dungeons-and-dragons/dnd/episode/pt4.md

# Part 4 of the epic journey

> Maybe I should try starting a cult of the traveler
> Where I pop into random people's heads on the street and talk to them like a deity.
> Maybe then we could pose Bit as the messiah who can invoke the traveler.

Locke's father is one of the only men the Demon has any respect for.
He then says that his father is making a mistake.
Locke asks if he will be killed, Demon says don't just save him from the outcome, save me from having to execute one.

> Need Locke to explain that a bit more since I don't quite follow.

General Ferrick requests Duskar's presence as this happens.

## Episode 39: Return of the King

Camilla feeds, on the 8th of Manaros.

Someone knocks on the door, while Camilla and Neil are still inside.
He identifies himself as the tutor for Flint.

Ferrick agreed, that he would return.
Assuming this means as a general.

The king is a mad man, he lies and only looks out for himself.
Gregor(Demon of Duskar), apparently is the kings puppet. Hes not from this country, hes only here to cause havoc.

Flint's tutor was a disguise for the frost guy that has been chasing Camilla.

Another voice comes, 'enough of these games, come and get what you want - so I can get what I want'

The three of them, Camilla, Neil, and Flint.
Jump out of the window while levatating and hit a tree on the way out.
A strong looking figure with a large sword refers to Camilla as 'my lady' and says 'you will be coming with me'

Camilla see's another robed figure in the distance as she tries to spirderman rope pull away.

After the meeting with the king, its likely that the fighting will begin in Crimea.

The guy in the house jumps out, and picks Flint up by the shirt. Tells him to hold tight.
Another voice from the hooded figure, tells the Knight to put his damn hand down.

The pale knight is a vampire.

The Pale Knight summoned the frost dragon during our combat.
We are doing ok in combat then the dragon came down and shot a blast of frost.
Downing Neil and harming a lot of our team.

Neil iradicates the knight with a radiant blast (2x) critically for 68pts of damage.

The frosty tiefling dimension doors away.
Dragon gets away flying off into the Galescar mountains.

Gregor and guards approach and Ferrick explains things.
Neil and Locke stay.

### Part 2

Ebon Echo, while holding can use an action to tune in your hearing to listen in on whispers up to 100ft. Once used its down till next dawn.
Its a bug to overhear people.

We go out to gamble since we have time before the ball tomorrow.
We also need to go by Ozen's hotel before tomorrow.

One of the fighters has a rare collectable. An Automaton of sorts.

Noxx and Locke are going to fight in 4 hours (its 9am) so we go to see Ozen in our small break in time.

We are going in as the security detail for Ozen. Neil is going in as her nephew.
For running security we are making 400g each.

Noxx and Locke are preparing to fight.

Bit goes to bet on his friends in the upcoming fights.

Evil Eye v. Meat Loaf -> 100g
Evil Eye (Locke) won and I gained net 130g
Lobatamizer v. The Roc -> 100g

This fight is much closer, but Noxx just never took damage.
Overall made 260g, but half of one is going to Noxx,
So I made 195g and Noxx gets 65g.

We go to buy our ball attire, I scalp my voucher for 100g and use disguise self to create my fancy attire.

As we leave the Worn Wardrobe, we see a sky ship floating across. Used by the farlanders.

Tom Cruise - My first diciple, a fisherman living outside the city.

I need to send any future followers towards Tom Cruise.
We will start our own church and reap the rewards.

Locke goes to get a drink with Gregor.
They talk about what will happen next with Ferrick being back in action.
Gregor was approached by a strange figure named The Fatewaver.
He offered Gregor a contract, giving him borrowed power for souls.
Gregor denied the offer, but he could smell the intentions.
Such a dubious offer certainly had more up his sleeve.

The King knows a little about the changelings.
He seemed perplexed by their involvement in the current game.
Unsure why fey are popping out, maybe blaming Crimea.
Fisk is no warrior like Ozen or Ferrick.

