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Session 43: The Divine Trial of the Shooting Stars
After a couple days of rest, each of us awoke to find ourselves in our rooms at the barracks, as usual. Upon opening our doors,however, we were each confronted with a portal occupying the entirety of the doorway. After some internal deliberations by some, we each eventually passed through our doorways and found ourselves in another space.
It was a strange, ancient hallway, older than Bait could estimate. Passing into the hall, we were greeted by a verse on the walls. I did not capture the whole of the verse, but it was clear that our bonds between each other would be tested in this place.
As we entered the next room, we found a strange place appearing like the firmament of night with stars surrounding us. We were then bound to another of our group by a golden light. The pairings were Grace and Reaper, Scar and Bait, and Points and myself. In turns, each of our pairs were challenged to answer questions about each other, magical platforms appearing (or cracking) depending on our answers. Some groups were more challenged than others, but we all eventually passed the challenge, perhaps with an understanding of how much, or how little, we actually knew about each other.
Entering the next room, we found ourselves still tethered in pairs, we were challenged to cross a series of platforms in pairs. The magic of the place appeared to judge some things, like flight, as “cheating”, but did allow some other spells or item use. Points and I relied on our acrobatic skills to pass the challenge. Ther pairs needed to be more creative, and both needed to use the strange properties of the tethered bond to save a falling partner, giving some of themselves in the process. A strange griffon creature harried us as we attempted to cross, and we found that the tethers also transferred damage between the paired team members. As we all crossed the starry chasm, we entered the final room.
The final room was a large space, again recalling the starry skies. We were confronted by an angelic creature — Astreus, and combat commenced. Points was controlled, requiring the use of our tethering bond to free him, but overall, our damage capabilities allowed us to overcome the challenge. Upon completion, we were gifted a magical mace and a cloak of flying. We were also told to prepare for the next trial — the Moon Trial, wherein we would face our ”true selves”.
We were also given a message that ”such greatness will come when most in need“.
After this time, we found ourselves returned to our quarters, with our health and resources restored, as if none of the events had happened.
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Session 1: Flight and a New Beginning
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Session 2: Arrival at Ptolus
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Session 3: A Noble’s Party and a Hag
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Session 4: Under the Sea
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Session 5: An Old Temple and a Mad Celestial
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Session 6: Finding the Ringwell
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Session 7: The Black Iron Pact in the Ringwell
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Session 8: Brother Gabadon
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Session 9: The Library, Red Falcons, and Twelve Dragons
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Sessions 10 & 12: A Challenge from the Sapphire Sky
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Session 11: The Defense of Dragon’s End
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Session 13: The Brood Ball
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Session 14: Hoard of the Blue Dragon
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Session 15: An Item of Sentimental Value
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Session 16: Taking on the Web
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Session 17: The Dragon and the Glass Ghost
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Session 18: Closing the Mortiz Contract
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Session 19: The Road To Keep Everwinter (I)
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Session 20: The Road To Keep Everwinter (II)
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Session 21:Keep Everwinter (I)
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Session 22: Keep Everwinter (II)
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Session 23: The Lighthouse
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Session 24: Into the Mists
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Session 25: Within the Misty Borders
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Session 26: The People of Glauer
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Session 27: Shadowkeep
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Session 28: The Fortress
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Session 29: Through the Portals
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Session 30: Bloodlord Varrox
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Session 31: Interlude
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Sessions 32-39: Catching Up
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Session 40: Delver’s Square
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Session 41: To the Hall of Veils
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Session 42: Parley in the Halls
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Session 43: The Divine Trial of the Shooting Stars
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Session 44: Higara
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Session 45 and 46: Hollowguard Keep
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Sessions 47 and 48: The Glaive
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Sessions 49 and 50: Into the Desert
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