TBD Vs Verna Veincracker

I haven't written anything in a while and for good reason. We have been extremely busy finding and defeating the first of the four hags!
 
To sum up what we went through to get to Verna; Get attacked->go to council-> save Alore->get changelling blood->kill prisoners(dragon, nightmare rider, and some weird tattoo man)->convince a member of the chained fist to help us->enter changelling labs->release children->kill Verna->save Vesk.
 
Now for some details;
 
Firstly, this time magic is so incredibly powerful and I don't believe anyone in the present day is aware of this branch of magic! I wasn't taught any of the magic associated with these spells at the university. I need to do some research into this. I have a theory that this magic was developed long ago and lost to the ages. Falling out of memory. The issue with this theory is that it is hard to prove that something isn't there...Maybe I could talk to some historians on the matter. I also believe that some caution is needed in believing what the chessboard is telling me about the nature of this magic. For all, I know an evil deity is being hind this. For now; I will exercise caution and start my research into the matter but being able to briefly rewind time is incredibly powerful.
 
Secondly, the group is determined to slight the council for no discernible reason. Whenever I ask them why the council is bad they come back at me with cryptic tautologies. Perhaps I should pull each of them aside and ask them in a less combative way to get to the root of why they believe the council to be bad. The council has done a lot for the region and char but the path was paved with blood. Maybe they were caught up in the bloodshed and have their perspective focused on the bad parts and not the good. Things like that can happen to anyone...I would know. What a hypocrite.
 
Thirdly, VERNA HAD A GOD DAMN BEHOLDER CHAINED UP! She was trying to hijack the beholder's dreamomantic empology to create and control real objects being conjured into the wormway plane. An interesting idea but as many scholars know; One cannot control the mind of a beholder. No matter the magic. However, I believe this is a hint as to TDC's true intentions. Something to do with the eternal mists and becoming gods. We know that the mists have legends and lore around separating the gods and them trying to ascend is certainly something worth thwarting. Lastly, on the topic of TDC, we STILL need to find out who our "friend" is. But my working theory is that Vesk under the hag's control managed to break it and set us on our path...I have no idea how he knows me but he was a changlling so he could have been anyone.
 
Fourthly, I can't believe Marcel has been able to meet his father...I have no idea what I would do if something like that happened. It's been so long I've been by myself I doubt I would even accept it. Even process it. I just can't shake the feeling of shame. I hated Marcel. We had been alone together for so long and now he just gets his farther...after all, it just works out. Just like that with the wave of a hadl; just like magic.
 
Filthy, My transition into becoming a Dhampir has been complete and my intellectual capabilities have far exceeded anything I could have hoped for. The ability to walk on the ceiling has been extremely useful and I don't think anyone in TBD has noticed either. The urges are hard to control sometimes and I feel the need to go out into the streets and find someone and drink the magical energy which accumulates when creatures dream. Even writing this makes my mouth water. Its divine. However, I need to find a better way of dealing with this as it could become a liability. Perhaps I could learn a spell to force a creature to sleep/dream to make the experience easier and less dangerous. I could also start working on a spell to extract the dream energy in a more...delicate...way. Maybe I could make a magical dreamcatcher from powerful magical tread which has an affinity for dreams and use it around people to passively collect the dream energies and not let it accumulate. All good things to consider and research must be done.
 
Sixthly, I need to find a way to remove my divine affinity to be able to expand in my arcane research. It's holding me back and if I remove it I will finally be free from my divine burden. My divine curse. My divine torcher. Then...maybe I can find a way to get her back...undo what had been done and change my life for the better. It is always worth remembering though that the sword of destiny is double-edged. One is me. The other is the Gods. I'll do my best to make it a fucking saber.