Sealed Fate Session Summaries

## Session 01 - Snow in the Midnight Palace

### **Team Drorc Meets**

* Ourah, Syrsi, Emille meet each other while fighting bandits named Jelly, Peanut, Knuckles, and Sandy, together with Amanda
* Peanut, Jelly, and Knuckles dies in the hand of the orc barbarian ladies Ourah and Emille.
* Syrsi and Sandy are fighting one on one. Emille runs toward their direction to back up Syrsi. Emille killed Syrsi
* Amanda runs away.
* Ourah has a bounty letter.
* Team Drorc runs as guards pursue them.

### Team AMen Meets

* Aren sees Salas with Alex
* Alex explains that he is helping Salas to escape. Aren does not believe it. He thought Alex is leading Salas into a trap.
* Salas tells Aren that he steal the medicine for their Nay and Tay
* Aren becomes angry at this and punches Sala but misses. Aren wants to earn things properly and not to steal.
* Aren and Salas got into a disagreement resulting in Aren throwing a dagger into him. Not actually trying to hit him but just as a warning. Aren though can’t control his skill, resulting in the dagger to really hit Salas. Luckily it was the hilt of the dagger that hit Salas. This still results in Salas being damaged heavily. Aren is a bad brother.
* A giant snake and centipedes suddenly attack the group.
* The centipede easily down Salas because of Aren’s damage to him.
* Aren rescues Salas and tries to run away. He asks Alex to help him cure his brother. Alex carries Salas and runs.
* The group runs from the scene.
* Before going out of the sewer, Aren notices a figure at the location where he meets Ms. Scarlet

### The Departure

* Aren, Salas, and unconscious Salas get out of the sewer and reach Springrain’s home.
* Dorothy heals (?) Salas.
* Dorothy is angry at Aren. She slaps Aren (for the second time). She banishes Aren because he is a bad influence to his siblings.
* Dorothy bids a final goodbye to his younger siblings. Salas is unconscious on the kitchen table. Everyone is sleeping except Sheena. Aren let Sheena sleep. He kisses the forehead of his sleeping siblings as his final goodbye to them.
* Sheena gives Aren a rabbit stuff key chain.
* Alex confronts Dorothy. Alex to Dorothy: “...most of the time, family is all you got. You gotta stick together.”
* Aren got his starting equipment from an angry Dorothy.
* Dorothy starts singing as if she is possessed. Alex grabs Dorothy. Aren punches Alex but Aren is too weak to damage Alex.
* A lady voice coming from the forest shouting and accusing Alex and Aren kills a boy. A group of guards comes in.
* Aren stands on guard but Alex grabs and lifts him. Alex starts running away. Aren is punching Alex as they run.
* Dorothy stalls the guards and points them in another direction. At the last minute Aren knows that Dorothy, her sister, stills on his side.
* While running. Aren and Alex hear an explosion from the capital. Snow falls. People cheers!
* Everyone leveled up.

### Post-Session Notes

* Dorothy becomes possessed at the same time she starts talking weirdly.
* Snow-like particles fall down (Symbolism from the King).
* Chanting is heard near Angelus where where Rich/Powerful people lives

> "We're rich! We're praised by the gods! We're beautiful, Angelus. Long live, Angelus. The snow in the midnight palace. The snow amidst the summer."
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## Session 02 - Wail at the Misty Sea

### Team Drorc still on Run?

* Team Drorc take a short rest taking turns in watching
* At 6:00 PM, Team Drorc hears a dog noise whimpering. The sound is coming from Scovonia.
* At 10:00 PM, Team Drorc feels magic around them. Emille notices that it is the same magic she feels at the Smith’s house. They all fell unconscious.

### Meeting Old Man Hector (and Jessie)

* Aren and Alex are still on run when they meet Hector and Jessie
* Aren and Alex take a long rest. Hector and Jessie take the watch.
* Jessie reveals that Hector kills his boyfriend James and kidnaps her. But James is probably alive, Jessie will look for him.
* Jessie tells a story about Captain Heartsworn. Rumors say that Heartsworn kills thousands of civilians in a village just to prove something to prove something to the King.
* In the morning, guard footsteps are heard going in their direction.
* Aren decides to go with Alex. Alex decides to go with Hector and Jessie. All of them go on their way to Scovonia.

### The Party Meets! (Finally)

* Team AMen on their way to Scovonia sees Team Drorc unconscious on the road. Team AMen wakes up Team Drorc
* There’s an old lady requesting the party to get her dog. Aren did the job in exchange for 5 gold. Other members are suspicious of the old lady.
* When Aren gets the dog. The old lady goes towards him to give the 5 GP but in the process reveals that she is actually a hag.
* The hag tries to drown Aren. The party fights the hag with 3 darklings and a tree.
* The party defeats the hag and its minions.
* The dog transforms into a hat. It is a hat of vermin (Witch Hat of the Hag)
* Amanda appears! Amanda says that the battle is just a test of strength.
* Team Drorc knows Amanda. It was team AMen first time meeting Amanda
* Is Amanda Mathilda's mother? Surprised pikachu face
* Amanda flees again.
* The hag’s body turns black. Black liquid appears.
* Emille drinks the black liquid, she feels unconscious.
* Hag chokes Syrsi and says that Syrsi is the youngest one of the three drows. The hag absorbs Syrsi’s life strength and Syrsi falls unconscious.
* The pond turns black and the environment turns black also and devours the hag. The party leaves the forest carrying unconscious bodies of Syrsi and Emille.

