# Arc 5: The Weeping God

## Session recap

### Session 1

**The Weeping God:** Arc 5 starts with the love story of Iona, goddess of lightning. How she fell for Wya and how they chased eachother through the forests and skies. Yet it was not only laughter, also jealousy lingered among the god of thunder, Bruva.

**Orc City:** The guardians travel for a few days until they see a pool of light, those are the torches of Ch'kall Ch'harr. Unlike Dhamar or Madrea, this city does not have any structure. There are a few tall buildings which are transformed in homes. The orcs of this city are painted all kinds of colors. Ch'kall Ch'harr is the only orc settlement where orcs don't live a nomadic life. The orcs here are crafters, traders and tavern keepers, they live a normal live.

The guardians decide to take a small shopping spree, Cedric and Falner buy armor, while Methe buys armor for Sparky and a weapon. They also decide to eventually summon Dashing Dawson.

**In The Temple:** Upon arriving at the temple, they notice that the entrance is a huge skull with many horns, teeth and a dozen eyesockets. When they enter they notice 3 statues; Vionie, Nama and Ya'un. Methe recognizes Nama as the girl with the vulture from the desert.

In the middle of this temple there's an orc loudly telling the story of a battle with the bulette. He tells about two people being tossed around by it. Cedric and Methe both recognize this story and this orc, it's Nodrick. When he notices the guardians he gives Methe and Cedric a big orc hug, lifting them both from the ground, he gives Falner and Krinor a very big orc handshake. Nodrick starts talking about how he would want to return, but that the forest is currently dangerous. He then asks the guardians to talk about their adventures.

**Fall of Iona:** The story of Iona continues when Bruva's jealousy takes over. Bruva asks Torva for help and he tells The Thunder to anger the white boar of Roke and cover its tusks with Kastra, to hunt down Wya. And so bruva does. Eventually he hears a mournful screaming, and when he arrives he notices that Iona, Wya's and Bruva's lover has died. Bruva wept for 400 days drowning the world in his tears. Lalina and Rove decided to bind Bruva in Band Lake.

***

### Session 2

**Dashing Dawson:** The session starts with the guardians leaving the temple of Vionie. Ashe puts down the jar of The Merchant and Falner puts a silver coin in it, summoning Dashing Dawson. Here he explains he hadn't been there for a while and the guardains decide to buy new stuff.

*Cedric: Bard's Bow*

*Falner: Phanton Steps*

*Methe: Thoughts and Prayers*

*Krinor: Raynbow*

*Ashe: Druid's Bag*

After that a hooded person snatches The Bag of Holding from Cedric.

**The Chase:** The guardians chase the person. He runs over the plaza between stalls and people. Methe follows him over the roofs, while Ashe and Falner follow him directly and Krinor and Cedric run through the stalls in case he might flee to the forest. After Ashe captures him with her spell entangle. The party manages to talk to him. His name is Aka, and he's promised by Huginn that he could fly again. Cedric grabs the bag back as he hears a loud screech which is Huginn; The god of Hawks. He takes Aka and flies away.

**Traitor:** The guadians continue their way towards Ilfrah. It takes a few rough days through the forest until Cedric and Methe start hearing hawks screeching out the word: traitor. Methe confronts Falner and Falner raises his hands in the air, saying he doesn't know anything. Methe notices the scar on Falner's hand and confronts him about that. Falner keeps saying it's from his youth. Eventually the hawks start attacking the party. Cedric shields the party, until the hawks leave.

**Boar and Hawk:** When the birds have left the guardians continue their route in silence. Suddenly the ground starts rumbling when boars run right in front of them and hawks fly over. They start fighting one another, eventually a boar is being ridden by an elven boy who lets out a loud war cry. Methe ducks away and pulls Ashe with her, while Krinor, Falner and Cedric barely manage to make it. They land on the grassy floor and keep watching the battle. When they see Huginn again, they notice a songbird tied against his claw. As she starts singing the battle resides and everyone leaves, leaving the gaurdians in the grass.

***

### Session 3

**Wolf Cub:** The session starts with the guardians and Ashe trying to set up a camp after they have been walking for a while over this path made by the boars. Cedric who had been tired can't seem to cast tiny hut, so Ashe decides to help him. Together they create a dome, big enough for the 3 animals and Krinor, Ashe, Cedric, Methe and Falner. But Ashe realizes Methe is gone, so Falner offers himself to go look for her.

