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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: 8536878" data-attributes="member: 7030144"><p>Session 88 (June 29, 2017)</p><p></p><p>30 Tar-Skard</p><p>Dame Brionna provides a report on the military situation in Hanal. [Attached.] They need to get Bormark and Ruatha to actively throw in with the resistance; they talk about reaching out through the Church of Paranswarm, while also offering the carrot of food shipments to Ruatha (since that’s probably Ruatha’s great concern), but only if they actually throw in with the resistance. They also discuss moving against Havershaw, because that’s the last mainland port controlled by the Usurper.</p><p></p><p>Kit has a very strange letter. Its ostensibly from the representative of the House of Athanase, which was a noble house in Southern Aereleon, to Kit as a baroness of Naet, which was a minor noble house in Southern Aereleon. [Attached.] The Council is well familiar with Northern Aereleon, one of the most important Enclaves in the City of Enclaves, but there is no Southern Aereleon, and hasn't been for many centuries.</p><p></p><p>They call for a linguist, who explains various things. The House of Athanase was the ruling family of Southern Aereleon. The myths say that the affair between the Baroness of Naet and the Southern Aereleon caused the destruction of Southern Aereleon. He gave her a short-necked catobeplas, a cross between a dragon and ox. It had a terrible death breath, and too many magical powers.</p><p></p><p>He writes out the misspelled or erroneous words in the ancient language of Aereleon. The Council asks a page to send for the Minister of Magic, who examines this. </p><p></p><p>"Someone coded a release within this. It will release something that has been placed in stasis. The signature is clear, but very powerful. Young, remarkably young, human, male, spent his whole life studying to achieve that power at that age. Could be a young person under the influence of an older spirit."</p><p></p><p>Dame Brionna speculates that this may be a blackmail effort. Alistair speculates that it might be someone who believes Kit is a reincarnation.</p><p></p><p>Grandmaster Farsensor scries on Ferdinanda, Kit’s old friend (but not a close one); she is better dressed than Kit remembers, happily working in a craftsman’s home, but their house is surrounded by ruins. There is a craftsman in a leather apron working on a rug. As he moves his vision away, the area that he focuses on stops looking like ruins, but the area that isn’t the focus becomes ruins. Ferdinanda looks happy and pregnant.</p><p></p><p>A customer steps in, in archaic clothings, haggling with the rugmaker. They are haggling in an archaic dialect. The coins are inscribed “In the Council We Trust.” The face is not recognizable; likely archaic Council of Opposition coins. We hypothesize it might be some sort of temporal strangeness.</p><p></p><p>We call for a priest of Eternal Father, the Glordiadelian minor deity of time. The priest communes with the god.</p><p></p><p>Is Kit’s friend Ferdinanda in the present day?</p><p>"She’s not—she dwells in peace long ago."</p><p></p><p>How did she get there? </p><p>"She was drawn there by the Comte de Athanase as a reward for the help in finding Kit, so that she could find someone who would treasure her above all others."</p><p></p><p>What other names would we know the Comte de Athanase by?</p><p>"You would not; he is lost in time. He was the greatest of human mages, at a time far too young for his mastery. Time was one of the things he mastered."</p><p></p><p>What is bound by these words? </p><p>"A loyal pet who he bound to the one who he believes you to be, based on the very blood you carry. He believes you carry her spirit; you do not, but he is blinded by his love for her."</p><p></p><p>What happened to the Baroness de Naet?</p><p>"She bore his child, having born one before he knew her. A noble of his court slew her and the child. So furious was he, that he sought the life of the one who took it, and took that; and then tried to bring her back by drawing her still living through time itself, which destroyed Southern Aerelion."</p><p></p><p>[Draft questions that were omitted: What is the author’s intent towards Kit and towards Canberry?</p><p>Is the author of the letter allied with our enemies?</p><p>Is Ferdinanda in Southern Aereleon?</p><p>Who wrote this letter?</p><p>The group also inferred that Kit is a distant descendant of the Baroness de Naet.