Session 8.5 of Grancrest Records

### Session 1 - Monday - The Beginning

Beginning on Monday, the group of Roy, Sage, Alaire, and Margaret was formed with the intent of meeting the "Good King Magnus." Darren, an adventurer, would volunteer to lead the five - Bhargrum included - towards Riverdale and to Lord Magali in both good time and manner. Little did they know that Roy would be framed for his death, and that they were forced into a conspiracy in Sievis. Bounded by treachery, the four decided to stick together against all odds. The next day, and with the aid of Alaire and the mage Murrey, they partially redirected blame upon the elves and partially cleared their names for the meantime.

### Session 2 - Tuesday

During this time, Tuesday, they held a funeral for Lord Magnus and met an elf - Alicia - who was also with Brigitte, a young girl they had learned would be the Blacksmith's daughter. Alicia would show them to the Elven Sanctuary, and to Elessa, the leader of the elven caravan present. With that said, they planned an ambush and, with the aid of Thali, managed to slay several witch hunters. To the three Elves dismay - of Elessa, Alicia, and Elladan's - and of the group, the bridge was burned by the witch hunters and, yet again, blamed upon the elves. With the failed plan, they retreated back to the sanctuary and the group to Riverdale.

### Session 3 - Wednesday

The next day came soon - Wednesday - and with that, swift plans ensued. The new, rightful ruler of Riverdale, Lord Magali, would arrive to find and meet Roy and to assume his position of power in Riverdale. Luckily, and surprisingly, an agreement was made between Roy and Magali, of Roy working under him to find a few missing children that Magali suspects is a plot by Darren and another witch. The pieces were coming together for the group, and of what was coming up for them. For now, however, they needed to meet with Elessa and start plans towards the Travelton Ruins. With meeting with Elessa, and before setting out, they would free Ryze and allow him into the party.

### Session 4 - Thursday

Camping near the ruins, they slept almost soundly - aside from Roy being possessed by the spirit of Magnus - and planned for the new day, Thursday. Then would venture into the southern ruins, while Elessa and the Wayfinders took the northern ruins. While in the south, the group found several things such as teddy bears, giant spiders, and Old Nan's house. Sage would receive a Shadow's blessing onto her blade, and furthered her rune hunting skills. Soon enough, they faced Darren, who was talking to an elf-witch named Emma. Taking out Darren, they hurried back to meet with Elessa and the other elves. They made final plans to have Magali offer support before the final showdown with the witches and the children.

### Session 5 - Thursday Afternoon Cont.

The party, driven mostly by Sage at this point in time, would go to find the well with treasures inside of it. Alaire stayed back to plan more with Thali and Elessa, while the other three and Ryze made their way to the well. Little did they know that it was a full on dungeon. Sage and Margaret would be forced into the well, being dragged by a spider, who was dragged by a giant frog. Roy and Ryze would have to rescue the two. The aftermath was quiet; no one wanted to repeat the experience for now. They would arrive back to Riverdale at night fall, and Magali would respond next morning.

### Session 6 - Friday

Indeed, the Friday morning was loud, with Vikings to and fro on Magali's orders. He would agree on the plan against the two witches - Emma and Agnes - and gave orders for a march. During the march, Sage would scout ahead with Halfdan, but sadly would fall prone to a few traps. Luckily, Halfdan would disable the rest. Arriving at the castle, Magali's men would split from the party, so that Roy could sneak past into the castle. Barring fights with a few chaos beasts and witch hunters, the party, which was now Roy, Sage, Alaire, Margaret, and Ryze, would find the secret entrance to the Witch's corridor, where the children also were at. A magic mirror would put them - the witches included, into a dream-like sequence where they found out several things, one of the most important being the importance of Sage's true last name, and another being Roy's confrontation with Magnus.

### Session 7 - Friday Afternoon Cont.

Continuing the Friday's Afternoon, a fireball was casted upon Sage and Margaret, who awoke first, and was only saved by a counter spell by Agnes. A three way fight occurred, and, luckily for Sage's side, Adku and Hikari would introduce themselves in the fight, having been tracking the children for miles already. Roy, in the mean time, would battle fiercely for control of his own mind and body against Magnus. In the end, Roy seemingly would banish him away by force of will. Sage would manage, with Hikari, to save two of the children, but also lose the others. A stone was formed, and despite Emma's attempts, she could not take it. Sage would, and, with Ryze embracing her, would be tricked by him. Ryze banished, and Emma disappeared, walking into the mirror before Roy broke it. Agnes, in the meanwhile, took Margaret and teleported away with the last of her powers that day. The three, not including Sage, would give chase to Ryze, before eventually failing with Ryze using the stone to escape. Sage remained, crying over the loss of Margaret, before having to stand strong for the two children.

The afternoon would end with Adku and Hikari introducing themselves to Roy and Sage. This would eventually lead to the creation of the Chaos Corps, a party to be remembered for their actions (whether that is good or bad.) The four, alongside the two children, would regroup with Magali, who would be simultaneously be stabbed by Magnus. Magnus, perhaps, was truly gone, with Roy purging him from his own body. The situation became dire, and time was everything. They ran back to Riverdale, but not before Adku and the rest tried to formulate a plan against the Vikings.

### Session 8 - Saturday

Friday would end, and Saturday would begin. The vikings would leave, taking the valuables - and the door value of the Blacksmith, from Riverdale. It would only be then that the group would receive a well deserved rest. Sage would learn of Hikari's druidic powers and, alongside Thali, would ask him to teach them. Hikari would agree, and Thali watched the process. In the meanwhile, Roy and Adku would have a heart to heart with each other. The Saturday evening was just as eventful; The two's meditation continued, while the other two - Adku and Roy - set out to the hot springs that was located in the Bridges territory near the Clovisian-Sievisian border.