06.09.2024 - Scribe-5 - No more secrets

• Arthur Montagu strides into the courtroom with his squadron, and goes up to Bucket
• "Sir! What in the name of the Awarth happened?"
• Bucket gives him a brief summary, skimming over Lorladon's escape by emphasising that the emperor showed up
• He agrees to come in for a "discussion" with Montagu and Glannon about what proceeded
• Scribes harvets some enchantment materials from the dragon/centipede: 5 centipede legs (monster essense)
• The enlightened crowd from outside comes in, saying that The Voice of the Emperor told them to find someone called Scribe-5
• Coty tells Montagu about the guard that died a horrifying death in the room Coty was supposed to be in
• However, there is nothing there: No blood, no body
• The guard who died enters the room, salutes to his leader and leaves the way he went
• Coty realizes that it was a teleportation circle
• The guard suggests that we don't talk about it here. All will be explained when we talk to Glannon
• She studies the amulet
• It feels unnatural, and like there's something off about it
• Void and Sylword keeps telling the crowd that "the emperor looked raidiant, like the sun"
• Sylword tries to insist that the emperor wasn't here, but spoke through a messenger. They understand that the thing appeared, but that when it was here, it was the emperor (like Jesus is also somehow god)
• Montagu Asks us to follow him, as he and his squadron are taking the injured out of here
• As we're walking, Sylword and Scribes tries to convince Coty to not talk about the amulet during the "discussion"
• Before we get there, the enlightened ask Scribes what the emperor looked like, so she draws what it looked like from her perspective
• The crowd draws incredibly close, but somehow without pushing or violence
• The crowd uses minor illusion, to show those further back
• "The Scribe" 
• A very old elf woman taps Scribes on the shoulder. "Were you perhaps a slave?", a gasp goes through the crowd. Scribe-5 doesn't answer.
• Sylword asks why she asked that, and the old lady says that it is a cornerstone piece of information, to follow the path
• Bucket hears the old lady say to another elf "Imagine, a slave of sire" (Arnini's family motto is "Forged in Fire, Slave of Sire")
• We are escorted to Glannon
• Currently, there are a lot of butterflies stuck outside the bobble, and none inside
• The guards are sent out, only Montagu and Glannon remains with us
• We are given tea. Bucket takes the cup and puts it in his drawer to drink it inside the suit
• Glannon says he will stop speaking in code if we feel ready for some revelations
• After Sylword asks, Glannon confirmes that this place is as secure as possible
• He then tells him that we may have started a new cult of The Emperor
• People kind of knows that The Emperor has been gone for about 1000 years, and that people has been impersonating him
• Sylword's goal is to avoid unneccesary bloodshed and wars
• Glannon warns Sylword that the people will seek advise and guidance from him now
• Changing the topic, Glannon presents a painting. "I think we are ready to get our guest..."
• Glannon pulls Prosecutor Dullsworth out of the painting
• He remembers someone talking to him and convincing him to take a nap in the painting
• The painting is a depiction of leering devils
• Bucket notices that Glannon seems satisfied with himself
• Glannon admits that he was expecting something to happen to Dullsworth, and chose to not tell him
• He is smug, and is expecting us to know the great amount of data we managed to gather about those interested in the trial
• To Glannon, this was just a game, a setup, a ploy for information
• He used the case to figure out who was interested enough to risk involvement, and what they care about
• He wouldn't worry too much about the innocent people. The path of restraint is reincarnating any who passed.
• Coty brings up their trauma, and Glannon says that they will be compensated for their participation
• Some of them participated willingly
• Glannon says that he assumes we still have the former Lord Lorladon, and will put him in our care
• We can ask him if we need assisstance, and they will keep him safe
• Coty stands up and leaves. "I have heard enough". Void follows
• We get the painting, since the Path of Hill is done with it
• Sylword casually gets a diamond back, as he used his on revivify
• Coty is beelining for Veilhearth, turning into a fuglekonge to get there faster, leaving Void behind
• When she gets there, she immediately goes to the Empress Ammeros Eveningstar, in the guest bedroom
• Coty tells her she just wanted to talk to somebody. She is kind of confused
• She trusts her family very much, and are pretty sure thay have good reasons for doing what they're doing. But her mind and heart are split
• "I can be the adjudicator of justice. If you, my subject, wishes"
• She thought that everyone was on the same page about the case. Or at least would speak up if they weren't
• She thinks she would have changed her mind if Scribes had talked to her about it
• Her mind and her body disagrees on whether she wants to forgive or cut their bond
• She admits that her father deserved it deep down
• The Empress asks what the law says, so Coty flies back to us to ask Sylword
• On the way to Veilhearth, Void is being trailed by the Enlightened
• One of them looks at him with extatic happiness, and gives him a ring
• As he takes it, her appearance morphs from brown-blue to a red being with horns
• There is a painful tingle from his hand to his torso
• She winks at him and disappears
• Bucket feels a ping in the direction of Void, and hurries to catch up with him
• The ring is made of gleaming white metal with a red infernal sigil
• Bucket tries to get Void to let Sylword take a look at it, but Void refuses to give it up
• Void is discussing with the air during our talk with him
• Sylword tries to confront him, but he remains spaced out
• "What do you mean deal?! She didn't say anything! .... Maybe a deal isn't that bad. Might help me finally find them"
• Coty meets up with the party and lands on Sylword's shoulder
• She asks him about the law through the voicechat
• She asks if it would be a crime not to say what you feel
• Sylword says that laws are usually very strict, and are made by people who know better than you
• Coty wants to talk to Sylword later, after she has had some time to think
• She wants to talk to him about before he met her
• Coty then flies back to The Empress, and thanks her for her good advice, now that she has understood it
• She goes back to her room and starts scribbling down on paper, then scrunching the paper and tossing it
• When we return to Veilhearth, Scribes goes up to Coty's door
• She doesn't answer when knocking.
