[Alliance] Chapter Three: Session Eight

Appearing Characters: Aiden Blackmoore, Elissa Cross, Esara Verrinde, Galadin Windrunner, Gilveradin Windrunner, Giramar Windrunner, Krasus, Lee Hale, Morven/Mostrasz, Phaedra, Raluhi, Relhana Ravenholdt, Remnii, Rhonin Windrunner, Seria, Talath Dawnsworn, Taretha Foxton, Uther Menethil, Velameestra Windrunner, Victor Prestor, Wrathion

Appearing Creatures: Dragonspawn

Remnii attempts to send Phaedra all the way over on Draenor given it is likely she had arrived at New Garadar.

There is a moment as the magics are casted and sent off.

A few days later with Remnii, after she spoke with Val’zuun, she reaches out to Phaedra again.

Remnii also helped Raluhi start to set up a networking plan. He has a few letters he’s drafting to some of the higher ups to get him more integrated in Dalaran.

December 3rd

This day was the religious holiday of Cornerstone. In Dalaran, Talath had offered his aid in cooking and preparing the food, and Remnii, Raluhi, Rhonin, and the boys all attended the service--as the draenei in particular hold the Light.

With the traveling group, Uther and Elissa and some others had attended a service in a small town for the holiday.

December 7th (Evening)

The traveling party were invited into Taretha’s cottage to enjoy a warm meal. The cottage itself is modest, but cozy and well-furnished. Seria had to duck a little bit in the cottage given the doorways are made for smaller individuals.

Taretha goes to prepare more food, and Aiden grabs some extra chairs from the barn outside to provide their guests with seating.

Gil checks on Victor’s throat injury, and he assures Gil that he is fine. Gil tries to push to look at it, but Victor continues to insist that he is fine--keeping Gil away.

Gil leaves him be, though the situation is definitely a bit strange.

Before dinner starts, Victor snags Vel for a moment to speak to her quietly away from the group.

Victor pauses for a moment.

Vel blinks, clearly a bit taken aback by Victor’s response as his concern was unexpected.

Vel nods and the conversation is interrupted as Taretha calls out that dinner is ready.

The meal is hearty and delicious. It’s a thick vegetable and beef barley stew.

The conversation trails off by the completion of dinner. Everyone does catch Lord Aiden glancing at Lee during dinner. After dinner, Lee excuses herself and starts to leave, but Aiden calls after her.

There is the crease of a smile on Aiden’s lips.

He looks at Victor. And Victor looks at him, at Lee, at Vel, then back at Aiden.

She then spins on her heel and leaves. Aiden smirks and finishes his drink as he turns back to the rest.

Uther sighs.

Vel’s eyes widen at the mention of something in astrology, but she says nothing.

Aiden and Taretha don’t pry further, but Taretha offers their home for the night. There are a few guest rooms, and Taretha offers extra blankets in the main room for people to sleep on the couches or floor.

Some people start to turn in for the night, but Vel looks at Uther.

Vel and Uther put on their coats and head out into the snowy night, making their way away from the cabin. They pass Radiant, Indomitable, and Daisy all grazing on some hay that had been offered to them for the evening.

It’s clear there’s something on Vel’s mind, but she turns her eyes to Uther first.

There’s a long pause.

Uther raises an eyebrow.

Vel sighs and takes a steadying breath as she clicks her tongue faintly behind her teeth.

For a moment, Uther looks like he got a mountain giant vigorously slammed into the back of his head with a tube sock.

Uther’s face disappears beneath his hand for a moment.

Uther exhales and offers her a shrug and a small smile.

Uther laughs faintly.

Vel nods.

Vel opens her mouth, stops, and then opens her mouth again.

Vel looks at him, and mentally she starts to panic, and there’s an uncomfortable shuffle as she starts to wrestle with herself.

Uther raises an eyebrow.

Uther once more looks completely taken aback.

Vel nods.

