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Message: <blockquote data-quote="aartvb" data-source="post: 9493465" data-attributes="member: 7035557">Session 7 (23-3-2022): The Capture of the Duchess and the Battle with Asrabey VaralZuna calls Nicolas Dupiers back to the group via the mind link, and they briefly discuss his work here. They are interrupted by a Risur soldier, who informs them that they have found some prisoners captured by the Duchess during her attack. Among them are 12 tieflings—perhaps Nathan Jierre (the nephew of Lya Jierre) is one of them!They go to check, but with the screams of the prisoners and the bleating of sheep in the building, it’s difficult to make sense of anything. It appears that Nathan is not among them. Along the way, Zuna notices another small building where something seems to be going on. They plan to investigate, but are violently interrupted by a magic spell that transforms the area into a jungle. The shadowy figure they had seen earlier returns and uses the terrain to enter the inner wall.Galarin realizes that fey magic is being used, and that the figure is a high elf, likely a vekeshi mystic. The group chases after him, leaving Nicolas Dupiers behind. They pass through a maze of hedges, which the high elf has set on fire. A man named Gillie Dhu, who is connected to the maze, takes fire damage from the blaze. Initially, Gillie Dhu tries to stop the group, but they manage to convince him to let them pass.The high elf climbs into the fort/tower at the center of the maze, where the Duchess is likely hiding. The group climbs after him and overhears a conversation between the high elf, the Duchess, and a young man, who turns out to be Nathan Jierre. From this conversation, they learn that the high elf’s name is Asrabey Varal, and he is here on behalf of the Unseen Court. His mission is to execute the Duchess to send a message that the Court does not approve of the king’s (failed) assassination. The Duchess had promised that Risur would withdraw from the tieflings of Danor, but now she is talking with Nathan, a tiefling himself.Asrabey is about to kill the Duchess when Nathan recognizes the surname Varal and tells him that Kasvarina Varal visited the island some time ago to inspect it. The group interrupts the conversation and attacks. Asrabey is powerful, but they manage to defeat him. Nathan is freed.Zuna steals a cloak of smoke from Asrabey, but the other items are left behind, as there would be consequences for taking them. Fortunately, only Trip witnessed the theft. Galarin, who wanted to leave everything behind, is unaware, and Frostbeard, who would have opposed the theft (being Lawful Good), was AFK during the event.The group considers following the Duchess, as she claims to have Risur’s best interests at heart. A skyseer had a vision that could spell disaster for both Risur and the Unseen Court. The Duchess reveals that Danor is combining magic and weapons on this island to create extremely powerful weapons, which could pose a grave threat to Risur. Ultimately however, the group decides to hand the Duchess over.In the room where they are, there is a telescope, suggesting that much research into stars and planets was conducted here. The Duchess is handed over, and a contract is signed, affirming that Risur does not approve of her actions. The contract is signed by Galarin and someone from Danor (Lya).Lya and Nathan are reunited. Lya reveals that she is the future bride of the king of Risur, provided the negotiations go well. The group is invited to the wedding, which they eagerly accept (especially since they’re excited about the celebration and free drinks).Each member of the group receives 1,500 GP. The next adventure takes place a few months later in Flint.<code class="bbCodeInline">By the way, during one of these sessions, Zuna's player jokingly said something like: "obviously the bad guys are building something here, and at the end of the campaign we have to come back here to destroy it. This island is too weird." Yes, that would be quite something!</code></blockquote>

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