Although, after a little bit, Falner does get lost. Methe on the other hand, seems to have found a samll family of wolves. They seem to protect their hole, but when the mother of the cubs arrive, she let's Methe know that she doesn't like her by growling. Eventually Methe succeeds to take a cub with her. Falner then finds Methe, holding the cub, he tells her that those animals are dangerous. But Methe seems to "convince" Falner it's harmless.

**The Dome and Aldwin:** When the night falls, Methe decides to take watch. She's looking out the dome every time she hears a crack or swoosh from the trees. Until one time she sees an elven boy on his boar. The boy notices the weird dome and pokes his spear against it. Methe then sends her wolf cub to wake everyone up, while she has a conversation with him. She, with Cedric, Falner and Ashe manage to explain that they're gonna fight off Torva and clear the woods.

**Giant Boar:** Aldwin (the elven boy) introduces himself and his boar Haria. Haria and Ashe have a conversation about Estra. Eventually Aldwin takes the guardians to Varahara, God of Boars. He mentions that the guardains smell like other gods so he forces them to bathe. After their bathing, Aldwin takes out a trough which he fills with slob from Ilfrah. Aldwin forces the guardians to eat first, but Falner gags only at the idea of that. After they had food Ashe, the guardians and Varahara have a small conversation about their plan about getting Torva down

**Enemies or Allies:** After their night at Varahara's nest, Aldwin awakens the guardians. He complains about Dashing Dawson as he notices Cedric's bag of holding. Varahara asks Aldwin to join the guardians, because he know the forest better than the party. Ashe thanks Varahara for let tehm stay at his nest and they decide to go on their journey. But as they're walking, Falner notices a snow owl and a black hawk. The hawk only screeches: "traitor", and then plunges down at him.

***

### Session 4

**Angry Birds:** The sesison starts with Falner being attacked by a black hawk. Methe tries to fend t off with frostbite, but Falner accidentely jumps in front. Both Methe and Ashe question the hawk, his name is Nemesis and is from Falner. Later a snow owl circles above them saying that she has to keep an eye on the chosen one. Falner does not want to speak about it. So Cadric tries to bribe the owl, but fails. Both Snow and Nemesis go with The Guardians.

**Monkeys and Spiders:** The Guardians start following Aldwin, through the forest, on the way to find a nest from Attune and Huginn. But on their route they hear screaming. Aldwin tries to let them continue but Ashe runs towards the screaming. Upon arriving The Guardians notice three elves stuck in a huge web, two are alive and screaming. In front of them are 3 silver apes. The Guardians decide to help the elves, and Falner distracts the apes.

After the long fight and the lots of goo and grossness Cedric notices a note. One of the two elves is sobbing and on the brink of hyperventilation. The other elf just stand up and thanks them.

**Elves and Secrets:** The female elf introduces herself as Syda, a scout from the Ilfrah'n army. Ashe then rushes in to heal everyone. Falner and Cedric question Syda. She explains a bit about the state their city is in, the besiegement and where Torva's troops are. Falner and Cedric then advice the two elves to go to Varahara, instead of going back.

Meanwhile Methe notices that Aldwin is hiding behind the trees. Methe follows him. Aldwin is not running away but just walking. He then reminds Methe that she could go back. Methe will not leave him behind and asks him why not. He then explained he was sacrificed to Varahara to protect the city. He explains he's not allowed to interact with them due to this sacrifice.

**Dreamers:** When the two scouts ahve left, both Aldwin and Methe return to the rest. Ashe asks Methe if she's okay, and Methe explains what happened. The rest of the day they keep walking. For the night Aldwin decides to take watch. He has no intentions to leave, his way of sleeping is meditating by the fire. Methe on the other hand has finally a peaceful night. She dreams about a Beast God named Ava. She's a white songbird, but then Methe sees in the dream that Ava is being taken. Then her vision flashes to Ilfrah. She sees a company of soldiers. In front stands a tall elven man. He's wearing heavy armor with boar tusks and the soldiers are saluting to him.

***

### Session 5

**Freezing Start:** When the guardians awake they realize winter has caught up to their travels. Vixen is catching snowflakes and Aldwin is gone. When the guardians frantically look around they spot him near a vessel of water. He suggests for everyone to drink.

