Realms S1E89 Misplaced Trust

A devil offers Torq the chance to win his daughter’s soul, while Jeidobii and Lady Orianna are kidnapped and further dragged into the drama between Estar and Orianna who can they trust?

Player Characters Present
Jeidobii, Torq, Denahi (Played by Solo), Cerise, Seian, Tormund

Synopsis
Orianna convinces Jeidobii he made a mistake trusting Estar, and he offers to help make up for it in any way he can.

Meanwhile at the gambling table Kelku counts out the 4 souls promised, Fecina’s 3 scouts, and hesitates on the last, saying that he could give them a random soul or he could give them Torq’s daughter, Tizri, if they choose to gamble again. Torq threatens Kelku but the guards keep him help back. The Light Bringers reluctantly agree to another round.

Tormund and Kelku tie with 4 of a kind and Kelku challenges him, instead of splitting the pot they go another hand, winner takes all. Tormund gets a 10 high straight. Kelku also gets a straight, one higher so he claims, as the Light Bringers protest that’s impossible they look down and see the cards on the table have changed.

Jeidobii is about to leave the room with Lady Orianna they both have bags dropped over their heads and are restrained with anti-magic bindings, they’re being escorted to the keep. The dealer at their table begins to shout that Kelku cheated and conflict erupts. The Light Bringers, take Kelku down as Jeidobii yells for help.

As the fighting finishes Tormund and Torq collect all of Kelku’s soul gems while Cerise flies after Jeidobii as she sees him taken into the keep. She stops time flying as fast as she can, misty stepping into the council chamber, grabbing him, teleporting back to the casino, only to find that he did not come with her.

In the Chamber Estar has presented his evidence to the council and was now accusing the Light Bringers of being Orianna’s accomplices in her treachery to bring back Riha. Orianna calls on her right to Circle 9: Zohvana and appoints the Light Bringers to fight in her place. Just as Orianna does that the rest of the Light Bringers join, confused at the apparent turn of tables. Estar has them taken away to a cell and they are locked in together with Orianna.

Jeidobii and Orianna fill in the rest of the party on what happened. Seian and Cerise are skeptical of Orianna’s trustworthiness. Orianna suggests they all submit to a truth spell and she once again tells them that she wants to keep the balance between good and evil and wants to stop Riha. Orianna then makes appeals to the party Seian and Cerise reading their minds to pull out information close to their hearts. After talking in circles of who and what can or can’t be trusted, they eventually resign themselves to sleep, knowing whether or not Orianna has lied the coming fight cannot be avoided.