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<p>BoojumBot: Automated Claude summary</p> <hr /> <div>The '''Maharani''' is the respected, hands‑on ruler of [[Jabar]] (Yellow), a decisive sovereign balancing an ongoing slith war, internal Noble–Church rivalries, and succession maneuvers while driving practical defenses and governance herself; she holds open court without a First Servant (the Second Servant having gone to [[Middlesea]]), then conducts key business in private, expecting concise, actionable reports. Politically, she relies on [[Suvatra]] as foremost vizier and spymaster, counts [[Lord Tongree]] a close (rumored romantic) ally, and keeps her daughters in pivotal roles—Princess [[Alasta]] as a young general who spearheaded the (sabotaged) city Wall project, Princess [[Miranel]] as a deft social host and information‑gatherer, and Tasca now of the Priest Varna. <br /> <br /> In addition to fighting the Slith, a high priority for her centered on recovering her time‑stopped nephew, [[Prince Vishnarani]], from Middlesea: she continued to press the [[Middlesea Free Rangers]] for a direct, intentional extraction plan, offers Yellow magic and the Goddess's aid to counter Purple/Twins workings, and has even considered consulting a Priest of [[Jord]] for theft‑style egress, while avoiding entangling the Three Ladies. (This was finally carried out in [[Stealing the Prince]].<br /> <br /> Aware that opponents may first strike at her support, she monitors Life–Lore–Love frictions, keeps assassination chatter contained, and demands regular updates (weekly if the Rangers travel), projecting a ruler who is pragmatic, security‑minded, and very hard to surprise.<br /> <br /> However, the Maharani harbors a critical vulnerability: she has absorbed a powerful emotional feedback through Feelings magic originating from her sister [[Morrigan]]'s intense overprotectiveness of Prince Vishnarani. This transferred attachment—born partly from Morrigan's psychological damage sustained through overexposure to Unreality magic—has intensified the Maharani's own protectiveness of the Prince to dangerous levels. The Goddess and Lady of Lore recognize that addressing this magical damage to the Maharani herself is more strategically vital than resolving Morrigan's condition, as it clouds her judgment precisely when clear-eyed rule is most needed. Sanctification against Broken influence may provide some remediation.<br /> <br /> Category:NPCs</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Automated Claude summary</p> <hr /> <div>Morrigan is the younger sister of [[Maharani|Her Majesty]] and mother of [[Prince Vishnarani]]. She is currently at the Lady of Lore's keep, located a good distance south of the city.<br /> <br /> Morrigan spent considerable time investigating matters using Unreality magic and lacks the skill to resist its consequences. As a result, she suffered significant psychological and magical damage from exposure to Unreality.<br /> <br /> Her overprotectiveness of her son created a powerful emotional feedback through Feelings magic. This feedback transferred onto the Maharani, making the latter extremely protective of the Prince as well. The feedback was so intense it nearly Broke Morrigan (she teeters close to Madness, broken Yellow), and the magical damage to the Mahanarni was called out by the Goddess as more critical to address than Morrigan's own condition.<br /> <br /> Stella has spent some time analyzing Morrigan's condition in [[End of the Day]]</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Add Category:Run Logs</p> <hr /> <div>==Fussing in the City of Lore==<br /> <br /> Managaratha fades in; Scout fades out. The Lady of Lore is interested in the phenomenon. She sends the Prince to see his mother, and when Vidan asks for permission to set up a purple teleport area, tells him that he can presumably find somewhere in the city. <br /> <br /> We contemplate what we can do to help the Prince's mother without Stella having any DI - delusions are like red magic damage and hard to heal, as they are the Price for Unreality. <br /> <br /> Managaratha is discussing maps with Gale, and checks his pockets for a napkin: there is a note that says &quot;All plans that involve going west will be harder than you think.&quot; Hmm. Managaratha tries teleporting west by a few hexes. That doesn't work. <br /> <br /> Gale buys a map of Jabar &quot;with secrets on it&quot;, which includes the Lady's Treasures, the Mine of a Thousand Wonders, several Sandworm Breeding Grounds, a Secret Pass through the Mountains, and the Heart of Yellow (not far off). <br /> <br /> Nesh looks for libraries - there are multiple city libraries, but no Saurien library. Odd. There are some sauriens around - Nesh asks a guy who runs a butcher shop. It's a somewhat covert library, apparently. He chats with the librarian, Labella, and explains about the Free Rangers and being the Buccaneer and the Last of the Line of the Eldest. Well, then, the librarian has a letter for him, from his grandmother Karenna. <br /> <br /> &quot;The Oasis is pushing to take the homelands. It has sent several [army units] of cataurs into the Homelands, searching for the Line of the Eldest to get into Nikolai's cave. She has left the homelands; she and her daughter (Ilyana) are headed for Blue.&quot;<br /> <br /> It's not just teleport - Blue flight and even &quot;drifting downstream&quot; don't work so well. <br /> <br /> Hmm. While we were doing the ritual to get the Prince out, there was interference from both the Goblins and the Oasis. The Oasis part seems to be causing the “going West (or away from the Oasis?) is Hard” effect. If it was done as part of the ritual, it might take a ritual to fix. <br /> <br /> <br /> A boat sails up to us and passes a message - the Lady of Lore says we are ordered to return the Prince to the capital. Message received. Vidan translates this as, the Lady of Lore knows we're going to Blue and is telling us this in the most desultory way possible.<br /> <br /> It is finally sunset! Vidan gets half his DI back, and does witness/sanctify. It's a change to the existing miracle rather than a new miracle, and was definitely done during the extraction ritual, by nearby cataurs. Basically, the Oasis is pulling on our shared battlemap - we're not sure if it's going &quot;towards the Oasis&quot; or &quot;east&quot; but in most cases that's the same.<br /> <br /> We head back to the city. Vidan reminds Gale to not spill all our secrets, so Nesh is the one to tell the guard that we're under a new Broken miracle. After a while we get to see the Lady of Lore; we explain the difficulty in leaving. <br /> <br /> Stella throws All The Hammer at how to fix the Princess. <br /> There are multiple solutions, depending on which version of her to bring back. No, wait, that's part of her delusion. That gives Stella insight: she was looking into 'My son has karma, what does that mean?' It's a Comet, that means he probably is going to be opposing the Breaker in some fashion. Then she was looking at Middlesea, and things that didn't happen, and she couldn't find a reality in which he didn't go to Middlesea. And that was confusing, because there are no actual fixed points. The reason the Maharani is so overprotective of her nephew is that Morrigan was so overprotective and it broke (almost Broke) her, and in addition to the family dynamics, there was also a Feelings feedback which transferred Morrigan’s care for her son onto the Maharani. The Goddess thinks that getting the Maharani fixed is more important than fixing Morrigan. Sanctification against Broken would help some. <br /> <br /> Managaratha thinks about why Unreality caused a Feelings thwackback. Well, partly because magic is chaos and pushing hard enough makes it bleed; partly that the Maharani was the focus of danger to the Prince, and Morrigan was having a lot of feelings, and the Maharani might have had fewer defenses against her sister. Vidan thinks maybe nobody noticed that the Maharani has this effect. <br /> <br /> Before we leave the temple, the Lady of Lore asks to talk to Stella. Stella briefs her on our new findings. The Lady also had a request - the local potters are close to forming something like a Guild. That would be beneficial (the Lady thinks) to their Varna. There are three people who would become Guildmasters - now, it is not technically legal to be a Guild per se, but it's under her authority to let them perform this experiment. But to the extent that the goal is to strengthen the Merchant Varna, having the Priest Varna tell them what to do doesn't help with that. Having someone from the outside to help advise would be better. The three people in question are Sarin, Kyesteron, and Tyrell. <br /> <br /> Managaratha calls [[Bikarna Vesta]] (who has been looking into the Trouble with Feelings Magic), and leaves voice mail. <br /> <br /> Gale is tavern-hopping when someone waves her over - it looks like [[Dubrecht]] if he was a half-troll. Now he needs a sandworm tooth. &quot;Did you hear your song?&quot; &quot;Something like that.&quot;<br /> <br /> Managaratha tries to teleport five minutes forward. Vidan and Gale put a bathtub where he appears. He goes twenty minutes. Vidan thinks the actual issue would be if we moved the zone while he was missing. <br /> <br /> ==Loot==<br /> :+10 EPs<br /> :+12 SPs<br /> <br /> [[Category:Run Logs]]</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Add Category:Run Logs</p> <hr /> <div>==Still the Same Day==<br /> <br /> &quot;So, the plan is to go and return the prince, break it to the [[Maharani]] that he has to stay with us, escape the Mahrani's prison, and return?&quot; -[[Vidan]]<br /> <br /> “You know, if we skip step one, we can also skip steps two and three.” –[[Scout]]<br /> <br /> Vidan asks the Prince what he remembers.<br /> <br /> *His range seems to be similar to our range pre-Ranger oath. <br /> *He’s been under the influence of the Green amnesia mist, so he’s lost some memory, even around dinner.<br /> *He seems to be reasonably good at getting up to speed, and is grumpy about the Broken miracle.<br /> * He has a few popped Yellow spells, and some other protective effects that had been there, but no ongoing effects. Anything that had been cast then has worn off by now, which could have some utility in figuring out how to bring the whole bubble down.<br /> <br /> The Prince has a point of Karma, which is interesting.<br /> <br /> [[Diomarche]] actually brings him up to speed, and then Vidan breaks the news about being on the map.<br /> <br /> “You can tell the Maharani that.” – Lisatera&lt;br&gt;<br /> “I get to go on adventures? Cool!” – [[Prince Vishnarani]]&lt;br&gt;<br /> (“One more for Team Goof!” –Scout)<br /> <br /> Lisatera makes the Prince look like someone else, and we head to the Palace (the Prince does think this is the right thing to do, if not the thing he is happy about). Arriving at the Palace, The Prince is shuttled off– he resists a bit, but eventually gives in.<br /> <br /> [[Suvatra]] calls us and says “Come to my office.” We go; we are briefly held at the door by a guard until Suvatra says “let them in”.<br /> <br /> “Congratulations.” &lt;br&gt;<br /> “Thank you. You know about the complication?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “No.”&lt;br&gt;<br /> We explain.&lt;br&gt;<br /> “That’s a complication.”<br /> <br /> The Maharani is not in the city. The war is going… okay. Blue has not helped over much.<br /> <br /> “It will be very difficult to get permission from the Maharani for the Prince to leave the city. You might be able to get permission from one of the Princesses, <br /> <br /> “Can we get permission from the Prince’s mother?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “That seems highly unlikely. She’s not in the city. She... wandered too far into Unreality, so her ability to make decisions is impaired.” &lt;br&gt;<br /> “His father is not in the picture?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “He’s in the harem, he’s from a noble house, but doesn’t have authority over members of the Royal Household.”<br /> <br /> There are two princesses here in the city. [[Alasta]] is the more military one; she’s here because she was injured in the fighting. Fixing her might get her points, but she has been looked at by a number of priests and mages, and is only recovering slowly. [[Miranel]]le is in the city and is holding her mother’s political alliances together, at least in part.<br /> <br /> (Tasca is one of Love’s servants, but not in the city. And not really in the politics sphere, so may not count.)<br /> <br /> “Well, it would be good to get Hirana out, but if she’s forgotten most of what she learned when she was there, then…”<br /> <br /> “Most of us have suffered amnesia.”<br /> <br /> Vidan wonders about the Prince’s mother. Her Majesty’s younger sister is named Morrigan, and is at the Lady of Lore’s keep, a good ways south of the city.<br /> <br /> “I would be careful about taking the Prince to see his mother.” It could be emotionally complicated.<br /> <br /> “Is the Prince a Yellow mage himself?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “Barely. He has some training, he can cast a few spells reliably.”<br /> <br /> Scout asks what his aptitudes are? That’s classified.&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[Nesh]] appeals, and gets a much better roll.&lt;br&gt;<br /> He’s competently trained as a swordsman, but not much better than most 13 year olds.&lt;br&gt;<br /> He has a strong potential to connect to the divine, which has been a source of some… complication.&lt;br&gt;<br /> That’s one of the reasons he was sent. He does not know that, however. He may or may not have awareness of his potential to connect to the divine. <br /> <br /> We update her on our travels, including a bit about [[Mikhailovich]]. Princess Alasta would be interested in that information, but if he’s out of the country, he’s no longer Suvatra’s concern.<br /> <br /> There have not been any further attempts that Suvatra has been aware of, but the list is still the same. The Prince probably doesn’t join the list of potential targets, he’s too young and male to seriously weaken the Maharani.<br /> <br /> The Fire Giant is not very high on Suvatra’s list of priorities at present; she’s enquired about getting friendly giants to help drive it out, which could work but would probably cause a whole pile of damage from the fighting.<br /> <br /> The Goddess’ Daughter has been mostly working with Lore’s Servants, which is slightly unusual, given that it’s Life’s Blessing. But she’s been merchanting it up, good for her. <br /> <br /> Two groups of cataurs were caught with similar Weird Compasses (presumably pointing towards Nesh). <br /> <br /> Suvatra notes that she will probably have more orders regarding the Prince by this evening. Okay, we are on a tight deadline. Off to see Alasta. <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Killing Time, and Meetings==<br /> We get appointments with Alasta and Miranel for later in the day.<br /> [[Gale]] goes shopping, and buys a one-shot “turn the boat invisible for the day”. And some cool scarves.<br /> Vidan errands, and then wonders what our plan is if we get permission to leave? i.e., what do we tell Alasta we need to go do?<br /> <br /> We consider going to Blue, on the theory that maybe we can help coordinate the war efforts against the slith. But who would we coordinate with, exactly? Hmm. That’s a tricky one.<br /> <br /> <br /> Diomarche thinks the Admiralty is the default card-drawing organization, but they can’t draw MAG without enlisting one of the Mages.<br /> <br /> We go to see Alasta.<br /> <br /> “Ah, the Free Rangers, I understand you freed my cousin, good work. How can I help you?”<br /> <br /> Vidan explains. The eyebrows go very high, very high indeed.<br /> <br /> “I imagine you have not told him this yet, or else he would be packing.”<br /> <br /> “If I were to let you take him out of the capital again, I would need something describing the situation that would satisfy the mages and priests that my mother would certainly employ to investigate the matter.”<br /> <br /> “We think we can arrange sufficient documentation for that.”<br /> <br /> “I assume this will not be added to the evidence packet?”<br /> <br /> “No.”<br /> <br /> “While you consider, we offer the services of our healer.” ([[Stella]] is out of DI, but does the Medicinal analysis.)<br /> <br /> Stella gets 24 successes on a medicine roll (!). She has a nasty cut down her stomach, which has been stitched up. She’s not down hit points as much as Agility and Strength. It was done up competently, if not with 24 successes. (Although over 15.) It’s not worth undoing and redoing, that would probably set her back some. It’s probably another 7-10 days before she’s able to swing a sword again, and another 2 weeks before she’s back to full. Stella’s best guess is that the sword was coated in something like slith blood, that is transferring the magic/DI resistance into the wound. Finding the slith and killing them would probably defeat that effect. Purple time magic probably won’t help heal it faster.<br /> <br /> Stella relays this, and Alasta tells us which slith unit she was fighting, so it’s probably the commander of that unit. She offers to try to help fix the wound, but not until tomorrow.<br /> <br /> “We will probably have received orders from my mother by this evening, at which point I will not be able to countermand those orders. If I send the Prince to Blue with you, mother will be angry at me. And then I will not be able to take advantage of your offer, although thank you.”<br /> <br /> “Should we also consult with Miranel?”<br /> <br /> “She is less interested in the military matters, but you can speak to her. She might have some other reasons to establish contact with Blue. I doubt it would line up in such a way that both of us sending you would make sense, but feel free to talk to her, and see what you get.”<br /> <br /> We discuss swapping some mages, which Alasta thinks could work. NOT Mages, that would be bad. Maybe one with some apprentices. We discuss details; Battle mages might be less useful than Weather mages. Yellow mages are mostly better at communication, even for Battle mages. Unreality is not so useful at the battle map scale, but Feelings is good for morale. She can probably only afford to send five mages, and she’d be reluctant to send them to the front lines. <br /> <br /> Scout considers whether there are any elvish healers whose magic is less direct, and therefore might be able to help. The best elvish healer is a halfling, who has the ability to amplify the effects of rest for people under her care. That might be more useful than sluagh effects, which are probably more directed and therefore likely to be suppressed.<br /> ==Miranel==<br /> “Good to see you again,” she says, offering us tea and snacks. “I hear you have issues with my cousin?”<br /> <br /> “He’s delightful, but we can’t be separated from him.”<br /> <br /> Vidan gives a spiel; Miranel has no objection per se, but imagines her mother will be grumpy that he is brought back and then left before she got to see him.<br /> <br /> She thinks that one way to ameliorate the Maharani’s reaction would be to bring the Prince to see his mother. Our eyebrows raise at this a bit. There might be some utility conveying some letters to the Lady of Lore, and if anything arose there, that could be of interest.<br /> <br /> Huh. Are we being sent on a spy mission? It seems we are.<br /> <br /> “Could you tell us more about the condition of the Prince’s mother?”<br /> <br /> “You have seen Lisatera? She is skilled at resisting the consequences of Unreality. Morrigan is not skilled at resisting those consequences, and spent too much time investigating certain things using Unreality magic.”<br /> <br /> “Is it purely psychological, or is there a magical effect such that Purple magic would help?”<br /> <br /> “That would probably not help any more than using Green magic to heal Blood damage.”<br /> <br /> “Is the Prince related to the investigation?”<br /> <br /> “Yes, she was investigating things to do with him; he’s not aware of that.”<br /> <br /> “She was prone to taking risks with Unreality; there was a particular incident that pushed her over the line. If he was a trigger before then, I didn’t notice it, and I don’t know that anyone noticed it. But she wasn’t living in the palace at the time, so maybe I didn’t notice it. He was only brought to the palace after the incident.”<br /> Collecting the Prince<br /> We go to the Prince's rooms, and let him know that we'll be going on a Diplomatic Mission to Blue. He was expecting to see his aunt - well, we have permission from his cousin. He should pack now. Also, Nesh says we may be going by the Lady of Lore - we won't do that if he doesn't want to. He says he wants to do that.<br /> <br /> Diomarche asks Lisatera for advice - &quot;don't come back for at least three or four days. Also remember that you're in Yellow, so orders can follow you fast.&quot; <br /> <br /> A few letters arrive addressed to the Lady of Lore. (Vidan has already realized that there is No Reason For Yellow To Send Letters, so we are really curious what these are, but we do not open them.)<br /> <br /> Lisatera's advice for Diomarche getting into Unreality: &quot;Pick your delusions carefully - try to make them not matter. Like 'the sky is green'.&quot; <br /> <br /> Curing delusions is generally difficult, like curing Red damage. A good enough priest can usually give you temporary spells of clarity, for instance.<br /> <br /> Off we go!<br /> ==In the Realms of Lore==<br /> Vidan has to teleport to a magical location on a magical map, but happily, Gale has a magic map which will show the bend in the river, and he teleports us there. To the [[Tem]]ple of Lore next - we are still on the clock. <br /> <br /> The Prince leads us to the entrance of the temple, which is like a monastery but more open. We accompany the prince. Gale walks up to the Guards Barracks and announces our plan<br /> <br /> The yellow guy on duty starts to surreptitiously cast yellow spells. He says &quot;Separation.&quot; Nesh sees someone going to take the prince away, and dives for him. <br /> <br /> &quot;We are not going to let a bunch of random people with broken miracles which are also on the Prince prevent us from separately checking the Prince.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;We did not rescue the Prince, wresting him out of the clutches of the Breaker, in order to let him be taken captive by the next people we met.&quot; -Vidan, suppressing Yellow. <br /> <br /> Scout jumps in to say that we are the [[Middlesea Free Rangers]] and are sworn to protect the Prince, and puts his hand on the Prince's shoulder. Stella also stands by the Prince and says &quot;let's not be hasty.&quot; Diomarche also tries some persuasion. Nesh asks can we wait for the Lady of Lore to show up? <br /> <br /> Both sides manage to not start the actual combat. Stella asks the priests nearby - it would be nice to talk to someone with actual knowledge. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[The Lady]] of Lore enters, and brings EPs.<br /> <br /> *+10 EPs<br /> *+12 SPs<br /> <br /> [[Category:Run Logs]]</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Add Category:Run Logs</p> <hr /> <div>[[Scout]] shows in. He gets vaguely caught up on what’s going on.<br /> <br /> [[Diomarche]] goes to listen in on the Tybalt/Lisatera discussions. They’re planning a DI/Unreality ritual, to create a kind of Unreal mirror, connected to the Unreal space near the Prince, through which they’ll be able to yoink the Prince from one Unreality to another. Diomarche is pretty clear that if we’re actually inside, something has gone wrong. The start of the ritual is mostly Lisatera, with a small amount of DI to establish the ritual. Then a bunch of trying to get the Unreality field to be right. That will involve using us to line up the hole correctly to overlap with the Prince. Once that’s aligned, Tybalt will yoink the Prince with the rest of his DI.<br /> <br /> They’ll probably be ready to do it tomorrow. We should try not to do any Magic or Miracles during the ritual. What about when things go awry, queries [[Managaratha]]? Well then do everything you see fit, but be careful. Blowing up the Ritual with Purple would get us out, probably, but we probably wouldn’t be able to do it again, and the Prince wouldn’t get out. But the more things that happen that are the real world intruding on the Unreality effects, the more resistant everything will get.<br /> <br /> [[Gale]] hands off her Mood Killer perfume to Scout - use this if Gale goes berserk. <br /> <br /> Pho Jun (Ministry of Lions) says there are bad guys in the area, but that the odds of an attack have gone down since we’ve warned everyone. They have some kind of divine protection, so it’s not clear to him what sort of bad guys they are.<br /> <br /> [[Vidan]] witnesses enemies in the area:<br /> That Yellow Scry point is our enemy. <br /> Lutinania is kinda Scout's enemy. <br /> [[Captain Valgrand]] is kinda [[Stella]]'s enemy. <br /> Yalanda doesn’t know she’s our enemy. (She is a mage with Captain Valgrand and Josef's team). <br /> <br /> Scout doesn't recognize the sigil. Lisatera looks at it and says it's not terribly long-range, but they're behind some really good shielding. [[Nesh]]'s 15 dispel does not dispel it, but 7 suppress is enough to keep it from being there right now. Scout thinks it's set up to be resistant to [[Saurian]]s and [[Slith]]. <br /> <br /> Yeah, the clairvoy point is probably why an attack is less likely now, since we warned everyone. <br /> <br /> It's an uneventful night. <br /> <br /> Lisatera says that she can have the ritual ready by noon if that's what we want. The named people come by to look. [[Lutenania]] can probably figure out some of it for what it's about. <br /> <br /> Ritual goal: everyone go to where you resonate best. Tybalt can yoink then. Get back to the entry point for a proper ritual takedown. <br /> <br /> Everything goes awry pretty much immediately. Vidan witnesses a big Broken miracle going off- Scout later figures out that it is the [[Oasis]] trying to break [[Middlesea]].<br /> <br /> We explore the House on the Hill. Ravens are d10 of encounters. Bull heads are resistance and if we fail, Middlesea screams (Scout hears it)<br /> <br /> Gale checks the scoreboard.<br /> 1 in column 1, nothing in column 2<br /> <br /> Goblins and cataurs have 1+1+1+1+1+1<br /> <br /> Lady Hirana is in the library, which Gale finds, but it's not her location. Managaratha comes in; it's not his either. It turns out it is for Nivad. <br /> <br /> Stella finds the chapel of the Goddess, which is her place. &quot;Keep an eye out for the Blue mage. I'm calming him down, but it's hard.&quot;<br /> <br /> If you don't get higher than the number of points discovered on the d6, then everywhere which is not discovered/standing goes away<br /> <br /> The Ballroom is Nesh's - Serasani is here. &quot;We need more sleeping space in here for refugees.&quot; He helps set up . <br /> <br /> Vidan picks up a book in the Library, asking [[Navere]] for the book he needs to see. He gets “A History of Middlesea”, which includes a map <br /> <br /> Scout finds the underground lake (probably Gale) and a Tower (also not his). Managaratha goes to the tower, which is his, and this (Lord Baselin) is the person he warned about the assassination attempt. <br /> <br /> &quot;So far, we've got cataurs attacking our centaur guards. We have slith assassins after the mage from Blue, we've got all the orcs everywhere. We've had at least a couple more fights from our own people attacking our own people (I think they're working for the same side as the assassin. There's probably more, given that my information sources are limited.&quot;<br /> <br /> Diomarche bashes through the vault door and gets to the Patio. <br /> <br /> Gale goes to the lake. The Blue mage (we know his name). He is raging about the damn slith. <br /> <br /> Scout decides to pathfind to his room. The doors don't align correctly, but Middlesea lets him through. <br /> <br /> We are now all in our places, but not all connected. Tybalt yoinks the Prince, and the rest of us try to get back to base. This unfortunately triggers more damage for Middlesea. <br /> <br /> Scout takes all Middlesea's damage with a shaman miracle. <br /> The goblins + cataurs scoreboard has no points, but they have Scout now. <br /> Oh dear. <br /> <br /> Nesh gets scared (1 actual point for goblins and cataurs) and runs to the entry hall. <br /> <br /> We get out, with the prince! <br /> He has a green spell, a blue spell, and a purple spell on him. <br /> <br /> &quot;Where am I?