Episode 19: A Prime Task

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September 23, 2020

We began this episode the morning after Koko disappeared for her soul-splitting procedure. The group was awoken by Gid who told them Towenaar Prime Nimbus wanted to speak with them. They followed Gid out, and Luberos put on a nice, early-morning performance with his lute on the way. Meanwhile, Koko Dotharl came to on a stone slab in a room full of various equipment and Dienaar Nolan. Nolan gave her the painting that held the piece of her soul, and then led her up to the offices of Prime Towenaar Nimbus.

The group then all met up together in Nimbus' office, where they were given a quest to complete for The Arcanum, a sort of first trial at being Hands of the Towenaar. They were tasked with going to the Gaosin Desert, following a map, and finding an ancient gateway. They are to sketch it in fine detail and find out any other information they can about it, and then return to the Arcanum. After this meeting, the party left except for Rhistel who lingered to talk to the Towenaar alone. He mentioned the corruption in the fey and asked if this current quest had anything to do with it. Nimbus recognized there was an issue in the Fey, but that this task was unrelated.

The party then went to see the Towenaar of Agriculture Vaeri, mainly to discuss Koko getting home. She had been frustrated by receiving very few answers from Josephine and others who know about her world. Vaeri was empathetic and wanted to help Koko, but was unsure whether she should just yet. Koko sadly failed her persuasion roll, so the Towenaar said she had to wait until a decision was made among the Towenaar about a related issue. The timeline she gave was a few weeks, so Koko will wait. Rhistel gave her a piece of his shield, which she then planted in a small pot in her room.

The party then retreated down to the dining hall where Luberos, Ridgely, and Muud sat with the elf fighters who were training in the Arcanum. They were all invited to training that day.