Session Journal - The Emissary

We had walked into the tower to try and save Jak, who was hidden in there. But against that much magical power, without being able to unleash our fury in fear of harming Jak, we are overpowered. In the middle of the battle, while Honorous is being pinned against the window and the rest of us are getting crushed. Because he was unconscious, Honorus dropped his sword, which gets picked up by one of our enemies. Beaten, we retreat as soon as Honorous is able to leave. In our retreat, we see Matilda, who informs us that the tower is a source of power. The Lady tells her to distract them while we retreat, so she freezes the entire tower.
 
We find a place to eat while Matilda keeps an eye out for the Emissary. We are all depleted and wounded, and in dire need of a full night's rest. Which is a problem, as we know the Emissary moves during the night, and resting will let them get further away, and maybe to the actual forest elves to cement the alliance. To lick our wounds, we find a place to eat while Matilda keeps an eye out for the Emissary during the night. In the morning, she tells us she needs to focus on her own destiny, and conjures a silvery dragon to fly off on.
 
The source of power from the tower is fantastic, and it is something that could help us going forward. Not only that, but I am compelled by Kord to attain that power. I must return later.
 
With Matilda gone, we need to hurry on and make sure that the Emissary did not make it too far. This is our last chance to catch him before he cements the alliance, as we are close to the Elven city of Veriway, and we can't just break into the settlement to stop the alliance. Rithari tracks the Emissary's convoy. We do our best to catch up to them, since we know they rest during the day. We find the path leading up large hills, west of Veriway, where Rithary is from.
 
We search the area, hoping that the Emissary's convoy is has made camp for the day. The Lady finds a few cavern-y areas where one may choose to rest. Her dragon helps her scout the area, and Rithari walks to the area to find the elves. There are 3 possible caverns in which they may be making camp. As she sneaks up, she finds a guard in the 3rd cave. She binds the guard, and sneaks back to where we are with the hostage. We put her in a hole and The Lady tries to read her thoughts. That goes nowhere, as the elven guard is simply resigned to her fate. She believes she will be tortured and put to death. But when she tells us that we are evil and we need to get what is coming to us, we pause. The Lady thinks things through, and decides to try and turn the tables. We need an ally against the dragon, just like the poor goblins. The elf guard had also said that they were not happy about the dragon.
 
We release the elven guard, and The Lady walks with her back to the cave. We cover her, of course. But she asks to meet with the emissary and returns the guard. She apologizes, and tells the story of the Duskhans, and asks for a chance to cement an alliance before they finalize the one with the forest elves. She tells them about the stories of the Deep Elves destroying the Menari long ago, and also speaks of the benefits of Deep Elves and Duskhans as allies and trade partners. The Emissary said that they would prefer to trust their cousins, and suggests that a precious gift is a good start. They are going to return an Elven articfact that they found, and will help the Elves, as it is one of three artifacts said to have belonged to an Elven god.
 
Ages ago, the Forest Elves lost their god, and his power was divided in 3. One artifact remained with the Elves, on was lost, and one was in the earth. Because the Deep Elves are returning a chance for the Forest Elves to meet thing gods, they are certain that the alliance will happen. They are currently waiting for the honor guard of the Forest Elves to come and escort them to the meeting.
 
Rithari remembers the stories about the god, and one of the artifacts that was lost is the bow that she holds. The story she has heard is that the old god Kuehler (the Sylvan god of elves in the ancient times) was a champion of his people. He was trapped, and his power divided. He awaits the return of his bow, spear, and horn, so that he can return to his kingdom. The spear has been handed down by each generation of a very powerful noble family. As Rithari holds the bowl, the Deep Elves must have found the horn.
 
The Lady tells Rithari that if she does this for Dusk, her deeds will be remembered and celebrated by everyone, including Duskhans and Elves alike.
 
I wonder why the Deep Elves would consider an alliance with Duskhans for us (or a Forest Elf), returning a Forest Elf artifact that belonged to a Forest Elf god to the Deep Elves. But this does leave a large opportunity for a three-way alliance, and the start of a common ground for Duskhans and Elves alike.