Session 24: The Dream

NPC's
Blue Moon, Woulf

Location
Palevaulten

Summary
The crowd cheers, as Blue Moon announces, "He will be the one who will bring us to the future!" They whisper that the Eye of God told them about the True King, along with many other things. Oliver quietly glowers because he isn't the True King.

Blue Moon leads the party to a big stone manor. Inside, there is a chandelier, suits of armor, and carpets. They bring the party to a long room with fancy portraits, a fireplace, and tasty food. They say that they're being watched, so they can't reveal much. After a round of introductions, and some bitterness over Blue Moon not telling their name, they say that the golden people want to kill Cryllos. Annora takes a liking to them for their "respect." They also reaffirm that Alastor is an elemental and a son of powerful Vani.

Blue Moon was part of a peace group, but people noticed them, kidnapped them, and forced them to be a prophet their organization. The town is part of this organization, and pins are used to surveil the citizens. Blue Moon's employers want to see the True King so that he can change the world in their will. Cryllos fits the description of the True King perfectly, making him a very likely candidate. The organization wants to give protection to him, but if he is the True King, he has to follow their orders.

The True King manifests in degrees through fulfilling certain conditions. Bringing more of the King means that the bearer has more power, but they will lose more of themself.

Blue Moon takes their leave and allows the party privacy. Shade immediately tries to sneak around the house but is immediately stopped by a swirling cloud of mist at the doorway. Oliver and Nonamé try to walk into the fog only to return seconds later, despite walking in a straight line. The same result occurs when Oliver climbs out of the windows. When Cryllos throws a chicken leg, it zips in and out of the room, and he notes that they are stuck in a portal orb. Nonamé looks inside a fireplace and finds a sickly white light above a fortified grate. She pokes it, and a weird, fleshy, bleached set of organs fall out, with a mist coming out of its mouth. It screeches in inhuman voices. After setting the organs on fire, the cloud fades, and the party sneaks out. They find Blue Moon watching them from the chandelier, who tells them that they kept them in the room with the organs, but now they are free to leave. They advise the party to stay and accept the offer. They lead the party to a few guest bedrooms, where they sleep for the night. The next morning, after a quick breakfast, they meet their employer. In the meeting room, they see a bear-sized, pure white, three-eyed wolf, who introduces themself as Woulf. They sniff the party, until coming upon Cryllos, who they identify as the True King, but strangely has only a sliver of his soul missing. They summon a shiny, silver pendant, which will protect the wearer from the golden people.

Woulf finally reveals their employer, the Court of Dreams, a Vani-based court rivaling the Court of Amber. The Court of Dreams wishes to use the King to permanently change the world to make it entertaining. On the other hand, the Court of Amber wishes to kill the King and maintain order.

Woulf presents a protection contract with the Court of Dreams, which the party signs. The party now must create a power contract with the Silver Man to return their powers. As they leave, Blue Moon reveals that they didn't sign the contract, and they intentionally mislead the party into signing it. They also unveil the True King's work, to basically destroy the world for reformation. A wisp swirls around Cryllos, awaiting the journey.

Misc.

 * Woulf's observations of the party
 * Oliver has no regal air.
 * Alastor is a troublemaker (sleeps around a lot).
 * Shade is rough in a fight, but he has low magic.
 * Annora has shapeshifter blood.
 * Nonamé is not very strong.
 * Woulf personally wishes to chase large rats through a forest. After hearing about Oleander, they leave to visit every college to meet them.