Shifting Alliances
The party emerged from a canyon to a series of caves that made up the Mao stronghold about a week after capturing the bandits. One bandit, Mao Fei, let out a shrill whistle to signal that they should be allowed entry. An escort brought the party to the gate, where Eren had to pull rank on the guards in order to proceed any further.
The camp was built up like a small town or an outpost, built into a maze-like canyon. A former Racinite soldier by the name of Gavriil led the party to speak with Bian, an intimidating Tlaslo Tonrar woman with heterochromia and a shaved head. After some discussion, about the layout of the fortress at Ym Phae and the number of men at Huye's disposal, Bian agreed to get the party into the way station. Eli snuck away from the group to summon Nyx, asking if there was an Atu in Ym Phae. It seemed to be something less powerful, perhaps one of the suites. She also learned that Nikoleta became an Atu after becoming Empress - Nyx groomed her for the role. There was a third Atu in their alliance, the Magus, but even Nyx cannot reach them.
Eli and Eren fought, taking the already high tensions within the party to a new height. When the party spoke with Bian two days later, the tension remained. Eren had not spoken to anyone in the party for days, and Eli was still upset. Bian provided the party with a map of the city and the best guess of the fortress's layout. They would be provided with an escort into the city and a sizeable distraction, but beyond that the party would be on their own.
That night, Eren disappeared without a trace. Pella tried to tell Eli a story to cheer her up, recalling a time when Nia had tried to break into Nikoleta's house. Pella fell, breaking her nose, but Nia made it out. They didn't speak to each other for a week, but made up in the in, and Pella still loved Nia more than anyone else in the world. Eli wasn't comforted by the tale.
The party woke to a huge commotion the next morning, and were quickly bound and blindfolded, with the mages gagged as well. Carried and dragged from their quarters, the party were chained down within earshot of each other. Eren was not among them. Kyllikki was tied to a wooden table, preventing her from tremorsensing, and forcing her to relive her experiences at the hospital in Roi. The commotion in the halls died down after half a day. The party were given water and scraps of bread once a day, but their situations did not improve otherwise. Mollye wildshaped into a snake to escape her chains, but found that the room was sealed and couldn't get back into her bonds. The guards interrogated her and she was put into a box.
Six days after their capture, Bian ordered the party unblindfolded. Kyllikki was gagged after swearing profusely at the woman responsible for their captivity. Bian called the party traitors and Trung spies, explaining that Eren stole some valuable information before he disappeared. She offered the party a choice between serving as bait for the Trung or death.
One by one, the members of the party were released the next morning and given a chance to bathe and eat. Their packs and weapons were returned to them, and they were taken along for the seven day journey to Ym Phae. Eli was held separate from the group as a hostage to ensure their compliance. En route, the party learned that Eren stole maps and battle plans before leaving the Mao camp. The Mao retaliated and rooted out every suspected spy, killing nearly 30 people. The new plan was to drop the party at the city gates to make their own way to the fortress, while the Mao made their attack on the watchtower. However, Mollye would remain with the Mao as collateral.
Kyllikki's Journal Ordered oldest to newest
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Strange Marks, Stranger Company
Saturday, 14 August 2281
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A Friend and a Fiend
Sunday, 15 August 2281
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Memories of Racine
Monday, 16 August 2281
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Painful Subjects
Friday, 20 August 2281
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Unwelcome Surprises
Sunday, 22 August 2281
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Sickness and Suspicion
Tuesday, 31 August 2281
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Shattered Stone
Wednesday, 1 September 2281
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The Hanged Man
Friday, 3 September 2281
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Recovery
Friday, 3 September - Thursday, 21 October 2281
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A Warning
Friday, 22 October 2281
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Old Stories
Friday, 29 October 2281
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The Living Past
Saturday, 30 October 2281
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Restless Nights
Tuesday, 2 November - Monday, 8 November 2281
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A Pact
Wednesday, 17 November 2281
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Desecrated Ground
Thursday, 18 November - Friday 3 December 2281
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The Hermit
Sunday, 5 December 2281
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Across the Wastes
Monday, 6 December 2281 - Sunday, 9 January 2282
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Shifting Alliances
Monday, 10 January - Tuesday, 27 January 2282
Saturday, 14 August 2281
Sunday, 15 August 2281
Monday, 16 August 2281
Friday, 20 August 2281
Sunday, 22 August 2281
Tuesday, 31 August 2281
Wednesday, 1 September 2281
Friday, 3 September 2281
Friday, 3 September - Thursday, 21 October 2281
Friday, 22 October 2281
Friday, 29 October 2281
Saturday, 30 October 2281
Tuesday, 2 November - Monday, 8 November 2281
Wednesday, 17 November 2281
Thursday, 18 November - Friday 3 December 2281
Sunday, 5 December 2281
Monday, 6 December 2281 - Sunday, 9 January 2282
Monday, 10 January - Tuesday, 27 January 2282
The major events and journals in Kyllikki's history, from the beginning to today.
Shifting Alliances
The party emerged from a canyon to a series of caves that made up the Mao stronghold about a week after capturing the bandits. One bandit, Mao Fei, let out a shrill whistle to signal that they should be allowed entry. An escort brought the party to the ga...
08:50 pm - 22.06.2019Across the Wastes
With the Hermit defeated, the party headed for the wastes beyond the woods. It took nearly a week's travel to reach the tree line, where they were met with a sheer cliff looking out over a dry, barren landscape dominated by canyons. It would take at least...
08:20 pm - 22.06.2019The Hermit
The evening of the new moon, Desseccee fed the party a hearty root stew for supper. Just as the sun began to set, they saw bones creep out of the branches of the willow tree. An illusion dropped away, revealing that the willow tree was not the safe, comfo...
07:39 pm - 22.06.2019Desecrated Ground
Iort led the party through the woods over the course of a week until they reached a line carved in the ground. He warned that they should not cross it without permission, before leaving to begin his journey home. Eli tried to summon the elf woman with a m...
07:19 pm - 22.06.2019The list of amazing people following the adventures of Kyllikki.
Social
Birthplace
Racine
Current Residence
Korkeuksissa
Honorary & Occupational Titles
Prince of Swords
Family Ties
Shatterstone and Oathsinger
Kyllikki was raised in her father's clan, as a Shatterstone (Särkeäkivi). While she is entitled to call herself an Oathsinger (Valanlaulaja) as well, she considers herself a Shatterstone through and through. Kylli was never as close to her mother as she was her father, and Marjukka has struggled to understand Kyllikki's obsessions. She harbors no ill-will toward her stepfather, Uolevi, but is painfully aware that he isn't Yrjänä, and has been unable to form any close bond with him as a result. She is not particularly close with either of her half-siblings, having closed herself off as a hermit for most of their lives.
Social Aptitude
Kyllikki's intelligence is sometimes masked by her social ineptitude. She lacks most social graces, and comes off as cold or violent to those who do not know her well. She struggles to speak smoothly, hampered by her years of self-isolation and obsessions over word choice.
Hobbies & Pets
As a child, Kylli had a collection of rocks that her father helped her to build, from which she learned to identify stone and name each rock's properties. In her travels, she has taken to picking up pebbles and chips of stone in an attempt to recreate that collection on a smaller scale. There are always pebbles in her pockets.