We then go to bed for the night.

> This is now the day of the ball.
> The morning after the ball Camilla and Bit need to attend the mage's guild to get in.

We are now just outside the gates of tier 3.
People are being checked to enter the tier.
Ozen makes her way over with Ferrick.
Ozen has a blazer/suit on.

> Ozen is gay

We end entering tier 3.

## Episode 40: Fear no longer

> Locke's workshop at his dad's place will be done in a week.

We enter Tier 3.
The things we see on our way to Tier 4.
Gilded Thorn, lounge and gambling
Azure Ascendency.
The Vault of Revelry, magic shop & enchantments
Everlight Conservitory,
Obsidan Tribunal, law and negotians guild
Moonlit Mascarade, grand ball room and social club
Aric Dominion, bank of the elite
Dragons Veil, magic attire store

They aren't taking weapons but they are taking notes of what we are bringing in.
They are 'TSA' checking us.

Red crests of Benyon are on many attendees.
There is a party of people near the front.
Bypassing the line, they don't bear any attire from this contenent.
They are very well armored, about 20 of them.
They are clearly covering up someone.
The soldier units of Valeria, Valerian Arrancar.

Ozen identifies them as Valerians, they're likely here to be with the King.

We make it through TSA and are escorted through large castle doors.
The castle is armed to the teeth.
Cannons, magical apparatus.

We make it to the main area.
Enormous, football field size.
Built to entertain the masses, there is an elegant throne at one end.
Crested with blue saphires and other gem stones.
It sits empty now, but there are some royal guards around funneling people into their designated areas.

The security is massive because of the dragon incident we were in.

As the stream of people dies down, the Giddy 9, all gnomes starts playing
We hear the banjo as they begin.
A very well dressed half orc walks down the stairs.
He's clearly military, he's talking to someone from the mages guild.
The mage casts a wordless incantation, and the man's voice is now broadcast.
Lieutendat Fisk Graypool is the half orc's name.
King will not join till supper time.
Special thanks to the oraclcum exchange for funding the venture.
Courtyard is accessable, everywhere else is off limits.

> Doom Scrolling, referrs to reading a scroll that is doomed to never end.

The Red Hand is here, Kessera.
She takes note of Noxx from across the room.

Bit goes to look for a table of dwarves.

Ferrick and Fisk catch up as they are long friends.
They served in the Crima war together as two of the main generals.
They were also with the Demon of Duskar, Gregor, and Ozen.
Fisk takes Ferrick away for a private conversation.
There is some Benyon attire, however no Crimean.

Gregor Ironclad enters the room. Fully armored.
Lord Darius Falcrest, of house Falcrest.
Very formal, no weapons. Accompanied by a similarly dressed party.

Bit notices a table, that has some Benyon colors.

Camilla hasn't had many friends.
Some arranged relationships.

The Red Hand, has a helmet on and confronts Noxx.
She stares at him and they exchange formalities.

Leonardo Oswald, Tinkerer of the King.
Tormid Brawn, Rhomulas Rhombus.

Lady Vivian Moville, house Moville.
Human with brown hair, exotic pelts and tusks as earrings.
Emissaries from Benyon, Nodrac Ironarm, Eldric Moonbrooke, Azriel Valdrake.

Neil begins talking with a memeber of the oracalcum exchange.
Eva Silvershore, the gentlemen lets Neil talk with her and goes to get some drinks.

Bit gets with Nodrac Ironarm. They catch up for a bit.
Nodrac has a large amount of income coming in at the moment.

Emissaries from Crimea, Prince Shrad Redel, eldest son of Queen.
Albus Silvershore, rep from their family.

Crimean Emissaries were not expected, however Nodrac knew they were to come.

Apparently the Crimean emissaries are the least surprising.
Crimea, Farland, and Valeria are expected.

An elven figure with extremely long silver hair.
Reserved attire, which is odd given the circumstance.
Emissary from Valeria, Ulquiorra (ulk-i-ora) Cypher.

