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Wed 5th Oct 2022 12:16

Session 52 - Lord, Lady, and Mother

by Jack

After briefly catching up, the Protectors of the Pass spoke with Lord Gallo. They asked him if he recognized the serpent and spear insignia found on the rotting corpse monster in Steppengard's dungeon. Gallo said it belonged to a lesser noble house of yore, and the creature was likely the violent criminal of that family known as Jutras. He was said to be obsessed with the occult, and served a bat-winged deity called Ineluki, offering human sacrifices to it. Jutras was captured and executed for his crimes, calling out for his deity to rescue him before the deed was done. It was also said that he feared chickens.
 
Rayland also showed Bryn the documents found in the office of Serrimus the Ragesian in Steppengard's court. Bryn recognized the items listed, and knew they were used to create a drug called Red Madness, which caused aggressive insanity, similar to what Steppengard was suffering from. Could this be the Madness referenced in the Ragesian orders?
 
Bidding farewell to Gallo, the party made their way to the keeps of Lord Dashgoban and Lady Timor. En route, the party rested at an inn. Jack and begrudging Rayland shared a moment, and Jack helped Winry decompress from her arduous experience. Meanwhile, Myetharia asked that Bryn send some messages for her, reaching out to Lady Shalosha of Shahalesti. She updated the princess, who joked back a bit, once again calling her Mellie. Winry listened in, and gathered this information as well. It seems that Myetharia and Shalosha were very close friends in their youth. Realizing that Myetharia must be high born to have such a relationship with the princess, Bryn asked why Myetharia joined the military. Myetharia shared that the long lives that elves lead lend to monotony, and Myetharia joined the military to alleviate her boredom with every day life.
 
The next days found the party having audiences with both Lord Dashgoban and Lady Timor. Both had heard Jack's words in Steppengard's court via their proxies, and convinced by the Ragesian orders, the two leaders immediately commanded their forces to aid their ally, Lord Gallo.
 
Surprisingly, Bryn discovered that her son Keth was serving in Lady Timor's forces, and the two were reunited. Detailing how he was separated from the rest of the family, Keth made his way to Timor's keep as a refugee, joining her forces soon after. Keth asked Bryn if she saw his father, Bryn's estranged husband Brent, as Brent had returned to Gate Pass before the invasion to find Bryn and ensure her safety. Though she hadn't, Bryn enjoyed these precious moments with her son, as the party rested for the evening.

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  1. Session 2 - Deception in the Depository
    New Year's Day, 5754
  2. Session 1 - A Very Warm Greetings
  3. Session 3 - Mercy and Fireballs
  4. Session 4 - Rats, Badgers, and Imps
  5. Session 5 - Leaving Town
  6. Session 6 - Magic, Money, and Mages
  7. Session 7 - Pursuers
  8. Session 8 - Ceasefire before Forest Fire
  9. Session 9 - Snatch and Scourge
  10. Session 10 - Into the Inferno
  11. Session 11 - Devil in the Fire
  12. Session 12 - Indomitability
  13. Session 13 - Burning Questions
  14. Session 14 - A Hot Deal
  15. Session 15 - Games by Firelight
  16. Session 16 - A Little Illumination
  17. Session 17 - Sacrifice of the Seela
  18. Session 18 - The Hag and the Dryad
  19. Session 19 - Protectors of the Seela
  20. Session 20 - Cold After Warm
  21. Session 21 - Springs, Sorcerers, and Sphinxes
  22. Session 22 - Bar Games and Warships
  23. Session 23 - Arrival at Seaquen
  24. Session 24 - Deception at South Harbor
  25. Session 25 - The Headmaster
  26. Session 26 - Truth and Fire Rats
  27. Session 27 - The Wayfarers
  28. Session 28 - Gators in the Mist
  29. Episode 29 - Swamps and Mires
  30. Session 30 - Denizens of South Harbor
  31. Session 31 - Politics and Pilfering
  32. Session 32 - Badgers and a Dragon
  33. Session 33 - The Storm Breaks
  34. Session 34 - The Sunken Prison
  35. Session 35 - Tide of Bone
  36. Session 36 - The Red Room
  37. Session 37 - Bottom of the Prison
  38. Session 38 - He Who Controls The Storm
  39. Session 39 - After the Storm
  40. Session 40 - Leaving Seaquen
  41. Session 41 - Frozen Dassen
  42. Session 42 - Many Threads
  43. Session 43 - The King of Dassen
  44. Session 44 - Enemies of the State
  45. Session 45 - Keep to the Shadows
  46. Session 46 - Gallo's Fend
  47. Session 47 - Escape or Die
  48. Session 48 - The Alydi Gap
  49. Session 49 - Fighting Uphill
  50. Session 50 - King of the Hill
  51. Session 51 - Reunited
  52. Session 52 - Lord, Lady, and Mother
  53. Session 52 - The Battle Approaches
  54. Session 53 - Thravanvost
  55. Session 54 - The Battle of Otharil Vale, Part 1
  56. Session 55 - The Battle of Otharil Vale, Part 2
  57. Episode 56 - Return to Bresk
  58. Episode 57 - The King's Festival
  59. Episode 59 - Familiar Faces
  60. Session 60 - Madness Revealed
  61. Session 61 - Many From One
  62. Session 62 - Fiery Arrival
  63. Session 63 - They Have the High Ground
  64. Session 64 - The Quiet Town of Eresh
  65. Session 65 - Balance

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