Quartz 4

Session 02

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Recap

  • We took a long rest!
  • While we were resting, Cordelia had a very weird dream — she’s never had a dream like that before
  • We will be given a letter by the townsfolk to deliver to the Capital
  • We rescued those kids!!

Preamble

  • There are multiple schools in the capital!
    • In order to gain the title of “Mage”, one needs to complete their schooling through one of the schools
  • I missed a lot of stuff :( Izzie had wine and typing is hard

Morning Comes

  • We all wake up in the morning in our separate rooms!
    • Everyone benefits from a Long Rest (i.e. no Exhaustion levels!)
  • STORY INITIATIVE

Cordelia Wakes Up

  • Cordelia wakes up in a cold sweat
    • What she saw in her dreams left her shaken — she knows that something about her - or something about her future - has changed
    • She goes downstairs to greet the day!
  • Her body got rest, but her mind didn’t really get rest
  • Foo (the bartender) is sweeping the floor, says breakfast will be done in 30 minutes

Camille Wakes Up

  • Puts on their little vest (carries the cloak on their arm)
    • DM note: it’s early summer!
    • Camille carries their cloak on their arm to account for the weather

Kaya Wakes Up

  • Hears the pitter patter of feet outside her room
  • Smells PANCAKES??? oh it’s joever
  • Heads downstairs, takes her sweet time and enjoys the luxury suite

Breakfast

  • Kaya and Camille meet Cordelia downstairs in the morning
  • THE SETTING/ROOM VIBE:
    • Mostly just the party (3 of us) + the bartender, Foo
    • A few stragglers from the night before, not really in the mood for talking
      • Both stragglers are human — they didn’t pay for a room, so they’re not getting food
  • Cordelia is steeling herself for the days to come
  • Cordelia hears the pitter patter of little feet below her! There’s probably a downstairs to this bar
    • We actually all hear this
  • Perception
    • Cordelia: nat 20
    • Kaya: 19
    • Camille: nat 20
  • Kaya assumes that the footsteps she hears are children’s footsteps
  • Cordelia and Camille can hear the footsteps of the children we saved!!
  • Breakfast is being prepared!
    • A firbolg with blue skin and reddish hair - a lady wearing an apron - kindly greets us and hands us our plates
    • She bows and heads back to the kitchen <3

Meeting the Elders

  • Cordelia mentions that her walk from the Capital was about a day and a half
  • Camille comments on how they hope the kids we rescued are doing well (the footsteps pause, there’s giggling, and they keep on going)
  • Cordelia asks the gang if we had any weird dreams the night before
    • Both answer no
    • Camille insights that (21 insight vs 4 deception)
      • Homie knows she’s lying
      • Camille encourages Cordelia to share her dreams
  • Before we can continue talking, there’s a knock on the tavern door
    • It’s one of the village elders!
    • Because they’re so eager, they wrote the note we’re meant to to deliver already
    • There’s a carriage already prepared for us, and we’ll be awarded upon arriving in the Capital
      • With the carriage, it might take us 2-3 hours to arrive in the Capital!
      • Gold is in the carriage, the guards will give us our gift upon receiving the gold and the note that was handed to Camille
  • Cordelia and Camille try to reject the gift of gold
    • Kaya’s chill w/ it though
  • The elder requests that we deliver the note to the command garrison in the inner city
    • Upon delivering the note, we’ll receive our reward and we can wash our hands of the whole business
    • The note requests additional aid and guards for the town, since the townsfolk cannot afford to hire their own as-is
  • The elder bows and leaves, leaving the door open behind him (as if inviting us to leave as soon as we can)

Preparing to Leave

  • Camille asks Kaya to check on the carriage
    • Camille asks Cordelia if she’s ok, she LIES like a lying liar and says she’s ok
    • INSIGHT VS DECEPTION. Camille won 😎
  • Kaya notices two guards alongside our carriage!!
    • Both are at the front (so neither are at the back)
    • One has a spear, and they’re dressed in yellow
    • A guard asks if it’s just Kaya, and she says “these fuckers are eating their breakfast”
      • The guard responds that they have a schedule to keep, and Kaya says that she’ll DRAG our asses out if she has to
  • Cordelia confesses that she has some anxiety returning to the capital
    • She’d rather get this portion of her trip over with - and either prove or disprove her point - and she would rather not say anything else on that front
    • Camille respects that, SHOVELS their food in their mouth (so much of it falls on the floor 💀 rip)
    • Kaya returns to fetch us!!

