A Tale in the Round -- A Non-Dinosaur Tale

June 27, 2020
 
We (Avon, Aretemis and I) find that if Transmutation magic will stop the doppleganers from transforming or transform them back. We realize the Water Breathe potions are transformation spell.
 
We return to Navere and Peppermint...still in the bath.
 
We discus the info and make a list of our possible suspects. The Druid Council and Avon. Avon drinks one of our 9 potions to make sure, then off to the council we go.
 
Council of Druids
 
Female Halfling Ranger -
Male Dwarf of Moon Clan Druid - white haired, unkempt - Galdrak Moonfist
Elderly Male Half Elf Druid -
Human Female Druid -
 
The Dwarf demands the guards take Navere into custody, and refused to be questioned. The Ranger agrees to send word to Charadus to confirm that Navere was cleared and that we are officially working on finding out who is responsible for Jadinca's murder. The dwarf protests vehimently, but the rest of the council back us up. The Ranger tells the guard to take him and restrain him.
 
We discus our questions. (IRL, this took for fucking EVER)
 
The dwarf, a white haired man, is now literally frothing at the mouth with anger. He is very unkempt and unclean. We ask him what he as a druid would normally do? He says that he normally take care of the trees. It is suggested he cast a spell to show us....I think this is a VERY bad idea.... He responds "If it's a spell you want...I can cast a spell!" (a map appears dun dun dun)
 
Three large boars appear...We kill the boars and he stands down. Avon explains the whole thing of what is going on to him. He suggests that if transmutaion works, maybe there is a ritual that would work against the whole community. He will do research to see if there is such a thing.
 
We give them all potions - the Ranger first - her skin starts to shift, she is grabbed. The doppleganger just stands there....it tells Avon "there are many" when asked how many dopplegangers there are. I am so lost and confused as we all stand here with Avon talking to it, it answering telepathically. The uncomfortable silence is awkward...then it get's worse. It tells us it wants one of us. I uncomfortably shift in my armour, it talks in my head "You can find a new family. You don't have to be alone." I explain what it's telling me and explain I don't need one, I'm good, I have my party. "Your family are gone, you don't have to be alone." I do not like this thing. Galdrak killed the doppleganger with a hammer.
 
We start the work on the ritual, something goes wrong and there is an explosion, Galdrak was "injured" and turned into a boar. The rest of the druids explain that he'll be out of commision for a bit but will be fine. The council notices that there was an intentional mistake that caused the explosion, the potion was wrong or a measurement etc. It's determined it was deliberate and not an amature's mistake. So...mexican standoff of how this happened...it's suggested that WE should drink a potion...arguments arise..."Give me a damn potion!" I pop the top off and drink it.
 
No one else will drink one....this discusion goes back and forth and around and around.....
 
We send a cenotaur to go get the alchemest and transmutation ingredients...but will need "something..hint hint Avon" will need to "pay" her.
 
She comes, out of breath from tunning, she has a huge backpack of supplies, not knowing what to bring. She hands over 8 potions. Avon hands one to Peppermint, Navere and Artemis. Artemis rolls her eyes but drinks it. Peppermint doesn't know how, so he "injests it" (showered ish) ....Navere totally refused to drink it. We decide Navere and Connor must spend the night in the middle of the room to be safe. Navere is seeming very suspicious to me....he refused to drink a potion as a wast of resources...we still have 9 left. Navere keeps reiterating he spent all day in the stocks, he's safe....rufuses to drink, and refuses to go in middle of room....
 
Till next time Gadget...NEXT TIME!!!