# [[042_20211030 Welcome to the Witchlight Carnival]] ## Session Summary Nav, Lira, and Jamedi took Adanor up on his offer to do research at The Cobalt Soul Library, and they found out that the secret of how Pride's Call silk is actually made is very closely guarded because it was the secret that saved Pride's Call from being decimated when the forces of the Dwendalian Empire took over the surrounding area. With the secret unsaid, Pride's Call became a respected member of the Empire instead, trading with both other cities in the Empire as well as with the Menagerie Coast. Jamedi, having been trained specifically on hunting fey creatures, also found out quite a bit of information about spiders that he called "Phase Spiders". We learned that they are poisonous, can use their webs to grapple and restrain, and, as fey creatures, they can also phase in and out of the material plane. Ora went to The Owlery to inform the Plank King that we had completed our mission. He thanked us, but did not mention anything about the 11,000 gp that he had promised us. Ora also went to Verdant Ventures to buy Potions of Lesser Restoration as well as Potions of Poison Resistance. Heymat Sol happened to mention that there was a festival in the next few days, a Renewal Festival that coincided with the spring equinox. Ora rented five horses for a week at the stables. Lira and Boris spent some time reading their respective books. We fast-forwarded to the 13th of the month called Dualahei, the date of the Renewal Festival, where Ora spotted a whimsical train of butterfly-winged horses, wagons, and foxes making their lazy way to a spot in The Beaded Alley in Port Damali. We went there and entered The Witchlight Festival, after finding out that tickets had been pre-purchased for us by an anonymous benefactor. Ora made a beeline for the dragonfly rides, successfully maneuvering her dragonfly into a graceful arc while Kettlesteam, a nearby blue-bearded dwarf, hung for dear life throughout the entire ride. Boris won a cupcake-eating competition at the Feasting Orchard and got a cupcake of invisibiltiy as a prize. He got to know a starry-eyes gnome bard who made vague comments about destiny and fate. Ora, Lira, Jamedi, and Nav went to the Feasting Orchard to try their luck, and surprisingly, Lira walked away with the cupcake of invisibility. Ora learned from Kettlesteam, who had come as well, that there was an archfey called Zybilna who had been the source of his powers, but that they had been going awry recently. He believed there was something wrong in the Feywild domain, or city, of Prismeer, where Zybilna ruled. He had pieced together seemingly disparate events and had tracked down many magical phenomena, including the strength of his powers and the flow of silk from Pride's Call, to this carnival. He said that this carnival comes once every 8 years, and always goes from Port Damali to Pride's Call. Boris and co. then went to the Pixie Kingdom and were given pixie names and the ability to fly. They were also turned into tiny creatures. Ora headed to the Mystery Mine. ^summary %% <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oCw20nYQ-xA" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> %% --- ## Housekeeping - [x] Reminder: We're Level 9. Boris, you got your Fanatical Focus for being able to reroll a failed saving throw when you're raging. Ora, you got your Psychic Teleportation. - [x] Boris: Orc feature: _Savage Attacks. When you score a critical hit, roll one of the dice an additional time and add it to the extra damage._ - [x] Ora: Ring of Haste. ## Recap ![[041_20211017 Killing Shemshime#^summary]] ## Strong start > You're standing on the top floor of the Firefly Cellar. You've just watched Dr. Perriweather, his wife, and their two bodyguards go up the stairs after Ora gave him a quick changeling-enhanced wink as one of the drow women he slept with. A few minutes later, you see Chessia and Ravinha leave that way as well. Chessia is very delightedly humming another tune after hours of only being able to sing Shemshime's Bedtime Rhyme. She nods at everyone and says, "A pleasure making your acquaintance" as she goes. Ravinha stays back a bit. She seems a little unsure. Finally she blurts out, "If you see Joāo, tell him I hope he's doing well" and doesn't even wait for a response, just turns and bolts after Chessia. > Boris has just suggested that Ora and Flint go and send the Plank King a message while he stays and reads his book. ## Scenes - [x] Ora goes to send a message to [[Plank King]] at [[The Owlery]]. 50 sp per message. - [ ] Flint will create a rapier for Jamedi and give it a +1 during the long rest - [x] Getting horses to go to [[Pride's Call]]: [[Prices and Costs#Mounts]] - [x] Party travels to [[Pride's Call]] and encounters a travelling carnival. ## Secrets and Clues - [ ] There was a battle between [[Dwendalian Empire]] and the [[ttrpgs/The Slayers Five/Kryn Dynasty]] several years ago over a Luxon Beacon. [[Sunbreaker Olomon]] died in that battle, but his death was able to acquire the [[ttrpgs/The Slayers Five/Luxon Beacon]] for Xhorhas. There's been animosity between the two nations ever since. - [ ] Tensions reached an all-time high when a small force of Kryn Graviturgy wizards ransacked [[ttrpgs/The Slayers Five/Zadash]]. The rumour is that an artifact of great value was stolen by the Kryn. - [ ] An half-orc, half-titan armed with [[Ruin's Wake]], a magical and sentient spear, has gained notoriety in [[The Many Hosts of Igrathad]]. He is called [[Hardrak]], and a dearth in leadership in orc tribes led to him being able to take over. - [x] The [[Renewal Festival]] is in two days (on the 13th) marks the beginning of Spring, and falls on the spring equinox. - [x] The secret of [[Pride's Call silk]] is said to be related to the spiders living in the labyrinthine underground caves in a nearby mountain. The secret is guarded by a single family, the Torunns, headed by [[Dain Torunn]]. - [ ] Dain Torunn's daughter, [[Diesa Torunn]], disappeared two days ago and Dain is at his wit's end. - [x] Pride's Call Silk trade has slowed to a trickle in recent months due to "supply issues". - [ ] An unusual number of changelings have been traced to [[ttrpgs/The Slayers Five/Palebank Village]], but it's unknown why that is. - [x] Somewhere in [[The Witchlight Carnival]] is a fey crossing in disguise, and the carnival only comes around once every 8 years. - [ ] ## [[Loot]] - [ ] Spear of Haste - [ ] [ Robe of Useful Items](https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items/robe-of-useful-items) - [ ] [Potion of Diminution](https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items/potion-of-diminution) --- ## Log Start: 16:00 Nav, Lira, Jamedi to find out about the spiders, how to get silk, how to store it. How to fight spiders. Message to [[Plank King]]: *Treaty with [[Chessia Wakiam|Chessia]] in progress. She will be in touch. If you need us, follow the spiders.* 5 gp 17:00 Went to [[Verdant Ventures]] and bought potions from [[Heymat Sol]]. Suggested that Heymat Sol get more help, so that he can get items crafted faster. Lesser Restoration 400 gp x 5 Poison Resistance 100 gp x10 2000 + 1000 [[Arabian Flights]]. Stables. 5 gp per week to rent a horse. 19:00 Boris: 8 hours Lira: 6 hours LONG REST. 12th: +10h for Lira and Boris 13th: Nerduilye | Female | Elf | Servant | Good | Nerduilye has a square face, with golden hair and amber eyes. She wears plain clothing and several pouches hang from her belt. Nerduilye seeks to prove herself to her peers. --- eats 5 Ora succeeded in animal handling check Flint: 9 Boris: 19 Kettlesteam, a kenku warlock Boris Lira Jamedi Flint 1 hour - [x] Give Lira potion of invisibility Jellybean Starfish - Boris Flint: Cotton Candy Kettlesteam: Toadhop - [x] Prepare Pendant of the Bloody Tooth and Ora's signet ring with the Protection from Evil and Good enchantments. Heymat Sol may have called one of the other Sols to help him.