A Meeting with the King

The party arrives in Felwithe and meets with King Thex before taking some well deserved relaxation.

October 6th

They arrive in Felwithe just before noon. The party is amazed by the elegant marble and gold city, but Briseis wastes no time escorting them directly to the king. As they enter the castle, they are greeted by King Tearis Thex and his protector Arrias Arcanum. They are once again questioned about their encounter with Mayong Mistmoore. This time, however, they receive much information in return. King Thex is confident that the item that was taken is known as the Ewer of Sul'Dae, an ancient item created by the first god of life Anashti Sul that introduce undeath to Norrath. The king tells them the stories of Anashti Sul and why she created the ewer, how Mayong was turned into the first Vampire by the god Innoruuk using the Ewer, and why Mayong would have interest in the ewer.   The king is unsure specifically what Mayong's plans are, but knows that he is very old and very patient, so it may be some time before they come to fruition. In any case, he sends Arrias and Briseis to investigate near Mistmoore Castle. He tasks the party with helping Maesyn while he deals with Mayong as he does not want to send them to their death. Carlos expresses great interest in helping with Mayong, so the king says that if anything comes up that he thinks the party could handle, they will be summoned.   The party sets out to find lodgings for their stay in Felwithe and finds the Traveler's Home. It's proprietor, Feraniel Freegraze, has never left Felwithe and is completely enthralled by Ellie's stories of her home. She graciously lets him borrow her journal and in exchange he provides them free rooms for as long as they'd like. The party relaxes and bathes for the first time in a long time. They spend the day exploring Felwithe in all its grandeur.   Their first stop is the Emerald Armory, where they meet Opal Leganyn. Roswyn gives her the phase spider fangs she harvested in hopes that she can make something from them. She also requisitions as mithral net. Carlos tries to use some bardic magic to get a discount, but it's not successful. Luckily she just embarrasses him a little instead of turning him in to the guards.   Their next stop is the Temple of the Mother, a massive complex dedicated to Tunare, where they meet Yeolarn Bronzeleaf the cleric guild master of Felwithe. Ellie is beyond elated to see something so grand dedicated to her goddess. After some fangirling from Ellie, the party makes their way back across the city to Tunare's Blessings in search of some trinkets and magic items. After a short conversation with Leshea and Tiatiah Mildbrook, several of the trinkets on display catch Roswyn's eye. She purchases a jet black orb and a magical puzzle box. Yarver also purchases a small lizard skull trinket out of curiosity. Throwing caution to the wind, Roswyn attunes directly to her items, both of which aren't great. Her right eye is replaced by the black orb, now discovered to be the Eye of Night, but she has some darkvision now. The puzzle box is less dramatic, but she cannot get rid of it until she solves it.   While Roswyn grapples with the consequences of her new items, Yarver seeks to spend the day communing in the garden as Kalarian suggested. The party tries to help him be more "nature-like" but using various items from Carlos's disguise kit and adding some sticks and foliage to his person. It works, but its necessity has yet to be seen. Curious to what this communing will do, the party disguises themselves and follow Yarver "secretly" to his secluded section of the garden where he begins his several-hour-long meditation. Quickly bored, Ellie heads to the inn to bake a pie for everyone using some harvested fruit. Equally respectful of Yarver's privacy, Roswyn heads back to the commercial district to a shop called Tovanik's Venom, known for its extensive collection of wines and spirits. Keeping her promise to the folks of Fayadaroth, she purchases a crate of wine and requests that it be sent to the fort.   After several hours alone, Yarver's meditation bears results: he awakens in the vast emptiness of space. A divine voice echoes something in his mind: "Seek the tomb of the divine queen beneath the waves. Your destiny is in the stars." Upon returning back to reality, his hands are glowing and when he grabs his crystal ball focus, the glowing energy drains from his hands into the ball as it changes appearance. After processing these changes, he heads back to the inn to regroup with the party.   When the party sits down to relax for the evening, the see a young Human woman bard, named Sisle Songsung, with a crowd gathering around her. They all gather around as well to hear her stories. She tells the tale of Elves before they came to Faydwer from Antonica. After her story, Carlos greets her and introduces her to the party. They find out that she is also heading to Kelethin for the Songweaver's Feast, but she is sad she will not make the journey in time. They offer her to join them in teleportation…when they find a teleporter.   In regards to their transportation back, Carlos heads back to the castle to speak with the king and ask for a druid who can teleport them back to Kelethin. Though he does not meet with the king, Arrias Arcanum is there to receive his request and agrees to let the party come along. They are to meet outside the castle by noon. They spend the rest of the evening doing band practice with their illusory instruments in preparation for the festival.