[HF] Echoes (1/2018 - 4/2018)

[Judas D'arc]

Summary: As the Holy Fist contends with external threats such as the Broken Ankh and a new Governor aligned against them, their leader becomes trapped in time, the spy within their ranks is revealed, and with the help of the Emissary and others, the Voice is finally able to enter this world.

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1/3/2018:

On behalf of the Voice, the Emissary met with the mage Relthor of the Broken Ankh, requesting custody of a certain prisoner that the cultist held, the true Faeryl Tyra'them. More than a year ago, she had been captured and replaced with an imposter loyal to the Broken Ankh. Relthor refused, stating that this might expose their spy and risk their plans. If the Voice wanted Faeryl, the mage argued, it would require a payment of equal significance for the cult -- the death of Knight-Marshall Piper, leader of the Holy Fist.  Relthor wanted to punish the group for stealing his research related to the Titans of Pagan and slaying his 'In Quas Xen' (magical duplicate) of himself. He believed Piper made the best candidate, since he had previously promised the Voice no harm would come to "John" (Chanticleer). As an aside, the mage mentioned that Faeryl's location was not easily accessed, even less so than when she was originally imprisoned. However, he was adamant that he would only hand her over to the Emissary if the Emissary was responsible for Piper's death. But the Emissary agreed only to relay this offer to the Voice.

1/5/2018:

A couple of days later, Relthor summoned the imposter Faeryl, his spy within the ranks of the Holy Fist, for a private meeting at the Church of the Black Sun in Felucca. He expressed his displeasure at her for allowing the Holy Fist to steal his Titans related research and slay his In Quas Xen of himself. The mage then informed Faeryl that he intended to retaliate by killing Piper. He would send another In Quas Xen to Trinsic, and once he or she made contact, the false Faeryl was ordered to whatever was necessary to aid the assassin.  However, above all else, she was not to reveal herself or risk the cult's greater plans.

1/8/2018: 

At the House of the Holy Fist, a meeting was attended by members Aila, Deraj, Ezekial, Faeryl,  "John," and Stevie, their allies Jolicia, Okami and Veldanon, and Lord Everett de Hugh of the Trinsic Council.  "John" repeatedly, and impatiently, asked if any of them knew Piper's current whereabouts, but none of them did. Lord de Hugh raised the issue of Ine Dir'ath, the socialist demagogue recently elected as Trinsic's governor, and his past antagonism towards both the Holy Fist and the council. During the discussion that ensued, "John" became more agitated and erratic, demanding Piper's location and openly suggesting that they murder Ine and frame either the Broken Ankh or Sacred Hand, another mysterious order, for the deed. When he was asked if he had seen Piper, "John" stated that the body at her house was not hers and tried to leave.  Jolicia moved to stop him and he struck at her.  A battle erupted, "John" was slain, and he was soon identified by Ezekial as one of Relthor's In Quas Xen (unbeknownst to anyone but the imposter Faeryl, the one Relthor created and sent to Trinsic for the purpose of killing Piper). Its body was dismembered, and the group went to search for Piper and the real "John."

They soon discovered the latter in Piper's bedroom, naked and unconscious.  After he awoke, "John" explained that the last thing he remembered was being enveloped by a brilliant and familiar white light as he and Piper shared an intimate moment.  With few leads, the Holy Fist and their allies rushed to the Church of the Black Sun in Felucca, sometimes used by the Broken Ankh, but there was nothing of relevance there. Due to "John's" description of the white light, Aila suggested they search the abandoned abbey north of Vesper, where they had twice encountered a would-be Time Lord who possessed the Sextant of the Ancients, which controlled time magics that often manifested as a white light. They finally found Piper on the abbey;s roof, transformed into a pure white statue and surrounded by unstable time rifts.  Somehow, she had been frozen in time, but there was no explanation as to who, how, or why this came to pass, so the group was forced to leave her there in that state.



