General Summary
Travel back towards Hidalgo
Encounter a group of Raptors attacking another larger dinosaur
Save the large dinosaur, which seems nervous still. Atlas tries to ride it, but falls off. The dinosaur tells him to ask for consent next time, before running off
A few days later, the group encounter Saramne on the road. She has snuck out of town to warn the group of Aptior's actions
Aptior has been spreading the lie that the party are magic-wielding devils, summoned by the Tabaxi to cause trouble. They are to be apprehended on site and brought to the church
Saramne knows this is not true, as she was present during the initial questioning under Zone of Truth
A plan is hatched to challenge Aptior to single combat, whilst Veda and Atlas attempt to rescue the rest of the airship crew
Arriving in town, the party are confronted by a group of very nervous guards. Holding symbols of the Church of 9 Lives for protection, the Leonin successfully, but slowly, bring the adventurers to the church
Veda and Atlas sneak off to the guard house, whilst invisible, and Saramne heads towards the richer part of town to try and save Weddy
Aptior monologues for a little bit, before telling the party to surrender peacefully. They are to be executed in the morning, though he seems confident that he can kill them now if they resist
The party chose not to be executed, and battle ensues
Dreos is somehow summoned to the church, as acolytes burst from the side rooms
During the fight, Aptior displays many signs of obvious arcane Magic - including summoning a demon
Upon its death, the demon identifies Aptior as a Rakshasa
The fight intensifies, with Godric going Slayer mode, Atlas and Veda dimension dooring into the frey, and Aptior almost taking down 2 members of the group
The Leonin leader is eventually defeated however, as a tiger-like form is forced from his body, melting into the stonework
Aptior now lays unconcious on the ground, and a very confused Dreos (who spent most of the fight in a pocket dimension) seems to be unsure of what happened
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