Session 24: Shadows Around Every Corner

Our session was filled with a lot of preparation for our heroes’ upcoming trip down the south side of Limerock.

* The proposal of Tato and Clara went off without a hitch, a beautiful but bittersweet moment shared between the two of them.
	+ Clara happily accepted the resin pendant made for her and she explained she’d spend the time they were apart planning her own return gift
* Ramzi invited Chartreuse along for the trip, something that the black marketeer was incredibly excited for
	+ He did end up declining his own sources for the transportation down to Limerock, as the teleportation circle to Fort Ilias would be closer to their goal
	+ He also mentioned that he does have a circle that can access the Facility’s resources, however he’s specified he will only give that up when the group are ready for their last assault.
	+ He will, however, pull some strings to get their record at the teleportation hub scrubbed clean
* The group reconvened in the town square, catching one another up with their dealings.
* With Morgan specifying that he needed to see his future sister-in-law, Voldi, a quick call to her had our party heading down to the Black Market
	+ They met up with the house butler, Lief, who was the perfect host as always
	+ Chartreuse and Entari greeted the group before taking them down to Voldi’s workshop
	+ Despite warning the group that they should cover their eyes before entering, Morgan put his sunglasses on and was temporarily blinded by the bright sparks coming from Voldi’s arc-welder.
	+ The rest of the group, unsurprisingly, were fine
* After the normal level of banter, the group split up
	+ Tato and Ramzi headed upstairs to have tea with Chartreuse and Entari.
	+ Morgan hung back to speak in private with Voldi, bringing out his plans for Vengeance, a new gun that will rival all else
	+ He beseeched Voldi to research an enchantment in order to trap souls, a way to stop the undead from being brought back
	+ She was hesitant but agreed to think on it, specifying that her only condition would be that she would do it so long as the gun was destroyed once the Facility was gone
	+ Meanwhile, upstairs, the group were revelled with the tale of how Chartreuse and Voldi proposed to Entari
		- A true disaster, it involved a spooked group of raccoons coming after the trio with fireworks sporadically going off in the background
* Together again, our party headed off back to the castle to spend the rest of the day finishing their business.
	+ Tato spent it with his fiance
	+ Morgan spent it making his gun
	+ While Ramzi organised a pet-friendly nanny to look after his daughter and Pogo while he was away
* The next day, our group headed out, getting a bittersweet farewell from their respective loved ones.
* Arriving at Fort Ilias, they are greeted by Cassius Callowbrand who, they come to learn, has no knowledge of what happened to his eldest son.
	+ He explains that they currently have a ceasefire as both nations collect their injured/dead
	+ He leads them through the fort and to the outside realm of Limerock
	+ As a parting note, he told the party that he had yet to speak with Admiral Vera as the navy was out at sea at the moment.
* The first day of travel was uneventful, reaching the coast line and getting a good view of the mountainous area they were to start down. Nothing happened during the night other than a brief call to the Empress to check in and question why no one had told Cassius about his son
	+ Daelynn had the sense to look grievous, expressing that she was yet to figure out how to tell him yet. However, she would do so as soon as possible
* The next day passed in a similar manner, however, during the first watch of the night, Ramzi felt the tip of an icy dagger at his throat
	+ Tato, who was still awake, turned invisible and prepared to attack at the first sign of intent to harm
	+ The apparent behind Ramzi questioned him before coming into view, revealing herself to be Ramzi’s mother
		- She’d been sent on a mission by Ecath to keep an eye on the troublesome idiots but was surprised that Ecath had not made the connection that the two genasi were related
* A burst of horrific celestial light burst from what appeared to be a Chaeran ship hurrying towards shore. Too far away to offer any help, the party could only watch in horror as the ship imploded and sank to the bottom of the ocean
	+ The elder genasi, unsurprised by what had happened, got to her feet and began to leave, alluding to the idea that Ramzi would know exactly what that light had been
* She disappeared into wisps of magical darkness and the party got the distinct impression that they were no longer alone

And thus we ended the session! Next one scheduled for 01/05/2022!