On the Road!

  • Some townsfolk come to see us off I think
  • As we leave, Cordelia starts fidgeting with her cards again
  • It’s DEAD FUCKING SILENT for the first hour
    • It’s literally the guys in the bus staring at the wall and the sun
  • It starts RAININGGG
  • One of the guards taps on the window with their spear — we’re almost an hour out from the Capital!
    • Neither Kaya or Camille have been to the Capital before!
    • Cordelia’s ass does NOT sound enthusiastic about returning
    • Kaya asks about what the Capital is like!
      • Cordelia describes the seasons, the sights and sounds, and the waterways
  • Cordelia tries to divert the convo away from herself by asking the gang about how she ended up in Hillford
    • Kaya was there for a job! She completed it, and now she’s excited to get paid
    • Camille was just Wanderin

Arriving in the Capital

  • What we see
    • There are HUGE walls (attack on titan style)
    • Lines of people trying to enter AND leave the Capital
  • A guard with a three-leaf clover insignia on his chest
    • On Camille’s side! They crank the window down
    • Asks what we’re here for, Camille is honest and shows him the letter upon request
  • We’re allowed into the city!!
  • There are shops and shacks along the road, houses on top of houses! It looks like they’re running out of room here on the outskirts of the city
    • CORDELIA’S ASS IS LITERALLY SHRINKING IN SHAME!! she does recognize some nice restaurants and shops tho 🤩
  • We’re in the carriage for another 30-ish minutes before we pass another wall
    • History check for the gang!
      • Cordelia (advantage): 22
        • She knows EXACTLY where her ass is 😤
      • Kaya (advantage): 11
        • Doesn’t know a ton, she just knows that this is the inner-city wall
      • Camille (disadvantage): 3
        • Their whimsical ass is just along for the ride
    • Arcana check for the gang!
      • Cordelia (advantage): 22
      • Kaya: 5
      • Camille: 15
      • It’s not hard to miss (Cordelia’s very familiar with it) — we feel a magical force pass over us, and the rain stops!!
        • Cordelia says that her dad mentioned it was to take care of the day markets so their merchandise doesn’t get wet
  • There’s a knock on CORDELIA’S side of the carriage (Kaya has to roll the window down LMAO) and we’ve arrived at the garrison!
    • Cordelia says she’d rather Camille get out first
    • Camille hops out and sees some shops! There’s a pastry shop directly across from the garrison (has a symbol of a three-leaf clover)
  • Cordelia asks to borrow Camille’s cloak (they give it to her)
    • She turns down the offer for Calm Emotions, and exits the carriage, covering her face with the cloak
    • Kaya pokes fun of Cordelia a little 🤭 (Cordelia’s ass does NOT engage)
  • Kaya asks if she can look at the letter before we go in
    • Camille hands her the letter
    • She sees everything that we’ve been told — what we did, that the chest is full of gifts for us. It’s also addressed to the captain of the guard (Purah)
      • The seal’s already been broken, bcs the guard at the gate already looked at it 📧

The Garrison

  • There are two guards at the door, wearing white robes with armor over them
    • Elves, dwarves and humans are all over the place! Everyone’s wearing an insignia with the 3 clovers: blue on the left, red in the middle, and green on the right (signifying the three elements!!)
  • We see a desk with a smaller dude at it (most likely a halfling)
    • Asks to see the letter when we tell him who we’re here to see
    • We’re directed to sit and wait until she can meet us
    • Passer-by conversation:
      • Encampments have been attacked
      • Arthur Elysian has made his way back to the city for his daughter’s wedding
  • Perception (for listening in on the convos)
    • Kaya: 23
    • Cordelia: 14
    • Camille: 15
    • We all see a 6-foot-ish half-elf (dude) (looks determined but also a little confused) wearing a black robe instead of a white robe, and his armor has gold plating. The insignia on his chest also has a tree instead of a clover
      • He turns to Kaya, and asks if we’re waiting to see the owners of the Mithril camp
      • Persuasion: 7
        • He says “no, not the right one” AND HIS RUDE ASS WALKS AWAY!!! BLOWING HIM UP WITH MY MIND 💥💥💥
  • The halfling at the desk waves us over!
    • He directs us to go up the stairs and to the left (the two guards who came with us will guide us upstairs)
    • Wooden stairs, tapestries and light peeking through the windows
    • Tapestries are in patterns of red tapestry, blue tapestry, green tapestry, repeating over and over as we ascend
    • As we arrive at the captain’s office, one of the guards opens the door for us!

