FrivYeti/ZeretanSessionSix
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IRL Date: June 20th, 2005
This Session dedicated to Deedee's player, also known as The Clever Monkey, who departed our group for the wilds of Petrolia, ON.
Session Six: The King's Tourney
Start Date: 13th of Descending Earth
Safely returned to the inn, the characters set watches... just in case. Near sunrise, there was the sound of wind outside, and when they looked, the characters saw an old Dragon-Blood in armour and a middle-aged one, looking tired, and wearing faded robes; presumably, Cathak Peldan and Ledaal Kasmur. The four Terrestrials entered the woods.
Come morning, the group found soldiers in the inn, watching them 'just in case that Anathema returns', and learned that the Dragon-Blooded went to search for it. The four returned about mid-afternoon, with news that they had spotted the Lunar but it had escaped. Hopefully, that would be the end of it here; it would be impossible to track a shapeshifter through the sea. The party was offered a ride back to Zeretan, since the ship was going that way anyways; they had until the next day at noon. Given the chance, they slipped back to the tomb, but could only learn that a Solar named Empty Heaven had been buried there, after some cataclysmic battle against demonic forces of some sort, and who had apparantly died saving the world. The tomb's contents had been looted centuries before, but the lid had been removed from it without any sign of damage or forcing. Finding nothing else, the group returned to the harbour, and set sail for Zeretan when the boat left the next day.
The journey back, another three days, was uneventful. Inari danced to pass the time, and managed to impress the officers; Citrios asked her if she was performing at the King's Birthday, and when she said that she wasn't, he said he'd have to mention her name. The boat otherwise arrived at Zeretan without incident.
Back in town, the party returned to Deedee's and met Djosh, who informed them that Deedee had to depart for the Far West; he believed that her purpose in the kingdom was to unite the local Solars. He further explained that he was a celestial caretaker of sorts and a fellow Exalt, and that while Zeretan's future was difficult to predict, possibly due to the number of supernatural influences in the area, he would try to help the group where possible. Inari didn't trust him, but the group more or less accepted his offer. Deedee made plans to sail, leaving her house for Akee and Penu to inhabit for the next month, and after a heartfelt goodbye party, set sail.
Meanwhile, Inari, dancing at the Wind Pearl, was visited by Melia, the servant and slave of Cynis Lyrial, who made an arrangement for Inari to meet with Lyrial. The next night, she did so, and was hired to dance at the King's Birthday, for a fee almost five times her normal monthly wages (and a quiet suggestion that Inari take a serious look at her standard prices).
The day of the tournament came about, and Penu enrolled in the archery competition; Akee and Hayyoth enrolled in all three challenges (Archery, Unarmed Combat, and Grand Melee). The archery competition seemed straightforwards; Akee was disqualified in the first round, Hayyoth managed to squeak by (rather to his surprise, as he had not know that he had any talent with a bow; he had entered for the sake of completion), and Penu engaged in a gripping elimination with the previous year's champion, Matias Darkblane, and was victorious. In the second round, however, Penu was flustered by the attention he was receiving, and fumbled badly, placing third; Hayyoth, to his shock and amazement and to the joy of the crowd, managed to score a perfect bulls-eye and won the competition! Penu, muttering softly, abandoned the field as the crowd bothered Hayyoth for attention.
The unarmed competition was a serious of elimination battles, and both Hayyoth and Akee won their early battles easily, advancing through the competition to the final four; there, Akee battled with the young Anya, who had placed fifth in the archery competition, while Hayyoth matched himself against Matias Darkblane. Despite hard fights, both were successful, and moved on to fight each other while Matias and Anya faced off for third and fourth place. After a long and strenous battle, during which the advantage shifted back and forth, Akee trying to wrestle Hayyoth to the ground as Hayyoth attempted to dance around him and bring him down with a series of punches and kicks, Akee was successful, and won the compettion. With the Grand Melee the next day, the fighters quit the field; all three competitors (Akee, Penu, and Hayyoth) were given invitations to the King's party at the Royal Palace, hosted by Cynis Lyrial, and the other festivities of the day commenced...
End Date: 22nd of Descending Earth
Quote of the Day:
"I don't believe it..."
- The entire table, basically, after Penu rolls two successes on thirteen dice and Hayyoth rolls seven successes on eight dice in the archery challenge.
