Session 156 Imperial Overtures - Revision history

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	\| synopsis = Picking up immediately after the Warforged dropship landed at the crash site, the party negotiated with the constructs and met Lexana Brightshore. Lexana detailed the ancient history of the Phasnosh Empire, the creation of the Warforged by Emperor ~~Vedrick~~, and the fracturing of the Book of ~~Vedrick~~ across the Multiverse. After offering an alliance to rebuild the empire and leaving the party with a communicator, she departed. The party traveled to the Griffin and the Warlock tavern to rest and debate her offer. The following morning, after an encounter with local factions, an agonizingly spicy local breakfast, and questioning by Southwinds Trading Company guards, the party visited the Bitter Valkyrie magic shop, where Durmen uncovered an ancient manuscript fragment bearing marginalia related to Vecna.		\| synopsis = Picking up immediately after the Warforged dropship landed at the crash site, the party negotiated with the constructs and met Lexana Brightshore. Lexana detailed the ancient history of the Phasnosh Empire, the creation of the Warforged by Emperor Videric, and the fracturing of the Book of Videric across the Multiverse. After offering an alliance to rebuild the empire and leaving the party with a communicator, she departed. The party traveled to the Griffin and the Warlock tavern to rest and debate her offer. The following morning, after an encounter with local factions, an agonizingly spicy local breakfast, and questioning by Southwinds Trading Company guards, the party visited the Bitter Valkyrie magic shop, where Durmen uncovered an ancient manuscript fragment bearing marginalia related to Vecna.

	Continued from [[Session 155 The Ettin's Fall & The Iron Rain]] \| summary =		Continued from [[Session 155 The Ettin's Fall & The Iron Rain]] \| summary =
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	'''The Disarming and the Overture:''' Aldran identified the leader of the squad and convinced the Warforged that the party meant no harm and had aided in defeating the multi-headed beasts. The constructs instructed Durmen to step forward, announcing that their mistress wished to speak with him, and demanded the party surrender their weapons. After Egon dryly remarked that they couldn't remove their physical arms, Aldran and Nail disarmed themselves. Lexana landed shortly after, addressing the party with dramatic flair—flirting with Durmen, praising Aldran's physique, and inquiring about Egon's druidic background.		'''The Disarming and the Overture:''' Aldran identified the leader of the squad and convinced the Warforged that the party meant no harm and had aided in defeating the multi-headed beasts. The constructs instructed Durmen to step forward, announcing that their mistress wished to speak with him, and demanded the party surrender their weapons. After Egon dryly remarked that they couldn't remove their physical arms, Aldran and Nail disarmed themselves. Lexana landed shortly after, addressing the party with dramatic flair—flirting with Durmen, praising Aldran's physique, and inquiring about Egon's druidic background.

	'''The History of the Book of ~~Vedrick~~:''' Lexana pitched an alliance to rebuild the Phasnosh Empire to its multi-planar glory, warning the party to beware of religious zealots who use imperial restoration as a cover for personal greed. She explained how ancient guilds hid powerful magical gemstones and metals from the Emperor, validating Emperor ~~Vedrick~~'s decision to create the loyal Warforged. During the subsequent purge, rogue mages were either bound into eternal servitude as Warmages or exiled through portals. The legendary ''Book of ~~Vedrick~~'' (Book of Gates)—containing all portal incantations and locations—was torn apart and scattered across dimensions. Leaving Aldran with a communicator to call her once they reached a decision, Lexana boarded her dropship and departed to the south.		'''The History of the Book of Videric:''' Lexana pitched an alliance to rebuild the Phasnosh Empire to its multi-planar glory, warning the party to beware of religious zealots who use imperial restoration as a cover for personal greed. She explained how ancient guilds hid powerful magical gemstones and metals from the Emperor, validating Emperor Videric's decision to create the loyal Warforged. During the subsequent purge, rogue mages were either bound into eternal servitude as Warmages or exiled through portals. The legendary ''Book of Videric'' (Book of Gates)—containing all portal incantations and locations—was torn apart and scattered across dimensions. Leaving Aldran with a communicator to call her once they reached a decision, Lexana boarded her dropship and departed to the south.

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	'''The History of the Book of Vedrick:''' Lexana pitched an alliance to rebuild the Phasnosh Empire to its multi-planar glory, warning the party to beware of religious zealots who use imperial restoration as a cover for personal greed. She explained how ancient guilds hid powerful magical gemstones and metals from the Emperor, validating Emperor Vedrick's decision to create the loyal Warforged. During the subsequent purge, rogue mages were either bound into eternal servitude as Warmages or exiled through portals. The legendary ''Book of Vedrick'' (Book of Gates)—containing all portal incantations and locations—was torn apart and scattered across dimensions. Leaving Aldran with a communicator to call her once they reached a decision, Lexana boarded her dropship and departed to the south.		'''The History of the Book of Vedrick:''' Lexana pitched an alliance to rebuild the Phasnosh Empire to its multi-planar glory, warning the party to beware of religious zealots who use imperial restoration as a cover for personal greed. She explained how ancient guilds hid powerful magical gemstones and metals from the Emperor, validating Emperor Vedrick's decision to create the loyal Warforged. During the subsequent purge, rogue mages were either bound into eternal servitude as Warmages or exiled through portals. The legendary ''Book of Vedrick'' (Book of Gates)—containing all portal incantations and locations—was torn apart and scattered across dimensions. Leaving Aldran with a communicator to call her once they reached a decision, Lexana boarded her dropship and departed to the south.