Meeting the Captain

  • Long, plush couches
  • Long wooden desk, with three sets of windows behind it showing a view of the city behind the Garrison
    • Multicolored rooves!
    • Oak and green chair behind the desk
    • Newton’s cradle on the desk, paperwork scattered across the desk, flags with red green and blue (+ gold) - the insignia of the city
  • Cordelia walks to the window and looks over the city (BEHIND the desk)
  • Camille looks for traces of the captain
    • Investigation: 4
    • Their ass don’t see SHIT 💀
  • We’re left waiting for 10 minutes
    • We theorize about why it’s taking so damn long
    • Cordelia thinks that the Capitan’s just running out of time bcs they’re so busy OR trying to make us sweat
    • Camille theorizes that this has something to do with the half-elf that mentioned the mithril mines to Kaya
  • The door BURSTS open
    • CORDELIA FARTS 💀 GIRL FUCKING LETS ONE RIP AS THE DOOR SLAMS OPEN BCS HER NERVES GET TO HER 😭💨
      • REAL-LIFE LILY AND CJ ARM WRESTLE TO SEE IF SHE ACTUALLY DOES IT
      • LILY TRIES TO KICK CJ’S DICK???
      • LILY ALSO SINGS WICKED AT CJ. IT IS INEFFECTIVE
      • lily begs for her damn life. she pulls out the uwu voice
      • IT WORKS???? CRITICAL HIT!!!
    • NOTE: FART HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM CANON. Notes are being preserved for posterity’s sake
  • THE DOOR IS STILL BURSTING OPEN
    • A gaggle of people are following one woman
      • Long, white hair and pale skin
      • We ALL lock eyes with her (her irises are pure white 🤍)
      • Also her lips are white 😳
      • Some of her posse are wearing blue robes, some are wearing red, so folks are from a LOT of different factions
    • What we hear
      • Captain Purah: “We NEED more metal in the forges on the outer city limits”
      • Random Guy: (something something about needing more forces against the thieves’ guild)
      • Captain Purah: “Fine, take what you need from the garrison. Just don’t take any from the fire faction”
  • Captain Purah asks us what we’re here for
    • Says that she should have minded her manners when we introduce ourselves
      • Kaya
      • Camille Xotli
      • “Margaret” (PURAH RECOGNIZES HER ASS!!!)
        • She says that her father (Arthur?? THE GUY WHO’S BACK FOR HIS DAUGHTER’S WEDDING???) IS LOOKING FOR HER!!!
        • Cordelia shrinks in her seat
  • Captain Purah takes the letter and says that it’ll be taken care of
    • Asks if we took care of the mission on our own
    • Camille is honest, tells her that Nicholas got assistance from us
  • Kaya waves her token around, Captain Purah says that she can turn it in elsewhere and that Nicholas has already left the city
  • The Captain asks Kaya if she has a last name, the response is negative
    • HER LYING ASS IS LYING!!!
    • CAMILLE AND THE CAPTAIN SEE THROUGH HER
    • The captain asks why Kaya isn’t wearing blue
    • Kaya: “All of the gods in all of the worlds could not make me wear that color”
      • The captain says that she doesn’t wear her family’s colors either (omg guys they’re bonding 😊)
  • The captain asks Camille if they’re from the city
    • They’re not 😊
    • She says that she’ll leave the wonder of the Capital to them
  • Cordelia tells the captain about the cult lair that we encountered
    • Camille fills in the gaps in her story with “there was a ritual going on in the woods”
    • Informs her of how we and the children were meant to be sacrifices
    • The captain asks if there was an “orb-ish keyole” with odd markings
  • The captain asks how old we are
    • Cordelia: SILENCE
    • Kaya: 25
    • Camille: 26 (had to think about it)
      • Insight: EVERYONE gets the sense they’re lying (the captain doesn’t give a shit tho)
  • We tell her about Burt (the man who was collecting the children)
    • Upon hearing this, the captain asks us to sign NDAs
    • We all agree 💀
    • Cordelia asks if her father knows about this. HE DOES???
      • Captain Purah is 2 ranks above him
      • Also she doesn’t care about his offpsring
    • IF WE BREAK THIS CONTRACT SHE’LL KILL US PERSONALLY
  • We have witnessed something that the military has only witnessed twice, and after the fact we’re likely to have strange dreams and visions
    • CAMILLE STARES THE FUCK OUTTA CORDELIA
    • THE CAPTAIN NOTICES AND SAYS THAT SHE’S GONNA TALK TO HER ABT THAT LATER
  • WE’RE BEING DRAFTED (CONTRACTED) INTO THE MILITARY??
    • We’re contracted to guard Hillford
    • The children will also be investigated
    • Nicholas has also already been debriefed
      • He’s travelling though (on a separate mission)
  • Cordelia’s family will NOT be informed
    • WE’RE GETTING 100 GOLD PER WEEK
  • We’ll run into a guy who magically changes his appearance (not like a changeling) who will inform us of what we need to know IF he deems us worthy
  • No official documentation will be kept of us being in Hillford
  • We need to return and report to the captain ONCE every few months
    • An unmarked courier will leave a message at our bedside when that happens
  • The captain offers extra help
    • She will send it to the man we’ll talk to, she advises us TO ANSWER HIS QUESTIONS HONESTLY, because they will inform how much he helps us (if any at all)
  • The captain will send a dispatchment to Hillford herself
    • Hillford can expect 10 extra guards: mostly fire, one water and one earth
  • Our contract lasts for a year
  • Requests and Commands:
    • She asks us to tell Nicholas to not “Des-Troy anything”
    • We’re requested to sign up with the mercenary’s guild to give a good reason for us to tell the townsfolk why we’re hanging around Hillford
    • We’re told the Orb never existed and we know nothing of it
  • Camille offers to get the captain pastries from across the street LMAO
    • SHE GIVES THEM A GOLD TO GET SOMETHING YAYYYYYY
    • She asks for a chocolate croissant, and for it to be dropped off at the front desk with Simon
    • Also to give Island her regards
  • Cordelia asks where her father is, Captain Purah doesn’t know :(

