# [[063_20220730 Spy of the Winter Court]] ## Session Summary > [!tldr] [[063_20220730 Spy of the Winter Court]] > Much to your surprise, almost as soon as the battle ended, Irae, Athlonia, and Uldun immediately turned on Kryx, killing him easily between the three of them in a move too coordinated to be unplanned. They explained that they had suspected that he was a spy of the Winter Court, but that they had thought it best to keep him close where he could be useful. You let them leave with the items you'd promised to give them. In parting, Irae mentioned that if you truly wanted to stop Uk'otoa, you had better do it fast, because he was attempting to transcend his mortality somehow. Athlonia, before she left, told Boris that if he was ever willing to learn about his past lives, he should look her up in Rosohna in Xhorhas. And with that, The Grim Accord left, the bargain fulfilled on both sides. > > You woke up Sereas, the half-orc, who went back off to Xhorhas after she shared information about the weapons that her father Othrog had: a magical spear that seemed to match the description of the Ruin's Wake, one of the weapons known as Arms of the Betrayers, and gauntlets known as Titan's Knuckles. Aro revealed to Ora that they had reason to suspect that their mother, Lin, was still alive, and that she was somewhere in The Dwendalian Empire. Aro also mentioned that there was an unusual concentration of changelings being born in Palebank Village, and that they suspected it had magically been brought about by The Cerberus Assembly and the Xhorhasian spy network, The Lens-- two factions that did not typically work together. Ora gave Aro the Scimitar of the Revelry and told them to go to Darktow looking like her so that they could seek out Silva in search for answers about how to find their mother. Aro gave Ora one crystal-like gemstone and said that Ora could use it to teleport to where Aro was. > > After spending the night at The Palace in the most opulent rooms Zybilna had, you were each given a free feat and offered to be teleported to wherever you wanted. Diesa asked about the secret of the silk, at which point Zybilna polymorphed herself into a Mightingale and gave her some precious silkberry seeds with written instructions for Diesa to plant them, because, as she explained, Diesa would soon forget what she had done to get them. Diesa told you that she would start working on a flying carpet for you if you came to visit her in Pride's Call. > > You asked Zybilna to send you to the Summer Court, and when you stepped through the portal, you found yourselves in a forest at the base of very steep cliffs that housed a city that shone in the bright sun. You also found yourself surrounded by elves that had their weapons drawn and aimed at you. ^summary %% <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sX36VxlIyV0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> %% --- ## Housekeeping ## Recap ![[062_20220724 The Eclipsed End#^summary]] ## Strong start Athlonia, Irae, and Uldun attempt to kill Kryx. ## Scenes - [x] [[Athlonia]], [[Irae Firetouched]], and [[Uldun of Parts Unknown]] kill [[Kryx Bloodgnash]]. - Athlonia - BA: Manifest Echo - A: Attack x 2, crit on hit, sneak attack: 27+miss - Unleash Incarnation - Action Surge - Irae - - [x] [[Zybilna]] gives everyone (including [[The Grim Accord]], sans Kryx) a free feat and offers to let [[Jamedi Cosko|Jamedi]] study her teleportation circle. - [x] Saying goodbye to The Grim Accord (and the items they wanted). - [[The Spire of Conflux]] from [[Bavlorna Blightstraw]] - [[The Kiss of the Changebringer]] from [[Skabatha Nightshade]] - [[The Deathwalker's Ward]], from [[Endelyn Moongrave]] - [x] Dawn approaches Zybilna and asks her about [[Mightingale Spider]]. After a long rest, Zybilna can turn into the Mightingale and find her magical silkberry seeds that turn into trees that produce the silk. - [x] Zybilna offers to teleport them to any one place in the world. - [x] [[Topplepot|Diesa Torunn]] goes back to [[Pride's Call]] and offers TS5 that she'll create a flying carpet for them if they come visit her. - [x] [[Aro]] goes to [[The Dwendalian Empire]] to