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<blockquote data-quote="Tizbiz" data-source="post: 7087356" data-attributes="member: 6874057"><p>On the way to the main fortress, only a few hedges seem to separate the constables from the central tower when they suddenly hear voices and steps and decide to hide behind a hedge. Their instinct turns out to be right, as shortly afterwards three Risuri, led by an (<span style="color: #008000">quote Auryn "pretty"</span>) elf, clad in the colors of the duchess pass by. Since the constables suspect that they might want to hurry to their mistress and probably know the way through the labyrinth better than they do, they decide to follow the three at short distance. They lead them unknowingly to the front of the entrance of the tower, where the entire security team seems to have fallen victim to Asrabey's blade and shield. Since the two are under heavy time pressure, they decide to clear the way by using light „pats on the back of the head“ on the guards. Meanwhile, the <span style="color: #008000">pretty</span> elf officer tries in vain to persuade his utterly afraid soldiers to enter the tower. Both constables apologize politely and make sure the passed out soldiers suffer no harm before following Asrabey into the tower.</p><p></p><p>Inside the defensive fortress they find a massacre, as rebels and soldiers of the Duchess were killed regardless of their age or affiliation. Auryn seems to have problems with the sight of so much violence and death, but forces herself to move on. When they finally arrive on the top floor of the tower, they hear a quiet, elven-sounding voice which seems to speak with Ethelyn, as she is probably about to be tried for treason against her brother and the unseen court. Since the constables suspect that Asrabey (to whom the voice apparently belongs) would kill Ethelyn at any moment, which would ruin the mission and any hope of insight into Ethelyn's motives, Auryn risks to confront the Eladrin warrior alone. Carlyle is supposed to hold back as he could be the last surviving representative of the RHC soon and would then have to report what happened to Delft. In a very nerve-wracking conversation, Auryn tells Asrabey, the "esteemed husband of Kasvarina," that by the executing the Duchess, he would only drive a stronger wedge between the king and the unseen court, as this might deprive Aodhan of his own revenge. <span style="color: #0000ff">(Asraby taking a secret liking to his beloved matriarchs cute descendant was the only reason Asraby even cared to negotiate. He finally decides that he does not want harm Auryn and her friends and actually keeps his end of his bargain instead of killing the duchess and trying to escape with the tiefling.)</span> And that it was the king who has originally been the victim of the murder/sabotage plot on the Coaltongue. She tries to evoke the unity between Fey and mortals as a symbol of strength and a special characteristic of Risur, and Asrabey seems to listen to her words. In the meantime, the conversation is interrupted by a young, inquisitive tiefling, who, according to the constables' conclusions, has to be Nathan Jierre. Asrabey is visibly angry at Ethelyn's "devil" she's in league with, but Nathan explains that he is on the Fey's side and was actually the one who had informed the Duchess about Danor's war research on the island. He says that he had also seen someone named Kasvarina Varal on the island, and that this lady "hung on the arm of a danoran businessman" (and according to Asrabey had also built the teleport point in the city). Asrabey promises that he could think about leaving the Duchess alive and handing her over to the Risuri, if he would in return been given free escort to the nearest coast of Risur. Additionally, he wants to take Nathan with him, so the court might interrogate him in the future. Auryn agrees, but tells him that she would like to come to a mutual agreement on this matter with her "friend and colleague" who is still waiting for her outside the door. When Carlyle enters the room, Asrabey reacts extremely shocked as he views the Deva as an old enemy. Carlyle tells him, however, that he has abandoned the conflict between Crisillyir and Elfaivar centuries ago and that he wishes to sharply distance himself from the battles of the past. He believes that atrocities were committed on both sides and that even after the Malice too much fanaticism prevailed, so that afterwards he preferred a quiet life to escape the horrors of war. Asrabey seems to understand Carlyle's words, and it almost seems as if he would wish for an end to murder and fighting. He says he had been a warrior for the court for 200 years, and before that he had been a fighter at the side of Kasvarina <span style="color: #008000">(who also had a reputation of being an assassin/terrorist if one would believe the clergy)</span>. He hopes to see his wife again and says that he will keep searching for her.</p><p></p><p>When the constables are sure Asrabey will not do any harm to his two hostages, they retreat from the tower and talk to Captain Smith and the Admiral who's in charge of the fleet. They claim to seek a way to enable Asrabey to "escape" to Risur by taking a fast ship which is run by only the most basic crew. Smith is not too happy about this suggestion, but ultimately agrees to let the Eladrin go aboard the "Impossible".