WoDaD Session 33

## Recap

Chi Pin tells Brellah Aldelir that they don't remember her - or any of their past in Thor Aru, for that matter. They realize together it was probably the ghosts' fault, at which point Queen Viessa suggests the pair talk in private instead of the middle of the party. They head to their old clubhouse and the party resumes.

Maria heads towards the band playing and memorizes the current song. The violin player comes down and talks to her for a while, revealing they each know Antonio the Violin Crafter. Alonsa, the Aasimar violin player, is from the east - where Maria first heard the violin played as a child. They get along very well and have a grand old time.

Bran sits and observes the celebrators, noticing that many of them are observing him in turn. He does see one other person who looks out of place: a scrawny human woman with dirty hands. With too many emotions and memories stirring in his head, he decides to find a quiet place to strum his lute and think, playing an elvish lullaby he doesn't remember learning. His contemplation is interrupted, however, by the human woman. She introduces herself as Roquette and says she's from the far north, beyond the Yngitiir Mountains. She was escaping her past into Meracyinth, but in the mountains, the earth around her became strange and she got magical control over dirt and stone. Bran asks her what she wants now that she's finally safe and sound, and she's uncertain - but says she might try becoming a bard. She leaves and Bran goes back to strumming.

Amros is partying when he's approached by a Burntosaurus (a huge Fire Type dinosaur) and her trainer, a fire genasi/gnome named Ember. They have a nice conversation about the nature of fire magic and its destructive tendencies, and Ember says they'll probably see each other again tomorrow for training regarding that topic.

Chi Pin follows Brellah to a tall spire which towers over the forest canopy. They gaze out at the endless sky of stars. Chi Pin flirts, apologizes for flirting, and asks about when they left Thor Aru. Brellah explains that on their 65th birthday, Chi Pin got in a fight with their parents. The Queen and King wanted their child for the celebration, not the "freak" the ghosts turned them into. Chi Pin walked out and never returned. In the present, they both lament that Qiro and Magella stole Chi Pin's memories of all this. But they reintroduce themselves and watch the stars twinkle.

The next morning, the party is split up into lavish bedrooms in the same hallway. When an eight-armed monkey (called a Manukey) knocks on all their doors, they open it - but Chi Pin's chaos magic snaps and starts lashing out, harming random creatures around them (the Manukey then Amros) and healing them ineffectively. Maria recognizes that it will take a moment for the magic to calm, so they play a guessing game. Finally, they go down to the throne room and meet with the Queen. She says all her research has finally found a way to restore Chi Pin's body to life and get the ghosts out, but the party figures out that the ghosts would be adrift without a vessel. They decide to ask the next Azural Master, an expert at animating objects, to help them figure out new vessels for the ghosts. For now, the Queen sends everyone but Chi Pin off to meet with the Diviner to prepare for their journey. For Chi Pin, she has special plans.

## Continuity

The previous session is WoDaD Session 32. The next session is WoDaD Session 34.