### **Arrival at Scovonia**

* The party meets the Mayor of Scovonia, Navaren, a dwarf. They go to Coral Reef inn.
* Talfen and Krynt, the father and son owner of the inn.
* Hector stabilize Syrsi and Emille.
* Syrsi and Emille vision while they are unconscious: They back to the dark room with a giant ice. Inside the ice is a male drow with yellow eyes. The drow is young but older than Syrsi.
* Ourah thinks it is his childhood friend: Aconite.
* Talfen tells the party that there is a curse in Scovonia regarding ice.
* When a witch (which is Amanda) goes to Scovonia. It corrupts the old mayor (Milan died) and the old mayor disappears. Talfen’s daughter died (months ago). The graveyard is messed up (weeks ago). Fisherman hears wailing and crying from the sea.
* Aren receives a town map from Talphin.
* Since Scovonia doesn’t catch fish, they have no use for Rune Vanguard. So there’s no Vanguard protecting the city.
* It is revealed that the Smith couple’s dead body washed ashore to Whale’s Tale, Scovonia. Their bodies are kept in Scovonia Jailkeep.
* Talfen told Aren that there were noises under the graveyard. Talfen visited once to check his daughter’s doll.
* Pharana, Talfen's wife, is in front of the town hall protesting because of the mess up in the graveyard.
* Aren does know this. Hector talks to Talfen. Mary is the owner of a greenhouse in the North. Rose is the grandchild of Mary. Brown is Rose’ son. Rose’ husband Richmond is revealed to be dead. Hector has talked to Richmond (ghost) though. They have a house in Mermaid’s Tail.
* Aren received a potion from Hector.
* Aren cast Find Familiar and consumes 10 GP worth of material.
* Everyone takes a long rest.
* Everyone leveled up.

### Post Session Notes:

* The 5 GP received from Hag is just an illusion. Fuck that hag
* Alex will tell the party that he has no mother
* Aren receives a picture of the daughter of Talfen
* Hector is looking for Ronald and Donald. Richmond’s current house is sold to him by Ronald and Donald.
* Aren knows that: In the year 2013 (when he is 7 years old), maps don't include Cocoon Island anymore
* Before then he sees Cocoon Island in maps
* Aren doesn’t know why Cocoon Island is removed in the map
* It is canon that Aren is a map nerd

## Session 03: Fish in a Pond

* Flashback: Unknown years ago, Syrsi in the classroom. The teacher is quite bitchy towards little Syrsi.
* Syrsi wakes up first at 1:00 AM.
* Syrsi goes to the grave. Sees the arc read as “Jones Locker”.
* Find the grave of Daughter Cresthill. Found out that the daughter’s grave has been dug out. Found out other 6 tombstones that have been emptied.
* When the witch arrives, the Silver Gloom forest becomes cursed.
* Syrsi went to the Townhall and saw Pharena berating Navaren Wygarthe
* The vice mayor left. Supposedly went to Rune Vanguard to get support.
* There’s a long list of Stormchapels that become Mayor of Scovonia
* Emille wakes up at 5:00 AM. Takes breakfast, talks to Talfin and finds out the following. Nympha Cresthill's favorite animal is Honey badger. So Talfen named one of their businesses Badger Shopper. Pharana is in the town hall for the whole week.
* Nympha died for unknown reason. She went to the Silvergloom Forest to study animals. Found dead with no wounds. Found pale.
* Emille found an abandoned chapel in the forest. Emille sees Amanda (?) in the forest.
* Emille falls unconscious in the middle of the forest because of a purple flower.
* Ourah wakes up at 6:00 AM. Aren, Alex, Hector wake up at 7:00 AM.
* Syrsi sees Ms. Scarlet buying flowers from Rose. *"I'm sorry, know that everybody tried."?*
* Rose says that the solution to solve everything is to find the mayor.
* Rose says ***“He may be evil but he is helping us”***
* Aren use 1 torch
* There is a statue in the graveyard which is the same statue in Angelus. Both have poems and have a missing circle.
* Hector and Jessie found a dungeon under the graveyard, when they save Emille
* Hector found a picture of the cultist leader, the book, and some bandages.

### Notes:

#### Milan Stormchapel

disappeared, (previous mayor, hidden list they come from a long line of family manning the position, family business? but competent)

* revealed to the helping RoseMary to revived their child, Brown, from the death.
* He's The NECROMANCER (human, had a family, starting a fake cult)
* Poisonous Flowers made by the Necromancer Milan Stormchapel (activated by something, triggers)

#### Things found:

* Name of Villagers
* World Map (without Hearthome)
* List of Mayors

## Session 4: A Heart for A Heart

* Syrsi and Pharana go to Coral Rift, they see giant spiders and lizards. They fought it. Soon Aren, Alex, and Ourah arrive and join the fight. Talfen is restrained by web cocoons and Krynt is already dead. The party is able to rescue Talfen but Krynt is already dead. Ourah and Syrsi becomes poisoned
* The party (Aren, Alex, Ourah, Syrsi) goes back to the Coral Reef. In order to cure the poison, Aren goes to the Rosemary flower shop as suggested by Syrsi.
* Ourah buried Krynt’s body.
* Aren met Ms. Scarlet in Rosemary flower shop. She gave Aren 2 doses of poison cure. She says that we are barking at the wrong witch.
* Aren sees Rose’s son Brown in a chamber looking thing. Assumed to be revived using necromancy.
* The old mayor Milan is the cult leader.
* Hector, Jessie, and Emille are in the underground of the cemetery. They fought specter. They defeat it and go back to the coral reef inn.
* The party reunites at the inn and takes a short rest while sharing information.
* The book Hector found is a necromancy-alchemy book.
* The symbol Alex sees in the poster is the symbol of the fake religion-cult
* Syrsi leaves and Aren follows secretly. Syrsi reached Serene forest and met the good old lady. Aren confronts Syrsi and decides to long rest with her.
* A general in heavy armor goes to them. Reveals that he will kill the party in the future and it is the queen’s command.
* Old woman talks to Syrsi about fighting her demons (in her mind? literal ones?)
* The necklace of the general fit the hole in the pillar in the cemetery.

