Oct 28 - Fleeing Family

The group weighs the choice of trying to get some rest or work to take the mask off now and keep moving.
 
Marya transforms into a cat to go inform Tourmaline of the events, and asks for assistance.
 
Help getting her safely from the Inn and protection from scrying. Tourmaline says they can help with both of those things.
 
Produces a ring with a gem and copper alloy streaked through. She says it does need attunement, but can sell it for 350 gold.
 
Marya pays the amount.
 
Tourmaline casts invisibility on the two of them, packs some helpful items, and they head back to the Inn.
 
They head to Seb's room first.
 
Tourmaline says she can teleport everyone to Rexxentrum, or somewhere else if we can provide a circle. Seb asks about going home.
 
WAIT - is poison considered water? (Purify food and drink) Um, no.
 
Finally they pile into the room with Silver. Luca opts to stay behind.
 
Zintris and Komaria are finally introduced to Tourmaline.
 
Komaria asks if Silver knows about the poison in the mask.
"I only know that it is deadly and that I possess no resistance to its effects."
 
Tourmaline takes a look at the mask, but it is very different from what she's used to working with.
 
Zintris wants to talk to Molly before leaving town, and comments they likely won't be able to see their family first.
 
Komaria Vesrikonos mutters under her breath to Zintris: "The last family who got told about this stuff were assassinated and hidden. Maybe less information is better?"
 
Zintris Silvergrove will mutter back "That's why I'm not planning on telling them anything. Just leaving. Again."
 
"If I speak, I will lose my tongue."
 
Manages to partially disable the poison, and partially disable the tongue mechanism.
 
"Any significant motion of my tongue would trigger the mechanism. We are trained to still our tongues while masked."
 
 
With the help of some metal, fully disables the poison.
 
"There are two thin, curved pieces of metal within my mouth. One is above, one below my tongue. They are situated near the base of my tongue."
 
Vera uses two files, delicately inserted through the mouth opening to act as stops for the tongue clamp. All at once, Zintris loosens the final strap, Vera pushes the files forward and Marya magically transports Silver across the room.
 
In a moment, the mask clatters to the floor. Silver now stands without her mask - lightly running her hands across her now uncovered face. Medium length brown hair in a tight bun, she loosens it into a ponytail. She is wearing Seb's old clothes - white shirt, overcoat, undercoat, vest.
 
Zintris offers a hug. Silver says she's not sure about that...
 
Marya asks how many are in their group. More can arrive magically. There are 6, 2 trainees including Silver, 4 fully trained.
 
Sign language is used. Silver warns that they likely know everything about the group, and if they deem us worth persuing, there are many more they can send.
 
Zintris asks what is outside of their reach.
Does not know. Has had jobs in cities to the South and West.
 
Marya asks how they get their info. "The elders didn't tell us how."
Was told to follow Luca, and if he reveals anything or is captured, to finish him off.
 
Asked about a job two nights ago - Luck was assigned to that.
 
He's since been demoted for additional training.
 
There is argument over Komaria's farmer disguise.
 
Molly puts the mask on the ethereal plane.
 
She and Zintris head to collect her family.
 
Everyone else heads to Tourmaline's.
 
3 hours have passed since the attack. (Lia had rolled 4 hours as the timing...)
 
Zintris opens the door "This is really important: we're leaving."
Explains Melech's family was attacked, that they have been targeted. Mom swears, and they start getting the family ready to go.
 
Teasing from Lena about Molly - "is she your GIRLFRIEND?"
 
Mom is crying a bit, but supportive.
 
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With a mix of invisibility and stealth - the rest head to Komaria's farm contact.
Asks about a teleportation circle. Handed a book.
 
 
We arrive in a stone basement. Dark. No one is here. Climbing the stairs to the main floor - through the window the sky is colored purple and reds. The sun overhead is dimmed.
 
A sprawling city, much larger than Zadash, is before them.