&quot;<br /> &quot;Outside Middlesea.&quot;<br /> &quot;... but why?&quot;<br /> <br /> He is confused and unconvinced, but Middlesea being a bubble is pretty convincing. <br /> <br /> Stella hits Scout with cleansing. With all her dice and fortune and DI, she keeps him from going goblin. <br /> <br /> Can we take them back to Jabar? Not without going with him. <br /> <br /> We go, and Vidan realizes that the Prince has joined the Rangers. (Well, is on the map with the Rangers…)<br /> <br /> 20 / 20 and a racial shtick.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Run Logs]]</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Add Category:Run Logs</p> <hr /> <div>=Aftermath=<br /> <br /> [[Diomarche]] vanishes; [[Managaratha]] reappears. ([[Scout]] has not yet appeared). [[Stella]] heals Inspector Vok. The people who got jumped (Vok and [[Rakta]]) want to know what happened; we explain the non-secret parts and give Vok his clues. He notes there were three different directorates involved in the permits - the mole probably wasn't in Redaction, but both the Inspectorate and Remediation could be compromised. Does his security needs to be fixed in the next few days? Probably not, though it is not big enough for the task it needs. <br /> <br /> [[Gale]] chivvies [[Vidan]] to go get his paperwork about why the Ministry of Lilacs was reopened. No powerful sponsor; their head is only a second-level bureaucrat. They were in the process of opening prior to [[Middlesea]] and that happens to be the day the paperwork came through. The mission statement is disappointing that their investigations into this area have been incomplete in the last few decades, and they think it would be a good thing to start up again. The Minister has particular talent for it, he spent some time in Green studying Alchemy - he is curious what can be done there without needing magic. <br /> <br /> Gale also wants someone to talk to the Guiding Star. Rakta will pass the message. <br /> <br /> Managaratha goes to the Ministry of Magic to recover his burnout. Someone comes in and reverses his limbs. <br /> <br /> Rakta comes and says that the Guiding Star will see us - he'll be at the door of the temple of [[Tem]]. We go. It's a large black gothic cathedral, rather out of place with the nearby Purple pagodas. The Guiding Star is a man in his early 40s. <br /> <br /> =A Ministry Ain't Nothing But A Monastery Mis-Spelled=<br /> <br /> Apparently Gale is in charge of this conversation. She wants to know why he assigned Rakta to follow us around (it should not take a great deal of imagination to think of reasons to watch foreign priests with Broken miracles). Managaratha explains that there are a lot of things to do with Middlesea that we are pursuing. He tells us: on the night that Middlesea was closed, someone laid claim to the title of Emperor. They are not the Emperor, exactly, yet, but they laid claim to the title. People who dream or imagine or wish for an Emperor are dreaming or imagining or wishing of him. He expects there are ways to fight this. The impact on the way people think and dream about certain things was noticed. He has told [[Warmth of Summer]] - he did not notice the same thing - and he has not spoken with the bureaucrats, though at least some of them probably have an idea. Gale wonders if this is likely to be related to a broken Tem priest? He thinks it more likely to be Truth magic than a miracle. Stella wonders if there is anything in the Emperor being a half-orc that would be precluded. The laws of the Empire say that the wielder of Orcslayer is the Emperor; a half-orc is unlikely but not impossible. He has claimed many of the things that the Emperor is in charge of - that gives him ins into the bureaucracy. Is there something we should be doing? Dealing with the Emperor, preventing the orcish invasion would be lovely. Releasing those in Middlesea would be good but he does understand that that has to be done carefully. <br /> <br /> Vidan notes that he is treating himself as High Priest of Tem, rather than working with the High Priest of Tam and a Balance counterpart. <br /> <br /> =Acquiring Tybalt=<br /> <br /> Vidan gets us to [[Rinyan]] and Stella's house. Managaratha calls Tybalt - well, he only just left [[Vani]]. He's in Fioli at an inn called the Gardens of [[Alexa]]ndria. OK, we will try to catch him in the morning. <br /> <br /> Vidan grouses that Managaratha uses [[Orellian]]'s Spire as a landmark, and that is ''not'' the same thing as the Twins Tower. We should absolutely go there to see this spire thing. Vidan disapproves. <br /> <br /> Managaratha spends the night trying to find Fioli, and gets us there with a portal. He suggests that Vidan make a beacon; Vidan is not impressed by this little town and doesn't see the point. <br /> <br /> We fly and then teleport and then unfold the boat, and head to Middlesea. <br /> <br /> What is the ship situation? Less of an armada than there was, but there's definitely more ships than pre-Muddle. The [[Golden Falcon]] is there, as is the [[Monstrous Maw]] ([[Captain Byron]]'s pirate ship). The town looks a little bigger and fancier. We sail in and dock, then fold the boat up and head up to the bubble, briefing Tybalt about everything we know about the Muddle. <br /> <br /> There are [[Darstan]] flags around the bubble, and a small orange-ish camp with the Golden Falcon's flag (not a full army unit). <br /> <br /> And [[Lisetera]] comes up and says &quot;There you are! I was expecting you yesterday!&quot;<br /> <br /> Vidan goes to set up a teleport landing zone while we talk to Lisetera. At first they're talking shop about the casing - the unreality zone is less timestopped then the rest of it. Is the army likely to be difficult? It doesn't want people to mess with it. They stopped the Saurien (Josef) from trying to climb the wall. Yalanda is trying to see how deep it goes. Pho Jun from the Ministry of Lions is here. But then it segues into social chit chat. <br /> <br /> Hey, maybe Lisetera could help us talk to Dinav and Nivad. Purple and Divine to make different versions of the same person. Can Unreality talk to them? Well, to some version of them. Between the two of them they can put together a ritual. <br /> <br /> Gale wonders: hey, could you have me talk to a version of me who pays more attention to the boring stuff to tell me what I should have noticed?<br /> <br /> An aide-de-camp from Lord Denis (the army unit from Darstan) shows up to see what we're up to. Of course we're not messing with it. Tybalt goes to reconnoiter. [[Nesh]] and the rest of us go talk to Josef. Managaratha casts detect magic, and notes some red spells at the Darstan group, and denser spells around the Orange and Yellow tents. And a green spell over there...<br /> <br /> Nesh chats with Josef. Josef has heard of him. Can Nesh get in? No, though he is in some sense still in there. Nesh's 15 suppression is not even up to table stakes - General Petrov is in there. Josef can see it, and his suppression is at least table stakes. He is waiting to see what Yalanda can figure out, and if not, will go back and tell Uncle what he found. (Rasputin is his uncle; Lilya is his niece). <br /> <br /> Managaratha is interested in the green mage - this is [[Lutenania]], the elf who was here last time we were here as well. He's not there right now.<br /> <br /> Pho Jun shows up to meet Vidan. He is with the Ministry of Lions, and has a base set up over there. <br /> <br /> Managaratha wanders to his house - there's a note that says &quot;Wait for everyone before you go in. Oh, and there might be an attack.&quot; Stella has Interpret Managaratha, and thinks this wouldn't be for &quot;the final run&quot;, but is sometime soon. It probably means the party and not [[Thistle]], etc. <br /> <br /> We warn people about the potential attack. <br /> <br /> Lisetera says she doesn't see anything until tonight, and there's a bunch of divine stuff tonight. <br /> <br /> =Channeling Nivad=<br /> Time for the ritual! We spring it on Nivad!<br /> <br /> &lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li&gt; Have we met? Yes.<br /> &lt;li&gt; Do you know about the stuff Vidan doesn't know about? Who's Vidan?<br /> &lt;li&gt; What is the next step to get the Goddess to cooperate better? Where are we on that? I'd like to be able to leverage the fact that the cult of Al'an can talk to all three faces to mock them into talking to more faces. <br /> &lt;li&gt; What did we do in Jabar towards that? We talked to the Second Servant and figured out what the different churches are trying to do. Messing with Feelings magic, trying to take over the country via the Lady of Life's niece, and messing with the [[Varna]] system to change how the Merchant Varna works. Maybe they should help each other? But he doesn't know if he wants them all working together. <br /> &lt;li&gt; What does he remember about the conversation with [[Mother Jess]]? He hasn't talked to Mother Jess. <br /> &lt;li&gt; How about [[Ritasi]]? They talked about using the Church of Al'an - putting the church back together and bringing the church in Jabar more with Orange. The Church of Al'an has a hierarchy the way Stella's priests don't. <br /> &lt;/ul&gt;<br /> <br /> Tybalt returns. Getting things out of there is going to be beyond him unless it is going along with other things leaving with him. We are a crack in the big wall; he could slip in and out with us. Maybe with Lisetera faking time passing in the Unreality zone. The Unreality zone is changing even though time isn't passing. <br /> <br /> Pulling the Prince out will take a fairly large expenditure of DI. <br /> And we will need a defense against the amnesia mist. <br /> And we should understand why Unreality is just affecting a part of it and not all of it. (Maybe that's a default security measure in place). <br /> <br /> The Breaker's Avatar didn't start acting until he noticed us when we got close, and then he got actions. So he's moving in meta-time instead of actual time. But he hasn't physically ''moved''. Maybe because we were doing things with a Blue mage, he could do Blue/Battle, Purple doesn't think that there would be anything fairness/balance-y, but divine theory thinks there might be. <br /> <br /> Tybalt hopes that if get to the Prince, we can just ''leave'' after that.<br /> <br /> =Loot=<br /> &lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li&gt; +8 EPs<br /> &lt;li&gt; +12 SPs<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Run Logs]]</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Add Category:Run Logs</p> <hr /> <div>==Party Aftermath==<br /> [[Vidan]], [[Stella]], and [[Gale]] set up a meeting with [[Richard IV]]. Stella and [[Managaratha]] go to visit Lord Di Angelo. [[Diomarche]] hangs out with [[Elena]] until lunchtime. <br /> <br /> Richard is aware that we helped him at the party, though he credits himself for a lot of his success, perhaps slightly more credit than we think he is due. Vidan emphasizes that we're primarily interested in international relations not turning into division before the Breaker's assault. Richard is willing to listen to our suggestions, but not rule out ever attacking anyone. Also, Vidan notes, we are trying to head off ill-advised rescue missions from [[Middlesea]], because of the whole Avatar of the Breaker thing. (Note that the other most likely candidate for sending rescue missions is [[Darstan]]). <br /> <br /> As we are leaving, we bump into Anne coming in with Carol. Coldly civil hellos are exchanged. Carol walks Anne to the stairs and then leaves. Gale sends a wind message to the Rangers to summon them, worrying about stabbing, but things seem calm. Vidan notes that Anne had a miracle cast on her earlier today, and [[Nesh]] spots red magic - several physical buffs, and some hanging Life spells, with an open connection which will go off when encountering the right person, between 5 and 10 successes worth. Nesh runs up to warn Richard (Anne went to her room), and he says he will take steps to be protected from an unknown medium red spell. (Perhaps Anne is trying to get pregnant?)<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Carol is the dark mistress of things that look perfectly reasonable&quot;. ''<br /> <br /> Stella visits Lord Di Angelo - he has a lot of chronic issues. A lot of political history, not so much current goals. He'd be a good information source. What does he know about [[Carol]]? She is from Red, though her father was from around here and moved north. She moved into being an advisor to the [[Centurion]] fairly quickly, about six or seven years ago. He would have been in favor of [[Leopold]]; Richard is exciting but [[Julia]] is likely strong enough to not get dragged into Red messes too much. He thinks [[Viktor]]'s an ass; he doesn't know what [[Pyotr]] was doing but seems to be pivoting into doing it with Lilya instead. (Could Carol be Red royalty? Probably not. She could be nobility; there are a lot of nobles.)<br /> <br /> In the morning, Richard is selected as consort. <br /> <br /> [[Bran]] comes in after breakfast to talk to Diomarche - Anne has left, Bran is going to go talk to the Lord Captain about Richard's new position. Diomarche notes that we have learned that Carol is from Red. <br /> <br /> [[Giaconni]] comes by - how long is Gale around? She says we are likely heading to Purple shortly for at least a little while. Did Giaconni ever figure out who Vivian was going to stab? He says that Vivian is very interested in Leopold, but he isn't clear whether that means she was going to stab Leopold (if I can't have you no one can), or Julia (you can't have him). Tybalt is still thinking about &quot;the stuff he was talking to your friend about&quot; - so he's likely to go to Middlesea soon. Oh, good point - we should check in with him before we go. We agree to meet Tybalt in [[Rinyan]] to take him to Middlesea, lest he hare off there on his own. <br /> <br /> Vidan goes to talk to Valentino (the priest of the Nameless) about visiting Purple and speaking to a ghost. [[The dead guy|Tier Lo]] is likely already in the Halls. He was in the Ministry of Redaction, so some preliminary paperwork is probably good to do. <br /> <br /> ==To Purple==<br /> <br /> * A note appears on Managaratha - report to Subminister Kav for frag inspection. <br /> * A note appears on Vidan - your report to Subminister Kav is overdue. <br /> <br /> (Subminister Kav is in the Ministry of Magic.)<br /> <br /> We go, though this is probably one of those bureaucracy traps. [[Investigation,_Assassination#Ministry_of_Magic|Last time we were here]] we were told by the Ministry of Lions to take Vidan to see [[Ritasi]] or [[Mother Jess]]. We took him to Ritasi and did a ritual but we never sent a report because Vidan is the only one who sends reports and he didn't remember any of it because he had purple-guy-swapped. <br /> <br /> Subminister Kav puts Vidan in a time-stop spell and is quite cross at the rest of us that we have forgotten to write the report we promised. We explain we forgot that Vidan wasn't doing it - he handles all our reports. We are given 48 hours. <br /> <br /> There is a Minister of Intermediation that deals (some) with churches, especially Balance v Bureaucracy. Vidan goes to visit there to handle the forms for talking to Tier Lo, though realizes he shouldn't traipse in with Broken miracles on him. He talks to them about the forms for the Nameless priest interrogation, eliding over other aspects like &quot;some things have been promised to the Ministry of War to not make public&quot;. The form will need to be signed off on by the Chief Inspector or someone of equal rank, and you will need to talk to the Ministry of Redactions because he's one of theirs. <br /> <br /> Off to Inspector Vok next. We have a priest - we are told that the number of questions we ask might be limited, so he should provide a prioritized list of questions for the investigation. Also here's this permit that needs to be signed. Vok says he will see what he can do - he succeeds!<br /> <br /> ==The Trouble With The Purple Guy==<br /> <br /> Next is arranging for all the religions / ecumenical. Vidan is dealing with that while Gale calls a meeting of everyone else to discuss what to do about the report we are supposed to submit about Vidan, and the fact that it's all a big secret. <br /> <br /> To recap: <br /> <br /> * The [[Tan Kato|Minister of War]] wants us to investigate the death of Tier Lo as a national security secret because Tier Lo knows the key to the timestop. (Inspector Vok doesn't know that part, but if he solves his investigation he can probably roll up the half-orc spy network). <br /> * Vidan / Nivad / Divan is handling unifying / fixing all the churches. That was set up by the Ministry of Lions with Mother Jess and Ritasi. Most of his frag is divine, but there's purple too. <br /> * These are different plots and we cannot really use the Minister of War to shut down the Subminister of Frag. <br /> <br /> OK, we need to get Vidan with an NDA to help with this. Managaratha calls Vidan to tell him to meet at the inn we stayed at last time. Managaratha puts up some scry protections, and then we carefully dance around the details (&quot;If I wanted to throw a surprise birthday party and needed to fill out forms...&quot;) while asking Vidan for help, and fending off his suggestion that we just hire a different bureaucrat. We have a 48 hour deadline. <br /> <br /> In essence, the explanation is: Vidan doesn't remember the conversation with Subminister Kav because he was in a timestop. There are also other secrets he doesn't know and we shouldn't tell him. As far as Purple goes, the Keep This A Secret directive comes from the Minister of Lions, who is trapped in Middlesea. The Minister of Lions outranks Subminister Kav, but is unavailable, as he is trapped in Middlesea. The Ministry of Redactions would probably also approve of keeping the secret, but the Minister of Redactions is ''also'' trapped in Middlesea (and is responsible for the purple timestop, as part of the other unrelated plot). So we don't want to file the report with Kav, but all our authority for not doing so is in a timestop. (Could we insist that we have 48 hours of the Minister of Lions's timeline? That's a kind of funny solution...)<br /> <br /> There's a knock at the door. Nesh steps out to deal with the interruption. This is [[Subminister Tran]] from the Ministry of Repercussions, and he wants to know how long the conversation he shouldn't overhear will last? Nesh says not more than an hour - he looks annoyed by that, as he has other places to be, but he goes down to the common room. <br /> <br /> Come to think of it, maybe Repercussions can help us here. There will be bad repercussions if we send Kav the report he wants. Nesh goes down to get him, noting that he's sitting at a table with [[Rakta]], that priest of [[Tem]] who always follows us around.<br /> <br /> &quot;The odds are 96% that you have heard something from the Minister of Repercussions beyond what you knew the last time we spoke.&quot; -Tran<br /> <br /> Vidan says yes, he definitely has more information. Also, Kav, the Subminister of Frag in the Ministry of Magic is demanding a report from my compatriots that we think would be bad if he got. Can Repercussions help with this? Tran starts working on a paper with a lot of purple math, and concludes that there is a 73% chance that such a report will stall him for several weeks, but that time will get shorter the more time we spend in Purple. There is a 17% chance that such a report will incentivize him to get an answer now, and a 6% chance that he will escalate to the Minister of Magic. (The Minister of Magic is one of the less predictable ministers). Just to be clear, ''is'' it a bad idea for him to know? Tran notes that there is a great deal of divine influence in this issue, which makes probabilities less certain. His best estimate is that the Subminister of Frag knowing specifically only increases the probability of bad things by about 10%. But every person who knows increases the probability, and those increases stack in a way that is unusual. It is not just the sum of that many individuals knowing, and he doesn't understand what that means. &quot;Multiple people know&quot; triggers bad things. He agrees to send a repercussion-report to Subminister Kav. <br /> <br /> Vidan briefs Tran about his [[Visions of Middlesea| newer visions]]<br /> <br /> There's a fourth-ranked traitor. <br /> The sword will soon be found. There are multiple candidates, all of them bad, but there are some worse than others. If we don't find Bad and Terrible before the timestop goes down and Catastrophic gets out, the Bad and Terrible candidates will be dead in a day. <br /> <br /> (Hey, [[Scout]] could probably quest for the Bad and/or Terrible candidates.)<br /> <br /> Gale goes to visit the Ministry of Lilacs to restock on perfume, and also brings exotic fruits and flowers she picked up from Orange. Their newest perfume is Mood perfume, which shifts depending on the wearer's mood. One variant tries to decrease the intensity; the other tries to bring others into the Mood. She buys some of both, intending to hand off the Decrease variant to someone in case of going berserk.<br /> <br /> The next morning, Vidan gets the list of questions from Inspector Vok to ask the shade of Tier Lo (since we don't want Vok to hear us ask about the timestop, as per the Minister of War) and we go to pick up Valentino. <br /> <br /> Valentino says he will be channeling the spirit, rather than manifesting it separately. Vidan asks Valentino to not remember the questions; he can do that though it will cost a small part of the miracle. Can we fill Tier Lo in first to explain why we need to know? As a minister of Redactions he will resist answering. Valentino says that it will depend on how deep in the Halls he has gone - if he still is a nearly full personality then yes; but if he is mostly gone and it is just his knowledge that is channeled, then not so much (but then maybe it doesn't matter as much either). It is possible to pre-load that as part of the miracle. Alternately, maybe he didn't go to the Halls at all (such as if the assassin ran off with his spirit) or he is waiting in the Paths or he went to the Dream. In that case, Valentino will not be able to get answers, but will probably know what happened to Tier Lo's spirit instead.<br /> <br /> ==Everyone Wants These Answers==<br /> We go back to the scene of Tier Lo's death for the ritual, where Valentino uses some of his possessions to make a connection. <br /> <br /> Inspector Vok and Rakta are in a nearby room just in case. Valentino's eyes go black and his body language changes, and we all make speed rolls. <br /> <br /> Figuring that that means there's someone else in the room with us, Diomarche tramples everything that isn't in the ritual circle or is us, which includes someone who says &quot;Ow&quot;. Managaratha casts an illusionary red arrow pointing down at the intruder. <br /> <br /> The intruder asks &quot;What's the password for the timestop&quot;, and Managaratha casts a lot of noise around the spirit as he says &quot;I can't tell you.&quot; Nesh and Gale tag the assassin before he vanishes, and then Vok and Rakta burst in. <br /> <br /> Q: &quot;What's going on in here?&quot;&lt;br&gt;<br /> A: &quot;There was a half-orc assassin that tried to interfere&quot;<br /> <br /> Vidan gives them an irritated &quot;Be Quiet&quot; gesture (&quot;Didn't you see that movie?&quot;) and shuts the door again.<br /> <br /> Stella puts the assassin in time-out, wherever he is. Gale tries to wild-Blue get the assassin to come back and fight once he recovers, but he's not in the Zheldat area. <br /> <br /> Next, Managaratha notices a purple sense-tunnel point that appears (with a different sigil than the teleport). Nesh grabs the anti-half-orc perfume and sprays around the room, especially there, and Managaratha puts up a suppress-purple field, shutting it down. <br /> <br /> Lore is a Battlefield notes that the spirit was being literal when he said he couldn't tell the password.<br /> <br /> Vidan tells the spirit: &quot;You were assassinated to keep the key to the timestop out of the hands of the ministries that need it. I am authorized by the Ministry of War to do so. &lt;What do I need to know about the key? (Not sure what the actual question was) &gt;<br /> <br /> A: &quot;Part of the password is in TrueSpeak which is not true unless you are dropping the field.&quot;<br /> <br /> Q: &quot;I speak TrueSpeak - what do I need to know to generate the password?&quot;&lt;br&gt;<br /> A: (answering in TrueSpeak) &quot;The password is rabbit horse chartreuse vinegar [Now is the time this spell comes down] in TrueSpeak.&quot;<br /> <br /> Stella notices that her time-out has been dismissed by someone else big. <br /> <br /> Vidan asks a question that generates clue points for Vok, since we have the information we needed. A teleport bounces off Managaratha's success, and we try to burn through the questions as fast as possible. <br /> <br /> Q: &quot;What is your favorite color?&quot; &lt;br&gt;<br /> A: &quot;Purple.&quot;<br /> <br /> A few rounds pass, and then there's another speed roll. Gale secret-detects bogeys in the nearby room with Vok and Rakta, and some shouting starts. <br /> <br /> Managaratha puts up his &quot;mwoh mwoh mwoh&quot; Yellow scryguard. Nesh dashes out to the next room - there are four assassins, plus Vok and Rakta. Two assassins are asleep, one is trying to stab Rakta, and the fourth is standing over a downed Vok. Nesh and Gale double-team that last one, and he goes down.<br /> <br /> Vidan, in TrueSpeak: &quot;In Common, what is a good fake password to deceive those who are listening?&quot;&lt;br&gt;<br /> A: &quot;Tam and Tem we pray the that this miracle of thine be removed&quot; &lt;br&gt;<br /> Vidan: &quot;I've got it!&quot;<br /> <br /> Stella heals Inspector Vok - he's poisoned but that's a medium term issue, and she keeps him from dying from the pile of damage that he took in the backstab. <br /> <br /> Does Vidan want to witness something? Yes, but he has no DI. Nesh converts on the spot to Hero of [[Navere]] and loans him some. <br /> <br /> The voice of the Emperor comes out of the clairvoy point. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Q: &quot;Why can't you tell us the password?&quot; &lt;br&gt;<br /> A: &quot;Because part of it is in TrueSpeak&quot;<br /> <br /> Valentino's eyes clear as the spirit is gone. Vidan's witnessing notes the Emperor is a half-orc descendant of the Orcslayer; the master of the Half-Orc we ran into in Elfheim; and he runs the Emperor's Spy Network.<br /> <br /> (Managaratha vanishes due to player constraints; the other half-orcs can leave again now that the suppress is down.)<br /> <br /> Diomarche tries to call on the power of [[Rush]] and stab through the tunnel - Vidan / Nesh witness that it fails because the place the Emperor is in is sanctified against all miracles (not just the good gods, the Breaker too). There is a priest there, but that's almost certainly what popped Stella's time out on the initial assassin. Vidan and Nesh are only getting information here because they are outside of it. <br /> <br /> The Emperor spent a while setting up the anti-divine location because he is scared of Slayer, and: ”The timestop was set up by the Emperor to trap the Slayer.”<br /> <br /> Vidan also realizes that the Emperor does not keep tabs on his assassins that closely, but someone knew what we were doing and what we were trying. So somewhere in the bureaucracy that dealt with getting permission to interrogate Tier Lo was a half-orc. <br /> <br /> All in all, our questions gave Inspector Vok another 29 points of clues - he is now up to 84 of 100 for cracking open the spy network. <br /> <br /> ==Loot==<br /> <br /> * 12 eps<br /> * 8 skill points<br /> <br /> [[Category:Run Logs]]</div>