Uther pulls Vel into a hug, and Vel squeezes back.

She gestures to herself, indicating the chill that emanates from her body.

They turn to head back towards the cottage. As they return, Victor is waiting with a practice sword in hand, tapping on his shoulder, and a second one in his other hand.

He looks to Vel, and then he looks at Uther with a long look. A look that reminds him of the conversation they had at Vel’s manor before they left.

Victor tosses her one of the practice swords, and Uther stays to watch as the trio heads out back behind the cottage in the clearing. Vel and Victor go a few rounds. He barely wins the first round, but as he gains momentum he manages to thoroughly best Vel as she’s a bit distracted throughout the matches.

After the third round, Victor sends Vel’s practice blade sailing and he glances back at Uther briefly before looking back at Vel.

Victor shrugs.

Victor smiles.

Vel chuffs at the notion.

Victor grabs the sword he disarmed from Vel and returns both blades to the rack outside.

Victor smirks, and then looks to Uther.

Victor smirks.

Uther scratches at his chest.

Vel averts her eyes given Uther was referencing the scar she had inflicted, and they start to head in. However as soon as they enter, Gil promptly requests that Vel accompany him back outside.

Victor looks at Uther and shrugs as the elf twins disappear again.

Uther chuckles.

Outside, Vel and Gil walk a little ways away from the cottage.

Vel opens her mouth and closes it again for a moment.

Gil raises an eyebrow.

Gil nods.

Vel raises an eyebrow.

Gil laughs.

Vel sighs heavily and they head back into the cottage.

December 8th

Taretha makes breakfast for everyone in the morning, and Aiden parts ways to head back to Durnholde and interrogate the prisoners that they had managed to capture from the attack.

Lee once again takes the lead as the group heads north.

December 9th

This day also comes and goes without much of an event.

December 10th

In the morning, Lee informs them that they would be arriving in Ravenholdt in the evening. She reminds them that Ravenholdt is a noble, and it would be wise to remember that, and everything would be fine.

She looks at Vel.

The entire incline up the rocky mountain, Seria is keeping her eyes peeled, as the signs that Lee is finding to guide the way are very similar to others she had found in the past. Unfortunately, she does not find any such messages from those that practice the magic that she does.

At the end of an incline, Lee puts a hand in the air to stop everyone.

She looks to the group.

Uther and Victor exchange a look, and Victor narrows his eyes at Lee.

Gil glances as Vel.

Vel sighs and looks back to the group.

As Gil peaks his head around, he sees four creatures now. There’s a single humanoid figure, and the other three are four-legged creatures with lizard-like torsos. They are red and crimson in scale, and heavily armored.

Tension completely leaves Gil’s body as he recognizes the scale color. He quietly relays back to Vel what he sees.

Vel sighs and patches into Krasus with sending.

Vel nods and looks at Gil and nods again.

Gil looks down to Ara’shel.

Ara’shel chirps up at him.

Lee holds a hand out.

Gil sends Ara’shel out, and then follows after him.

One of the dragonspawn points and asks the humanoid if they should intercept, but the humanoid says no. Ara’shel bounds into him and nuzzles into his face and pushes the hood off.

It’s a bald man with a bushy red beard.

He shows the dragonmark.

He turns to the dragonspawn.

They then leave, and the dragonspawn begin to climb up the side of the cliff. Morven turns and there’s a flicker beneath his cloak, and the cloak expands like wings as he flies up and lands on the cliffside. He nods down at Gil and they disappear.

Gil walks back to the group.

Lee is pacing, arms crossed.

Lee looks at Vel and then to Gil.

There are some exchanged looks. Esara catches Vel’s eye, though it’s not her secret to give. And Victor just throws his hands up, because, okay, who else do the Windrunner twins know.

As they approach a cave, there’s a human with a sword. Lee holds up a crest.

Lee nods.

