volara: session 6.5 notes

That was an interesting day. I'll try to be brief. We began by learning some more things from Siexa:

  • Ethav: descendent of Saint Sixteen

  • Saint Sixteen: fractal, chosen of betrayer, 16 fragments, instrumental in preventing ruin

  • Eymperian Seal: way to banish the Traitor Lords & Divines, built from / by a Fragment

  • 16 Fragments total, came to be from a shattered Mother & Father

  • Vessels: people that house fragments, currently 2 vessels on Volara: Ati & Leera

  • Ati & Leera (twins): Represent Ruin & Preservation respectively, Ati at the Pits of Hatsin, Leera at the Well of Ascension

  • “Holy relics” Master Adrie was searching for were actually R.O.O.T.s

  • 3 R.O.O.Ts combine together to form something of great power: Sun Medallion, Torch, & a mystery one, must be combined / awakened at The Edge

  • Prayer beads made from the Waystone seemed to have banished Mishka back to its own plane, they hold power

  • Siexa has a space cat (eldrazi) from another world

  • Mirona is the home of Osten Krio’s great forge, it also regulates the flow of the waterfall

  • Pale Hand and Truscora are the same thing now

  • Other stuff?

The party split up to scope out local taverns. I chose the Long Leaf Inn. Others include: Metal Beer Solid, Drunken Dragon, & Unstable Fable.

The Long Leaf Inn was too high class for me, but they had good whiskey. Also, Clovie, Ivan, & Helginash were all there.

Rivers discovered a down-on-her-luck Ruby Rose (the hysterical red riding hood girl) at the Unstable Fable, but he didn’t tell us about that much. Some deal was made between them.

The party regroups at Viorisa’s. Joliee the butler let us in. We joined the meeting and discussed the plan. Ethev, Siridin, & six Platinum Oath followers were there.

The great forge can be used to flood the city. It must be locked. Two keys can lock the forge and they were given to us with the task of doing the same. It takes all 5 keys to open the forge back up. Council members normally each keep a key. The other 3 keys, however, are currently in the possession of the Pale Hand.

We learn the following:

  • Ivan son of Yeager, one of the leaders for the Pale Hand in Jotenrath, owns axe which is a R.O.O.T.

  • Inalista is in Solatas

  • Scratch is one of the Platinum Dragons, missing one arm, once good friends with Rivers, he will be coming with us into the forge

  • Scratch believes Rivers brother, Twenty Stone, is working with the Choir and is responsible for helping to relesase a plague that destroyed / killed his clan

  • The sexy tiefling woman (name???) we have seen around town is working with Thredony

The party headed to the Long leaf tavern to rescue Clovie, but it turns out she was there willingly with Ivan. Ivan & Clovie are a thing. Ivan and Curie yell at each other for a while. We learn that Curie has and alias, "The Butcher of Kathur."

Meanwhile, upstairs, Rivers lost his shit and straight up murdered Helginash. And everything is on fire. That was not a great move. Now there may be war.

The party plus Clovie, Ivan, & Scratch regrouped at the Butchershop. Oh yeah, we have a butcher shop now. Did I mention that before?

Rivers is catatonic, everyone is yelling or crying or praying or staring into the middle distance. Scratch is angry and leaves. Clovie and Ivan remain. Nice night though.

Rivers thinks to set things right by offering himself over in attempt to prevent a war. He would be killed and I suspect his sacrifice would not prevent the war as House Ravus is looking for any reason they can find to start one. Thankfully, Curie talks him out of that idea with legendary charismatic speech skills.

Kilfras and I go see Viorisa who is being unreasonable. She tells us (I'm paraphrasing here) hope is lost, war is coming, and we should go and fuck off. I suspect she is not thinking rationally at the moment due to the weight of the situation. "This is heavy." - Marty McFly

Back at the butchershop we try to get some rest. Maybe we can come up with a better plan in the morning....maybe something involving doppelgängers or disguise spells...


Footnotes:

  • Symbol of Platinum Oath is dragons head, they follow the Divine Aranaska

  • Ivan has a halo

  • Clovie is a healer

  • River’s halos are now cracked and broken with red

  • In addition to everything else, we must meet Siexa at my clan home soon, something important is happening there involving the waystone at that location