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<blockquote data-quote="MarkM" data-source="post: 8390123" data-attributes="member: 7025557"><p>Session 7 (3-4-21):</p><p><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/ng3jT_05tJFr8uQw-LbAQqIPZOdknh8aYnypFvLP6gOfPJMDZCLK5OxzYGfdLqZXS6SdA_GV8KN4zg6EF2xDzXzxB11oIYfYyQj9ZX6mxdR9PjNtfF-kK4xT9n04702AXxvFzrhC=s0" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>We took a quick rest while the rest of the ships sailed into the harbor and the fighting picked up in earnest. We debated amongst ourselves as to what to do next. Most wanted to head down to the brig to find Nathan. I took the other side and cautioned against it. We’d been lucky up to this point. To expose ourselves further risked the primary objective. But, the others were in the majority.</p><p></p><p>Right before we were to head out, an explosion from one of the ships down in the bay rang out. A man wreathed in fire was jumping from ship to ship. He made it to dry land and then leapt 40 feet up to the city wall. Who the hell was this guy?</p><p></p><p>We went down to the bay to find Captain Smith and tell him our plan but also to look for clues on this crazy fire knight. The Captain was leading the men further in the city so we couldn’t talk to him. We didn’t find much when it came to the fire knight. I did see some blood up near the top of the wall… that’s good. It means he can be hurt. Gyldiel said he was Eladrin and we should kill him if we see him. I told Gyldiel we should hide if we see that guy again… I’d later be proven right…</p><p></p><p>The brig was a bust. Our soldiers were having a hard time figuring out what to do with the Danoran prisoners. Sylvia helped smooth over the matter between them. But, Nathan wasn’t there. Just as we were about to leave, fire knight showed up again. He used some sort of item that blurred the world with the Fey Wild again. It was an orb that he threw away after using (Vic grabbed it). But, it’s purpose was to remove a portion of the wall leading into the central fortress where it was believed the Duchess had retreated. He killed some of her soldiers on the way in.</p><p></p><p>Interesting… I’d assumed he was on the Duchess’ side… something wasn’t right.</p><p></p><p>Sylvia and Vic started sprinting toward the opening. The others followed. I was conflicted. It seemed like a bad idea to run face first into the enemy fortress. I almost stopped and stayed outside but I saw that there weren’t any soldiers immediately visible through the opening. </p><p></p><p>So, going in with everyone else, we came to a giant hedge maze surrounding the tower we believed contained the Duchess. </p><p></p><p>A portion of the maze was on fire indicating where our knight made his way through. But, as we tried to follow the holes he’d made, we got stopped by a very large, green fey being. He claimed it was his maze and we couldn’t pass. This led to a battle… or more like a game of cat and mouse. He’d pop out and cast something at us and then disappear back in to the maze. He knocked Bell down a few times but we eventually hurt him enough to where he disappeared and didn’t come back out.</p><p></p><p>We realized we could either squeeze through the walls of the maze or climb over… or walk around the corners. But where’s the fun in that option?</p><p></p><p>Eventually, we made our way to the center of the maze and found the tower. Moving in, there were dead soldiers everywhere. This fire knight was bad news. Moving quietly, we scaled the tower until we neared the top and heard voices. I snuck up closer to get a look.</p><p></p><p>It was the Duchess, Nathan, and the fire knight. The Duchess looked to be nearly dead. Hearing their conversation, it was obvious the Duchess did not have the support of all fey as I thought. He told her the Fey Courts condemned her starting this war. She gave all her reasons including some Diviner's prophecy about the king being controlled by “one who’s died a thousand times.”</p><p></p><p>The knight’s name was Asrabey Varal and he was a legend of the First Yerasol War. Nathan spoke up about Kasvarina Varal which caught his attention. Nathan told him Kasvarina Varal (who we assume is his sister) had come through not too long ago on the arm of a Chrysilliri man. She wanted to see the mines and she was the one responsible for building the transport portal. </p><p></p><p>As Asrabey turned back to the Duchess to kill her, I took my shot. I couldn’t let him take our mission from us without at least trying. He looked very badly injured so I hoped to take him down in one shot. I let loose and my bolt flew true, right at his chest… and bounced off his tunic? Uh oh… I turned to run away.</p><p></p><p>The rest of my companions came up the stairs and we tried to talk our way out of this. We told him who we were and that we couldn’t let him kill the Duchess. She must stand trial before the king. Asrabey was hard to understand. We seemed to be on the same side of this yet we had an extremely hard time coming up with an agreement. He wanted a ship and he’d take the Duchess to the king himself. Personally, I’d have gone with that as it seemed our only option. But, my companions didn’t trust him and so stood their ground.