Realms S2E26 Through New Eyes

After returning to Trevak, the group takes much needed time to rest and recuperate. Now, with war occurring, and old threats growing...decisions must be made.

Player Characters Present
Eclipse, Naphako, Keywynn, Kyrealle, Kerrick

Synopsis
This past week's episode picks up in the middle of the conversation between Keywynn and her now on a different plane of existence brother, Rolan. She casts sending wanting to know more about what he did. Instead she'll simply learn that he is safe and can see her, as she discovers a silver ring inlaid with Jade within her pocket.

Meanwhile, Eclipse is having  a private conversation with Bird, his companion, who can now transform into an owl-like humanoid, thanks to the removal of a curse. During the discussion, Eclipse learns that he and the creature are soul bound and can only be separated by death. Hard to tell if he was pleased with this news.

Back at the tavern, Reye who is currently piloting Naphako speaks to Kyrealle. The conversation revolves around a couple unanswered questions for the wizard, primarily with how Naphako "works" and about her past or her home, of which Reye had previously implied that she had some knowledge of. Reye expresses her hope that she can undo what’s been done, but it's unclear if it's possible. But on a happier note she will eventually talk about what it’s like in the Airward with other Air Genasis, which seems to bring Kyrealle some comfort. But this of course, won't curb her curiosity about how all of the people within Naphako function, so she devises an experiment to test a theory  Writing an illusory script to just Reye, Kyrealle (And Naphako for that matter) discover that there is a way for Naphako’s personalities to magically withhold information from each other.

Following his conversation with Bird, Eclipse stops by Glim’s shop to get resupplied with roguish delights, caltrops, ball bearings and the like. He will also acquire a handy haversack and a slice of humble pie as he gets his finger pricked while stealing some gold from Glim’s cash register. He'll return to the tavern with Bird in toe. As they walk in and the rest of the group now sees the humanoid, bird creature, there is some obvious confusion.

But it'll get cleared up…about as well as anything else with this party does and they'll return to their morning meals. Eclipse talks to Kyrealle about her past, with Ky revealing that she’s worried about returning because of her aunts, who had raised her to serve their needs. Something that Eclipse can deeply relate with.

It's at about this time that Soldiers start to fill the tavern, boisterous and loud they seem to be celebrating a victory in the south, as the group will eventually get eyes on Orgul and Gwendolyn.

Despite their victory, they instead are eager to know if it’s true that the party were the ones to kill Pyriel. The party isn't willing to actually confirm the kill, instead suggesting that Pyreil is indeed gone. While everyone is having a good time at all the good news it is noted that Orgul is the only one not celebrating. The group learns that he is upset that Vrigka escaped meaning that the war is still ongoing and that he, Orgul, could not return to his home in the Orgul bay.

But as opposed to hanging out with the debbie downer all night, Gwendolyn invites them all to sit at her table. They reveal to her they actually "killed" Val’tok her old enemy and that Pyriel was already gone. Ky will also inform Gwendolyn about the Orb she attuned to, dropping names of people that were connected: Satina, Eltora, Estar, Allura, Pog Reese. Gwendolyn says they are mostly upstanding wizards, and that the two unknown names are either dead or blocking attempts to be known.

Having been gone so long, Naphako eagerly asks if Gwendolyn can help them get home. Gwendolyn, has the ability to teleport them, and gives them the option to go to Weule or Embertide. Neither being the obvious choice, Eclipse and Naphako recall a contact in Embertide they met when they were first traveling together. So that seems like the best course at this point.

From there the conversation will move to the war. They talk about Vrigka’s army movements, unsure how he was able to vanish with his army of thousands of orcs so quickly, speculating on what kind of magic it would take and how he might have access to that kind of power. But these are all questions that don't yet have an answer.

After Gwendolyn leaves, the group does agree that Embertide makes sense as the next stop on their journey. And so preparation must be made.