### Notes:

#### Miss Scarlet

* Makes a deal with Aren, gives odd jobs
* Wants to recruit two of Aren's friends as soldiers

#### Maleviek

* The one who started it all for Syrisi (?)

## SESSION 5: A Mother’s Love

* Flashback: Aren’s childhood. Timeline: Around when the triplets are still babies. Ustace and Thairan already leave
* Talfen is okay. Pharana gone mad.
* Who is this that is looking for Syrsi. Has axe and necklace. The same general Aren met?
* The party goes to the forest, find Milan, the cult leader /old mayor. Kills all the goons but makes Milan alive to be interrogated.
* The party found a magic item: staff of flowers
* Found Milan’s diary. Latest entry says: “She is alive”
* Party found out that Milan was doing necromancy thingy in order to revive someone he loves.
* The party found an underground dungeon in the cathedral. The mysterious good old lady appears again and cast a magic that gives the party a long rest.
* Party decides to go the dungeon. Fought some undead.
* An undead kills Milan. F.
* The party manages to open the doors that lead to something and session ends

### Notes:

#### Syrsi and Hearthome Lore

* Moonflower, Syrsi's nickname from the kids she cooked for while on the tower.
* There was a war on Hearthome which lasted for a few weeks. The King sends wizards on the island for some reason.
* It's not on the map anymore, currently known as the Cocoon Island
* She lives on the Shunned Temple

#### Lolth

* Person who wants to take over the world

#### Saint Mourn Chapel

* Chapel found in Silver Gloom
* BOOK - Religious Sacrifice for Schanazaka
* AURIL
* found Richmond husband of Mary?
* Paris Crypt: A dungeon under the cathedral in Silvergloom Forest.

## SESSION 6: The Witch of Desire

* Flashback: Hector is tutoring some knights. Roy is the name of one of the knight
* Flashback: Hector’s wife (Florina) is a scholar at the Academe. Hector’s wife is currently pregnant. Hector has a child? children? The child will be named Selica.
* BACK TO PRESENT:
* Opening the door, the party sees Pharana crucified there, with tubes of green slime. Nympha is now undead.
* Party starts to fight Nympha and other undeads.
* Shit happens, Jessie died. And Hector, Aren, Syrsi become unconscious. Pharana dies. Alex struck a deal with someone that makes Syrsi conscious and have a greater potion of healing. That someone told Alex that he can have a hint from the Academe about his dad.
* The witch reveals herself. It was someone named Melody.
* The party goes back to the inn. Sees Talfen, his eyes is black, he becomes blinded. Emille is missing. Talfen says a black smog filled the room and that's what happened.

### NPCs

* Florina - wife of Hector. Scholar in Academe
* Selica - daughter of Hector.
* Roy - a knight whom Hector mentored. A son of a noble family
* Melody - the witch. One of the crystal guys.

## SESSION 7: Back to Where it All Began

* Flashback: 16 yrs ago 5 majestic wizards from the academe were sent to an island called hearthome. Florina was one of them and she never came back.
* Ourah receives a letter from Jesssie. Jessie is from Kravernus.
* New Dawn - the orphanage run by Selica
* The pillar in the cemetery just appeared there. Years ago, there were 6 or 7 lights that stopped the great evil. This sealed the evil. There are people, a Tortle and a girl is 2 of them.
* According to the story. Cocoon Island is called cocoon island because it is full of webs to serves as a home of the great evil one. Drows are hunted because they are cursed
* Meet Heartsworn - general of the southern gate

### NPCS

* Chief Tusk - father of Emille
* Monica Luisina - Mayor of South Rune Vanguard

## SESSION 8: The Shepherd of the Lambs

### Alex’s Knighthood

* Rune Vanguard. This is where they could become the person they wanted. Someone that could help their family.
* Citizens cheering for the new generals of Rune Vanguard.
* Makinturf and Crystloom introduction!! Taking photographs for Alex.
* Alex is fussing but they reassure them.
* Confetti magic. KING appears. Human. Noble attire. White and blue color scheme. High-heeled boots. Crown.
* Lady Heartsworn set aside the King’s pick and chose Alex instead as their knight, forever son, and to teach them how to be a nobleman.
* “I will make you proud, Lady Heartsworn.”
* Makinturf and Crystloom are there, photographs taken. We wave at the camera.

### Back To Reality

* Confetti no more. Rain falls down.
* Sir Hector grabs the silent Alex, follows Ourah and Aren to find Syrsi.
* Alex lets the party know that they don’t think Syrsi will survive fighting Lady Heartsworn.
* But the other party members are determined to find Syrsi nevertheless.
* Aren felt a quenching pain in his heart. A whisper, “We have a contract. Do not let me down.” takes 2 damage. “I’m trying!”
* The tracks lead back to Mermaid’s Tail.
* Alex tries to go back down from Flitter but Hector stops them. Critical failure for Alex.
* The party will not rest, choosing to hurry up to save Syrsi.

### Wizards and Drows

* A dream from the past. Syrsi, on the body of another drow.
* A drow and a human man with a human baby with white patches on their forehead.
* Spellbook to be given to the baby to save Merridia, father concerned and vanishes to a teleportation portal. "Be safe, we hope to see you again."
* A hooded person appears, the prophecy of the drow, rumors (island blamed that they used magic to summon the greatest evil to destroy Merridia.
* IT WAS THE DROWS. Dun dun dun.
* The female drow. "This is for you, Syrsi."
* EVA, Syrsi's mom. She talks about how they're spreading lies. The children will right the wrongs and know the right. "The king will pay it, SHE will pay it."
* Human wizard and Drow Cleric battle it out.