Informing the Captain of Burt

  • What we tell the Captain about Burt Maclyn
    • His benefactor was in Diamond
    • He was able to sign an infernal contract
    • He was hired to “find the Orb”
    • The benefactor has the key, and it is most likely in the Capital
    • He was stabbed through the chest by Kaya 💀

TL;DR: Our Contract w/ Captain Purah

  • We’re asked to sign NDAs regarding what we saw in the ritual room
  • As part of the contract, we:
    • Each receive 100 GP per week
    • Must sign up with the Mercenary’s Guild (to give a good excuse to the townsfolk as to why we’ve returned + sick around Hillford)
    • Must insist that we know nothing of the orb + it never existed
    • Must return to the capital and report to Captain Purah once every few months
      • Summons will be sent via an unmarked courier leaving a message at our bedsides
    • Are essentially contracted to the kingdom’s military
  • This contract lasts for a year

Leaving the Garrison

  • WE ALL RECEIVE BAGS OF HOLDING!!
  • Insight (to see if Captain Purah was lying about whether or not she’d tell our families)
    • Cordelia: 21
    • Kaya: 23
    • Camile: 8
    • We all know that she’s telling the truth
  • Camille heads over to the pastry cart!!
  • Camille gives the cheese danish to Simon + the chocolate danish for the captain
    • Simon says he’ll tell all his friends about Camille!! YAYYY 🥰💕
  • Cordelia is dealing with a LOT
    • She’s still hooded, but very harrowed tbh
    • OVERSTIMULATED AS FUCK
  • The guards help us into the carriage
    • The same guards as last time
    • We start heading back to Hillford!

