Into the Gray

Session Summary

We enter a small room, following a figure in a robe, who offers us tea and asks why we are hunting them down. We explain that we are fascinated by their work, which confuses them as they have not been in the region for a long time. They are surprised that we don't know about certain events that happened 50 years ago in Kelderheim and Conqel. As more of our group arrives, we discuss a note that we found in the caves, and learn that the figure is a wood elf who has been redistributing things to less fortunate kids in town for over 50 years. We ask for a name, and they tell us to call them Sam and give us a way to contact them in the future. We show Sam some orbs we have and discuss their purpose, and Sam shares some information about the gods and Noctana. They also recognize an orb for a god who is dead and express surprise that we found it.

Log

As we follow, we wind our way through the streets up to a specific building and we go inside to a small room. There is a curtain in front of where the door should be and there’s a small 10x10 room.

As we enter, the figure becomes visible wearing the robe. Underneath is brunette hair and possibly the ears of an elf. #encounters/discothief

They invite us to sit (I am on Elzara’s shoulder) and pull out a steaming kettle and cups from within their robe.

“What has you so motivated to hunt me down?”

Elzara explains we have seen their work and have grown fascinated. They seem confused that we’ve encountered the work before.

He asks if the work was in the region. He says it’s been a while since he was in this area and it’s been hard getting back here.

Elzara asks confused. He is confused that we don’t know about what happen in Kelderheim and Conqel 50 years ago.

He is so fascinated that she doesn’t appear to know.

Star and Wash now appear.

In fact, everyone is pretty close behind.

“Oh, I hope those are your friends coming over.”

“Yes! Those are exactly them.”

Meanwhile, outside, Star has been catching up and jumps into stealth by a building.

Elzira just walks normally and then pokes his head in.

The figure in the hooded robe waves and says “Hello, there!”

Elzira takes one of the open seats.

When Arachne gets there, she hands him the paper we found in the caves. “You are very good at your work.”

The figure appears to be a feminine wood elf.

Twinkletoes is underneath the chair. Star is outside hanging on a wall.

The Disco Thief offers her seat to Arachne as the seating is already full at that point.

Arachne declines as it is her house. Disco Thief says it’s not really her house.

Regarding the note… “Ah, you found this in some hideout? That had to have been quite some time ago. It’s been a while since I was able to be in Kelderheim or Conqel.”

“Been able to be?”

Wash says not to worry, we’re a group of idiots.

She’s not worried.

Elzira asks how often she has unexpected meetings? The answer: The expected amount.

She says she likes to redistribute things to less fortunate kids in town. She has contacts in most places and is reestablishing herself here.

Elzira asks how long. Disco Thief says a little over 50 years. She tries to avoid things that are too crazy.

Elzira is aware that no contact with other nations has happened since the war.

Disco Thief used teleportation to come back now.

I fly over and sit on the chair with the Disco Thief.

She asks who is Polymorphed and I clearly want to talk.

Twinkletoes comes out as I unpolymorph and sit crosslegged on the table.

I introduce myself eagerly and she says it’s new to have someone track her down as a fan.

Arachne asks if she was aware of New Dawn. The Disco Thief tries to think and recalls them being a store of some kind. The storefront that Conqel used for dumb hidden bases.

She’s only kind of aware that they were doing heinous crimes against nature. Such as draining life out of animals.

I ask for a name we can call her. She says we can call her Sam.

I ask how we can contact her in the future. She says to go around looking by using a song to relay our plight. She will have ears on the ground.

Arachne pulls out her orbs - her life orb, a goddess orb, and an orb from the ocean. Sam looks over the Conqelian orb. She’s familiar with that one but not in depth. The other two, she seems to know more about. “Are you gathering these?” “Yes.” “At Noctana’s request?” “Yeah, she’s a real piece of work.” She laughs openly at this. “Not useful, is the other thing I’d say about Noctana. There’s a reason she got on everyone’s bad side.” Arachne says she got that vibe but Noctana never wants to talk about it.

Arachne shows off her Cloak of the Shadows.

“I would not put your life in her hands,” is the one thing Sam says about Noctana, that she thinks people dying is funny sometimes.

She goes onto to ask if Arachne knows what the orbs are for. They are religious artifacts, the ones made for Noctana, because of her disruptive behavior and the other gods use these to restrain her. She wants to no longer be restrained. Or she has some funny plan for them.

She continues looking at the third orb. “This… this one is for someone who is dead. The god Nik …it’s been so long, where did you find this?”

Arachne explains about the city under the ocean here outside of Trin. Nitas.

Nik was the god of creatures who crawl on the sea floor. Arachne talks about the noises she heard under the water. She’s worried we summoned a sea monster. One was likely summoned or awoken over the 50ish years.

We talk a bit more and I ask about booby traps and the smugglers.

Look to the night sky to figure out what happened 50 years ago.

To learn what happened since then, we are left to our own devices.

I ask if she knew about the Orna situation. She says she knows about something…

She is tickled that Orna just FOUND the pot. She’s rambling about Kamal and the pot, she is laughing at her own frame work.

Sam is cackling that we worked for Orna on any level.

Wash asks if she’s working with Rajul or from city hall. No, though she does have contacts in city hall. Wash describes Artem. She’s seen him before.

Star knocks and comes in.

To answer, the Rajul may be an offshoot of an old contact long ago.

She says we’ve put her in a great mood. She offers to help with Rajul or perhaps to improve our dance skills.

Star asks about the strange unbreakable string.

She doesn’t know anything new or interesting about it. Star explains we found them inside of stuffed bears.

Star also asks about Synergus.

She says it’s some crackpot guy’s weird garbage.

I explain that they make things.

Sam says she’ll put them on her radar.

I explain I am interested in improving my dancing. She hands me a blank scrap of paper.

She says midnight is most likely. The time and place will appear on it if she’s able to arrange something.

“It seems you’re on a different page than this group…” turning to Wash.

“I’m the employer.”

They banter about us being irritating.

She is quite chuffed.

Wash asks about paperwork. She says that’s not her style.

More banter.

Star asks where we should be checking and she says the New Dawn building.

We also ask about the nearest teleportation device. She says the closest working one, she can’t say, but there is a ruins somewhere with a dysfunctional one.

It’s south of Trin and to the east a bit.

Finally, Star asks where to find a poisonous snake for a pet. “Snakes??”

Sam refuses and says Star nor our group is responsible for a pet.

She asks us all to take our leave and I say thank you and that I look forward to our dance session.

The tea was fantastic and Elzira especially compliments this on our way out.

Wash remains seated as we all leave.