Session Sartar Arc 15
1628, Sacred Time
Dramatis Personae
PCs
Berra
Dormal
Irillo
Maalira
Nala
Rajar
Suuraki
Valseena
Varanis
Xenofos
NPCs
All of Venlar’s adventuring friends
Beneva, High Healer of Boldhome
The high priestess of Uleria of Boldhome
Kalis, the high priestess of Ernalda of Boldhome
Kallyr Starbrow (? officiating?)
Tenebris
Infara and Nyteem
A priestess of Xiola Umbar from the Shadow Plateau
Events
Endars is going to appear as Yelm!
Leika sends her blessing, but does not attend herself.
Overview: Orlanthi Wedding order of events. Everyone piles off to the Air Temple where there is riotous behaviour and back-slapping, then everyone goes via the Grazelander Embassy where Endars (Yelm) challenges Orlanth for the stealing of his bride, but there is no actual fight as this is before weapons and death happened so nobody gets messed up. Rap battle! From there, once nobody has died, everyone goes off to the Earth Temple. Vows: three gifts are given and each time Ernalda gets to say yes or no, and has to say yes three times.
It is the morning of the wedding. Marta is doing Mellia’s hair. Smoke rises from the Stormbull temple. Rajar will be delayed.
Outside the house is Kallyr’s gift – the use of a chariot pulled by a pair of Goldeneyes, and driven by a Vingan. They will take her wherever she wishes to go today. Varanis is in her ceremonial armour, which shines new-forged. Serala and Finarvi have been dressed finely by Mellia’s dressmaker too. They follow the chariot to the Air Temple. Kalis and Jaldis are there. Kalis with her new husband, lord Evron of the sun dome. Venlar is there too, with a hangover. Rajar turns up looking a bit singed, bearing an axe with an iron head. He hugs Mellia and and says he would have been here earlier but he had to deal with … a chaotic tree.
Rajar seems more Rajar than ever.1crazy POW The iron axe is new, and he has more tattoos.
Berra’s sword hilt and Varanis’s sword hilt are matching. Berra’s has a gem set in the hilt. Varanis says it came out of hell with her.
Finarvi and Serala have not changed much, except Serala is pregnant and starting to show.
Mellia is also pregnant.
Lenta makes flowers bloom early so they can be braided in Mellia’s hair.
Dormal brings gifts from Esrolia, from Grandmother and the family. Beautiful white silk from Mirava.2which causes ruffled feathers Jaldis brings a gift from the temple. Sending an initiate to tend the Blue Tree shrine while she goes to seek a wyter. Varanis gives her jewellery, bells for hair for her and Venlar. Berra gives her baby toys, Finarvi gives her a bronze teething ring which rattles. Rajar gives her a hunk of Truestone. Venlar sings, and Mellia allows him to stay.
They climb into the chariot and head to the Grazelander embassy. We follow. At the embassy an impressive figure wearing golden armour and mask steps out and a sunbeam breaks through the clouds and makes him glitter. He challenges Orlanth, and Venlar responds poetic ally. Yelm Throws aside his golden spear and dances to win Ernalda’s heart back. It’s an amazing dance.
Venlar sings in response, Endars nearly responds and remembers he’s not supposed to win today or he’ll end up married, and throws gilded coins to the couple. They drive on to the Earth Temple, where Kallyr is officiating, and Kalis is hosting. Varanis has big eyes for Kalis. She’s spoken of her before.
Kallyr gives a beautiful speech and tells Venlar to give the first gift. A thunderstone (flint for fire in the sape of a stasis rune with a magical inscription for firemaking). Mellia accepts it. He offers the second gift, a polished silver hand mirror, and for the last, some protectors. He walks around in the crowd, and the yinkin-bonded hunter Mellia brought back to life hands him a basket, and Venlar gives him three wheels, and brings over the basket, opens it to show three pedigree alynx kittens, white with black spots. They are extremely cute. Mellia accepts this third gift too.