1/18/2018:

After learning about Piper from her granddaughter Stevie, Miriam, known affectionately as "Grammy", journey to Trinsic and told "John" that she wished to see the Knight-Marshall.  They traveled to the abandoned abbey, accompanied by Holy Fist members Aila, Ezekial, and Faeryl, as well as associates Callisto, Godfrey T. Murdoch "Doc" Kade, Jolicia, Okami, and Thea Caine.  Once they arrived, Miriam examined the unstable time rifts surrounding Piper and experienced a series of jumbled visions:

A mask covered with green stones; a white hooded robe; a woman in the dark, alone;  "John" and Piper and a bright flash of white light; a desert; and a bearded man listening to an otherworldly voice among the lost souls and undead, deep in the dark.

Various theories were discussed, and while most of the visions were ambiguous, the final one was clearly related to Colin Stark, an ex-prince of a fallen northern kingdom that had spent the past few years in the dungeon Khaldun, investigating the mysterious Voice.  Convinced the Voice must be connected to Piper's predicament, "John" sent the others to fetch Colin. A curious Callisto also toyed with the time rifts and poked at the inanimate Piper's buttocks to see what might happen. Nothing did, though it was uncertain what Piper might eventually recall of the incident, if and when she was freed.

In Khaldun, Colin was amenable to their suggestion. He also reminded them of his discovery that the Voice accessed their world using the same magical channels as the entity known as the Harrower. The resulting interference resulted in Colin only able to hear garbled echoes of the Voice's communications.  In order to remove this interference, and identify the Voice and those he spoke to, the Harrower needed to be summoned, confronted, and distracted.  Because of Piper, the Holy Fist decided to prioritize this, and Colin agreed to remain near Trinsic until the task was completed, staying at Ezekial's tower for his safety.

1/21/2018:

In the deserts north of Papua of Felucca, the Holy Fist and some of their allies confronted the Rat-King champion known as 'The Piper,' and his vermin horde.  They defeated the creature and obtained his skull for use in summoning the Harrower.

[Judas D'arc]

1/25/2018:

At the Keg & Anchor, "John" told Bacchus, Dubhlidais, and Ezekial he had lured an old enemy of their former group, the Emerald Fist, to the Trinsic park and wished to question him. Along with Aedon, Aila, Doc Kade, Faeryl, Jolicia, Okami, and Stevie, the four went to meet with Danforth, the former Order of the Silver Serpent knight whom the Holy Fist and allies had rescued, alongside Bacchus, from the Bowels of Lithos. John was interested in Danforth's associations with Sir Neville Holden, a frequent adversary of the Emerald Fist. He was also curious if Danforth knew anything to help Piper; she was recently cursed by time-related magicks and the white-robed individual resembling the Time Lord was the one who had sent the Trinsic group on the quest to find the Bowels. While Danforth knew nothing to aid Piper, he agreed to tell his story:

Danforth was born forty years ago in Britain, and his father was a guard, which inspired his own service. When the king abandoned Britannia, he felt adrift until learning about Neville Holden, an Order of the Silver Serpent knight who intended to restore order to the kingdom. Danforth joined that group shortly before its Haven operations were ended by the Emerald Fist. Following this, Holden allied with the Stower family of Magincia in order to retrieve the four Titan Seals, but they were defeated by the Emerald Fist and the Kingdom of Winterfell. With the help of Relvinian (no, not THAT Relvinian), a former apprentice of the librarian Semidar (no, not that Semidar), Holden and his forces pursued the Titan Seals to the world of Pagan. There, they encountered and kidnapped Leigh D'arc, a member of the Emerald Fist who was living among a conclave of Sorcerers. They also stole an artifact from the Sorcerers that was capable of tracking the Titan Seals across worlds. This angered the Sorcerers, and Danforth and most of Holden's men held them off so Holden, Sir Deniah, Relvinian, Leigh, and a few others could enter a portal to retrieve the Titan Seals. His fellows were slain, and Danforth was imprisoned in the Bowels of Lithos for more than ten years until he was rescued by the Trinsic group.