Traveling back to Hillford

  • Nothing really happens 💀
  • Camille asks if Cordelia’s sister is getting married
    • Cordelia asks if Foo has wine LMAO
  • Cordelia says not to trust Captain Purah too much: she’s very straightforward but also is good at hiding what she knows
    • CJ notes that we believe she was more or less telling the truth earlier (based on our Insight checks)
  • Kaya can’t believe that Captain Purah recognized her
  • As we pass through the gate, Camille calls out to ask what the gate guard’s name is.. WE CAN’T HEAR HIS RESPONSE 😭😭😭

Pit Stop

  • About 2 hours into our trip, we stop in a small, unnamed town that’s not on the map
  • Hillford is about an hour away, but we’ve been traveling for a while and will stop for the night
    • While outside the capital, traveling at night is NOT ideal (monsters and bandits and shit wanna GET our asses)
  • Our rooms are paid for!! 🤩
  • We’re set to leave midday tomorrow
    • The guards have “things” to deal with tmrw (vague and evasive)
  • The guards walk to a little shack down the road (PERCEPTION)
    • Cordelia: NAT 20
      • She’s seen this EXACT signage before
      • It’s an outpost for royal guards of the capital
    • Kaya: 23
      • She notices that the building is some kind of outpost for guards of the royal capital
    • Camille: NAT 1
      • THEY FALL FLAT ON THEIR FACE AND THERE’S MUD IN THEIR EYES!!
  • Survival check!
    • Cordelia: 21
    • Kaya: 21
    • Camille (disadvantage from falling flat on their face): 19
    • We all get a sinking feeling that we’re being watched
  • Kaya rolls perception (Camille helps by distracting our enemies by FALLING ON THEIR FACE LMAO)
    • Perception (advantage from help): 22
    • IT’S BEHIND US?????? THEN TO HER LEFT? THEN TO HER RIGHT????
  • KAYA TRIES TO TURN AROUND AND CONFRONT OUR STALKER????
    • She hears… nothing 💀
  • We go inside the tavern/inn
    • It’s quiet in there!
    • Goliath bartender (HUGE DUDE) with black tattoos that go across his eyes and chest (wearing a torn up linen shirt)
      • He asks us if we’re the three whose rooms have already been paid for
      • He also asks if we want drinks — Cordelia and Kaya say yes (wine and mead, respectively)
    • Cordelia Insight: 18
      • Kaya’s drink is actually mead, guy’s being as genuine as he can be
    • The wine glass Cordelia gets looks PRISTINE!! Like it’s never ben used
  • Camille tries to take a walk, the barkeep says they’re probably gonna die LMAO
    • They’re offered a sword and the barkeep asks if they want their room to either be rented out or held for the night, bcs they’re probably not going to return if they go too far
  • When the last patrons leave, a large wooden bar is placed behind the door to bar it
    • The bartender says that the monsters in this area DON’T LIKE LIGHT
    • Our rooms will be dark, but there are torches outside
  • The party muses
    • It’s been a hell of a day
    • Camille wonders when the guy with the questions (the one who Captain Purah mentioned would visit us in disguise) will visit us 🤔
    • RETCON: WE VISITED THE MERCENARY’S GUILD AND GOT OUR CERTIFICATIONS

Winding Down for the Night

  • Bedtime!!
  • Everyone rolls a Intelligence Check
    • Cordelia: nat 20
    • Kaya: 2
    • Camille: 4

THE STUDPID FUCKING DREAM

  • We all fall into a peaceful(?) slumber
    • CJ PULLS OUT THE SCARIEST FUCKING MUSIC EVER
    • BOTH Kaya and Camille fall asleep relatively easily, and they both awake and see each other
  • It’s foggy, and they feel like they’re sitting in water (2-3 inches deep)
    • Dead trees are in the far, far distance
    • We hear metal grinding against metal, an eerie arcane echo (like magic metal rubbing against magic metal)
  • When we open our mouths to speak, no sound comes out
    • Kaya tries to turn around, but her shoulders are stuck — only her head can move

“I had strings… but now I am free”

  • A sense of dread falls over us
  • We feel a knight’s gauntlet grab our shoulders, and we wake up

