Session 48: Cover blown Report

General Summary

We begin the session with Eavaan and Trajan talking, alleviating emotions as questions arise from the last dream, and answers make themselves more and more wanted. The sibblings get closer and closer as they go through the clarification of what the dream is, and wonder if Trajan is dreaming like a Kalashtar, given his ancestry, or maybe if he too was made in the Mournland.
The discussion progresses as Astara finds them both and joins in. After some sibbling bickering, they find a determined Trajan with every intention to pursue this calling and head to the Mournlands, giving an ultimatum: They come with him, or he goes alone. After some conversation, debate and de-escalation, a plan is reached: return to Wroat to rest the night (rest of the night), meet with Lujaad, gather supplies for the Mournland travels and travel to the Mournlands. First, they must discuss this with the others.
At the inn, Merta and Nina get to have a bit of a heart to heart, where Merta explains to Nina the dreams about her brother, and how he was lost at sea and thought dead by everyone, but that she doesn't believe this. She's had dreams of him before, but not like this. This is unsettling to her. A bit stumped, Nina offers Many as additional company and can related to messed up family dynamics.
The trio returns and the group talks some more, sharing the plan. With Merta's discomfort with regular travels (train and airship, due to the usage of elementals), they settle for a space to enter the Mournlands (near Vathirond, where the initial calling was felt) and opt to teleport to the nearest registered circle, and then wagon-hoof it.
Rest is obtained and healing provided as bonus through night humming to aid those who needed extra. Morning comes and they discuss further with Gwyneth, to decide what to do with her, and how much help they need with the Bortan situation. It's become clear to them that he needs removal or something of the likes, but with experts having failed BEFORE he was in full political power and before they had quorri aware of them, the group decides that outsourcing might be safer. So they ask what it would take to get the support of the Serpentine table in this endeavor. Unsure, there was at least one fact Gwyneth was sure of: a meeting would secure the beginning of business, then the group could work out the details. In person, the table only uses secure channels, and are 4 days travel away (which means 4 days EACH way). Everyone agrees to meet back at that time, and Trajan plans to set for a grand dinner. Planning and menu are work in progress. Gwyneth leaves.
After some shopping and item getting, the group ends up at the shady inn during low business hours of the mid afternoon, finding a few scattered patron and a crew more busy cleaning and prepping for later dinner than serving. So they grab a seat by some man that proves to be a disguised self Lujaad. Conversation truly hints that the man's motivations mixes his desire to stay away from the royal politics, love (unidirectional) for his family and needing to clear that smear, and the Lantern's need to solve the issue at hand. Taking the information provided by the group, especially that Bortan's soul is now vacated from the body, being something else entirely, he gives the okay for an assassination, ensuring that by time the group is prepared, he'll have his forces out and ready for diversion and providing the opportunity they will then need.
The group then sets out for the Mournlands (after Nina writes to Kitahn), and new group stones are ordered (to be ready in a week, with expedited fee / service).
GAME END

Character(s) interacted with

• Lujaad
• Gwyneth

Quick Infos

Campaign

Eberron Adventurers Campaign

Protagonists

Sheika-Aoibheann Darragh

Neutral Good Kalashtar (Urchin)
Bard 3

33 / 33 HP

STR
8

DEX
12

CON
10

INT
10

WIS
16

CHA
16

Astara

wood Elf ()
Druid 5

38 / 39 HP

STR
10

DEX
14

CON
16

INT
10

WIS
17

CHA
10

Nina

None High Elf (Eberron Orphan)
Artificer 1

11 / 11 HP

STR
8

DEX
14

CON
16

INT
17

WIS
10

CHA
8

Report Date

21 Oct 2023

Related Characters

• Astara
• Nina
• Sheika-Aoibheann Darragh

Date: Sypheros 28, 1011 YK