Season 2 Finale #1 - Before the Battle

With the final battle approaching, the party focused on readiness. They accepted divine aid, reinforced their defenses, and confirmed unusual field effects that altered spell duration. The group coordinated resources, reviewed their past efforts, and ensured that every ally—mortal or conjured—stood prepared for what was to come.

• Act I – Blessings Before Battle
• Scene: Our faithful paladin receives the ancient helmet from Draphi, binding him to the spirit of Faustus, a paladin of Bahamut.
• Moment: The helm’s presence strengthens his resolve and grants fragments of divine insight.
• Action: He accepts the link and prepares to draw on Faustus’s guidance when battle begins.
 
• Scene: Draphi Oturo invited Nissa to step through a magic mirror into a quiet parlor beyond, where a tea party was already underway between Draphi and The Evening Glory.
• Moment: Fazzo was also welcomed into the reflection, joining the divine gathering for tea and gentle conversation. Aroh attempted to enter but was turned away—both Draphi and the goddess refused him the blessing.
• Action: The tea party ended like waking from a dream, the guests finding themselves suddenly outside the mirror again. The delicate tea set had manifested in the material room as well, still warm to the touch.
• Aftermath: Later, Adaranth Monroe took a sip from one of the remaining cups and offered a prayer to the Evening Glory, receiving her own quiet blessing in return.  
• Act II – Constructs and Preparations
• Scene: Draphi shapes a horn-like ice fortification around the Strings, using arcane resonance to reinforce the structure.
• Moment: The completed walls hold steady under testing, proving the design sound.
• Action: The stronghold is left as a defensive position and symbol of readiness.
 
• Scene: Spells cast within the outer field persist longer than expected.
• Moment: The group verifies the anomaly through controlled tests.
• Action: They record the finding for tactical use during the battle.
 
• Scene: Draphi conjures forty-nine adamantine mauls, which Nissa Pebblebottom animates using a magic hammer.
• Moment: The weapons animate and assume formation without error.
• Action: The new force is assigned to defend the outer perimeter.
 
• Act III – Reflection and Reunion
• Scene: With time remaining, the party reviews supplies and recovers items from prior missions.
• Moment: Nissa Pebblebottom invites her friendly firelight wisps to accompany her once more.
• Action: The wisps take residence within Zed's extradimensional mansion.
 
• Scene: The party searches for “Gorambe,” the girallon encountered earlier in their travels.
• Moment: Two girallons—one male, one female—are located instead.
• Action: The pair is relocated for safekeeping, with plans to train them as future allies.

• The acceptance of Faustus’s legacy through the ancient helmet.
• The construction of a stable ice fortification at the Strings.
• Verification of extended spell durations in the surrounding field.
• Deployment of a nearly fifty-strong animated maul detachment.

• World Impact: The Strings are now fortified and supported by autonomous constructs.
• Field Observation: Duration anomalies confirmed; further study required to determine limits.
• Potential Future Use: Girallon pair may serve as breeding stock or combat allies in later operations.