BoojumBot https://thecometreturns.net/index.php?title=Day_of_the_Maiden_Part_Two&diff=59306 2026-07-05T23:49:51Z

<p>BoojumBot: Add Category:Run Logs</p> <hr /> <div>It is the evening after the previous run. We have lost [[Vidan]] and gained [[Managaratha]]. <br /> <br /> The first thing is [[Gale]]'s meeting with Candace. Other folks come to be nearby in case there is trouble. Candace is dressed like a fancy lady, not a pirate captain. <br /> <br /> I'm curious what your play is and who talked you into it. The plan is to make a connection with the primary guy in town who is causing problems for the pirates at present. Gale explains about the potential Bent plot bringing in partners. She and [[Nesh]] are up for helping with her plan but not the Bent plan, and are still gathering information on exactly how to draw that line. <br /> <br /> That's it for the very long day - there will be two new meetings in the morning. <br /> <br /> In the morning, there is some indication a miracle is &quot;involved&quot; but no miracle is currently on them. <br /> <br /> Lilya wants to know if Nesh knows anything about what [[Victor]] (the Orange journeyman) is is up to. He doesn't really, other than &quot;stuck in [[Middlesea]]). <br /> <br /> [[Stella]] goes to see about helping the temple prepare for the party. [[Carol]] is in and out; Lucy is mostly running things. <br /> <br /> Gale goes shopping, and in lieu of finding anything interesting, buys a chest of preserving food to put on the boat. [[Diomarche]] wanders around looking for centaur girls - he meets a caravan guard named [[Elena]]. <br /> <br /> Nesh finds a note in his pocket - it's a dossier on Lilya. She is a merchant from a small town a little outside [[Kor]] by the name of Orence. She is the great-niece of Rasputin, and one of his five or six most active agents. (The briefing doesn't say this, but Nesh knows of Rasputin as an old and well-respected saurian - probably the most influential - from Orange. He's not directly active, but is still kicking around at well over 20 years past what most saurians live to..<br /> <br /> Managaratha confirms that the sigil from the basement is the same as the sigil from the guy who blew up the wall (that is, [[Fyodor]] and [[Mikhailovich]] are the same person)<br /> At the Party<br /> We have little plan. But we seem to settle on “Help [[Richard IV|Richard]] get points; make Richard think we’re cool (probably by making sure he knows we’re gaining him points); thwart Anne; keep an eye on Carol.” Help fix Candace and Lilya? <br /> <br /> Lucy drops the blessing of the Goddess. [[Scout]] thinks this helped instantiate the mechanic. This probably makes it harder to do some things and <br /> <br /> <br /> * Actions happen in rounds<br /> * PCs can go in any order.<br /> * NPCs will go at the end of the round.<br /> <br /> ==Round 1==<br /> Gale looks at the Scoreboard. Vidan is no longer on it, but it otherwise looks as it was:<br /> <br /> :[[Leopold]]: 5<br /> :Vivian: 2<br /> :[[Pyotr]]: [redacted]<br /> :Lilya: [redacted]<br /> :Richard: 4<br /> :Anne: 2<br /> :[[Viktor]]: 3<br /> :Candace: 1<br /> <br /> Gale is confident that’s the only Scoreboard, though there are other Mechanics.<br /> <br /> Stella asks Lucy what the mechanic is. (&quot;Back at my temple, we had someone else with the party skills...&quot;)<br /> <br /> ==Mechanic:==<br /> * There are a variety of topics of conversation that can be had. <br /> * The candidates have topics they care about; you can talk to one to figure out what topic they care about for the round. Other people can go and make rolls to try to give them points.<br /> * Consort candidates can only talk to the [[Centurion]] ([[Julia]]) every other round.<br /> * PCs trying to horn in on a convo can drag one other NPC in.<br /> <br /> Diomarche makes his entrance - he is dressed in full Yellow Rustic Maiden Party Clothes, with the deep-V ruffly shirt and a big smile. <br /> <br /> Gale talks to Richard - his current topic is martial combat. She demonstrates how to swordfight on a bouncing ship deck, and gets a point. She ups him by one. Nesh brings Julia over, who also likes martial combat. The entire ballroom converges on this conversation, though Nesh blocks Anne. <br /> <br /> Scout talks to Rangor Goldsmith, he’s Her Majesty’s representative to Orange (or [[Vani]]?) He’s a merchant and an Orange mage. He’s more social than many, more than Scout would have expected.<br /> <br /> Carol brings [[Giaconni]] over to distract Gale, who is in fact distractible. <br /> <br /> ==Round 2==<br /> Scout spots the residue of a Goddess miracle on Rangor Goldsmith. He is in fact here to distract Scout from doing the plot. Yup, this tracks - Elena is distracting Diomarche, Giaconni is distracting Gale... <br /> <br /> Stella talks to Viktor, who is interested in Merchant Guild Gossip. Well, then!<br /> <br /> Way too many people are interested in merchant guild gossip. Pyotr gets a point on Julia.<br /> <br /> Nesh brings Julia to talk to Richard– Julia wants to dance! THey go back to the ballroom, but Nesh gets Julia and Richard to dance together, and he scores a point.<br /> <br /> ==Round 3==<br /> Gale tells Giaconni to help with her plot, not distract her, and then gets yoinked into dancing with Leopold. She dings Vivian a point. <br /> <br /> Scout tries &quot;Are you Bent?&quot; on Carol, but three 15s doesn't succeed - there’s interference from some sort of Crone shtick of &quot;don't use detects on me&quot;. <br /> ==Round 4==<br /> Managaratha asks Lucy whether the extra women on the scoreboard is intended. She seems to be paying attention to the matchmaker scoreboard, not the one Gale has. <br /> <br /> Stella talks to Carol and gets introduced to the old sick guy (Lord DiAngelo) who needs healing. That distracts Stella but also takes Carol out for the turn. <br /> <br /> Gale un-redacts Pyotr (and Lilya) with Charisma. His conversation topic is Vani History. Can Managaratha ask Giaconni to find out who Vivian wanted to stab? He passes that along in front of Lucy, who raises an eyebrow. <br /> ==Round 5==<br /> Nesh triggers Richard for Drinking Contest. Diomarche (and Elena) jump on that. Managaratha wants to head somewhere else, but is intercepted by Lucy, who wants to know about the stabbing plot. We don't have any proof of who was pulling the strings, it wouldn't be appropriate to speculate. Well, that bug is in her ear now. <br /> <br /> Scout talks to Julia about the Goddess. <br /> <br /> Gale talks to Anne - she deserves better than to be someone else's pawn. She is not super convincing. <br /> Nesh talks to Pyotr, and gives Lilya a point. <br /> <br /> [[Mario]] comes to talk to Managaratha - oh, hey, he's the one who made that dagger. <br /> <br /> ==Round 6==<br /> Anne is current politics; Scout engages. Pyotr is dancing; Gale engages. <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Final points==<br /> :Leopold: 5 +1 <br /> :Vivian: 2 - 1 (gale)<br /> :Pyotr: 4 +1 -1(gale)<br /> :Lilya: 1 +1 +1 +1 +1 (Nesh)<br /> :Richard: 4 + 1 (gale) +1 (self) + 1(self) +1 (Nesh) +1 (Diomarche) +1 (Scout) + 1 (self) +1 (Diomarche)<br /> :Anne: 2 +1 -1 (Stella) -1 (Scout)<br /> :Viktor: 3 +1 (self) -1 (Stella)<br /> :Candace: 1 +1 (self) +1 (self)<br /> <br /> The party ends! That is, the mechanic ends. We might still do some non-scoreboard things. <br /> <br /> Diomarche goes home with Elena.<br /> <br /> Nesh tries to apologize to Anne, but she’s not won over; she might not be out to get us yet, though. (She probably isn't likely to go over to the Breaker - she's more about thinking we are junk than about being Evil). <br /> <br /> Scout had previously looked at Anne and gotten that there was an older (older than the dwarf) miracle residue - he looks more closely, and gets that it's a few days old and is a Goddess-y matchmaker shtick not targeting her in particular. More like a &quot;summon potential matches&quot;. Yeah, it's a little bit retroactive - she would have had to start traveling sooner than the miracle went off, but that's not that unusual. (This sort of thing frags purple mages when they are looking closely.) <br /> <br /> Purple theory says that when you use a miracle to re-write the last three days, you re-write the last three days, and if you were looking, it might frag you if it’s relevant. <br /> <br /> ==Loot: ==<br /> * +10 EPs<br /> * +10 SPs<br /> <br /> [[Category:Run Logs]]</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Add Category:Run Logs</p> <hr /> <div>==On the Steps of the Palace==<br /> We are standing outside a building made of trees– the Palace of His Majesty of the Forest.<br /> <br /> We go into the Palace, and are escorted to a waiting room.<br /> <br /> A human comes in and says Danang would like to see us. Danang? The Foreign Minister from Purple. OH. Right. We go see him. There is a Delegation from Purple here, mostly servants. He uses his casual conversation roll to get all of the information out of us. We manage to avoid telling him about the Hearts of Blue and Yellow. He’s here to talk to the King about sending forces to help fight against the Orcs.<br /> <br /> The Foreign Minister says the three kingdoms are not at war, and have not been at war for hundreds of years, but <br /> <br /> [[Vidan]] thinks about the Royal line. He thinks they are siblings. Huh. Interesting.<br /> <br /> An elf comes shortly before dinner. We are shown <br /> <br /> He recognizes the [[Buccaneer]], and he has met [[Managaratha]] many times (but not this comet). <br /> [[Scout]] gives him a full briefing, including the list of the Breaker's plots. (That suggests to His Majesty that he trade military for DI help, with Purple). <br /> <br /> &quot;We shall be UPDATING THE EVIDENCE PACKETS this evening&quot; - Vidan<br /> <br /> Scout asks His Majesty about being in the last Comet. Yes, that is true. But Scout doesn’t remember it. I see. How far back does he remember? Huh. It gets very fuzzy before losing his eyes. He does think that the goblin’s plan was to take my eyes to draw my friend so that they could capture her. She’s a spirit of Observation.<br /> <br /> [[Stella]] asks the Goddess: What needs fixing? 19 successes 12 DI.<br /> &lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li&gt; Get rid of the Spiders<br /> &lt;li&gt; Break the Knife<br /> &lt;li&gt; Don’t Let the Knife talk (That might be hard)<br /> &lt;li&gt; It would be good if there could be a Priest of the Goddess in town, everybody _else_ has a representative<br /> &lt;/ul&gt; <br /> <br /> That’s all Stella gets, which seems low for the amount of Bring It that was Brought, so there are probably other things being hidden.<br /> <br /> ==By the Light of Day==<br /> In the morning, we gather information.<br /> <br /> The Arbae was killed last night. Knife wounds. Well that’s not good. Stella thinks that she got not a lot of information because there are defenses up on both plots, but the Goddess thought it would be useful to give pointers on both.<br /> <br /> [[Nesh]] asks around about the murder. There’s surprisingly little of an underground network here, because there are no mooks. Huh. But he does get the name of 6-8 people who _could_ have done it, although nobody has a motive.<br /> <br /> We go to the Arbae’s house. Vidan brings the Detectiving. There was one assassin, schticked up– probably assassin schticks, not DI-based schticks. There were defenses on the house, but they were not triggered. The body is no longer here, so we can’t look at that. Human-sized, rather than a Troll or a halfling, probably. He had about 12 successes of No Detectiving.<br /> <br /> Scout communes with the spirit of the House, which is kind of like a brownie, tidies up, etc. A man came in around midnight, looked like a human, in a full-on ninja suits. He stabbed the Arbae twice (but he didn’t wake up). There were guests a few night ago.<br /> <br /> (Of Nesh’s list, only a few have master-of-disguise kind of schticks; a few.)<br /> <br /> There are some notes about losing track of a couple of spirits over the last few months, and wanting to look into it. One was a mushroom spirit in a faerie circle, about ½ a day south, and a river spirit in a brook, a few hours west. Both of those spirits were pretty stationary, so it was easier to notice them. <br /> <br /> Scout thinks Spiders are demons; the Knife is an assassin. The Arbae was a 12-20 DI shaman.<br /> <br /> [[Diomarche]] talks to the local Priest of [[Rush]], a dwarf named Hammerstrike.<br /> <br /> &lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li&gt; “Oh. A Paladin. What brings you to town?”<br /> &lt;li&gt; “You’re not with the centaur in the palace, then.”<br /> &lt;li&gt; “No. You heard about the local Arbae killed?”<br /> &lt;li&gt; “Ay. I’d say it was a tragedy, but, you know.”<br /> &lt;li&gt; “We hear there may be demon attacks.”<br /> &lt;li&gt; “Ah, that would be a reason to kill the Arbae.”<br /> &lt;/ul&gt; <br /> <br /> He asks after assassins, maybe called the Knife. There haven’t been any priests of [[Jord]] in the area lately. If you needed an assassin, there are some sluagh who could do that, maybe a halfling if they’re on the way to becoming a redcap. Broken things around, huh? Let’s take a look.<br /> <br /> There are definitely hidden enemies in the area. Can’t tell if they’re Broken, they’re well-hidden. They have to be to get by in the court.<br /> <br /> Red Mage, high elf named Leandran who was born in Red. She’s put a preservation spell on it. The first strike should have been fatal, but there was some kind of healing response, but the second hit got through that. The body was definitely healed by a spirit miracle. <br /> <br /> We go back to the Palace, where Hammerstrike is talking to Minister Sandro.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Gale]] looks at the Life is a Battlefield scoreboard while talking to Minister Danang: <br /> The Spiders have a point on the scoreboard.<br /> <br /> (Not enough to beat 12 if it's that.)<br /> <br /> Matcho, Kirin and &lt;...&gt; are the names of the Ministers talking to the General/Admiral.<br /> <br /> Scout goes to brief the King on the Spiders point, and explains that plot further. His Majesty takes out a map.<br /> <br /> Staring at a map, there is a small glow in the Palace, and a large glow at the edge of town.<br /> <br /> &quot;It appears there is a minor demon somewhere in the Palace, and a major demon there. And the Arbae is dead.&quot;<br /> <br /> (Scout thinks that was an Essence spell.)<br /> <br /> Vidan can get us to the big dot. There is a brief kerfuffle about not being to teleport Nesh, the King loses patience and sends us through a plant. <br /> <br /> ==Battling Spiders==<br /> We look around and don’t immediately see anything. Gale has enough show-spiders Mojo to notice them.<br /> <br /> The Spider comes for us! Scout gives everyone see-demons mojo. A baby spider crawls in Gale’s ear, and mind-controls her. She zaps Scout before Stella purges her. The spider has eight limbs that have to be defeated in sequence. After we clobber three legs, the Spider has decided it has had enough, and tries to flee. We give chase and take out a fourth leg. The Spider HAS HAD IT, and a purple mage (Purple 3) appears beside him, and starts to teleport out. We valiantly try to prevent them from teleporting away, but can't quite manage before the Mage gets a spell out.<br /> <br /> ==Aftermath==<br /> We head back to the Palace, to try to do damage control. Purple 3 was in the Purple delegation, but we hadn't seen him; he was one of the key negotiatiors. The negotiations are falling apart, but Vidan and/or Nesh try to persuade them to keep at it.<br /> <br /> Vidan gets 6 Karma successes, and around 11, takes a walk, and overhears:<br /> &lt;ul&gt; <br /> &lt;li&gt; “You are not fulfilling the arrangement any longer.”<br /> &lt;li&gt; “We will complete tonight’s. Last night’s you will have to deal with yourselves.” (The Drow)<br /> &lt;li&gt; “You will owe my lord for this.”<br /> &lt;li&gt; “He can take that up with my mistress.” (The Drow)<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;<br /> <br /> Vidan leans out, Calls out a Witness miracle with 16 successes, 10 DI. “Treachery! Let all take notice!”<br /> A drow and a ninja are there. Combat time starts. In 20 the King’s voice calls out “Why is there a Drow in my palace?!”<br /> <br /> The drow vanishes. <br /> The ninja looks up and says in TrueSpeak, &quot;I serve a true heir to the throne. You are interfering.&quot; and vanishes into the shadows. <br /> <br /> Managaratha sends Scout, who can see the ninja enough that the king can entangle him without requiring a long combat. Unfortunately, he triggers his poison tooth before we get to him. He has no weapons.<br /> <br /> Apparently Minister Sandro was the drow. The throne must be to the Empire.<br /> <br /> The scoreboard ends with 0.5 points for spiders.<br /> <br /> ==Loot==<br /> &lt;ul&gt; <br /> &lt;li&gt; 20 EPs<br /> &lt;li&gt; 20 SPs<br /> &lt;li&gt; A reward each from Ambassador Strong from Her Majesty’s Court (for revealing that [[Futeau]] is the traitor)<br /> &lt;li&gt; A gift or other ?<br /> &lt;ul&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Run Logs]]</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Add Category:Run Logs</p> <hr /> <div>==Entirely Without Incident==<br /> <br /> We head off towards Jabar!<br /> <br /> With the protection of Lissa Tera, we have a smooth (and fairly boring, according to [[Gale]] and [[Scout]]) two weeks across the ocean, until we are a few <br /> <br /> We get a briefing on Yellow from Lissa Tera.<br /> There are four [[Varna]]. Nobility Priest Merchant, Farmer (everyone else). Ranked in vaguely that order; there’s some overlap at the edges. All Priests (well all the Priests of the Goddess…) are in the Priest caste, plus mages, scholars, philosophers… things like that. Kids can move between Varna; it’s hard for adults in the three major Varna to move, although Farmer’s can be promoted.<br /> <br /> There are 5 Major Rivers. The Queen’s, the Great River, The New River, sometimes called the Fifth River (the Lady made it). The Masahanalta, and the Merani. Major ports where the rivers meet the sea. Three High priests (Love’s Servant, etc.) have three cities near the mountains. [[Diomarche]]’s Herd is in the northeast. There are not many major passes– just one far to the South, though it’s possible to get across elsewhere.<br /> <br /> Lots of Illusions, lots of people will pretend to know more than they do. Don’t be rude. People speak Jabaran! She offers to teach some Jabaran.<br /> <br /> We’ll want to get to the [[Maharani]]’s city eventually, but she hears it’s under attack by slith, so better to go by land than by boat.<br /> <br /> [Tortoise 13]<br /> <br /> [[Managaratha]] wakes up, and [[Vidan]] and [[Stella]] hear something thump the bottom of the boat.<br /> Lissa Tera thinks probably slith, since she can’t see anything under the boat.<br /> <br /> Gale gives everyone water breathing and underwater action.<br /> <br /> The slith come over the side. <br /> <br /> Vidan and Stella put a lot of them in timeout, but a named slith decloaks and starts waking them up. <br /> It’s a tough fight, since they all have dodge pools, but we end up killing about half the mook slith. The named slith takes several sets of death checks but escapes over the side, and we can’t defeat his stealth rolls. ([[Lisetera]] says there is an invasion going up the Queen's River and they are fighting in the northern waters, so it was a little surprising this far south but not super surprising.)<br /> <br /> ==In Jabar==<br /> <br /> The cataurs go out into the night. Er, day. Diomarche does the Leaving Ritual of their herds with Rashar and the other two. <br /> <br /> Scout nudges Gale to look at the Magic Map. The X in Yellow is just north of the source of the Fifth River.<br /> <br /> We sail north, and reach Habani by the end of the day. We get rooms at an inn and Lisetera goes to check in. <br /> <br /> Vidan needs to put the three Markers from the Empire in Queen’s City, Love’s Citadel, Life’s Palace, Lore’s Towers. <br /> <br /> Scout notes that our party battlemap has shrunk to not larger than the boat, probably because we spent so long in an Unreality bubble on the boat. No wandering a neighborhood away now. <br /> <br /> The area is kind of savannah-like. Scout does some ecology analysis, and thinks there are some irrigation canals from the river, but the general area is dry. There aren’t any forests or jungles in the area. There is farming of olives and grapes and vines and that sort of thing.<br /> <br /> Scout notices that there are more elves here than in most of the other Zones except for Green.<br /> <br /> Stella gets a nudge from the Goddess; there is a List of Things to fix:<br /> * The list coming in tomorrow is in about the proper order, least to most.<br /> * Yours is not necessarily something that needs fixing, it is something that you should know about, and should think about whether it needs fixing. There are arguments both ways.<br /> * You suppose Scout’s should be fixed.<br /> * Gale’s is less something that needs fixing, but an Opportunity.<br /> * Managaratha’s is definitely a problem; it’s really in some ways the biggest, except maybe for Vidan’s. But what fixing them means is not necessarily clear. They’re definitely divine resistance to looking into either of those (or yours for that matter). It’s not Defended, per se, but you’re getting less than you should.<br /> * [[Nesh]] is probably getting something, but who knows.<br /> * Diomarche’s should be fixed, but is probably the least major of them. But he should do it.<br /> * The stuff Vidan remembered should be dealt with, but it doesn’t have to be today.<br /> <br /> ==The Next Morning: Diomarche's Quest==<br /> <br /> [Tortoise 14]<br /> <br /> We are shown to a table set for eight. Hmm, that’s suspicious. The eighth setting is appropriate for a centaur (as is Diomarche’s). Diomarche recognizes her as Ekarna, from his Herd. She is not high status; her job is a… crafter, more or less. This is far away from her usual area, so that’s unusual.<br /> <br /> Diomarche goes to talk to her as she is inquiring about getting a room. She seems happy to see him. He tells her a bit about Middlesea, and that he and his companions are spreading the word; she assumes that we must be paladins, which Scout thinks is hilarious. Diomarche introduces her to Stella as a Priest of the Goddess, at which she becomes more polite.<br /> <br /> She’s in town to sell some of her leatherwork, because the crops haven’t been doing well. (His mom is still back at the herd, so Diomarche should go see her). The Maharani hasn't been helping because of the drought.<br /> <br /> Stella thinks she’s putting a better face on things than is warranted.<br /> <br /> ==Gale’s Quest==<br /> <br /> A gentleman comes in. He spots Gale, and comes to the table. He’s moderately nicely dressed (at least compared to Ekarna…) He looks at Ekarna and says “If I might…” She lets him take her place.<br /> <br /> “Would it be Captain Gale?”<br /> <br /> “Yes.”<br /> <br /> “Yes. I am [[Dubrecht]]; I am looking for assistance in flying through the mountains (not past the mountains, around the mountains) and I hope you would be able to help me on your quest.”<br /> <br /> “I think that is doable.”<br /> <br /> “Oh good.”<br /> <br /> “When are you going?”<br /> <br /> “I need some time, but in the next month?”<br /> <br /> “What is your quest?”<br /> <br /> “I’m looking for the Phoenix’s Nest, so that I can get a few feathers.”<br /> <br /> Vidan asks whether finding the Nest is the quest, or if the Feathers are the quest. <br /> <br /> Scout asks what he needs them for. “For my quest!” For whom? “For me!” Scout looks at him. Definitely a half-Pooka. Aha. That explains it. Scout becomes much more interested in helping him.<br /> <br /> Who did Dubrecht consult with about his Quest? The Mage in the Golden Tower. She’s well-respected for that sort of thing, she’s certainly expensive enough. It’s hard to scry for the Phoenix.<br /> <br /> We make arrangements to meet with him in a week.<br /> <br /> ==Scout’s Quest==<br /> A high elf lady comes in, and glares at him, and he smiles and bows and leaves.<br /> <br /> “Scout, yes?”<br /> <br /> “Yes.”<br /> <br /> “I understand you are a shaman of some skill?”<br /> <br /> “Yes.”<br /> <br /> “[[Messalani]]. I am one of the more important merchants in town. None of the Rulers in Green are responding to my requests for help. The Tree network is having troubles; it will need some Shamanism, as well as Green magic, which I can provide. With the tree network down (not down, that’s strong) it would have taken some time. ”<br /> <br /> “I’m not aware of the Tree Network and what it does, so I’ll need to see it.”<br /> <br /> “It’s a transportation network run by elves, that we take advantage of. It’s been here since before the last Comet (which is when I got here), so it’s quite well established. It has mostly functioned well, which it is not working well at present.”<br /> <br /> “Is it just in Yellow?”<br /> <br /> “There are three to the [[Melmane]] ports, there’s a different network from Melmane to the other continent.”<br /> <br /> Managaratha is pretty sure it was established two Comets ago.<br /> <br /> “Is it Alchemy, Nature, Essence…?”<br /> <br /> “All three, but at root it is Nature. But it has a Divine component, but I’m not familiar with that and it’s difficult to find anyone to deal with it. Priests here are more likely to try to destroy it; that’s happened to trees on occasion.”<br /> <br /> Messalina is Merchant Varna, she trades, both inside and overseas to keep the economy of the country running. The Great River is where the merchant Varna is most respected, so she tends to travel there. The Tree Network is throughout the lands, but less so in the Priests’ cities.<br /> <br /> As she is finishing describing that…<br /> <br /> ==Nesh’s Quest==<br /> A man comes in. Messalina looks up and there’s a level of assessment. Possibly he’s low level Priest Varna. Nesh is about to escort Nesh out<br /> <br /> “I am Virga.”<br /> <br /> He pulls out a Nesh-finding compass, and puts it on the table. It’s spinning, but then he says something and it points at Nesh.<br /> <br /> “Can you explain why a group of cataurs, coming through our territory, had a magic item that points at you?”<br /> <br /> “Not particularly. I think the [[Oasis]] wants me?”<br /> <br /> “The OASIS wants you?”<br /> <br /> “I mean, I don’t know why…”<br /> <br /> Scout says “sorry, who are you?”<br /> <br /> “I am Virga, I am an officer of the law.”<br /> <br /> With whom?<br /> <br /> “For the city.”<br /> <br /> “I don’t suppose we could see the Ruler of the city? We have important missives from the West.”<br /> <br /> We give him a [[Tarn Evidence Packet]]; he casts a Yellow spell to translate it and reads it quickly. There are teams of cataurs searching for Nesh, they attacked Middlesea, are they connected?<br /> <br /> Well, not that we know of. Nesh says they might be hunting the [[Buccaneer]]? Hmm. He thinks that’s unlikely. The Inspector asks if he’ll drop his defenses to allow some investigative spells. Nesh agrees.<br /> <br /> He casts a Yellow spell; Managaratha thinks it’s a Detect Broken of some kind.<br /> <br /> As he’s casting a second Yellow spell, someone taps his shoulder…<br /> ==Stella’s Quest==<br /> He gets up and bows to the woman who is sitting down, and says he will speak with Nesh later. She appears to be a priest of the Goddess, wearing a Holy symbol. She sits down and says “Good morning, my name is Hama Aliki, I am Lore’s Servant, and I was hoping I could speak with Stella about certain matters.”<br /> <br /> “I understand you have connections with Red and Orange merchant Guilds.”<br /> <br /> “Some. I am not a member of any Guild. I serve the Goddess, but I know many in the Guilds.”<br /> <br /> She considers that a minute or two, and says “[[The Lady]] of Lore is… interested… in developing the Merchant Varna. And hopes to speak with someone who can provide information about how the Priest Varna can assist them in being better organized. Our understanding is that the Guild is quite well organized. It sounds like you perhaps have less understanding of it…?”<br /> <br /> “I have knowledge, but I am not a member, of the Guild.”<br /> <br /> Ah, then she is happy to discuss further if she has the requisite knowledge.<br /> <br /> “I understand priests in your land do not pursue one of the Three Faces specifically.”<br /> <br /> “Not generally.”<br /> <br /> “That is something you should consider if you are going to be here long; the Lady of Lore would be happy to speak with you about that.”<br /> <br /> She is the most aware of any of the people who have come in yet that she is in a mechanic, and that she had intended to speak to YOU, and perhaps had more to say, and is not convinced she wants to say more to the group because of the mechanic.<br /> <br /> Talking generally, it seems the Merchant Varna is not organized the way the Guild is organized. The country is organized, but the Merchants are not. The Nobles are in charge; the Church is next, and could potentially… they can hold their own against the Nobles most of the time. Although the fact that they’re divided into three makes it harder. The three Ladies are bigger than any of the Nobles besides the Maharani. It’s almost feudalish in terms of descending down levels of nobles out. The priests are less organized. Love, Lore, Life; under the three Ladies are other priests. They’re not technically hierarchical, but it’s implied. Non-actual-priests of the Priest Varna are less important than most of the priests (according to her). Merchants are flat at the bottom. Then there are the regular people.<br /> <br /> ==Managaratha’s Quest==<br /> She looks up as someone else comes into the room and heads in her direction, and she says “I believe my time is up”.<br /> <br /> “Oh have we met?”<br /> <br /> “No.” And <br /> <br /> “But I have.”<br /> <br /> “Of course you are. Did I not tell you that Purple is dangerous, Did I not tell you that Yellow was safer? Purple might be more accurate, but even so!”<br /> <br /> “[[Bikarna Vesta]]. Do you remember having met me before?”<br /> <br /> “No. It’s a big one. I think I’m about half burned out.”<br /> <br /> “Then maybe you are less useful than I had hoped.”<br /> <br /> “Nonetheless, I have been monitoring the use of Magics, as you had suggested, and you are correct that Something is Off with Feelings magic. It is not major; I would not have noticed had I not been looking out for it. Spells are not yet going awry more often, but it is enough to notice if you are watching. Which I have been, since you asked me to.<br /> <br /> I have found the thing that you asked me to look for, and what should I do about it?”<br /> <br /> “Well, we have received a prophecy that we should deal with this, so it’s good that you have come to us.”<br /> <br /> “How is your Yellow theory?”<br /> <br /> “At the moment I’m pretty good at Yellow.”<br /> <br /> “You mean Illusion, you can’t do Feelings, right?”<br /> <br /> “Yes.”<br /> <br /> “How to put this in Illusion terms, or non-magic terms. Hmm. The best analogy I have at present. Think that you are living in a house, and you know the house, but suddenly at night there are new noises. That is about all I have at present. There are tremors through Feelings magic, which make the Feelings different. Different is not right. Flavor the Feelings perhaps.”<br /> <br /> “Is this worldwide, or just in Jabar?”<br /> <br /> I have not looked elsewhere; that is an interesting question. I could attempt to investigate that if you think that is a matter that would be useful to know to resolve the problem.<br /> <br /> “I’m not sure it’s urgent, but it could tell the difference between a local ritual, or the Breaker trying to change the nature of Magic.”<br /> <br /> “It’s everywhere in jabar I have been. It’s not something I would expect anyone to notice without looking. I have mentioned it to a few other Mages that, well, in one case she said she had noticed it but thought it was because she was sick. The others claimed it was not changing.”<br /> <br /> I could get to Melmane,<br /> <br /> ==Vidan’s Quest==<br /> As he is finishing that up, [[Suvatra]] shows up.<br /> <br /> “Vikarna, I was not expecting to see you here.”<br /> <br /> “My apologies, Lady, I will make way for you of course.”<br /> <br /> She sits.<br /> <br /> “Vidan, yes. I am pleased you have arrived.” She looks at the line of people, and puts us in a Cone of Silence.<br /> <br /> “So. I believe the first pass will be coming to a head shortly.”<br /> <br /> “First pass?”<br /> <br /> “At attempting to remove the Maharani. The war is going poorly. I believe that is at least in part due to the lack of support that Her Majesty is getting from other sources. She’s getting the brunt. I believe there will be a move within the next month, possibly the next few weeks, to remove her. I expect that will be violent rather than political, and I expect the Church will be heavily involved. There was a time I thought you had better connections in the Church than I did; I’m not convinced of that now, but you are the one I find most plausible to assist me in this matter. Possibly simply because you are not local and therefore are more trustable. Possibly because you are not invested in any particular Maharani.”<br /> <br /> “Is there any evidence of the Broken in the Conspiracy?”<br /> <br /> “Not that I know of; there could be instigators or associates who are Bent, but I believe it is more an internal fight. I am not willing at this time to point at any one person as definitely in the conspiracy. They are sufficiently well guarded against scrying and other investigations that I do not have proof with which to charge any one of significant political import. The easiest way to get proof would be to find an assassin who survived their attempt, but I do not intend to endanger the Maharani in order to catch such an assassin. We will try to discover what we can if that happens, but I would prefer no attempt will be made.”<br /> <br /> “From your message, it sounds like the first attempt will come from Lore?”<br /> <br /> “I don’t believe Lore wants to remove the Maharani; Lore wants to weaken the Maharani because Lore wants to weaken the Nobility. And I believe Lore has begun those moves.”<br /> <br /> Vidan frowns.<br /> <br /> “But the directed attack on the Maharani does not come from Lore.”<br /> <br /> “Where then is most likely?”<br /> <br /> “I believe it is Life, but do not repeat that; I will disavow any such accusation. She is certainly working with others in the Nobility if she is organizing this; she was Noble of birth, and her family is close in line should the Maharani’s family fall. So given the combination of power involved and possible beneficiaries, she is my most plausible candidate. But whether she is assisting others or the motivator, that I don’t have a good feel for.”<br /> <br /> Vidan thinks about whether there’s an obvious heir. (The prince in Middlesea is a nephew.) She has two heirs, a daughter. Passage of rulership is more flexible. KS: Succession Law tells him that the Maharani could name an heir. If an heir has not been named, then the Council of Nobles will discuss what the Maharani’s choice would likely have been. With political shenanigans likely.<br /> <br /> ==And then...==<br /> A gentleman comes in, and bows to Suvatra.<br /> <br /> “I am Captain Loric Assan. I am a member of the Maharani’s personal guard. I understand you are the [[Middlesea Free Rangers]]?”<br /> <br /> “We are.”<br /> <br /> “The Maharani commands your presence in the capital at once. I will accompany you there. Welcome to Jabar.”<br /> <br /> ===Loot:===<br /> * +1 Racial Schtick<br /> * +20 SPs<br /> <br /> [[Category:Run Logs]]</div>

