Session 30: Patricide Report

General Summary

The game begins with everyone at the HQ setting up for the arrival of the guest. Antique was asked to ensure backup but little was available this last minute, only securing the dwarves and Yvan as backup. Everyone kept to the ground floor. Trajan aimed to pace the entrance, while Nina aimed to hide in the museum room. Twig was at the door, planing to use his invisibility to skult the museum. Windows were vetted and other points of infiltrations were set. Kisha, Yvan and Antique set to the counter.   Set and decided, Astara and Eavaan go to House Orien to welcome the foreign dignitaries. There, they see a large procession, with those of importance quite clear. The 'queen' to be, a tall elven woman with ashy skin, sunken cheeks and eyes and long black hair showed emotionless. Her main attendant, a man of clearly surgically appearance gave heavy hint of undeath in his chosen aesthetic, with cheekbones sticking out of his pale, bleached skin. With them is a young girl, early teens at most, resembling her mother but with slightly more livelyhood nearby. With them, 7 guards, all surgically altered to appear undead, with changes and tattoos.   Eavaan received a cold reception at trying to welcome and both her and Astara were riding behind them. in the next carriage. The sending stone warned everyone they were approaching. On entry, Eavaan was able to cast, unseen, detect thoughts before entering and scouted surface thoughts, only to find them blocked. The lady crossed gaze with Yvan, and exchanged an odd greetings before going back to ignoring each other. Eavaan was able to convince the lady to accompany them to the museum.   Together they walked in, followed by Astara turning invisible and let in by Eavaan. Trajan and Nina hid upstairs to eavesdrop. At first, things were fine, but the detect thought on Irena raised bells. The daughter was nervous, and clearly scared and intimidated by her mother, with thoughts dwelling to a bethroted she has no interest in. Then there was thought of the event about to go down. Howaspell was about to check upstairs while the lady was aiming at the Emerald star. Eavaan nearby tried to intervene and the woman launched her plan into action, unaware that Astara was there as well, and Twig was near the stairs invisible too. She stunned Eavaan with a powerful spell and then asked Irena for the shards, which they then realise they didn't have yet and sent her to the desk to grab things. Howaspell climbing the stairs was attacked, Trajan and Nina warned and the fight broke.   It took little time for Nina to realize Howaspell was her father. Elendra joined them. At this point, he was injured and mild injuries were about but nothing grand. Trajan turned to Nina, to see where she stood and if peace was to be called, but Nina shot her father, the anger of her past and abandonment bubbling to the surface. The battle went fast, and soon, Howaspell was dead... but it became clear Lady Marrow, Elendra, was more than her husband, having, in her words, 'ascended' to lichdom. Her husband dead, she erupted in a loud scream that bursts each and everyone's mind, outright killing Astara and Trajan, as well as destroying Many, Nina's defender. Needing to hurry, Elendra asked and threatened for a cease fire, which was granted. Twig called to the rest of the HQ (both sides together) joining the fray to stand down. The boon kicked in and brought Trajan and Astara back, but the damage was done. The Skullborn left, carrying a dead Howaspell with them.   END GAME

Character(s) interacted with

• Irena, Elendra, Howaspell Rikouri
• Skullborn Guards
• Kisha
• Antique
• Yvan
• House Orien