Snap Back to Reality
A Funeral
- Party takes a long rest inside the Labyrinthus.
- The party incurs temporal displacement sickness. Theobald, Arc and Adeena are more affected by the sickness.
- A servant informs them that they are invited at the Funeral of King Riordan. The servant gives them formal clothes to wear.
- Adeena opts to meditate and talk to Aulephi. Arc opts to rest instead.
- Splix casts Augury with a couple of coins.
Splix’s Augury reveals: “Weal, maybe woe.”
- The party, except Noah, drinks a tea fashioned from the ginger where The First Tree grew. It is a traditional drink honoring Antasha, goddess of the land.
- During the traditional intermission, Mitarella talks to Adikia, Theobald, and Kiris.
- Mitarella shares that Kayriel Acquermann is not in Sumber. She has had no success communicating with Kayriel Acquermann
- Noah overhears Kirren and Michaela talking. Kirren asks if Michaela if she knew about Leneia. Michaela denies it, and consoles Kirren.
- Thoradin talks to the royal guards. During a friendly contest, Thoradin sees two runic inscriptions inside his Vambrace Shields.
- Splix spots Professor Aufel and talk to him. During their reunion, Splix showed his professor his Ymerald Staff.
- Professor Aufel inspects the staff, and is boggled by it. Splix then shows the Arcanus Labyrinthus. Professor Aufel is understandably confused.
- Noah overhears that Professor Aufel and Michaela talking. The professor’s there to conduct research within the Ankyra’s Old Castle Compound’s library that could help with the Yvernus situation.
- The body of King Riordan is doused by the Fire of Akenatun. The funeral ends.
In the mean time…
NOTE
From Adeena I need to fulfill my oath.
- The party plans a meeting with the group within the Ironfleet Compound. The party invites Mitarella, Michaela, Kirren, Kayvan and Remus.
- Theobald prays to Aisef.
- Arc sneaks out of the compound to sell some stuff. Arc stumbles upon a dagger with a Sumberian design.
- Thoradin asks Adikia to read the inscriptions on his Vambrace Shields.
- Kiris asks Kirren about the Shadow Sigil. Kirren claims that she does not know about it other than that it looks familiar to the Wayravens’ sigil.
- Noah reads her translation book for primordial language. She became privy to the chronological succession of the Primordial Ages.
The chronological list of the Primordial Ages:
- Splix visits Professor Aufel and asks the professor to teach him an evocation spell. Professor Aufel asks for a thorough inspection of the Ymerald Staff in exchange.
Back to the Ironfleets…?
- As the Noah steps out of the Ankyra’s Old Castle Compound, the party hears a whistle and the sound of detonation originating from the Ironfleet Compound.
- Thoradin bursts into action and rides a steed. The party rides a closed carriage pulled by two horses. Theobald drives the carriage.
- During their frantic run, Thoradin is hit by a crossbow bolt. A hidden assailant attacks Thoradin, stopping the party from their tracks.
- During the encounter, the party determines that the assailant is Kayriel Acquermann.
- The party traps Kayriel inside the carriage.