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	=== Sanctuary at the Griffin and the Warlock ===		=== Sanctuary at the Griffin and the Warlock ===

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	\| synopsis = Picking up immediately after the Warforged dropship landed at the crash site, the party negotiated with the constructs and met Lexana Brightshore. Lexana detailed the ancient history of the Phasnosh Empire, the creation of the Warforged by Emperor Vedrick, and the fracturing of the Book of Vedrick across the Multiverse. After offering an alliance to rebuild the empire and leaving the party with a communicator, she departed. The party traveled to the Griffin and the Warlock tavern to rest and debate her offer. The following morning, after an encounter with local factions, an agonizingly spicy local breakfast, and questioning by Southwinds Trading Company guards, the party visited the Bitter Valkyrie magic shop, where Durmen uncovered an ancient manuscript fragment bearing marginalia related to Vecna.		\| synopsis = Picking up immediately after the Warforged dropship landed at the crash site, the party negotiated with the constructs and met Lexana Brightshore. Lexana detailed the ancient history of the Phasnosh Empire, the creation of the Warforged by Emperor Vedrick, and the fracturing of the Book of Vedrick across the Multiverse. After offering an alliance to rebuild the empire and leaving the party with a communicator, she departed. The party traveled to the Griffin and the Warlock tavern to rest and debate her offer. The following morning, after an encounter with local factions, an agonizingly spicy local breakfast, and questioning by Southwinds Trading Company guards, the party visited the Bitter Valkyrie magic shop, where Durmen uncovered an ancient manuscript fragment bearing marginalia related to Vecna.

	Continued from [[Session 155]] \| summary =		Continued from [[Session 155 The Ettin's Fall & The Iron Rain]] \| summary =

	=== Imperial Lore and the Phasnosh Proposal ===		=== Imperial Lore and the Phasnosh Proposal ===

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	Party débats their ~~action~~		Party débats their actions
	aldran tries to determine which is the leader		aldran tries to determine which is the leader
	convince the warforged they are here to help defeat two headed monsters		convince the warforged they are here to help defeat two headed monsters
	they ask for ~~durmen~~		they ask for Durmen to step forward, the mistress wants to speak to him.
	they ask the party to remove their arms/weapons		they ask the party to remove their arms/weapons
	Egon says we cant take our arms off		Egon says we cant take our arms off
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	nail does so as well		nail does so as well

	Leanna lands, walks semi-sexily , flirts with Durmen admires his brain		Leanna lands, walks semi-sexily , flirts with Durmen, she admires his brain
	She then asks Aldran for pecatude		She then asks Aldran for pecatude
			She asks Egon about his interests.
			She tries to seduce the party and convince them to join her in rebuilding the phasnosh empire. She relates to some of the history of the empire, and that it was strong or large, and expand a Multiverse. She wishes to see it restored to its former glory, to cautions the party to be aware of religious zealots who also seek to restore the empire, but are actually just using it as a pretext for their greed/vanity.

			She talks about how the Phasnosh expanded and sent our explorers and colonies to find the raw materials to continue expanding teh empire. During the millenai guilds discovered that some of the gemstones and various metals brought back possessed magical properties useful for their own purposes.Unfortunately, they tried to conceal this from the Emperor, who soon discovered their deception. This treachery validated his predecessor, Videric’s, wisdom in creating the Warforged to ensure loyalty to the Empire and, by extension, the Emperor himself. In a rage, he turned his personal Warforged guard on the mages. Those who refused to submit to eternal servitude as a Warmage (a Warforged spellcaster) were either killed or exiled through the portals they had opened. The [[Book of Vedric]] Book of Gates, which detailed the locations and incantations needed to open the portals, was torn into multiple pieces and scattered across these newly opened gates. As a result, the knowledge of the creators and the creators themselves were lost across the Multiverse.
	~~she tries to seduce~~ the ~~party~~ and ~~convince them~~ to ~~join her in rebuilding~~ the ~~phasnosh~~ empire
	~~However, one of~~ the ~~main~~ guilds discovered that some of the gemstones and various metals brought back possessed magical properties useful for their own purposes.

