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Dark T Zeratul at 08:49, 28 November 2023

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	Tony got up and walked over to the bell cord and tugged it.		Tony got up and walked over to the bell cord and tugged it.

	===~~The~~ Second Dinner===		===Second Dinner===
	Dinner was roasted duck in a citrus crust, boiled grains, and wilted leafy greens in olive oil and garlic.		Dinner was roasted duck in a citrus crust, boiled grains, and wilted leafy greens in olive oil and garlic.

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Breakfast

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	Tony broke in. "What was her argument? What did she think?"		Tony broke in. "What was her argument? What did she think?"

	Brecca smiled. "My turn! Drink your tea, Wyncit. I actually understood this part. She said that it was impossible for the phylactery to have survived because Acererak was destroyed. If the Raven Queen had the phylactery, then Acererak would still be alive. He's not, so it isn't. So the second part of the dream couldn't have been from Wyncit's ~~Grandmother~~ because her soul is gone."		Brecca smiled. "My turn! Drink your tea, Wyncit. I actually understood this part. She said that it was impossible for the phylactery to have survived because Acererak was destroyed. If the Raven Queen had the phylactery, then Acererak would still be alive. He's not, so it isn't. So the second part of the dream couldn't have been from Wyncit's grandmother because her soul is gone."

	Wyncit shrugged. "Leardon was unforthcoming about phylacteries."		Wyncit shrugged. "Leardon was unforthcoming about phylacteries."
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	Wyncit frowned. "She also threatened me. Well, us."		Wyncit frowned. "She also threatened me. Well, us."

	Tony raised both his eyebrows in shocked. "Why did she ~~threatened~~ us?"		Tony raised both his eyebrows in shocked. "Why did she threaten us?"

	Wyncit looked at Tony. "We destroyed Acererak. We stopped the Death Curse. We have power and know people and organizations with power who will listen to us."		Wyncit looked at Tony. "She warned us not to become a threat to Sigil. We destroyed Acererak. We stopped the Death Curse. We have power and know people and organizations with power who will listen to us."

	"Who?" asked Mae.		"Who?" asked Mae.

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Breakfast

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	===Breakfast===		===Breakfast===
	The door to the dinning room slammed open and Brecca entered, her arms full of stuff. Behind her, one of the waiting staff stood with her arms full.		The door to the dinning room slammed open and Brecca entered, her arms full of stuff. Behind her, one of the waiting staff stood with her arms full as well.

	Brecca strolled into the room and yelled, "We're back! And we brought presents!!"		Brecca strolled into the room and yelled, "We're back! And we brought presents!!"

	Unfortunately, only Mae was there to witness the pageantry.		Unfortunately, only Mae was there to witness the pageantry. She slowly put her teacup down and raised an eyebrow. "That was fast. You only left six hours ago."

	~~Mae~~ slowly put her ~~tea cup~~ down and raised an eyebrow. "That was fast. You only left six hours ago."

	Brecca dumped her items on the end of the table and stepped back. She had to wave her unfortunate helper forward to drop her bundle on the table, which she quickly did and left, closing the door behind her.		Brecca dumped her items on the end of the table and stepped back. She had to wave her unfortunate helper forward to drop her bundle on the table, which she quickly did and left, closing the door behind her.

Dark T Zeratul: /* The Second Dinner */

2023-11-28T07:47:51Z

The Second Dinner

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Dark T Zeratul at 07:37, 28 November 2023

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	Brecca looked down at her half-finished chicken breast and sighed.		Brecca looked down at her half-finished chicken breast and sighed.

	"Fine," she said, laying her knife and fork to the side. "So I'm in Silverstone visiting Ru Bae Ya. Girls' weekend out. Something about a hot springs spa and lots of shopping. When this halfling paladin of Obad-Hai named Flynn finds me and tells me King Garin ordered her and her adventuring company into Palmheart to find the demon lord, and she needs a guide. Tony refused to leave the restaurant, Mae was back home, Wyncit was at the university knee-deep in writing books with ~~Winston~~, Leardon was missing, Ru Bae Ya was being Ru Bae Ya, and all she can find is me. So, no girls' weekend for me. We teleport back to Terastra, and I find Makai at the palace with the rest of the Halfling Brigade."		"Fine," she said, laying her knife and fork to the side. "So I'm in Silverstone visiting Ru Bae Ya. Girls' weekend out. Something about a hot springs spa and lots of shopping. When this halfling paladin of Obad-Hai named Flynn finds me and tells me King Garin ordered her and her adventuring company into Palmheart to find the demon lord, and she needs a guide. Tony refused to leave the restaurant, Mae was back home, Wyncit was at the university knee-deep in writing books with Twyncit, Leardon was missing, Ru Bae Ya was being Ru Bae Ya, and all she can find is me. So, no girls' weekend for me. We teleport back to Terastra, and I find Makai at the palace with the rest of the Halfling Brigade."

	"Wait," Tony interrupted. With a smile he asks, "The Halfling Brigade?"		"Wait," Tony interrupted. With a smile he asks, "The Halfling Brigade?"

