8/18 Session

Retroactively, Corrin has now completed the Year 0 stuff required, and Year 0 Corrin and Current Corrin are both at the Ligthouse. Laurel appears, and the two merge.
 
Corrin: I located the Lagryinth from year 0.
Jeb: I hate that place.
Corrin: The void there is insanely strong. I've never felt it be that oppressive.
Tank: When you say down there--
Corrin: Underground. I don't exactly know how far underground, but I do have a teleportation circle to the ruins.
 
Corrin said that she saw the skeleton of a demon at the ruins, chained by four chains that have the rune of the Stone stone on them.
 
Tank: If Tyren encountered the stone in the past, it seems like following his tracks would be the best course of action.
Milrac and Salen are the Neox ambassadors currently planted in Manaki.
 
Poem for the location of the Wind Stone for future reference:
Where grass bows low before the gale's might,
Seek not by day, but under silver's light.
When the moon is full and the earth stands still,
The spirit of the shield guides those of pure will.
 
Feel the breath of the shield’s spirit; it leads only those who listen.
Do not grasp the air or seek to steer,
For the path reveals itself only to those who hear.
Trust the breeze to shape your way,
And walk where soft winds gently sway.

When the currents fall silent, fear not,
For in the stillness, your guide is not forgot.
The canyon's birth—earth torn asunder,
Hides the shield beyond stone and thunder.

Step with faith where others hid,
And find the power the first king did.
 
Samuel teaches them how to use the bullsey lantern. It focuses the energy into one point and continually damages an enemy as long as the light is shining on them. It takes a minute to change the lenses, and everyone loses the group effect when it's active.
 
Tank and Jeb get disguises. The group teleports one hundred feet above the top of the cliff, but Neox has stationed several turrets at the top of the cliff. Callow plummets from the sky and dents one of the turrets with a rage-induced punch. Corrin spots a Tyren shimmer, and the party goes to the past, but Callow stays behind.
 
The group sees Lady Carmela, Lanticle, and Madame Res searching the cliff with a group of Manaki people.
 
Carmela: Do you know anything about this?
Corrin: About Tyren missing?
Carmela: Mhm.
Corrin: All we know is that he went missing. We were kind of hoping he'd be here when we got here.
Carmela: No, he uh.... he hasn't come back from his gliding.
Carmela: There's an awful lot of new people here, but no Rao.
Corrin: Yeah, Rao's away on business.
Tank: Can you give us a description of where he was when he disappeared?
Carmela: Yeah, he was somewhere down there [points to the cliff face where Manaki is]
Tank: When did he leave on this gliding trip?
Carmela: It's been two days
Tank: And was he lookin' for something?
Carmela: To experience Galian culture? And... who are you?
Tank: Oh I'm Tank, and this is my brother Jeb
 
Jeb is currently disguised as a dryder
 
Jeb: And I'm a dryder.
Tank, coughing, sputtering: Oh, you're right, I'm uh, Teddy Teddsbear, and this is...
Jeb: My name's dryder.
Carmela: Okay... well... thanks, Teddy Teddsbear and Jeb Dryder.... did someone.... make love with a spider to make that?
Jeb: Yes, but not my mama, I'm afraid.
Tank: You know what'd be useful is if we could see the currents. Maybe we could kick up a bunch of dust to see where the wind's blowing.
 
Upon doing so, the winds are blowing southeast, so Tank starts to go in that direction, but it's the direction the aforementioned party was coming from.
[The poem we were referring to emphasizes that the way is revealed during the full moon, and they appeared in Tyren Time two days after the full moon, when Tyren went missing.]
They use one of Corrin's time shimmers to travel back to the present.
Callow takes a brief trip to Manaki, then back up to the cliff. After deactivating a turret, she goes into the time shimmer, then returns, and starts to go towards Wigdala before the party reunites with her. The winds are strong, but Neox soldiers from the outposts are starting to approach. The party hides behind a turret to avoid the guard.
 
Jeb and Tank, wearing their disguises, go to Manaki to get gliders to take back to Tyren time to follow Tyren, but the shop is boarded up because the shop owner had died in the initial Neox attack on Manaki. Jeb and Tank break in but there's no gliders left. jeb grabs some spiders from the abandoned shop. they leave. Some guards approach them.
 
Tank, dressed as a bear: Can we get some gliders?
Guard: What are you.
Tank: We are some tourists to this lovely city.
Guard: You realize there's a war going on?
Jeb: What? There's a war going on?
Tank: That's crazy talk.
Jeb: Are we winning?
Guard: I thought you said you were tourists.
Jeb: Well, it all depends on perspective...
Tank: You have a lovely face, by the way.
Guard: You obviously aren't from here... you look ugly enough to be from Undric.
Tank: Sure.
Guard: Just... stay away from the kids and don't do anything
Jeb: But could you perchance tell us where to find a glider in this fine city?
Guardf: Ohh, uh... You would have to talk to the lady about that. I guess the glider shop closed down.
Tank: There's a lot of ladies around here. Most of them scream.
Jeb: I hear it burns plenty of calories.
Guard: If you head up to the casino up there, you'll find her.
Tank: Alright, well, I will just point out that the sooner we get gliders, the sooner we can be on our way.
Guard: Then go to the casino as soon as you can. It's not like I have one in my back pocket.
Tank: Thank you, fine officer.
 
Jeb and Tank go towards the casino. Kali, Corrin, and Callow are watching from the top of the cliff. Corrin tries to cast Sending but due to the strong winds it doesn't conenct, so Tank and Jeb are left to their own devices.
 