</p><p></p><p>This led to a very short fight where he showed just how much more powerful he was than us. Our blows bounced off of him and he dropped Sylvia, Vic, and Bell in the first few seconds. In addition, I was pinned by his shield which came to life on it’s own and wrapped around me. Gyldiel sprinted away with some plan in mind. </p><p></p><p>What came next… I don’t know what to do with it honestly. I just know I’m angry. Asrabey came at me to take me down but I convinced him I was no longer a threat and would let him do what he wanted. That seemed to satisfy him and he moved to intercept Gyl. As he walked toward him, he told Gyl that we could take the Duchess and he’d leave only with Nathan. It seemed a crazy good offer in the position we were in. Gyldiel hesitated!</p><p></p><p>For what reason, I can’t fathom. He must have still thought we could save both of them… but it was quite obvious to me at least we were being offered a way to still accomplish our mission in spite of the fact Asrabey was in complete control.</p><p></p><p>I called from the hallway just that and told him we’d happily accept the deal. Gyldiel still hesitated and so Asrabey swung his sword and took him down! He then announced the deal was no longer on the table. </p><p></p><p>He approached me and asked if I had healing. I handed him a greater healing and he asked if I had any more… or did my companions. I told him it had been rough getting up here but he could search my companions. They didn’t have any more. I did but my deception threw him off of pressing me further. </p><p></p><p>He picked up the Duchess and Nathan carried them out. I made to sneak after them but poured my last greater heal into Gyldiel before following. I was hoping he’d open a way through the maze I could easily follow but he simply jumped up to the top and ran along it until he got out. </p><p></p><p>Seeing this, I made my way back to my team. They were all stirring when I returned. Looking out on the city, we saw Asrabey’s fire light up a few times. It appeared he was heading in the direction of the portal. </p><p></p><p>The rest of the day was uneventful. We had to tell Lya Jierre that we failed in our task with the Duchess and Nathan. Fortunately for us, most were simply glad we’d done what we did in the tower and saved a lot of Risuri lives. </p><p></p><p>Aboard the ships headed for home, I couldn’t help but still seeth over those final few minutes. We had a chance to complete the mission… and hesitated. It cost us. I didn’t want to but I probably needed to have a conversation with Gyldiel away from the others. I also probably needed to have a conversation with Inspector Delft when we got home. I’m not sure which of those conversations I was least looking forward to…</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MarkM, post: 8390123, member: 7025557"] Session 7 (3-4-21): [IMG]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/ng3jT_05tJFr8uQw-LbAQqIPZOdknh8aYnypFvLP6gOfPJMDZCLK5OxzYGfdLqZXS6SdA_GV8KN4zg6EF2xDzXzxB11oIYfYyQj9ZX6mxdR9PjNtfF-kK4xT9n04702AXxvFzrhC=s0[/IMG] We took a quick rest while the rest of the ships sailed into the harbor and the fighting picked up in earnest. We debated amongst ourselves as to what to do next. Most wanted to head down to the brig to find Nathan. I took the other side and cautioned against it. We’d been lucky up to this point. To expose ourselves further risked the primary objective. But, the others were in the majority. Right before we were to head out, an explosion from one of the ships down in the bay rang out. A man wreathed in fire was jumping from ship to ship. He made it to dry land and then leapt 40 feet up to the city wall. Who the hell was this guy? We went down to the bay to find Captain Smith and tell him our plan but also to look for clues on this crazy fire knight. The Captain was leading the men further in the city so we couldn’t talk to him. We didn’t find much when it came to the fire knight. I did see some blood up near the top of the wall… that’s good. It means he can be hurt. Gyldiel said he was Eladrin and we should kill him if we see him. I told Gyldiel we should hide if we see that guy again… I’d later be proven right… The brig was a bust. Our soldiers were having a hard time figuring out what to do with the Danoran prisoners. Sylvia helped smooth over the matter between them. But, Nathan wasn’t there. Just as we were about to leave, fire knight showed up again. He used some sort of item that blurred the world with the Fey Wild again. It was an orb that he threw away after using (Vic grabbed it). But, it’s purpose was to remove a portion of the wall leading into the central fortress where it was believed the Duchess had retreated. He killed some of her soldiers on the way in. Interesting… I’d assumed he was on the Duchess’ side… something wasn’t right. Sylvia and Vic started sprinting toward the opening. The others followed. I was conflicted. It seemed like a bad idea to run face first into the enemy fortress. I almost stopped and stayed outside but I saw that there weren’t any soldiers immediately visible through the opening. So, going in with everyone else, we came to a giant hedge maze surrounding the