Game 49

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**The Raven**

The announcer asks the party, except for Freedrick to leave the arena. The crowd begins to drum for their champion, known as "The Raven" in anticipation of the next fight, chanting his name. As the “Raven" descends into the Arena, the party recognizes him immediately...

It's David.

*"I knew it"* Merius says under his breathe from the stands. Once inside, Rowan and Otto look for a way to observe the match.

They go down a hallway where they run into Freedrick’s Harper friend (the one who signed them up), who looks the other way as they find themselves a place to observe.

The fight…

Freedrick calls out to him, but something is wrong...he's not responding and his eyes are glowing green.

He leaps into attack Freedrick in a frenzy. After dodging in quick succession Freedrick unloads volly after volly to bringed down the fighter. As David goes down, the crowd doesn’t know what to make of it in stunned silence.

The announcer awkwardly stumbles... *"uh...we have our winner!”*

People come on to take David’s unconscious form out of the ring. Otto and Rowan leave their spot to look for the medical area.

Meanwhile, Damian looks for a private spot. He finds a locked door and proceeds to pick it. Once inside, he casts invisibility and begins to see if he can search for David.

After that, Rowan and Bjorkas are announced. They receive healing first.

Azarian Maltas pays Aziola his debt to Cirrine.

Damian continues further. He eventually finds a room where two individuals are whispering. They hear him come in, but can not see him due to the invisibility. One removes a mask of stars, and reveals a face that looks like Rowan as if he was more elven. His face has magnegraphic symbols scarred into it, and in the center of his forehead, there is a third eye. He says “Let’s get back to Korrum.”

Later, a man in a Winter mask asks Freedrick for a quick word. Freedrick exits with him saying he will “be back shortly”.

Otto fights…

**Damian's Rescue**

Damian sneaks of into the Underworks of the Sootch alone in atempt to find David.

It seems like some of the elder council are starting to suspect the Mithraline. There are stirrings in the Dredgewood. Let them think what they would like. They have said that the dark prince has returned. Leave him to the night men to finish their work. The house of the dark wood will not return.

*“...and of the Master of Dreams?”*

He stifles a laugh. *“He’s of no concern of ours. Impartial. Very soon we will attain cosmic perfection. As you move closer toward completeness, I would ask that you be wary. Fail, and you will fall to a lesser form of shadow.”*

*“It will not be done. I have seen glimpses of the great truth. I know his vision. Hod will be attained.”*

The two figures part. One goes down one side, the other continues on to report the broken door.

Korrim: *“Brothers, very soon completeness will be had by all of us. We must stay loyal to our master. I would ask all of you, meditate on Hod. Consider cosmic perfection. Know that very soon, our lord will finish his work and we will no longer have to make deals to these lesser organizations. Although our attempts have ‘yielded little fruit here, I here across the veil we have had some success, getting a foot hold in the city of moon and star. And though, assassins were sent by unknown, we will know what has led them to us, by hook and by crook. You and you, go enact the bracer. It seems our Raven still requires a purpose. We will give him something on which to feed.”*

Two go off into another chamber. Damian follows, and after going down a hallway with beasts behind a number of bars. Eventually he finds David unconscious in a cell.

*“Any word yet on where he comes from. Why he’s arrived here.”*

*“It is said that Korrim brought him from across the veil. He found Corrine. A trap was set and was sprung. It seems he has an appetite for death. And we continue to feed him.”*

The two guards exit, leaving Damian alone with David. He examines David’s bindings, and determines that they are magical.

A seal was broken for the Eyes of Merrick…

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