As they kiss, Mellia finds herself in a vision. A tranquil wildflower meadow, with a large white moth fluttering around her head. It flies off, and she follows it. It leads her across the meadow, over a rise, where she sees caves cut into the face of a cliff. Outside, women wearing white. Then the vision ends.
Everyone heads to the White Grape for toasts and vittles. Xenofos buys a round and gives a lovely toast. Irillo also buys a round. Rajar buys several rounds. Varanis tells her they have rooms booked at the night, so they don’t have to worry about toddlers barreling through the door in the morning. Varanis also has prepared a song, and sings it well.
Serala noticed that Berra has been swinging between her usual bouncy self and quiet and subdued. Berra says she’s been dealing with some stuff. Big Things eating at her, that she will not share.
Venlar’s people put on a day-long party for the guests, so Venlar can show off his wealth.
Varanis, Finarvi and Serala insist on looking after the kittens. The kittens like Varanis.
Next morning, Venlar wakes up with another headache. Varanis has a disturbed night being nibbled by kittens. One has peed on her. Rajar has slept in the Praxian room. Mellia asks if anyone knows of a carved cave near a wildflower meadow. We discuss, and decide in Culbrea lands there is a nunnery, the caves are near Telmori lands. Berra tells a rambling story. The cave is called the Nunnery, which is a White Lady temple.
They decide that the honeymoon will be 2 weeks, then Mellia will need to go to the Nunnery. Varanis offers to accompany her.
Jaldis of Whitewall is not going to be pleased that the Northern temple has been in a vision.
Session Quotes
“Eril can make sure famous undesirables don’t gatecrash!” – Finarvi
“He’s likely to be looking really miserable about it.” – Berra
“Aww, poor him. Someone give him some wine. Which he won’t drink. And some snacks. Which he won’t eat.” – Finarvi
“There is a possibility that I typoed the meeting title and you were in fact invited to Mellia’s WEEING…” – GM
“Serala could do some nice braids if you don’t mind looking like a Grazeland pony?” – Serala
“I will take Marta’s help please.” – Mellia
“Wise. Less straw that way.” – Finarvi
“I have Sleep and I’m not afraid to use it!” Mellia
“Now Rajar, are we sure there are no Chaotic Trees around…” – GM
“Shall we get that out of the way first?” – Rajar
“I think so.” – GM
explodes into laughter at roll – Rajar
“Let’s just say I was at the Temple, and Rajar may be a bit delayed…” – Rajar
“As long as my Temple isn’t on fire I’m fine.” – Berra
“Who’s there… Kalis is there. Jaldis is there!” – GM
“Berra is brilliantly taking notes, which I’m then reading to find out what I’ve said.” – GM
“A bit tattered. Singed. Full armour. And a big axe with an iron head.” – Rajar
“Rajar, so glad you could make it!” – Mellia
“I would have been here earlier but I had to deal with… a chaotic tree.” – Rajar
“POW of 11 and I bloody failed it again. AGAIN AGAIN AGAIN AGAIN AGAIN!” – Serala
“No no no everything is fine, it was just a misunderstanding quickly dealt with.” – Rajar
“I will roll Strength against Rajar… yeah, it’s a good hug but he’s immune to hugs from people that size.” – Berra
“Plate armour helps!” – Rajar
discussion about much jewellery – everyone
“In order to move the adventure along…” – Rajar
“Rajar’s about six sizes too big for Finarvi.” – Finarvi
“That was too much information.” – Berra
“Yes, how did you find that out, Finarvi?” – GM
breaks – Finarvi
“Apple Lane is NOT going to become known as the place you come to get the dildo casts!” – GM
“It already is. There’s the Temple of Uleria.” – Berra
“That works.” – Xenofos
camera goes off – Varanis
“The rhino fat wasn’t even what did it.” – Berra
