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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: 8481058" data-attributes="member: 7030144"><p>Session 79 (March 31, 2016)</p><p></p><p>Tar-Skard 19</p><p>Dame Brionna and Kit head out to try to manage the possible problems created by the Moriquendarim distributing toys en masse.</p><p></p><p>Dame Brionna gets a message from Strawberry that two of the schooners pealed off from this group, and are definitely flying a search party to the south. Dame Brionna heads off to intercept them, and sees that they are crewed by drow, with some shadow elf officers.</p><p></p><p>“As we approached your city, we sensed a force of considerable chaos fleeing to the south; just above the ground, but fleeing fast, not fast enough to escape our ships but fast enough to elude our flyers.”</p><p></p><p>“It definitely had malicious intent, though not towards us. It suddenly vanished right there,” he gestures at a spot two hills over.</p><p></p><p>Dame Brionna heads over to investigate, and they assign a squad of 6 drow to assist her.</p><p></p><p>Alistair checks maps of the area and identifies it as an ancient graveyard, long unused. They organize an undead response team and send it over.</p><p></p><p>As Dame Brionna approaches, the whole area darkens. A voice speaks very clearly in Noldar, the corporal leading the group laughs, and the drow close in near her. “It says that its grief is not with us, but that one who its grief is stands within us.”</p><p></p><p>Alistair summons his Noldar vassal, the admiral’s nephew. He reports that it is a fallen Maia, one of the thirty that escaped in the desert, but one that is forsworn from Morgroth.</p><p></p><p>We decide to sic the temple of Morgroth on it, contacting the priests on the prince’s ship.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, Kit receives sheets of crystal from a messenger.</p><p></p><p>Unto Lady Katherine of Lyneham:</p><p> Included with this message is my servant. Madame Dumay. She is a half-caste and blind, and while she should have been exposed, I would not permit it, and my husband permitted it. She is loyal to me.</p><p></p><p> I have foreseen that together your offspring and the legitimate offspring of the Emperor will stand together. Two of them you may stymie.</p><p></p><p> Protect her well.</p><p></p><p> A gift for the Archduke. A bolt of cloth, of 30 yards, of adamantine woven with mithril, with threads of eog, that holds psionic energy.</p><p></p><p>(They don’t realize that you have no one who is capable of tailoring it. Although Madame Dumay is.)</p><p></p><p>Kit shows her into an informal meeting room.</p><p></p><p>She is a slender woman, with clear Noldar and other blood, dressed in common clothing for a Noldar, with the seal of House Aufaulgautharim at her collar. She gives Kit a more complete message, largely restating the previous message in more detail. [Attached]</p><p></p><p>The second page is a seal, with a blank space. "Four times in your reign, information will appear in that space when you most need it. Twice in the reign of your son. And once beyond that. The knowledge was written in the crystal. They will reveal themselves when the time is right. As you know, her nephew will remain here. She wished your people to succeed. He will fade in time, but it is still her nephew."</p><p></p><p>The Council asks about the fallen Maia. </p><p></p><p>"You must understand that the 30 were broken out of prisons into which they had been permanently been placed for breaking with his service and serving the foulest creatures, including the Unspeakable Three. Some, we know, had taken service with Borsh’tro and his minions. At least one had taken service with the Queen of Chaos, who had long been bound. And at least two took service with She of the Pale Bone. One of them (sworn to the Pale Bone) sought to seize power of the holy city of Glordiadel—they have great power—but he underestimated the strength of the priests, and he was thrust forth from the plane, but we were not able to discern whether he was destroyed. He is either banished for 100 years or is no more. Or more accurately, for 94 years now.</p><p></p><p>"A human band of adventurers came upon them in an empire called Tarkenia. Rather than consulting with the nearby Hastur, they investigated the ancient wards that maintained the globes of force. They were then set upon by the guardians, who were of elven blood, who knew their duty but were young. The humans slew them atop the seals, shedding elven blood, and broke the seals.</p><p></p><p>"More than one had a grudge against Glordiadel. He would need a base of operations nearby, where he could draw energy to sustain himself."</p><p></p><p>"Was there a center of Noldar power here?"</p><p></p><p>"Not for thousands of years, but there was a Moriquendarim outpost here. A Noldar and his wife set up a tower and a few buildings. The tower is part of the castle still. They remained here for quite some time, and then underwent the Rite of Returning. Moriquendarim erased them from their history, for that is the most unforgivable thing, but Aufaulgautharim forgets nothing."