	Unfortunately, they tried to conceal this from the Emperor, who soon discovered their deception. This treachery validated his predecessor, Videric’s, wisdom in creating the Warforged to ensure loyalty to the Empire and, by extension, the Emperor himself. In a rage, he turned his personal Warforged guard on the mages. Those who refused to submit to eternal servitude as a Warmage (a Warforged spellcaster) were either killed or exiled through the portals they had opened. The [[Book of Vedric]] Book of Gates, which detailed the locations and incantations needed to open the portals, was torn into multiple pieces and scattered across these newly opened gates. As a result, the knowledge of the creators and the creators themselves were lost across the Multiverse.

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Party débats their action
aldran tries to determine which is the leader
convince the warforged they are here to help defeat two headed monsters
they ask for durmen
they ask the party to remove their arms/weapons
Egon says we cant take our arms off
one chuckles
aldran slowly removes all his weapons one by one
nail does so as well

Leanna lands, walks semi-sexily , flirts with Durmen admires his brain
She then asks Aldran for pecatude

she tries to seduce the party and convince them to join her in rebuilding the phasnosh empire
However, one of the main guilds discovered that some of the gemstones and various metals brought back possessed magical properties useful for their own purposes.

Unfortunately, they tried to conceal this from the Emperor, who soon discovered their deception. This treachery validated his predecessor, Videric’s, wisdom in creating the Warforged to ensure loyalty to the Empire and, by extension, the Emperor himself. In a rage, he turned his personal Warforged guard on the mages. Those who refused to submit to eternal servitude as a Warmage (a Warforged spellcaster) were either killed or exiled through the portals they had opened. The [[Book of Vedric]] Book of Gates, which detailed the locations and incantations needed to open the portals, was torn into multiple pieces and scattered across these newly opened gates. As a result, the knowledge of the creators and the creators themselves were lost across the Multiverse.

Leaxanna gives Aldran a star trek like communicator. They are ready to give her the decision. All they have to do is press it, and she can speak with them from any location. She orders the war forged up onto the dropship and follow them aboard. It takes off to the south.

the arrive at the tavern
--- tawny haired elf with fingerless gloves, the proprietor of the [[Griffin and the Warlock]] tavern. Norman Elhier. He's an eclectic, high energy fellow and after some discussion negotiate is private rooms for the party along with a full meal. He provides keys to reach party member, and food/drinks.

Probably discusses options and something of the moral quandary about how to respond to Lexanna's offer to stay here and help rebuild the fashion empire, or we returned to their home plane/planet Greyhawk.

Durmen, we have an opportunity to unmake the villain (Lexana).

Over the course of the evening's discussion, multiple groups of Dock workers and adventures come in. Since the party bought all the rooms out, they all leave after talking a few of them take note of the party, one group spent some time talking to them. Not long before the party retires for the evening the south patrol comes in and talks to Norman points to the party that they shake their heads and leave.

The goto their room and get a long rest. They went to the smell of fresh breakfast being cooked. As they go downstairs. One of the staff [[Jaspar Vance]] it seems very interested in introducing them to the south winds trading company as he's aware they are hiring mercenaries to guard their convoys and warehouses.

After Jasper goes back to make the breakfast again, weight staff comes up and begins talking with the party. She speaks in a hush voice about Cari overheard Jasper's recommendation. They see employment with the south winds and counts against it as they are not well liked by the populace. They tend to shake down merchants and have a very aggressive curfew along with an informant network.

Miranda offers Elvish Spiced omelettes 2GP. Set a reminder to party fails their constitution say due to the high spice content and suffers disadvantage on combat and agility checks for an hour to her stomach are so upset. She and Jasper both laughed at the party who insisted they could handle the "native spice" version.

Jaspar Vance - barkeep, friends with Southwards.

Miranda curious, asks Egon about druids, she's never been more than a few miles out of town. She offers to invite Egon over for dinner to learn more about druids.

Jasper offers to take the party to a local magic shop [[Bitter Valkyrie]]. Jasper is very excited that the south boys have arrived in town because they have brought order and business in even though their tactics are very heavy handed. On the way to the shop 3 southwinds guards stop the party, They ask Egon about his green skin color. They are looking for other adventurers who recently caught some problems in town. Two of them have greenish skin but are orks. They insist the party notify them if they come across any adventures match the description.

After a brief walk, they arrive at the bitter bow cry upon entering our greeted by a very elderly gentleman. Can you provide some additional information about possible leads for locations of magic items and that some sages recently moved in to town and I've been busy deciphering documents obtained by other adventurers from the fort a few miles to the west.

One of the items of note is a piece of parchment torn out of a religious book. It contains an ingredient [[list]], supposedly of interest to a necromancer. Durmen noticed that the word Vecna along with some other writing and he can't decipher are written in the margin. (Summoning spell but party doesn't know what it is)

Party buys a few magical items, but the prices are extremely high and they decide to seek business elsewhere. They had out of the street..