Locke starts talking with Fisk. He starts poking fun at Ferrick.
Locke isn't the army type but he claims to be getting his name out there.
Ferrick asks where Neil is. He needs to have a word with him.

Emissaries from the Farlands, Xavary Lighttouch, Brodan Freljord
Six heavily armored guards with horns extending from their helmets.

Red Hand knows who the tiefling is. Not her friend apparently.
She wants to discuss something with Noxx.
The Red Hand knows that his son is missing.
She knows he will do anything to get his son back.
She has one final job for him. Shes bribing him a bit.
Wants nothing to do with him or his kid.
Direction comes from the Scale.
She tells him to bring her the Scale's head.
Malrick (The Scale), has gotten rather ambitious.
Always trying to see the purpose beyond.
The organization has lost a bit of its way in her eyes.
His leadership has lost sight of these original intentions.
She blames the Tiefling.
The offer is for Malrick's head, she will give the location of the northern camp.
This is likely where his son is.
She wants the job of The Scale.

Bit leaves Nodrac, he will be in town for 2 days. We need to get together, he will show up at the last stop.
Bit mentioned that he was aquanted with Evern Vander.
Also mentioned I was here with General Ozen.
Which is a massive deal.

I make my way over to Eldric.
Eldric is older for an elf. 4 to 5 hundred.
My link fails to reach him.
He plays dumb, claims he does not know who I am.
I mention that I am a survivor from the lost village Cache.
He attempts to charm me by touch. I barely pass the check.
His face distorts.
Ky'Mytha speaks in my mind: Do not fall for his tricks.

Please rise for your king, of Daein and Tellius.
King Ashnard.
Wearing the most ornate garb ever seen.
Large draping blue cape.
Human figure, old man. At least 75.
Hair is sparse and thin. Pure white where it exists.
Large crown, comedically large for his head.
The crown is esquisite, lodeded with rare gemstones.

He then settles the applause.
Thank you all for joining us tonight. It has been sometime since I have been home.
I want to give thanks to Lieutenant Fisk and Gregor.
We will begin with our emissaries offerings before we move forward.

The people are coming up giving cerimonial gifts.
Eldric Moonbrooke, sets down a large basket.
We see a large pile of refined oracalcum.
Chiseled into an octoganal shape.
They are further refined by the spellbinder society.
The spellbinder society remains at the service of Imperia.

The Farlanders are up.
Brodan Freljord, and Xavary Lighttouch.
No one is applauding.
They walk up without gifts, and without guards.
Brodan speaks first, hesitates, sweat beading down his forehead.
He then fails to speak, and gestures Xavary to speak.
Xavary admits to his lack of offering.
He then offers words of wisdom in exchange.
The king claims knowledge is the best offering.
He is rather intrigued of what farlanders have to say.

Rumors have spread to the seven relams of his intentions.
The farlands, have no intent of a quarrel with any of the countries outside of them.
From their perspective, it is a very confusing time.
He is claiming that the attacks were not theirs.
He assures that they have nothing to steal.
He wants the king to know this is not a plea for mercy.

Some of the facts about the farlands are true.
Many of our lands are wartorn, diety have risen and fallen.
Enemies alike rising in the lands.
Our people are hardened and tired.
We aren't ready for another conflict.
Xavary has known the king for a time, and he sent him with a message.
It is probably unknown to everyone in the room, but the deathless occupy the island of Easten.

> Easten is in the Alabaster sea.

The meaning is that they have taken the island in just one day.
His gift to the king is, do not start a war with a nation that has only known it.

The Emissaries of Crimea are up.

Prince Shrad, walks up. No older than 26.
He says, your grace. You do me much honor to extend the invite.
Especially in our troubling times.
I do bear boons. Unlike the farlanders.
He places a pendant of Theos.
Said to belong to the deity herself.
Been in his family for 9 generations.
As well as a few kind words;
You must understand the position I am in being here.
But my mother the queen, she made it a point,
to avoid any sort of conflicts at any cost.
We need not a repeat of the bloodshed that happened 20 years ago.
We are beyond any of these simple quarrels, and any rumors of us working with the farlanders is false.
Our allegiance is to Tellius and the king.
The queen is willing to forego Crimea's next rotation of the crown.
If you can assure us that things will not turn out the way they did before.

