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1866 - Burning Day 20 - Session One
 
 
Rea wakes in her tavern, The Skilled Star, stretches and goes about her day. She heads around town and she sees a young man in his twenties (stranger / Crow). She rushes around to cut him off before he heads into the General Store. He claims to be helping the Raleigh farm. Rea knows Sarah and Anabell (sarah widowed by the war) but when she tries to confirm his story he deflects. She takes his story at face value once she sees the supplies he purchased. Afterwards, she notices a heavily guarded caravan arrive in town. She understands the coach would be parked at the Livery overnight. Rea notices Arcaron also watching, which is odd because he is blind. Rea speaks with him and asks about the coach and Crow. Arcaron tells her Crow has a "Crystal heart", but the reference goes above her head. Mentions a man with two souls (Kel?), but it also goes over her head.
 
Kel OxEye - is staying at the Tavern - 6' well built researcher 32 years old. Sun kissed, worn (pensive look / troubled). He wakes and heads to bar area for breakfast. After breakfast he gets dressed for the day, boots hat etc. He tries to befriend Arcaron, but he wanders off after some odd dialogue. Later he notices Crow and he starts observing him openly. Kel eventually notices the caravan of soldiers, which is troubling since the war has been over for 2 years now. Kel sees Rea and they talk about what they think is inside the stage coach.
 
Crow - Wanders through the streets of Wyldebrush. He is wearing a human disguise that appears to be in his mid/late 40s (sun burnt wrinkled skin) cowboy outfit, but he is a war-forged. Crow sees someone, but a child distracted him to deliver a message that his friend was leaving town deal with business. The friend left just this morning. He notices someone in a blue cloak, She appears to be a young woman whose face is obscured by the hood. Crow draws his gun on the young woman and demands to know who she is. She says she has been following him for weeks. She intends to keep following him, but when an audience catches their altercation, the woman in blue bolts out of sight. Crows changes his appearance and tries to get away from his tail. He heads to the General Store and sees a young woman who asks him why he is wandering around town. He goes into the store and buys full supplies. He heads East towards the farm and he encounters a caravan. 8 horses guarding one stagecoach. The arrive at the Demarch's Office. Overhears the Demarch telling the riders where to stay overnight etc, sounds like a supply run to him. He waits for 2 hours to see what happens to the stage coach. He then delivers the supplies to the farm.
 
QL - Rea doesnt know any of this ... QL has not shown herself to anyone but Crow, and he doesn't know all her forms. She was the young woman in blue following Crow. We only know she has been following him for weeks. She turned into a cat to continue following him. She is in the rafters at the Vicious Joke. She then leaves when Crow leaves and turns into human shape.
 
Conversations
 
The Stagecoach - has at least one passenger and 12 soldiers - Parked in the alley behind the Overrated Hag. Horses stay attached.
Rea overhears one side of a conversation between a soldier and the passenger of the coach:
"What are our final orders... the sheriff will ensure safety, what is a good time for a meet tomorrow?"
The passenger is a female officer with Auburn Hair pulled into a ponytail. She is very assertive and barks order at those in her command. She points to the master suite and commands her subordinate to book it for the night. The guards are posted 2 at a time with the guard changing every hour.
 
Bartender @ URH - Nir Glerkev
- Ask for info and bought drinks.

Taking a break after a long journey, staying just the night.

Soldiers @ URH
- SRGT Beilana... is she ever leaving the coach?
- She lead during the war impressively with a stick in her ass.
 
Soldiers @ Vicious Joker
- Here for the night
- Been traveling for a month
- Origin - The Republic
- Destination - SE to the edge of the red barons (Charmed by Crow)
- Soldiers will get a cut of the Stage Coach contents

@card table
- Rea & Kel join game
- Ask Soldiers questions
- Crow is in his original disguise, but Rea is not aware.
- They find out the caravan is headed to the edge of the red barons. The sober soldier takes his charmed friend out before he reveals
 
@ Stage Coach
- Crow with Old man guise - no peeking! Leave!
- Crow with Charmed soldier guise - Arrest him for speaking about our destination then ... Turn and Run!!
- Kel pretends to be drunk to explain away small noise after failed stealth to roof top
- Rea jumps to roof top to watch the old man's attempt to peek
 
Man in temple window, back lit. No one has approached him yet.