</p><p>[cont'd]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CPaladin, post: 8481058, member: 7030144"] Session 79 (March 31, 2016) Tar-Skard 19 Dame Brionna and Kit head out to try to manage the possible problems created by the Moriquendarim distributing toys en masse. Dame Brionna gets a message from Strawberry that two of the schooners pealed off from this group, and are definitely flying a search party to the south. Dame Brionna heads off to intercept them, and sees that they are crewed by drow, with some shadow elf officers. “As we approached your city, we sensed a force of considerable chaos fleeing to the south; just above the ground, but fleeing fast, not fast enough to escape our ships but fast enough to elude our flyers.” “It definitely had malicious intent, though not towards us. It suddenly vanished right there,” he gestures at a spot two hills over. Dame Brionna heads over to investigate, and they assign a squad of 6 drow to assist her. Alistair checks maps of the area and identifies it as an ancient graveyard, long unused. They organize an undead response team and send it over. As Dame Brionna approaches, the whole area darkens. A voice speaks very clearly in Noldar, the corporal leading the group laughs, and the drow close in near her. “It says that its grief is not with us, but that one who its grief is stands within us.” Alistair summons his Noldar vassal, the admiral’s nephew. He reports that it is a fallen Maia, one of the thirty that escaped in the desert, but one that is forsworn from Morgroth. We decide to sic the temple of Morgroth on it, contacting the priests on the prince’s ship. Meanwhile, Kit receives sheets of crystal from a messenger. Unto Lady Katherine of Lyneham: Included with this message is my servant. Madame Dumay. She is a half-caste and blind, and while she should have been exposed, I would not permit it, and my husband permitted it. She is loyal to me. I have foreseen that together your offspring and the legitimate offspring of the Emperor will stand together. Two of them you may stymie. Protect her well. A gift for the Archduke. A bolt of cloth, of 30 yards, of adamantine woven with mithril, with threads of eog, that holds psionic energy. (They don’t realize that you have no one who is capable of tailoring it. Although Madame Dumay is.) Kit shows her into an informal meeting room. She is a slender woman, with clear Noldar and other blood, dressed in common clothing for a Noldar, with the seal of House Aufaulgautharim at her collar. She gives Kit a more complete message, largely restating the previous message in more detail. [Attached] The second page is a seal, with a blank space. "Four times in your reign, information will appear in that space when you most need it. Twice in the reign of your son. And once beyond that. The knowledge was written in the crystal. They will reveal themselves when the time is right. As you know, her nephew will remain here. She wished your people to succeed. He will fade in time, but it is still her nephew." The Council asks about the fallen Maia. "You must understand that the 30 were broken out of prisons into which they had been permanently been placed for breaking with his service and serving the foulest creatures, including the Unspeakable Three. Some, we know, had taken service with Borsh’tro and his minions. At least one had taken service with the Queen of Chaos, who had long been bound. And at least two took service with She of the Pale Bone. One of them (sworn to the Pale Bone) sought to seize power of the holy city of Glordiadel—they have great power—but he underestimated the strength of the priests, and he was thrust forth from the plane, but we were not able to discern whether he was destroyed. He is either banished for 100 years or is no more. Or more accurately, for 94 years now. "A human band of adventurers came upon them in an empire called Tarkenia. Rather than consulting with the nearby Hastur, they investigated the ancient wards that maintained the globes of force. They were then set upon by the guardians, who were of elven blood, who knew their duty but were young. The humans slew them atop the seals, shedding elven blood, and broke the seals. "More than one had a grudge against Glordiadel. He would need a base of operations nearby, where he could draw energy to sustain himself." "Was there a center of Noldar power here?" "Not for thousands of years, but there was a Moriquendarim outpost here. A Noldar and his wife set up a tower and a few buildings. The tower is part of the castle still. They remained here for quite some time, and then underwent the Rite of Returning. Moriquendarim erased them from their history, for that is the most unforgivable thing, but Aufaulgautharim forgets nothing." [cont'd] [/QUOTE]
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