The man disappears, and Lee follows a meandering path through. The cave is well-lit, and there are rock formations throughout. Vel spots a trip wire in one of the false passages, which leads up to a glyph spell.

Gil sees some false passages that likely will fall away.

And Seria sees a treasure chest just sitting out, and she picks up a sulphurous scent. Other guards peer at them, nodding as they pass.

Finally, the cave exits, and they are in a small clearing with evergreen trees abound. At the center, is a beautiful, Alteraci style manor. It’s multi-story, and there are a few farmers and more guards watching the group. Lee takes them to the stables and helps them tie up their horses.

It feels like literally everyone is watching.

Lee takes them to the entryway to the courtyard, and there is a sigil of house Ravenholdt visible. The guards nod as the group enters, and Lee knocks on the main door four times.

There’s silence for a moment, then the door opens.

There is a tan-skinned half-elf servant boy that greets them. He is well-dressed in servant clothing.

He ducks down a passage. The manor itself is eerily silent, and after a bit there are footsteps on the balcony overhead.

There is a mounted yeti head with a dagger stuck in its forehead, and there’s a dartboard in a corner with daggers in it. There is a small hearth not far away, and it seems warm and inviting, but also not.

A half-elven woman, well-dressed with raven-black hair, appears on the balcony. It’s Relhana.

She smiles at Lee.

She makes her way down the balcony.

Vel produces the favor, and Relhana smiles.

Vel raises an eyebrow.

A moment later, the servant boy returns with a tray of refreshments. He hands a glass of wine to Victor, and Relhana also plucks one from the tray. Lee excuses herself and disappears into another room of the manor.

He runs to fetch the cloaks and helps everyone into them. He disappears, and then returns with Relhana’s cloak--which is beautiful and long with a patterned raven feather hem to the edge. It’s a very familiar cloak. It’s the same cloak that Tess took when she left.

Relhana smiles.

She leads the group up the staircase and through a few halls until they get to a doorway. She opens the door, and reveals a well-furnished balcony. There are some plants in a covered terrarium as well. Relhana walks in, her arms crossed behind her.

However, as the rest of the group enters, it quickly becomes evident that there is no one else there.

Relhana turns to face the group again.

She gestures to a vase sitting on a table.

Relhana smiles.

Relhana smiles again.

She gestures to Victor.

She looks to Uther.

Uther extends a copy of the cryptic note they had found, and Rehlana takes it and retrieves a pair of reading spectacles to look.

Relhana laughs.

Relhana smirks.

She points to Victor.

Victor thinks for a moment.

Gil nods.

The door behind them opens, and the servant boy appears.

Relhana chuckles.

Vel nods, and Relhana smiles before turning back to the servant boy.

Relhana and the servant go to disappear beyond the door, but Relhana pauses for a moment.

Relhana smirks.

The servant boy clears his throat.

Gil shrugs.

Relhana and the servant boy disappear to attend to her new guest.

Vel offers the 50 gold pieces needed for a teleportation circle

Gil raises an eyebrow.

Esara sighs.

They start to head out, but as they do, they can hear screams echoing from inside the manor. Multiple screams.

They are clearly screams of pain.

Outside, some of the people are drawn to the manor, but they then go back to their business.

Gil’s face pales.

Esara is silently asking Gil what the group is doing.

Vel just gestures somewhat dramatically to Esara, who was in the process of doing that anyway.

She finishes the spell, and as soon as they materialize in the study, Gil looks like he’s about ready to sprint out of the room. Talath and Remnii are waiting for them.

Vel shoots a sending to Krasus.

Vel looks back to Gil.

Gil nods and starts to pace. Esara puts a hand on his shoulder.

Vel sighs, as she’s been trying to get alcohol out of the house.

Vel’s eyes cross slightly as she puts together that he’s referring to the man he talked to with the dragonspawn.

Gil nods, and scurries off. Meanwhile, Vel wipes her hand down her face, clearly done. Everyone else also starts to disperse, but Vel requests for Victor to hang back for a moment.