BoojumBot https://thecometreturns.net/index.php?title=Forging_the_Free_Rangers&diff=59303 2026-07-05T23:49:50Z

<p>BoojumBot: Add Category:Run Logs</p> <hr /> <div>[Still Salamander 2]<br /> <br /> We start with the call of “Incoming!” by a voice that is next to [[Scout]], from something that is vaguely visible.<br /> <br /> Our featureless plain seems to have some features– there’s two rings of Large Hexes around [[Vidan]], and then a plain of small hexes. Far off in one direction there is a Desert, with five cataurs. In the other direction is a drow, and a spirit next to her. <br /> <br /> Combat starts. In 15, the drow puts up a green wall blocking off the corner she’s in.<br /> The drow's (captive?) spirit takes away two of our Greater Hexes, and the desert Greater Hex advances. We realize that’s the [[Oasis]]. Oh dear. The cataurs also advance. Scout identifies the drow's spirit as the Spirit of Middlesea, and Scout's friend identifies the drow as &quot;the elf we were following.&quot; ([[Silenalania]])<br /> <br /> The spirit of Middlesea also drops a tied-up guy ([[Nesh]] says he's [[William]], the head butler from Middlesea) into Nesh's hex.<br /> <br /> [[Gale]] gets thornbushed, gagging her, but between [[Managaratha]], Nesh's knife, and her own Airstep (wild magic) she gets out enough to swear. <br /> <br /> The party swears the Oath, using the following names:<br /> * Nesh, son of Ilyana, last of the line of the Oldest.<br /> * [[Stella]], the Goddess's Hammer. <br /> * Managaratha (that's all he says)<br /> * Scout: the Eyes of the Forest<br /> * Gale: Storm’s Queen.<br /> * Vidan: Rolls for 8s, but also knows that it will be less bound to the ritual than he might like. Then he decides that he’ll say the Thing, swearing the oath as “We, now Vidan…”<br /> * [[Diomarche]]: [[Rush]]’s Hammer<br /> <br /> <br /> Nesh frees William enough to say &quot;Captured North&quot;, and that moves the spirit of Middlesea two towards us, and our hexes towards it. <br /> <br /> &quot;I think we should delay the end of this ritual.&quot; -Managaratha <br /> <br /> The cataurs and Oasis keep closing to grab Nesh, and our large hexes keep melting. <br /> <br /> Scout's friend tells him: Middlesea is bound by a green shamanism ritual. Hitting it with a sanctuary or a dispel green should help. It is being held in the Broken Lands; it would have Broken to a demon by now but it is protected by time not passing. <br /> <br /> Fifth action, the Oasis is stuck against the red circle.<br /> <br /> Next turn - the cataurs have grabbed Nesh; he and Gale and Diomarche are now floating off of the Greater Hexes near the Oasis, as people chop Middlesea's bonds. <br /> <br /> Scout's friend notes that we are always on a battlefield with the Oasis demon and the Middlesea spirit. <br /> <br /> Stella hammers Middlesea's bonds. It's mostly broken. <br /> <br /> Middlesea tells us that he is being held about [a spot on the [[Mappe]] now labeled as [[Spiritbreaker Fortress]]]. There is a fortress with several goblins - he's seen at least four. They take turns holding him captive. They are all broad green mages. There are a lot of other demons here that used to be spirits that they have kidnapped and done this to. He doesn't know their long term goal but assumes this is bad. He would greatly appreciate it if we could get him out before the timestop ends.<br /> <br /> Scout drops a shaman miracle of connecting him to Middlesea. 7 successes, 12 DI. &quot;Are you sure?&quot; He says yes. There is a fast marriage montage between Middlesea and Scout's spirit friend.<br /> <br /> Scout realizes (or is told by one of the spirits?) that his eyes are in the same fortress as the goblins.<br /> <br /> Vidan tries to get us out again. Managaratha finishes the ritual. <br /> <br /> ==Back in the Real World==<br /> <br /> People who are on the Greater Hexes are in a ritual room. Everyone else is &quot;somewhere in the castle&quot;, including four cataurs holding Nesh. Diomarche ends up in the stables; Nesh and the cataurs are outside the castle.<br /> <br /> Gale reappears right outside the ritual room, and drops everyone into a battle location spell, and unfolds the boat. Diomarche runs towards Nesh. Vidan tries to climb out the window, and Stella pushes. &quot;He was going out the window, so I assumed the boat was there.&quot;<br /> <br /> Diomarche tramples the cataurs. Nesh is pretty badly wounded. <br /> <br /> The guards find and take care of the last cataur. The captain of the guards is not pleased by the cataurs. <br /> <br /> ==Post Combat==<br /> <br /> There’s some talking to the Regent, who, rather dubiously, wants to know why were there cataurs in our ritual? We explain that they took exception to our plans to thwart the Breaker. Ah. Vidan thanks the Regent for the guards' timely assistance. The Regent offers Vidan the ability to stay if he wants, but he’d probably have to learn some Red.<br /> <br /> Scout relays some details about what he found out in Middlesea. He wonders about contacting His Majesty to update him about what’s going on. Hmm. <br /> <br /> We decide to stay overnight, look for Broken priests in the morning, and then head towards [[Melmane]]. <br /> <br /> [Salamander 3]<br /> <br /> DI in hand, Scout scouts, with Nesh, Gale, and Diomarche. With DI in Sensing Broken Miracles, some scouting, and 2 successes on a Karma check, they find a place where there was a miracle a while ago. On the edge of how long ago that can be noticed, so probably a week or two. But that means it was fairly large. Close to Berenson’s death, which was about 8 days ago, so probably a little before? But maybe the day of, or shortly after. Only a taste of it left. It was probably subtle, so might have been Bent, rather than Broken. It’s in a tavern, not far from [[Tem]]ple Square.<br /> <br /> So there’s definitely some evidence of a Broken or Bent priest that’s been around recently. Gale chats up the bartender ( [[Doyle]], who runs [[The Crimson Flagon]]), who is happy to chat and flirt. It’s a reasonably upper-class bar– not where nobles stay, they stay with other nobles, but if you have money but not connections it’s a good place to stay. He doesn’t gossip about his clientele, so we don’t get specifics, but he does note that business spiked after the King’s death, as there were many travelers coming to pay respects, etc. The High Priest of the Nameless did come through that week, although not that evening.<br /> <br /> Thinking about it further, Scout’s pretty sure it was on the first floor, which has the bar and the dining room and the kitchen and a couple of bedrooms. It wasn’t the kitchen, it probably wasn’t the bar. Probably the private dining room or bedrooms. It was targeting the people in the room, not the room itself. <br /> <br /> Stella Brings It, asking What Broke Here? It was a foreign miracle; a bunch of DI was spent, but it’s indirect enough that it’s not going up against their full defenses. Nothing explicitly Broke, but it was part of a Breaking of the Church of the Five.<br /> <br /> Vidan gathers information about meetings of priests that happened in the Tavern. The local priest of [[Jord]] ([[Bert]]) was in for a meeting a week and a half ago, with [[Greg]], and traveling priests of [[Orellian]] and [[Navere]]. [[Stephen]] was the priest of Navere from out of town, [[Lily]] was the priest of Orellian. <br /> <br /> Vidan feels compelled to tell [[Violet]] what we have gleaned; he says that we think the meeting was targeted by a Broken miracle, it’s not clear if the miracle was cast by one of them or someone outside. Violet says she will keep an eye open; she had met Stephen and Lily but didn’t think they were Bent or Broken.<br /> <br /> ==Loot==<br /> * We are members of the [[Middlesea Free Rangers]].<br /> * We each get a Creation Schtick, which Charles will tell us about.<br /> * +10 EPs, +30 SPs<br /> * Cake!<br /> <br /> [[Category:Run Logs]]</div>

BoojumBot https://thecometreturns.net/index.php?title=Zerbina&diff=59302 2026-07-05T23:37:43Z

<p>BoojumBot: Automated Claude summary</p> <hr /> <div>Duchess Zerbina is the martial ruler of [[Darstan]] in central [[Red]], co-founder of the realm by marriage to [[Baron Volstak]] roughly twenty years ago. Though she and Volstak retain ducal titles, [[Darstan]] functions as a kingdom in all but name. Their daughter is Princess Bella.<br /> <br /> == Military Leadership ==<br /> Zerbina personally commands [[Darstan]]'s armies and is renowned for yearly conquests of new baronies and duchies. She and Volstak form a formidable partnership: she leads military expansion while he consolidates conquered territories politically.<br /> <br /> == Notable Events ==<br /> <br /> === Signet Ring Theft ===<br /> [[George]], a spy for [[King Richard III]], orchestrated the theft of Zerbina's signet ring through Thieves' Guild operative [[Marsha]]. The intent was to spark a war between [[Darstan]] and [[Berana]]. The party intercepted and killed Marsha before the ring could be delivered, recovering it and preventing the conflict.<br /> <br /> === Middlesea Crisis ===<br /> During the Conclave at [[Middlesea]], [[Baron Volstak]] vanished and suffered severe injuries from being used as a sacrifice in a four-priest ritual. Zerbina felt the damage through their lifebond connection. She dispatched agents to investigate, including:<br /> * Lord Denis<br /> * Bordan (priest of [[Rush]])<br /> * Hiraz (Red mage)<br /> <br /> She maintains an active Life spell link to Volstak across the distance. Volstak's absence has left [[Darstan]] politically exposed to pressure from [[King Richard]]'s Lands and [[Berana]].<br /> <br /> Category:NPCs</div>

BoojumBot https://thecometreturns.net/index.php?title=Bikarna_Vesta&diff=59301 2026-07-05T23:36:07Z

<p>BoojumBot: Automated Claude summary</p> <hr /> <div>Bikarna Vesta is a character who has been researching issues related to Feelings Magic and its dangerous effects. [[Managaratha]] has attempted to contact them regarding these findings.<br /> <br /> Bikarna Vesta appears to have expertise in magical matters, particularly concerning the hazards of Purple magic, which they consider dangerous compared to Yellow magic. They regard Purple as potentially more accurate but riskier.<br /> <br /> She remembers having met Managaratha, but he does not remember having met her.</div>

