The Babies of Aetheris!

2025-12-23

The day is still 1006- Nymm 22, we're starting mid-day.

Happenings

  • They clock that Beomund BaileyBeomund Bailey* Married to Joyce Bailey * Co-owns The Broken Fang * Member of The Riptide seems a bit... sad after Joyce BaileyJoyce Bailey* Married to Beomund Bailey * Runs The Broken Fang * Best friends of Zamash And Yaahan * Doesn't trust the government * Doesn't know about The Riptide ??dm id:00387ee6-6d49-4763-82b7-d61850c0c8a0 ?? says a fond farewell to them as they're leaving practice
  • They go to ReshkiReshki* Owner of The Unicorn * Pulled from the deck of many things and ask about The Seer of the Veil
    • DarylDaryl Hackett comes clean about pulling a card about The Seer of the Veil, says that she "sensed fear on the receiving end of their influence"
    • Found out Reshki is going to attend The Marquis' MenagerieThe Vel tonight
    • Persuades Reshki to donate to the raffle
    • From Reshki:
      • White Opal
      • Blue Star Sapphire
      • Fine Steel Circlet engraved with Mythical Imagery
    • Ollie asks her about the Forgotten God Effigy
      • She offers 15k gold to buy it
      • Ollie declines
      • She asks Ollie to keep her updated about what she finds
      • Yoohan doesn't draw from the deck of many things
      • Reshki tells them that she'd be on the next boat to Celestia with that effigy
  • They go to The Ink & Mire PressThe Ink & Mire PressRun by Vassil Droke, a member of The Riptide and get posters for the new The Tide's Turn FestivalThe Tide's Turn FestivalEvery year (on Nymm 28) the poor section of Crookwater and the rich sectors get together to "celebrate" one thing: The Anniversary of The Scale Wall. They celebrate it for different reasons, though: The Poor: They rage. They have effigies and bonfires, they gather and sing songs that has been said will curse their enemies with enough fervor and voices. The Rich: They celebrate the day their own little 'country club' was built. When that wall was finished, they enacted law to squeeze every sing made
  • DarylDaryl Hackett writes a letter to Matron Gilda BramsbaneThe Vel about the auction, will probably deliver it tomorrow
  • The gang goes to the ball
    • Ollie clocks Sable Thornbrand
    • Joshua tells Lady Thorneveil about Ollie the musician
    • Daryl chats up Captain Vaelor RyanCaptain Vaelor Ryan, mentions that Ellara VessEllara Vess* World-renowned bard * Performed at The Sapphire Concord Previous Encounters * Encountered in the session on 2025-01-24 * Daughter of Lady Yara Vess is performing in The BrineThe Brine* The 'shady' area of Crookwater, home to merchants, trade, all manners of activity in the port, and anyone that can't afford to live beyond The Scale Wall * The Broken Fang * The Unicorn * The Mourning Wood *
      • Persuades and tells her about the Brine's festival successfully
    • Ollie approaches Seraphine Kett
      • Convinces him with a nat 20 that she's a great performer
      • He's basically a big-time producer and says that if Ollie does well at Tide's Turn, she can perform anywhere at his behest
      • Wants to sign Killer Corpse GoblinsKiller Corpse Goblins* Snib * Grakle * Wurz * Pibble * Skretch * All dressed in matching red velvet suits with bowties * Performing at The Marquis' Menagerie * Snib dated Eris, but they're resistant to being signed, but does know them and offers to take Ollie backstage
      • Ollie clocks Daryl and offers to take them both backstage
      • They convince the goblins to perform at the festival
        • They tell them to coordinate with ErisEris* Dated one of the Killer Corpse Goblins, Snib * Works at The Illuminarium, pretty new * Players hired her to coordinate the music for The Tide's Turn Festival
    • Somewhere in here they learn about The Mirrormaker's auction
    • Dancing!
      • Daryl gets punched. Tries to punch and.. doesn't
      • Ollie has a booktok moment with a hot drow
      • Yoohan JoshuaYoohan Yakzjuntu very casually denies a yuan-ti her carthartic dance-fucking
    • Drinking starts, Captain Vaelor RyanCaptain Vaelor Ryan has a pink cup, Yoohan and Daryl grab blue, Ollie grabs green
      • Ollie chats up someone from CAPCollegium of Arcane Pharmacology
      • Daryl flirts with Prince EricCaptain Vaelor Ryan
      • Yoohan talks with an Aasimar and Half-Orc
    • The Vessel ends the party somewhat prematurely, Prince Eric is sloshed and beaten, chaos on the dance floor
    • The Afterparty!
      • Everyone gets tattoos from Arqez the Living Needle
        • Yoohan tries Pixie Dust, gets a CON bonus
      • They find Lady Vellamira CrayeLady Vellamira Craye* Was gazing into a decanter of wine * Traded the players in order to "bring her husband's effects back from the cavern to the North" * Sent Malkyn to threaten the players 2025-12-30 * gazing wistfully at a decanter of wine that "tells secrets". DarylDaryl Hackett wants it. They agree to take it and retrieve her husband's effects from a cavern that he died in. Threatened them if they didn't come back in a week.
      • They found the auction
        • A stranger walked up to The Mirrormaker, handed him a paper, and he ended the auction.
        • There was a demonstration
          • They watched (and do NOTHING WOW HE SAVED YOUR ASSES) Thorvan Bloodchime be sat in front of the mirror, the mirror was activated and dude walked into the mirror and disappeared.
          • Everyone left, kinda horrified
          • They fought
            • Killed Vel Okrath and The Mirrormaker (The Nobility Hit ListThe Nobility Hit ListCountess Virelle Ashdawn, the Gilded Widow Riptide Code Name: Goldgrave Title: High Treasurer of The Vessel Appearance: Pale gold skin (rumored to be from tinctures of powdered sunstone), crimson eyes, and a wardrobe made entirely of black mourning silks. Her jewelry never tarnishes because it’s cursed to drink the life of anyone who touches it. Personality: Cold, meticulous, poetic in cruelty. Collects people like others collect coins. Agenda: Oversees the city’s vaults and launders funding t)

Rumors Spread

  • Vare'nVare'n* The wizard in The Marshlight Conservatory of Crookwater * When the players killed him, a bunch of ink came out. They caught it in the portable hole ??dm If the ink reaches a book, it manifests the wizard back again. ?? went to visit the Dryad GF, told ErisEris* Dated one of the Killer Corpse Goblins, Snib * Works at The Illuminarium, pretty new * Players hired her to coordinate the music for The Tide's Turn Festival
  • Ollie is a hella good bard x10

Learnings

Rough Notes/Meta

The party is very effective against both magic and martial baddies lol