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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: 8607926" data-attributes="member: 7030144"><p>Session 103 (June 27, 2019)</p><p></p><p>12 Chund</p><p>The servitor of the Ram has disappeared untraceably. He has a whole cluster of teen children who appear to have grown up in the area—apparently wild in the forests nearby.</p><p></p><p>They send a team to search his house. A runner returns from them a few hours a later. "The building has a number of oddities in it and we found a group of moving stones in the basement. They’re pretty cleverly done, but we were able to find them anyway. They conceal a secret door." </p><p></p><p>Kit authorizes them to proceed with caution.</p><p></p><p>At this point, the Grandmaster Farsensor returns. I have been in mindmeld with several colleagues. We found the colony, but also more troublingly a smaller group, underground, not far from here—remarkably close to the village, and at least one demon. There is far too much lead to teleport there safely.</p><p></p><p>They reach out to the team psionically and have them pull back.</p><p></p><p>(Kit also plans on having mines set up – the high quantity of lead is valuable in its own right, and may mean silver or even mithril as well.)</p><p></p><p>The team brought back an idol, that looks like a humanoid ram. "When we threw holy water on it, it smoked." There was also a book. It radiates obvious chaos. A priest said, "the farmer was writing his own book—his own scriptures. I didn’t want to burn it out there for fear that it would set something off. Someone who can read it safely should do so." Also, the priest steps forward with a carefully wrapped bundle in a high-quality silk shroud. "I think it is or was a fey. It was still attached to the wall in the basement."</p><p></p><p>The door was solid stone, but on rollers. The basement had obviously been filled with food stuffs, that have since been removed.</p><p></p><p>We agree to reach out through the Sixth Daughter to contact the Drowan cities.</p><p></p><p>She is adamant that they should not be permitted to escape—the Ram is insane, and does not have sufficient respect for the Goddess or her servitors. She promises that her mother’s house troops will deal with that and will not permit such an abomination to proceed through the realms. Alistair also mentions that the Lady of Lyneham might be interested in opening trade through the Underdark tunnels if her mother is interested.</p><p></p><p>The older children are not of the Ram. He must have come to the Ram about nine years ago. Those young ones are tieflings—the offspring of succubi. They are more animalian than anything else.</p><p></p><p>Lady Katherine reaches out to the wereboar grandmother about helping the teens.</p><p></p><p>“We are somewhat aware of them. We weren’t aware they were tieflings.”</p><p></p><p>They assure her that it doesn’t mean they’re inherently evil, but in need of guidance.</p><p></p><p>Everyone ignored them because they seem unable to communicate. They sneak around the village, but they never steal anything.</p><p></p><p>Around 4 pm, the Council receives a sending: “Have identified foe. Will intercept. Want prisoners?” </p><p></p><p>They send back “Yes.”</p><p></p><p>Around dinner time, the wereboar grandmother and her daughter bustle in with 4 kids, two boys, two girls, all teens, all terrified.</p><p></p><p>Kit asks if they can understand her. The oldest nods. She tells them that she is the local Lady, that they are safe, that they will be protected, and that their father will not be able to hurt them. He communicates a little with the others, and then they all made obvious animalian submission gestures.</p><p></p><p>The teens get sent off to take a bath, get new clothes (hand-me-downs, but still), and food.</p><p></p><p>They put the book in a lead coffer, contain the idol in a circle of protection against chaos, and post a continuous watch.</p><p></p><p>A pitched battle takes place at the main colony. The servants of the Ram are wiped out except for one commander, who was captured by the man-o-war. But when the voller lands to report, they drag this one figure off, in nets woven of mithril. The rest of them are dead. "There were casualties among your forces, but we were able to bombard the worst of them and one of our gray elves destroyed the worst of the demons. The net turns his magics back on him—[ISPOILER]that would otherwise impregnate any women near by[/ISPOILER]. It will likely cause him a painful death over the next months." The elves leave a battlestar—a gray elf knight commander and four high elf knights to guard him.</p><p></p><p>The Canberryan commander reports that the bombardment was essential. "There were over two thousand, and some strange demon. They destroyed most by bombardment and then engaged the rest with us. The demon looks like a male marilith, which is all but unheard of—he had a circlet on his head, which indicated that he was a knight baronet of the 312th level of the Abyss. To the best of my knowledge, that level has no overlord. He was probably a mercenary, hired by the Lord of the Ram to support this."