BoojumBot https://thecometreturns.net/index.php?title=Dubrecht&diff=59299 2026-07-05T23:32:57Z

<p>BoojumBot: Automated Claude summary</p> <hr /> <div>'''Dubrecht''' is a half‑elf (originally a half-Pooka when first met) contact and feather‑hunter who turns up in Yellow as a fast‑talking, well‑connected questor—he hires and consults with mages (including a scryer in the Golden Tower), recruits [[Gale]] and the Free Rangers to help him find the Phoenix's Nest, and acts as a social connector at court (listed among the Greens at the party). Pragmatic and a little roguish, he organizes the phoenix‑feather expedition, helps trigger the avalanche that distracts predators so [[Scout]] can snatch phoenix plumes, and otherwise serves as a useful, slightly capricious ally for aerial, mountain, and treasure‑seeking ventures. He brings Helena, a halfling priestess, as his guest to the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. Later, he spots [[Gale]] tavern-hopping in Lore's Citadel - at this point he looks like a half‑troll and is interested in acquiring a sandworm tooth.<br /> <br /> Category:NPCs</div>

BoojumBot https://thecometreturns.net/index.php?title=Jabar&diff=59294 2026-07-04T19:38:15Z

<p>BoojumBot: Automated Claude summary</p> <hr /> <div>**Jabar** is the [[Yellow]] region, located far across the Merfolk's Ocean from the mainland. It is home to significant populations of Centaurs and cataurs, with [[Diomarche]]'s Herd located in the northeast. The region features five major rivers—the Queen's, the Great River, the New River (also called the Fifth River, created by the Lady), the Masahanalta, and the Merani—which meet the sea at major ports. Three High priests of the Goddess maintain cities near the mountains.<br /> <br /> Jabar operates under a caste system called [[Varna]], which divides the populace into nobles/warriors, &quot;priests&quot;, merchants/craftsmen, and farmers/laborers. The region is ruled by a [[Maharani]] from the capital city. Centaurs have an unclear relationship with the Varna system; their herds divide along similar lines but are considered a separate set of Varna answering to the Maharani or the Ladies. Elves and half-elves are mostly incorporated into the Varna, while there are not enough Saurians to establish clear interactions with the system.<br /> <br /> The region has experienced significant recent events:<br /> * A [[Slith]] invasion threatened the Maharani's capital and northern waters<br /> * Tremors in Feelings magic have been detected throughout Jabar, possibly related to the Lady of Love's attempt to move Feelings magic into the Goddess' domain<br /> * The [[Oasis]] took over the desert area east of Jabar and seeks to expand further, either into Jabar or the Saurien homelands<br /> * About half of the cataurs in Jabar became unbroken centaurs during the last Comet<br /> * The party visited Jabar and was summoned by the Maharani to address various crises<br /> <br /> The region's language is Jabaran, and illusions are common enough that direct rudeness is discouraged.</div>

BoojumBot https://thecometreturns.net/index.php?title=Jabar&diff=59293 2026-07-04T19:37:51Z

<p>BoojumBot: Automated Claude summary</p> <hr /> <div>**Jabar** is the [[Yellow]] region, located far across the Merfolk's Ocean from the mainland. It is home to significant populations of Centaurs and cataurs, with [[Diomarche]]'s Herd located in the northeast. The region features five major rivers—the Queen's, the Great River, the New River (also called the Fifth River, created by the Lady), the Masahanalta, and the Merani—which meet the sea at major ports. Three High priests of the Goddess maintain cities near the mountains.<br /> <br /> Jabar operates under a caste system called [[Varna]], which divides the populace into nobles/warriors, &quot;priests&quot;, merchants/craftsmen, and farmers/laborers. The region is ruled by a [[Maharani]] from the capital city. Centaurs have an unclear relationship with the Varna system; their herds divide along similar lines but are considered a separate set of Varna answering to the Maharani or the Ladies. Elves and half-elves are mostly incorporated into the Varna, while there are not enough Saurians to establish clear interactions with the system.<br /> <br /> The region has experienced significant recent events:<br /> * A [[Slith]] invasion threatened the Maharani's capital and northern waters<br /> * Tremors in Feelings magic have been detected throughout Jabar, possibly related to the Lady of Love's attempt to move Feelings magic into the Goddess' domain<br /> * The [[Oasis]] took over the desert area east of Jabar and seeks to expand further, either into Jabar or protected homelands<br /> * About half of the cataurs in Jabar became unbroken centaurs during the last comet<br /> * The party visited Jabar and was summoned by the Maharani to address various crises<br /> <br /> The region's language is Jabaran, and illusions are common enough that direct rudeness is discouraged.</div>

BoojumBot https://thecometreturns.net/index.php?title=Lavinia&diff=59292 2026-07-04T19:36:20Z

<p>BoojumBot: Automated Claude summary</p> <hr /> <div>'''Lavinia'''<br /> : A priest at the Lore temple in Jabar. She is grumpy and unhelpful during the party's visit to discuss the drought affecting the region.<br /> : She disapproves of the Broken miracle that the party is carrying. According to Narise, this disapproval is the source of Lavinia's hostile attitude.<br /> : When the party visits the temple, Lavinia leaves in a huff and refuses to provide assistance.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]</div>

BoojumBot https://thecometreturns.net/index.php?title=Ambassador_Strong&diff=59290 2026-07-04T19:33:53Z

<p>BoojumBot: Automated Claude summary</p> <hr /> <div>'''Ambassador Strong''' is a troll diplomat representing Her Majesty's Court in [[Green]].<br /> <br /> He possesses a reasonable Mind stat. Ambassador Strong maintains his own stone building separate from the Palace in [[Green]], staffed with servants.<br /> <br /> He rewarded the party for exposing [[Futeau]] as a traitor to Her Majesty's Court during the [[Middlesea]] conference. He has diplomatic knowledge of various regions and cultures, maintaining a well-stocked larder with foods from:<br /> * Red<br /> * Orange<br /> * [[Saurian]] regions<br /> <br /> Ambassador Strong hosted the party for lunch at his residence. The meal was described as pleasant and chatty in nature, though he did not interrogate them. He is familiar with [[Managaratha]], though they had not previously met.</div>

BoojumBot https://thecometreturns.net/index.php?title=A_Maharani_Calls&diff=59289 2026-07-04T18:54:55Z