We Wake Up

  • Cordelia wakes up feeling the most refreshed she’s felt in the longest time
  • Kaya and Camille feel like they slept ok, but they’re still haunted by that sense of dread
  • Camille goes to knock on Kaya’s room
    • They reach the consensus that they had the same dream
  • Camille ushers Cordelia (who comes out to investigate the whispering) into Kaya’s room
    • In response to hearing that Kaya and Camille had visions, she asks if this place has BREAKFAST??? BOUGIE ASS BITCH (I’m sorry Lily I love her 🫶)
      • Kaya basically calls her a princess
      • Camille offers her a GRANOLA BAR LMAO
  • There’s coffee ready for us at the bar!
    • Cordelia asks for creamer (Camille pours her some!)
  • People start filtering into the bar (mostly humans and dwarves)
  • A tiefling walks up to us!
    • Red skin, red hair, black robes
    • Sits next to us, asks us what our deal is (i.e. where we’re going)
    • INSIGHT: he’s just trying to make conversation (but also kinda prying for information)
  • The tiefling informs us that someone who is ALSO heading to Hillford
    • Blonde, 20s-30s, nice
    • He’s apparently the studious type
    • Also said he’s traveling slowly, as if he’s waiting for someone to catch up with him
  • The tiefling hands us the man’s bag (forgotten, Camille takes it)
  • Our guards enter, grab their coffees, and say they can leave whenever we’re ready

On the Road Again

  • We have an hour until we arrive in Hillford
  • Kaya REALLY wants to dig through this dude’s bag
    • Cordelia and Camille oppose her
    • Camille says he might be mad if we go through the dude’s stuff, and he MIGHT reward us if we return his belongings unharmed
  • Cordelia tries to persuade Kaya to give up on the bag
    • Camille casts Guidance on Cordelia
    • CORDELIA FAILS. NOW SHE WANTS TO OPEN THE BAG
  • Kaya rolls persuasion against Camille
    • CAMILLE WINS!! NAT 20 LET’S GO
  • WE LEAVE THE BAG CLOSED

Encountering the Blonde Man

  • A blonde man matching the description the tiefling gave is sitting at a campsite on the side of the road
    • Cordelia knocks on the side of the carriage and requests the guards to momentarily stop the carriage
  • CORDELIA IS ALL OVER THIS MAN!!!!! HE GOT HER GIGGLING AND KICKING HER FEET AND SHIT!!!!
  • The guy is also heading to Hillford!!
  • HE’S ASKING SO MANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS
  • Camille says they need to go to the toilet, the guy gives them some tissues
    • Casts Detect Magic
    • Some brown/green magic coming from Kaya
    • Magic like stars coming from Cordelia
    • The guy is fucking BLINDING!! every school of magic coming from him
  • Cordelia tries to get a grasp of the dude’s demeanor
    • Insight: 10
    • He seems very whimsical!! down-to-earth, but also doesn’t take a ton seriously
    • He’s INCREDIBLY unafraid of anything right now
  • Camille comes back and asks the guy for his name
    • He says we can call him “V”
    • Knows OF Captain Purah, but does not know her personally
    • Insight: 14 (seems to be telling the truth)
  • V dumps his bag out on the ground
    • Some books fall out, an inkpot dumps on the ground
      • Cordelia sees a “Field’s Guide to the Journeyman”
    • He says “it’s not here” and looks a little concerned about it
  • Cordelia FLIRTS WITH THIS DUDE!!
    • He says he’s new and in the military, and on his candidate journey to be a Sentinel
    • She’s GIGGLING AND KICKING HER FEET!!!!!! GIRL GET A HOLD OF YOURSELF 😭
  • V comes clean, and says that he was sent by Captain Purah to meet us
    • He was sent to see what our intentions are with the military
  • V needs to find a specific book that wasn’t in his bag
    • He says he can teach Cordelia the Find the Book spell
      • NOTE: Cordelia comes shits?
    • He also says he can teach it to her stanky ass