</p><p>]</p><p></p><p>How do we stop the Comte de Athanase? </p><p>"His ability to pass through time is limited. Projecting his servant and his gift permanently into this time has weakened him for quite a while, as did rewarding her friend by drawing her back. We could find a way to convince him that she does not bear her spirit. Or we could simply ignore his attentions. Or, of course, you could build a special shrine to the God of Time at the Cathedral. It is ironic; he does not realize that his servant cannot return to him.</p><p></p><p>"The Comte was a good man until he lost his mind upon her death. The remnant of Southern Aereleon is in a rift in time. Ferdinanda will never know, and the God will find a way for their children to find their way back into time. Also, the God would like stained-glass windows in the chapel."</p><p></p><p>Is the Comte de Athanase likely to find common cause with the Pariah Deities or with their allies and proxies such as the Blue Sun?</p><p>"He would rather run a dagger through his own throat; he was a devoted servant of Glordiadel before his insanity."</p><p></p><p>Can we find a way to allow him to die?</p><p>"My lord can kill him; he cannot let him die. He cannot leave the rift—he is trapped."</p><p></p><p>Is there a way to get messages to the Comte de Athanase? </p><p>"My lord says that it can be done."</p><p></p><p>How can we get a message to the Comte de Athanase? </p><p>"A guardian of time will happily carry it for you, and I will not mention the beautiful lamps that should be hung in the top of the chapel."</p><p></p><p>Are you aware from your perspective on time that Arthranax who is also the One Other who is also the Blue Sun destroyed Berta? </p><p>"That is utterly ridiculous; the gods cannot die."</p><p></p><p>The Council sends for the servant. </p><p></p><p>"I have been serving him; he has been kind to my parents and my grandparents. He was well preserved. I’ve been studying alchemy; he says that I have the knack."</p><p></p><p>They offer to find him a place in the guild here.</p><p></p><p>Lord Davion traveled into the rift once a few years ago, and took three eggs of the ourobouros.</p><p></p><p>[I don't have any notes confirming this, but my memory is that the Council did in fact send a message into the temporal rift to the Comte de Athanase, explaining the mistaken identity and wishing him well. I think to the best of our knowledge this resolved the matter.]</p><p></p><p>It is time for the Council to travel to the gating chamber to travel to the See of Light.</p><p>[cont'd]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CPaladin, post: 8536878, member: 7030144"] Session 88 (June 29, 2017) 30 Tar-Skard Dame Brionna provides a report on the military situation in Hanal. [Attached.] They need to get Bormark and Ruatha to actively throw in with the resistance; they talk about reaching out through the Church of Paranswarm, while also offering the carrot of food shipments to Ruatha (since that’s probably Ruatha’s great concern), but only if they actually throw in with the resistance. They also discuss moving against Havershaw, because that’s the last mainland port controlled by the Usurper. Kit has a very strange letter. Its ostensibly from the representative of the House of Athanase, which was a noble house in Southern Aereleon, to Kit as a baroness of Naet, which was a minor noble house in Southern Aereleon. [Attached.] The Council is well familiar with Northern Aereleon, one of the most important Enclaves in the City of Enclaves, but there is no Southern Aereleon, and hasn't been for many centuries. They call for a linguist, who explains various things. The House of Athanase was the ruling family of Southern Aereleon. The myths say that the affair between the Baroness of Naet and the Southern Aereleon caused the destruction of Southern Aereleon. He gave her a short-necked catobeplas, a cross between a dragon and ox. It had a terrible death breath, and too many magical powers. He writes out the misspelled or erroneous words in the ancient language of Aereleon. The Council asks a page to send for the Minister of Magic, who examines this. "Someone coded a release within this. It will release something that has been placed in stasis. The signature is clear, but very powerful. Young, remarkably young, human, male, spent his whole life studying to achieve that power at that age. Could be a young person under the influence of an older spirit." Dame Brionna speculates that this may be a blackmail effort. Alistair speculates that it might be someone who believes Kit is a reincarnation. Grandmaster