> The prince is visibly nervous while delivering this message.

The king commends him for his bravery, and his plea.
Names him honorable, Gregor scoffs.

The final emmisary, Ulquiorra Cypher.
He stands and looks at the king without kneeling.
Your highness, you do Valeria the honor of inviting us here today.
I wish for our relationship to stay fruitful.
Then walks away with no reaction from the King.

The king then addresses the masses.
I wanted to thank everyone for coming.
Words escape him at the moment.
Farlanders you show courage and bravery as well, even with the harsh words.
Truely I thank you for coming.
Seeing is believing as they say. Young man, he looks at the Crimean prince.
For too long Daein, has lived in fear of the once dominant Crimea.
While Daein may hold power for now, historically Crimea has held the power.
Even when the crown changed they were economically ahead.
The three separate kingdoms don't need to be too separated, we are all under Tellius.

The prince agrees that the separation is merely formality.

Some decisions do not come easily.
I dont throw away declartions of war or accusations lightly.
May this moment be the death of the past.
He brings the Crimean boy in his arms.
Still addressing the crowd, no longer shall we live in fear.
No longer shall we fear eachothers colors.
From this day forward, we must act as one.
So I call to you emissaries, all who have come.
Observe as our fear, vanishes.
He then sinks the blade into the Crimean prince.

The Crimean gurads are littered with crossbow bolts.
The royal guards take out their blades, and the prince rolls down the stairs gurgling his own blood.

No longer shall Daein fear another.
If there is one thing I will do with my legacy, I will be the man to unite Tellius.
We have been in development of our own technologies.
Of our own means of protections.

The king commands to lock up the Farlanders and to kill the others.
The deathless are fighting the royal guards.
Brodan and Xavary are tackled and bound by the guards.

The prince takes his final breath.
We then see the soulpulled out as it is sucked into the weapon of the king.
Our army has been blessed with boons from other realms.
Our generals stand at our side.
There will be no more separation, from this day forward we are the kingdom of Tellius.
Any who deny that will suffer the consequences.

General Ferrick, rise.
He walks to the king.

Take your rightful place at my side.
Fisk would be happy to return to your command.
Your betallion awaits you, would you not shed blood, do what you were born to do.

Ferrick tries to find the words.
I can't is all he mutters.
I can't be that man anymore.

The king, takes a step forward.
Duskar told me of your intentions.
You were an honorable general, why would you make such decisions.

Ferrick says;
Once you have walked as many battlefields as I have.
You see all the bodies, tens of thousands.
They begin to follow you.

The king says:
Ask those men that lost their lives what their honor did for them.
Their silence is the answer.

Ferricks time of warfare is behind him, he has a family.
He would be willing to serve, just not on the battlefields.

You undestand the consequences of your actions do you not.

Staring at his son, Ferrick says: that I do.
At that time Ferrick is arrested for treason against the king.
Ozen is instructed to arrest him.
She sits in her chair. For a moment does nothing.
Then says; Yes my king.

They take him to Coldharbor.

Duskar's eyes are bloodshot. Fixed on Ferrick.

Let it be known that today we fear no longer.
This is the dawn of a new Tellius.
And whether it be farlander, crimea, or anything else, you are not above the law.
I thank you all for joining me tonight.
And look forward to our future discussions.

He then walks back up the stairs.
The room dead silent.
Fisk then speaks up, thanking everyone for attending the return of the king.

He is rather nervous, not knowing what to say.
As he has to deal with the crowd that just got all this dropped on them.

## Episode 41: Embers

We left our pets with Doug.