</p><p></p><p>The two head back to the tower and wait for a sign that the ship is ready to go. Carlyle talks to Nathan and he mutters that he would like to seek asylum in Risur as he fears that his cousin Lia could have him executed as a traitor because he had written the letter to Ethelyn in hope of peace (he himself was not a spy, he claims, only a researcher dealing with the spheres). When the "Impossible" signals that she's ready, the constables accompany Asrabey and his two prisoners to the port, taking care that none of the other Risuri does anything stupid. They have a few moments with the duchess, in which she explains that she has been trying for years to warn her brother of the Danorans. She tells us that she has received a prophecy suggesting that "the king" was ultimately to be governed by a man who had died a thousand times, and that some of the signs of that prophecy had already come true. We believe that the mere possibility of such prophecy, however terrible it may be, does not justify a „preventive fratricide“. So Ethelyn is carried away on a ship to Slate.</p><p></p><p>Since there is still a little time left until the Risuri have to hand over the island, the constables are looking for the next best presumed weapons factory, although they are already completely exhausted. At tzhe factory grounds, however, they find only rudimentary attempts of a prototype and blueprints of a kind of magical gatling, which is still far from any kind of assembly. What falls into their hands, however, is a code book with the inscription "Fordren Industries" <span style="color: #008000">(a sight which really shocks Auryn)</span>. On Carlyle's request, she tells him that it was a man with that family name who had held her prisoner on one of the Yerasol Islands.</p><p></p><p>As they head back to the fortress, all other ships of the Risuri fleet have disappeared, except for one cargo ship. Shortly after, Lia arrives with her entourage (an elf and a half-orc) in the abandoned harbor and they give her, or more specifically Danor, the island back. The two credibly tell her that they suspect that her cousin Nathan was abducted, but still alive, and that they do not know exactly where he is. She thanks them in the name of Danor, and promises them, besides a reward, an invitation to her wedding as she is – to their surprise – the future wife of King Aodhan.</p><p></p><p>After a little more than a day, the constables return to Flint and report to Stover Delft about what really happened on the island and show him the amulets that they have found and brought with them. Delft awaits a detailed report and suggests that they hand over the amulets to Harkover Lee, as he is probably the one who has the best knowledge of "magical stuff". Also, the „old man“ would probably have use for a swift report on the events that happened on the island. They also give him the book with the code, and Auryn asks Delft to instantly inform her if he is to find something about a person or people named Fordren. <span style="color: #0000ff">(that Fordren guy really ticks her off)</span></p><p></p><p>The next day they travel to Slate by an express coach. Auryn does not seem to be able to cope with the massacres and all the dead people on the island, and Carlyle tries to explain to her that her feelings of grief are actually a good sign, since it would be much more terrible if such a loss of life meant nothing to her. He tells her that 500 years ago he had not been able to cope with what had happened in the war, and that after the death of the goddess he could somehow see the restless spirits and therefore had to leave Crisilliyr. He explains that since these days he has learned a lot about the spirits and the dead, which surprises Auryn very much <span style="color: #008000">(and for a moment, she is even fearing for the soul of a "certain someone" who died in vain. </span><span style="color: #0000ff">Her Cousin Zahir who died on the journey</span><span style="color: #008000">)</span>.</p><p></p><p>In Slate, the constables hand over the magical artifacts to Principal Minister Lee, who thanks them for their report, but seems to have surprisingly little knowledge about Fey and the court, which in the end makes them doubt the theory that he could truly be a Fey.</p><p></p><p>In the evening on the journey back to Flint they find that their tavern is hosting a fake "cultural elven event" and Auryn is a little anoyed by the mostly wrong presentation of her culture but is appeased by the good imported wines and the actually very good food.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Mr. Carlyle is somehow hypnotised by the elven music and sees the human waitresses with the fake elven ears and wrong elven fancy dresses change into genuin eladrin dancers serving food und dancing to genuine elfaivar music. He is disturbed by this but does not tell Auryn that he hallucinates.</p><p></p><p></p><p>(<span style="color: #0000ff">Just as the party came to Bole Carlyle's player told me that he had been using an alchemical potion to suppress the eladrin goddess influence that he hears since his change and has forgotten to take the potion the last weeks. Ultimately he wanted to change his Alchemist class to an arcanist and thought that he had supressed this knowledge all the years. I had to come up with something fast and decided some confusion would be nice. Mr. Carlyle sees himself surrounded by elfaivar people whenever there is a strong stimulus till he accepts his gift of the goddess, which he did just in the beginning of adventure two.