date: 2026-06-09
- Walking down to the Altisian Embassy detect many scrying coins in peoples pockets
- At least 11 coins circulating
- At the embbassy, the same clerk takes us into a side room to wait
- Moving upstairs are many more paintings commemorating events
- In the office of the Ambassador, Stillianos
- Short man, dripped out
- Very genuine, and only cares about what is good for the college
- Has notes about BB working with Kostas, seems appreciative
- He mentions the college is always interested in forging closer ties with those who can help advance their fields of study
- Kostas is a very useful asset to the college, and his word isn’t taken likely
- Says he can arrange for teleportation circles in the area for Luc for money or else
- Altis embassy (Constanbul) - 500gp
- Ruthenia (North) - 1000gp
- In a small pocket of Wildlands, hasn’t been cleared
- Estovania (Other continent) - 1000gp
- Schmeid Mead
- Intrigued about plan to use airships
- No airship ban on Altis, but there are magical defenses
- Is happy with the plan for a scholarship for Binks next semester
- Also supports sending Botany and other students to SM for work placement
- Very excited about the prospect of reversing the Blight
- Arcane Network
- Mentions earlier in the week some staff members noticed a brief suffusion of energy into the aether in the area
- There is a similar ruin on the island of Altis itself
- No one knows the opening mechanism
- He is okay with us going to Altis to show him
- Any holy symbol of Saidar will be able to open the doors
- Fixers
- Inform him of the scrying coins
- He takes ours in a lead box to send to the college for further study
- At the coat of arms
- Binks found the materials for ‘Legend Lore’
- Casts the spell focussing on the Compass
- Called the ‘Compass of Entombment’
- Gifted by the Dean of the Altisian college, Ganja Toketaker, to the Emperor
- Was created and gifted before the Ziggurats were made
- Is tuned to point to specific sites with certain magical properties
- Linked to a certain type of stone used in the construction of holy sites of Saidar
- Points to Arcane Network Nodes
- Luc casts his guard and alarm glyphs and sends Tam and mercenaries to Zig of Shaidarahn
- Long rest
- Luc shows the party the fey wild portal and finds a new fairy floating outside
- Says there is no exact point the door will take you to
- You need to enter with a vibe in mind and you might go where you wish
- Easy for fairies but quite difficult for the larger folk
- Moving to Temple of Khorne
- Jorgrim sees the same group of paladins from the Temple of Bathirus talking to the clerics
- BB sees the familiar face of Archbishop Vetranis Ducas
- Also High Cleric Antonios Gembas of Bathirus and High Cleric Bambathir of Khorne
- Tells Bambathir that no Religious items were stolen during the museum heist
- One scrying coin held by a random member of the Temple of Bathirus’ delegation
- Jorgrim tells them while disguised through message
- Owner, Higher up, and Jorgrim go outside and dispose of the coins
- Meeting agenda
- Earlier in the week one of the dark seals was broken
- They were able to sense the seal belonged to Mordraal
- The churches must do something to prepare for whatever comes
- It is of high importance that no more seals are found by the enemy
- Tell Bambathir about the Chosen we know of
- Also speak about how the Angevin Churches are supporting the Great Hunt
- BB gives an impassioned speech about defending the world
- How much should the public be told
- Ideally don’t panic the Populace
- Chaos in Aradon
- Caused by a Ratmen incursion
- Ratmen are approaching Guilandell imminently
- Forces of Guilanyth are keeping them in check
- Ratmen have captured a few towns
- Refuges are becoming more numerous
- Also got word from their sister church in North-East Aradon Geradon
- Weird things are happening at the Eastern border with the Great Blight
- The Great Hunt
- Appears to be aligned in goal with the church, may not have the same intent
- Earlier in the week one of the dark seals was broken
- Temple of Khorne has two factions
- Clerics want to prepare for war
- Paladins want to go to war
- Temple of Bathirus has two factions
- Clerics want to prepare for war
- Paladins want to go to war
- Knights of Justice
- Elite formations of paladins within the temple
- Implied the children of Penance are based on their structure
- Have concerns about the Great Hunt
- May cause a drain of adventurers from the city leaving it undefended
- May not wat to explicitly align the churches with the Great Hunt
- One knight looks different
- Appears to be a man
- Red skin
- Incubus
- Has a gnarly magical sword
- Black
- normal in shape
- Big red glowing gem
- After the Conclave
- Meet Katherine von Wrinklebin near the Museum
- Some party stocks were stolen by partygoers
- She runs a tailoring business ‘The Wrinkle Bin’
- Have a party in the street
- Luc pulls two cards from the Deck of Many Things
- Euryale
- Comet
- Jorgrim draws 5 cards
- Rogue - Gorjrim the Fixer wants me dead
- Fool
- Key - Item will appear next session
- Knight - Dragonling
- Sun - bumped to lvl 13, and a wondrous item
- Gem - 50,000gp of gems
- Bongus Bingus draws 2 cards
- Idiot
- The Flames
- Ruin
- Luc draws two cards
- Comet
- Donjon
- Jorgrim uses his ‘Fates’ coin to travel back in time and warn Luc against drawing
- Back at the inn
- See El who says to be here in the morning
- She plans to give gifts tomorrow
- Ask Binks how long he has been a wizard
- He has been a powerful wizard for 3 days
- He was in the alley around the itchy lion
- A kind lady came past and gave him some food
- After he found himself much smarter and with his magic capabilities
- A seemingly young woman with dark hair and surprisingly pointy ears (Gurpo)
Lore
- No churches of Saidar or The Great Guide in Mycean Empire
- Breaking of the Seal has increased the level of magic in the world
- Mercenaries and regular people are stronger
- Reason of the Conclave
- Feast of Bathinalia
- Day 1 - Bount
- Many major events through the city
- Parades, parties, even the nobles join in
- Day 2 - Sharing the Bounty
- A day where people get together with friends and family
- Sharing gifts with everyone, where the goal is to get as many gifts as they give
- Less public celebrations and more private parties, with people moving between parties
- Day 3 - Day of the Sun
- People start the day with a breakfast of merryment and intoxication
- City is filled with tables and chairs, with street-long parties with food and alcohol
- Emperor gives a speech at dinner, and the only day the palace is open to the public
- Day 1 - Bount