Bit met with Nordrac Ironarm and Eldric Moonbrooke.
King is involved with the fateweaver as when he killed the Crimean, his soul was visibily transferred.

Ozen called Bit on the stone ear.
We have much to talk about, time is short. We must meet tomorrow at 20:00 Tellius Eastern Timezone (TET).

Bit and Camilla start traveling to the Mage's guild at 03:30 TET

The group goes to the Bitterbrew guy, Blake to return the EbonEcho. They get 2k gold.

He wants to give them some history.

Captain Trusk Stillbane, he's no one that notable.
Locke has heard his father mention this figure before.
Worked under him like lietenant Fisk.
Trust was present during the battle of the burning keep.
There is a theory that the captain may have had an alliegance elsewhere.
Outside of Tellius.
His source has a connection to the Trusk. A Valerian captain.
He things the captain was given an order from an outside force.
Not sure what the outside force is but there is a name:Ulquiorra Cypher
There is no mention of the captain anywhere.
During this week period before Stillbane went missing.
He thinks he had a few personal run ins with the king.
Very buddy buddy with the king. Anecdotal evidence.
This is all to hopefully figure out what happened to Ferrick's eyes.

A name is given, Espada.
It was mentioned once in an old text.
When Valeria was at its height, its golden age.
Before the Veil or Tellius was up.
The reason they came up with Espada, is because there was a correlation in their degrees of separation.

There are few Bitterbrew Accord members left.
Only a single above Blake in rank.
Locke lets Blake know about their plan to end The Scale.

Camilla and Bit hear a booming voice in their heads.
They passed the first challenge for the Mage's guild.
Now we are being tested on cooperation.
Many stations appear out of thin air.
We must understand that magic is not memorization, it is manifistation.
We must make a new spell.
Panel of judges will judge us.

Rules:
The spell must have:
A concept: protection, vitality, murder, needs a name.
A material rep: Material objects, the council will choose one.
We need to work one into the spell:

- Magic Bean
- Iron Chain
- Brass Tooth

A verbal componenet: The incantation must be 2 lines long. A sentance by each player. Have to be said back to back. Need a rhyme scheme.
A jesture: Must describe the physical gesture to perform the spell. We cannot do the same gesture.

Concept: Protection of the bean.
Material: Bean
Verbal: By the Bean, may protection be seen.
Jesture: Camilla upward motion, Bit plants the bean.

Vote of 2-1 we were judged to stay in the guild.

We are initiates of the guild within the city.

>We get a scroll of the `protection of the bean`.
>It can be used as a reaction.
>Instantly destroyed when it takes damage.
>We can cast with spell slots up to level 9.
>For every level we cast, it increases the girth(radius) of the beanstalk by 1 square.
>Height goes up 10ft at lv 1.
>Gains 5ft every level after.
>At level 9 it goes 500ft in the sky.
> Spell slots are additive. (ie. Camilla casts at 3, and Bit casts at 5 = level 8)

Varen walks over, to answer our questions.
The headmaster tells Camilla to set up a meeting with Varen.
Meet at the guild.
It's almost 16:00, been here 12 hours.
We both get access signets to the guild hall.
Master Rogar is a hardball.
If he is scared, be on your best behavior.

They have magical enscribing work.
Slave labor for credit.

For work we can talk to Magus Pesk.
He's a strange fellow, but he has a bright mind.

> We have a meeting with Ozen at 20:00

Locke and Sebastion have a one on one conversation.
Sebastion asks for help with his issues.
He wants to not be a cat again.
His body is North..
He gives Locke his name Nixengor.

Neil is contacted by Elana Indigo.
She's back from her trip, she needs him to go to Stonemarsh.
She discovered a lot.
She will be in Dravenhold in a few hours.

## Episode 42: From another world

Current Date: 10th of Manaros.

We make our way to the last stop.

As we walk in the business is booming, far more than normal.
Doug is selling churros, bringing in a mass of people.

Noxx explains the deal where he kills the scale and gets his son back.
His wife doesn't know what the hell to say.

