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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 7406814" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 50, Part Two - The Hall of Mayflies</strong></p><p></p><p>On leaving the palace grounds, a bitter dispute broke out between Rambylon and Mista Nyves, as to which route would bring them to the Hedgehog Court more quickly. Uru backed up Nyves at first, but the others supported Rambylon, who was keen that they should meet with the rebel faction. At the other’s request, Uru threatened Nyves, who backed down in recognition of his status and agreed that they should follow Rambylon. The route took them all around the houses, and back into the palace through the opposite wing! (Later they learned that Rock had taken this route many times, and never once realised that they were in the same place!)</p><p></p><p>A throng of satyrs, pixies and grigs argued in the foyer before the Hall of Mayflies, and the unit’s arrival almost went unnoticed until they were spotted by Lerina, the Reseen Marauder: a scantily dressed and muscular elf with a hawk-sized phoenix companion, and a crackling electric hammer. Korrigan used the Humble Hook to learn about her – born 300 years ago in the Waking; once a member of the Unseen Court; expelled for her opposition to Aodhan. Her pitted steel mask now hung about her neck. Lerina turned out to be fairly down-to-earth and chatted with them about events in the Waking before inviting them to meet the rest of the rebels. (As they went she said she didn’t mind Rock Rackus, but found his constant companion, Copperhat, to be irritating in the extreme.)</p><p></p><p>Petitioners were lined up in the hall outside the court chamber, and the attention of many was focused on an aged satyr, Darbony the Gruff Goat, who wore luxurious robes and gold jewellery. He flirted with a trio of veiled nymphs who giggled and slapped his hands away as he used them as props for a tale about wrestling a giant caterpillar. Lerina interrupted his old war story and said the court recess was over, so they should be attending to business in the chambers. Darbony huffed and began to comply, when a few satyrs in the crowd, most of them bandaged from recent battles, cursed at him and one threw a bloody rag at the his head. Darbony produced an axe and threatened them. Petitioners screamed and Darbonly suddenly leapt at the satyr who threw the rag and killed him. He threw a bag of silver to the survivors. “Weregild,” he chuckled, and then stalked into the council chamber. (Korrigan used the Humble Hook and Gupta Stared in Wonder, between them learning that Darbony bought his way into the leadership of the Hedgehog Court, but all he cared for was the prestige. His mismanagement had caused the satyrs who were allied with him to suffer the brunt of casualties among the rebel forces, and now they were threatening to abandon the rebellion. This would leave Darbony fairly worthless to the Hedgehog Court, but he was too stubborn and short-tempered to actually fix things. Fearing a loss of power he’d taken to flirting and drinking at every opportunity.)</p><p></p><p>The Hall of Mayflies was empty, apart from six tall chairs, laid out just like the circle of the Unseen Court, except there was no throne. Suddenly, a small, furry, black figure leapt out from the shadows and snarled viciously at Quratulain. Then, unable to affect or intimdate her, it scuttled up the curtains and chittered at them. This was Lavac, the Gremlin Herald. Uru approached him and they talked in Goblin. Lavac was distrustful of his evident technological bent, and only calmed down when Uru offered him something to break – the Icy End of the World Grenade he had spent such a long time working on! (In return, Uru received Granny’s Boon, which he considered to be a fair trade.) Lavac represented the gremlins of the Anthras Mountains, who were particularly annoyed by Risur’s adoption of technology and very adept at messing with it. When Lavac realised who they were, he confessed that he had unwittingly aided the Obscurati, who had him steer his gremlin followers at different mines. This freed up resources the Ob needed to construct the Colossus. A few months ago Lavac realized he had been duped, and offered to help Uru and his friends if he could.</p><p></p><p>Soon, Olazdor the Archfey of the Winds arrived, with Beshela, Archfey of the Sea on his arm. She of course remembered the unit very well indeed. They had defeated and imprisoned her friend Ethelyn, and they had only managed to dissuade her from taking her revenge by besting her in a Boasting Contest. She commiserated with them on the loss of the Impossible ‘a fine ship’ that had received her boon, but maintained an austere distance.</p><p></p><p>Olazdor was headless, with a wooden eagle mask hovering above his broad, hairy chest. He had a bow and quiver strung across his back and a pair of shortswords at his hips, presenting quite the image of a mighty warrior. He thumped his chest with his fist when he saw the unit, and then asked for all members of the court to gather and for the room to be sealed, “since it is time to discuss pressing business”. </p><p></p><p>First of all, he told them that he was very pleased to meet them, and knew them well from Rock’s songs <em>An RHC Hero</em> and <em>18 Mile</em>. But he was confused by the absence of so many famous members and inquired after Matunaaga in particular (impressed that one of the <em>maustin caji </em>should choose to follow Korrigan, when his people had abandoned their oath to the king). Olazdor said he had once served the Kings of Risur as an ally, before the ‘age of noise and steel’ and fought alongside the <em>maustin caji</em>. It emerged that Olazdor knew Matunaaga’s father, Chenu. Korrigan told him the sad news that Chenu was dead – and that he died defending his son from fey creatures he suspected were agents of Jenny Greenteeth.