Chapter 10, Session 2: Kissing Ghosts, Planting Seeds, Playing Sports

General Summary

You have given us the purpose we were never offered in life... we look forward to serving you in death.

• The head housekeeper of Peaches Pitts

The party, newly decked out in their Bercea tailored outfits, decided it was now time to deal with Dawnmanor. 
The party approached the eerie and terrifying estate led by Mimsi who set the party on a trusting and positive charm offensive by asking to enter the house and speaking to the first of the estates ghosts; Vancier the gardener, the party learned that the house was inhabited by the ghosts of it that have been seeking a purpose and, soon enough, they were directed through the ruined manor to the head housekeepers room who simply hung in stasis... as though they were asleep.
The party experimented with the house for a short time and, whilst Ez and Kodo entertained a group of child ghosts with peekaboo and exploding flowers, the party tried healing the house; at which point they saw it return to it's polished glory for a short time before then decaying back to it's deadened state. 
The party decided to, with Olympia acting as the primary seducer, wake up the head of housekeeping by kissing them lightly. This, shockingly, worked as the woman woke and claimed her lover used to wake her up the same way before their bones were destroyed by Xan Prayerkeep. 
The head of housekeeping explained that the servants of the house had been waiting for a master of the estate that would accept them... when Xan Prayerkeep came into the estate he promised the staff that he would be that master before trying to burn the bones of the ghosts... leading the head of housekeeping to hide the bones within the walls and grounds of the house and thsu give the house it's strange lifelike impression. 
The party listened to the spirits story and, when all was said and done, the party stated that they simply wanted to coexist with the servants of the house and this as a shared space. 
This overjoyed the spirits and they asked the party to promise them that they would be the masters of the estate that the staff deserved... and in return the staff would be the servants the party deserved...
The party unanimously agreed to this deal and were asked to name the estate and thus allow the spirits to move on from the Dawn family legacy. The party... after a deliberation process that involved a google form vote... decided on the name Peaches Pitts and, as they uttered this estates new name they watched as it reformed into a fine and gorgeous but, for the moment, rather plain manor house that was furnished and desirable to look at. 
With that the party met the staff of the manor and worked with them to start to build and change the house and alter it including:

• Kodo meeting the kitchen workers and establishing a clear stocking of the pantry's as well as a preparing a fine mountain goat dinner for the party that night. During his shopping, The Wanderer spoke to Kodo and discussed his wander at the adventure so far and at Blackstone with Kodo patiently and joyfully chatting and looking at the world for him.
• Mimsi had an obstacle course created in the gardens for her to enjoy... but not before the head of housekeeping made a point of thanking Mimsi for allowing herself to trust the ghosts and giving them a new chance. 
• Fen had the ghosts creating a series of training dummy's for him to practice using his pact blade on.
• Thordak bought seed to plant a series of plants and fruits and vegetables, something the ghostly gardener of the estate agreed with and so that was done after Thordak bought several seeds from Deana's Dealers 
• Ez asked Vancian to plant an apple tree seed from his old farmhouse ina  past life and then spent 8 hours casting Plant Growth in the gardens to encourage their growth and abundance.

The party then finished out the evening by having the ghosts create several double beds and laying them out in an 'O' shape for the party to still sleep in their one big bed.
Thordak, before long resting, used his Sending Stone to speak to Temptation and tell her that Kodo had bound with The Wanderer and that they had gained their manor house. 
Temptation replied by asking for Thordak to careful with Xan Prayerkeep and put their safety before anything else.
The next morning, the party came to and discussed their plans for the day before agreeing to visit The Blackstone Rox Centre to watch the Elementa tournament taking place and possibly give them a chance to mix with new contacts and further solidify themselves in Blackstone. However, Olympia first detoured to The Blackstone Records Tower and completed as much research as she could on Sindarae Pollet... upon researching specifically the best way to meet her Olympia found that the bureaucracy was challenging in Blackstone however, she then discovered that the Pollet couple were patrons of competitions and the arts in all forms and so, in a moment of madness, Olympia signed Persicorum up for the Elementa championships at the 4th tier before the party could ask and; when they found out, she explained it was for her to have a chance to meet Sindarae Pollet and learn about her past. 
The party unanimously supported her in this and got some more information about the tournament itself. Learning that they had to pay 200 gold pieces to enter and that they also needed to elect a captain of the team (with Kodo insisting that 'Governor Olympia' take lead here) and that they also needed matching uniforms...
The party agreed to these terms and were told they had 6 hours to arrive before their first match and so they left with Olympia handling the tournament information whilst Mimsi prepared for an overdue interview with Reporter Kovir.

Rewards Granted

The party successfully calmed the ghosts of Dawn Manor and found themselves the fine estate of Peaches Pitts in Blackstone.

Report Date

25 Nov 2023

Primary Location

Blackstone

Secondary Location

Peaches Pitts

Related Characters

• Leora Pollet
• Sindarae Pollet
• Xan Prayerkeep