After a refreshing morning Aldwin leads the guardians up a ridge to look what's going on with Torva's Army and Ilfrah. And everyone freezes. 30.000 soldiers that look like ants, huge machinery to destroy Ilfrah and that huge ice pillar in Band Lake. Ashe suggests for Methe to scry on the person in the pillar and Methe does so.

**Scryers and Betrayers:** When Methe opens her eyes she sees that the ice pillar reaches far below the surface. A man, or somethingthat used to be human says things that aren't recognizable. When Methe floats above the water she sees Falen together with a woman she recognized from a few statues in Dhanmar, Rove (The Rain). He's forcing her to break the chains to free whatever is down below.

When Methe wakes up she starts cursing and immediately sends a prayer to Falen. Asking what he's doing. Falen does not directly answer it instead he asks how Methe can remove the tatoos on his arm. They come in conclusion that Methe should summon Dashing Dawson.

And so Falner and Methe do. As the halfling arrives he makes a deal with Methe, she needs to find Varahara's tusk and she will get a book on anchient text removal.

**Eggs and Monsters:** Eventually Aldwin suggests they should move again. And so they go back into the forest. Aldwin often kneels down and continues. Everyone questions it but doesn't ask him about it. After a short walk they find an overhand where they find a nest of Huginn. Huginn himself is talking to Ava and Kenku are tending the eggs. Some Kenku are taking one away after Huginn flies away with Ava.

The guardians decide to destroy all the eggs and kill some Kenku. After destroying the eggs one of the creatures comes by, but that creature gets killed too.

***

### Session 6

**Kidnapping:** After the rough fight with the kenku, eggs and monsters, The party decides to collet the loot that is possible to collect. During that, the animals seem quite nervous. Eventually a great shadow covers them, it's Huginn. As the bird lands the party decides to run after Ava's advice. As The Guardians go out of the pit, Huginn grabs Aldwin and disappears in the direction of Torva's camp.

**Horror Camping:** The Guardians flee into the forest, not onlt because of Huginn, but also because of a storm. They are all alert for any weird smell or sound. When it turns twilight, it seems like the forest is alive on its own. After the long walk they find a safe place to set up a camp. Cedric makes a safe hut where everyone can stay.

**Weird Vision:** It's cold, it's damp, and everyone is curled up together. Ashe, Methe and Falner decide to try to contact Falen for help. Ashe builds a small altar. Once they have prayed, they realize Falen is not answering. Methe curses, and Ashe look annoyed at her. Methe eventually lays against Sparky, deciding to see the truth about Aldwin. She recognizes the tent she walks into. Inside the tent is Aldwin tied up to a pole and a man saying "You're friends are coming for you soon," A small streak of blonde hair falls into your vision and you hear that same voice chuckle. "Are you ready to get to work brother?"

**Wooden City:** Once the party has awoken, Ashe sends a sending for help from Madrea and the pirates. And after they recieve an answer they continue towards Ilfrah. During the walk the party makes a plan. And after a long day, they see the wooden walls from Ilfrah. The Guardians manage to sneak in with no elf noticing them.

Ashe and Methe notice that the guards they pass look pale and skinny. They pass more and more guards, some asleep, some hazy. Once they're in the middle of the city, they find out why it's so quiet in Ilfrah. Everyone has been placed in shelter locations. The guardains decide to summon Dashing Dawson in an empty house.

***

### Session 7

**Summoning:** The session starts with Dashing Dawson arriving with his donkey in the house the guardians summoned him. The guardians try to ask for directions for Varahara's tusk, but Dawson explains that he doesn't do directions. Instead he tries to sell his artifacts and reminds Methe of her deal with him.

Once Dawson left, the guardians decide to update the people they asked for help, specifically the nomadic orcs. Ashe sends a sending to Nodrick to tell him that the forest is clear. Ashe then explains that they need to investigate Ilfrah and asks who is willing to do that. Methe goes on an investigation with Krinor's cloak, hiding that she's a human instead of an elf.

**Barricades:** Methe leaves the house, wrapped in a cloak. She sprints from barricade to barricade, hoping she could find a place where the tusk could be. She realizes that Ilfrah isn't preparing to fight, but trying to stall losing. Eventually she arrives near the opera house.

**The General:** The opera house is huge and very beautiful, even during this siegement. When the door slam open 3 elves come out. The one in front is tall, and has bright orange red hair. He also looks extremely young for an elf, which makes it hard to guess his age. The 2 soldiers behind him look drained. The tall elf holds a sword and talks to one of the soldiers; Olivia.

