Realms S1E82 Aftermath

Tydian is free, Viktor is back in the Shadow Ward, and the Light Bringers take a little time to celebrate and mourn.

Player Characters Present
Jeidobii, Torq, Denahi, Tallulah, Cerise, Seian

Synopsis
The Light Bringers stand on the battle field of Tydian victorious. Viktor has been defeated, his remaining allies now being handily finished off by the soldiers. Tallulah, Torq and Denahi aid in the clean up of the final remaining monsters. Seian aids Jeidobii to his feet after his close brush with death. Seian begins to help the other fallen and Jeidobii seeks out his mother. Cerise seeks out Worrick, asking for his aid in crossing into the Shadow Ward, Worrick readily agrees and Cerise promises to free both their people, before she joins in the efforts to heal the wounded.

After the battle field is cleared and the dead sorted, Jeidobii's niece Ina gives a speech celebrating the accomplishment of all the city's fighters and especially the Light Bringers. She finishes by inviting all to celebrate and somehow making the burning corpses a purifying smell rather than putrid one.

People in other Wards orchestrate the return of the evacuated Tydians, and the town is soon repopulated. The Light Bringers split up during the celebration, Jeidobii noticing that Worrick and the werewolves are leaving goes to speak to them and return Worrick's armor. Worrick informs him that Viktor still holds power over all of them, but tells Jeidobii he believes the Light Bringers will defeat Viktor and will always hold his them in esteem.

Seian is eager to please and keeps Torq, Denahi, and Cerise flush with ale. He confesses how happy he is to have been of help to them. Cerise tells Denahi how glad she is to have a person who reminds her of the Fey with her and Denahi says this group is one of the first places she feels at home. As Seian agrees, Cerise suddenly wonders aloud what happened to Athorra and Granasso's fight and Seian bolts off to find out.

Meanwhile Jeidobii remembers his nephew Ian and decides to return to the Verdant Plateau to give him a proper burial. He takes time to talk to his nephew, wishing that he had not felt the need to seek out power. He finally uses his magic to pull Ian's body down into the ground until his remains are gone.

Tallulah also takes this time to mourn, bringing a beer the gravesite of her mother and fiancée. She speaks to them of what has happened, hoping that she's brought at least some justice to them and herself by this victory. Jeidobii returns to Tydian through a tree beside her not long after her speech and they reflect on their shared loss of blood family but gain of found family in each other.

As they go to bed that night Jeidobii remembers his letter to his father recounting his whole adventure since leaving his homeland. Seian makes contact with Athorra and she assures him, she defeated Granasso, but it used all of her strength and she would be resting for quite a while.

Tallulah and Cerise dive deep into conversation. But not before Torq and Denahi stumble in blind drunk, Torq being sent away. Cerise confesses that despite her celebrations she is terrified for her family now that Viktor is back in the Shadow Ward. Cerise gets Tallulah to talk about the loss of her mother and fiancée, and Tallulah reflects that she doesn't think she would want to try and bring her fiancée back. After an emotional day, Cerise tentatively asks if she could stay in Tallulah's bed, not wanting to be alone and Tallulah agrees.

The next morning everyone muddles downstairs. Torq makes his apologies to the couple whose room he invaded. They're mobbed by wellwishers from the city, who they eventually shoo away so they can eat breakfast. Seian congratulates the Light Bringers on their victory in a way that excludes himself. Cerise calls him on this and he replies that it was his duty by Athorra to help. The party all objects to this distinction and he emotionally accepts their inclusion. Then to everyone's shock his pseudo-dragon companion speaks aloud, "I told you they liked you." Seian shocked remarks "200 years, and this is when you choose to speak?"

Jeidobii goes off to see his mother, to find out what his father sent her and discuss the battle. After some discussion of family they turn to the battle. After explaining seeing the unbelievably large, 5-headed dragon. His mother collapses back in shock, this is undoubtedly Riha. When he describes the strange magic used by Viktor, she explains that it is corruption magic, something unique to Riha and that she had never heard of a follower having access before. Jeidobii returns to the party to share what he learned and they begin to discuss what to do.