Session 42: A family reunion for Faenor and a working Moon Well

It is CorellonEmber the 19th at around 9am.
 
We are in Seg Raven about to head down to the mines. its gonna be about a day before they get us the records from the blue dragon parlay.
 
The miners give us some shit about going in, because it's to dangerous, but we're like, "We accept the risks" and head in. We get to a shine of Selune with a large pool of water. There are spider webs everywhere accept on the shrine. It seems to be some kind of moon pool. It looks like webs had been torn away leading to the pool.
 
WE find a pile of 10 giant spiders and a pile of 10 cocooned bodies. This seems to be where the cocoons were when we scryed them. Someone has already worked bringing them. They all have wounds through the heart as if someone stabbed them through the chest. We find the half orc husband of the agoraphobic tiefling. He is deceased.
 
Lyra casts Speak with Dead, and learns that these guys were killed after they were rescued by a group of elves. The elves didn't want anyone to know they were here. They discussed possibly letting them go, but eventually decided to kill them instead.
 
Lyra and Faenor find a lock of blonde hair. The elves were wearing heavy or medium armor. It likely isn't moon elves because moon elves wear light armor.
 
Lyra is able to scry the lock of hair. It's Drefor. Faemor and Lyra actually know him. He trained with Faenor as a paladin together. We see him walking and he's rifling through some equipment bags. He's in some kind of war camp. There are a bunch of elves everywhere. These are NOT magic breakers, but they are all paladins. He's rifling through a bag in a room. there is a map of Seg Raven. He pulls out some red beads. Takes a deep breath and starts to walk. They are now in a forest, and he's walking towards a moon pool. He then walks out of the moon pool by us.
 
He is startled to see Faenor. As he approaches all happy, Lyra stops him, afraid that he might hurt Faenor. Drefor realizes that we are not on the same mission as he is. He then pulls Faenor to the side to talk. Apparently they are here on orders from Pisou. Faenor convinces Drefor to tell him what's goin on. They have orders to secure the position here. They are bringing an army into Seg Raven. There are terrorists in Seg Raven that want to destroy the high elf region. they need to deal with it. He brought the necklace of fireballs here to destroy all evidence in the cave.
 
Faenor persuades him not to burn everything down. He says he can take Faenor to talk with the captain. and his dad who is at the other moon pool.
 
Lyra and Faenor decide to go talk to her dad and bring Lufere disguised as a spider If things go south, Lufere will come back to this moon pool to let people know what is going on and get information to Galadrian.
 
Leland creates grave markers for each of the deceased and has Tempest and Hazel set them up strategically just in case things go south.
 
Lyra, Faenor and Lufere go through the moon pool. When we get to the other side Drefor tells us that Pisou and the moon elves are in an alliance, and that is how they are able to use the moon pool.
 
As we walk through camp, we hear whispers about Faenor being with a devil and how that is sacrilegious. We get to a large tent with a throne where Pisou is sitting. He's going through paperwork and discussing this.
 
Faenor it like "Hi dad" and it's very happy reunion for the both of them. Pisou looks at Lyra and tells her he will have one of his priests help her with her condition.
 
Faenor and Pisou sit over food to get caught up on what is going on while Lyra is taken away.
 
Pisou has met with Adenazelians and is happy they are here, because he believes they are what the humans need as they will bring order to the humans. He knows Vesta, but has not met Light. He's heard things from Thandius that Light may seem to be a little bit erratic, and they are hoping for order. Probably not a good fit.
 
Faenor asks Pisou if he is trying to erect a barrier over the continent. Pisou admits he went to see Azelbohv and he is not in a good way and won't be able to stop the rift for much longer.
 
Pisou worries that Galadrian's heart is not in the right place. He was sent on the mission and he went missing. Pisou is now the central ruler of all of Energanad. The council fully supports him. Pisou says he's just trying to save the world the only way he knows how.
 
Faenor tell him that he will be destroying the world, and he gets a talking down to from his dad, because hes' not as experienced as his dad.
 
He throws the ring he found at the temple where he slept with that goddess. Pisou tells Faenor that this ring is part of his heritage and that he should keep it. It was his mother's ring. Faenor's mom is Elestre? HOLY SHIT!
 
Faenor tries to convince Pisou that he spoke to Corellon and that he told us that the world would be destroyed and that Corellon told him that Pisou had fallen. He accuses Pisou of taking Corellon's name in vain in an angry fashion.
 
Pisou starts to blame Lyra's condition on Faenor telling him he has lost HIS way.
 
Pisou tells Faenor it's time he comes back home with him, because he needs time to clear his head, and Lyra can stay with them.
 
Pisou sends Faenor to the chapel to go pray to corellon and sends him away with guards who have to make sure he prays for at least 3 hours before he is seen again.
 
Meanwhile, the priests are trying to restore Lyra without success. She says it's ok, and she'd like to get back to Faenor. However, they won't let her leave.
 
Meanwhile, Hazel is helping Tempest and Leland set up their spiders. When they were finished Hazel is like, "I'm bored. Let's go into the pool" She's convinced she can successfully pretend to be an elf.
 