</p><p>[cont'd]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CPaladin, post: 8607926, member: 7030144"] Session 103 (June 27, 2019) 12 Chund The servitor of the Ram has disappeared untraceably. He has a whole cluster of teen children who appear to have grown up in the area—apparently wild in the forests nearby. They send a team to search his house. A runner returns from them a few hours a later. "The building has a number of oddities in it and we found a group of moving stones in the basement. They’re pretty cleverly done, but we were able to find them anyway. They conceal a secret door." Kit authorizes them to proceed with caution. At this point, the Grandmaster Farsensor returns. I have been in mindmeld with several colleagues. We found the colony, but also more troublingly a smaller group, underground, not far from here—remarkably close to the village, and at least one demon. There is far too much lead to teleport there safely. They reach out to the team psionically and have them pull back. (Kit also plans on having mines set up – the high quantity of lead is valuable in its own right, and may mean silver or even mithril as well.) The team brought back an idol, that looks like a humanoid ram. "When we threw holy water on it, it smoked." There was also a book. It radiates obvious chaos. A priest said, "the farmer was writing his own book—his own scriptures. I didn’t want to burn it out there for fear that it would set something off. Someone who can read it safely should do so." Also, the priest steps forward with a carefully wrapped bundle in a high-quality silk shroud. "I think it is or was a fey. It was still attached to the wall in the basement." The door was solid stone, but on rollers. The basement had obviously been filled with food stuffs, that have since been removed. We agree to reach out through the Sixth Daughter to contact the Drowan cities. She is adamant that they should not be permitted to escape—the Ram is insane, and does not have sufficient respect for the Goddess or her servitors. She promises that her mother’s house troops will deal with that and will not permit such an abomination to proceed through the realms. Alistair also mentions that the Lady of Lyneham might be interested in opening trade through the Underdark tunnels if her mother is interested. The older children are not of the Ram. He must have come to the Ram about nine years ago. Those young ones are tieflings—the offspring of succubi. They are more animalian than anything else. Lady Katherine reaches out to the wereboar grandmother about helping the teens. “We are somewhat aware of them. We weren’t aware they were tieflings.” They assure her that it doesn’t mean they’re inherently evil, but in need of guidance. Everyone ignored them because they seem unable to communicate. They sneak around the village, but they never steal anything. Around 4 pm, the Council receives a sending: “Have identified foe. Will intercept. Want prisoners?” They send back “Yes.” Around dinner time, the wereboar grandmother and her daughter bustle in with 4 kids, two boys, two girls, all teens, all terrified. Kit asks if they can understand her. The oldest nods. She tells them that she is the local Lady, that they are safe, that they will be protected, and that their father will not be able to hurt them. He communicates a little with the others, and then they all made obvious animalian submission gestures. The teens get sent off to take a bath, get new clothes (hand-me-downs, but still), and food. They put the book in a lead coffer, contain the idol in a circle of protection against chaos, and post a continuous watch. A pitched battle takes place at the main colony. The servants of the Ram are wiped out except for one commander, who was captured by the man-o-war. But when the voller lands to report, they drag this one figure off, in nets woven of mithril. The rest of them are dead. "There were casualties among your forces, but we were able to bombard the worst of them and one of our gray elves destroyed the worst of the demons. The net turns his magics back on him—[ISPOILER]that would otherwise impregnate any women near by[/ISPOILER]. It will likely cause him a painful death over the next months." The elves leave a battlestar—a gray elf knight commander and four high elf knights to guard him. The Canberryan commander reports that the bombardment was essential. "There were over two thousand, and some strange demon. They destroyed most by bombardment and then engaged the rest with us. The demon looks like a male marilith, which is all but unheard of—he had a circlet on his head, which indicated that he was a knight baronet of the 312th level of the Abyss. To the best of my knowledge, that level has no overlord. He was probably a mercenary, hired by the Lord of the Ram to support this." [cont'd] [/QUOTE]
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