“Ulerian drinking horns could become a new fashion…” – Finarvi
“Jaldis steps forward with a gift for Mellia. We love Jaldis, don’t we?” – GM
“We are going to be sending an initiate to tend your shrine in the Blue Tree while you get your Wyter. That was your plan, wasn’t it?” – Jaldis
“And to think I went into the service of the Good Goddess to get away from politics.” – Mellia
“There is no escaping politics in Sartar… I don’t know if that was in character or out.” – Serala
“It’s so quiet with Dom muted” – Finarvi
“It’s so quiet with Dom… yes that.” – Berra
Rajar looks surprised, opens a pouch, and hands over a lump of rock. “It’s Truestone.” – Rajar
“The block is made of Truestone and Storm Bulls are not allowed to chip bits off while guarding, honest.” – Rajar
“Flattery will get you everyone where, after the reception.” – Mellia
“So will this chariot! Mastakos did it for me. I’m very important!” – Venlar
“Look, my rain on her soft hills makes beautiful things happen!” – Venlar
“Yelm tries to win Mellia back by the skill of dance. And… um… this is where it goes a little bit South, which is a 05, which is a bit of a Special.” – Rajar
“It seems to me this marriage was ordered by Uleria from the beginning. May you continue enjoying her blessing, may you continue loving each other and may your love and marriage bring happiness bith to you and those around you. To Mellia and Venlar.”
“… At that point Endars remembers that he’s not supposed to be winning this, and steps aside so he does not end up married.” – Rajar GM
“Venlar is pretending not to be six foot four, marrying someone who is about five foot four.” – Berra
“I think the goddess just sent me a vision…” – Mellia
“Praise be. I think I’m having one too.” – Venlar
pause for kitten adoration – everyone
identifies species – Finarvi
“Xenofos buys a round – I’ll tell him that part later – and makes a toast.” – Varanis
“In fact, I recall Irillo has said he is there. In fact, GM fiat – everyone who is not here buys a round.” – GM
“Except Maalira.” – Varanis
“Except Maalira.” – GM
“AND NO TOM JONES!” – Welsh player
“The holy chant of Storm Bull! Chug! Chug! Chug!” – Rajar
“I keep hearing that as ‘Inside Human’…” – Varanis
“I can carry you both up, throw you into the room, and bar the door!” – Rajar
“Rajar, you are a great man, but Mellia and I have worked out how to go to a room together. Look what we have done!” – Venlar
“We’ll look after the kittens.” – Varanis
“There is a Yinkin hunter who can do it.” – Berra
“No.” – Serala
“No.” – Varanis
“No.” – Finavri
“Do I need to do a Treat Poison on anybody.” – Mellia
“Only if you want to… If you can put a tick on it, do.” – GM
“While they are talking, Varanis dumps kittens on Mellia. Over and over again.” – Varanis
“I’ll shut up now. But you’re wrong. …I didn’t shut up.” – Berra
“You’re not very good at shutting up, are you?” – Serala
“We need to find a way not to have Jaldis find out about this vision.” – Finarvi
“That’s easy. I won’t tell her.” – Mellia
“I won’t tell her either.” – Finarvi
“I won’t tell her if she doesn’t ask me and she’s not going to ask me.” – Berra
And the awards!
Most Amazing Gift goes to Rajar!
Cutest Gift goes to Venlar for the alynx kittens!
Most Heartfelt Gift is a tie between Berra and Varanis! – Mellia
Mellia loves all the gifts and everyone gets thanked- even Jaldis (the High Healer of Whitewall, also known as the cow) and Mirava (Varanis’ younger sister, who wrecked Mellia’s last attempt at a wedding by marrying a Lunar).
“Venlar was stuck between pure white kittens, and alynxes, and then had the chance to spend a massive amount of money on those kittens which are probably holy to the cult. But at least you have a Yinkin Worshipper to look after them.” – Berra/Venlar
- 1crazy POW
- 2which causes ruffled feathers