</span>)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tizbiz, post: 7087356, member: 6874057"] On the way to the main fortress, only a few hedges seem to separate the constables from the central tower when they suddenly hear voices and steps and decide to hide behind a hedge. Their instinct turns out to be right, as shortly afterwards three Risuri, led by an ([COLOR=#008000]quote Auryn "pretty"[/COLOR]) elf, clad in the colors of the duchess pass by. Since the constables suspect that they might want to hurry to their mistress and probably know the way through the labyrinth better than they do, they decide to follow the three at short distance. They lead them unknowingly to the front of the entrance of the tower, where the entire security team seems to have fallen victim to Asrabey's blade and shield. Since the two are under heavy time pressure, they decide to clear the way by using light „pats on the back of the head“ on the guards. Meanwhile, the [COLOR=#008000]pretty[/COLOR] elf officer tries in vain to persuade his utterly afraid soldiers to enter the tower. Both constables apologize politely and make sure the passed out soldiers suffer no harm before following Asrabey into the tower. Inside the defensive fortress they find a massacre, as rebels and soldiers of the Duchess were killed regardless of their age or affiliation. Auryn seems to have problems with the sight of so much violence and death, but forces herself to move on. When they finally arrive on the top floor of the tower, they hear a quiet, elven-sounding voice which seems to speak with Ethelyn, as she is probably about to be tried for treason against her brother and the unseen court. Since the constables suspect that Asrabey (to whom the voice apparently belongs) would kill Ethelyn at any moment, which would ruin the mission and any hope of insight into Ethelyn's motives, Auryn risks to confront the Eladrin warrior alone. Carlyle is supposed to hold back as he could be the last surviving representative of the RHC soon and would then have to report what happened to Delft. In a very nerve-wracking conversation, Auryn tells Asrabey, the "esteemed husband of Kasvarina," that by the executing the Duchess, he would only drive a stronger wedge between the king and the unseen court, as this might deprive Aodhan of his own revenge. [COLOR=#0000ff](Asraby taking a secret liking to his beloved matriarchs cute descendant was the only reason Asraby even cared to negotiate. He finally decides that he does not want harm Auryn and her friends and actually keeps his end of his bargain instead of killing the duchess and trying to escape with the tiefling.)[/COLOR] And that it was the king who has originally been the victim of the murder/sabotage plot on the Coaltongue. She tries to evoke the unity between Fey and mortals as a symbol of strength and a special characteristic of Risur, and Asrabey seems to listen to her words. In the meantime, the conversation is interrupted by a young, inquisitive tiefling, who, according to the constables' conclusions, has to be Nathan Jierre. Asrabey is visibly angry at Ethelyn's "devil" she's in league with, but Nathan explains that he is on the Fey's side and was actually the one who had informed the Duchess about Danor's war research on the island. He says that he had also seen someone named Kasvarina Varal on the island, and that this lady "hung on the arm of a danoran businessman" (and according to Asrabey had also built the teleport point in the city). Asrabey promises that he could think about leaving the Duchess alive and handing her over to the Risuri, if he would in return been given free escort to the nearest coast of Risur. Additionally, he wants to take Nathan with him, so the court might interrogate him in the future. Auryn agrees, but tells him that she would like to come to a mutual agreement on this matter with her "friend and colleague" who is still waiting for her outside the door. When Carlyle enters the room, Asrabey reacts extremely shocked as he views the Deva as an old enemy. Carlyle tells him, however, that he has abandoned the conflict between Crisillyir and Elfaivar centuries ago and that he wishes to sharply distance himself from the battles of the past. He believes that atrocities were committed on both sides and that even after the Malice too much fanaticism prevailed, so that afterwards he preferred a quiet life to escape the horrors of war. Asrabey seems to understand Carlyle's words, and it almost seems as if he would wish for an end to murder and fighting. He says he had been a warrior for the court for 200 years, and before that he had been a fighter at the side of Kasvarina [COLOR=#008000](who also had a reputation of being an assassin/terrorist if one would believe the clergy)[/COLOR]. He hopes to see his wife again and says that he will keep searching for her. When the constables are sure Asrabey will not do any harm to his two hostages, they retreat from the tower and talk to Captain Smith and the Admiral who's in charge of the fleet. They claim to seek a way to enable Asrabey to "escape" to Risur by taking a fast ship which is run by only the most basic crew. Smith is not too happy about this suggestion, but ultimately agrees to let the Eladrin go aboard the "Impossible". The two head