session 14 (17/06/2024)

night in the streets
- party goes towards the inn
- walk and talk
  - Reinhold doesn't need to sleep
  - Vivian is given a shoulder ride on the way back

Elfsong
- some more discussion
  - Reinhold apparently doesn't need to eat
  - Val mentions maybe to equip ourselves for the heat of hells
    - some talks about maybe potions
    - Reinhold just mentions to just wear less clothes and demonstrate by unzipping the cargo pants legs into a cargo short
  - Le'garde produces the puzzlebox
    - Le'garde wants to try to open it
    - Vivian want to show it to Duke Portyr so he is the one dealing with it
    - Le'garde insects it more
    - it is very hard to open
    - Le'garde mentions bringing it to Candlekeep
  - Val is excited to discover hell as she has never been there before
  - Reinhold uses dad voice (thaumaturgy) to ask for refills on the table
  - Le'garde mentions that he doesn't need normal food
    - he can still enjoy it
    - can also drink blood
    - Vivian say he understands
    - Le'garde go to bed
  - Le'garde discussion
    - tl:dr: stay alert for him
    - Diana wants to keep a close eye on
    - Vivian says he'll try to steer him in the right direction with his words
    - Reinhold says he'll help intervene if needed
    - Vivian says he is not that bad of an egg
    - still need to be careful
  - Reinhold says he'll stay with the party unless he suddenly gets a memory flood telling him the party is evil
  - memory flood
    - just met them now
    - aside from Le'garde they don't seem like evil ppl
    - memory on the cusp
      - Diana and Le'garde standing with a few other figures
        
        duergar
        
        dragonborn
        
        genasi
      - standing in a park with Reya
      - a small figure placing bracelets on their wrists
        
        small possibly child
      - there is another one on Reinhold's wrist too
  - Reinhold asks Diana and Reya to show they right wrist
    - there is the bracelet
    - Diana wanted to tell earlier but not sure how Reinhold would react
    - Reinhold asks for more information
      - daughter is Sophia
      - wife is Eluun
      - a good family man
      - Diana met them a the temple a few times
      - Reya mentioned she saw all three of them as a happy family in the parc
      - last time they were seen was right before the sundering during a recommitment ceremony
  - Vivian tries to peer in Reinhold's mind from information
    - manages to get a view of both Eluun and Sophia
    - starts painting them and shows them to Reinhold
    - big hug from Reinhold
    - Diana compliments the drawings
  - Diana casts sending towards to one of her moms
    
    Mama, We have figured out who here sent elturel to hell. Please tell me you and Mum are ok
    - the message goes through
    we are not, but we are alive, i don't know where we are, we're in a cell it is cold and dark...please help
    - in a hushed under breath voice
    - the mug in Diana's hand breaks
    - Reya understands and tries to reassure Diana
- Le'garde in the room
  - pulls the 3 skeletons out of the bag
  - orders them to sort and fold everyone's stuff
  - they proceed and there are neatly ordered piles on the respective beds
  - wait in salute after the command
- Diana and Vivian enter first
  - Vivian is very happy about the now cleaned brushes
  - for Reinhold it's the exact 4 same copies of what he is wearing right now folded on the bed perfectly
- in the morning
  - Reinhold is reading the gazette cross legged with a hot cup of double expresso on the table
  - Val comes from her home
  - rest of the party descends
- party goes to see Duke Portyr

council chambers
- Reya, Mortlock, Duke Portyr, Sylvira Savikas and an unknown woman
  - discussing a bit before the party arrives
- Reya informed the council a bit of what happened
- Le'garde
  - produces the infernal puzzle box
  - informs that the duke and her son are dead
- Vivian presents the narrative as they would have rather died than cooperated
- unknown woman speaks up
  
  oh so these are the so called maniacs that stirred every rats nest in the city
  - name is commander Liara Portyr
  - she now takes command of the city
  - the party tells her about the treatement given by the former captain for the forced conscription
  - complains that Sylvira Savikas was captured
- Sylvira Savikas
  - mentions that this happened only because she trusted a noble who invited her for a drink to get information
  - that box was what she was looking for
  - she mentions she is in the party's debt for getting it
  - mentions she'll now bring the box to Candlekeep for further studies
  - Vivian mentions that this was the party's plan too
- Vivian mentions the rest of the incriminent information and the statue of Zariel
- Sylvira Savikas will get to Candlekeep first and expects the party to join whenever they are ready
- the party will be provided with some equipment
  - riding horses for everyone
  - wagon pulled by mules
  - food and drink for the journey
  - tents, bedrolls, etc...
  - bag of 50pp
- after confirming a last time the transfer of the box Sylvira Savikas teleports to Candlekeep with it

travel to Candlekeep
- first 2 days are uneventful
- 3rd day
  - there is a bridge
    - very busy
    - group of younger teens going in the party's direction
      - tried to pickpocket the party
      - not successful
      - they scatter seeing the failure
  - settling for the night
    - Diana uses sendings to get a clearer picture of the situation
      - will be written at some point between the games
    - Vivian has finished working on a piece
      - it is Reinhold and his family
      - Reinhold is in a loss for words and thanks Vivian
      - Vivian offers him a painting case to protect it and places it in the bag of holding for safekeeping
    - Val
      - is sitting away from the camp fire
      - Reya asks if she can sit with her
      - Reya asks more about the Shadowfell and if the rumors are true about it
      - Reya hopes that the shadowfell did its role to save some people of Elthurel for Avernus
      - Reya is afraid of what will happen to people that are stuck in Avernus as it even managed to corrupt a celestial like Zariel
      - conversation continues with Val comforting Reya in her own weird way
    - Reinhold
      - tries to remember more
      - but to no avail
      - even with the help of the pictures
      - like trying to remember a dream
- 4th day is uneventful
- 5th day
  - Candlekeep can be seen over the horizon now
  - every time people look at it it is different
    - it shifts a lot
    - it is a magical repository of knowledge
    - it is impossible to map as it is ever changing
    - all teleportation magic and planar travel is very limited
- 6th day
  - Vivian and Reinhold see an older gentleman riding on a cart
  - heading our way with intent
  - asks if the party needs some hay for the horses
  - Vivian politely refuses
  - old man hops off and inspects the horses and inspects them before insisting again
  - Reinhold agrees to buy some hay for 5 silver and starts to help the old man unloading the hay
    - Diana feels something suspicious as the old man keep looking at her shield
    - as Reinhold pulls the last hay reveals some hidden armored figures