Session 19: With Knowledge Garnered

* We began our session on the coattails of sesh 18, watching Tsunder re-join the crowds and dance to her heart’s contents
	+ Chartreuse made a loud, drunken toast with a watermelon-carved crown upon his head, declaring his love of the BackAlley and of his partners. He follows it up with a cheers for our Heroes who have made the ‘loves of his life’ happier than he’s ever seen them
	+ He proceeds this by calling for an equally tipsy Entari to catch him before jumping off the bannister
	+ The two end up stacking it and giggling like children
* Morgan goes to play some cards, Marcus and Voldi stand in companionable silence, Ramzi vibes and Tato goes to grab a drink from the friendly bartender Gertie the orc (who was wearing full denim get-up)
	+ Entari eventually joins them and, though Tato and Gertie vibe hard, Entari takes a moment to tell Tato how much they appreciated them as they were the first friend they ever made that they didn’t circumstantially meet
	+ He also explains that he and Chartreuse met Voldi one night by literally stumbling onto her doorstep, Chartreuse near-death and Entari not much better. She showed them a kindness that they grew to love like a missing piece
	+ It’s a very sweet moment between companions
* Before everyone retires for the night, Chartreuse gifts the watermelon crown to Marcus, starting something the DM was not prepared for
* Returning to their quarters, the group stumble upon Eora and Clara seemingly having a bonding session, the two of them painting each other’s nails
* Everyone takes a long rest
	+ During the night, Ramzi has a quick glance into the future, seeing a glimpse of Faephine causing strife at the ball
	+ Morgan works on his gun, as usual
* The next day, everyone goes about their separate business
	+ Ramzi spends the day out and shoppingー his daughter mysteriously having left for the woods before he woke. He is the first to return to the library in order to do some research. He was able to find:
	+ Tato and Clara had a sweet, enjoyable date, visiting the gardens and the market. Once complete, Tato joined Ramzi.
	+ Marcus goes and gets his crown dipped in resin to preserve it, followed by buying a Pot of Awakening and a bunch of watermelon seeds. This is not a drill, be afraid. He also joins the others in the library for research.
	+ Morgan goes off to meet with the Empress, seeing her getting fitted with a gown made to look as if it were made of malleable diamonds. However, he also spots what looks to be a crescent moon bracelet hidden beneath the folds of her sleeve. Upon a conversation regarding Morgan’s trouble with ‘the moving letters’, the Empress gets a funny look on her face and organises for him to see the royal doctor. He then goes off to aid the others.
* Reconvening and sharing what info they all accumulated, they share the below findings:
	+ **The stars: the alignment of deities long lost.** Details a few of the theories behind alliances. Eurydice and the animal zodiacs, the offensive group, the solitaires, the different factions
	+ A few horoscope magazines, denoting what kinda people fall into each frame. It’s last month’s.
	+ A book filled with a personal recount of a deity interaction, supposedly fictional. Written by a Kobold from over 400 years ago, it’s worn and scruffy, but uses familiar words like Vassal and Propitiation. Seems to spend a while talking about being the Vassal of the stallion
	+ **The propitiation: when the God’s walk the earth again.** Describes a legend of the banished gods swearing that if they didn't walk the earth together again, hand in hand with enemies and allies alike, Inversia would wither and decay
* Upon discussion, the apparent dyslexia of Morgan seemingly comes to light and Tato flies off to find enchanted glasses, the lenses of which could change colour. Morgan put them on and discovered that purple helped to keep the letters from bouncing around
* Everyone retires for dinner, though Allegra still isn’t back.
	+ Morgan and Thia have a talk about Entari and that he isn’t a terrible person. Entari and Morgan also talk, the latter confronting him with the knowledge of his brother dying before he caved and told the Facility about Morgan
	+ Ramzi and Marcus go out searching for Allegra. They find her up a tree with Pogo and convince her to come back, though it is not apparent what she was doing out in the forest.
* Everyone heads off to bed for the night, the last thing heard being Allegra’s shriek of delight at finding her new opossum plush bed

And that was session! Sesh 20 will take place on Feb 23rd, 2022!