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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: 8418152" data-attributes="member: 7030144"><p>Session 67 (August 14, 2014)</p><p></p><p>6 Tar-Skard</p><p>Alistair and Caitlyn make a grand tour through the city, screened by a whole bunch of both Kit and Dame Brionna’s people, with true sight and detect evil and psions keeping an eye out for trouble. Alistair’s aunt Cecilia leads the way.</p><p></p><p>Aunt Cecilia abruptly stops, and forges into the crowd, immediately followed by her assigned guards. She kneels down in front of a small child, and begins having a conversation with the six year old.</p><p></p><p>Alistair: “Lord Brightspan, can you tell me anything about that child?”</p><p></p><p>“Yes, your grace. He has the sight, but is blind.”</p><p></p><p>An old lady, clearly in massive deference to Aunt Cecilia (so she even recognizes extended members of the royal family).</p><p></p><p>Kit asks after her.</p><p></p><p>“I remembered her from her youth and mine. She used to serve in the palace. She was put out, through no fault of her own.”</p><p></p><p>“Someone wanted to break up a relationship?”</p><p></p><p>“If you want to be so crass. The other sister, who is now on Khamista, was more straight-laced than our Archduchess. She is not related to anyone, but the boy’s great-grandfather may be the Archduke’s grandfather.”</p><p></p><p>“His third-eye is strongly open, more than I’ve seen in anyone that young who was not psionic.”</p><p></p><p>The aunt on Khamista may have had her done away with if Aunt Cecilia hadn’t intervened. Gwendolyn’s son drank himself to death, but there may be other grandchildren.</p><p></p><p>The Council arranges for them all to be brought to the palace afterwards.</p><p></p><p>Nothing even vaguely negative happens.</p><p></p><p>The guards pick up several bullies that try to take the coins that have been given to young children.</p><p></p><p>At the edge of the middle city, Lady Cecilia rushes over to a Halfling woman (Mother Beatrice) and begins remonstrating about how she can’t tell a soul about what she knows, not even her acolytes. [I'm not sure what this is about. This may be a priestess of Gunnora realizing that Caitlyn is already pregnant, despite the fact that the formal public wedding has not yet taken place.] </p><p></p><p>"Who’s the second best?"</p><p></p><p>"Goody Margaret’s out in the farmlands—there’s been a rash of recent pregnancies, all due around the same time. These things happen. And things are much easier now that they’re not killing us. They? The goat. I mean, not him personally, I don’t think I’d be here. But his people."</p><p></p><p>In the lower city, everyone thinks that Dame Kit is the brains of the Council, and Dame Brionna is the brawn, with Alistair as just a figurehead.</p><p></p><p>They reach the palace. As soon as they walk in, Dame Kit notices that one of her people in the house staff is signaling for her.</p><p></p><p>“There’s a visitor that you may not want to bring to the Archduke. Not one that I know, but knows all the signs and cross-signs and says that she is the Northerly Innards.”</p><p></p><p>Dame Kit meets with the Northerly Innards. There is a young drow lady, who seems completely fine about meeting behind a screen. “Gisella Alleval, 5th daughter of the first house in Veldrinashar, reporting. Hail Glordiadel.</p><p></p><p>"The deep berthing beneath Zorplona Argoni should not be used to pass agents into the Underdark. While House Curinirim and Moriquendarim will never lose it completely, it cannot be used safely without sending through too many people to not be noticed throughout the Underdark. There are at least 30 agents placed—most drow hirelings, some of those creatures, 2 or 3 cambions, and a small group of men who bear about them talismans of the Ram. They all entered after the man passed through to reach you, and they all seek the thing he carried. There is an alternative—City of the Gates. There is a way into the deeps from the City of the Gates, where there is some business. It would require them to travel underground for most of the way. I am willing to offer myself as a guide to them.</p><p></p><p>"Dame Griselda Tharsveld will have to be spoken to—she is a hereditary knight approved by all four gatelords as gate guard, both the two of Darkness and the two of Light. She is Paranswarmian, with considerable devotion. If she gives you access there, you will be able to bypass the agents inserted into the underberth in Enclaves.