Empire Group Session XI Report
General Summary
Atlas Gets a Lead On Cassia's Whereabouts
- In The Wicked Wench tavern, Atlas overhears rumors about an artist named Rica Falco taking on her first apprentice who supposedly appeared out of who-knows-where and begged her to accept them after spending days outside of her house. Scarlet and Atlas end up causing a small conflict in the tavern with the men gossiping. Atlas believes that the apprentice must be the missing princess. Atlas takes his tavern room key and returns to his room before the others leave.
- Doc uses Disguise Self to look more like a human man in his 40s-50s right after leaving The Wicked Wench. Lucius uses a Disguise Kit to change into an all black outfit. While changing, Doc notices Lucius has some interesting tattoos across his back.
- Scarlet has grown noticeably taller due to it being a few days after his birthday.
- Everyone decides to go to the Colosseum before searching for Rica Falco. After admissions, they sit with the Scribes and watch the beast hunts, then the battle between Astar and Adonis. Lexus takes a record of the proceedings.
BATTLE BETWEEN ASTAR AND ADONIS
- Two famous gladiators, Astar and Adonis, face off in the Colosseum as the Empire Group watches. Before the fight, someone in the audience mentions a clown named Scurra who had some of the best performances in the Colosseum. In an odd twist, Adonis throws down his sword to have Astar kill him, but Astar asks the crowd if he should kill such an honorable warrior. A feminine voice yells from the top of the audience "LET ADONIS GO!" When Lucius and the others look up, they realize the voice must be Cassia in disguise. The crowd goes wild as Adonis is spared and Astar declares them brothers in arms. Doc loses sight of Cassia in the crowd. Scarlet uses the broken glasses she left behind to teleport them to her location: outside of artist Rica Falco's home (Vinusio's Studio).
The Empire Group Finds Cassia
- After teleporting to Rica Falco's house and being let inside by her father when Doc claims he wants to be taken on as an apprentice, the two admire some of the paintings. They see some wall paintings by Cassia--one being a 360 panorama of the Legend of the Crown of Truth. It reminds them of the painting of Adonis they saw the day before. After a while, Scarlet overhears two people arguing upstairs. Doc recognizes one of the voices as Lucius, and says he must be talking to Cassia. When Cassia cries, Scarlet teleports up and starts to fight Lucius until Doc stops him. Doc drops his disguise and tells Cassia she's not alone after Lucius tells her she's being a coward for running away from the truth of what her father has done.
- Cassia had actually run away from the palace after finding out the truth of what her father had done 20 years ago. She was unable to cope with the fact that he had killed all of his siblings in cold blood--even the children--and could no longer call him father. So, she left to become an artist, as she had always wanted to.
- Lucius asks Doc to come with him to the Eastern Elysian Empire toward the border of Sylvia so he can see how the Empire truly is toward outsiders. Titus has been speaking with the God of War, who wants him to use the Crown of Truth to control the world and spread discord. He explains that the Empire isn't the beacon of justice Doc thinks it is, and how he is wanting to start a revolution to become like the Edhelest Republic.
- Doc and Scarlet agree, but Doc says they shouldn't tell the others. They should decide for themselves when the time comes.
- Lucius reveals that Crown Prince Drago, who was supposed to be killed 20 years ago, is actually living as the gladiator Adonis.