### Take Syrsi to Church

* Syrsi wakes up. coughing and gasping.
* A sister. And Lady Heartsworn. PANIK. “Make one wrong move.” “Stop, Lady Heartsworn.”
* Monika’s order to protect Syrsi.
* Syrsi remembers her dream and her mom. Sobbed hard.
* Monika appears. Tries to comfort Syrsi but she politely declines. Mayor of Mermaid’s Tail.
* Monika is inspired by the Shepherd of the Lambs, which is Celica. Lives in MT.
* Monika asks why Lady Heartsworn is cruel to Syrsi. She’s also blind and has a cane.
* Reference to Salas getting ‘a Hafling got stabbed’
* Monika knows Syrsi. She needs the party’s help. Talfen and halfling kid mention. The ‘perfect time’.
* Monika is not human. A high elf. From Kravenus. Humans and non-humans mingle.
* A young noble rises up on the occasion.
* RoseMary mentions the party to Monika.
* Blooming Flowers with signatures with the 4 mayors. “Humans will fall.”

### Little Celica Learns about Colonialism

* Hector enters Celica’s room.
* Celica’s ‘father’ read her a book and didn’t like it.
* A spider who builds a house in a drain. They murders lizards
* Doesn’t like the light because those people hide from it. Some died fighting the spiders.
* “Did your father read you a book written by GRR MArtin or something?” It’s a children's book.
* Is it okay for spiders to colonize lizards for homes?
* “I will make the flowers bloom for them!” and “Fly and see it from above.” WHAT
* Bloody vision of a young Celica with an arrow on her heart appears.
* “I will see to it that you will make the flowers bloom, my lady.”
* Flowers are special. Makes lizards homes. Scares the spiders away.

### Gate to Mermaid’s Tail

* The party arrives. Ourah wants to make haste.
* Hector wants the party to go on ahead without him. But Aren wants to come with Hector bcs they’re not familiar with the party.
* The gates are different now. Everything is different. Gate 1
* Ourah got impatient and took charge. Hector doesn’t split with the party for now.
* Madaling kausap yung guard. Lance. Goofy guy. Ourah and Aren vibe with the goofy ass guard.
* Lance knocks on the forcefield and it disappears. Arcana Check. It’s meant to hide the inside. A mirage.
* Artificer technique is from Makinturf. Alex keeps that fact to themselves.
* Aren. “You’re doing good, by the way.” Lance. “Thank youuu!” Ourah smiles.
* An overgrown giant rainbow tree in MT. A young woman appears underneath. “Welcome to Mermaid’s Tail. I’m Lady Celica.”
* Celica has fiery red hair but the first impression of her personality says otherwise.
* Charisma Save for Aren haha. Hector, ‘In the name of god, I will destroy you!’
* Aren mage hand to pick a flower nearby for Celica. Strange flowers nearby. “Thank you but this flower is very important to me.” “Oh.”
* The flowers are the people who are afraid of the light???? The DROWS??
* “Forgive me, my lady. I didn’t know. I just saw this flower and it’s as beautiful as you.” AREN haha. “I’m just gonna be in the corner if you want.” Ourah.
* People in different races live in harmony in MT.
* Lady Celica knows about the party. And Syrsi. She’s resting. Enjoy the dance for now.
* Ourah and Aren were given, but kinilig si Aren sa flower headdress from Celica.
* Alex casts invisibility on themselves on the way before meeting Celica. Splitting with the party. Lance saw though haha.
* Celica gasped and hops towards Sir Hector. She hugged him. Awww
* Aren: “Oh! You know each other….. Is she your daughter?”, “He’s NOT my father.”
* Lady Celica has plans! The Bloom of the Flowers.
* Aren worries about Syrsi still. Celica reassures him.
* Hector notices the flower (from Aren). “Someone’s been courting you.”
* The party notices that Alex is gone.
* Talks about Jessie???
* James is the Secretary of Lady Celica. James doesn't seem to remember Hector though.
* The party doesn’t want to tell James what happened to Jessie.

### Festival Dance

* Aren asked Lady Celica to dance. Lady Celica looks at Hector. Ngiting gigil is Hector and nods.
* “I don’t know how to dance.” “That’s good! We should learn together.”
* Hector and Ourah’s small talk about Aren’s crush on Lady Celica. Ourah senses Hector is tense. “She’s growing too fast.”
* Hector invites Ourah to dance. Hector wants to show the culture of the festival. “Our idea of a dance is a dance to the death.” Hector: “I would love the sound of that.” WHAT. Ourah wants Hector to show her how to dance and follows every step.
* They worry about Syrsi. Mel: It’s fine!
* Hector comes with a stern smile. Putting a shoulder on Aren. “Could I borrow milady?” “Oh sure sure!” Aren is not feeling the tension.
* They change partners. “Let’s dance again, Aren.” Aren blushed a bit. Hector’s shadow them haha. “You can find me again after the flowers bloom.”
* Hector and Lady Celica dance. Lady Celica has changed.
* Town Support from Monika. Flowers from Scarlet. Force Field from Makinturf.
* They talk about dancing with his wife, and wanting to teach her how to dance. She’s kinda worried about the plans. Hector reassures her.
* Aren and Ourah ‘dances’ or Ourah twirling/spinning Aren by the armpits
* Aren’s world slows down and stops moving. He saw Miss Scarlet was lurking on the side with a finger on her mouth, eyeing him looking like a creep haha. “Shhhh. Just have fun, Aren. Just don’t break the contract.”
* Syrsi hears the music, trumpets, and people dancing. Her eyes widened at the glorious sight. She runs to the nearest exit and a halfling child gives her water.
* New Dawn is a place where humans and non-humans live together in harmony.

