Chapter 6 - The Ceremony of Death
Session 28
After the week of activities for the party, including acquiring, gold, a pseudodragon and a dog, the party gathered back together, as Ryven met with his brother, something was off, he wasn't acting like himself and has allied himself with the Blood Queen, finding this the party decided that a day of rest was in order and so ventured through the city looking for the Soul and Steam Spa.
On this walk, the party heard the voice of bounty hunters accosting two elven folk, looking to catch up on a bounty that the Storm Rager's fighting troupe placed upon them, The Party ventured fourth to help and after a hard fought battle where able to take them out, killing two and capturing the other two, with them handed over to the guards the party again made their way forward to the Spa, to have that long awated rest.
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Session 29
The Party after a gruelling battle with a set of bounty hunters, decided to go forward and take a long rest at the spa, spending an hour or so all together, the party spoke about their plans for the wedding and what could possibly go down. When exiting Kurtsi noticed that their was a set of armour that held the crest of the Obsidian family, on of the families being wed, though this turned out to be three of the Royal Guards. The crest was notable for having the markings of a black dragon holding a shattered shard of mirror.
After the spa the party stopped for food as Kurtsi spoke with the Royal Guard, not getting much from them, but them taking note of him and the party. After heading home both Kursi and Ryven woke to find their weapons seemed upgraded in some way, as they are quickly then dressed and ready for the wedding.
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Session 30
The party are off to the Wedding!
During the festivities they each have a spot to talk and gather intel from the party itself before the event begins proper, as Ryven and Shyver stand by in the Butterfly. The party see a few robotic beings, silver in metal and emanating a calming mint into the air, and speak to an elven man who asks about their patron Freya Ravillevé. Over time Kozmo explores looking for the bathrooms and finds guarded a small box, told to be a gift for the family, before it is taken by a black Dragonborn man. After sharing this information the play before the wedding starts, it tells the story of the Wesretkau and Neocaisaros families wars that shook Anu before a Romeo and Juliet type love story ended it and united the families.
After the play the wedding seemed to go without issue, but afterward and flaming portal opened up releasing a familiar to the party foe, the Summer Horseman, after a battle the party defeated him, but he seemed to be heating up, Ryven grabbed what he was holding, a broken piece of mirror, before he erupted in flames... and we pick up.
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Session 31
As the party returned, it seemed that the Horseman was not fully defeated, exploding in a torrent of fire the Horseman was born again, but seemed to lack any personality and barely reacted to being attacked, with a final blow from Ryven however the Horseman was taken down for the last time. After this and with the influx of cultist the Queen, Queen Isobel Icarson revealed her true form, a giant Adult Silver Dragon scaring of the cultists.
The party quickly gathered back together as the Royal Families came to see the commotion, leading Nox Obsidian to ask for his Mirror fragment back. After some time and talking to the two versions of Agatha they found that the older had memories from her younger self and could see two other windows on her side, the mirrors seemed to be pushed away from each other, and a mending spell seemed not to work, like magic was blocking it.
After some time, and returning the mirror back to Nox the party were informed that a reward was in order, and possibly a squire to join and assist them?
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Session 32
The party gathered together after the events of the wedding, promised a reward for helping. During this time, the party noticed three pillars at the three major cities in the area, the Fire pillar in Leigh summoned by the Summer Horseman. These lasted around an hour before fading.
After making it to the queens personal vault, they were met be a new party member Jasper Fowler, a member of the families court. The party got their rewards and Ryven asked if the Queen could assist his people in Kragenmeir, the Queen agreed only if she could get a tastes of traditional snow elf food, and Ryven obliged.
Returning to the house after hearing word of the Ogre that the cultists where using heading north the party plan to head that way, packing up and moving out they say there goodbyes to Gaston and make their way up the mountain pass.
Coming to a large summit, they notice multiple shadowed heads in the distance, that shout down that they should leave...