• Scribes asks if they can talk, and Coty answers that they can in a bit
• Scribes tells her to find her when she's ready
• Void asks Bucket and Sylword for help
• He takes of the glove on his right hand, showing a mark
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• When he got the ring earlier, something happened. He takes of his armor and shirt
• Tendrils from the mark has stretched out, covering most of his upper body
• It was already progressing, but it progressed really fast when he got the ring. It doesn't seem like it is progressing right now
• "I might be running out of time"
• He explains he's talking to his patron. We've met him when fighting the frost giant
• We meet at the dinner table
• Coty does not go to dinner
• Void walks to Coty's room to ask if she's coming to dinner, or if he should bring some to her room
• She will take food in her room. "I'll have to finish this"
• Sylword tries to ease the tension
• He accidentially reveals they they were the ones who pranked Scribes
• It is very awkward, since Scribes spent all night trying t oget it open
• They tell her to get them back, and she promises to read up on pranks and humor
• Bucket tries to ease the tension
• Then we turn back to the case of Void's patron
• His patron is lending Void his sword. Void sought out power to save his sister
• Sylword tells us he panicked, and couldn't bear walking around with this huge lie
• He didn't know what to do, and didn't want to talk to us about it, in case we would have stopped him
• He wants us to share important stuff, so we don't end up like Thunder or Arnini
• Bucket's favourite color is green
• Sylword asks Bucket about the "Acorns"
• He sees them as holy relics, we see it as a warforged head
• He felt the same thing when the lady appeared and gave Void a ring
• Void's patron lives in his sword, he calls himself Duskwalker
• Scribes suggest including him in our telepathic bond. Duskwalker says that we can add him if we wish
• Bucket touches Void's ring. It does not turn into a golden acorn
• The painting Dullsworth was in also has the mark, it was also on the note we found by the first "golden acorn"
• As Bucket is stashing away the golden acorn again, Sylword notices the warforged's jaw looks similar to Scribes, like it was made by the same creator
• Bucket does not feel the same instinct around Scribes
• His quest to become king hinges on who finds the three golden acorns of Rillifain. He has to find them before his two brothers. They might come find him
• Sylword, Manat and Ashes was an elite mercenary group, who saved the Clover keep. Sylword has a lot of enemies, including Rockwater
• The whole of Zedina(?), his hometown, suddenly turned on him. Including his adoptive mother. They chased he and his friend out like the plague
• Then Hugric Longbrew took him in, then suddenly threw him out
• Then he travelled with Manat to Connla's well, where a horde of dwarves suddenly chased them out to sea with The Lady
• Then Thunder used the party
• We talk a bit about Great Wizard Lady Millicent de Mowbray
• Scribes finished setting up the voicechat including Duskwalker
• He is thirsty, but only for the right blood
• He helped Void, in turn Void helps him
• "I am not whole. I must be made whole"
• Duskwalker sees the warforged head as both an acorn and a head. It is an illusion
• He wants blood to continue the conversation
• Sylword tells Void to cut him, to feed the sword. He turns his back, so he doesn't have to watch
• Void backstabs him
• We hear the sword drinking. It is very pleased and wants more. It just keeps drinking, until Scribes manages to drag Sylword off of the sword
• Sylword felt him start to take control of his body
• The sword is satisfied for now
• Scribes asks Duskwalker which is the illusion: the acorn or the head
• He tells Void that E loves him in her own way. "You are her creation(???). And she will take you. Fool! You accepted the gift. Fool! For doing what she wants. Fool! Stupid, heroic fool."
• He says that to solve it, he needs Void to give him more power and "find the missing blade"
• Sylword threathens to melt him down in the soulforge if he doesn't answer our questions
• We keep threathening to turn him into different things until he cracks "It's a fucking head. Someone's fucking with you"
• (He really didn't want to be turned into the useless rings Void keeps picking up)
• Coty is drawing and thinking through what to do. Then she starts thinking about her father, while holding the medallion. She feels her father's presence
• He doesn't seem to be able to communicate, or know that she is there
• She notices that his mind is pliable

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