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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: 8800365" data-attributes="member: 7030144"><p>[Session 131, cont'd]</p><p>Kit reaches out to her people. They freed the farmers and express surprise that they left them alive. The farmers reported that they were sleeping until the cows got startled, and then found two figures—a human and something he described as one of the Tor folk. (Kit assumes that that was what he would have thought an elf was.) He drew a sword, and they knocked him out.</p><p></p><p>The cows are where they appear to have landed, and are all dead. They appear to have been poisoned—their fur is falling out, tongues swollen, and eyes bulging.</p><p></p><p>There were human tracks heading towards the city, and smaller tracks heading further southwest. The tracks disappear as he enters a field, but they can still follow it because there’s a trail of dead grain.</p><p></p><p>The council tells Lord Silverleaves. He is concerned that it may be a redcap, because of the trail of death. A redcap would not become a servant of the Eldritch deliberately, but it could think it was using the Eldritch while in fact being manipulated. It is more destructive than you would expect a normal redcap to be—it must be enhanced somehow.</p><p></p><p>The council tells the Tor about the redcap that they think is coming towards the Tor.</p><p></p><p>Lord Silverleaves decides to apport down there, and Kit warns her people first.</p><p></p><p>He examines the humans—they’re fine. He then examines the straps of the glidewing. They carried perhaps as much as 50 pounds of a death poison.</p><p></p><p>The council also asks the Tor if there are any water spirits or the like that can protect the water supply. They then position priests at all of the water intakes into the city to detect poison.</p><p></p><p>Lord Silverleaves pursues the redcap—he’s not worried about taking on a redcap.</p><p></p><p>An hour and a half later, he reports that the redcap dumped the poison into the headwaters of the water supply for the city, intended to slowly seep into the city water supply. Lord Silverleaves telekinetically moved it out. He also reports that the whole operation seems hurried. He wonders "if the connection to the Eldritch might be affecting the enemies’ minds. Alternately, Arthranax may have manifested enough of the Eldritch power here that it is making plans directly, without having the level of knowledge to make the plans better. The Eldritch were always arrogant, always." He also asks for a hundred troops to help him flush the redcap out of hiding, which the council sends.</p><p></p><p>This is the western aqueduct that supplies the lower city that has been poisoned; the poison will reach the city in about three days. They plan to close all the wells and pumps in two days’ time, announced in one days’ time so people have time to fill barrels, jugs, etc.</p><p></p><p>Benjamin arrives that afternoon, asks to be taken to Dame Brionna, and gets directed to Dame Brionna’s shiny new townhouse. When he arrives, the Sixth Daughter immediately knocks him unconscious, with no difficulty.</p><p></p><p>The Minister of the Mind ejects the creature from him easily, and the coercer captures it.</p><p></p><p><<What was your mission?>></p><p></p><p><<First, to transfer himself to the Dame in her moment of weakness, and then to kill the body of the host that brought him, and then to use the Dame’s ability to enter into the Emperor’s presence and find a way to contact orichalcum and detonate it.>></p><p></p><p><<I can do 5 more.>></p><p></p><p>The council discusses.</p><p></p><p><<Who sent you?>></p><p></p><p><<The brother of the Avatar sent me. He has been driven from his position. Others come to claim it from far away. He has thrown his lot with his brother, and seeks to curry favor by destroying you.>></p><p></p><p><<What is the urgency that causes you to hurry?>></p><p></p><p><<The weakness in the Dame will pass. The Red Moons which weaken the powers of order will pass. Only now might it be possible to bring low the defense of the land.>></p><p></p><p><<Were there other plans besides this being’s plot and poisoning the water supply?>></p><p></p><p><<Weakening the Tor so they cannot provide support like they have in the past. When this window is past, both they and he will be secure.>></p><p></p><p><<Do they plan to strike at or through Dame Katherine of Lyneham’s family?>></p><p></p><p><<They are common. He is an emperor. Surely, they could not affect him.>></p><p></p><p><<Who are the brother of the Avatar’s close allies and minions?>></p><p></p><p><<He has few close allies now. Most left him when he left the House. Many of his drow deserted him as well. He slew the Priest of Death assigned to him, and his Seneschal tried to strike him down. He has 4 dozen drow, and a half-dozen Shadowelves. His wife fled in a yacht across the sea. Even the humans resist us! Better they should have sent her loved one, her male, and yet he resists our entry. Two of our brethren were obliterated trying to make an entry to him. And even this one resists. And the elves! I do not know how we brought any of them along…>></p><p></p><p>Then they need to destroy the demon before it escapes.</p><p></p><p>The Council discusses the matter of Sir Denro, Dame Brionna's fiance. They know Dame Brionna’s fiancé is on the eldritch island. They start planning an assault on the island, likely timed for the Greater Festival of Moons in two months. They sent a group of 10th and 11th level characters before.</p><p></p><p>Kit’s people salvage the flying wings.</p><p></p><p>Alistair talks with Kit about staging three additional field armies to Lyneham, to prepare to defend either Ecsilias or Avery. This requires moving a huge amount of food. Also, Kit suggests having her new force of were-soldiers train with the troops. The hope is to march two through the Cities of the Gates, and use the other to practice a combat airlift by voller. They expect this to take several weeks to really get going.</p><p></p><p>Princess Mirabelle sends a message saying that she would be delighted to come to visit and has sent an advance team to set up appropriate quarters, but that she can’t travel until after the coming Greater Festivals of Mists. They immediately insert Kit’s agent as a local lady-in-waiting to make herself indispensable. She reports quickly that the ladies-in-waiting in the advance team are simpering airheads, so making herself indispensable will be quite easy.</p><p></p><p>The skaven messenger also buys a brooch in the marketplace. Dame Brionna gives him a sending stone to give to his leader. He mentions that the brooch is for his sister, who is piebald (and thus a mage). Dame Brionna also gives a bag of common spell components as a gift for his sister, and invites her to come to study at the great school of magic that they are establishing.