tower we believed contained the Duchess. A portion of the maze was on fire indicating where our knight made his way through. But, as we tried to follow the holes he’d made, we got stopped by a very large, green fey being. He claimed it was his maze and we couldn’t pass. This led to a battle… or more like a game of cat and mouse. He’d pop out and cast something at us and then disappear back in to the maze. He knocked Bell down a few times but we eventually hurt him enough to where he disappeared and didn’t come back out. We realized we could either squeeze through the walls of the maze or climb over… or walk around the corners. But where’s the fun in that option? Eventually, we made our way to the center of the maze and found the tower. Moving in, there were dead soldiers everywhere. This fire knight was bad news. Moving quietly, we scaled the tower until we neared the top and heard voices. I snuck up closer to get a look. It was the Duchess, Nathan, and the fire knight. The Duchess looked to be nearly dead. Hearing their conversation, it was obvious the Duchess did not have the support of all fey as I thought. He told her the Fey Courts condemned her starting this war. She gave all her reasons including some Diviner's prophecy about the king being controlled by “one who’s died a thousand times.” The knight’s name was Asrabey Varal and he was a legend of the First Yerasol War. Nathan spoke up about Kasvarina Varal which caught his attention. Nathan told him Kasvarina Varal (who we assume is his sister) had come through not too long ago on the arm of a Chrysilliri man. She wanted to see the mines and she was the one responsible for building the transport portal. As Asrabey turned back to the Duchess to kill her, I took my shot. I couldn’t let him take our mission from us without at least trying. He looked very badly injured so I hoped to take him down in one shot. I let loose and my bolt flew true, right at his chest… and bounced off his tunic? Uh oh… I turned to run away. The rest of my companions came up the stairs and we tried to talk our way out of this. We told him who we were and that we couldn’t let him kill the Duchess. She must stand trial before the king. Asrabey was hard to understand. We seemed to be on the same side of this yet we had an extremely hard time coming up with an agreement. He wanted a ship and he’d take the Duchess to the king himself. Personally, I’d have gone with that as it seemed our only option. But, my companions didn’t trust him and so stood their ground. This led to a very short fight where he showed just how much more powerful he was than us. Our blows bounced off of him and he dropped Sylvia, Vic, and Bell in the first few seconds. In addition, I was pinned by his shield which came to life on it’s own and wrapped around me. Gyldiel sprinted away with some plan in mind. What came next… I don’t know what to do with it honestly. I just know I’m angry. Asrabey came at me to take me down but I convinced him I was no longer a threat and would let him do what he wanted. That seemed to satisfy him and he moved to intercept Gyl. As he walked toward him, he told Gyl that we could take the Duchess and he’d leave only with Nathan. It seemed a crazy good offer in the position we were in. Gyldiel hesitated! For what reason, I can’t fathom. He must have still thought we could save both of them… but it was quite obvious to me at least we were being offered a way to still accomplish our mission in spite of the fact Asrabey was in complete control. I called from the hallway just that and told him we’d happily accept the deal. Gyldiel still hesitated and so Asrabey swung his sword and took him down! He then announced the deal was no longer on the table. He approached me and asked if I had healing. I handed him a greater healing and he asked if I had any more… or did my companions. I told him it had been rough getting up here but he could search my companions. They didn’t have any more. I did but my deception threw him off of pressing me further. He picked up the Duchess and Nathan carried them out. I made to sneak after them but poured my last greater heal into Gyldiel before following. I was hoping he’d open a way through the maze I could easily follow but he simply jumped up to the top and ran along it until he got out. Seeing this, I made my way back to my team. They were all stirring when I returned. Looking out on the city, we saw Asrabey’s fire light up a few times. It appeared he was heading in the direction of the portal. The rest of the day was uneventful. We had to tell Lya Jierre that we failed in our task with the Duchess and Nathan. Fortunately for us, most were simply glad we’d done what we did in the tower and saved a lot of Risuri lives. Aboard the ships headed for home, I couldn’t help but still seeth over those final few minutes. We had a chance to complete the mission… and hesitated. It cost us. I didn’t want to but I probably needed to have a conversation with Gyldiel away from the others. I also probably needed to have a conversation with Inspector Delft when we got home. I’m not sure which of those conversations I was least looking forward to… [/QUOTE]
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