back to the tower and wait for a sign that the ship is ready to go. Carlyle talks to Nathan and he mutters that he would like to seek asylum in Risur as he fears that his cousin Lia could have him executed as a traitor because he had written the letter to Ethelyn in hope of peace (he himself was not a spy, he claims, only a researcher dealing with the spheres). When the "Impossible" signals that she's ready, the constables accompany Asrabey and his two prisoners to the port, taking care that none of the other Risuri does anything stupid. They have a few moments with the duchess, in which she explains that she has been trying for years to warn her brother of the Danorans. She tells us that she has received a prophecy suggesting that "the king" was ultimately to be governed by a man who had died a thousand times, and that some of the signs of that prophecy had already come true. We believe that the mere possibility of such prophecy, however terrible it may be, does not justify a „preventive fratricide“. So Ethelyn is carried away on a ship to Slate. Since there is still a little time left until the Risuri have to hand over the island, the constables are looking for the next best presumed weapons factory, although they are already completely exhausted. At tzhe factory grounds, however, they find only rudimentary attempts of a prototype and blueprints of a kind of magical gatling, which is still far from any kind of assembly. What falls into their hands, however, is a code book with the inscription "Fordren Industries" [COLOR=#008000](a sight which really shocks Auryn)[/COLOR]. On Carlyle's request, she tells him that it was a man with that family name who had held her prisoner on one of the Yerasol Islands. As they head back to the fortress, all other ships of the Risuri fleet have disappeared, except for one cargo ship. Shortly after, Lia arrives with her entourage (an elf and a half-orc) in the abandoned harbor and they give her, or more specifically Danor, the island back. The two credibly tell her that they suspect that her cousin Nathan was abducted, but still alive, and that they do not know exactly where he is. She thanks them in the name of Danor, and promises them, besides a reward, an invitation to her wedding as she is – to their surprise – the future wife of King Aodhan. After a little more than a day, the constables return to Flint and report to Stover Delft about what really happened on the island and show him the amulets that they have found and brought with them. Delft awaits a detailed report and suggests that they hand over the amulets to Harkover Lee, as he is probably the one who has the best knowledge of "magical stuff". Also, the „old man“ would probably have use for a swift report on the events that happened on the island. They also give him the book with the code, and Auryn asks Delft to instantly inform her if he is to find something about a person or people named Fordren. [COLOR=#0000ff](that Fordren guy really ticks her off)[/COLOR] The next day they travel to Slate by an express coach. Auryn does not seem to be able to cope with the massacres and all the dead people on the island, and Carlyle tries to explain to her that her feelings of grief are actually a good sign, since it would be much more terrible if such a loss of life meant nothing to her. He tells her that 500 years ago he had not been able to cope with what had happened in the war, and that after the death of the goddess he could somehow see the restless spirits and therefore had to leave Crisilliyr. He explains that since these days he has learned a lot about the spirits and the dead, which surprises Auryn very much [COLOR=#008000](and for a moment, she is even fearing for the soul of a "certain someone" who died in vain. [/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]Her Cousin Zahir who died on the journey[/COLOR][COLOR=#008000])[/COLOR]. In Slate, the constables hand over the magical artifacts to Principal Minister Lee, who thanks them for their report, but seems to have surprisingly little knowledge about Fey and the court, which in the end makes them doubt the theory that he could truly be a Fey. In the evening on the journey back to Flint they find that their tavern is hosting a fake "cultural elven event" and Auryn is a little anoyed by the mostly wrong presentation of her culture but is appeased by the good imported wines and the actually very good food. Mr. Carlyle is somehow hypnotised by the elven music and sees the human waitresses with the fake elven ears and wrong elven fancy dresses change into genuin eladrin dancers serving food und dancing to genuine elfaivar music. He is disturbed by this but does not tell Auryn that he hallucinates. ([COLOR=#0000ff]Just as the party came to Bole Carlyle's player told me that he had been using an alchemical potion to suppress the eladrin goddess influence that he hears since his change and has forgotten to take the potion the last weeks. Ultimately he wanted to change his Alchemist class to an arcanist and thought that he had supressed this knowledge all the years. I had to come up with something fast and decided some confusion would be nice. Mr. Carlyle sees himself surrounded by elfaivar people whenever there is a strong stimulus till he accepts his gift of the goddess, which he did just in the beginning of adventure two.[/COLOR]) [/QUOTE]
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