Ozen understands Locke's anger.
Ferrick is being held on the fourth sub terranian floor.
Fisk is also here, he owes Ferrick one.
It seems like we are about to infiltrate and break him out.
Ozen can no longer support the Daein army.
The king is losing the support of the generals.
Ozen is propsing a swift strike.
Free Ferrick before the execution 15 days from now.
The 25th of Manaros.
Ozen can't join us since she has Stonemarsh to look after.

Gorefest ends up at our door.
He is not a changeling.
His name is actually Desmond Freljord, and he has a plan to break into the prison.
He wants to save his uncle Brodan.

Ozen proposes we do the break within a day or two.

Bit learns that refined oracalcum does not blow unless tampered with.

We forge a letter from the King.
Bit disguises as Duskar. We get Ferrick from the cell.

Anyone who is struck with the Demon of Duskar's blade their magic is negated.

Current Plan:

Bit as duskar. Everyone else as themselves.
Duskar gives letter to the warden.
Here to bring Creed & Farlander in.
While the warden is getting the letter.
Camilla sneaks into the warden's office.
The main group goes down to 4th floor.
The prison break ensues.
We drop disguises and escape.

Warden Eternal.

Indigo has been studying the iPod.
Has been with groups within Tellius and Valeria.
She thinks it is capable of interdimentional travel.
That's what the i stands for.
She built a charging dock for it using oracalcum.
.001 % of its output = 5V 1A

Detroit Rock City is on the iPod.
Killer Queen.

We get back to the bar. Matilda is talking with Norac.

Noxx finds the Red Hand at the bar.
Tiefling has a proper name: Mannimarco
Malric is a human, one missing eye.
She thinks he's under the influence of a vile creature.
> Probably the fateweaver, seems to have his fingers everywhere.

Norac said that the farlanders are interested in a missing item.
It happens to be on this side of the veil.

## Episode 43: Spellbound

Date: Tyros, 11th of Manaros

We wake up within the last stop.

Neil forces us to the general store for oil flasks and 100 ft of rope.
He grabs 7 lbs`trickle dust` for 175 gold.
Noxx funds 100g of the purchase.

Bit purchases the `coin of returning` for 80g.
Each time you flip it it returns to the users pocket.
If I keep the coin in my line of sight, it does not disappear.

Locke pulls out the cube and examines it.
8 degrees Celsius this may be important who knows.
Locke investigates the cube.
He breaks out the tools to try and fuck with it.

Camilla and Bit go to the mages guild and make their way to the library.
We start scribing books for the guild for 10g a day.
There is a table full of translation texts.
Bit got a book on the history of the yo-yo.
Camilla on mushrooms.
Bit finds a book on the language of the Sangri Elves.
This is the language that was written in the basement,
of the Red Balance cellar that no one could figure out.

Neil is getting paid 10g to help out around the bar for the day.

Locke is still messing around with the cube.
He gets a good bump and feels like progress has been made.
A pin clicks and the whole cube falls open in his lap.
What is revealed looks like an atom with metal rings.
Gyroscopic in nature and at the epicenter there is a bright light.
This item barely floats above his hand, and all the hair on his arm stands.
Locke recognizes a familiar sensation, as oracalcum is certainly in the device.
He grabs one of the rings, stopping the device.
As it comes to a stop, it produces a 10 digit number.
99543 12133.
The number is explained to resemble coordinates.
However we don't have a map to determine the coordinates.

> I am assuming that the device points to something.
> Would love to figure out where the coordinates are.

He tries again to see if it spits out different coordinates.
It does: 00087 54366 being the coordinates this time.
Locke puts the device back in the box.

> We don't have to roll to open the box again.

Camilla goes to talk to someone in the mage guild that is also inscribing with us.
He is managing to do 9 books at one time with his skills.

