Session 34: The Family

NPC's
Amalesca, Oliver Sr. Tigale, Jessabelle Wormwood

Location
Secret Villa

Summary
The party looks around and sees some mountains and a forest. Suddenly, a dire fire mole leaps up, and Cryllos tames it. Chaos ensues, resulting in a half-frozen, half-flaming field. Nonamé notices a shocked woman in golden garb, recognizing her as Amalesca. She summons a gold bucket and puts out the fire. The party desperately tries to convince her once again to drop the hunt. However, this time, she puts in magic earplugs. Nonamé flips her off before taking the earplugs. During the diplomacy attempt, Amalesca catches wind that Cryllos is no longer protected by the Court of Silver and runs to tell her father. Cryllos sics the mole onto her, setting her hair on fire. Shade gets her into his pocket dimension. After a series of threats, they decide to use Oliver's cursed totem time. She turns into a frog, which the party calls Bartholomew. The party concludes that they are probably around the north side of Serefell, which is near a secret villa Mark located for Oliver. They walk through a road in the forest, which progressively thickens, dark, when suddenly a knife glances by them. A figure leaps out of the dark, throws a smoke bomb, and grabs Oliver. He disapprovingly says, "you didn't tell us you were bringing guests," as Oliver realizes that this is his father. He is relieved that the piano is intact and explains that he will take Oliver to an important person. Oliver must be respectful and drop the sass. He brings him to an old stone mansion, the others at their heels. They meet a hunched over old lady in a shawl, the esteemed alchemist, and Oliver's ancestor, Jessabelle Wormwood. Oliver introduces his friends, and she ushers everyone inside. She's very excited because it has been a long time since she had guests. She asks for Oliver to play the piano. He rickrolls everyone, which Jessabelle is proud of because he's talented. Oliver Sr. sounds annoyed like Oliver has done this a lot. She looks at the piano and says that a piece of her work is inside. She takes a few sheets of old, crumpled papers out, a musical score and her magnum opus.

Jessabelle shows the party to the library, filled with jars, candles, skulls, etc. Cryllos sees a truth stone, and Nonamé pokes it, revealing a vision. She sees a vast city with a bright, shiny castle above. Two identical twins, who look like Amalesca, wearing silver and gold circlets, stand on the balcony. They argue when suddenly a flash of light approaches them. One glows silver, and the other glows gold. Jessabelle confirms that the vision is of the origin of the courts. She won the truth stone at an auction, though the other stones are more valuable.

Jessabelle brings the party to her lab, which has low marble tables with measuring implements, herbs, bones, vials, a cabinet of weapons and armor, etc. She reveals that she has worked with the alchemists who worked on the Seven Cursed Treasures. Nonamé sees a fancy ring, which Jessabelle lets her keep. It is an alchemy identifier. She looks through it and vaguely sees Cryllos as made entirely up of reflective surfaces. Unlike the magic identifying ring, auras can take shape. Jessabelle gifts Oliver a rope that lightens its confines, Alastor a sword he can use while intangible, and Nonamé four bombs. While they set up for dinner, Oliver Sr. says that Oliver's mom is on a trip. Cryllos forces Oliver Sr. to cough up his pride for his son, but all he managed was that he is proud of the people he brought. Annora gives him a gold star out of pity. They eat dinner while Jessabelle retells stories of her adventuring days.

Later that evening, everyone goes to guest rooms. Annora jumps on her bed. Oliver's dad knocks on his door to dump his bottled emotions. He says that it is good to see him again and that he is glad he's alright, although he was a layabout. He apologizes for his actions. Annora locks the distressed frog princess Amalesca in a box. Later in the night, Cryllos lies on the floor next to Oliver, venting about being lost. He responds by saying to find a map.

Annora wakes to a cloaked figure standing at the foot of her bed with a sword. They notice her awaken, drop the sword, and bolt for the door. Annora shapeshifts into a wolf and chases them into a library, where they seemed to have vanished.

Misc.
Jessabelle's knowledge


 * The sword is safe to use as long as it doesn't kill.
 * Both courts are dumb, so Chryllos should just run.
 * The power of a god vessel split between Deva and Belock, same with the two kings. This is because siblings can be considered one entity.
 * Deva and Beloch are Vani but was more powerful.
 * The universe changes based on the vessel's personality. They become a god and fade away from mortality. Cryllos needs to decide what he wants to be indecisiveness will make chaos.
 * Alastor has the power of mist.
 * The Isle of Eltica is also known as the Isle of death. This is as no monsters reside nearby, but any ship that sailed there never returned.