CoS Session 33: It's Good to be Home
General Summary
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- Party arrives in Gameria!
- Two weeks shy of a full year of circumnavigating Liat
- It's Medraad and Adam’s first time in Gameria
- A crow lands on Nikolaj’s shoulder telling them to go to Shank’s Fighting Pit
- Once there party is lead to suite where Azrael and Assaj are watching fight
- Lots of merch available for Fireheart action star
- Party fills them in on recent adventures since leaving Kanara
- Verona doesn’t hug Azrael, warns him that she won’t join Handgun just yet
- Medraad convinces her to at least convince Three Fingers agents to abandon Fairouz
- Azrael says Aldo’s been acting more reckless since Kanara attack
- He’s getting paranoid, feels isolated without Boua and Willard
- Adam wants Roland action figure, so he fights Hakonian in fighting pit
- Wins close two-out-of-three, Roland’s there at end to give him toy
- Roland goes back up to suite with Adam to see rest of party
- Medraad has to resist urge to murder him on sight
- He resists, but a web pattern burns on his hand with intense pain
- Assaj treats it, Roland lifts Fairouz’s curse
- An awkward first encounter, but it’s all over now
- Party will meet with Queen Astrid tomorrow morning
- Adam reunites with Stanislavski from theater troupe
- Tries his hand at role of Orange King
- Medraad speaks with Man in Black
- Main in Black reluctantly agrees to meet Rexfur, is genuinely concerned for Medraad’s safety
- Nikolaj catches up with Roland, catches up on old times
- Elan gets pretty wasted before visiting Catriona
- Catriona rolls her eyes, but great sister bonding
- The next day all party members (who aren’t Aldo) go to Queen’s Palace
- Ornate stained glasses of all the gods line the grand hallway
- Queen Astrid is there with Fallworth and a few guards
- She recounts party’s history of thievery and working with Rexfur
- Party doesn’t dispute accusations, they say all their shenanigans have assisted the Gamerian war effort
- Reluctantly, Queen Astrid agrees and will not press charges
- However, she can’t have them working for the Handgun anymore
- From here on out, the party will be recognized as members of Gameth's Royal Knights Brigade
- And the issue of Rexfur will eventually be resolved
- Meetings and debates will be held to add him to pantheon
- More uncertainty around Man in Black
- Medraad assures her they’re all on same side
- Without further ado, entire party swears loyalty oath to Queen
- Catriona included!
- Rest of party then heads to recently renovated Temple of Rexfur
- Looks a lot nicer now
- High Priest Carnahan complains to Nikolaj about being too old
- Wants him to take over as High Priest
- Rexfur shows up, says it’s up to Nikolaj since he seems reluctant
- With Rexfur here, Medraad summons Man in Black as well
- Man in Black is not a fan of crowds
- But, he stays around long enough to explain his goals
- Medraad fills in details later
- Medraad and Rexfur meet one-on-one
- They come to understanding/agreement
- They’ll help out each other’s interests
- Rexfur tells Nikolaj that Man in Black will help deal with Fairouz
- But what are his plans after that?
- Oh, and Medraad goes to a handful of brothels, spending 400GP and casting suggestion to make girls Rexfur followers
- He also does some research at Archives about wizardry
- Adam performs Orange Knight play, doesn’t go well
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