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The Second Dinner

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	"Do you know how it works?" Mae asked.		"Do you know how it works?" Mae asked.

	d back to the group and rested his arms on the table. "We experimented. I can't link with Tyncit, the connection is one way. The link doesn't appear to be magical. Priam Adenis thinks the link is psionic. And there is a time delay between when I experience something and when Tyncit can ~~see~~ it.		Wyncit turned back to the group and rested his arms on the table. "We experimented. I can't link with Tyncit, the connection is one way. The link doesn't appear to be magical. Priam Adenis thinks the link is psionic. And there is a time delay between when I experience something and when Tyncit can 'remember' it.

	The best analogy is that I am a book of memories that Tyncit has to go searching through; that is, events that had happened in my life but not my thoughts and feelings of those events. Which is why he was tortured by those hags. They wanted to know what we were GOING to do and all he could tell them was what we HAD done.		The best analogy is that I am a book of memories that Tyncit has to go searching through; that is, events that had happened in my life but not my thoughts and feelings of those events. Which is why he was tortured by those hags. They wanted to know what we were GOING to do and all he could tell them was what we HAD done.

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	Tony cackled. "Who?"		Tony cackled. "Who?"

	"Priestess of Ioun at his school," announced Brecca. "~~Brione~~."		"Priestess of Ioun at his school," announced Brecca. "Madalyn."

	"Please," protested Wyncit. "Not even. She wanted me to convert."		"Please," protested Wyncit. "Not even. She wanted me to convert."
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	"Children. Back to the topic, please," said Mae.		"Children. Back to the topic, please," said Mae.

	Brecca grinned at Wyncit, who sighed and continued. "First, no one sees a problem. The Raven Queen is always collecting souls for one reason or another. The deities don't seem to have a problem, as long as she doesn't destroy the souls and they get them back. So we asked a series of questions about why she would collect souls. Most, but not all, warlock hexblades have Her as a Patron. Does she use the souls to empower her warlocks? Answer is: unlikely. No one else uses souls to empower their warlocks. Granted, She could be different, but all evidence says no. There is a theory that She is not entirely a deity and requires the memories of the souls She collects so She may sustain Herself. I was surprised with the number of deities who directly answered this question, via both spells and ~~prayer~~. They all said the Raven Queen is a deity. Which means She gains power from Her worshipers. She doesn't need the souls for power. She could still read the memories of the souls She collects, but it seems She always releases the souls afterwards."		Brecca grinned at Wyncit, who sighed and continued. "First, no one sees a problem. The Raven Queen is always collecting souls for one reason or another. The deities don't seem to have a problem, as long as she doesn't destroy the souls and they get them back. So we asked a series of questions about why she would collect souls. Most, but not all, warlock hexblades have Her as a Patron. Does she use the souls to empower her warlocks? Answer is: unlikely. No one else uses souls to empower their warlocks. Granted, She could be different, but all evidence says no. There is a theory that She is not entirely a deity and requires the memories of the souls She collects so She may sustain Herself. I was surprised with the number of deities who directly answered this question, via both spells and prayers. They all said the Raven Queen is a deity. Which means She gains power from Her worshipers. She doesn't need the souls for power. She could still read the memories of the souls She collects, but it seems She always releases the souls afterwards."

	Mae broke in. "But that isn't what Leardon said, was it? In the dream?"		Mae broke in. "But that isn't what Leardon said, was it? In the dream?"
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	Brecca raised her eyebrows. "When? Why didn't you tell me?"		Brecca raised her eyebrows. "When? Why didn't you tell me?"

	Looking at her, Wyncit answered, "When we walked through the front door, here. Esmerelda sent a Sending. The clerics at the Temple of the Warm Embrace sent a message, 'Leardon is with Evening Glory'."		Looking at her, Wyncit answered, "When we walked through the front door, here. Queen Esmerelda sent a Sending. The clerics at the Temple of the Warm Embrace sent a message to the King: 'Leardon is with Evening Glory'."

	"Does that mean he is dead-dead?" Tony asked.		"Does that mean he is dead-dead?" Tony asked.
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	"Children," Mae warned.		"Children," Mae warned.

	Wyncit, pointedly ignoring Brecca, answered, "I wasn't subtle about where and who I asked. Anyone could have figured out what I was doing. I was, on the other hand, very quick bouncing around Syra. I would guess, and it's only a guess, that the assassin took the initiative and went after us without orders. If not, then there must have been assassins planted all over the place waiting for us, which means a coordinated and ordered attack. But there was only the one..."		Wyncit, pointedly ignoring Brecca, answered with a shrug, "I wasn't subtle about where and who I asked. Anyone could have figured out what I was doing. I was, on the other hand, very quick bouncing around Syra. I would guess, and it's only a guess, that the assassin took the initiative and went after us without orders. If not, then there must have been assassins planted all over the place waiting for us, which means a coordinated and ordered attack. But there was only the one..."

	"Three," interrupted Brecca.		"Three," interrupted Brecca.
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	"Yes!" Brecca enthusiastically answered.		"Yes!" Brecca enthusiastically answered.

	"You always want dinner," Wyncit teased. ~~"What about the food you are eating now?"~~		"You always want dinner," Wyncit teased.

	Brecca sniffed. "You never know when you'll be bouncing around Syra while dodging assassins. Need a full stomach for such activity!" Brecca answered.		Brecca sniffed. "I do. You never know when you'll be bouncing around Syra while dodging assassins. Need a full stomach for such activity!" Brecca answered.

	Tony got up and walked over to the bell cord and tugged it.		Tony got up and walked over to the bell cord and tugged it.

Dark T Zeratul at 07:23, 28 November 2023

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