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After realizing that they will be free at last, the Seela throw a "big" party in their village to celebrate the coming, brighter future. Papuvin offers the heroes gifts which might help them on their journey (his amulet and his enchanted armor - Tinu really enjoys the fact that it is glamered to enhance his bodily features) and all of them enjoy one night in happiness. Even Durval manages to forget his grief for a little while and it seems that life really has a chance in Innotendar forest. Over a lot of Seela mead and feeling relief for the first time in days, the elves and Torrent share a brief romance after the festivities.
The next morning, Crystin asks Tinuviel (whom she gets more and more attatched to) "what happened last night" which puts the young elf in a pretty awkward situation at first. He then realizes that Crystin doesn't know anything about personal relationships (due to her years of being mind controlled) and he starts explaining that adults sometimes share their feelings "that way". She then asks him about his feelings for Torrent to which he doesn't know an answer. Cuin saves him by stating that Torrent seems like that kind of woman who knows exactly what she wants and that Tinu shouldn't have to fear breaking an "innocent girl's heart" again.
Note: He was referring to Katrina. Who ran off after Tinuviel broke her heart by cheating on her and Rantle ignored her pain, claiming that is was "just a phase".
Cuin takes Tinu and Torrent aside and taks about their plans for Crystin and Haddin. They agree that they want to get Crystin away from her father as soon as possible - they planned on taking Haddin through the forest and set him off in the next village afterwards. But now, Cuin fears that Haddin might resume his mind-controlling habits once they get out of his sight and that he might not act as restrained towards victims who are not his blood relatives. Tinuviel agrees but fears that they might estrange Crystin who was promised to be free from Haddin for good. They all agree that they will keep an eye on Haddin and continue their discourse as soon as they reach the next village.
Afterwards, Cuin, Tinu and Torrent go to say goodbye to Gwenevere. They realize that her pool has started to recover and that even she has lost some of her hag-like features. They encourage her to stay on this track and encourage her to visit Timbre who is now free of her burning pain. Cuin mutters that she may become a true nymph again in time and plans on visiting the forest again when his mission is over.
Together, they travel back to Nelle and the Ghaele who managed to heal almost all of the elves after their everburning flames went out. The elves are traumatized, but Nelle promises the party to care for them as long as they remain in Innotendar. One elf, however, has remained in his stasis. Cuin and the Ghalele examine the magically contained body again and suddenly, the Living Blade resonates with the stasis magic. The Ghaele states that the stasis magic is growing weaker and manages to dispel the effect. To their surprise, the elf turns out to be Diashan Shediell, a Shahalesti officer. He starts asking for Bhurisrava and is shocked to hear of the priest's death. Cuin'halar immediately asks the Shahalesti why he even was in this forest and is surprised to see the elf burst into tears, revelaing the whole story of the Shahalesti plan to blame the fire on Coaltongue, Ragesia and the Torch:
He explains that he was told by his commander, a Shahalesti Solei Palantis named Torfendar, to disguise himself as a Half-orc and to hire Goblins who set the forest on fire. He, his Commander and his troops were originally sent on a diplomatic mission to Innotendar forest to get the "exilant Shahalesti" who were living there to re-join the Shahalesti forces when Coaltongue was occupying Gate Pass. But as the elves turned down their request, Torfendar muttered something of "plan B" which a certain Aurana Kiirodel ordered him to execute in case of rejection.
Tinuviel immediately recognizes the name of Shaaladel's advisor and explains that this "witch" is a dangerous and cunning woman who has a lot of influence at the court in Calanis. They ask Diashan to accompany them to the Lyceum in Seaquen to testify his version of the story so that maybe the Shahalesti aggression can be brought to public one day. Cuin'halar is not keen on keeping a Shahalesti "criminal" in his company, but he understands that Diashan regrets what he has done. He also supports any plan that might ruin Shaaladel's "shining" reputation, so he finally agrees.
The now even bigger group resumes their journey through the forest and heads towards the Dasseni border. Just before they leave the last tree of Innotendar behind them, Crystin, who seems to be more in tune with herself now, closes her eyes and mutters one final vision: That Indomitability is gone for now, but that Deception remains and that they will meet him again when the bones of their grandmother look at them, weeping for her fate. All of a sudden, Tinuviel understands that Deception is Vuhl's true nature and he vows to take the fight to his treacherous "brother" should he truely meet him again.