### Guard Post and MinMaxers

* Alex is invisible and looking for Lady Heartsworn, passes through the door and scares the guards. “The wind opens the door and closes it. Maybe it’s a polite wind!”
* A child is crying and looking for their brothers and sisters, Peanut, Butter, and Jelly. They live in Muerta and lift up boxes.
* Crystloom senses Alex despite being invisible. Alex is happy to see a familiar face. She stops Alex and convinces them to go to Clubhouse (Livicus) and meet up with Makinturf first because he has a surprise. Crystloom politely dissing Alex, “Make a smart decision.”
* The guards thought the polite wind was Crystloom and talked about being racist.
* The Clubhouse didn’t change at all. Makinturf (Artificier), Crystloom (Arcana). Alex’s table is clean, hoping for them to come back someday.
* Makinturf explodes something. Nothing changed. : )
* Makinturf creates the forcefield around Mermaid’s Tale through Lady Celica’s request to create a mirage for the King.
* Crystloom reveals Lady’s Celica plans about uniting the four towns to dethrone the King and hopes their mayor agrees.
* Makinturf hides the fact about the one of the suspected special crystal ice (similar to Melody’s crystal ice) which powers the forcefield given by an unknown general, hidden through their armor. “Here, I give you this crystal. Use it.”
* It defies the laws of gravity, physics, changes space and matter. Limitless and strong power source without human intervention. It can change to a rock but it dies afterwards. Don't know why though.
* Mother of the Lambs, Lady Celica reads about their origin in a book. She emerged from the windy, stormy, and cold island. Provided warmth and sparks civilization. Currently rules over Kravenus. “Be the lamb you are and follow the shepherd right now.”
* Exorcists are a special intelligence unit working for the King, from the Academe. Secretly exported by the king for special occasions and mysterious opportunities. They ‘might’ be the ones who are sent to destroy Cocoon Island.
* Alex hugs them both. “I think what you’re doing is right.” Show pictures of their knighthood. Riding the cart of their first mission. “We've been there for you. I hope you’d do the same for us.” “Of course.”
* Lady Heartsworn knows about the plan of dethroning the King. The King murders her son. “Right……”
* Makinturf and Cyrstloom want to meet the party. “You replaced us?!”
* Makinturf gives a dusty hood as a disguise. Alex laughs and thanks him. Also casts Alter Self. But strong magical happenings are happening. Doesn’t use a spell slot.
* Lovey Dovey in Livicus. Wears a maid outfit and blindfolded, short violet hair. But Makinturf tugs them away. “She’s just a robot.” WHAT

### Sister Grace and Monika

* Syrsi saws the beautiful rainbow tree, awe at the people rejoicing and cheering. She removed her cloth mask and tears fell. It was just like in Hearthome.
* Sister Grace reassures her. Reminds her to keep Mayor Monika’s real race a secret.
* Selune told Sister Grace about Syrsi’s past.
* The Sister trades a secret for a secret to gain Syrsi’s trust. “The mayor right now is Grace. I’m Monika.”
* Monika has arms with bandages. Monk. Becomes mayor to make a change but was ambushed. Grace took an arrow for Monika, blinding her.
* A title for Grace to protect her. After hearing about the predicament of Syrsi’s homeland, she pushed for this festival and agreement to make the King pay, as what Selune wants.
* After Rune Vanguard, bring prosperity to other towns as well, maybe like Wintermore.
* Mayor is taking all of the heat. So they, children of Selune, can bring her insight and divinity.
* Syrsi felt fear, nostalgia, and one feeling she can’t ignore, to fight back.
* Syrsi do want to enjoy the peace for now. Monika tells her that the festival is a mirage. “We have a bigger fish to fry.”
* Monika touches Syrsi’s heart. “I know you’re happy, keep that. But please know that this is for your people, for our people.” Syrsi’s memory of Eva fragments saying, “Everything that happens is for you.”
* Monika only knows what she’s meant to know about the drows. She’s really mad at the King though.

### ON TOP OF A GATE

* “So, at the perfect time, you shoot her in the heart?”
* A deeper voice, “Yeah, I shoot her right through the heart.”

### NOTES:

* Spellbook to give to white patch baby to save Merridia
* Rumors that Drows summoned a great evil that might destroy Merridia
* Lance - guard of gate
* New Dawn - Community Outreach
* Miss Scarlet is able to slow down time?
* MinMaxers - also known as Angels of Destiny
* Makinturf - has one of the special crystal ice. Also thought the earth is flat. Cyrstloom disagrees but later thinks Makinturf is maybe right after all.
* Crystal Ice from Makinturf - able to cast spell a perfectly without a spell slot and components
* Generals - don't reveal their faces sometimes.
* Crystloom - is from Kravenus
* Mother of the Lambs - from Kravenus, research-focused place
* Exorcist - intelligent murder people from Academe
* Lady Heartsworn - rebelling against the King.
* Grace and Monika - exchange personas for protection.
* Selune wants the King DEAD