The yo-yo was made by Arcanist Yosif Yotametie, in 13,498 BE (Before Eternity).
It was meant to be a military projectile weapon.
However never caught on, but did catch on with the children.
He was disgusted of the use of his weapon as a children's toy.
However an old cache was found and they do exist in Valeria.

We then return to the Last Drop as nightfall crests.
There are a lot of people coming in for the festivities.
Matilda comes back from her task of getting quotes to put in a basement for the bar.

Half size wooden: 2500g
Full size wooden: 4000g
Half size stone: 3500g
Full size stone: 5500g

Full size stone gets you the expert goblin crew that will finish the job in 5 days.

> Lead blocks scrying magic.

We begin chatting at a table as Noxx attends to the tavern.
We exchange our days experiences and Locke explains the gyroscope he found.

Neil is putting forward a great performance knocking peoples socks off.

I approach a half elven man alone at a table after we have a short mental conversation.

Finest elven vintage the valerian vassal wine.
Eldric is the half elven man in disguised.

He says the name Cache.
He speaks of it in a reminicing manner.
I helped build something incredible.
Apparently we were visionaries.

Do you know how rare you are.
A survivor. Magic hums with the echo of something.
Cornerstone of a process that could change everything.
And yet the memories are scattered arent they.
Not quite gone but elusive like whispers in the dark.
Trauma can fray the edges of the mind especially when done by magical means.
Perhaps it was a mercy.

The town didn't die.. it shifted.
Something went wrong yes, but wrong isn't always meaningless.
What happened in Cache was the first step to a brighter stronger future.
One that needs you.
He sets something on the table but does not reveal it.
As he lifts his hand he reveals a familiar piece of octagonal oracalcum he gave the king as tribute.
He has higher duties now, lots of secrts in his care.

> Bit obtains a piece of octagonal oracalcum

When I'm ready to remember -- just know I cannot undo what has already transpired.
A man will lose himself trying to correct the past.

Should I ever want to return to a higher purpose, I need only to reach out.

He pulls out a piece of scratch paper and writes something on it and gives it to me.
An encantation written in elvish: Zerith Varr
I know translates to: To find and seek

You need not tangle yourself in the mistakes of your crew.

Everything in my body feels dark, I feel like the memories are right there.
Information is certainly being withheld.

We make it to bed that night, Camilla and Locke a bit drunk.
Everyone is beat as it was a long celebratory night.

Doug and Noxx have a heart to heart.
Noxx accepts Doug into the Last Stop family.
Doug sheds genuine tears of happiness.

As we sleep Noxx hears a low hum from our room.
Neil is laying on the ground eyes wide open emitting a purple light cast to the ceiling.

Neil lays in unexplainable bliss.
He sees his own hands as he sits up.
His hands are translucent in this place.
He has no idea where he is.
A beautiful night sky is present however the floor is white like hes on a cloud.
Two hands are felt caressing down his arms.
They are warm, and feel safe for some reason.
A woman's voice with intense reverb says 'little spark'
'Child of breath and tide. Do you hear it?'
'The sea beyond all seas stirs once more'
'Something ancient uncoils beyond the ...'

The sky above begins to shift to a pink/purple hue.
'The skies will tremble the veil will crack'
'And from the wound int he world the deep will bleed.'
'A quake shall come not of stone or flame but of memory forgotten'
'And power unchained, from its tremor the eye will open the sleeper will stir'

The single star turns yellow and opens like an eye, with multiple pupils appearing.
Each star begins to follow.

'You litte spark, you are both the lock and the key, a whisper in the dark or the roar that answers it'

The hands then lift for a moment.
A brief flash.
The gaze of the endless eyes are uncomfortable.
Then comes a tear in the sky above as a single long tendril reaches out.
Not at Neil or anything in particular.
It just seems to endlessly stretch, as if it is trying to grab everything there is.

Another voice sounds as the dream fades:
Ferrick: 'Life is a storm my young friend'

## Episode 44: A Sleeper Stirs

We expedite the day to get to the prison invasion.
We make it to the shady shack that we are to meet Ozen at.

