Summary: Session A089

## Events

* The party wakes up to an uneventful morning and meets downstairs. Saber is not wearing his mask or his cap of disguise. When prompted as to why, he states that he feels he must "reevaluate the way he presents himself" and that he is frustrated with the fact that he hasn't yet grown powerful enough.
* Saber goes on to ask that Tholgar turn over the Fragment of Time to him so that it can be used. The rest of the party veto this idea one-by-one, sharing concerns that usage of the fragment may draw unwanted attention from Alice. Saber lashes back, insisting the fragment is a powerful tool that would be wasted if not used to prevent further mishaps.
* Lusine, being the only member of the party to yet touch the fragment, is urged by Saber to touch it to gain a better understanding of what's even at stake. Tholgar ushers her upstairs to privacy to allow her to do so.
* When the two return, Lusine is in a hurry; she explains that the party needs to hurry to Bromaff to prevent him from eating a bad egg.
* Bromaff admonishes an officer who fed him bad information about the status of a unit; he sentences the man to be punished by bear mauling.
* The party takes command of their respective quadrants for the day; all except Tholgar's group are successful in dispatching some enemies.
* Afterwards, the group splits up:
	+ Saber goes shopping. He finds a Dead Man's Headband, which he trades his cursed sex-changing Belt of Dexterity +2 affixes to his old, nonmagical hat.
	+ Silvius makes contact with a shady individual in a back alley. He is able to buy information on an individual who can tell him about ancient objects - for Silvius, this means information on the Fragment of Time.
	+ Tholgar is with Silvius. The two cut a deal with the android - who goes by the moniker Tyego - to improve the morale of the troops.
	+ Lusine goes for a walk by herself. On her walk, she finds a mural that interests her - a woman with three moons behind her. Lusine finds herself captivated by it. As she leans in, she hears a voice speak from behind her that tells her to return in a week.
* That night, the party attends the bear mauling. Lusine and Tholan hit it off while Tholgar teases the two. Saber watches the mauling, while Silvius drinks heavily and uses the mirror to drunk dial the deity Cayden Cailean. He receives a brief response before hanging up.
* As Saber and Tholgar walk back, the two speak more about the Fragment of Time. Saber warns that neglecting to use everything available to the party to their advantage will only end in tragedy when an inevitably stronger monster slays them.
* The next day, the party awakens to see Phedora emerging from a rift to the Shadow plane. Lusine sees figments of other timelines before her and, by the power of the fragment of time, reverts time to before her emergence. The mirror immediately begins to ring.
* Alice immediately commends the party for lying to her about the Fragment of Time, and warns that all the other monarchs will know that it has been used. She agrees to exchange information with the party, giving them one last chance to answer if they took Rage.
* Tholgar discovers the falchion in his bag, and tells Alice as much. She tells the party about an artifact called the *Obsidian Crown*, an artifact of unfathomable power capable of granting one who dons it godhood. She says that the artifact is composed of the Seven Fragments, and heavily curses those who attempt to use it and fail.
* Lusine falls faint from the events of the past few minutes. Dain berates an aloof Saber-who is documenting these notes in his journal-while he hunts down a guard for cigarettes.
* Saber finishes writing, then picks up the mirror from Lusine and departs for his room to contact the Magic God.
* When the party returns to find Saber, they find he is already heavily drunk on Spine Twister. He begins ranting and raving about how "no amount of power will ever be enough" and about "the Gods being too weak"
* Lusine casts silent images on the table of tiny people playing and living their lives. Saber begins ranting about life in Hemu. He talks of a happy childhood "with Illia and Fillia," and how he always knew he would have to do something horrible when he grew up. He then explains that, even though he did what he was asked to, his people were still killed by one person with immense power, which still pales in comparison to the gods, who are still insufficient
* Lusine slips Saber a potion of lesser restoration that the party disguises as a bottle of spine twister. Saber drinks it, then begins explaining to the party what he spoke with the Magic God about - he shares some details on the Obsidian Crown, and explains that he wants to reframe his goals.
* Saber talks about how he started his journey to right the wrongs done to him and his people - but that he now seeks the power to right the wrongs of the whole world. He affirms that his goal starts with the people of Fuerygar, and proposes a toast to it.
* The party goes on to defend the wall for the day before planning what to do next.