Following this, "John" asked Danforth about his intentions. He stated he wanted to make amends for following Holden and also return to the Bowels to rescue the Pale Princess, an elven fellow prisoner that he was forced to leave behind.  She appeared mysteriously in the Bowels approximately one year ago, and none of the guards knew how she had arrived there.

When "John" stated Danforth should be executed for his past crimes and affiliation with Holden, everyone else opposed this, so the knight was allowed to go free.

1/30/2018:

The Holy Fist and their allies traveled to the dungeon Deceit to battle Neira the Necromancer and her undead horde.  Upon defeating her, they took her skull for use in summoning the Harrower.  Following this, some of them traveled to the Lost Lands of Felucca, where they faced Lord Oaks, the Forest Lord, and his various minions.  After achieving victory, they collected his skull as well.

2/3/2018:

Soon, the Holy Fist and their allies sought out Mephitis the Spider and her army of arachnids.  They fought her and won, taking her skull for use in summoning the Harrower.

2/4/2018:    

Deep inside the City of Wind, the Emissary, who was secretly the mage Jolicia, met with a magical projection of the Voice.  She updated him on current events: Relthor's recent attempt to send an In Quas Xen of "John" to assassinate Piper and her current predicament; the Holy Fist's current quest to aid Colin Stark in uncovering the Voice's identity; and the recent appearances of a masked woman called the Emerald Empress.  The Voice suggested that she try to capture or kill Colin, if possible, but not to risk herself in doing so.

Their discussion then turned to how, even after the death of Michael Mitre, the Voice's ability to enter that world was still obstructed by their hidden enemy that acted against them.  He explained that the real Faeryl Tyra'them was the solution to this problem.  When he originally sent her to that shard-world, he implanted a magical beacon inside her that could be used as a backdoor and circumvent any barriers.  Because Relthor's offer to release the elf in exchange for Piper's death was no longer tenable, they needed to find her themselves.  Based on the description Danforth had provided about his Pale Princess, Jolicia concluded that she was most likely Faeryl, and the missing elf was somewhere inside the Bowels of Lithos.

In order to penetrate the Bowels, Jolicia needed to recreate the ritual that the Holy Fist used to travel there.  This required: the spell, a version of the Ethereal Travel created by the gargoyle scholar Ak Lem; the reagent, a ring of polished blackrock filled with the power of the Four Titans of Pagan, currently held by Chanticleer; and an individual with a strong connection to Faeryl, with Jolicia as the most suitable candidate given their shared markings (tattoos) and shared history on their native shard-world.

Before she reminded the Voice cautioned Jolicia that they could not be together until she accomplished this task, and that she must not allow anyone else to discover the real Faeryl's identity.

2/8/2018:

In Jhelom, for reasons she did not fully explain to them, Governor Dezera Blackwell led a small expedition to the Fire Dungeon of Felucca, where they confronted and killed the succubus queen Semidar, and her demonic horde .  Afterwards, the creature's skull was taken by one member of the expedition for an unrelated and undisclosed purpose.

2/11/2018:

In Ter Mur, Jolicia sought out Ak Lem.  She asked him to cast his modified Ethereal Travel spell again so that she could return to the Bowels of Lithos, and he easily agreed.

2/12/2018:

After another argument between him and Faeryl, "John" traveled to the abandoned abbey for a private discussion with Jolicia.  She asked him to borrow the ring of polished blackrock so she could access the Bowels of Lithos, and he confronted her regarding his suspicions that she was secretly the same Jolicia he once encountered in a far away world known as Everywhere.  Their confrontation was interrupted by the Emerald Empress, the masked woman who had come to "John's" aid more than once before.  The Empress told him to acquiesce to Jolicia's request, explaining that aiding her would eventually help save Piper.  When "John" demanded an elaboration, the Empress led them upstairs to where the Knight-Marshall was still frozen in time.

