Player Characters
- Kilith
- Atani
- Sil'Ferrous
- Holg
- Kallista
The group arrives to the meeting individually. Sil'Ferrous—having arrived with Hearty—already has his workstation unpacked and is making something that smells bad. When Areon—with Atani in tow—arrives he greets Hearty and Valgyr and takes a stand next to Hearty. Holg is annoying late, much to Hearty's displeasure.
The meeting begins. Hearty leads the meeting. Valgyr keeps watch, standing a bit tense and examining everyone over.
"Welcome. You are all here because you have some form of interest in shifting the balance of power. For over a century, Paritet has kept and iron grip on control of the world and the people in it. We live and die by their calendar. Ourselves and our loved ones pay the ultimate price. With the help of the monks from Vand Cloister, this small resistance will work to undermine Paritet and shift power back into the hands of the average citizen. And save lives."
"Many have been researching a way to stop the insanity that comes from using magic. Most of those researchers have been routed by Paritet agents. The monks have some knowledge on a solution." Areon only responds by saying that he is forbidden to speak of those potential solutions outside of the cloister.
"Know that secrecy and subtly are our best weapons." At this point Valgyr's head tilts. "I will not hesitate to snuff out traitors." Valgyr shouts and pulls out a pair of daggers.
A creature (winged humanoid, skin a sandy color, with tips in red. Long barbed tail, large horns that curl to the sides of its head. Eyes glow red, and when it opens its mouth to yell, flames and heat escape; wields a 2-pronged fork) comes crashing through the window behind Hearty. Valgyr backpedals out of the way, throwing daggers. Areon shouts for Atani to leave and seek the cloister. Then attacks.
Valgyr ushers the group down the stairs. They retreat. When they reach the bottom the guards draws their swords and attack.
Kilith nearly persuades the guards to stand down, but the arrow from Kallista spurs them to continue attacking. They beat the crap out of one, and Kilith puts him to sleep. The other guard retreats out the door and shoots magic from distance.
The party kills (Kallista with the killing shot) the retreating guard. There's a resounding crack and flash of light as the lightstone beacon explodes. Valgyr comes running out. He tells them to flee north, take the pass and meet him in the slums of Lyston. Follow the symbols to the safehouse. He's going to cause a distraction at the docks while they flee.
They decide to hide out in the outskirts of town to get food and stock up before setting out. Kallista guides them to The Wet Bark tavern. They pay for rooms and dinner. Halfling owner denies Sil'Ferrous access to his kitchen. They go and sit at a table and talk while the owner heats up the rice porridge and brings it out.
They talk about their motivations, eat, and eventually go to bed.
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