Vel nods, ultimately at a loss for what else she could say.

She turns back to her study, giving Victor the clearance to leave.

Victor winds up in the den as well, clearly in a bad mood and talking to himself. Remnii, who had joined the others in the den, sees him wince and grab the side of his head.

She uses lesser restoration to appease the headache.

Gil is muttering in gnoll in the background.

Remnii calls for Talath and asks if he has any herbal tea. He said he might have some somewhere, and he goes to look. Remnii aways with Victor back to the room he had been claiming. He doesn’t talk much.

Remnii nods.

She shrugs.

Victor is clearly shifting a lot.

There’s suddenly a knock as Talath returns with the tea, and Remnii thanks him then returns to Victor. Victor pours some tea for her as well, and thanks him.

Victor furrows his brow.

Remnii gives a small smile.

Victor swallows.

He looks down for a moment, thinking.

Remnii leans forward.

He fidgets for a moment and starts to pull off some of his armor. He removes his gloves, and then rolls up the sleeve of his tunic. All up his right arm, down the upper part of his hand, and a bit on his shoulder, there are hard, black patches of scales. He looks at them with a mixture of confusion, terror, and revulsion.

Remnii observes the scales with an earnest degree of study.

He flicks his hand and fire appears in his hand.

Remnii stays silent for a moment.

Remnii gives him some more reassuring words and offers a hug, in which he takes as his secret is revealed.

As Gil is pacing back and forth downstairs, Ara’shel is pacing back and forth behind him. Then there’s a knock on the front door, and Gil interrupts the knock as he rushes to answer it. Krasus asks if this is something they should speak of alone, or if they should involve everyone. Gil says they should involve everyone, clearly panicked.

They all gather in the study, and Vel flashes Victor a look, as it’s clear that he’s probably going to be informed of some things going on.

At that moment, Rhonin also returns, and Krasus tells Vel that she can get him involved as well. Meanwhile, Rhonin is yelling from the entryway.

Rhonin makes his way to the study and pauses upon seeing the literal crowd gathered in it.

Rhonin sits down.

He has Ara’shel drop his disguise, revealing his draconic form.

If Rhonin could have spit-took, he would have.

Remnii raises a hand.

He then goes in to explain the black flight and the colors of the flights. However, since their madness, they have become agents of destruction.

He looks at Rhonin.

He holds his hands out, and his eyes begin to glow as he starts to cast a spell. Vel recognizes instant summons, and after a minute, a perfect spherical crystal orb is in his hand. Much like the one in Borel’s office.

He closes his eyes again, and the next time he opens them, his eyes are an amberish gold. The ball begins to swirl, and images stream by it. Mountains. Forests. Krasus furrows his brow at the orb, and his eyes widen.

There is clearly a communication happening telepathically.

His eyes cease glowing and he lowers the orb.

Krasus takes a deep breath.

Remnii gives Victor a questioning look, and her white eyes flicker to Krasus.

However, with that, Krasus disappears.

Gil looks at Victor.

Vel nods along with Gil’s words.

Gil shrugs.

Gil flicks his hand open, summoning a flame in the palm of his hand.

At that point, the group hears the front door open.

The door to the study cracks open, and Giramar peeks in.

He enters.

Giramar opens his hands, and in them is a small squirrel. It’s Captain Kernal. He’s not moving. Giramar then throws Captain Kernal into the center of the room, startling several of the group as the behavior is incredibly out of character.

Giramar then smiles in a very uncharacteristic smile, and his form swifts and swirls with shadowy magic and fel energy. Two wings sprout, and the succubus runs her hands through her hair as she observes a few people go for their weapons.

She looks at Uther.

They recognize her as one of the succubi they had fought in Duskwither Spire. Uther had turned her, and forced her to flee.

She laughs, and then she disappears.

This page was last edited on November 25, 2020, at 06:50 PM

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