Confrontations
Group Study
- Splix, Professor Aufel, Fiamil, and Professor Embersense discuss the nature of the artifact that is the source of Asteri District’s magical barrier. They conclude that only a gem can contain such potent magic.
- Dello enters the room and joins the scholars.
- Professor Embersense spots the Ymerald Staff. Fiamil, Dello and Professor Embersense are initially incredulous, but they are willing to investigate. Splix allows them to examine the Ymerald Staff.
- Professor Embersense asks Splix to find and retrieve the gem in Asteri.
- Splix, realizing that it is now dawn, travels to the room to rest.
Laid to Rest
Noah licks her wounds
Adeena and Kayvan
- Adeena lays Kayriel to rest inside the Ironfleet Compound’s chapel.
- Kayvan arrives at the chapel and sees the remains of his dead father. Adeena assuages the shaken Kayvan. She gives Kayvan Kayriel’s emblem and locket.
- Adeena promises to Kayvan that she will make Kayriel’s death worth it.
- Adeena prays and hears Aulephi’s voice:
“You have been a good follower, but you journey does not end here. Be steady, because your journey, your path, is not yet over. You will get the revenge you wanted.”
Thoradin’s promises
- Thoradin introduces Flavius to Gandour. Gandour instructs a servant to call Remus from Ankyra.
- Thoradin goes to the chapel and sees Adeena across the yard walking back to their room.
- Thoradin enters the chapel and sees Kayvan. Thoradin comforts Kayvan.
- Kayvan implores Thoradin to avenge Kayriel:
“Thoradin, please make it worth it.”
Party Problems
Arc remembers
- Arc remembers a figment from the past. He recalls his parents get ambushed in a port within Kippian.
- Arc sees Splix, Noah, Adeena, and Thoradin arrive at the room to rest.
Finding Nokia
- Adikia, Kiris, and Theobald discuss what to do next. Theobald decides to go to Chapel of Aisef to consult Father Ignatius. Adikia and Kiris go to the bridge where Adikia died to retrieve a piece of Nokia.
- Adikia and Kiris see a 200-strong army crossing the bridge into Chtapodhi. The two wade into the marching army, but fails to find a fragment of Nokia. The two bump into a halfling soldier, who is irked by the incident.
The party reunites…?
- Adikia and Kiris return to Ironfleet Compound to rest.
- Adikia confronts Adeena; she accuses the paladin that her and Nokia’s death was the result of Adeena’s failure in resolving the situation concerning Kayriel.
- Adeena tells Adikia that Kayriel is already dead. After Adikia Adeena she walks out. The commotion wakes other members of the party. Noah tries to comfort Adikia. Kiris, Thoradin, and Splix try to follow Adeena.
- Kiris arrives at the chapel and sees Kayvan seating on a pew. He sees the remains of Kayriel. He approaches Kayvan, but sees him already asleep. Kiris helps Kayvan to lay down. Kiris sees the Acquermann emblem and Kayriel’s locket.
- Kiris and Thoradin meet just outside the chapel. They inform the other about what happened in their respective adventures.
- Splix enters the chapel and sees the remains of Kayriel. He then catches up and listens to Kiris and Thoradin.
- Kiris asks Thoradin and Splix to watch Adikia because an entity might attack her.
- As the three return back to the room, Adeena sneaks into the chapel and takes a rest there.
- Party takes a well-earned long rest.
A New Noon
Drinking sessions
- The party
- When the party wakes up, they see the courtyard filled with Wycroft Gladiators. Members of the party go to the cafeteria.
- As they enter the cafeteria, they see the tables full of gladiators. The party sees the servants working full-time.
- Thoradin welcomes the gladiators, but the gladiators do not give him the attention.
- Kiris bumps into a halfling gladiator. The halfling taunts Kiris into a fight.
- Thoradin and Flavius attempts to defuse the situation. Flavius introduces Severino, the halfling who turns out to be the Wycroft Gladiators’ champion. Flavius storms out of the cafeteria and provokes a fight; Kiris escapes and goes to the chapel.
- Josh, who entered the cafeteria with Flavius, looks at Noah, hoping to strike a conversation. Noah ignores him, and joins Adikia in a drinking session.
- Splix and Arc are observing the cafeteria as they eat.
Counter-attack preparations
- Adeena wakes up and see Mitarella, Remus, and Kirren consoling Kayvan. Adeena, who prefers to pray and be alone, stays at the back.
- Kiris enters the chapel and talks to Kayvan and company.
- Mitarella talks to Kiris. She asks them if they can consider the Wycroft Gladiators as potential allies.
- Mitarella tells Kiris that they are prepared to mount a counter-attack against The Cult of Miledu. She asks him if the party is ready to lead it. Kiris tells them that Adikia is not well. He asks for their help in resolving Adikia’s condition.
- Mitarella thinks that Auriel Furwish can help them. Kirren helps them track Auriel by talking to Janna.
All-out brawl
- Thoradin asks Noah if the one she fought earlier is in the cafeteria. Noah tells him no. Thoradin asks Flavius about him, and Flavius points at Rex’s direction.
- Thoradin asks Flavius about the inscription on his Vambrace Shields. Flavius replies that he does not know about Quigymara.
- Flavius asks Thoradin to fight the enraged Severino.
- Flavius prepares the area for a fight. He presents Thoradin and Severino to the crowd.
- Arc finds a bookie who is taking bets. Arc bets 150 gp on Thoradin; Splix bets 200 gp on Thoradin.
- Thoradin and Severino fights. Thoradin barely wins.
- Thoradin is lifted by the gladiators into the cafeteria. Thoradin is given drinks by the gladiators.
- Noah spots Rex approaching Thoradin. Rex pulls out his shield, and asks Thoradin to sign it.
- Thoradin warns Rex to not fight Noah. Thoradin marks Rex’s shield with his initials, “TG,” in Dwarvish.
Side bets
- Arc tracks down the bookie who is trying to escape. The bookie pays Arc 300 gp, and Splix 400 gp.
- The other gladiators look at both Arc and Splix. One of them bumps Arc. Arc attempts to steal the gladiator’s purse. He asks them to share their winnings.
- Arc gives them 5 gp; Splix gives them 25 gp. The gladiator gleefully accepts.
- Arc checks the purse. He sees an heirloom diamond worth 300 gp.