</p><p></p><p>She had once been a member of the Hedgehog Court, but had been exiled for her militancy. (An attempted incursion into the Waking, which the unit had thwarted.) Korrigan wondered aloud if she might have killed Rock Rackus to initiate this conflict? The courtiers did not like the sound of that theory, as they were whole-heartedly convinced that Thisraldion was behind the murder. Olazdor described him as ‘both a jealous husband and a black widow’ and was only sorry that he had not been able to convince his friend to abandon their affair. Rock was entirely smitten by the ‘queen of the fey’ and got such a huge kick out of cuckolding the fey king that Olazdor hadn’t the heart to tell him they were one and the same! The trouble, he said, was that Thisraldion’s mask reflected the observer as they saw themselves. Rock considered himself both noble and masculine, and an object of sexual desire, and the mask showed him a reflection of whichever mood he was in. </p><p></p><p>(This got the unit to thinking about their own final impressions of Thisraldion: Korrigan had got the impression that Thisraldion was a judicious ruler; Quratulain thought she spied a sudden flash of vengeful ire; Uru decided he was an all-round good egg; Gupta found herself pitying him and wondered how he had become so disconnected from his people. Andrei had shuddered when they left the Unseen Court and thought to himself, ‘He’s a monster!’)</p><p></p><p>Olazdor encouraged them to investigate Rock’s murder, but admitted he did not know how to get them back to the Waking. He plainly told them that if they needed the Unseen Court’s aid that badly, they should damn him now and falsely convict him; but if they valued justice and honour, they would do what’s right. Lerina suggested that they send people to the Halls of Accumulated Wisdom to look for a way back. Darbony said they should just join the fight against the Unseen Court, and perhaps claim a kingdom for themselves. (“Forget about the Waking; the wine is better here.”) Lavac sat in dark corner and watched. Beshela wondered aloud if the Risuri crown was in danger. She disagreed with Aodhan, but he and Ethelyn did once save her life. (Yes, she sided with Ethelyn against her brother, but she would fight for Aodhan against anyone else.)</p><p></p><p>After a while the Hedgehog Court announced that they needed to return to their duties and the unit left to begin their investigation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 7406814, member: 79141"] [b]Session 50, Part Two - The Hall of Mayflies[/b] On leaving the palace grounds, a bitter dispute broke out between Rambylon and Mista Nyves, as to which route would bring them to the Hedgehog Court more quickly. Uru backed up Nyves at first, but the others supported Rambylon, who was keen that they should meet with the rebel faction. At the other’s request, Uru threatened Nyves, who backed down in recognition of his status and agreed that they should follow Rambylon. The route took them all around the houses, and back into the palace through the opposite wing! (Later they learned that Rock had taken this route many times, and never once realised that they were in the same place!) A throng of satyrs, pixies and grigs argued in the foyer before the Hall of Mayflies, and the unit’s arrival almost went unnoticed until they were spotted by Lerina, the Reseen Marauder: a scantily dressed and muscular elf with a hawk-sized phoenix companion, and a crackling electric hammer. Korrigan used the Humble Hook to learn about her – born 300 years ago in the Waking; once a member of the Unseen Court; expelled for her opposition to Aodhan. Her pitted steel mask now hung about her neck. Lerina turned out to be fairly down-to-earth and chatted with them about events in the Waking before inviting them to meet the rest of the rebels. (As they went she said she didn’t mind Rock Rackus, but found his constant companion, Copperhat, to be irritating in the extreme.) Petitioners were lined up in the hall outside the court chamber, and the attention of many was focused on an aged satyr, Darbony the Gruff Goat, who wore luxurious robes and gold jewellery. He flirted with a trio of veiled nymphs who giggled and slapped his hands away as he used them as props for a tale about wrestling a giant caterpillar. Lerina interrupted his old war story and said the court recess was over, so they should be attending to business in the chambers. Darbony huffed and began to comply, when a few satyrs in the crowd, most of them bandaged from recent battles, cursed at him and one threw a bloody rag at the his head. Darbony produced an axe and threatened them. Petitioners screamed and Darbonly suddenly leapt at the satyr who threw the rag and killed him. He threw a bag of silver to the survivors. “Weregild,” he chuckled, and then stalked into the council chamber. (Korrigan used the Humble Hook and Gupta Stared in Wonder, between them learning that Darbony bought his way into the leadership of the Hedgehog Court, but all he cared for was the prestige. His mismanagement had caused the satyrs who were allied