Meanwhile, Lyra and Faenore are trapped and separated by guards.
 
Lufere goes back to the pool to tell the others what he knows. Hazel crushes him as she sees him crawl out. Leland and Tempest are really proud of their spider hanging above the pool. They continue to wait for Faenor and Lyra.
 
Meanwhile, Pisou goes to see Lyra. Pisou wants to see her dad, Galadrian. Lyra tells Pisou that the last time she saw him, it was in Galvania and Vesta had attacked him. Lyra tries to convince Pisou not to follow through with his plan, and at very least delay it. She tries to tell him about the black diamond and how if it is restored THAT is what will destroy Azelbohv's ability to hold the rift at bay.
 
Pisou says he's going to keep Lyra there, and will delay his mission if seh stays without trouble, in an attempt to get Galadrian there. He then escorts her to Faenor.
 
While walking, they see a giant spider bouncing in and out of the moon pool. Guards to go to check it out. One pokes it's head in and sees Leland ready to strike. THe elf asks if he's gonna hit him, and Leland's like, maybe not? The elf leaves .
 
Meanwhile Faenor tries to pray to Elistre for guidance since that's his mom. He sees a spider with a moon shape on it's back, but that's all he gets.
 
All of a sudden 10 elves with swords drawn walk through the moon pool in the cave. It seems they want to talk to Leland and Tempest and Lufere. They all get out of the water, and the elves slowly fan out around them. The captain asks who they are, and Lufere asks where Faenor and Lyra went. This elves are like, "We are here to collect you" for Lyra and Faenor.
 
Hazel accidently gives up the jig that Tempest is the orc, by calling him by name. Tempest is like, I'm not going anywhere with you. HE then casts stone wall around the pool so they can't leave. However, one of the elves dispel it. After a lot of arguing about who put the spider there they all agree to go with the elves.
 
everyone is now reunited, Except Lufere. Lufere had turned into an animal, so they end up going back to look for him.
 
Word gets out that the orc with us is Tempest. We tell Pisou his name is mac, and he casts zone of truth to confirm. they determine that he is/was Tempest
 
Pisou offers Tempest a full pardon to show everyone that we can trust him. Pisou suggests we go speak to Azelbohv. They have a moon pool they can take to get to him.
 
Tomorrow we will go see him. Lyra sends a message to her dad (see notes below)
 
Lufere goes back to the moon pool so the guards can find him to bring him to us.
 
While we are resting that night, Faenore goes to his father to tell him he has become enlightened and now wants to help him.
 
Faenor learns that they have not actually discussed his ideas to Azelbohv and he wants to keep it secret. Faenore asks about why Vesta would want to take the black diamond to the Fae Wild.
 
Even if it works, Pisou admits that he plans to cast the mithal no matter what. If they find a different solution for the rift, that is fine, but he doesn't trust lesser races anymore.
 
Pisou is still bitter that many elves died in the Runeforge wars over magic. He thinks humans and other races shouldn't have access to magic.
 
They have promised Adenizealeans that they will be able to keep their magic. This is a lie
 
Pisou believes he and his people will be able to get into the northern part of the world that has been locked away. He wants Faenor to sort out who is working against them, and find out who is on their side. Go undercover, gain the trust of people and find out. He believes a whole organization has formed to oppose him.
 
Faenor tells Pisou about Xantoine Jr. and Woe.
 
He also learns we are in Sadh Nanuial right now. Pisou gives Faenor a sending stone so they can stay in communication. Pisou wants to send Faenor in the place of Galadrian and give Faenor his station. He knows that Galadrian is old and has the moons in his eyes. His time is short.
 
Pisou also wants to get rid of the council totally and be the ruler of ALL the elves. He says it's his Corellon given right.
 
It's about 5pm the 19th of CorellonEmber.
 
Faenor gets back. Leland asks for privacy and the guards are like "We are ordered to protect Lyra" Faenor gets them to wait outside as he can protect me in here.
 
We decide to get some sleep and go see Azelebov tomorrow and then at a later time go see him on our own.
 
We rest and Pisou asks Faenor a favor the next day. He's got a lead on the traitor so he needs to be here. He tells Faenor to speak with Azelebov, but not to reveal the actual plans. Faenor agrees to this. We are escorted to the moon pool.
 
We go through the pool and see a farmer pulling some weeds out of a small garden. He's having a really hard time digging something up. We start helping him dig up the weeds. He says Azelebov is not here right now. He claims to live here with him though along with Dustera.
 
We figure out that it's actually Azelebov. We tell him about the shards. We tell him about Zozth and how he wants us to kill him. We tell him the shards being returned to the Fey Wild may reverse the rift. He does some math for a long while, and says that with the proper incantations, that could actually work.
 
He would need to find some information from an ancient civilization that has been gone for a very long time. The civilization of Ur. Only they would have what he is looking for. He can't leave here, so we would have to do it.
 
We end here. sitting and asking Azelebov questions. Are we going to tell him about Pisou's plan to hoard magic for himself no matter what? and tell him that if Pisou is successful before the rift is closed, then he will destroy the whole world?
 
It is CorellonEmber the 20th at around 9am.