find their mother, [[Jenna Iresor|Lin]]. - Going to [[Xari]] to help [[Eryn]]. - [x] [[Karnur]] is moving around with a spring in his step... he's actually hovering off the ground now. ## Secrets and Clues - [x] The Grim Accord have long known that Kryx was a spy of [[The Winter Court]] and were watching out for his treachery. However, he was the one who led them to [[The Kiss of the Changebringer]], so they kept him close until they didn't need him anymore. - [x] The "abomination", the mix of unseelie and seelie blood, is actually [[Endelyn Moongrave]], not Zybilna. The cauldron is actually Endelyn's, and Endelyn is the most powerful of the four sisters. - [x] Ora's mother, [[Jenna Iresor|Lin]], survived birthing her... because she's a changeling herself, and had supernatural healing abilities. However, she was left drastically injured. - [x] [[Aro]] thinks the increase in the number of changelings is a concerted effort instigated by two factions: [[ttrpgs/The Slayers Five/The Cerberus Assembly]] and [[The Lens]]. - [ ] Today is Harvest's Rise. Among the people of [[Pride's Call]], this is the day that traditionally, the Torunn heir brings silk back. - [x] There are four courts of Faerie: Spring and Summer make up the *seelie* courts, and Winter and Fall make up the *unseelie* courts. - [ ] [[Eryn]] is now the Summer Queen, after everyone in the Summer Court was killed. - [x] [[Uk'otoa]] is trying to ascend to godhood, and is exploring lichdom as a way to achieve it. - [ ] [[The Empire of Ghouls]] has been attacking Xari, their hunger pushing them outside their realm. - [x] The four Courts of Fey flux seasonally. When it shifts into Summer, the Summer Court and its land grow ever closer to the Material Plane and the Summer Queen grows in power. - [ ] [[ttrpgs/The Slayers Five/The Feywild]] and [[The Shadowfell]] are both reflections of the Material Plane. [[Prismeer]] is a reflection of [[Dwendalian Empire|the landlocked plains of the Dwendalian Empire]]. [[Xari]] is a reflection of [[The Greying Wildlands]]. - [ ] [[Moil]] is a dark reflection of [[Rumblecusp]]. - [ ] It's been a month in the Material Plane since they first entered [[The Witchlight Carnival]]. Feywild time is wonky! ## [[Loot]] - [x] Whisper - [x] [[The Kiss of the Changebringer]] from [[Skabatha Nightshade]] - [x] [[The Deathwalker's Ward]], from [[Endelyn Moongrave]] - [x] [Animated Shield](https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items/4571-animated-shield) - [x] [Feather Token (Cloud)](https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items/5355672-feather-token-cloud) - [x] Potion of Flying - [x] Potion of Vitality - [ ] [Hangman's Noose](https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items/5355628-hangmans-noose) - [x] [Deserter's Boots](https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items/5355675-deserters-boots) - Zybilna: - [ ] [robe of the archmagi](https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items/4742-robe-of-the-archmagi) - [ ] [amulet of the planes](https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items/4570-amulet-of-the-planes) - [ ] [+1 quarterstaff](https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items/5251-quarterstaff-1) ## Locations ### [[Xari]] (inspired by *The City of Arches* by [[Sly Flourish]]) - Stands against steep cliffs overlooking a forest - Glaciers feed into pools of glistening deep blue lakes in the city - The sun is perpetually high in the sky - Dozens of arches of different sizes, shapes, and ages are found in many parts of the city. Each one is a potential gateway into the city for those who have the keys. ### [[ttrpgs/The Slayers Five/Port Damali]] ### [[Rumblecusp]] ### [[Pride's Call]] - rolling hills on the southern Zemni Fields - sounds of accordion music on the wind - smells like freshly toiled earth ## Log [[Athlonia]] tells Boris to find her in [[Rosohna]] in [[ttrpgs/The Slayers Five/Xhorhas]] Ora tells [[Aro]] to go to Darktow as Ora's human to try and talk to [[Silva]]. Aro goes to [[Darktow]]. Ora gives Aro the scimitar. > Don't take the oath and try not to blow your cover as me. Gives Ora stone to go to Aro.