The General notices Methe and ushers her with Olivia. But then they hear a whistling sound. And thena loud boom. Methe gets dragged into the opera house for safety where Olivia takes her to another elf; Maney Dravey.

**Opera House:** Maney Dravey takes Methe further into the opera house. The elf tries to make Methe feel at ease and lets Methe tell her story. Maney then starts talking about the general; his name is Tharin. She tells Methe that the tusk that he carries keeps the city protected from any danger.

**Art Gallery:** Ashe and the rest are waiting for Methe. But it takes too long. They notice the balls fo fire falling from the sky. So they decide to get to a safe place, and find Methe. The bombardment is surrounding them, but they keep running. Eventually they arrive near a building were people are hurried inside, and they join too. Most of these people are soldiers, specifically patrol soldiers.

These elves are bandaged up and cursing. Ashe tries to not attract any attention But Cedric has other ideas. Cedric decides to cast a healing spell and the elves seemed to be cured of their wounds. They look towards them and start to question him, Falner and Ashe try to calm these people down. And Ashe's plan works out.

**Investigation:** Ashe and the guardians (except Methe) wander through the galleries. Everywhere are elves, families, children. But they keep moving. Eventually they find a door towards a lower space. The path down is not far, all that's visible are neatly stacked crates and 1 big crate in the middle. In there lies a tusk. But then footsteps appear and the guardians are trapped...

Methe gets a sudden sending from Ashe, it's half a sentence. And it feels wrong. Methe waits for the perfect moment and then makes a quick leave towards the art gallery.

Methe sees 4 people, dressed like civilians, but their movements are practiced. When she looks up she sees a fifth person and when she looks down she sees her friends tied up. Methe then starts a fight with them, Falner manages to get the rest loose and join the fight too, which they end up winning. The last one standing there with his arms raised.

***

### Session 8

**The Tusk:** The session starts with a quiet storage room. The tusk is still laying in the crate, and one agent standing still with their hands up. The guardians are still catching their breath when they hear footsteps; not one, but two. Methe takes the tusk in a quick movement. At the bottom of the stairs arrive two teenage elves. Both their hair red. They are Elowen and Alias. They both recognize the party. Elowen starts interrogating them, which results into a small defensive fight. Eventually the party leaves the situation.

**The Palace:** The party moves agcross the strees, towards the palace on advice of Alias. One thing that's extremely weird is that something is protecting Ilfrah, some sort of barrier. It especially makes the palace being whole. The party arrives at the courtyard of the palace and see a certain tall orange-red haired elf moving quickly into the palace. The party follows and overhears a conversation between him and the royalty.

Falner then tries to sneakily open the door but fails. Tharin instantly turns around pointing a sword made from a tusk at him. The guardians try to explain what's happening and that they're here to help. The king stays silent and the queen questions the guardians. To think; she orders them to go to the dungeon and stay there until they've made a discision.

**The Dungeon:** The guardians are placed in a slightly bigger cell. Everyone rests as they listen to the rumble outside. Suddenly they become aware that they're not alone. There is a man, dressed in ilfrah'n armor, but from every detail; it's clearly a disguise. It's Falen. He tells them some crucial infromation;\
\- Torva knows they're in the city\
\- Aerstis is torturing Aldwin, Aerstis is Falen's half-brother\
\- There are more than 1 tusk in Ilfrah, but 1 tusk is for the actual protection\
\- He doesn't agree on taking the tusk outside the city\
He then disappears.

Eventually after a bit, Tharin walks in the dungeon. He asks everyone who they are. When the guardians tell who they are, he doesn't believe them and feels like Torva send them. Then the guardians explain that they were send by Varahara, but the general still doesn't believe them.

Outside Again: The king and queen eventually arrive too. The queen commands Tharin to open the cell. She says that the guardians will be much needed outside than inside the cell. The king highly agrees, Tharin says nothing.

When the guardians walk oustide the cell, Ashe asks Cedric to help her for a bit. Her eyes starts to glow and eventually her skin too. Everyone gets blinded. Krinor quickly says that Ashe is a goddess in training and excuses everyone. Then they leave.

Everything is quieter than the time of arrival. Some are asleep, and everyone is quiet. No one can say, what has been said. The city is cold. It smells like smoke and old stone. The bombardment has stopped. They're lucky to be alive


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