Tank: Okay, when you go in, don't go in too hot, okay?
Jeb: So should I lead with the spiders or the gliders.
Tank: No, no, ladies don't like spiders!
Jeb: Lady spiders like spiders
Tank: Well, she's a lady person, so....
Jeb: Oh.
Tank: A lady person likes flowers and being respected, and...
Jeb: I mean, everyone likes that.
Tank: Well. Some people.
 
Tank and Jeb approach the singer, believing her to be 'the lady', but she tells them to wait until the end of her set to talk with her.
Tank begins to perform with the singer in the casino. The crowd applauds at the end of the set, and the singer invites them to a table.
 
Singer: You were wanting something from me?
Tank: We were told to ask you for gliders.
Singer: You were sent to ask... me for gliders?
Tank: Well, we were told to ask a lady.
Singer: Do you mean... a lady or the lady? You're very sweet.
Tank: Not as sweet as your face.
Singer: I appreciate the compliments, but I think you have me confused with someone else.
Jeb: Yeah. Your voice is better than spiders.
Singer: Thank you, that's very sweet.
Tank: You think that's sweet?
Singer: Well, yes. I'm sure in his.... culture, spiders have very beautiful singing voices. But I believe who you're looking for is Lady Katherine.
Tank: Thank ya kindly.
 
The singer returns to her stage after gesturing Tank and Jeb in the direction of Lady Katherine.
 
Lady Katherine: How can I help you?
Tank: We were hopin' to get some gliders from you.
Katherine: I'm not handing gliders out right now.
 
She coughs up black bile.
 
Tank: That's quite a gnarly ailment you've got there.
Katherine: Yes, it's thanks to... some people.
Tank: I think I know who you're talkin' about. That uh, Orcus fella, right?
Katherine: I don't know anything about any Orkus.
Tank: Well, listen. What if I told you that we reeeaaally really needed these gliders and we would be willing to make it worth your trouble?
Katherine, laughing: I don't think there's anything you can give me that I need.
Tank: A reason to smile, perhaps?
Katherine, laughing again: That is the worst pickup line I've ever heard.
Jeb: I bet I can do you one more.
Katherine: What's yours?
 
Jeb holds up his hand with the spiders that he had obtained from the glider's shop. Katherine jumps back.
 
Katherine: Get out of here, both of you.
Tank: We really need those gliders. If we go back empty-handed, we won't get paid.
Katherine: I'm not going to ask again.
Tank: Alright.
Katherine: Take your spiders with you.
Jeb: They go where they please.
 
Tank and Jeb leave the casino.
 
Tank: Well... we're going back empty-handed.
Jeb: It might be a bit morally dubious, but we could figure out where she would go and get the gliders if she were going to give us one.
 
Tank and Jeb look to see if anyone is flying around so they can scare them into dropping it, but no one is flying about due to Neox's control over the city.
Corrin, Kali, and Callow continue to watch. They can see Milrac and Salen are trailing the two of them. Corrin begins to set up a balloon to descend the cliff.
Tank and Jeb attempt to break into a house to get a glider, but the house is empty. Tank uses speak with animals to try and convince the spiders to weave a glider for them, but they do not do it.
Corrin, Kali, and Callow manage to get to the house.
 
Corrin: Where did you get the spiders.
Jeb: The spider store!
Corrin: The what?
Tank: This was all that was at the glider store
Corrin: Did you see any broken ones?
Callow: Actually, I have a broken one, from when I crashed into the cliff.
Corrin: I can use a spell to duplicate a repaired version, but we did come down here to let you know there's a general following you.
Milrac, standing behind them in the doorway: Not anymore.
Corrin: Heyyyy, buddyyyyy, I swear we're not here to do anything, we just came here to get some gliders.
Milrac: Well, it seems you have a broken one.
Corrin: We're not having very good luck.
Milrac: You know I can't let you stay around.
Tank: You could help us get on outta here.
milrac: By getting a glider? You could ask the Lady.
Tank: Ah... yeah.
Milrac: If you need glliders, this is all I'll say. People that fall to the ground dont need them anymore. And we don't clean that up.
Corrin: Yeah, alright
Milrac: Now, I'm trying to be kind. But could you leave before nightfall?
Corrin: Yeah. I have a question if you don't mind me asking. You seem very kind and level-headed....
Callow: That's not a question
Corrin: I'm getting there! Does that not... clash with what Caveson has you do?
Milrac, shrugging: Look. Only person I really care about is Salen here, so as long as we're both okay, that's all that matters. If you guys treat them well, we're okay. If you have beef with Caveson, that's between you and her.
Callow: I got two quick questions. Are you immune to the disease?
milrac: No, our abilities are just not really akin to magic, so we're not affected.
Callow: Is Blackroot under control?
Milrac: As far as I'm aware. Now, if that's everything, please put the door back.
Corrin: Yeah, did you guys break into some random's house to get a glider?
Tank: Well, yeah, people gotta get to work!
Callow: They can walk.
Milrac: Yeah, if anyone was in here, you'd be arrested right now.
Callow: Wouldn't be the first time.
Corrin: Don't say that.
Milrac: Just make sure you're out of here after dark. If I see you here, I will draw a weapon.
Corrin: Fair enough.
 
Milrac leaves. The group gets some broken gliders from the bottom of the cliff and repairs them. Corrin uses 11 time shimmer charges to go back to the day of the full moon, 3 hours before nightfall. The weather is still strong winds.