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- The location Robin et all were in was called the Hawk District.
- Desmond and Delilah will be leaving the city ASAP and gives us a writ of service as thanks. He says he'll be away from the city for a few weeks.
- We take the time to visit an expensive bathhouse for 30gp.
- Trenia gives her word that, "She will not turn Phoenix on until the whole party is present and informed."
- Tavon is a high elevation.
- Aurelia ("Auri") introduces herself to us.
- Cities: Vrima, Tyrus (Military), Darrol (Military), and Cinna.
- Vrima is to the northwest.
- Cinna was a city in the old world that was of no special importance.
- Seeking economic assistance from all four, military from Tyrus and Darrol.
- Ambassador Bethanna Dunhall, of Vrima and its Shielded Lands; military sort who doesn't like politics much. Vrima is a priority 'cuz it's the closest.
- Ambassador Yuri Kant, of the Pact-Bound City of Darrol; a stern man who rose from a low position. Small city-state that used to be far larger and more prosperous until they lost a war with Bryne. Bryne is pro-slavery.
- Ambassador Lucian Baldric, of the Uncorrupted Kingdom of Tyrus; here to ensure that Rhodia won't destabilize Tyrus due to the rapid influx of magic/magitech.
- Bryne was denied an ambassador spot due to tensions with Arcturius. The Iron Pact has been exerting increased power over that region in the past few decades.
- Delegate Colias Eliyarus, of Her Empress Meluan's City of Cinna; is an elf from a small city called Cinna. Only about 10k people. Last surviving city of Old Aphora. Remained largely untouched maintaining a technological level similar to the pre-Collapsed world and isolating from its neighbors. They'd denied attending until they found out that Seresia would be there.
§ Technically the ruler of Cinna is just a steward who ought to be waiting for the Empress' return.
§ It's more than 1k miles to the west.
- "Valentia ad Kuri, Daughter of Beauty, the Once-Monster of Talem."
- Auri will be posing as a bureaucrat from Prynn by the name of Melissa Thoreaux; she was delayed.
- Robin's crew will be fencing the Art Objects we retrieved from the Viscount's Manor (500gp) to redistribute the funds to Auri, Desmond's crew, Naya, the Temple of Kuri, and themselves, as well as a tip for the disgraced tailor.
- We aren't required to get out of the carriage for the ball.
- Auri approaches us after the entry.
- Beth: 6'10" half-orc woman. She does not have much patience for pleasantries; prefers straight-to-the-point. Doesn't wanna be here, but was threatened.
- Lucian: She motions to a human man with longer brown hair; oiled and slicked back. Stuck-up prick; hates magic.
- Yuri Kant; dark skin human man. Street-kid-turned-ambassador. Understands the plight of the people but has lost himself in the upper class. Hates Bryne.
- Colias: Elf with long red hair; has two attendants; aloof/arrogant. Wearing a shield bracer like Trenia's.
- Val approaches Lucian and taunts him for a bit before Colias joins us and reveals that Tyrus was offered goods and power as well as sway over the Tyreman area of the Caerdyn pass.
- Colias seems to be very interested in the Old Aphorans and not necessarily in a good way.
- The stewards of Cinna are known as the Triarchs.
- Robin and Beth talk for a bit.
- Galerian Rex. A scientist of the old world who approaches Nyn. He was a doctor of medicine.
- Rex was dishonorably discharged.
- He was the doctor who modified Trenia and Kathika
- He also had a death sentence over his head that hadn't been carried out.
- Seresia sends Robin out to get her belongings.
- Winters speaks with Artie for a bit.
- Dixie stuns Seresia and Kathika into a dance.
- Val & Cass ask Nyn to dance with them.
- Artie and Winters dance.
- Artie divulges to Winters that the timeline for opening Aelia is the coming Autumn.
- The Archduchess shows up at the ball. Well shit.
- Robin dances with her.
- Seresia makes Winters promise to not hurt Kathika.
- Seresia dances with Kathika and finally breaks the gay.
- Trenia goes to poison Rex.
- Nyn dances with the Archduchess and wants to hit her
- Rex gives a speech.
- High energy physics vs biology.
- The box opens and Hadrian arrests Tristarian.
- Seresia gives a speech.
- We teleport. Robin plugs Kacey back in.
- Thalton greets us.
- Robin confronts him.
- "It all has to go. It all has to be destroyed. All of it."
- Joined the Minister of Housing at a breakfast for the day who bored us greatly.
- Rose is being led by some of the guards. She looks like she's in bad shape, black webbing in her veins under the skin.
- Seresia fills Rose in on the plan and learns of Rose's abilities.