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Aphonion Tales: The Archducal Council -- Unedited notes; later posts are edited transcripts (posts MWF, update 3/1/23)
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<blockquote data-quote="CPaladin" data-source="post: 8483152" data-attributes="member: 7030144"><p>[Session 79, cont'd]</p><p></p><p>Dame Brionna reaches the palace ahead of the ship, as a contingent of Morgrothian priests who look almost nothing like priests meet her. “We were hoping that it would pursue you, but that has obviously not happened. We will have to go to it. We will either be enough, or we will not. Come, boy.” The whole contingent floats up into the air. “Come if you wish.” Most of the priests are Drow and half-drow, some of whom may have Noldar blood.</p><p></p><p>An enormous ball of blue energy flies out of the graveyard at them. They shriek and whoop and fly down towards it. Daemons begin appearing and look incredulously as they are hurled into combat. The battle lasts 30 seconds or 36 seconds, and Dame Brionna and the soldiers accompanying her are the only things left on her side. “I go. You will see me again when there are not so many Noldar so near by you.”</p><p></p><p>That’s the point when Alistair informs Lord Davion. Who says he will release his menagerie whatever that means.</p><p></p><p>"I am the Maia Moriandar who once served the Vanar, and then departed them to serve Morgroth, and then left his service to serve Her Who Consumes, who will arise from the East when she comes to this world. I will find a way to permit it. I wish the reward that I have been promised. I shall feast on the power of my former master when he lies prostrate before the ravenous hoard. Only two of us had the wisdom to serve Her when we departed our master. Several of them became lords of the Abyss. One of them swore itself to the Queen of Chaos. One swore himself to the Lord of Disease—a particularly foolish decision, as he will not be able to enter beyond the Compact. Two of them have passed beyond the Arch, looking for places where they too can be gods. Several are independent. Perhaps I am feeling enough stronger to consider remaining for a time."</p><p></p><p>"Indeed," says the Noldar boy. "You must remain, you must tell her of your plans that we surely cannot prevent."</p><p></p><p>"While all of her other servants ran away making spectacles of themselves, I have been clever. I can appear as a being of light, you know. And yet you always figured it out. And so now, we wait on the conversion."</p><p></p><p>"Oh? Of the vessel?"</p><p></p><p>"We must keep you from completing the plan for only another week, and then it will be too late. A way will then be made that she can enter even without her body. The final throw before you activate the Man. And then we shall see who speaks of such things as stupidity and foolishness."</p><p></p><p>That’s the point when Lord Davion dives out of the sky screaming “Die, foul beast!” and attacking, accompanied by an elderly gold dragon, an efreet, several larger-than-usual djinn.</p><p></p><p>Dame Brionna casts prayer and follows it with holy smite.</p><p></p><p>Dame Brionna feels a great warmth. The boy behind her querulously says “my lady, you seem to be on fire.” She concentrates on the maia, and enormous gouts of sunfire hammer it as an archangel is superimposed on her.</p><p></p><p>"As soon as they have finished the conversion in the north and she fully enters the vessel that is being prepared, we will sweep all before us. Only disrupting the distillation process could stop us now, and we have sealed the dome and the underground passage has been sealed for years."</p><p></p><p>All of a sudden, it seems very very surprised, and tries to flee. An enormous wave of energy surges through Dame Brionna and Lord Davion unleashes all of the energy he has, and it explodes. Dame Brionna faints.</p><p></p><p>A messenger arrives. “I have been asked to inform you that your Champion, along with the Guard Captain and some drow soldiers have destroyed the Fallen. Your guard captain and champion are both unconscious. She has burns on the outside of our body; we have no redactors. If you do, I suggest you summon them.”</p><p></p><p>Dame Brionna is unconscious and burned, but breathing.</p><p></p><p>Lord Davion is unconscious from having completely drained his psionic energy.</p><p></p><p>They pour a tincture from the leaves of the tree that the Princess of Singing Leaves left behind on Dame Brionna, and she’s then encased in skin. Probably will only take a few days.</p><p></p><p>The dragons say that they’ve been here for as long as Lord Davion, and have spoken to you.</p><p></p><p>"And of course some of the time we’ve been miniaturized, and that’s how we can live in the bag—the bag of live holding, very rare, we have a whole little town in there. When I am in human form, I go by Bernard, but my real name is <he rumbles out something in silver dragon>.