Farsensor scries on Ferdinanda, Kit’s old friend (but not a close one); she is better dressed than Kit remembers, happily working in a craftsman’s home, but their house is surrounded by ruins. There is a craftsman in a leather apron working on a rug. As he moves his vision away, the area that he focuses on stops looking like ruins, but the area that isn’t the focus becomes ruins. Ferdinanda looks happy and pregnant. A customer steps in, in archaic clothings, haggling with the rugmaker. They are haggling in an archaic dialect. The coins are inscribed “In the Council We Trust.” The face is not recognizable; likely archaic Council of Opposition coins. We hypothesize it might be some sort of temporal strangeness. We call for a priest of Eternal Father, the Glordiadelian minor deity of time. The priest communes with the god. Is Kit’s friend Ferdinanda in the present day? "She’s not—she dwells in peace long ago." How did she get there? "She was drawn there by the Comte de Athanase as a reward for the help in finding Kit, so that she could find someone who would treasure her above all others." What other names would we know the Comte de Athanase by? "You would not; he is lost in time. He was the greatest of human mages, at a time far too young for his mastery. Time was one of the things he mastered." What is bound by these words? "A loyal pet who he bound to the one who he believes you to be, based on the very blood you carry. He believes you carry her spirit; you do not, but he is blinded by his love for her." What happened to the Baroness de Naet? "She bore his child, having born one before he knew her. A noble of his court slew her and the child. So furious was he, that he sought the life of the one who took it, and took that; and then tried to bring her back by drawing her still living through time itself, which destroyed Southern Aerelion." [Draft questions that were omitted: What is the author’s intent towards Kit and towards Canberry? Is the author of the letter allied with our enemies? Is Ferdinanda in Southern Aereleon? Who wrote this letter? The group also inferred that Kit is a distant descendant of the Baroness de Naet. ] How do we stop the Comte de Athanase? "His ability to pass through time is limited. Projecting his servant and his gift permanently into this time has weakened him for quite a while, as did rewarding her friend by drawing her back. We could find a way to convince him that she does not bear her spirit. Or we could simply ignore his attentions. Or, of course, you could build a special shrine to the God of Time at the Cathedral. It is ironic; he does not realize that his servant cannot return to him. "The Comte was a good man until he lost his mind upon her death. The remnant of Southern Aereleon is in a rift in time. Ferdinanda will never know, and the God will find a way for their children to find their way back into time. Also, the God would like stained-glass windows in the chapel." Is the Comte de Athanase likely to find common cause with the Pariah Deities or with their allies and proxies such as the Blue Sun? "He would rather run a dagger through his own throat; he was a devoted servant of Glordiadel before his insanity." Can we find a way to allow him to die? "My lord can kill him; he cannot let him die. He cannot leave the rift—he is trapped." Is there a way to get messages to the Comte de Athanase? "My lord says that it can be done." How can we get a message to the Comte de Athanase? "A guardian of time will happily carry it for you, and I will not mention the beautiful lamps that should be hung in the top of the chapel." Are you aware from your perspective on time that Arthranax who is also the One Other who is also the Blue Sun destroyed Berta? "That is utterly ridiculous; the gods cannot die." The Council sends for the servant. "I have been serving him; he has been kind to my parents and my grandparents. He was well preserved. I’ve been studying alchemy; he says that I have the knack." They offer to find him a place in the guild here. Lord Davion traveled into the rift once a few years ago, and took three eggs of the ourobouros. [I don't have any notes confirming this, but my memory is that the Council did in fact send a message into the temporal rift to the Comte de Athanase, explaining the mistaken identity and wishing him well. I think to the best of our knowledge this resolved the matter.] It is time for the Council to travel to the gating chamber to travel to the See of Light. [cont'd] [/QUOTE]
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