The masked woman then revealed that Piper was destined to die at the hands of Relthor's In Quas Xen of "John" in retaliation for the Holy Fist's interference in his plans.  To prevent this from happening, the Empress petitioned the would-be Time Lord who possessed the Sextant of the Ancients to intervene.  He used the artifact to send her forward in time past the time and place of her death.  But due to all of the current time-related chaos, such as the time shade manifestations, Piper failed to appear as intended and remained trapped in time.  Once more, the masked woman stated that if "John" allowed Jolicia to borrow the ring of polished blackrock, events would unfold in a manner that freed Piper from her predicament.  As a sign of good faith, the Empress also gave him the skull of Semidar, which had inexplicably ended up in her hands after Governor Blackwell's mercenaries had slain the succubus queen, and she reiterated that all of her actions have been for his benefit.

"John" finally relented, though he was still uncertain why he instinctively trusted the Empress.  In exchange for the reagent, he extracted two oaths from Jolicia.  First, she must promise to aid him in freeing Piper, and second, she must refrain from defending Faeryl, who unbeknownst to "John" but not Jolicia, was actually an imposter and Relthor's spy.

[Judas D'arc]

2/15/2018:

In the Lost Lands of Felucca, the Holy Fist and their allies challenged the mighty dragon Rikktor and his cold-blooded brethren, defeating him and collecting the last of the six skulls needed to summon the Harrower for Colin Stark.

Afterwards, “John” (Chanticleer) met privately with his old comrades Bacchus and Dubhlidais to discuss a matter of importance he he could bring to the rest of the Holy Fist because it involved one of their own: Faeryl Tyra’them. Numerous incidents, such as the assault on the tower of the necromancer Thalmain Shaste, her interactions with the Broken Ankh prisoner Frederico, and the witness of Siska Stark, whom Shaste once transformed into a dog, had convinced “John” that Faeryl was still loyal to her former master, Relthor of the Broken Ankh. Together, Bacchus, Dubhlidais, and “John” then planned a way to trap Faeryl into revealing her true loyalties once and for all, by sending her a letter falsifying orders from Relthor.

2/16/2018:

With everyone in agreement and their preparations made, Jolicia met with Ak Lem and “John,” to perform the ritual that summoned a portal to the Bowels of Lithos. While the other two stayed behind, Jolicia journeyed through the gateway alone.

She soon located the true Faeryl Tyra’them, unconscious and guarded by a man who claimed to be an exiled sorcerer from the world of Pagan. He did not offer his name, but explained that his imprisonment was an unjust one, the result of treachery from his fellow sorcerers. He also told Jolicia that he was responsible for keeping Faeryl alive these past few months, since the defeat of Lithos and the other Titans, the dungeon was slowly falling apart, and she was unable to care for herself in her present, catatonic condition. As the earth shook and rumbled dangerously around them, the two reached an agreement. She would allow him to escape using her portal, and he would peacefully hand over Faeryl. Before they departed, Jolicia put a magical charm around Faeryl’s neck to disguise her true identity, and she and the sorcerer discussed ways for him to conceal who he really was from “John.”

Upon their return to Britannia, Ak Lem collapsed from the effort of keeping the portal open for so long, and Jolicia convinced a suspicious “John” that the disguised Faeryl was an elf unknown to him, Danforth’s elusive Pale Princess. She introduced the exiled sorcerer as a simple farmer named Rufus, and he added to the lie by stating that his only crime was failing to clean up a pile of Torrax shit that later dirtied the boot of the Arch-Necromancer of Lithos. “John” relented and agreed that the Pagan refugee could remain, though he warned Jolicia that the man was now her responsibility. The sorcerer then went to find his way in this new world, and Jolicia was left to return Ak Lem to Ter Mur and care for and hide away the comatose Faeryl.

