Session 26: In One's Name

During our latest session, our unlikely heroes began to unravel some of the original tales behind the founder of The Facility

* Wonderos was unable to put our party at ease, the dragon continuously being nervous and caught in multiple lies
* He transformed back into his human form and began to scurry away to prepare tea, inviting his new guests to join him.
	+ During the following conversation, our group learnt that he was well aware of the Facility, knowing that his child, Tato, had created it and for what purpose. While he refused to divulge all details of it, it did become apparent that he knew of Tartaros’ presence in Inversia as well as the existence of Tato’s book of memories he prepared each lifetime.
* When pushed, Wonderos attempted to escape as he had sworn not betray their previous versions but conceded to answering any direct questions they had as he went about checking on all of his kids
* We learned:
	+ Tato was Wonderos’ first child, born not of the Feywild but of the earth millennia ago
	+ It was Wonderos who had brought the prophecy of the Gods upon Inversia, claiming to have heard the warning from his own parent moments before they were banished from the earth
	+ His parent, bearer of all dragons, was the Wyvern, Tartaros, for whom Tato was named during their first life cycle
	+ We also learned that the unknown One was Wonderos, a title of appreciation bestowed by Tato
* When asked about the child, Lyza, the group were not left hanging too much either. They learned:
	+ She was a child of Wonderos, but not the same as all of the others
	+ Wonderos does not force kids to join him in the safety of Limerock but Lyza had a particular fondness for protecting the kids of Fargrave. She’d remain in the slums and guide her ratpack of kids to safety but still rely on Wonderos for his fatherly support and assistance at times
	+ She had always been unnaturally strong
	+ She’d met a boy while in Fargrave, Encara Medfras, who she was desperate to protect. Wonderos knew now that it was Ecath as a young boy, masquerading as one of his older siblings.
	+ It was Tato who had asked for Wonderos to release Lyza from their family, removing her memories of her time as a child of the hoard
* Leaving the group to think, Wonderos hurried off to go see that his children were at dinner
* Later, in the chaos of the dining room, we came to meet Cloudy, a Sea Elf Ranger with a sharp eye and a wild spirit. She was the only child of Wonderos that had retained her memories from growing up, insisting that all she wished for in the future was to take care of her family
	+ There is so unexpected but very interesting marksman flirting between our gunslinger and the ranger, culminating in the two agreeing to go and train together later to see who had the better shot
* Spotting his daughter, Ramzi tried but was unable to get his daughter to come clean about why she had followed the group to Limerock
* Tato got to enjoy the company of their extended, previously unknown siblings, unable to help noticing that his ‘father’ was watching forlornly from a corner.
* While speaking with Cloudy, our party got a bit more of an insight into Wonderos and the reason behind why Tato did what they did so long ago:
	+ When the dragons were made, they were created in mated pairs, allowing them to grow old and have a nest before passing on
	+ When Wonderos was made, it was just before the banishment of the deities, meaning his mate was never made and, thus, has been alone for millennia
	+ He is a good man and father to them all but he cannot bear to let any of them linger behind when they have such ambitions for the future, erasing their memories before sending them off into the world
* Caterisk, in a bid to get Morgan to demonstrate his shooting abilities, dragged the elf out to Cloudy’s training room to the amusement of the older woman.
* Petunia and Allegra were stopped by Ramzi when they attempted to sneak away, prompting the young genasi to finally spill that Asmodeus was back and Naga-Jun was using her as a proxy to know where the party was at all times
	+ The two discuss healthy, open communication and the air between them all seems a bit lighter
* Tato, left alone with all of her siblings, begins to perform music for the kids, getting shrieks of joy and large smiles from all assembled
* In the training room, Morgan pulls off quite a spectacular feat of skill, fooling Caterisk into shooting at him with a blank while ‘catching’ a bullet between his teeth
	+ It sends the youngster and her older sister into a fit of absolute wonder, effectively charming the other elf
	+ When it was her turn to demonstrate her aim, Cloudy performed a deadly blast of her arrow, doing her own fair share of charming
* Back in the dining room, Tato and Wonderos had a quiet, heart-to-heart conversation once the other children had gone about getting ready for bed
	+ Wonderos assures Tato they they were never a bad person, just dedicated to doing something kind for someone they loved a lot in a previous life
	+ Even if he were to burn the world, Wonderos assures his child that he would still love them and see her as his kin
	+ Tato quietly, as they do not say it, appears to revel in the knowledge that they had a family this entire time, waiting for them to return
* A mishap involving Chartreuse and a bag of eyeliner causes all to gather in order to watch a dozen or so children paint each others faces and that of the tiefling
	+ It’s a moment of lighthearted fun before everyone retires to sleep
* During their slumber, some high perception rolls reveal a distant whistling sound, similar to the sounds the children used to communicate to each other
	+ Morgan feels a strange spiritual shift inside of him, making him more aware of the presence of Ramzi but is unable to explain why
	+ Going to investigate the whistling, he is blindsided by Brandish, the press of her gun against the back of his neck all the warning he needed
	+ She requests a meeting with her son the following evening, citing that he would know where to go to find her

And that is where we left our session! Stay tuned for 17/05/2022 for session 27!