Session 90

Fate's chosen arrives somewhere in the Whitecliff mountains, with snow swirling around them. Leona and Alexander quickly cast sending to Xytharia, but get no response, and the group heads in the direction of some shelter. They find a tavern, but it's closed for construction, apparently having recently had a fire. So they head instead to a nearby church of Pelor, where they meet the local clergyman.

He tells them they are in the town of Honnleath, and invites them to come in and warm up, introducing himself as Farchull. Leona tries to scry on Xytharia, but her spell fails. The group rests for a while, then Alexander heads out to the town square. He sees a few people milling around, include a woman of divine heritage, who looks familiar to him. He strikes up a conversation with her, and she introduces herself as Nenyrra Carhart. She tells him she's looking for her brother, who's missing.

Alexander buys some furs and some woodcarving tools, and spreads a little more gold around before sending another spell to Xytharia, to no response again. At the tavern, he sees someone painting a tribute the heroees of the Pink Pig Plum, and recognizes Kyrie, Dev, and Finley. Atlas goes exploring, finding a tea shop. The owner turns out to be Farchull's daughter. She tells him about the recent burning down of the inn. Kesra takes a nap, then gets out her gift from Pelor, which she looks at.

Atlas finds Alexander, and they discuss what to do. Leona wakes up and tries to contact Xytharia, but fails again. She then prays to the Raven Queen, asking for verification that Xytharia is safe. She gets no response, but the candles she set out blow out. She then prays to Sarenrae too, but gets no response. The group rejoins and discusses what they've learned and what they want to do.

Eventually, they decide to go to see Nenyrra, whom Leona knows from her childhood. With her is a huge tiefling, whom she introduces as Ash. Nenyrra asks Leona about Roman's involvement with different secret societies. She tells Leona that she and her brother have been looking into different organizations and why Aasimar are being kidnapped, and her brother is past overdue to meet up with her. Leona contacts him and learns that he's ok, and will meet his sister in Wolfecrest. The group learns that Nenyrra also goes by Aila or Ellen. Leona also drags Ash off and advises him to tell Nenyrra that he loves her, which Leona could tell at a glance.

Meanwhile, Nenyrra tells the others that she just left the Assembly after having infiltrated it. She tells them that Apollyon has returned back to the 9 hells. They tell her about some of the recent events with Xytharia, and she gives them an iron tuning fork.

Fate's Chosen heads back into town and Leona tries to contact Xytharia again, but it fails again. Alexander goes to bed, and Leona forces herself to have a vision of Xytharia. She finds her on a broom, flying across a barren wasteland. She recognizes it as the lower plane of Carceri, also known as the Red Prison. She remembers having read that nobody who ever comes to Carceri ever leaves. She sees Xytharia facing a choice between a sword of the Raven Queen, a contract written in Draconic, and a many-sided die. Xytharia reaches for the sword, and life drains from her, as if she's going through many combats. Leona senses that this is symbolic, and that each of the possible choices she could make would have serious consequences.