2/22/18:

During a sermon given by Reverend Enoch of the Broken Ankh in Jhelom, “John”, Bacchus, and Dubhlidais set their trap. At the end of the sermon, a disguised “John” clapped once, and in response, Faeryl clapped three times, as instructed by his fake letter from Relthor. Maintaining his ruse, “John” led her to an abandoned building, where they were soon joined by Bacchus and Dubhlidais. When they attacked Faeryl, Ezekial Roberts appeared from the shadows, having followed them there, and he came to his lover’s defense. Both Ezekial and Faeryl soon fell, and as Bacchus, Dubhlidais, and “John” left with the latter, they were joined by the seer Miriam, a friend of the Holy Fist, who had become a random witness to the incident.

Bacchus transported them magically to a tiny, remote island, and “John” journeyed to the Keg & Anchor in Trinsic to find Deraj. He also encountered Ezekial, Okami, and other allies of the Holy Fist, and informed them of Faeryl’s crimes, announcing that if she did not confess, she would die. Despite their vocal objections, “John” only allowed Deraj to accompany him back to Faeryl.

During the interrogation that followed, Faeryl insisted that she was merely trying to infiltrate the Broken Ankh to help defeat them and redeem herself. As they spoke, more suspicions of her recent behavior was raised, and she justified each and every one. “John” repeated that she would only live if she gave a truthful confession. But she would not, conceding only that she fed the Broken Ankh bits of information to appease them so she could learn more of their workings. Even after her ear was removed by “John,” she refused to admit any true wrongdoing.

Her final words were, “You will never win,” and “John” then removed her head with his war axe.



When they returned to Trinsic, “John” presented Faeryl’s decapitated head. His decision to kill her was unpopular with most, though some began to suspect she may have been an imposter.

[Judas D'arc]

2/25/2018:

After rescuing the true Faeryl Tyra'them from the Bowels of Lithos, Jolicia brought her to Ocllo to recover from the trauma of her year and a half of imprisonment. Soon afterwards, she sought out Danforth in Trinsic, and recruited him to aid the woman he once called the Pale Princess in her recuperation. He eagerly agreed to do so, and in the following weeks, the ex-knight stayed at the Bountiful Harvest Inn to assist the elf.

3/9/2018:

With all six champion skulls -- Mephitis, Neira, Oaks, the Piper, Rikktor, and Semidar -- in possession of the Holy Fist, Colin Stark returned to Khaldun while Aethos Barnadine, Centu, Deraj, "John," Jolicia, Okami, and Sergio were mysteriously joined by the time shade manifestation of Faeryl Tyra'them (or more likely, the time shade of her In Quas Xen, since the real Faeryl was still in Ocllo under Danforth's care), summoned the Harrower and traveled to the depths of Hyloth of Felucca to face the foul creature. As they battled the creature, Colin attempted to break through the magical interference and learn more about the Voice. Because one the Harrower's tentacles manifested inside the dungeon walls, they were ultimately unable to slay it.

3/10/2018:

The next day, Colin met with the Holy Fist and their allies to relay what he learned in Khaldun. He finally saw the face of the Voice, and it was that of the former Ranger's Guild Keeper, Michael Mitre, but with long dark hair. This led those present to speculate that the Voice was an otherworldly counterpart of the sorcerer Renthar; the body of their world’s version had been occupied by the spirit of the dead ranger Mitre. The Voice was also in contact with others, including his emissary, whose identity Colin could not determine; a hooded mage who served the Broken Ankh; two wealthy twins; and a robed woman who wore a mask encrusted with emeralds. "The Voice" was currently in a place similar to their Sosaria, but not one of the shard-worlds, and he was planning to enter their own. With his quest finally done, Colin departed, intending to travel north to care for the abandoned lands of his fallen kingdom.

3/11/2018:

The Voice, who was really another shard-world's version of the sorcerer Renthar, was finally ready to journey to this world. With the death of Michael Mitre, he was no longer prevented from traveling their by the presence of his own counterpart, and the magical beacon he had implanted years ago inside of Faeryl Tyra'them would serve as a backdoor that allowed him to circumvent the barriers to his entry created by his unseen enemy. On the night of his arrival, his lover and Emissary Jolicia escorted the still-weakened Faeryl to the City of Wind, and Renthar successfully manifested here. But he was immediately struck by severe pains, and Jolicia quickly transported him and Faeryl back to Ocllo.