</p><p></p><p>"I would present her with the reasons that it is necessary, and that there is no way that we will conduct trade in the underdark without their permission."</p><p>[cont'd]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CPaladin, post: 8418152, member: 7030144"] Session 67 (August 14, 2014) 6 Tar-Skard Alistair and Caitlyn make a grand tour through the city, screened by a whole bunch of both Kit and Dame Brionna’s people, with true sight and detect evil and psions keeping an eye out for trouble. Alistair’s aunt Cecilia leads the way. Aunt Cecilia abruptly stops, and forges into the crowd, immediately followed by her assigned guards. She kneels down in front of a small child, and begins having a conversation with the six year old. Alistair: “Lord Brightspan, can you tell me anything about that child?” “Yes, your grace. He has the sight, but is blind.” An old lady, clearly in massive deference to Aunt Cecilia (so she even recognizes extended members of the royal family). Kit asks after her. “I remembered her from her youth and mine. She used to serve in the palace. She was put out, through no fault of her own.” “Someone wanted to break up a relationship?” “If you want to be so crass. The other sister, who is now on Khamista, was more straight-laced than our Archduchess. She is not related to anyone, but the boy’s great-grandfather may be the Archduke’s grandfather.” “His third-eye is strongly open, more than I’ve seen in anyone that young who was not psionic.” The aunt on Khamista may have had her done away with if Aunt Cecilia hadn’t intervened. Gwendolyn’s son drank himself to death, but there may be other grandchildren. The Council arranges for them all to be brought to the palace afterwards. Nothing even vaguely negative happens. The guards pick up several bullies that try to take the coins that have been given to young children. At the edge of the middle city, Lady Cecilia rushes over to a Halfling woman (Mother Beatrice) and begins remonstrating about how she can’t tell a soul about what she knows, not even her acolytes. [I'm not sure what this is about. This may be a priestess of Gunnora realizing that Caitlyn is already pregnant, despite the fact that the formal public wedding has not yet taken place.] "Who’s the second best?" "Goody Margaret’s out in the farmlands—there’s been a rash of recent pregnancies, all due around the same time. These things happen. And things are much easier now that they’re not killing us. They? The goat. I mean, not him personally, I don’t think I’d be here. But his people." In the lower city, everyone thinks that Dame Kit is the brains of the Council, and Dame Brionna is the brawn, with Alistair as just a figurehead. They reach the palace. As soon as they walk in, Dame Kit notices that one of her people in the house staff is signaling for her. “There’s a visitor that you may not want to bring to the Archduke. Not one that I know, but knows all the signs and cross-signs and says that she is the Northerly Innards.” Dame Kit meets with the Northerly Innards. There is a young drow lady, who seems completely fine about meeting behind a screen. “Gisella Alleval, 5th daughter of the first house in Veldrinashar, reporting. Hail Glordiadel. "The deep berthing beneath Zorplona Argoni should not be used to pass agents into the Underdark. While House Curinirim and Moriquendarim will never lose it completely, it cannot be used safely without sending through too many people to not be noticed throughout the Underdark. There are at least 30 agents placed—most drow hirelings, some of those creatures, 2 or 3 cambions, and a small group of men who bear about them talismans of the Ram. They all entered after the man passed through to reach you, and they all seek the thing he carried. There is an alternative—City of the Gates. There is a way into the deeps from the City of the Gates, where there is some business. It would require them to travel underground for most of the way. I am willing to offer myself as a guide to them. "Dame Griselda Tharsveld will have to be spoken to—she is a hereditary knight approved by all four gatelords as gate guard, both the two of Darkness and the two of Light. She is Paranswarmian, with considerable devotion. If she gives you access there, you will be able to bypass the agents inserted into the underberth in Enclaves. "I would present her with the reasons that it is necessary, and that there is no way that we will conduct trade in the underdark without their permission." [cont'd] [/QUOTE]
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