All Who Are Resting There

"**All Who Are Resting There**" is the fourth session of *Thrice Prophesied*, played on 9 April 2023.

Set in the world of Tirion, the game was DMed by Meg and conducted on Discord.

## Party

* **Valkyrie Del Vega** (Emily) – Fairy Circle of Dreams Druid
* **Vincent Reis** (Josh) – Human Eldritch Knight Fighter
* **Eleison Kyrie** (Ben) – Human Light Domain Cleric
* **Theeran Blackwood** (Anthony) – Tiefling Arcane Archer

## Summary

*continued from previous session*
Having crossed through Thay and entered the territory of Urrea, the party heads northward toward Kuld, reaching the town by early evening and visiting the town square to find postings for a rocking-breaking competition at The Ruby Inn, a drinking contest at The Sapphire Hostel, and karaoke at The Emerald Tavern. They make their way first to The Ruby Inn so that Vincent can enter the rock-breaking contest, competing against four dwarves; Valkyrie bets 5 gold on him, and he and a Dwarven woman split all ten stones to go to sudden death, where he shatters one final stone to win, earning 20 gold as Valkyrie wins 15 gold for her bet.

Theeran buys a round of drinks for all of the competitors, and the Dwarven woman accepts hers before leaving to head to The Sapphire Hostel. Eli expresses interest in the drinking contest as well, and the party accompanies the woman, with Vincent, Eli, and Theeran entering the competition along with the woman. Eli forfeits after two drinks, Vincent bows out after four drinks, and Valkyrie bets another 5 gold on Theeran as he and the Dwarven woman have their seventh drink; the Dwarven woman becomes almost immediately sick, while Theeran finishes the drink and barely keeps it down to win, earning 13 gold as Valkyrie wins another 10 gold for her bet.

Thoroughly inebriated, Theeran *druidcraft*s a copious amount of opalescent flowers around Valkyrie, which she proceeds to weave into flower crowns that Vincent *prestidigitate*s runes onto before passing them out to the other competitors and patrons. While they celebrate, Eli spots the blue Dragonborn woman that he encountered in the mountain pass the night before; he casts *Message* to speak with her and persuades her to allow him to try to help.

She directs him to speak with the barkeep, instructing him to say: "Kind of a chilly morning, wasn't it?" The barkeep responds: "Aye. Well, the winds keep changing of late." The woman instructs Eli to answer: "That'll be the cold front coming in. They say it's only supposed to stay this way for the evening." The barkeep responds: "If it's too cold for you, you can always check out the back room. There's some ways to stay warm back there." Eli answers: "Thanks for the offer; I think I will."

He is then permitted to enter a backroom, discovering a secret door into a windowless room where he finds the woman, he reveals that she works for an organization that helps to extricate people from bad situations and relocate them. She agrees to arrange a meeting for Eli with someone who might provide more answers, and he agrees not to discuss their conversation with anyone before returning to the group. The party rents a room for the night at The Sapphire Hostel, and Valkyrie falls asleep on Theeran's chest, casting *Healing Word* on him as he snores.

The next morning, the party has breakfast before exploring the town and visiting a forge where Vincent buys a locally-made dagger; they also find a small second-hand magic shop where Valkyrie buys a tiny mug that had been accidentally miniaturized by an improperly-cast shrinking spell. While the group shops, Eli slips away and returns to The Sapphire Hostel, casting *Sending* along the way to contact the head of the temple of Ekara in Miru and learning that the nearest Ekaran temples to Kuld are in the towns of Ariel in the Cewen Empire and Vedas in the nation of Brogo.

Eli meets with the barkeep again, learning that he and the Dragonborn woman work with the Shadow Horde to provide safe passage from Thay and The Wastes into Urrea and the Cewen Empire. Eli suggests that those being relocated could use the temples of Ekara as safe havens, assuring the man that those seeking refuge at the temples would not be turned over to any authorities because "safe haven promised will be safe haven provided." The man agrees to have his associates meet the group in Ariel, suggesting that the Cewenian city is also the fastest route to Miru.

Valkyrie, Vincent, and Theeran return to the Hostel and rejoin Eli, and the four agree to travel north to Ariel.

*continued next session*

## Notes

* The events of the session take place on 18-19 Suen 998.