At the Bountiful Harvest, they were greeted by a concerned Danforth, but Renthar insisted that he speak with Jolicia and Faeryl in private. He informed the elf that he and Jolicia were the ones who originally sent her to this world, and her purpose was to serve as his secret backdoor into it. She was understandably confused, and he tried to assure her that while they had been at odds in the past, he wished to be her ally now. The sorcerer's current objective was to save reality from a grave and undisclosed threat, and his hidden foe was preventing him from accessing the full power of the powerful ruby amulet he possessed. Renthar then told them he needed to recover from his difficult journey to the world. He instructed Jolicia to return to Trinsic, but asked Faeryl to remain in Ocllo. Both of them needed to regain their strength, and once he did, he would restore all of her missing memories about what happened between when she left her native Sosaria and arrived on this one. Only then, could she make an informed decision about her future.

3/14/2018:

A few days later, Renthar magically removed the barriers to restore all of Faeryl's missing memories. He told her and Jolicia that he needed to meet soon with them and Aila, and that the key to restoring his own power and strength involved a missing ruby currently in the hands of a man called Oswin Stower, and that this object was also something that the Emerald Empress was interested in acquiring for her own purposes. Both Faeryl and Jolicia were familiar with Oswin, and the latter was aware that he had stolen the gem from a Nujel'm-based social club called the Camorra.

[Judas D'arc]

3/18/2018:

Soon, Jolicia and the seer Aila journeyed together to Ocllo to meet with Renthar and Faeryl. The sorcerer introduced himself to the seer as the otherworldly Voice who granted her two favors some months past, the rescue of her former lover Minalan Zhalfest, and the revelation that Aila’s spirit was that of Aingeal, a native of his, Jolicia, and Faeryl’s home shard-world, who had experienced a violent death. He also told her how Relthor of the Broken Ankh had imprisoned Faeryl and replaced her with one of his In Quas Xen. Finally, Renthar warned her about the grave threat to reality he had traveled there to prevent. Following this, the sorcerer encouraged Aila and Faeryl to resolve their past differences over the former leaving the latter in the clutches of the Broken Ankh to save her daughter, Denna Zhalfest. Renthar also reiterated what he had previously told Jolicia and Faeryl, that Oswin Stower’s ruby that he stole from the Camorra could help free Piper from her being frozen in time.

3/20/2018:

Story: Bad Breeding (A Prologue)

3/21/2018:

As the Holy Fist and allies gathered at the Keg & Anchor, they were approached by a messenger working for Compassion Couriers of Britain, who delivered a message from an unknown individual directing them to the healer's in Minoc of Trammel. In Minoc, they met an injured Erollisi and Oswin Stower, who were surprised by their presence as neither were responsible for sending the messenger to fetch them. It was learned Erollisi had recently tracked Oswin to Luna, and they were attacked by agents of the Camorra, a social club whose members were nobles of Nujel'm, old Magincia, and various other places. Erollisi was badly wounded and Oswin fled, but he returned after their attackers left to bring her to the healer's.



Oswin then revealed the reason the Camorra had pursued him these past two years was because he had stolen a strange ruby from their vaults. Unfortunately, the gem was no longer in his possession, he left it behind in the Labyrinth of Malas after escaping the clutches of Meraktus the Tormented, who held Oswin captive for some time, forcing him to help breed more minotaurs.

Some present were familiar with Oswin's ruby; weeks prior, Colin of Winterfell had told them about an echo of a conversation between the mysterious 'Voice' from beyond and a masked woman. The stolen prize had been discussed in relation to Piper, the leader of the Holy Fist who was trapped by time-related magicks nearly three months ago. So the group decided to travel to Labyrinth and retrieve the gem, hoping it might help save Piper from her predicament. Following a long battle, Meraktus and his minions met defeat and the ruby was retrieved. Upon their return to Minoc, it was discovered that Oswin had fled once more, but Erollisi agreed to return to Trinsic with them to continue her recuperation.