## SESSION 9: Windows of the Soul

### The Making of a Young Gladiator

* Tribal, cultural humming accompanied by beats of a drum. White snow covers the landscape. Young Ourah stands in the middle of the forest.
* A familiar voice who reminds Ourah of warmth, friend, home, and companion. “Let’s play again! But you should tell your father first. I’ll wait for you here.”
* The snow never bothered her anyway. It’s not something traumatic anymore. Father emphasized that it’s a symbol of resilience and strength for Orcs.
* Ourah was raised in a strict upbringing. No time for games. To be part of the pack. This is for herself.
* Father grabs the timid Ourah by the neck. “You are strong! You have to be.” Ourah tries to resist.
* OURAH REAL NAME REVEAL: Agrious
* “I’m her daughter. He’s my father. There’s nothing I can do about it.”
* Friend disagrees. Lyre and flute music soothes Ourah’s heart and body.
* ACONITE FRIEND NAME REVEAL. Hidden behind a big tree.
* Aconite wants to fly and take Ourah away from this place. From wintermore. Later on, Ourah agrees.
* The friend makes the dummy dance around for Ourah to punch.
* Ourah doesn’t want to be what her father wanted her to be.
* Ourah can track people by blood.
* Aconite: “That’s why I’m here, to protect you.”
* Aconite is gonna go away, they’re hiding from people. They hope Ourah can track them someday. To not lose their heart. Look people in the eye.
* Ourah doesn’t get how Aconite sees that her father loves her. Aconite gives her a guiding path to civilization.
* A green crystal on top of Aconite’s flute.

### The Festival Continues

* Ourah’s mind lingers on the green crystal.
* “Hey Ourah!....Your eyes as if you’re remembering something….Stop spinning me!!.”
* As long as your body is moving, it’s dancing - Aren
* Syrsi is clapping along to the music. Hears a commotion.”Ourah?..A half-orc and a halfling…. A HALF-ORC AND A HALFLING!” Ourah, noticing Sysri: “Oh! How’s our dancing?” Aren is too dizzy.
* The dancing duo asks about Syrsi. Lady Heartsworn is not the enemy anymore ye. Syrsi is too shy to interrupt the unknown father-daughter bonding.
* Sister Grace is introduced to the party. No Alex in sight.
* Aren suggests putting up big posters. ‘HEY ALEX, WE ARE IN..’ Sister Grace thinks it’s a wonderful idea.
* Celica can’t keep up with Sir Hector on dancing.
* Don’t worry guys, Lady Heartsworn is good now.
* Syrsi introduced herself. “I’m the one who came here half-dead.” Celica: “A fallen angel with grace <3” Hector: “She did fall out of the sky.”
* Another game of “Where’s Alex?”
* New Dawn has a sponsor. New renovations. Children can sleep in bed instead of floors.
* Celica: “Should we go now?” Aren: “Of course, my lady!”
* Lady Heartsworn and Sir Hector showdown. She hair-flicked Sir Hector.
* Monika: “Anything else?” Aren: “You already called me handsome so.”

### At New Dawn, We Plan!

* Heartwarming Posters from New Dawn. Shaira saw Sister Grace kissing someone.
* Get flowers from all towns to get a magic item. Aren will sell it. Syrsi will also participate but the game master is already walking away laughing.
* Shaira and Sir Hector are tussling around. SHAIRA HAS A BOYFRIEND? BUTTER? TOMORROW IS THE WEDDING? Hector is the CHURCH??
* Syrsi addressed the council. “How can you ensure our safety if she's in here?” to Lady Heartsworn
* Lady Heartsworn lost her son to the King. She shared the same goal. Syrsi crossed her arms. “Okay. But what do you say when you harm another person?”
* Syrsi and Lady Heartsworn showdown. Hector back-up. Lady HS: “It’s simply an order.” Nag-sumbong si Sir Hector kay Mayor Monika haha. Syrsi is smug and gets her apology(?).
* Aren has a question: “Who is going to be the next king?” “One of the mayors, or his missing brother. No information and nowhere to be found.”
* Lady Celica heard about Scovonia. She trusts the party that they can handle the rune vanguard.
* Lady Celica is going to Muerta, in the north. Her father is the north town mayor (*bombastic side-eye to Sir Hector*). “That’s right! Her father. The north mayor.” The party will go to the east and west side to convince the mayors.
* The party is a group of fugitives. Confirmed.
* Ourah asks: “How do we know if the mayors are not like the one in Scovonia?” “That’s the hard part, but we have something we can use against them.”
* The King only cares about his kingdom and Angelus.
* James has the letters for the mayors.
* Lady Heartsworn learns that Aren is traveling through the sewers. “You’re not supposed to know that……..I'm ACTUALLY asking because if you have sewers, there is a road above that we can use. We’re not traveling in the sewers, right guys? It’s dirtyyyyy and mabaho!” Ourah: “What’s mabaho?”
* Sir Hector proposes a group name: Her Lady’s Rapport. (horn trumpets)
* Sister Grace? Knows that no one will die??? (amongus)
* Western Gate: Deborah Blightstone. Young human artificer. Mysterious. Protected by environment. It comes to life. All assassination attempts fail.
* Deborah got the mayor title because she was suspected of killing her father. Traumatized brother to not speak of it to anyone.
* Easter Gate: (()). Former general. Batchmates in Sir Hector and something more? (amongus). Caged in a lone tower, in prison. Never seen again since elected mayor.
* Celica’s mother doesn’t believe in diplomacy.
* Sir Hector: “Can you reassure me that you won’t hurt Lady Celica?” Lady HS, looks to Syrsi: “I can do my task. I think it’s pretty obvious.” Syrsi’s finger clenched hard. “I am CALM. I am a servant of the Lord(?).” Napagalitan ulit si Lady Heartsworn ni Mayor Monika.
* Mayor Monika: “While the children are playing, we will be doing the dirty work.”
* Aren (and Syrsi) want to join the games.
* Sir Hector: “Where is Alex?” The ‘Where’s Alex’ game continues.
* Sir Hector wants to toast for their new party, a new beginning.