Note: And so ends adventure#2. My next post will start at the beginning of #3 where I was happily mish-mashing the 3e and 4e versions of the module together. For a fun fact: I didn't know that Dassen was the name of a small town in my home state. So when I was googling around for additional info about Dassen, I found a lot of weather forecasts for this town. And guess what? It was pretty rainy back then
After realizing that they will be free at last, the Seela throw a "big" party in their village to celebrate the coming, brighter future. Papuvin offers the heroes gifts which might help them on their journey (his amulet and his enchanted armor - Tinu really enjoys the fact that it is glamered to enhance his bodily features) and all of them enjoy one night in happiness. Even Durval manages to forget his grief for a little while and it seems that life really has a chance in Innotendar forest. Over a lot of Seela mead and feeling relief for the first time in days, the elves and Torrent share a brief romance after the festivities.
The next morning, Crystin asks Tinuviel (whom she gets more and more attatched to) "what happened last night" which puts the young elf in a pretty awkward situation at first. He then realizes that Crystin doesn't know anything about personal relationships (due to her years of being mind controlled) and he starts explaining that adults sometimes share their feelings "that way". She then asks him about his feelings for Torrent to which he doesn't know an answer. Cuin saves him by stating that Torrent seems like that kind of woman who knows exactly what she wants and that Tinu shouldn't have to fear breaking an "innocent girl's heart" again.
Note: He was referring to Katrina. Who ran off after Tinuviel broke her heart by cheating on her and Rantle ignored her pain, claiming that is was "just a phase".
Cuin takes Tinu and Torrent aside and taks about their plans for Crystin and Haddin. They agree that they want to get Crystin away from her father as soon as possible - they planned on taking Haddin through the forest and set him off in the next village afterwards. But now, Cuin fears that Haddin might resume his mind-controlling habits once they get out of his sight and that he might not act as restrained towards victims who are not his blood relatives. Tinuviel agrees but fears that they might estrange Crystin who was promised to be free from Haddin for good. They all agree that they will keep an eye on Haddin and continue their discourse as soon as they reach the next village.
Afterwards, Cuin, Tinu and Torrent go to say goodbye to Gwenevere. They realize that her pool has started to recover and that even she has lost some of her hag-like features. They encourage her to stay on this track and encourage her to visit Timbre who is now free of her burning pain. Cuin mutters that she may become a true nymph again in time and plans on visiting the forest again when his mission is over.
Together, they travel back to Nelle and the Ghaele who managed to heal almost all of the elves after their everburning flames went out. The elves are traumatized, but Nelle promises the party to care for them as long as they remain in Innotendar. One elf, however, has remained in his stasis. Cuin and the Ghalele examine the magically contained body again and suddenly, the Living Blade resonates with the stasis magic. The Ghaele states that the stasis magic is growing weaker and manages to dispel the effect. To their surprise, the elf turns out to be Diashan Shediell, a Shahalesti officer. He starts asking for Bhurisrava and is shocked to hear of the priest's death. Cuin'halar immediately asks the Shahalesti why he even was in this forest and is surprised to see the elf burst into tears, revelaing the whole story of the Shahalesti plan to blame the fire on Coaltongue, Ragesia and the Torch:
He explains that he was told by his commander, a Shahalesti Solei Palantis named Torfendar, to disguise himself as a Half-orc and to hire Goblins who set the forest on fire. He, his Commander and his troops were originally sent on a diplomatic mission to Innotendar forest to get the "exilant Shahalesti" who were living there to re-join the Shahalesti forces when Coaltongue was occupying Gate Pass. But as the elves turned down their request, Torfendar muttered something of "plan B" which a certain Aurana Kiirodel ordered him to execute in case of rejection.
Tinuviel immediately recognizes the name of Shaaladel's advisor and explains that this "witch" is a dangerous and cunning woman who has a lot of influence at the court in Calanis. They ask Diashan to accompany them to the Lyceum in Seaquen to testify his version of the story so that maybe the Shahalesti aggression can be brought to public one day. Cuin'halar is not keen on keeping a Shahalesti "criminal" in his company, but he understands that Diashan regrets what he has done. He also supports any plan that might ruin Shaaladel's "shining" reputation, so he finally agrees.
The now even bigger group resumes their journey through the forest and heads towards the Dasseni border. Just before they leave the last tree of Innotendar behind them, Crystin, who seems to be more in tune with herself now, closes her eyes and mutters one final vision: That Indomitability is gone for now, but that Deception remains and that they will meet him again when the bones of their grandmother look at them, weeping for her fate. All of a sudden, Tinuviel understands that Deception is Vuhl's true nature and he vows to take the fight to his treacherous "brother" should he truely meet him again.
Note: And so ends adventure#2. My next post will start at the beginning of #3 where I was happily mish-mashing the 3e and 4e versions of the module together. For a fun fact: I didn't know that Dassen was the name of a small town in my home state. So when I was googling around for additional info about Dassen, I found a lot of weather forecasts for this town. And guess what? It was pretty rainy back then