3/24/2018:

At the Keg & Anchor, the Holy Fist and friends were approached by a woman wearing green robes and an emerald-encrusted mask. She was the Emerald Empress, a mysterious figure that a few of them had previously encountered. She revealed she was responsible for the predicament of Piper, who remained frozen by time-magicks. Three months ago, the Empress had learned that Piper was fated to die at the hands of an In Quas Xen (magickal duplicate) of John sent by Relthor of the Broken Ankh. In order to save her, the Empress petitioned the so-called Time Lord who possessed the Sextant of the Ancients to use his power to move Piper forward in time to safety. Unfortunately, due to all the recent time-related chaos, Piper became trapped in time.

The Empress was also the one who sent the message directing them to find Erollisi and Oswin Stower, as she believed the ruby Oswin stole from the Camorra could free Piper. Before she vanished, the Empress told them an individual who could use the ruby to aid Piper was waiting for them at the abandoned abbey north of Vesper. As they exited the tavern, the group was met by the aforementioned Time Lord. He informed them he knew of their present plans and stated he could use the ruby instead to free Piper. Ultimately, the group refused out of distrust and decided to go with the Empress' suggestion instead. The Time Lord seemed disappointed by their choice and stated they would see each other again.



At the abandoned abbey, the group was greeted by a mage who introduced himself as Sylvester, a member of the Colloquium of the City of Wind. He indicated he was recruited by the Empress because his areas of expertise involve time-related magicks. Sylvester was given the ruby, and he proceeded with the ritual to free Piper. Following a lot of dirty talking and chanting, the gem began to vibrate before exploding, covering Sylvester's hands and arms with a strange crimson energy. He then proceeded to punch the time rifts surrounding Piper into submission, before coaxing and pulling Piper out of her frozen state. Once he was finished, the crimson energies dissipated into nothing. Upon her release, Piper was disoriented and uncomfortable, so the group soon escorted her back to her home in Trinsic.



During the weeks that followed, Piper experienced numerous side effects, including a suspicion that things were not quite right with reality.

4/2/2018:

In fact, Sylvester was actually Renthar, and absorbing the energies of Oswin’s stolen ruby enabled him to regain his strength and access to the powers of his own ruby amulet. He soon met with Aila, Danforth, Faeryl, and Jolicia and proposed that Faeryl’s survival be revealed at the upcoming meeting of the Trinsic Council, and that the elf turn herself over to the authorities to exonerate herself of any crimes committed by her In Quas Xen. The sorcerer believed that the public nature of the event would force the council and the Holy Fist would do what was right, protecting her from any repercussions by either the Broken Ankh or Governor Ine Dir’ath. Renthar also suggested that Aila and Jolicia accompany her to the meeting and stand with her.

4/3/2018:

At the next day’s Trinsic Council meeting, among a number of events that transpired, a disguised Faeryl revealed herself. After the initial surprise, the elf claimed that she was held prisoner for almost a year and a half by the Broken Ankh, and that they sent an In Quas Xen to take her place and infiltrate the city and the Holy Fist. During her imprisonment, she was held in the Bowels of Lithos, until Jolicia assisted her in her escape, and she went unrecognized because of an enchanted amulet that obscured her appearance. Both Aila and Jolicia vouched for Faeryl, and it was decided that Faeryl’s life would be spared, and she would be given the opportunity to prove that she was not another agent of the Broken Ankh.

4/10/2018:

Lord Haxley, a Britain nobleman, former follower of Blackthorn’s chaos philosophy, and the solicitor of the late Michael Mitre, relocated to Trinsic. During the course of the next few weeks, he began establishing relationships with other residents of the city, introducing himself as a new landowner with an interest in local affairs, particularly those of the Holy Fist and Trinsic’s politics.