The Girl and the Heart of Deep Blue

* Alex is with Mankinturf and Crystloom, with the Minmaxers
* Cystloom: “I want to reach out to the stars. I really wanna go to the stars!” really gushing about the stars.
* A wild little girl appears. “Help!” She’s getting beaten up by goblins.
* Alex: “Hey!” They tried to help the little girl. She put a crystal in their hand. She asked them to protect it. It’s the only way to bring back to Deep Blue, to protect their hometown.  “Thank you. I was protecting this.”
* ‘Heart of Deep Blue’ pearl acquired.
* Alex fought off the majority of the goblins but the little girl died by an arrow shot through the chest. They were unable to protect the girl.
* The party tries to decide what to do on the charmed goblins/hobgoblins. Then a joyous shouting figure was heard from above, “Wooooooh.” Stomping the goblin army in one fell swoop.
* General-like. Rune Vanguard Armor. Lace. Emblem. “Hello there, young knight. I’m a general.” picks something from the ground and holds the pearl. “One of the things the Queen needed.”
* “I know you, Alex. Trust me. When that time comes, I will kill you all. Starting with the girl. I will let you go for now. I can’t kill you when you’re dead.”
* The little girl turns into a mermaid. Crystalloom: “We can’t help her anymore. We can only respect her last wish. Protect the pearl.” Alex persists on.
* There is goblin architecture that proves that they live near the walls of Rune Vanguard.

### Up Above the Clouds

* There is grass. Footprints soiled on the ground. Gigantic footprints leading to the unknown general. “That was fun!”
* James replied: “That was kinda childish, don’t you think?”
* General knows that they will die soon so why not die in a blast? I’m not gonna follow (her?) anymore. I’m gonna kill them.
* James: “That is against the script. That is against the vision.”
* Unknown general gives the pearl to James.
* Heart of Deep Blue. Shining in the sun rays.
* Unknown “I miss home. It’s very hot here.”

DM Lou: That’s where we end tonight’s episode.

Everyone: NOo. Let’s continue!

DM Lou: Okay, lol.

### The Old Man and the White-Spotted Baby

* Crashing of waves, heavy rain and storm. Stroong breezes as grunts are heard, ''Pull! Push! Pull! Push!''
* The scene reveals a boat, sky dark and everything is surrounded by mist. They finally reached land. A shore. You rest and take a breath. Not for too long. They carry the child. The island and broken, leaking boat is not much but it's not the end of the world.
* Someone knocks on the door. Putting the child and the spellbook beside on the bed. An old man appears. ''Are you alright? You look like a foreigner.'', ''Yes, we need help. The child needs help.'' The islander asks what's the white patch on their face. ''It's nothing. It's a part of him.'' The old man refuses to answer further questions.
* Months passed. They integreated with the community. The islander (man) comes knocking again. The old man and quote unquote son is playing. ''I don't mean to burden you. but...'' The islander reveals a infant. ''Yes, a child. She's abandoned. She got nowhere to go..... You expect me to just take care of her?!''
* Memories fade. Dizzy and confusing. Finally, you see a sillhoute of a lady. ''Here, grab this book. A spellbook. A spellbook of the light. You haven't heard of them before?'' The voice asks the party. HUH? 'It's seem like everyone is confused.''
* Shining glass surrounds the party. Feet in pain from coldness. A lot of people dead. One giant figure of a lady. Thousands of arms surrounds her. 'What does it feel like to be stuck in a crysta?''
* Ourah tries to break out of the crystal. The lady laughed, ''There's nothing penetrating that, Ourah.''
* The voice is familiar to dark of the dephest of Syrsi's heart. (Mel: Tangina.) Mothers running. Children crying. Fathers fighting. Syrsi crouched to the floor and covers her ears. ''There's no use to that, Syrsi. You know who i am. I'll be free someday. And you'll be there.'' Syrsi is muttering prayers in elvish. ''Gods can't save you. Merridia was abandoned by the gods.''
* Syrsi's mutters rippled to the crystal. It's liquid. Everyone felt that. The crystal became... energetic. Rises up and down, up and down. Ripples until the sillhoute appears again.
* ''Do you know this spellbook, Alex? You've been using it in all of your adventures. You've been storing power and spells on it. Do you know where it came from?'' Alex: ''It's mine.'' ''It is not yours, Alex. It is not your father's.'' Alex tries to cast Dispel Magic. ''Give it back!''
* ''You can't cast it without the spellbook. All of you are trapped there. I supposed you guys don't know your fates have been sealed, the moment you were born.'' She turns to oil, vicsous and sticky. She hugs the crsytals and falls down to the land. The lady with many arms appears with each arm has a crsytal, with different colors
* Blue, Pink, Red, Violet, Green, and White. ''This is mine now. What was once stolen from me... The lights are nowhere to be seen. The next generation of the Lights are... underwhelming.'' She looks back to the party inside the crystal. Eyes shining red. Her fangs drips poison.
* Alex punches the ice. ''I do not care about the fates. Whatever you're saying. Crystals? Just give me back my spellbook.''
* ''As i said, this spellbook is not yours.... You never answered my question. How does it feel like to be trapped? How does it feel like unable to do anything? To be hopeless?'' That phrase echoed to the party. 'To be Hopeless.'
* Hopless. To have a spellbook not able to protect a child. Hopeless. Can't even save a child. ''You can't do anything, she's gone.'' These words echoes as Crystloom shouts, '' Alex, she's gone. We can't do anything.''
* Alex takes a deep breath and wakes up. Crystloom desperately reviving the little girl. Makinstuff stood there in shocked. ''Alex, what do we do?!''
* Alex: ''I don't have anything for healing! We should go back!''
* The Minmaxers goes back to the clubhouse. Alex desperately looks for anyhing that could help. Crystloom: ''There's a lot of potion upstairs!''
* The little girl's head lying down on Makinstuff's lap. ''You're gonna be fine, okay? Drink this.'' White hair untied, flowing to the wind. Her dress torn apart. Her bottom body turns to mermaid's tail. Her scales are shining blue. ''Where do i get a huge bowl?? She's a mermaid so she may need some water.'' No bathroom and no huge bowl. Alex turns to Crystloom: ''Alex, she's gone. she's dead. We have to stop.''
* ''No, no, we can't stop! There are still.... We should at least try.'' Crystloom: ''The best thing we can do is leave her alone. She's not breathing anymore!'' Alex refuses to give up. ''You don't know that!''
* Crystloom: I just checked! I have seen a lot of dead bodies. From my hometown, i have seen people die. Compared to you, i know what a dead person is.''
* Alex: (sighs) She's just a child.
* Crystloom: Yes.
* Alex: Who gives me this pearl.
* Crystloom: The crystal is gone. The general took it. (shit.) I know she's just a child. Sometimes things just happen.
* A different voice speaks. ''She's right. Alex. Some things happen out of nowhere. Some things we cannot control. Can you control your fate, Alex? From the moment you were born, you can't even neglect or reject the life that will be brought to you. A life that was about to be given to you. Possible of the death you will soon encounter.''
* Alex, stands up: ''What are you talking about? Is it what i think you're talking about?
* Crystloom, backs up: Alex, you're scaring me. Are you okay?
* Alex: No.
* Alex looks at the child and thinks about their family. ''I won't let them die. I won't.... For me, i don't care any about the fates. I can control my own fate.
* Voice: ''That's the spirit, Alex. Will your fate that was meant to be yours. Use that spellbook for your own destiny. Your own decisions. Your own path. Soon all paths will meet in the end. Everyone will encounter each other.
* Blackness surrounds Alex. They can't see anyone. No lights. They're walking in a pure void in space. Blue light emerges like a path, leading you somewhere. ''This is the path you have chosen, Alex. The former Light did not make this. Your father did not choose this. You made this path. Go on and see what's intended.''
* Alex: Yeah. The world doesn't care. About my father, family.
* Voice: This could be the path that could save your father.
* Alex: Can you make anything come true? Can you save my dad?
* Alex walks, walks a little faster and run towards the light. You see a crystal floating. Other paths are connected to this crystal. Alex feels the power from the spellbook. Blackness surrunds Alex, darker than black.
* Alex's surrounding changes. They're at the top of a split mountain. Split in half. Looking at the surroundings, you see a face. A familiar one. A drow.
* ''History repeats itself. The light of that cleric was beaten by a magician from the exorcist. And now, the time shall repeat again. Use the spellbook that gifted, given to you. To kill your friend.'' A familar face. A cleric standing in the mist of the mountain and moonlight. She's very familiar. She's soft yet flaky. But despite that, she still clings on that headdress covering her eyes. What does lies between those eyes? Secrecy? Treason? Honesty? Love? What does she hide between those windows of her soul. But it's too late now.''
* The path emeges for both of us.
* ''This is the time. That you must kill her or you must die.'' The darkness consumes your brain. Unable to say any words. Can't utter any sounds. Alex can't even hear themselves as everything fades.
* The noises trickles to a.... party! The drums, horns, the trombones. The Festival! The cheers can be heard. (HUH)