<p>BoojumBot: Automated linkify</p> <hr /> <div>The next morning dawns. (Tam is sad by the nadir of his power.)<br /> <br /> [[Stella]] bamfs out. [[Vidan]] is still not here. Hmm.<br /> <br /> There is a letter from the cataur Alex to [[Nesh]], saying that he can meet him this afternoon at the Third Pasture.<br /> <br /> ==A [[Maharani]] Calls==<br /> Court is Now! The Maharani is returned. We are allowed to attend, but not yet summoned. The Court is in open session, whereby guards are deployed but people are allowed in. There is an audience around the edges. People are being called forth. The Maharani sits on a throne, with bodyguards around her, but there is no chancellor calling names or anything. [[Diomarche]] thinks that’s slightly unusual.<br /> <br /> The Merchant presentations are made, more or less back-to-back; they’re not working as a group. The two feuding noble houses make claims on a particular piece of land, the Maharani says she will discuss with them tomorrow. Princess [[Alastra]] gives a report on the state of the Wall; [[Mikhailovich]] is blamed, we are not mentioned. There is murmuring in the crowd, but presumably anyone who cares knows about the explosions.<br /> <br /> [[Managaratha]] asks someone if the Maharani usually does her own scheduling. The position of First Servant has been empty for some time now, and the Second Servant went to Middlesea.<br /> <br /> There are fewer illusions than expected; there are some well-established protective miracles around.<br /> <br /> The Maharani announces the end of Court, and people started leaving. When we try to leave, one of the Guards tells us to wait. Kidnapped! A few people give us looks wondering who we are and why we have been allowed to stay.<br /> <br /> [[Lisetera]] comes in from a side door. The Maharani calls us up, and says “You are those of the [[Middlesea Free Rangers]] who are currently available?” “Yes.” “Tell me how your preparations for releasing my Nephew are going?” “Well we haven’t figured out a way to deal with the Breaker’s Avatar,” says Nesh. “Well, what have you tried.”<br /> <br /> “I understand there is an orc army; the Avatar of the Breaker leading the army; some [[Slith]] assassins; an odd Blue effect; a Green memory charm of some sort; an [[Oasis]] miracle of Isolation. What am I missing?”<br /> <br /> [[Scout]] notes the Unreality field; Diomarche remembers some people bleeding out.<br /> <br /> Diomarche wonders if the Nephew’s defenses include Unreality; Lisetera says that the Unreal area of the Keep is Lady Hirana’s. <br /> <br /> “So you will not be prepared to take down the time-stop and release people any time soon?”<br /> <br /> “No, but we’re arranging alliances to act.”<br /> <br /> “And what have you done so far?”<br /> <br /> (Scout thinks the Maharani is WAY too on this for our level of preparation.)<br /> <br /> “Are there forces under your control that could be assigned?”<br /> <br /> <br /> She can provide yellow+Goddess to take down Purple + Twins. <br /> How can her nephew be extracted by himself? <br /> <br /> We don’t have a good answer. We speculate about our connections and assets, the Spirit of Middlesea, etc.<br /> <br /> The Maharani mentions that she has considered consulting with a Priest of [[Jord]] as to how he could be Stolen out of there. None of the faces of the Goddess are particularly suited to the task– maybe Lore– but she does not want to involve any of the Ladies.<br /> <br /> We recall the merchant [[Jabril]] who was a Priest of Jord; maybe we could chat with him.<br /> <br /> “Do you have a feel for whether the Red forces arrayed at Middlesea are large enough to deal with the orc army?”<br /> <br /> “No, we are gaining more information as we go back and forth,” says Managaratha.<br /> <br /> “Let me translate that to Military speak,” says Diomarche. He discusses how the orcs are an army unit but no other force that big is nearby, but they’re being prevented from going into army combat. Probably by one of the Blue spells?<br /> <br /> “Lisetera is tasked with recovering the [[Prince Vishnarani|Prince]]. I know you have spoken on this task some. I expect you will discuss it with a more Direct and Intentional purpose as to how to effect this, and I look forward to a report Soon.” Upon which we are Dismissed. Gulp.<br /> <br /> (“We’ve been on a boat for over a month!”)<br /> <br /> ==Cataurs and Cataurs and Cataurs, Oh My==<br /> Diomarche wants to get someone with Logistics to help deal with the drought. Maybe the staff sergeant for the army unit that we traveled with? Diomarche sends a courier. [[Gale]] sends a letter to Stephen trying to recruit him.<br /> <br /> <br /> On our list of people to talk to soon:<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li&gt; Gebra &amp; Drought ([[Mage Stephen]]?)<br /> &lt;li&gt; Alex &amp; Cataurs<br /> &lt;li&gt; Jabril, Priest of Jord<br /> &lt;li&gt; WATCH FOR THE GOLDEN TOWER SEER<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;<br /> <br /> “Hey [[Suvatra]], We’re going to go meet an Oasis rep in the Third Pasture, just thought we should tell someone in case we get Got. –Scout.”<br /> <br /> Nesh notices some cataurs in the pasture, and some humans who (Diomarche thinks) seem to be watchful in an unexpected way. <br /> <br /> “The Boss doesn’t really talk per se, so… I got some of a briefing, and I can explain some of the briefing, but I can’t say anything it wants you to hear.” <br /> <br /> “Sure, sure.”<br /> <br /> “But the short version is there is a Cave to the East of it, that… well, that is protected from people going into it, except probably for you. And it wants something from there. That’s all I got. So if you want to explore the Fancy Cave of Fanciness, we’d be happy to have you there.”<br /> <br /> “We can’t just pick up and go.”<br /> <br /> “This is a long-term plan.”<br /> <br /> “You all attacked my mother, so…”<br /> <br /> “Like I said, a long-term plan.”<br /> <br /> “If it was up to me, I’d be interested in seeing what’s in that cave.<br /> <br /> &quot;It’s in my wish to go there in the next few years.”<br /> <br /> “I don’t control what timelines are acceptable.”<br /> <br /> “I’d be happy to send a message, because I imagine getting there would be much easier with your boss’ help.”<br /> “It would be hard to get there without the Boss’ permission.”<br /> <br /> Scout notices a cluster of humans that are moving into surrounding the [[Saurian]] and the Centaur over there. They don’t seem to have been spotted yet. He Blends In.<br /> <br /> “Hey Nesh! Ask Alex if those guys are his.” Managaratha calls out, in Bandish.<br /> <br /> They decide it’s time to end the conversation, and it’s top of 12.<br /> <br /> ==Whose Team Are You On?, a.k.a. The Combat==<br /> In the Surprise Round, Green 7 (from last night’s party) says “Halt! You’re under arrest.” to the people they’re surrounding.<br /> <br /> Nesh sits down. Scout Blends In and gets closer.<br /> <br /> Scoreboard: it's the fight over Nesh. 7 has some points, 6 doesn't. Interesting.<br /> <br /> Green 7 does something, and the cataur and Green 6’s Team start glowing. Huh.<br /> Half of Team 7 tries to surround the cataur and Nesh, the other half forms a wall against Team 6.<br /> Green 6 vanishes; <br /> <br /> Alex tries to flee.<br /> <br /> Scoreboard says Green 7 is Team Guard, team 6 is Team Centaur (&quot;Cataur&quot;?)<br /> Scout looks at the glowing miracle - team 6 has a DI miracle of &quot;don't pay attention&quot; and a small illusion that they are centaurs, and a larger Goddessy miracle showing where they are. <br /> <br /> Guards put shackles on Nesh and try to bola Alex. Alex dodges a fair bit, and then says “sorry, arrest would be bad for me” and tries to flee. Diomarche, not having heard “Let Alex escape”, pursues!<br /> <br /> Gale zaps the row of cataurs that were trying to hold the back<br /> The willow-the-wisps take Alex into a pocket dimension, but Diomarche stomps through the wall and we finish taking them down. Alex didn’t survive, oops? Well, okay.<br /> <br /> A note arrives at the guard house saying Nesh is free to go, but he waits until Green 7 comes back because he wants to talk to her. He just wanted to know why they keep wanting to kidnap him - he can open the cave east of the Oasis. Tisana asks for more details; why him, what’s in the chamber, etc. He doesn’t know the latter; the former is because he’s descended from his mother, Ilyana. He doesn’t know more specifically where. He gets the name of Green 6– Lacrisa.<br /> <br /> Nesh leaves.<br /> <br /> ==Back to Other Plots==<br /> Scout tries for a connection to Middlesea to ask about getting people out without breaking the timestop. The Oasis miracle of isolation is the thing that we’d need to get past; the time stop doesn’t really affect getting people out.<br /> <br /> [[Dubrecht]] shows up! He takes Gale out for drinks. She thinks we’re dealing with the drought first, and then the Mountains? The drought is mostly north of the Queen’s River.<br /> <br /> Suvatra summons Vidan, and we open his message and show up at his 10am meeting. &quot;Don't have meetings with cataurs, tell the Guard about them&quot;. The Maharani will be expecting updates ASAP if we stay in the palace, once a week if we leave. <br /> <br /> The shaman had an item of storing DI; the mage had an item of anti-scrying, so a city-wide scan would have been complicated.<br /> <br /> We send a note to Jabril, saying we’d like to speak to him.<br /> <br /> ===Gebra===<br /> We go to talk to Gebra, along with the logistics person. The centaurs do have a Blue mage (Seph), although not from Blue, obviously. Changing the weather of entire portions of the country is beyond his ability. He is currently on location, several days’ travel up the river. She gives us an address; he may not be there on any given day. He has helped prevent it from being a Disaster, but he hasn’t been able to Fix it. Has there been any investigation into whether it’s naturally occurring or hostile action of some kind. The Mages and Mother Priests who have been hired haven’t indicated that it’s either a competing Magic field, or a Curse of any sort. But mostly they’ve been dealing with symptoms rather than root causes. The Priests of the Mother are based in a temple a bit further up the river than where Seph is. They haven’t been working together with Seph, particularly. (Seph is at the ‘s’ in the “Queen’s River” on the map; the priests are at the ‘v’. The drought basically comes from the Mountain to around where Seph is.) The slith have not really been going that far up. Seph and the Mother Priests are the main ones who are dealing with the drought; Gebra has been dealing with logistics.<br /> <br /> The drought started after the Comet; it’s been into severe-drought territory this year. It’s mostly already damaged the crops this year, but making sure it doesn’t hurt next year’s crops would be very helpful. It’s not mass-starvation level, but it is bad.<br /> <br /> ===Trees!===<br /> <br /> Scout goes in, everyone else stays out. The priestess asks if Scout has need of the Tree; he responds that he would like to bring his companions to see the Tree. She does a miracle and frowns– you are connected to the Oasis. Er, yes, we are on a battlemap with the Oasis, and are under influence from one of its Miracles. The Priestess does not think that is a good idea to let me in to talk to the Tree. Hmm. Scout explains a bit, and then the Priestess comes and takes a look at all of us. Scout tries to introduce her, and says he didn’t get her name. She says no– he did not give his name. “Scout!” “That is not your name.” Well, no, okay. She does a shaman miracle, which no one resists, and goes back inside. Managaratha wonders– is the Tree the Tree that the Arba-sol was working with? No, he’s pretty clear that the Tree is now what the Valley was, in Comets gone. Also, Scout is clearly from the last Comet– with the Lord and the Lady and the [[Buccaneer]], back when people had Jobs, not Names. Oh. Er. Huh. That surprises Scout, but also seems to make sense… He’s pretty sure he came back from hearing his Song as Scout.<br /> <br /> ==Loot==<br /> &lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li&gt;+6 EPs<br /> &lt;li&gt; +10 SPs<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Run Logs]]</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Automated linkify</p> <hr /> <div>This page lists known priests, priestesses, and religious officials.<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Jord]]) ==<br /> '''[[Bert]]'''<br /> : Local priest of Jord in [[Berana]]. He was present at a meeting at The Crimson Flagon tavern approximately a week and a half before the party's investigation. That meeting appears to have been targeted by a Broken miracle. [[Violet]] had met him and did not believe him to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Carlo]]'''<br /> : [[Stella]]'s uncle and a priest of Jord. He is being consulted about the feasibility of extracting someone from the time-stopped keep at [[Middlesea]], as Jord's domain may be relevant to that problem.<br /> : Appears in: [[Talking to Trees]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dora]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord who accompanied Princess Friga to Middlesea. She is mentioned by Greg when [[Nesh]] asks if there is anyone the party should look for there.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jabril]]'''<br /> : A merchant who is revealed to be a priest of Jord. During the assassination attempt aftermath in Jabar he activates Diomarche during the battle and is able to open a locked and trapped chest belonging to the assassin. He is later recalled by the party when the [[Maharani]] considers consulting a Jord priest about extracting someone from the time-stopped keep, and the party sends him a note requesting a meeting.<br /> : Appears in: [[A Tree Grows in Jabar]], [[A Maharani Calls]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Joseph]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord found at the [[Tem]]ple of Jord in [[Darstan]] who acts as a contact for the thieves' guild. He later confronts Nesh about violating Jord's rules and discusses whether Nesh could petition for a rite to cleanse the stain of his transgression.<br /> : Appears in: [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Navere]]) ==<br /> '''[[Angelina]]'''<br /> : A priest of Navere at the Church of the Five in [[Vani]]. She is someone the local [[Centurion]] consults regularly and could potentially introduce [[Vidan]] to him. She provides non-divinely-inspired political advice about the Consort candidates during Day of the Maiden preparations, noting her fortune roll only yielded one success.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Cindy]]'''<br /> : Explicitly identified as &quot;Cindy of Navere,&quot; a priest with more than 10 DI based in [[Indaton]]. She delivers a message to Vidan from [[Theo]] informing him that the slith spy situation in town has been resolved.<br /> : Appears in: [[Hunting Slith Spies]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dalarin]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Navere encountered in the First Run. He is cautious about loose cannons and offers to write a letter of introduction for the party. He also channels [[Sergeant Susie]]'s voice to relay her orders to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady Violet / Violet]]'''<br /> : High priest of Navere and head of the Church of the Five in the coastal city of Berana. She manages the political situation around the king's succession, maintains the Church's neutrality, and plans the coronation. She receives Vidan, discusses the assassination with him, and takes charge of the public reveal of evidence against the slith assassin. She briefs the party on the succession crisis, advises on political strategy, provides blessings at the coronation, and discusses [[Rush]] clergy overreach with Vidan. She had previously met Stephen and Lily at the Crimson Flagon meeting and did not believe either to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Under the Sea]], [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and Investigation]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Orellian]]) ==<br /> '''[[Gyvail]]'''<br /> : Husband of Linda, a half-elven woman, and identified by her as a priest of Orellian. He was last seen inside the keep with Caitlyn and Westrack, holding position when the orcs attacked.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lily]]'''<br /> : A traveling priest of Orellian who attended the meeting at The Crimson Flagon in Berana. Violet had met her and did not believe her to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (Rush) ==<br /> '''[[Antonio]]'''<br /> : Head of the local paladins of Rush in Orange. He attends a house party and speaks with Diomarche about a potential slith threat and security concerns.<br /> : Appears in: [[House Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bordan]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest traveling with Lord Denis and Hiraz in service to [[Duchess Zerbina]]. He notes that he serves the Baron and Duchess rather than the Church directly. He identifies the Broken miracle and a Time miracle affecting the keep as two separate effects.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Diomarche]]'''<br /> : A party member and priest/paladin of Rush who appears throughout the campaign. Originally part of the Red delegation, he is described as &quot;Fiveist&quot; and is under the influence of a Broken miracle complicating Rush-related rituals. He swears the Free Rangers oath as &quot;Rush's Hammer.&quot; He reports in at Rush temples, invokes Rush to banish ghosts aboard a shipwreck, can potentially invoke Rush to break through obstacles, and is treated as a member of the Rush religious community throughout. He also informs the Rush temple about [[Marsha]]'s death and later briefs [[Bran]] on Rush priest insights.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]], [[Second Run]], [[To The Heart]], [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]], [[On The Sea 2]], [[Three Mages]], [[Pearly Whites]], [[Welcome to Vani]], [[House Party]], [[Heart of Orange]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Earnest]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Rush in Berana. Diomarche briefs him on potential threats to the coronation and he confirms that Karen will conduct the Transfer of Office ceremony. He is later among those convinced about the unusual nature of the non-Broken swords.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Fred]]'''<br /> : A priest at a nearby temple of Rush. He is eager to put together an attack force and attempts to analyze the battle the party is caught in, but briefly freezes when he tries.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Hammerstrike]]'''<br /> : A dwarf priest of Rush located in the Forest court town. Diomarche seeks him out for information about the local situation, including the Arbae's murder, possible demon activity, and assassins. He is also later seen talking to Minister Sandro.<br /> : Appears in: [[In the Court of His Majesty of the Forest]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Karen]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest in Berana who conducts the Transfer of Office ceremony at Queen [[Wendy]]'s coronation. Notably, she does not spend any DI on the ritual and does not give loyalty oaths to Wendy.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (the Nameless) ==<br /> '''[[Greg]]'''<br /> : High priest of the Nameless in Berana, living in the Temple of the Five. He is initially suspected of being Broken or Bent due to suspicious behavior in the Succession mechanic, but Vidan visits him and finds him candid and apparently orthodox. He is outspoken about the Rush clergy overstepping its bounds and raises concerns about Jordian priests being absorbed into Rush logistics roles. He mentions Dora and Westrack as contacts the party might seek in Middlesea.<br /> : Appears in: [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and <br /> <br /> '''[[Valentino]]'''<br /> <br /> == The Goddess ==<br /> '''[[Diana]]'''<br /> : A priest at Stella's temple in [[Rin'yan]], later reidentified as one of two other priests at the Rinyan Tem temple alongside [[Meraldi]]. She asks Stella to look after things while she leaves for a few days. She is not present when the party arrives during the Rinyan Redux events.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Rinyan Redux]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Life) ==<br /> '''[[Alacar]]'''<br /> : A voting priest at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar, listed as Red 1 among the higher-ranked Life priests with one vote each. No further detail is given beyond her presence and voting status.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Alana]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 5 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Gebra's sponsor in the Daughter contest and as [[Thistle]]'s sponsor for attendance at the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bethamel]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 2 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. [[Gale]] attempts to convince her to support Aluska rather than Rani [[Dwalla]], partly succeeding because Bethamel feels her vote doesn't matter if the outcome is already fixed.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Corona]]'''<br /> : A centaur priestess listed as Red 3 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. [[Managaratha]] chats with her in the Dining Room about how candidates for the Goddess' Daughter are chosen. She explains the selection process but declines to reveal how the current year's choice is going.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Gisawara]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 7 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. No further detail is given beyond her presence on the cast list as a voting priest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Helena]]'''<br /> : A halfling priestess listed as Red 8 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. She brings [[Dubrecht]] as her guest to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Isabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 9 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She is Aluska's sponsor in the Daughter contest. Gale finds her already in favor of Aluska. She arrives at the party dragging a young girl named Raquel.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jasmine]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 10 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She approaches Stella to ask if she is interested in becoming one of Life's Servants, and they compare notes on how the Church works in Orange versus Yellow. Stella later assesses that Jasmine is &quot;definitely Playing The Game&quot; and thinks Ladinas deserves to win due to her large temple donation.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Kalinda]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 11 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Rani Dwalla's sponsor in the Daughter contest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady of Life (unnamed)]]'''<br /> : A high religious leader referred to as &quot;the Lady of Life,&quot; with followers, a Church of Life, and a niece who is Rani Dwalla, head of House Sukrat. Alasphel accuses her of orchestrating plots against the Maharani, including an assassination attempt on [[Suvatra]] during the caravan and a blessing ceremony for Rani Dwalla. She is also referenced as directing the Goddess' Daughter selection process. She is never given a personal name.<br /> : Appears in: [[Feeling Our Way Around]], [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lisabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 12 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She sponsors the Merchant candidate Ladinas and is unhappy that the fix appears to be in for Dwalla, feeling this violates the usual way the selection works. She also sponsors<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Lore) ==<br /> '''[[Hama Aliki]]'''<br /> : Identifies herself as &quot;Lore's Servant&quot; and wears a holy symbol. She meets with Stella to discuss developing the Merchant [[Varna]] and suggests Stella consider aligning with one of the Three Faces. She later speaks telepathically to Stella, asking her to assist four merchants in making solid presentations to the Maharani.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Jabar]], [[Caravan]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lavinia]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Lore temple in Jabar. She is grumpy and unhelpful during the party's visit, leaves in a huff, and does not approve of the Broken miracle the party is carrying. Narise explains that Lavinia's attitude stems from this disapproval.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Leonardo]]'''<br /> : A priest at the [[Cult of Al'an]] compound in Rin'yan. He serves as the primary contact for outsiders, admits the party to the compound, briefs them on Thistle's spell, arranges the repair ritual, and leads them to Karina. He is visibly frustrated at being excluded from the private meeting with [[Ritasi]], who is described as more capable than him for the miracle-removal task.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Adventures are Everywhere]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[The Endurance of Memory]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Love) ==<br /> '''[[Katie]]'''<br /> : A centaur priest at the temple of Love in Jabar. She arrives about an hour after the party reaches the temple and is confident the drought is not caused by a miracle of the [[Oasis]]. She later brings Lindera to discuss where rain would help most.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unclear — possibly Crone) ==<br /> '''[[Carol]]'''<br /> : Described as &quot;the biggest Goddess priest in the city&quot; in Vani, working in the Centurion's household. Before the Day of the Maiden party she is seen going in and out of the temple. At the party, [[Scout]]'s attempt to detect whether she is Bent is blocked by a Crone-type shtick of &quot;don't use detects on me.&quot; She is suspected of being Bent and of manipulating Vivian into stealing a dagger for an assassination plot. She actively maneuvers people during the party, bringing [[Giaconni]] to distract Gale and introducing Stella to Lord DiAngelo.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]], [[Day of the Maiden Part Two]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unspecified) ==<br /> '''[[Ghadara]]'''<br /> : A Goddess priest who appears only in a memory recalled by Managaratha. She was in conversation with Minister Cho about the difficulty of arranging crop blessings for the Empire, discussing a potential exchange involving purple magic assistance.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins ==<br /> '''[[Foran Zakar]]'''<br /> : Minister of Redaction and a priest of the Twins as well as a mage. His death triggered a time-stop effect he had prepared in advance. Both he and his successor are dead, leaving the Ministry of Redaction leaderless.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tam) ==<br /> '''[[Warmth of Summer]]'''<br /> : Known formally as Tai Ko Tee, is the senior priest of Tam based in [[Purple]]. <br /> : Appears in [[On The Assassin's Trail]], [[Investigation, Assassination]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''[[Li Zhou]]'''<br /> : Described as the most famous currently active priest of Tam. An archaeologist-historian who finds old things, based at a university in the former capital of Ashkanor. Named as a potential lead for locating the Sword.<br /> : Appears in: [[Investigation, Assassination]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tem) ==<br /> '''[[The Guiding Star]]'''<br /> : The head priest of Tem who has assigned [[Rakta]] to follow the party. Vidan criticizes him for treating himself as High Priest of Tem rather than working properly with the High Priest of Tam and a Balance counterpart. He meets the party at the door of the temple of Tem — a large black gothic cathedral — and explains that someone laid claim to the title of Emperor on the night Middlesea was closed, and that the impact on how people dream and think was noticed by the Church.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Automated linkify</p> <hr /> <div>This page lists known priests, priestesses, and religious officials.<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Jord]]) ==<br /> '''[[Bert]]'''<br /> : Local priest of Jord in [[Berana]]. He was present at a meeting at The Crimson Flagon tavern approximately a week and a half before the party's investigation. That meeting appears to have been targeted by a Broken miracle. [[Violet]] had met him and did not believe him to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Carlo]]'''<br /> : [[Stella]]'s uncle and a priest of Jord. He is being consulted about the feasibility of extracting someone from the time-stopped keep at [[Middlesea]], as Jord's domain may be relevant to that problem.<br /> : Appears in: [[Talking to Trees]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dora]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord who accompanied Princess Friga to Middlesea. She is mentioned by Greg when [[Nesh]] asks if there is anyone the party should look for there.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jabril]]'''<br /> : A merchant who is revealed to be a priest of Jord. During the assassination attempt aftermath in Jabar he activates Diomarche during the battle and is able to open a locked and trapped chest belonging to the assassin. He is later recalled by the party when the [[Maharani]] considers consulting a Jord priest about extracting someone from the time-stopped keep, and the party sends him a note requesting a meeting.<br /> : Appears in: [[A Tree Grows in Jabar]], [[A Maharani Calls]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Joseph]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord found at the [[Tem]]ple of Jord in [[Darstan]] who acts as a contact for the thieves' guild. He later confronts Nesh about violating Jord's rules and discusses whether Nesh could petition for a rite to cleanse the stain of his transgression.<br /> : Appears in: [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Navere]]) ==<br /> '''[[Angelina]]'''<br /> : A priest of Navere at the Church of the Five in [[Vani]]. She is someone the local [[Centurion]] consults regularly and could potentially introduce [[Vidan]] to him. She provides non-divinely-inspired political advice about the Consort candidates during Day of the Maiden preparations, noting her fortune roll only yielded one success.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Cindy]]'''<br /> : Explicitly identified as &quot;Cindy of Navere,&quot; a priest with more than 10 DI based in Indaton. She delivers a message to Vidan from [[Theo]] informing him that the slith spy situation in town has been resolved.<br /> : Appears in: [[Hunting Slith Spies]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dalarin]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Navere encountered in the First Run. He is cautious about loose cannons and offers to write a letter of introduction for the party. He also channels [[Sergeant Susie]]'s voice to relay her orders to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady Violet / Violet]]'''<br /> : High priest of Navere and head of the Church of the Five in the coastal city of Berana. She manages the political situation around the king's succession, maintains the Church's neutrality, and plans the coronation. She receives Vidan, discusses the assassination with him, and takes charge of the public reveal of evidence against the slith assassin. She briefs the party on the succession crisis, advises on political strategy, provides blessings at the coronation, and discusses [[Rush]] clergy overreach with Vidan. She had previously met Stephen and Lily at the Crimson Flagon meeting and did not believe either to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Under the Sea]], [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and Investigation]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Orellian]]) ==<br /> '''[[Gyvail]]'''<br /> : Husband of Linda, a half-elven woman, and identified by her as a priest of Orellian. He was last seen inside the keep with Caitlyn and Westrack, holding position when the orcs attacked.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lily]]'''<br /> : A traveling priest of Orellian who attended the meeting at The Crimson Flagon in Berana. Violet had met her and did not believe her to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (Rush) ==<br /> '''[[Antonio]]'''<br /> : Head of the local paladins of Rush in Orange. He attends a house party and speaks with Diomarche about a potential slith threat and security concerns.<br /> : Appears in: [[House Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bordan]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest traveling with Lord Denis and Hiraz in service to [[Duchess Zerbina]]. He notes that he serves the Baron and Duchess rather than the Church directly. He identifies the Broken miracle and a Time miracle affecting the keep as two separate effects.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Diomarche]]'''<br /> : A party member and priest/paladin of Rush who appears throughout the campaign. Originally part of the Red delegation, he is described as &quot;Fiveist&quot; and is under the influence of a Broken miracle complicating Rush-related rituals. He swears the Free Rangers oath as &quot;Rush's Hammer.&quot; He reports in at Rush temples, invokes Rush to banish ghosts aboard a shipwreck, can potentially invoke Rush to break through obstacles, and is treated as a member of the Rush religious community throughout. He also informs the Rush temple about [[Marsha]]'s death and later briefs [[Bran]] on Rush priest insights.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]], [[Second Run]], [[To The Heart]], [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]], [[On The Sea 2]], [[Three Mages]], [[Pearly Whites]], [[Welcome to Vani]], [[House Party]], [[Heart of Orange]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Earnest]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Rush in Berana. Diomarche briefs him on potential threats to the coronation and he confirms that Karen will conduct the Transfer of Office ceremony. He is later among those convinced about the unusual nature of the non-Broken swords.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Fred]]'''<br /> : A priest at a nearby temple of Rush. He is eager to put together an attack force and attempts to analyze the battle the party is caught in, but briefly freezes when he tries.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Hammerstrike]]'''<br /> : A dwarf priest of Rush located in the Forest court town. Diomarche seeks him out for information about the local situation, including the Arbae's murder, possible demon activity, and assassins. He is also later seen talking to Minister Sandro.<br /> : Appears in: [[In the Court of His Majesty of the Forest]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Karen]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest in Berana who conducts the Transfer of Office ceremony at Queen [[Wendy]]'s coronation. Notably, she does not spend any DI on the ritual and does not give loyalty oaths to Wendy.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (the Nameless) ==<br /> '''[[Greg]]'''<br /> : High priest of the Nameless in Berana, living in the Temple of the Five. He is initially suspected of being Broken or Bent due to suspicious behavior in the Succession mechanic, but Vidan visits him and finds him candid and apparently orthodox. He is outspoken about the Rush clergy overstepping its bounds and raises concerns about Jordian priests being absorbed into Rush logistics roles. He mentions Dora and Westrack as contacts the party might seek in Middlesea.<br /> : Appears in: [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and <br /> <br /> '''[[Valentino]]'''<br /> <br /> == The Goddess ==<br /> '''[[Diana]]'''<br /> : A priest at Stella's temple in [[Rin'yan]], later reidentified as one of two other priests at the Rinyan Tem temple alongside [[Meraldi]]. She asks Stella to look after things while she leaves for a few days. She is not present when the party arrives during the Rinyan Redux events.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Rinyan Redux]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Life) ==<br /> '''[[Alacar]]'''<br /> : A voting priest at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar, listed as Red 1 among the higher-ranked Life priests with one vote each. No further detail is given beyond her presence and voting status.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Alana]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 5 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Gebra's sponsor in the Daughter contest and as [[Thistle]]'s sponsor for attendance at the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bethamel]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 2 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. [[Gale]] attempts to convince her to support Aluska rather than Rani [[Dwalla]], partly succeeding because Bethamel feels her vote doesn't matter if the outcome is already fixed.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Corona]]'''<br /> : A centaur priestess listed as Red 3 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. [[Managaratha]] chats with her in the Dining Room about how candidates for the Goddess' Daughter are chosen. She explains the selection process but declines to reveal how the current year's choice is going.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Gisawara]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 7 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. No further detail is given beyond her presence on the cast list as a voting priest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Helena]]'''<br /> : A halfling priestess listed as Red 8 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. She brings [[Dubrecht]] as her guest to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Isabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 9 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She is Aluska's sponsor in the Daughter contest. Gale finds her already in favor of Aluska. She arrives at the party dragging a young girl named Raquel.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jasmine]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 10 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She approaches Stella to ask if she is interested in becoming one of Life's Servants, and they compare notes on how the Church works in Orange versus Yellow. Stella later assesses that Jasmine is &quot;definitely Playing The Game&quot; and thinks Ladinas deserves to win due to her large temple donation.