</p><p></p><p>The next two days pass uneventfully.</p><p>[End Session 131]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CPaladin, post: 8800365, member: 7030144"] [Session 131, cont'd] Kit reaches out to her people. They freed the farmers and express surprise that they left them alive. The farmers reported that they were sleeping until the cows got startled, and then found two figures—a human and something he described as one of the Tor folk. (Kit assumes that that was what he would have thought an elf was.) He drew a sword, and they knocked him out. The cows are where they appear to have landed, and are all dead. They appear to have been poisoned—their fur is falling out, tongues swollen, and eyes bulging. There were human tracks heading towards the city, and smaller tracks heading further southwest. The tracks disappear as he enters a field, but they can still follow it because there’s a trail of dead grain. The council tells Lord Silverleaves. He is concerned that it may be a redcap, because of the trail of death. A redcap would not become a servant of the Eldritch deliberately, but it could think it was using the Eldritch while in fact being manipulated. It is more destructive than you would expect a normal redcap to be—it must be enhanced somehow. The council tells the Tor about the redcap that they think is coming towards the Tor. Lord Silverleaves decides to apport down there, and Kit warns her people first. He examines the humans—they’re fine. He then examines the straps of the glidewing. They carried perhaps as much as 50 pounds of a death poison. The council also asks the Tor if there are any water spirits or the like that can protect the water supply. They then position priests at all of the water intakes into the city to detect poison. Lord Silverleaves pursues the redcap—he’s not worried about taking on a redcap. An hour and a half later, he reports that the redcap dumped the poison into the headwaters of the water supply for the city, intended to slowly seep into the city water supply. Lord Silverleaves telekinetically moved it out. He also reports that the whole operation seems hurried. He wonders "if the connection to the Eldritch might be affecting the enemies’ minds. Alternately, Arthranax may have manifested enough of the Eldritch power here that it is making plans directly, without having the level of knowledge to make the plans better. The Eldritch were always arrogant, always." He also asks for a hundred troops to help him flush the redcap out of hiding, which the council sends. This is the western aqueduct that supplies the lower city that has been poisoned; the poison will reach the city in about three days. They plan to close all the wells and pumps in two days’ time, announced in one days’ time so people have time to fill barrels, jugs, etc. Benjamin arrives that afternoon, asks to be taken to Dame Brionna, and gets directed to Dame Brionna’s shiny new townhouse. When he arrives, the Sixth Daughter immediately knocks him unconscious, with no difficulty. The Minister of the Mind ejects the creature from him easily, and the coercer captures it. <<What was your mission?>> <<First, to transfer himself to the Dame in her moment of weakness, and then to kill the body of the host that brought him, and then to use the Dame’s ability to enter into the Emperor’s presence and find a way to contact orichalcum and detonate it.>> <<I can do 5 more.>> The council discusses. <<Who sent you?>> <<The brother of the Avatar sent me. He has been driven from his position. Others come to claim it from far away. He has thrown his lot with his brother, and seeks to curry favor by destroying you.>> <<What is the urgency that causes you to hurry?>> <<The weakness in the Dame will pass. The Red Moons which weaken the powers of order will pass. Only now might it be possible to bring low the defense of the land.>> <<Were there other plans besides this being’s plot and poisoning the water supply?>> <<Weakening the Tor so they cannot provide support like they have in the past. When this window is past, both they and he will be secure.>> <<Do they plan to strike at or through Dame Katherine of Lyneham’s family?>> <<They are common. He is an emperor. Surely, they could not affect him.>> <<Who are the brother of the Avatar’s close allies and minions?>> <<He has few close allies now. Most left him when he left the House. Many of his drow deserted him as well. He slew the Priest of Death assigned to him, and his Seneschal tried to strike him down. He has 4 dozen drow, and a half-dozen Shadowelves. His wife fled in a yacht across the sea. Even the humans resist us! Better they should have sent her loved one, her male, and yet he resists our entry. Two of our brethren were obliterated trying to make an entry to him. And even this one resists. And the elves! I do not know how we brought any of them along…>> Then they need to destroy the demon before it escapes. The Council discusses the matter of Sir Denro, Dame Brionna's fiance. They know Dame Brionna’s fiancé is on the eldritch island. They start planning an assault on the island, likely timed for the Greater Festival of Moons in two months. They sent a group of 10th and 11th level characters before. Kit’s people salvage the flying wings. Alistair talks with Kit about staging three additional field armies to Lyneham, to prepare to defend either Ecsilias or Avery. This requires moving a huge amount of food. Also, Kit suggests having her new force of were-soldiers train with the troops. The hope is to march two through the Cities of the Gates, and use the other to practice a combat airlift by voller. They expect this to take several weeks to really get going. Princess Mirabelle sends a message saying that she would be delighted to come to visit and has sent an advance team to set up appropriate quarters, but that she can’t travel until after the coming Greater Festivals of Mists. They immediately insert Kit’s agent as a local lady-in-waiting to make herself indispensable. She reports quickly that the ladies-in-waiting in the advance team are simpering airheads, so making herself indispensable will be quite easy. The skaven messenger also buys a brooch in the marketplace. Dame Brionna gives him a sending stone to give to his leader. He mentions that the brooch is for his sister, who is piebald (and thus a mage). Dame Brionna also gives a bag of common spell components as a gift for his sister, and invites her to come to study at the great school of magic that they are establishing. The next two days pass uneventfully. [End Session 131] [/QUOTE]
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