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A spiritual journey

Session 85
2023-02-16

After discussing what to do next, most of the group head over to speak with the Grandmaster. Only Adrian deviates to instead speaking with Professor Jaz.
Inside the Grandmaster's office is already a meeting between the Grandmaster himself, Merthin, Nicodemus and one more person the group don't recognize. Sirona asks for some privacy to bring forth their business, which is granted. She then hands the Grandmaster Ilgron's letter. He deduces that they are in danger by the look on her face. He advises them to speak to Pearl but tells them that she won't be able to teleport them anywhere today as she used a lot of magical energies to help the returned monster hunter from Gihz. He also asks if Sirona could use her divine powers to heal some of the more injured men and women. Sirona promises to seek out Bertram once they've talked to Pearl. The Grandmaster suggests they speak with Professor Gronk first. She's a shaman that teaches the students about spiritualism and how to hunt. She won't be able to teleport them, but she could help them scry or send a message. The group gratefully head his recommendation and leaves to find the said professor. He also reminds the party of the researcher Pearl mentioned in her previous potion-induced remembrance state. A Crithan Maethar, whom he found out was murdered a year ago in the Elven capital and had all her research vanish. All that remains is the knowledge that she was looking into the 12th age and the disappearances of all the Gods from The Summoned land.
Meanwhile, Adrian has caught up with Jaz, who is busy brewing healing potions for the injured. He asks the berserker if he wants to join in and get the opportunity to fuck with the Diabolist. Naturally, Jaz is intrigued and says he would like to partake in this endeavor.
Afterwards, Adrian finds the rest of the troop, and they all head over to the stables where Gronk has her classroom and office. Gronk turns out to be an Orc, a bit on the short side. She gives a snide comment about Irdien's heritage before offering them to try her stew. Irdien retaliates by offering some high-end criticism of said dish.
Gronk listens to their request and tells them that she and the spirits must be paid for their help. She asks for a feather from Sironas head, but Adrian quickly interjects that he has some dragon teeth that Gronk eagerly accepts ad payment. The spirits, however, require some form of blood sacrifice. Both Morbrant and L step up, wanting to offer some blood, but since Morbrant has barely recovered from the fight at Gizh, Gronk recommends that L be the one that donates the blood.
Gronk and L prepare the area for the ritual, and everyone sits down. Gronk instructs L and Sirona to sit in the centre whilst the others stay back, but Irdien ignores that and sits down next to L to offer extra support before the bloodletting. Gronk cuts a deep wound along L's arm over a plate of burning herbs. Sirona wants to start bandaging it but has to hand over the medicine kit to Irdien as Gronk tells her to begin to follow her into the trance. Irdien wraps L's arm up like a professional, only for Adrian to slink up behind them and cast a magic healing spell to close the wound. Irdien gives him a disapproving look.
Meanwhile, Sirona is led into a trance. She feels a presence that introduces himself as Ravi. He tells her he is a sun, not their sun, but a sun from somewhere else. He takes her hand and pulls her mind away from Tarkett and the monster-hunting school. She is surrounded by millions of stars in a dark sky for a moment before she gets pulled back down to a familiar-looking farm with a couple of new houses added since she last saw it. She spots her father, a lot older than she remembers him. He doesn't look like he is in danger where he stands, chopping wood, but then he looks towards the edge of the farm where a wagon is parked. Sirona drifts towards it. Inside the wagon are two men dressed in bright imperial colours. She doesn't recognize them, but a bell on a table starts to chime as she approaches. The men stop their card game and look at it before picking up a sending stone. "Master Illgron, we're being Scryed upon. They'll probably arrive soon."
Sirona is immediately pulled back into her body, sitting on the floor of Gronk's quarters. She looks at the others around her, fearing that she just set something horrible into motion.