with him to suffer the brunt of casualties among the rebel forces, and now they were threatening to abandon the rebellion. This would leave Darbony fairly worthless to the Hedgehog Court, but he was too stubborn and short-tempered to actually fix things. Fearing a loss of power he’d taken to flirting and drinking at every opportunity.) The Hall of Mayflies was empty, apart from six tall chairs, laid out just like the circle of the Unseen Court, except there was no throne. Suddenly, a small, furry, black figure leapt out from the shadows and snarled viciously at Quratulain. Then, unable to affect or intimdate her, it scuttled up the curtains and chittered at them. This was Lavac, the Gremlin Herald. Uru approached him and they talked in Goblin. Lavac was distrustful of his evident technological bent, and only calmed down when Uru offered him something to break – the Icy End of the World Grenade he had spent such a long time working on! (In return, Uru received Granny’s Boon, which he considered to be a fair trade.) Lavac represented the gremlins of the Anthras Mountains, who were particularly annoyed by Risur’s adoption of technology and very adept at messing with it. When Lavac realised who they were, he confessed that he had unwittingly aided the Obscurati, who had him steer his gremlin followers at different mines. This freed up resources the Ob needed to construct the Colossus. A few months ago Lavac realized he had been duped, and offered to help Uru and his friends if he could. Soon, Olazdor the Archfey of the Winds arrived, with Beshela, Archfey of the Sea on his arm. She of course remembered the unit very well indeed. They had defeated and imprisoned her friend Ethelyn, and they had only managed to dissuade her from taking her revenge by besting her in a Boasting Contest. She commiserated with them on the loss of the Impossible ‘a fine ship’ that had received her boon, but maintained an austere distance. Olazdor was headless, with a wooden eagle mask hovering above his broad, hairy chest. He had a bow and quiver strung across his back and a pair of shortswords at his hips, presenting quite the image of a mighty warrior. He thumped his chest with his fist when he saw the unit, and then asked for all members of the court to gather and for the room to be sealed, “since it is time to discuss pressing business”. First of all, he told them that he was very pleased to meet them, and knew them well from Rock’s songs [I]An RHC Hero[/I] and [I]18 Mile[/I]. But he was confused by the absence of so many famous members and inquired after Matunaaga in particular (impressed that one of the [I]maustin caji [/I]should choose to follow Korrigan, when his people had abandoned their oath to the king). Olazdor said he had once served the Kings of Risur as an ally, before the ‘age of noise and steel’ and fought alongside the [I]maustin caji[/I]. It emerged that Olazdor knew Matunaaga’s father, Chenu. Korrigan told him the sad news that Chenu was dead – and that he died defending his son from fey creatures he suspected were agents of Jenny Greenteeth. She had once been a member of the Hedgehog Court, but had been exiled for her militancy. (An attempted incursion into the Waking, which the unit had thwarted.) Korrigan wondered aloud if she might have killed Rock Rackus to initiate this conflict? The courtiers did not like the sound of that theory, as they were whole-heartedly convinced that Thisraldion was behind the murder. Olazdor described him as ‘both a jealous husband and a black widow’ and was only sorry that he had not been able to convince his friend to abandon their affair. Rock was entirely smitten by the ‘queen of the fey’ and got such a huge kick out of cuckolding the fey king that Olazdor hadn’t the heart to tell him they were one and the same! The trouble, he said, was that Thisraldion’s mask reflected the observer as they saw themselves. Rock considered himself both noble and masculine, and an object of sexual desire, and the mask showed him a reflection of whichever mood he was in. (This got the unit to thinking about their own final impressions of Thisraldion: Korrigan had got the impression that Thisraldion was a judicious ruler; Quratulain thought she spied a sudden flash of vengeful ire; Uru decided he was an all-round good egg; Gupta found herself pitying him and wondered how he had become so disconnected from his people. Andrei had shuddered when they left the Unseen Court and thought to himself, ‘He’s a monster!’) Olazdor encouraged them to investigate Rock’s murder, but admitted he did not know how to get them back to the Waking. He plainly told them that if they needed the Unseen Court’s aid that badly, they should damn him now and falsely convict him; but if they valued justice and honour, they would do what’s right. Lerina suggested that they send people to the Halls of Accumulated Wisdom to look for a way back. Darbony said they should just join the fight against the Unseen Court, and perhaps claim a kingdom for themselves. (“Forget about the Waking; the wine is better here.”) Lavac sat in dark corner and watched. Beshela wondered aloud if the Risuri crown was in danger. She disagreed with Aodhan, but he and Ethelyn did once save her life. (Yes, she sided with Ethelyn against her brother, but she would fight for Aodhan against anyone else.) After a while the Hedgehog Court announced that they needed to return to their duties and the unit left to begin their investigation. [/QUOTE]
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