</p><p></p><p>"The Fallen Maia are the most powerful, and the stupidest, of the extraplanar beings."</p><p>[End session 79]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CPaladin, post: 8483152, member: 7030144"] [Session 79, cont'd] Dame Brionna reaches the palace ahead of the ship, as a contingent of Morgrothian priests who look almost nothing like priests meet her. “We were hoping that it would pursue you, but that has obviously not happened. We will have to go to it. We will either be enough, or we will not. Come, boy.” The whole contingent floats up into the air. “Come if you wish.” Most of the priests are Drow and half-drow, some of whom may have Noldar blood. An enormous ball of blue energy flies out of the graveyard at them. They shriek and whoop and fly down towards it. Daemons begin appearing and look incredulously as they are hurled into combat. The battle lasts 30 seconds or 36 seconds, and Dame Brionna and the soldiers accompanying her are the only things left on her side. “I go. You will see me again when there are not so many Noldar so near by you.” That’s the point when Alistair informs Lord Davion. Who says he will release his menagerie whatever that means. "I am the Maia Moriandar who once served the Vanar, and then departed them to serve Morgroth, and then left his service to serve Her Who Consumes, who will arise from the East when she comes to this world. I will find a way to permit it. I wish the reward that I have been promised. I shall feast on the power of my former master when he lies prostrate before the ravenous hoard. Only two of us had the wisdom to serve Her when we departed our master. Several of them became lords of the Abyss. One of them swore itself to the Queen of Chaos. One swore himself to the Lord of Disease—a particularly foolish decision, as he will not be able to enter beyond the Compact. Two of them have passed beyond the Arch, looking for places where they too can be gods. Several are independent. Perhaps I am feeling enough stronger to consider remaining for a time." "Indeed," says the Noldar boy. "You must remain, you must tell her of your plans that we surely cannot prevent." "While all of her other servants ran away making spectacles of themselves, I have been clever. I can appear as a being of light, you know. And yet you always figured it out. And so now, we wait on the conversion." "Oh? Of the vessel?" "We must keep you from completing the plan for only another week, and then it will be too late. A way will then be made that she can enter even without her body. The final throw before you activate the Man. And then we shall see who speaks of such things as stupidity and foolishness." That’s the point when Lord Davion dives out of the sky screaming “Die, foul beast!” and attacking, accompanied by an elderly gold dragon, an efreet, several larger-than-usual djinn. Dame Brionna casts prayer and follows it with holy smite. Dame Brionna feels a great warmth. The boy behind her querulously says “my lady, you seem to be on fire.” She concentrates on the maia, and enormous gouts of sunfire hammer it as an archangel is superimposed on her. "As soon as they have finished the conversion in the north and she fully enters the vessel that is being prepared, we will sweep all before us. Only disrupting the distillation process could stop us now, and we have sealed the dome and the underground passage has been sealed for years." All of a sudden, it seems very very surprised, and tries to flee. An enormous wave of energy surges through Dame Brionna and Lord Davion unleashes all of the energy he has, and it explodes. Dame Brionna faints. A messenger arrives. “I have been asked to inform you that your Champion, along with the Guard Captain and some drow soldiers have destroyed the Fallen. Your guard captain and champion are both unconscious. She has burns on the outside of our body; we have no redactors. If you do, I suggest you summon them.” Dame Brionna is unconscious and burned, but breathing. Lord Davion is unconscious from having completely drained his psionic energy. They pour a tincture from the leaves of the tree that the Princess of Singing Leaves left behind on Dame Brionna, and she’s then encased in skin. Probably will only take a few days. The dragons say that they’ve been here for as long as Lord Davion, and have spoken to you. "And of course some of the time we’ve been miniaturized, and that’s how we can live in the bag—the bag of live holding, very rare, we have a whole little town in there. When I am in human form, I go by Bernard, but my real name is <he rumbles out something in silver dragon>. "The Fallen Maia are the most powerful, and the stupidest, of the extraplanar beings." [End session 79] [/QUOTE]
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