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Kalinda]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 11 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Rani Dwalla's sponsor in the Daughter contest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady of Life (unnamed)]]'''<br /> : A high religious leader referred to as &quot;the Lady of Life,&quot; with followers, a Church of Life, and a niece who is Rani Dwalla, head of House Sukrat. Alasphel accuses her of orchestrating plots against the Maharani, including an assassination attempt on [[Suvatra]] during the caravan and a blessing ceremony for Rani Dwalla. She is also referenced as directing the Goddess' Daughter selection process. She is never given a personal name.<br /> : Appears in: [[Feeling Our Way Around]], [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lisabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 12 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She sponsors the Merchant candidate Ladinas and is unhappy that the fix appears to be in for Dwalla, feeling this violates the usual way the selection works. She also sponsors<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Lore) ==<br /> '''[[Hama Aliki]]'''<br /> : Identifies herself as &quot;Lore's Servant&quot; and wears a holy symbol. She meets with Stella to discuss developing the Merchant [[Varna]] and suggests Stella consider aligning with one of the Three Faces. She later speaks telepathically to Stella, asking her to assist four merchants in making solid presentations to the Maharani.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Jabar]], [[Caravan]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lavinia]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Lore temple in Jabar. She is grumpy and unhelpful during the party's visit, leaves in a huff, and does not approve of the Broken miracle the party is carrying. Narise explains that Lavinia's attitude stems from this disapproval.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Leonardo]]'''<br /> : A priest at the [[Cult of Al'an]] compound in Rin'yan. He serves as the primary contact for outsiders, admits the party to the compound, briefs them on Thistle's spell, arranges the repair ritual, and leads them to Karina. He is visibly frustrated at being excluded from the private meeting with [[Ritasi]], who is described as more capable than him for the miracle-removal task.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Adventures are Everywhere]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[The Endurance of Memory]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Love) ==<br /> '''[[Katie]]'''<br /> : A centaur priest at the temple of Love in Jabar. She arrives about an hour after the party reaches the temple and is confident the drought is not caused by a miracle of the [[Oasis]]. She later brings Lindera to discuss where rain would help most.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unclear — possibly Crone) ==<br /> '''[[Carol]]'''<br /> : Described as &quot;the biggest Goddess priest in the city&quot; in Vani, working in the Centurion's household. Before the Day of the Maiden party she is seen going in and out of the temple. At the party, [[Scout]]'s attempt to detect whether she is Bent is blocked by a Crone-type shtick of &quot;don't use detects on me.&quot; She is suspected of being Bent and of manipulating Vivian into stealing a dagger for an assassination plot. She actively maneuvers people during the party, bringing [[Giaconni]] to distract Gale and introducing Stella to Lord DiAngelo.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]], [[Day of the Maiden Part Two]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unspecified) ==<br /> '''[[Ghadara]]'''<br /> : A Goddess priest who appears only in a memory recalled by Managaratha. She was in conversation with Minister Cho about the difficulty of arranging crop blessings for the Empire, discussing a potential exchange involving purple magic assistance.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins ==<br /> '''[[Foran Zakar]]'''<br /> : Minister of Redaction and a priest of the Twins as well as a mage. His death triggered a time-stop effect he had prepared in advance. Both he and his successor are dead, leaving the Ministry of Redaction leaderless.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tam) ==<br /> '''[[Warmth of Summer]]'''<br /> : Known formally as Tai Ko Tee, is the senior priest of Tam based in [[Purple]]. <br /> : Appears in [[On The Assassin's Trail]], [[Investigation, Assassination]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''[[Li Zhou]]'''<br /> : Described as the most famous currently active priest of Tam. An archaeologist-historian who finds old things, based at a university in the former capital of Ashkanor. Named as a potential lead for locating the Sword.<br /> : Appears in: [[Investigation, Assassination]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tem) ==<br /> '''[[The Guiding Star]]'''<br /> : The head priest of Tem who has assigned [[Rakta]] to follow the party. Vidan criticizes him for treating himself as High Priest of Tem rather than working properly with the High Priest of Tam and a Balance counterpart. He meets the party at the door of the temple of Tem — a large black gothic cathedral — and explains that someone laid claim to the title of Emperor on the night Middlesea was closed, and that the impact on how people dream and think was noticed by the Church.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Automated linkify</p> <hr /> <div>This page lists known priests, priestesses, and religious officials.<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Jord]]) ==<br /> '''[[Bert]]'''<br /> : Local priest of Jord in [[Berana]]. He was present at a meeting at The Crimson Flagon tavern approximately a week and a half before the party's investigation. That meeting appears to have been targeted by a Broken miracle. [[Violet]] had met him and did not believe him to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Carlo]]'''<br /> : [[Stella]]'s uncle and a priest of Jord. He is being consulted about the feasibility of extracting someone from the time-stopped keep at [[Middlesea]], as Jord's domain may be relevant to that problem.<br /> : Appears in: [[Talking to Trees]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dora]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord who accompanied Princess Friga to Middlesea. She is mentioned by Greg when [[Nesh]] asks if there is anyone the party should look for there.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jabril]]'''<br /> : A merchant who is revealed to be a priest of Jord. During the assassination attempt aftermath in Jabar he activates Diomarche during the battle and is able to open a locked and trapped chest belonging to the assassin. He is later recalled by the party when the [[Maharani]] considers consulting a Jord priest about extracting someone from the time-stopped keep, and the party sends him a note requesting a meeting.<br /> : Appears in: [[A Tree Grows in Jabar]], [[A Maharani Calls]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Joseph]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord found at the [[Tem]]ple of Jord in [[Darstan]] who acts as a contact for the thieves' guild. He later confronts Nesh about violating Jord's rules and discusses whether Nesh could petition for a rite to cleanse the stain of his transgression.<br /> : Appears in: [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Navere]]) ==<br /> '''[[Angelina]]'''<br /> : A priest of Navere at the Church of the Five in [[Vani]]. She is someone the local [[Centurion]] consults regularly and could potentially introduce [[Vidan]] to him. She provides non-divinely-inspired political advice about the Consort candidates during Day of the Maiden preparations, noting her fortune roll only yielded one success.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Cindy]]'''<br /> : Explicitly identified as &quot;Cindy of Navere,&quot; a priest with more than 10 DI based in Indaton. She delivers a message to Vidan from [[Theo]] informing him that the slith spy situation in town has been resolved.<br /> : Appears in: [[Hunting Slith Spies]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dalarin]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Navere encountered in the First Run. He is cautious about loose cannons and offers to write a letter of introduction for the party. He also channels [[Sergeant Susie]]'s voice to relay her orders to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady Violet / Violet]]'''<br /> : High priest of Navere and head of the Church of the Five in the coastal city of Berana. She manages the political situation around the king's succession, maintains the Church's neutrality, and plans the coronation. She receives Vidan, discusses the assassination with him, and takes charge of the public reveal of evidence against the slith assassin. She briefs the party on the succession crisis, advises on political strategy, provides blessings at the coronation, and discusses [[Rush]] clergy overreach with Vidan. She had previously met Stephen and Lily at the Crimson Flagon meeting and did not believe either to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Under the Sea]], [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and Investigation]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Orellian]]) ==<br /> '''[[Gyvail]]'''<br /> : Husband of Linda, a half-elven woman, and identified by her as a priest of Orellian. He was last seen inside the keep with Caitlyn and Westrack, holding position when the orcs attacked.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lily]]'''<br /> : A traveling priest of Orellian who attended the meeting at The Crimson Flagon in Berana. Violet had met her and did not believe her to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (Rush) ==<br /> '''[[Antonio]]'''<br /> : Head of the local paladins of Rush in Orange. He attends a house party and speaks with Diomarche about a potential slith threat and security concerns.<br /> : Appears in: [[House Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bordan]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest traveling with Lord Denis and Hiraz in service to [[Duchess Zerbina]]. He notes that he serves the Baron and Duchess rather than the Church directly. He identifies the Broken miracle and a Time miracle affecting the keep as two separate effects.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Diomarche]]'''<br /> : A party member and priest/paladin of Rush who appears throughout the campaign. Originally part of the Red delegation, he is described as &quot;Fiveist&quot; and is under the influence of a Broken miracle complicating Rush-related rituals. He swears the Free Rangers oath as &quot;Rush's Hammer.&quot; He reports in at Rush temples, invokes Rush to banish ghosts aboard a shipwreck, can potentially invoke Rush to break through obstacles, and is treated as a member of the Rush religious community throughout. He also informs the Rush temple about [[Marsha]]'s death and later briefs [[Bran]] on Rush priest insights.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]], [[Second Run]], [[To The Heart]], [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]], [[On The Sea 2]], [[Three Mages]], [[Pearly Whites]], [[Welcome to Vani]], [[House Party]], [[Heart of Orange]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Earnest]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Rush in Berana. Diomarche briefs him on potential threats to the coronation and he confirms that Karen will conduct the Transfer of Office ceremony. He is later among those convinced about the unusual nature of the non-Broken swords.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Fred]]'''<br /> : A priest at a nearby temple of Rush. He is eager to put together an attack force and attempts to analyze the battle the party is caught in, but briefly freezes when he tries.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Hammerstrike]]'''<br /> : A dwarf priest of Rush located in the Forest court town. Diomarche seeks him out for information about the local situation, including the Arbae's murder, possible demon activity, and assassins. He is also later seen talking to Minister Sandro.<br /> : Appears in: [[In the Court of His Majesty of the Forest]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Karen]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest in Berana who conducts the Transfer of Office ceremony at Queen [[Wendy]]'s coronation. Notably, she does not spend any DI on the ritual and does not give loyalty oaths to Wendy.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (the Nameless) ==<br /> '''[[Greg]]'''<br /> : High priest of the Nameless in Berana, living in the Temple of the Five. He is initially suspected of being Broken or Bent due to suspicious behavior in the Succession mechanic, but Vidan visits him and finds him candid and apparently orthodox. He is outspoken about the Rush clergy overstepping its bounds and raises concerns about Jordian priests being absorbed into Rush logistics roles. He mentions Dora and Westrack as contacts the party might seek in Middlesea.<br /> : Appears in: [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and <br /> <br /> '''[[Valentino]]'''<br /> <br /> == The Goddess ==<br /> '''[[Diana]]'''<br /> : A priest at Stella's temple in [[Rin'yan]], later reidentified as one of two other priests at the Rinyan Tem temple alongside [[Meraldi]]. She asks Stella to look after things while she leaves for a few days. She is not present when the party arrives during the Rinyan Redux events.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Rinyan Redux]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Life) ==<br /> '''[[Alacar]]'''<br /> : A voting priest at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar, listed as Red 1 among the higher-ranked Life priests with one vote each. No further detail is given beyond her presence and voting status.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Alana]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 5 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Gebra's sponsor in the Daughter contest and as [[Thistle]]'s sponsor for attendance at the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bethamel]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 2 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. [[Gale]] attempts to convince her to support Aluska rather than Rani [[Dwalla]], partly succeeding because Bethamel feels her vote doesn't matter if the outcome is already fixed.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Corona]]'''<br /> : A centaur priestess listed as Red 3 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. [[Managaratha]] chats with her in the Dining Room about how candidates for the Goddess' Daughter are chosen. She explains the selection process but declines to reveal how the current year's choice is going.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Gisawara]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 7 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. No further detail is given beyond her presence on the cast list as a voting priest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Helena]]'''<br /> : A halfling priestess listed as Red 8 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. She brings [[Dubrecht]] as her guest to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Isabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 9 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She is Aluska's sponsor in the Daughter contest. Gale finds her already in favor of Aluska. She arrives at the party dragging a young girl named Raquel.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jasmine]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 10 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She approaches Stella to ask if she is interested in becoming one of Life's Servants, and they compare notes on how the Church works in Orange versus Yellow. Stella later assesses that Jasmine is &quot;definitely Playing The Game&quot; and thinks Ladinas deserves to win due to her large temple donation.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Kalinda]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 11 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Rani Dwalla's sponsor in the Daughter contest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady of Life (unnamed)]]'''<br /> : A high religious leader referred to as &quot;the Lady of Life,&quot; with followers, a Church of Life, and a niece who is Rani Dwalla, head of House Sukrat. Alasphel accuses her of orchestrating plots against the Maharani, including an assassination attempt on [[Suvatra]] during the caravan and a blessing ceremony for Rani Dwalla. She is also referenced as directing the Goddess' Daughter selection process. She is never given a personal name.<br /> : Appears in: [[Feeling Our Way Around]], [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lisabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 12 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She sponsors the Merchant candidate Ladinas and is unhappy that the fix appears to be in for Dwalla, feeling this violates the usual way the selection works. She also sponsors<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Lore) ==<br /> '''[[Hama Aliki]]'''<br /> : Identifies herself as &quot;Lore's Servant&quot; and wears a holy symbol. She meets with Stella to discuss developing the Merchant [[Varna]] and suggests Stella consider aligning with one of the Three Faces. She later speaks telepathically to Stella, asking her to assist four merchants in making solid presentations to the Maharani.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Jabar]], [[Caravan]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lavinia]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Lore temple in Jabar. She is grumpy and unhelpful during the party's visit, leaves in a huff, and does not approve of the Broken miracle the party is carrying. Narise explains that Lavinia's attitude stems from this disapproval.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Leonardo]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Cult of Al'an compound in Rin'yan. He serves as the primary contact for outsiders, admits the party to the compound, briefs them on Thistle's spell, arranges the repair ritual, and leads them to Karina. He is visibly frustrated at being excluded from the private meeting with [[Ritasi]], who is described as more capable than him for the miracle-removal task.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Adventures are Everywhere]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[The Endurance of Memory]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Love) ==<br /> '''[[Katie]]'''<br /> : A centaur priest at the temple of Love in Jabar. She arrives about an hour after the party reaches the temple and is confident the drought is not caused by a miracle of the [[Oasis]]. She later brings Lindera to discuss where rain would help most.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unclear — possibly Crone) ==<br /> '''[[Carol]]'''<br /> : Described as &quot;the biggest Goddess priest in the city&quot; in Vani, working in the Centurion's household. Before the Day of the Maiden party she is seen going in and out of the temple. At the party, [[Scout]]'s attempt to detect whether she is Bent is blocked by a Crone-type shtick of &quot;don't use detects on me.&quot; She is suspected of being Bent and of manipulating Vivian into stealing a dagger for an assassination plot. She actively maneuvers people during the party, bringing [[Giaconni]] to distract Gale and introducing Stella to Lord DiAngelo.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]], [[Day of the Maiden Part Two]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unspecified) ==<br /> '''[[Ghadara]]'''<br /> : A Goddess priest who appears only in a memory recalled by Managaratha. She was in conversation with Minister Cho about the difficulty of arranging crop blessings for the Empire, discussing a potential exchange involving purple magic assistance.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins ==<br /> '''[[Foran Zakar]]'''<br /> : Minister of Redaction and a priest of the Twins as well as a mage. His death triggered a time-stop effect he had prepared in advance. Both he and his successor are dead, leaving the Ministry of Redaction leaderless.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tam) ==<br /> '''[[Warmth of Summer]]'''<br /> : Known formally as Tai Ko Tee, is the senior priest of Tam based in [[Purple]]. <br /> : Appears in [[On The Assassin's Trail]], [[Investigation, Assassination]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''[[Li Zhou]]'''<br /> : Described as the most famous currently active priest of Tam. An archaeologist-historian who finds old things, based at a university in the former capital of Ashkanor. Named as a potential lead for locating the Sword.<br /> : Appears in: [[Investigation, Assassination]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tem) ==<br /> '''[[The Guiding Star]]'''<br /> : The head priest of Tem who has assigned [[Rakta]] to follow the party. Vidan criticizes him for treating himself as High Priest of Tem rather than working properly with the High Priest of Tam and a Balance counterpart. He meets the party at the door of the temple of Tem — a large black gothic cathedral — and explains that someone laid claim to the title of Emperor on the night Middlesea was closed, and that the impact on how people dream and think was noticed by the Church.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Automated linkify</p> <hr /> <div>This page lists known priests, priestesses, and religious officials.<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Jord]]) ==<br /> '''[[Bert]]'''<br /> : Local priest of Jord in [[Berana]]. He was present at a meeting at The Crimson Flagon tavern approximately a week and a half before the party's investigation. That meeting appears to have been targeted by a Broken miracle. [[Violet]] had met him and did not believe him to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Carlo]]'''<br /> : [[Stella]]'s uncle and a priest of Jord. He is being consulted about the feasibility of extracting someone from the time-stopped keep at [[Middlesea]], as Jord's domain may be relevant to that problem.<br /> : Appears in: [[Talking to Trees]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dora]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord who accompanied Princess Friga to Middlesea. She is mentioned by Greg when [[Nesh]] asks if there is anyone the party should look for there.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jabril]]'''<br /> : A merchant who is revealed to be a priest of Jord. During the assassination attempt aftermath in Jabar he activates Diomarche during the battle and is able to open a locked and trapped chest belonging to the assassin. He is later recalled by the party when the [[Maharani]] considers consulting a Jord priest about extracting someone from the time-stopped keep, and the party sends him a note requesting a meeting.<br /> : Appears in: [[A Tree Grows in Jabar]], [[A Maharani Calls]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Joseph]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord found at the [[Tem]]ple of Jord in [[Darstan]] who acts as a contact for the thieves' guild. He later confronts Nesh about violating Jord's rules and discusses whether Nesh could petition for a rite to cleanse the stain of his transgression.<br /> : Appears in: [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Navere]]) ==<br /> '''[[Angelina]]'''<br /> : A priest of Navere at the Church of the Five in [[Vani]]. She is someone the local [[Centurion]] consults regularly and could potentially introduce [[Vidan]] to him. She provides non-divinely-inspired political advice about the Consort candidates during Day of the Maiden preparations, noting her fortune roll only yielded one success.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Cindy]]'''<br /> : Explicitly identified as &quot;Cindy of Navere,&quot; a priest with more than 10 DI based in Indaton. She delivers a message to Vidan from [[Theo]] informing him that the slith spy situation in town has been resolved.<br /> : Appears in: [[Hunting Slith Spies]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dalarin]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Navere encountered in the First Run. He is cautious about loose cannons and offers to write a letter of introduction for the party. He also channels [[Sergeant Susie]]'s voice to relay her orders to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady Violet / Violet]]'''<br /> : High priest of Navere and head of the Church of the Five in the coastal city of Berana. She manages the political situation around the king's succession, maintains the Church's neutrality, and plans the coronation. She receives Vidan, discusses the assassination with him, and takes charge of the public reveal of evidence against the slith assassin. She briefs the party on the succession crisis, advises on political strategy, provides blessings at the coronation, and discusses [[Rush]] clergy overreach with Vidan. She had previously met Stephen and Lily at the Crimson Flagon meeting and did not believe either to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Under the Sea]], [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and Investigation]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Orellian]]) ==<br /> '''[[Gyvail]]'''<br /> : Husband of Linda, a half-elven woman, and identified by her as a priest of Orellian. He was last seen inside the keep with Caitlyn and Westrack, holding position when the orcs attacked.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lily]]'''<br /> : A traveling priest of Orellian who attended the meeting at The Crimson Flagon in Berana. Violet had met her and did not believe her to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (Rush) ==<br /> '''[[Antonio]]'''<br /> : Head of the local paladins of Rush in Orange. He attends a house party and speaks with Diomarche about a potential slith threat and security concerns.<br /> : Appears in: [[House Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bordan]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest traveling with Lord Denis and Hiraz in service to [[Duchess Zerbina]]. He notes that he serves the Baron and Duchess rather than the Church directly. He identifies the Broken miracle and a Time miracle affecting the keep as two separate effects.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Diomarche]]'''<br /> : A party member and priest/paladin of Rush who appears throughout the campaign. Originally part of the Red delegation, he is described as &quot;Fiveist&quot; and is under the influence of a Broken miracle complicating Rush-related rituals. He swears the Free Rangers oath as &quot;Rush's Hammer.&quot; He reports in at Rush temples, invokes Rush to banish ghosts aboard a shipwreck, can potentially invoke Rush to break through obstacles, and is treated as a member of the Rush religious community throughout. He also informs the Rush temple about [[Marsha]]'s death and later briefs Bran on Rush priest insights.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]], [[Second Run]], [[To The Heart]], [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]], [[On The Sea 2]], [[Three Mages]], [[Pearly Whites]], [[Welcome to Vani]], [[House Party]], [[Heart of Orange]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Earnest]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Rush in Berana. Diomarche briefs him on potential threats to the coronation and he confirms that Karen will conduct the Transfer of Office ceremony. He is later among those convinced about the unusual nature of the non-Broken swords.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Fred]]'''<br /> : A priest at a nearby temple of Rush. He is eager to put together an attack force and attempts to analyze the battle the party is caught in, but briefly freezes when he tries.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Hammerstrike]]'''<br /> : A dwarf priest of Rush located in the Forest court town. Diomarche seeks him out for information about the local situation, including the Arbae's murder, possible demon activity, and assassins. He is also later seen talking to Minister Sandro.<br /> : Appears in: [[In the Court of His Majesty of the Forest]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Karen]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest in Berana who conducts the Transfer of Office ceremony at Queen [[Wendy]]'s coronation. Notably, she does not spend any DI on the ritual and does not give loyalty oaths to Wendy.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (the Nameless) ==<br /> '''[[Greg]]'''<br /> : High priest of the Nameless in Berana, living in the Temple of the Five. He is initially suspected of being Broken or Bent due to suspicious behavior in the Succession mechanic, but Vidan visits him and finds him candid and apparently orthodox. He is outspoken about the Rush clergy overstepping its bounds and raises concerns about Jordian priests being absorbed into Rush logistics roles. He mentions Dora and Westrack as contacts the party might seek in Middlesea.<br /> : Appears in: [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and <br /> <br /> '''[[Valentino]]'''<br /> <br /> == The Goddess ==<br /> '''[[Diana]]'''<br /> : A priest at Stella's temple in [[Rin'yan]], later reidentified as one of two other priests at the Rinyan Tem temple alongside [[Meraldi]]. She asks Stella to look after things while she leaves for a few days. She is not present when the party arrives during the Rinyan Redux events.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Rinyan Redux]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Life) ==<br /> '''[[Alacar]]'''<br /> : A voting priest at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar, listed as Red 1 among the higher-ranked Life priests with one vote each. No further detail is given beyond her presence and voting status.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Alana]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 5 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Gebra's sponsor in the Daughter contest and as [[Thistle]]'s sponsor for attendance at the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bethamel]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 2 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. [[Gale]] attempts to convince her to support Aluska rather than Rani [[Dwalla]], partly succeeding because Bethamel feels her vote doesn't matter if the outcome is already fixed.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Corona]]'''<br /> : A centaur priestess listed as Red 3 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. [[Managaratha]] chats with her in the Dining Room about how candidates for the Goddess' Daughter are chosen. She explains the selection process but declines to reveal how the current year's choice is going.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Gisawara]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 7 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. No further detail is given beyond her presence on the cast list as a voting priest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Helena]]'''<br /> : A halfling priestess listed as Red 8 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. She brings [[Dubrecht]] as her guest to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Isabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 9 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She is Aluska's sponsor in the Daughter contest. Gale finds her already in favor of Aluska. She arrives at the party dragging a young girl named Raquel.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jasmine]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 10 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She approaches Stella to ask if she is interested in becoming one of Life's Servants, and they compare notes on how the Church works in Orange versus Yellow. Stella later assesses that Jasmine is &quot;definitely Playing The Game&quot; and thinks Ladinas deserves to win due to her large temple donation.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Kalinda]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 11 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Rani Dwalla's sponsor in the Daughter contest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady of Life (unnamed)]]'''<br /> : A high religious leader referred to as &quot;the Lady of Life,&quot; with followers, a Church of Life, and a niece who is Rani Dwalla, head of House Sukrat. Alasphel accuses her of orchestrating plots against the Maharani, including an assassination attempt on [[Suvatra]] during the caravan and a blessing ceremony for Rani Dwalla. She is also referenced as directing the Goddess' Daughter selection process. She is never given a personal name.<br /> : Appears in: [[Feeling Our Way Around]], [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lisabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 12 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She sponsors the Merchant candidate Ladinas and is unhappy that the fix appears to be in for Dwalla, feeling this violates the usual way the selection works. She also sponsors<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Lore) ==<br /> '''[[Hama Aliki]]'''<br /> : Identifies herself as &quot;Lore's Servant&quot; and wears a holy symbol. She meets with Stella to discuss developing the Merchant [[Varna]] and suggests Stella consider aligning with one of the Three Faces. She later speaks telepathically to Stella, asking her to assist four merchants in making solid presentations to the Maharani.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Jabar]], [[Caravan]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lavinia]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Lore temple in Jabar. She is grumpy and unhelpful during the party's visit, leaves in a huff, and does not approve of the Broken miracle the party is carrying. Narise explains that Lavinia's attitude stems from this disapproval.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Leonardo]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Cult of Al'an compound in Rin'yan. He serves as the primary contact for outsiders, admits the party to the compound, briefs them on Thistle's spell, arranges the repair ritual, and leads them to Karina. He is visibly frustrated at being excluded from the private meeting with [[Ritasi]], who is described as more capable than him for the miracle-removal task.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Adventures are Everywhere]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[The Endurance of Memory]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Love) ==<br /> '''[[Katie]]'''<br /> : A centaur priest at the temple of Love in Jabar. She arrives about an hour after the party reaches the temple and is confident the drought is not caused by a miracle of the [[Oasis]]. She later brings Lindera to discuss where rain would help most.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unclear — possibly Crone) ==<br /> '''[[Carol]]'''<br /> : Described as &quot;the biggest Goddess priest in the city&quot; in Vani, working in the Centurion's household. Before the Day of the Maiden party she is seen going in and out of the temple. At the party, [[Scout]]'s attempt to detect whether she is Bent is blocked by a Crone-type shtick of &quot;don't use detects on me.&quot; She is suspected of being Bent and of manipulating Vivian into stealing a dagger for an assassination plot. She actively maneuvers people during the party, bringing [[Giaconni]] to distract Gale and introducing Stella to Lord DiAngelo.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]], [[Day of the Maiden Part Two]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unspecified) ==<br /> '''[[Ghadara]]'''<br /> : A Goddess priest who appears only in a memory recalled by Managaratha. She was in conversation with Minister Cho about the difficulty of arranging crop blessings for the Empire, discussing a potential exchange involving purple magic assistance.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins ==<br /> '''[[Foran Zakar]]'''<br /> : Minister of Redaction and a priest of the Twins as well as a mage. His death triggered a time-stop effect he had prepared in advance. Both he and his successor are dead, leaving the Ministry of Redaction leaderless.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tam) ==<br /> '''[[Warmth of Summer]]'''<br /> : Known formally as Tai Ko Tee, is the senior priest of Tam based in [[Purple]]. <br /> : Appears in [[On The Assassin's Trail]], [[Investigation, Assassination]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''[[Li Zhou]]'''<br /> : Described as the most famous currently active priest of Tam. An archaeologist-historian who finds old things, based at a university in the former capital of Ashkanor. Named as a potential lead for locating the Sword.<br /> : Appears in: [[Investigation, Assassination]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tem) ==<br /> '''[[The Guiding Star]]'''<br /> : The head priest of Tem who has assigned [[Rakta]] to follow the party. Vidan criticizes him for treating himself as High Priest of Tem rather than working properly with the High Priest of Tam and a Balance counterpart. He meets the party at the door of the temple of Tem — a large black gothic cathedral — and explains that someone laid claim to the title of Emperor on the night Middlesea was closed, and that the impact on how people dream and think was noticed by the Church.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Automated linkify</p> <hr /> <div>This page lists known priests, priestesses, and religious officials.<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Jord]]) ==<br /> '''[[Bert]]'''<br /> : Local priest of Jord in [[Berana]]. He was present at a meeting at The Crimson Flagon tavern approximately a week and a half before the party's investigation. That meeting appears to have been targeted by a Broken miracle. [[Violet]] had met him and did not believe him to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Carlo]]'''<br /> : [[Stella]]'s uncle and a priest of Jord. He is being consulted about the feasibility of extracting someone from the time-stopped keep at [[Middlesea]], as Jord's domain may be relevant to that problem.<br /> : Appears in: [[Talking to Trees]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dora]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord who accompanied Princess Friga to Middlesea. She is mentioned by Greg when [[Nesh]] asks if there is anyone the party should look for there.