to be made against the war
* Continuing on, Daelynn encouraged the party to spend the day together, go relax and bond, stating that they never knew when something bad might rip them apart
* They went to Balthor’s Bathhouse and met the eccentric owner, a tall, slim goliath named Balthor (they/them). They gave them the lowdown on the hot springs as well as getting a staff member to collecting a post and fire stone to create a butter bath for Tato

And that is where we left our session! Next one should be 9th of February, 2022!