There are 4 large barrels of gunpowder that are present in the shack.
Enough to blow the house and then some.
Sitting in a chair is Elana Indigo messing around with some book.
She is giddy as she realizes guests have arrived.
Dezmond is also preparing.
Ozen and Fisk Gravepool come from the basement and that accounts for everyone involved in the plan.

Ozen obtains enough guard uniforms for all of us.
As well as the prison schematics.

Ozen was invited to meet with the King and Duskar.
So that means that we will have no worries about Duskar being at the prison.

Bit as duskar. Everyone else as themselves.
Duskar gives letter to the warden.
Here to bring Creed & Farlander in.
While the warden is getting the letter.
Camilla sneaks into the warden's office.
The main group goes down to 4th floor.
The prison break ensues.
We drop disguises and escape.

When Camilla flips the coin it will appear in my pocket.

Locke and Bit have +2 AC when within 30 feet of each other.

Camilla finds a mushroom known as Shroomis Boomis.
Very rare. Only bloom under the moon wake.
The mushroom acts as a berzerker mushroom.
When consumed for 1 turn you get IBS, half speed, and disadvantage on everything.
Then for 5 turns you get an extra attack.

**The Plan Begins**
Fisk is the first to leave.
Elena goes to get Locke's brother.

As we make our way down to the first floor.
Ozen calls: I'm with the king now, Duskar should be here soon.

We drop Neil and Desmond off at the second level.
They get taken in and we make our way down to the lowest level.
Locke, Noxx, and Bit disguised as the Demon of Duskar get caught at the anti magic zone.

Bit holds the two guards in place and evaporates them as Noxx and Locke blow the anti-magic zone with a bomb.

Neil starts a break on the second level.
All this time Camilla has been infiltrating the Warden's office and eventually gets the combination correct.
Which results in the prison cells opening.

12th of Manaros is their 9/11 type event for Daein.

A battle with Duskar ensues.

Duskar goes every 3 turns.

Bit -> Noxx -> Desmond -> Duskar -> Locke -> Ferrick -> Xavier -> Nick -> Brodan

Noxx takes 41, then 13 points of slashing damage.

As the first round ends.
Neil beings to zone out..
He begins to hear something weird. It's just sounds.
No words. 'Dream with me'.
A few icicles begin to fall from the celing as the ground begins to shake.

## Episode 45: A Dance with the Demon

We begin on second round of combat.
Everyone had heard in their mind, a voice.
Saying: 'Dream with me'.

Bit -> Noxx -> Desmond -> Duskar -> Locke -> Ferrick -> Xavier -> Neil -> Brodan -> Camilla -> Ozen

We feel the ground shake with a new intensity, this vibration went from a murmur to perpetual.
Feels like a minor earthquake.

Another round goes by and we hear an earsplitting psychic noise:
Every person takes a minute to recoil from this.
'Dream'
And then from the ground a large crack forms in the prison.
Looks like half the battlefield has a chasm tear into it.

As the ground surfaces, we see a giant crack running across the entire sky.
A purple sea of endless stars directly over the castle.
From the cracks, a single giant tendril extends outward.
As it does the stars become a sickly yellow color.
They are eyes in the sky, chaos ensues.
There are beams from the eyes, as it hits someone in the street they hold their head and slam their head into the ground to stop the noise.

> Repaste: Bit -> Noxx -> Desmond -> Duskar -> Locke -> Ferrick -> Xavier -> Neil -> Brodan -> Camilla -> Ozen

Multiple yellow eyes begin to look at the battle.
They shoot their beams.

> Can walk where a downed person is.
> 10ft expended to walk thru that space.
> If they are picked up they are shoved right or left.

> Sebastion can distribute potions.
> You can take a potion from sebastion for an action.
> Sebastion can pick up downed persons using a potion assuming they are prone.

We take down The Demon of Duskar.

'When death marches, where will you be' are the last words of Gregor.

The party levels up.