THE INTERVIEW

  • V dips his ink pen and takes notes on the following conversation
  • What our are intentions with the information we’ve found?
    • Kaya: I am currently… trying to not get found by anybody in the capital, so when little miss captain started blackmailing us, I’m actually going to
      • ADDITIONAL ANSWER: I’m incredibly curious. At this point, I have to see it through.
    • Camille: I would be lying if I wasn’t curious. I might go back to look around, but of course I’d report back if I find anything. And I’ll do what I’m told.
    • Cordelia (been nervously shuffling her cards this entire time): I intend to learn, nothing more, nothing less.
  • Are you in this for just the money, or to better the world?
    • Kaya: Well quite frankly, money is important. Quite truthfully, the only thing that could satisfy me is a good drink, a good bed, and a good time. I’m satisfied how I am.
    • Cordelia: I’m just hoping to find the next part of my half.
    • Camille: I mean, I want to help people, but I won’t be mad if more people know my name.
  • V sets the book down
  • Would you lay your life on the line for the sake of saving someone?
    • Kaya: Well of course. It’s quite literally my JOB to do so. (” ”). Of course I don’t WANT to die, but if it came down to it I would.
    • Cordelia: Yes.
    • Camille: I probably would.
  • V says we passed! And that we deserve to know more information
    • He asks if his current form is good
    • Cordelia says she’s met a changeling once before, and in response V says that he’s The Keeper
  • V mentions that he knows that we’ve been having visions: Cordelia once before and both Camille and Kaya last night.
    • HE ADMITS TO HAVING VISIONS TOO!!!
    • He thinks we’re worthy enough: V’s the only other person to have visions
      • He has them VERY often
    • Also admits that he told Purah to give us a job in Hillford
  • A list of V’s disguises:
    • The town elder
    • The guardsman at the gate
    • Simon (thanks Camille for the danish 🥰)
  • Cordelia is !?!?!? and says that all this is “outlandish”
    • He says that he needed to make sure that we’re having the visions, otherwise he wouldn’t want to speak to us
  • Nick Powers won’t be joining us
  • Camille asks V how he changes his appearance — V responds that the best way to explain would be to see it
    • V asks Camille to cast a spell, to which they cast Guidance
    • V casts Guidance back, but 10x as good. His ability is that he can copy any form of magic and use it at its max capacity
    • He found this ability when he was a recruit
    • He doesn’t want to BE in this position, and he doesn’t want us to see him as a Keeper
    • He can also use some degree of temporal magic
  • Camille offers for V to hang out with us???
    • He says he’ll “hang out” with us once we get to know each other better
  • V reaches into his pocket and pulls out 3 sending stones
    • These stones are good for one message and one message only
    • Once a message is sent on the stone, it will reach V and will be teleported away
  • Kaya’s Question: If V has any temporal clues that might help us with our case
    • The Mage’s Guild and V have discussed that a village will soon be in distress, and that we will need to go talk to them
  • Cordelia’s Question: “By our rank, I need to show you respect. It’s been instilled in me since the day I was born. But I TRULY question why you’re out here”
    • He asks if Cordelia isn’t curious
    • He honestly just wants out of the Capital LMAO
    • He’s also very curious — Cordelia is the first wizard to have seen the visions
      • She’s also one of the ONLY Tarot users
      • Cordelia’s always been drawn to the cards, so she’s never been very curious about them
    • V’s Story:
      • When he was a recruit, he was learning exactly what his copy magic skills entailed.
      • He felt burnt the fuck out, and tried to do more research
      • He asks Cordelia if she’s ever wondered why some things are left out of the history books
      • Now that he’s in a position of power, he can figure all these mysteries out without the extra barriers in the way
      • With the three of us being the only other ones to see the visions, our job is to protect V
      • He also wants to be more proactive to protect his people as a Keeper
      • What kept him going past the burnout was the curiosity of what lies BEYOND the books (roundabout way of answering Cordelia’s question of why he’s out here)
  • Something something V talks about how he’s super busy in the Capital with all his meetings and shit
    • Camille comments on how someone who can disguise himself at will should be able to just skip out on meetings pretty easily
    • V says that there’s no fun to be had in pretending to be someone else 💀
  • Kaya vows to not let this fail
    • V encourages us to learn as much as we can and share our findings with him — in return, he’ll share what he knows with us
  • V needs to attend to a mithril mine near the Capital (it was attacked recently?) (we need to keep our lips ZIPPED about it)
  • V directs us to speak to Foo, and to say:
    • We met with his long-lost cousin and that it is time to travel
  • If we need V, we can use the sending stones
  • V’s ass SUMMONS A BLACK HOLE (or what looks like one) and uses it to teleport away
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