18/05/2021 - Scrying on Sisters, Partying with the People and Back on the Boat

## STILL INTERROGATING THE PRISONER

* Bayul wants to know if there are any more queens. There are not - she was their queen, older. Never seen anyone else like her
* Everyone seems to be okay with letting this guy go but Kunai just fucking stabs him between the eyes
* Breena is unhappy with this; she and Tamsin have a heart to heart. Breena says she's going to leave after this as she doesn't want to be part of a vigilante group. She also disapproves of Kunai making decisions without the rest of the group. Tamsin is sad but understanding.

## JOURNEYING BACK

* Azurial confronts Kunai about straight up murdering that guy; Kunai is very blunt about thinking it was fine. Some discussion about cracking the code that goes nowhere.
* The next day, Leo Sends a message to Boaz to tell him we found the villagers and to send a boat to pick them up. He agrees.
* Kunai asks Leo to Send a message to Alan. Leo doesn't know Alan. Azurial says that Elyan knows Sending and Alan. We are now going to play Telephone to get a message to Alan. Alan says to try the Caracuza because he doesn’t know.
* Kunai knows of Caracuza; fairly influential group with a base in Iysgarth. They're less criminal as Iysgarth is authoritarian but good at information gathering.
* On the journey, Kunai Scrys on Werry. She's in a room with 3 others: a tall human with a black ponytail and moustache - Archmage Dracsius; a male elf; and a female tiefling. Dracsius is speaking - "set back in Faendorei was unfortunate, others are stepping up investigations so ened to pull back." Tiefling is angry as she set up stuff. Never mind there is good news. They've made contact with the Phoenix Armada and made an alliance, Valnir will travel with Captain - Valnir is the tiefling. Werry will also go, and keep an eye on the Captain. Werry then goes to her room and packs, including a large tome (similar to Belgaer's).

> *The vision focuses. You see a room, it’s dark, lit only by candles. In the room are four people. A lizardfolk female, who Kunai would know to be Werri, a tall human man with long black ponytail and long fu-Manchu style moustache, who Kunai would know to be the Archmagi Draxius, there is also a female elf, and a male tiefling. All are wearing long blood red-robes. You appear to have joined mid-conversation, with Draxius speaking: … the setback in Faendorei is most unfortunate, to say the least. But, thankfully, it seems that neither we nor our other contacts within the Empire have been implicated. However, I have been informed that the Iysgarthian Judiciary, with the help of the Crimson League, are stepping up their investigations. So, to be safe, I am ordering that all of our activities within the Empire cease immediately. Once their investigations are concluded, and I’m assured they soon will be, we will continue again. At this point the Tiefling interrupts angrily: And, what exactly, do you propose we do in the meantime. I expended much effort in establishing the Ostarian network! The moustache man interrupts. But clearly not enough effort, Valmir, else the Faeondorei operation would not have failed! Anyway, worry not about your workload, for I also have some good news to report, that will ensure you have much to keep yourself occupied. In the last few days, Quagrem has communed with me directly, and on his direction, I have successfully made contact with a new ally. The Captain of the Phoenix Armada. It seems that our aims and those of this Captain are strongly aligned, and we have agreed a tentative alliance. So Valmir, you are to travel with this Captain. You will do as he commands, help him, and learn from him. By all accounts it seems that he is an exceptionally powerful mage, so he should be able to aid you greatly in your research. Werri, you shall go as well. After your success in dealing with those assassins you have proven yourself to be most competent. I wish you to keep a close eye on the Captain. We have agreed to an alliance, yes, but I am not fool enough to trust him. Well, I think that is all. You know your duties. See to it that they are done. Valmir, Werri, I shall give you details on how to find the Captain soon. Ensure you are ready to depart at a moment’s notice. And with that, the moustache man stands up, nods curtly to the others, and with a flourish of his robes exits through a door behind him. Werri, the Tiefling, Valmir, and the elf then stand up and leave via a different door. The remainder of your scry would just be Werri walking through a series of dark corridors. Eventually she would enter a basic looking bedroom, where she would begin packing various items, most notable a large tome, before eventually your vision fades.*
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* The Phoenix Armada - only 4 groups with that sort of power. Iysgarthian Navy, ATC, the pirates and some merchant groups. None go by the "Phoenix Armada".
* No one is really sure what a Quagrem is.

## BACK IN FISHGUARD

* We arrive at the river where there is a long thin boat called The Swordfish waiting. There are two twins on the boat there to greet us. They usher us on.
* Big cheers when we get back to the village, crying and everything as everyone reunites with their loved ones.  Khiaxi meets the Chief who approaches us
* Chief Boaz invites us to their party but wants to talk to us first.
* We agreed we'd give him a percentage of our money but he's going to waive that as we found all the villagers. He asked how we did and we are like "ehh".
* Our presence is known; so be wary as we head on. 4-5 days ago some people came through and spoke to Throdin, who is a gossip and told them about us. Leader was a tall Vedalken woman, working for a collector in Iysgarth. They wanted to visit the temples between here and the mountain. When they were told there was no guide, they went back to their yacht and left.
* We explain what happened with the yuan-ti. He will have to report this to his superiors.
* We have not heard about the incident? In Faendorei, a High Law Master was involved in a litany of criminality, he is going to be executed likely. One crime was kidnapping. His name is Crennick Caraston. Tamsin bravely holds her tongue about how all politicians, especially Iysgarthian politicians, are corrupt.
* Leo asks about a dentist. Only Maggie the Herbalist is really any good.
* Tamsin gives the chief one (1) ruby that they found in the mountain because she doesn’t welch on deals.
* Bayul has been picking up his mangonel this whole time

## THE PARTY I GUESS

* Tamsin spends a while looking for Mervin and gives him the mushrooms.
* Azurial plays stab the fish with the villagers and wins
* Leo attempts to get his teeth fixed but it doesn't really work. He is recommended to get checked out in Iysgarth.
* Kunai asks Throdin what he told the other group about us. He told them we went with Khiaxi up to the mountain and that we were a big group.

## BACK ON THE BOAT

* Blagden has been being a shit while we were gone. Tamsin is pleased to see him. Trimaeus is ready to go, and Bayul has his mangonel.
* Tamsin shows the arcane cannon to Trimaeus and he is impressed. We take the cannon out to install on the ship at some point.
* On our second day to Iysgarth, Tamsin gets a message from Dr T asking about our progress. Tamsin says we got the tablet and "some other stuff" and we're on our way  to Iysgarth now.
* Breena sends a proper report on Teleportation Paper to Dr T.
* Kunai tries to think of some questions to ask Jazirian but can't think of any.
* Tamsin tells everyone who can do magic (except Lysandre who is an Iysgarthian) that Iysgarth is super strict about magic and you need a permit to do magic there and offers to forge permits to everyone who wants one. She spends some time doing that and they come out okay.
* Leo makes some javelins. He and Breena fix the mangonel.
* Kunai attempts to speak to Jazirian but she's not really listening. He tries again a few days later and she's more interested then.
	+ Is the party that arrived in Fishguard after us heading towards or already arrived in Iysgarth? Yes
	+ Is Werri acting of her own free will? Currently yes.
* Kunai and Azurial debate what "currently yes" means. Azurial learns that 'Detect Evil and Good' is a badly named spell.