(Mel: We saw the fucking queen. I KNEW IT.

DM Lou: Only Alex saw the last part.

Mathilda: Wait, wait... Who's the girl?

DM Lou: It was Syrsi. (math: shit) No Eva. Just the two of you, facing each other.

Mel: FUTURE?? Foreshadowing?

Jhustine: Future.. Foreshadowing. Let's gooo.)

### The Festival Dance: Part 2

But we hear the cheers from the Festival!

TBC

### Notes and NPCs:

* Flashback: Ourah young days
* Party meets Monika
* The party is tasked to persuade the 4 gate mayors.
* Alex meets some general.
* This general talks with James (the party cant see this)
* Flashback shown to party shows some lady  with 6 hands each carrying a crystal of different color (blue - pink - red- violet- greeen - white)
* The LIGHTS have weapons. There are 6 weapons (the spellbook, the rapier, the flute, 3 unknown)
* The turtle wields the rapier
* The spellbook is currently used by Alex
* The storybook about a turtle:  not discussed but came from Cravenus
* The general that Alex met is the same general that gives Mankingstuff the crystal
* Lolth, the 6 handed woman with 6 crystals, the voice during Hag encounter, and the voice on Alex’ bargain has the same voice actors.
* North Gate - Duma von Aesir (Human, Noble, Diplomat)
* South Gate - Monika Luicina (Human, Noble, Poet)
* West Gate - Deborah Blightstone (Human, Researcher, Artificer)
* East Gate - Eliwood Pherae (Human, Noble, Fighter)
* Lolth - the spider queen. They were sealed by the light
* The turtle - one of the light
* General Blue - one of Crystal People, the one Aren and Syrsi meets. His blue crystal is currency on Mankinstuff. Alex also meets him.
* Sister Grace - a monk sister

## Session 10: **A Gift for the Springrain Family**

* Alex wakes up in a flying boat. He met an artificer named Aceshot.. It was Amanda that knocks out Alex and it was Aceshot that rescued Alex.
* Aceshot wants to kill Amanda, because she is the reason why Benny (Aceshot son) died
* Amanda has a crystal too, according to Aceshot. Amanda has the violet crystal
* Violet - gemstone of time -Amanda
* White - gemstone of memory
* Blue - - general/ mankinstuff
* Pink - - melody
* Red - gemstone of beauty -
* In a vision, Aren has the white gemstone but Ourah and an unknown someone (Deliva)  kills Aren and get the stone.