Session 9 - The Trial of the Fae

General Summary

Walking the streets of the city, following the constructed dog
Olut observes the stonework, appreciating the craftsmanship
Haeni notices the cyclic pattern of lamplighters, mentioning it to Prince and Liber
Liber examines a construct, sees a ticking mechanism inside
Haeni tries to oil one construct, to no effect
Tracking the routes that the constructs walk, Haeni notices newer brickwork under their footpaths
Liber wants to keep prodding the constructs, but the group decides to keep following the dogstruct

Finally, the dog turns off the street and into a workshop, where it jumps up onto a workbench
Inside, the party sees many automata manufacturing components, and a few constructs doing technical work
Haeni steps up to one of the mechanical constructs and begins questioning it
The construct doesn't seem to understand questions about free will
The construct explains that "the masters live in the upper ring"
Tells Olut that the dog will be okay, just getting disassembled for part replacement
Haeni reads the ID on the construct's tag "GAF0L0"
Olut give the creature his gloves and explains that they're broken

Prince and Lerissa step outside the workshop while Haeni interrogates
Prince asks how she feels about being summoned here by her dreams
Lerissa explains that it's certainly odd, but the environment is somewhat comfortable
She hopes that this will answer some questions about her heritage and birth
She explains that she doesn't want anyone to stay here on her account if they don't feel safe
The pair both agree that they like this makeshift group
They trade secrets they've heard about each other, and about Haeni

In the second ring, the party sees more opulent decorations, gold and silver inlays on the brickwork
Automata have longer cycles, more deviation
Looking at the signs on the building, the characters understand that there are words there, but can't make them out. Liber uses his magic woo to see strings of random letters and numbers
In the top level, emerge into a park w/ grass, trees, and a fountain. At the far side, an amphitheater
See statues of creatures in the audience
Lerissa asks the party if they still want to walk with her, they do
Lerissa takes to the skies, sees figures in the center of the amphitheater
Everyone heads to the amphitheater floor
Lerissa approaches the figure on the stage, can't get within 30 feet of them

The figure on the stage addresses first Lerissa, then the group
Lerissa kneels, and says "In your name, I will do great things"
The figure asks if she understands the situation, lerissa replies "barely"
The figure explains that she is Sarastra, Queen of the Fae, and that she found Lerissa marked for Mammon as a baby but intervened to change her fate
Accepts Lerissa's offer of service
Explains that she wants to test her abilities, by sending her after a creature causing trouble near Untold Blessings
The Queen summons a tall man from the audience, waving her hand as he unfreezes and steps to the stage
Lerissa asks what Untold Blessings is, Queen explains that it is a place named for her gifts
Queen says that Lerissa's friends can join her in the trial
The ranger leads them out of the city

At the gates to the city, open into a forest, and as the party walked through, the city behind them disappeared
A few minutes walk later, they make it to the grove, and the ranger says that he will observe, but not intervene
Lerissa marches into the grove and demands that its tender appear
Haeni and Olut see a tree-man menace them with his club and shield
Awaked shrubs rise, fight begins
Lerissa goes after tree in grove

Report Date

03 May 2021

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