Session 10

• The next morning is sweet
  • Tomorrow, the Queen will be crowned
  • As we get in motion, we hear a spooky voice
    • The voice is Despater's, challenging us and telling us that it's all over
  • In warps a Spellweaver
    • It eats spells like candy, but is also very tough.
      • (Lots of OOC chatter about the critter and its abilities.)
    • With buffs from Draifen and Erisorn, Kogor and Ludwig whittle the creature down and kill it
• We taunt Despater, who asks us if we'll have a Queen to crown tomorrow...
  • So, after some discussion (are we doing what he wants?), we head to the Queen
    • She's happy relying on guards and keeping herself apart from those of us with big targets on our foreheads...
  • We convince her to issue us a writ of blood & fire, so we can clear out the rival families
    • Off to the castle we go
    • We present housekeeping and the guards with the writ; they offer their assistance
  • We tromp off to investigate the council chambers
    • There's a nasty mirror, set to hurt investigators
    • There's some paperwork, but nothing too damning. Until we stumble on a secret door...
      • In the secret entrance to the council chambers lies Count Crandor Jendra, bound and dehydrated
      • We restore him and have him led back to the Queen, so he can tell his tale
  • We then head upstairs to the rooms of the five families
    • The allied rooms aren't a big deal
    • Kostrick's room has a secret compartment with a Phylactery
    • Stanus's room has a searcher who we catch with papers in hand.
      • She surrenders, proclaiming her innocence. We'll drag her off to see the Queen... at our convenience.
    • Maerbourne's room has a contract for the soul of the faux King, and a communication coin
• We decide that we have enough, and plan on returning to the Queen (or her staff) to report.

Session 11

• We finish scouting through the rooms.
  • Kogor is killed by a death ward in the process.
    • As are several servants...
• On completing the scouting, they collect the prisoner and Crandor Jendra. They head back to the temple.
• They have Kogor raised and have a chat with St. Radam about getting the Archbishop up for the next day's ceremonies.
  • He promises to have the archbishop ready in the morning.
• We then convene before the Queen and report what we found
  • She's happy to have Crandor restored
  • She asks our prisoner questions
    • Our prisoner tries to evade a number of them, prompting Erisorn to comment on the convenience of speaking with the dead...
  • When she wakes up from he get a few answers; the three families have rallied on the plane of Chaos. No, she doesn't know where the portal is...
  • The prisoner is removed from the room and we finish briefing the Queen
• We divide up and rest, preparing for the morning
  • Kogor spends the night in prayer, thanking Kelmvor for returning him to his friends once again
    • Morning dawns...
• Erisorn goes to make sure St. Radam's raising the Archbishop. He catches Radam in the middle of the ceremony.
  • The queen accepts us among her honor guard
  • In a whirlwind of preparation the morning passes... we're soon off to the Cathedral
  • We ride, protecting the Queen's carriage. The route through the city offers no problems...
    • We break from the pack and pull up behind the Cathedral... along with a troop of Purple Dragons.
  • The attack springs out of nowhere; blobs of slimers with exploding goop attack
    • They're dealt with, though their dying is more deadly than their attacks...
      • The archbishop kept low during the attack... evidently his brush with death made him cautious
• We head in, positioning ourselves near (but not on top of) the Queen
  • After a few nervous moments, they're ready for the crowning.
  • Which we interrupt, restoring the Wyvern Crown of Corymr to the Queen
    • She mentions our heroism, and grants us gifts of land from her own family
  • We adjourn and report for the par-tay!
    • After a great evening, we return to our rooms... and find a note from Despater.
• "You have won this battle... but I will win the war."
• END SESSION

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