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Session 208, Part Three - Loose Ends in Seobriga
Leon could not rid himself of the tongue-rot Larkins had imposed on him. Uriel and Korrigan worked together to reverse the condition.
Emergency over, Glaucia finished her report (most of which she had delivered while they were fighting):
“Executore Salome Nieves is one of my enforcers. Loyal, and a foolish novice. But I am forced to work with who I have left. She’s the second woman I sent to Ursaliña. The first reported an ambush on the road outside the city by ‘tiny pink dragons’ that killed her porter. She sounded addled, and never contacted me again.
“Salome managed to enter the city and send to me once. ‘City unusually docile. Perfectly polite, but melancholic. Feigned joviality during ‘festivities’. Except merchant Flida. Says she saw something glowing, flying over city days after starfall.’
“I sent her with two sending scrolls because she couldn’t cast it herself. As I said, she’s a novice. We had an Executores Lodge in Ursaliña, but who knows what’s actually there? Not a single other word has come out of that city in weeks. The Bruse only cares because he cannot launch attacks on your west coast from its port. But if our friendly new world rulers are harming the people of Ursaliña, it might convince him to delay his invasion. Risur has, after all, been a great ally this past year.”
She went on to tell them that she was perhaps the only high-ranking Executores remaining – the rest having been assassinated by the Ob in recent weeks. Uriel made a note to grill Larkins on the subject, and wondered if it was connected to the apparent ‘suicide’ of the senior priests in Crisillyir.
Gupta was keen to look in on Melissa Amerie before they left. Enquiries suggested that her old publications were towing the party-line, seeming in favour of the new world order. But columns by Melissa had ceased. However, these expert investigators were able to establish that she had gone into hiding and tracked her down to a safe house. Gupta and Leon went to avoid drawing attention. They found the half-giant, Roderigo Loderoso in hiding with her, acting as her guardian. Melissa was overjoyed to see them, but turned down their offer to come with. Now that she knew they were working on it, she was even more determined to ride this nonsense out. Gupta gave her a hug, and left Roderigo with the Mace of Disruption, in case any ghosts came looking for them.
Now it was time to go. Most of the unit would teleport onto the Coaltongue, which was already partway to Ursalina. But Uru would go ahead, using his newfound link to the Anthras Mountains to travel there in an instant. It was suggested that he should take some muscle with him just in case. Leon thought he could show Uru how to teleport others – but not to many, just in case! They decided on Rumdoom and Quratulain. Hildegaard insisted on coming too. Uru told them they needed to put the soil of the mountains in their mouths for the teleport to work. When it was pointed out that they didn’t have any soil from the mountains, Uru said that any soil would do. They gathered some up and did as they were told. Uru concentrated, chanted (no soil for him, of course), and instantaneously, they found themselves in the westernmost foothills of the Anthras, just a few miles from Ursalina. Rumdoom and Quratulain spat out the soil. Hildegaard glowered at Uru. “I didn’t put the soil in my mouth,” she said, revealing her handful. “And I’m still here.”
End of Session
Leon could not rid himself of the tongue-rot Larkins had imposed on him. Uriel and Korrigan worked together to reverse the condition.
Emergency over, Glaucia finished her report (most of which she had delivered while they were fighting):
“Executore Salome Nieves is one of my enforcers. Loyal, and a foolish novice. But I am forced to work with who I have left. She’s the second woman I sent to Ursaliña. The first reported an ambush on the road outside the city by ‘tiny pink dragons’ that killed her porter. She sounded addled, and never contacted me again.
“Salome managed to enter the city and send to me once. ‘City unusually docile. Perfectly polite, but melancholic. Feigned joviality during ‘festivities’. Except merchant Flida. Says she saw something glowing, flying over city days after starfall.’
“I sent her with two sending scrolls because she couldn’t cast it herself. As I said, she’s a novice. We had an Executores Lodge in Ursaliña, but who knows what’s actually there? Not a single other word has come out of that city in weeks. The Bruse only cares because he cannot launch attacks on your west coast from its port. But if our friendly new world rulers are harming the people of Ursaliña, it might convince him to delay his invasion. Risur has, after all, been a great ally this past year.”
She went on to tell them that she was perhaps the only high-ranking Executores remaining – the rest having been assassinated by the Ob in recent weeks. Uriel made a note to grill Larkins on the subject, and wondered if it was connected to the apparent ‘suicide’ of the senior priests in Crisillyir.
Gupta was keen to look in on Melissa Amerie before they left. Enquiries suggested that her old publications were towing the party-line, seeming in favour of the new world order. But columns by Melissa had ceased. However, these expert investigators were able to establish that she had gone into hiding and tracked her down to a safe house. Gupta and Leon went to avoid drawing attention. They found the half-giant, Roderigo Loderoso in hiding with her, acting as her guardian. Melissa was overjoyed to see them, but turned down their offer to come with. Now that she knew they were working on it, she was even more determined to ride this nonsense out. Gupta gave her a hug, and left Roderigo with the Mace of Disruption, in case any ghosts came looking for them.
Now it was time to go. Most of the unit would teleport onto the Coaltongue, which was already partway to Ursalina. But Uru would go ahead, using his newfound link to the Anthras Mountains to travel there in an instant. It was suggested that he should take some muscle with him just in case. Leon thought he could show Uru how to teleport others – but not to many, just in case! They decided on Rumdoom and Quratulain. Hildegaard insisted on coming too. Uru told them they needed to put the soil of the mountains in their mouths for the teleport to work. When it was pointed out that they didn’t have any soil from the mountains, Uru said that any soil would do. They gathered some up and did as they were told. Uru concentrated, chanted (no soil for him, of course), and instantaneously, they found themselves in the westernmost foothills of the Anthras, just a few miles from Ursalina. Rumdoom and Quratulain spat out the soil. Hildegaard glowered at Uru. “I didn’t put the soil in my mouth,” she said, revealing her handful. “And I’m still here.”
End of Session
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