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jabril]]'''<br /> : A merchant who is revealed to be a priest of Jord. During the assassination attempt aftermath in Jabar he activates Diomarche during the battle and is able to open a locked and trapped chest belonging to the assassin. He is later recalled by the party when the [[Maharani]] considers consulting a Jord priest about extracting someone from the time-stopped keep, and the party sends him a note requesting a meeting.<br /> : Appears in: [[A Tree Grows in Jabar]], [[A Maharani Calls]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Joseph]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord found at the [[Tem]]ple of Jord in [[Darstan]] who acts as a contact for the thieves' guild. He later confronts Nesh about violating Jord's rules and discusses whether Nesh could petition for a rite to cleanse the stain of his transgression.<br /> : Appears in: [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Navere]]) ==<br /> '''[[Angelina]]'''<br /> : A priest of Navere at the Church of the Five in [[Vani]]. She is someone the local [[Centurion]] consults regularly and could potentially introduce [[Vidan]] to him. She provides non-divinely-inspired political advice about the Consort candidates during Day of the Maiden preparations, noting her fortune roll only yielded one success.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Cindy]]'''<br /> : Explicitly identified as &quot;Cindy of Navere,&quot; a priest with more than 10 DI based in Indaton. She delivers a message to Vidan from [[Theo]] informing him that the slith spy situation in town has been resolved.<br /> : Appears in: [[Hunting Slith Spies]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dalarin]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Navere encountered in the First Run. He is cautious about loose cannons and offers to write a letter of introduction for the party. He also channels [[Sergeant Susie]]'s voice to relay her orders to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady Violet / Violet]]'''<br /> : High priest of Navere and head of the Church of the Five in the coastal city of Berana. She manages the political situation around the king's succession, maintains the Church's neutrality, and plans the coronation. She receives Vidan, discusses the assassination with him, and takes charge of the public reveal of evidence against the slith assassin. She briefs the party on the succession crisis, advises on political strategy, provides blessings at the coronation, and discusses [[Rush]] clergy overreach with Vidan. She had previously met Stephen and Lily at the Crimson Flagon meeting and did not believe either to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Under the Sea]], [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and Investigation]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Orellian]]) ==<br /> '''[[Gyvail]]'''<br /> : Husband of Linda, a half-elven woman, and identified by her as a priest of Orellian. He was last seen inside the keep with Caitlyn and Westrack, holding position when the orcs attacked.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lily]]'''<br /> : A traveling priest of Orellian who attended the meeting at The Crimson Flagon in Berana. Violet had met her and did not believe her to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (Rush) ==<br /> '''[[Antonio]]'''<br /> : Head of the local paladins of Rush in Orange. He attends a house party and speaks with Diomarche about a potential slith threat and security concerns.<br /> : Appears in: [[House Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bordan]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest traveling with Lord Denis and Hiraz in service to [[Duchess Zerbina]]. He notes that he serves the Baron and Duchess rather than the Church directly. He identifies the Broken miracle and a Time miracle affecting the keep as two separate effects.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Diomarche]]'''<br /> : A party member and priest/paladin of Rush who appears throughout the campaign. Originally part of the Red delegation, he is described as &quot;Fiveist&quot; and is under the influence of a Broken miracle complicating Rush-related rituals. He swears the Free Rangers oath as &quot;Rush's Hammer.&quot; He reports in at Rush temples, invokes Rush to banish ghosts aboard a shipwreck, can potentially invoke Rush to break through obstacles, and is treated as a member of the Rush religious community throughout. He also informs the Rush temple about [[Marsha]]'s death and later briefs Bran on Rush priest insights.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]], [[Second Run]], [[To The Heart]], [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]], [[On The Sea 2]], [[Three Mages]], [[Pearly Whites]], [[Welcome to Vani]], [[House Party]], [[Heart of Orange]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Earnest]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Rush in Berana. Diomarche briefs him on potential threats to the coronation and he confirms that Karen will conduct the Transfer of Office ceremony. He is later among those convinced about the unusual nature of the non-Broken swords.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Fred]]'''<br /> : A priest at a nearby temple of Rush. He is eager to put together an attack force and attempts to analyze the battle the party is caught in, but briefly freezes when he tries.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Hammerstrike]]'''<br /> : A dwarf priest of Rush located in the Forest court town. Diomarche seeks him out for information about the local situation, including the Arbae's murder, possible demon activity, and assassins. He is also later seen talking to Minister Sandro.<br /> : Appears in: [[In the Court of His Majesty of the Forest]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Karen]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest in Berana who conducts the Transfer of Office ceremony at Queen [[Wendy]]'s coronation. Notably, she does not spend any DI on the ritual and does not give loyalty oaths to Wendy.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (the Nameless) ==<br /> '''[[Greg]]'''<br /> : High priest of the Nameless in Berana, living in the Temple of the Five. He is initially suspected of being Broken or Bent due to suspicious behavior in the Succession mechanic, but Vidan visits him and finds him candid and apparently orthodox. He is outspoken about the Rush clergy overstepping its bounds and raises concerns about Jordian priests being absorbed into Rush logistics roles. He mentions Dora and Westrack as contacts the party might seek in Middlesea.<br /> : Appears in: [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and <br /> <br /> '''[[Valentino]]'''<br /> <br /> == The Goddess ==<br /> '''[[Diana]]'''<br /> : A priest at Stella's temple in [[Rin'yan]], later reidentified as one of two other priests at the Rinyan Tem temple alongside [[Meraldi]]. She asks Stella to look after things while she leaves for a few days. She is not present when the party arrives during the Rinyan Redux events.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Rinyan Redux]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Life) ==<br /> '''[[Alacar]]'''<br /> : A voting priest at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar, listed as Red 1 among the higher-ranked Life priests with one vote each. No further detail is given beyond her presence and voting status.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Alana]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 5 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Gebra's sponsor in the Daughter contest and as [[Thistle]]'s sponsor for attendance at the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bethamel]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 2 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. [[Gale]] attempts to convince her to support Aluska rather than Rani [[Dwalla]], partly succeeding because Bethamel feels her vote doesn't matter if the outcome is already fixed.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Corona]]'''<br /> : A centaur priestess listed as Red 3 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. [[Managaratha]] chats with her in the Dining Room about how candidates for the Goddess' Daughter are chosen. She explains the selection process but declines to reveal how the current year's choice is going.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Gisawara]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 7 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. No further detail is given beyond her presence on the cast list as a voting priest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Helena]]'''<br /> : A halfling priestess listed as Red 8 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. She brings [[Dubrecht]] as her guest to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Isabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 9 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She is Aluska's sponsor in the Daughter contest. Gale finds her already in favor of Aluska. She arrives at the party dragging a young girl named Raquel.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jasmine]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 10 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She approaches Stella to ask if she is interested in becoming one of Life's Servants, and they compare notes on how the Church works in Orange versus Yellow. Stella later assesses that Jasmine is &quot;definitely Playing The Game&quot; and thinks Ladinas deserves to win due to her large temple donation.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Kalinda]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 11 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Rani Dwalla's sponsor in the Daughter contest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady of Life (unnamed)]]'''<br /> : A high religious leader referred to as &quot;the Lady of Life,&quot; with followers, a Church of Life, and a niece who is Rani Dwalla, head of House Sukrat. Alasphel accuses her of orchestrating plots against the Maharani, including an assassination attempt on [[Suvatra]] during the caravan and a blessing ceremony for Rani Dwalla. She is also referenced as directing the Goddess' Daughter selection process. She is never given a personal name.<br /> : Appears in: [[Feeling Our Way Around]], [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lisabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 12 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She sponsors the Merchant candidate Ladinas and is unhappy that the fix appears to be in for Dwalla, feeling this violates the usual way the selection works. She also sponsors<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Lore) ==<br /> '''[[Hama Aliki]]'''<br /> : Identifies herself as &quot;Lore's Servant&quot; and wears a holy symbol. She meets with Stella to discuss developing the Merchant [[Varna]] and suggests Stella consider aligning with one of the Three Faces. She later speaks telepathically to Stella, asking her to assist four merchants in making solid presentations to the Maharani.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Jabar]], [[Caravan]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lavinia]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Lore temple in Jabar. She is grumpy and unhelpful during the party's visit, leaves in a huff, and does not approve of the Broken miracle the party is carrying. Narise explains that Lavinia's attitude stems from this disapproval.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Leonardo]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Cult of Al'an compound in Rin'yan. He serves as the primary contact for outsiders, admits the party to the compound, briefs them on Thistle's spell, arranges the repair ritual, and leads them to Karina. He is visibly frustrated at being excluded from the private meeting with [[Ritasi]], who is described as more capable than him for the miracle-removal task.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Adventures are Everywhere]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[The Endurance of Memory]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Love) ==<br /> '''[[Katie]]'''<br /> : A centaur priest at the temple of Love in Jabar. She arrives about an hour after the party reaches the temple and is confident the drought is not caused by a miracle of the [[Oasis]]. She later brings Lindera to discuss where rain would help most.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unclear — possibly Crone) ==<br /> '''[[Carol]]'''<br /> : Described as &quot;the biggest Goddess priest in the city&quot; in Vani, working in the Centurion's household. Before the Day of the Maiden party she is seen going in and out of the temple. At the party, [[Scout]]'s attempt to detect whether she is Bent is blocked by a Crone-type shtick of &quot;don't use detects on me.&quot; She is suspected of being Bent and of manipulating Vivian into stealing a dagger for an assassination plot. She actively maneuvers people during the party, bringing Giaconni to distract Gale and introducing Stella to Lord DiAngelo.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]], [[Day of the Maiden Part Two]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unspecified) ==<br /> '''[[Ghadara]]'''<br /> : A Goddess priest who appears only in a memory recalled by Managaratha. She was in conversation with Minister Cho about the difficulty of arranging crop blessings for the Empire, discussing a potential exchange involving purple magic assistance.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins ==<br /> '''[[Foran Zakar]]'''<br /> : Minister of Redaction and a priest of the Twins as well as a mage. His death triggered a time-stop effect he had prepared in advance. Both he and his successor are dead, leaving the Ministry of Redaction leaderless.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tam) ==<br /> '''[[Warmth of Summer]]'''<br /> : Known formally as Tai Ko Tee, is the senior priest of Tam based in [[Purple]]. <br /> : Appears in [[On The Assassin's Trail]], [[Investigation, Assassination]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''[[Li Zhou]]'''<br /> : Described as the most famous currently active priest of Tam. An archaeologist-historian who finds old things, based at a university in the former capital of Ashkanor. Named as a potential lead for locating the Sword.<br /> : Appears in: [[Investigation, Assassination]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tem) ==<br /> '''[[The Guiding Star]]'''<br /> : The head priest of Tem who has assigned [[Rakta]] to follow the party. Vidan criticizes him for treating himself as High Priest of Tem rather than working properly with the High Priest of Tam and a Balance counterpart. He meets the party at the door of the temple of Tem — a large black gothic cathedral — and explains that someone laid claim to the title of Emperor on the night Middlesea was closed, and that the impact on how people dream and think was noticed by the Church.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Automated linkify</p> <hr /> <div>This page lists known priests, priestesses, and religious officials.<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Jord]]) ==<br /> '''[[Bert]]'''<br /> : Local priest of Jord in [[Berana]]. He was present at a meeting at The Crimson Flagon tavern approximately a week and a half before the party's investigation. That meeting appears to have been targeted by a Broken miracle. [[Violet]] had met him and did not believe him to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Carlo]]'''<br /> : [[Stella]]'s uncle and a priest of Jord. He is being consulted about the feasibility of extracting someone from the time-stopped keep at [[Middlesea]], as Jord's domain may be relevant to that problem.<br /> : Appears in: [[Talking to Trees]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dora]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord who accompanied Princess Friga to Middlesea. She is mentioned by Greg when [[Nesh]] asks if there is anyone the party should look for there.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jabril]]'''<br /> : A merchant who is revealed to be a priest of Jord. During the assassination attempt aftermath in Jabar he activates Diomarche during the battle and is able to open a locked and trapped chest belonging to the assassin. He is later recalled by the party when the [[Maharani]] considers consulting a Jord priest about extracting someone from the time-stopped keep, and the party sends him a note requesting a meeting.<br /> : Appears in: [[A Tree Grows in Jabar]], [[A Maharani Calls]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Joseph]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord found at the [[Tem]]ple of Jord in [[Darstan]] who acts as a contact for the thieves' guild. He later confronts Nesh about violating Jord's rules and discusses whether Nesh could petition for a rite to cleanse the stain of his transgression.<br /> : Appears in: [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Navere]]) ==<br /> '''[[Angelina]]'''<br /> : A priest of Navere at the Church of the Five in [[Vani]]. She is someone the local [[Centurion]] consults regularly and could potentially introduce [[Vidan]] to him. She provides non-divinely-inspired political advice about the Consort candidates during Day of the Maiden preparations, noting her fortune roll only yielded one success.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Cindy]]'''<br /> : Explicitly identified as &quot;Cindy of Navere,&quot; a priest with more than 10 DI based in Indaton. She delivers a message to Vidan from [[Theo]] informing him that the slith spy situation in town has been resolved.<br /> : Appears in: [[Hunting Slith Spies]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dalarin]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Navere encountered in the First Run. He is cautious about loose cannons and offers to write a letter of introduction for the party. He also channels [[Sergeant Susie]]'s voice to relay her orders to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady Violet / Violet]]'''<br /> : High priest of Navere and head of the Church of the Five in the coastal city of Berana. She manages the political situation around the king's succession, maintains the Church's neutrality, and plans the coronation. She receives Vidan, discusses the assassination with him, and takes charge of the public reveal of evidence against the slith assassin. She briefs the party on the succession crisis, advises on political strategy, provides blessings at the coronation, and discusses Rush clergy overreach with Vidan. She had previously met Stephen and Lily at the Crimson Flagon meeting and did not believe either to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Under the Sea]], [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and Investigation]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Orellian]]) ==<br /> '''[[Gyvail]]'''<br /> : Husband of Linda, a half-elven woman, and identified by her as a priest of Orellian. He was last seen inside the keep with Caitlyn and Westrack, holding position when the orcs attacked.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lily]]'''<br /> : A traveling priest of Orellian who attended the meeting at The Crimson Flagon in Berana. Violet had met her and did not believe her to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (Rush) ==<br /> '''[[Antonio]]'''<br /> : Head of the local paladins of Rush in Orange. He attends a house party and speaks with Diomarche about a potential slith threat and security concerns.<br /> : Appears in: [[House Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bordan]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest traveling with Lord Denis and Hiraz in service to [[Duchess Zerbina]]. He notes that he serves the Baron and Duchess rather than the Church directly. He identifies the Broken miracle and a Time miracle affecting the keep as two separate effects.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Diomarche]]'''<br /> : A party member and priest/paladin of Rush who appears throughout the campaign. Originally part of the Red delegation, he is described as &quot;Fiveist&quot; and is under the influence of a Broken miracle complicating Rush-related rituals. He swears the Free Rangers oath as &quot;Rush's Hammer.&quot; He reports in at Rush temples, invokes Rush to banish ghosts aboard a shipwreck, can potentially invoke Rush to break through obstacles, and is treated as a member of the Rush religious community throughout. He also informs the Rush temple about [[Marsha]]'s death and later briefs Bran on Rush priest insights.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]], [[Second Run]], [[To The Heart]], [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]], [[On The Sea 2]], [[Three Mages]], [[Pearly Whites]], [[Welcome to Vani]], [[House Party]], [[Heart of Orange]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Earnest]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Rush in Berana. Diomarche briefs him on potential threats to the coronation and he confirms that Karen will conduct the Transfer of Office ceremony. He is later among those convinced about the unusual nature of the non-Broken swords.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Fred]]'''<br /> : A priest at a nearby temple of Rush. He is eager to put together an attack force and attempts to analyze the battle the party is caught in, but briefly freezes when he tries.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Hammerstrike]]'''<br /> : A dwarf priest of Rush located in the Forest court town. Diomarche seeks him out for information about the local situation, including the Arbae's murder, possible demon activity, and assassins. He is also later seen talking to Minister Sandro.<br /> : Appears in: [[In the Court of His Majesty of the Forest]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Karen]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest in Berana who conducts the Transfer of Office ceremony at Queen [[Wendy]]'s coronation. Notably, she does not spend any DI on the ritual and does not give loyalty oaths to Wendy.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (the Nameless) ==<br /> '''[[Greg]]'''<br /> : High priest of the Nameless in Berana, living in the Temple of the Five. He is initially suspected of being Broken or Bent due to suspicious behavior in the Succession mechanic, but Vidan visits him and finds him candid and apparently orthodox. He is outspoken about the Rush clergy overstepping its bounds and raises concerns about Jordian priests being absorbed into Rush logistics roles. He mentions Dora and Westrack as contacts the party might seek in Middlesea.<br /> : Appears in: [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and <br /> <br /> '''[[Valentino]]'''<br /> <br /> == The Goddess ==<br /> '''[[Diana]]'''<br /> : A priest at Stella's temple in [[Rin'yan]], later reidentified as one of two other priests at the Rinyan Tem temple alongside [[Meraldi]]. She asks Stella to look after things while she leaves for a few days. She is not present when the party arrives during the Rinyan Redux events.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Rinyan Redux]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Life) ==<br /> '''[[Alacar]]'''<br /> : A voting priest at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar, listed as Red 1 among the higher-ranked Life priests with one vote each. No further detail is given beyond her presence and voting status.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Alana]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 5 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Gebra's sponsor in the Daughter contest and as [[Thistle]]'s sponsor for attendance at the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bethamel]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 2 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. [[Gale]] attempts to convince her to support Aluska rather than Rani [[Dwalla]], partly succeeding because Bethamel feels her vote doesn't matter if the outcome is already fixed.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Corona]]'''<br /> : A centaur priestess listed as Red 3 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. [[Managaratha]] chats with her in the Dining Room about how candidates for the Goddess' Daughter are chosen. She explains the selection process but declines to reveal how the current year's choice is going.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Gisawara]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 7 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. No further detail is given beyond her presence on the cast list as a voting priest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Helena]]'''<br /> : A halfling priestess listed as Red 8 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. She brings [[Dubrecht]] as her guest to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Isabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 9 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She is Aluska's sponsor in the Daughter contest. Gale finds her already in favor of Aluska. She arrives at the party dragging a young girl named Raquel.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jasmine]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 10 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She approaches Stella to ask if she is interested in becoming one of Life's Servants, and they compare notes on how the Church works in Orange versus Yellow. Stella later assesses that Jasmine is &quot;definitely Playing The Game&quot; and thinks Ladinas deserves to win due to her large temple donation.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Kalinda]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 11 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Rani Dwalla's sponsor in the Daughter contest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady of Life (unnamed)]]'''<br /> : A high religious leader referred to as &quot;the Lady of Life,&quot; with followers, a Church of Life, and a niece who is Rani Dwalla, head of House Sukrat. Alasphel accuses her of orchestrating plots against the Maharani, including an assassination attempt on [[Suvatra]] during the caravan and a blessing ceremony for Rani Dwalla. She is also referenced as directing the Goddess' Daughter selection process. She is never given a personal name.<br /> : Appears in: [[Feeling Our Way Around]], [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lisabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 12 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She sponsors the Merchant candidate Ladinas and is unhappy that the fix appears to be in for Dwalla, feeling this violates the usual way the selection works. She also sponsors<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Lore) ==<br /> '''[[Hama Aliki]]'''<br /> : Identifies herself as &quot;Lore's Servant&quot; and wears a holy symbol. She meets with Stella to discuss developing the Merchant [[Varna]] and suggests Stella consider aligning with one of the Three Faces. She later speaks telepathically to Stella, asking her to assist four merchants in making solid presentations to the Maharani.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Jabar]], [[Caravan]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lavinia]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Lore temple in Jabar. She is grumpy and unhelpful during the party's visit, leaves in a huff, and does not approve of the Broken miracle the party is carrying. Narise explains that Lavinia's attitude stems from this disapproval.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Leonardo]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Cult of Al'an compound in Rin'yan. He serves as the primary contact for outsiders, admits the party to the compound, briefs them on Thistle's spell, arranges the repair ritual, and leads them to Karina. He is visibly frustrated at being excluded from the private meeting with [[Ritasi]], who is described as more capable than him for the miracle-removal task.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Adventures are Everywhere]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[The Endurance of Memory]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Love) ==<br /> '''[[Katie]]'''<br /> : A centaur priest at the temple of Love in Jabar. She arrives about an hour after the party reaches the temple and is confident the drought is not caused by a miracle of the [[Oasis]]. She later brings Lindera to discuss where rain would help most.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unclear — possibly Crone) ==<br /> '''[[Carol]]'''<br /> : Described as &quot;the biggest Goddess priest in the city&quot; in Vani, working in the Centurion's household. Before the Day of the Maiden party she is seen going in and out of the temple. At the party, [[Scout]]'s attempt to detect whether she is Bent is blocked by a Crone-type shtick of &quot;don't use detects on me.&quot; She is suspected of being Bent and of manipulating Vivian into stealing a dagger for an assassination plot. She actively maneuvers people during the party, bringing Giaconni to distract Gale and introducing Stella to Lord DiAngelo.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]], [[Day of the Maiden Part Two]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unspecified) ==<br /> '''[[Ghadara]]'''<br /> : A Goddess priest who appears only in a memory recalled by Managaratha. She was in conversation with Minister Cho about the difficulty of arranging crop blessings for the Empire, discussing a potential exchange involving purple magic assistance.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins ==<br /> '''[[Foran Zakar]]'''<br /> : Minister of Redaction and a priest of the Twins as well as a mage. His death triggered a time-stop effect he had prepared in advance. Both he and his successor are dead, leaving the Ministry of Redaction leaderless.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tam) ==<br /> '''[[Warmth of Summer]]'''<br /> : Known formally as Tai Ko Tee, is the senior priest of Tam based in [[Purple]]. <br /> : Appears in [[On The Assassin's Trail]], [[Investigation, Assassination]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''[[Li Zhou]]'''<br /> : Described as the most famous currently active priest of Tam. An archaeologist-historian who finds old things, based at a university in the former capital of Ashkanor. Named as a potential lead for locating the Sword.<br /> : Appears in: [[Investigation, Assassination]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tem) ==<br /> '''[[The Guiding Star]]'''<br /> : The head priest of Tem who has assigned [[Rakta]] to follow the party. Vidan criticizes him for treating himself as High Priest of Tem rather than working properly with the High Priest of Tam and a Balance counterpart. He meets the party at the door of the temple of Tem — a large black gothic cathedral — and explains that someone laid claim to the title of Emperor on the night Middlesea was closed, and that the impact on how people dream and think was noticed by the Church.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Automated linkify</p> <hr /> <div>This page lists known priests, priestesses, and religious officials.<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Jord]]) ==<br /> '''[[Bert]]'''<br /> : Local priest of Jord in [[Berana]]. He was present at a meeting at The Crimson Flagon tavern approximately a week and a half before the party's investigation. That meeting appears to have been targeted by a Broken miracle. [[Violet]] had met him and did not believe him to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Carlo]]'''<br /> : [[Stella]]'s uncle and a priest of Jord. He is being consulted about the feasibility of extracting someone from the time-stopped keep at [[Middlesea]], as Jord's domain may be relevant to that problem.<br /> : Appears in: [[Talking to Trees]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dora]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord who accompanied Princess Friga to Middlesea. She is mentioned by Greg when [[Nesh]] asks if there is anyone the party should look for there.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jabril]]'''<br /> : A merchant who is revealed to be a priest of Jord. During the assassination attempt aftermath in Jabar he activates Diomarche during the battle and is able to open a locked and trapped chest belonging to the assassin. He is later recalled by the party when the [[Maharani]] considers consulting a Jord priest about extracting someone from the time-stopped keep, and the party sends him a note requesting a meeting.<br /> : Appears in: [[A Tree Grows in Jabar]], [[A Maharani Calls]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Joseph]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord found at the [[Tem]]ple of Jord in [[Darstan]] who acts as a contact for the thieves' guild. He later confronts Nesh about violating Jord's rules and discusses whether Nesh could petition for a rite to cleanse the stain of his transgression.<br /> : Appears in: [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Navere]]) ==<br /> '''[[Angelina]]'''<br /> : A priest of Navere at the Church of the Five in [[Vani]]. She is someone the local [[Centurion]] consults regularly and could potentially introduce [[Vidan]] to him. She provides non-divinely-inspired political advice about the Consort candidates during Day of the Maiden preparations, noting her fortune roll only yielded one success.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Cindy]]'''<br /> : Explicitly identified as &quot;Cindy of Navere,&quot; a priest with more than 10 DI based in Indaton. She delivers a message to Vidan from [[Theo]] informing him that the slith spy situation in town has been resolved.<br /> : Appears in: [[Hunting Slith Spies]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dalarin]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Navere encountered in the First Run. He is cautious about loose cannons and offers to write a letter of introduction for the party. He also channels [[Sergeant Susie]]'s voice to relay her orders to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady Violet / Violet]]'''<br /> : High priest of Navere and head of the Church of the Five in the coastal city of Berana. She manages the political situation around the king's succession, maintains the Church's neutrality, and plans the coronation. She receives Vidan, discusses the assassination with him, and takes charge of the public reveal of evidence against the slith assassin. She briefs the party on the succession crisis, advises on political strategy, provides blessings at the coronation, and discusses Rush clergy overreach with Vidan. She had previously met Stephen and Lily at the Crimson Flagon meeting and did not believe either to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Under the Sea]], [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and Investigation]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Orellian]]) ==<br /> '''[[Gyvail]]'''<br /> : Husband of Linda, a half-elven woman, and identified by her as a priest of Orellian. He was last seen inside the keep with Caitlyn and Westrack, holding position when the orcs attacked.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lily]]'''<br /> : A traveling priest of Orellian who attended the meeting at The Crimson Flagon in Berana. Violet had met her and did not believe her to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (Rush) ==<br /> '''[[Antonio]]'''<br /> : Head of the local paladins of Rush in Orange. He attends a house party and speaks with Diomarche about a potential slith threat and security concerns.<br /> : Appears in: [[House Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bordan]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest traveling with Lord Denis and Hiraz in service to [[Duchess Zerbina]]. He notes that he serves the Baron and Duchess rather than the Church directly. He identifies the Broken miracle and a Time miracle affecting the keep as two separate effects.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Diomarche]]'''<br /> : A party member and priest/paladin of Rush who appears throughout the campaign. Originally part of the Red delegation, he is described as &quot;Fiveist&quot; and is under the influence of a Broken miracle complicating Rush-related rituals. He swears the Free Rangers oath as &quot;Rush's Hammer.&quot; He reports in at Rush temples, invokes Rush to banish ghosts aboard a shipwreck, can potentially invoke Rush to break through obstacles, and is treated as a member of the Rush religious community throughout. He also informs the Rush temple about [[Marsha]]'s death and later briefs Bran on Rush priest insights.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]], [[Second Run]], [[To The Heart]], [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]], [[On The Sea 2]], [[Three Mages]], [[Pearly Whites]], [[Welcome to Vani]], [[House Party]], [[Heart of Orange]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Earnest]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Rush in Berana. Diomarche briefs him on potential threats to the coronation and he confirms that Karen will conduct the Transfer of Office ceremony. He is later among those convinced about the unusual nature of the non-Broken swords.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Fred]]'''<br /> : A priest at a nearby temple of Rush. He is eager to put together an attack force and attempts to analyze the battle the party is caught in, but briefly freezes when he tries.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Hammerstrike]]'''<br /> : A dwarf priest of Rush located in the Forest court town. Diomarche seeks him out for information about the local situation, including the Arbae's murder, possible demon activity, and assassins. He is also later seen talking to Minister Sandro.<br /> : Appears in: [[In the Court of His Majesty of the Forest]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Karen]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest in Berana who conducts the Transfer of Office ceremony at Queen [[Wendy]]'s coronation. Notably, she does not spend any DI on the ritual and does not give loyalty oaths to Wendy.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (the Nameless) ==<br /> '''[[Greg]]'''<br /> : High priest of the Nameless in Berana, living in the Temple of the Five. He is initially suspected of being Broken or Bent due to suspicious behavior in the Succession mechanic, but Vidan visits him and finds him candid and apparently orthodox. He is outspoken about the Rush clergy overstepping its bounds and raises concerns about Jordian priests being absorbed into Rush logistics roles. He mentions Dora and Westrack as contacts the party might seek in Middlesea.<br /> : Appears in: [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and <br /> <br /> '''[[Valentino]]'''<br /> <br /> == The Goddess ==<br /> '''[[Diana]]'''<br /> : A priest at Stella's temple in [[Rin'yan]], later reidentified as one of two other priests at the Rinyan Tem temple alongside [[Meraldi]]. She asks Stella to look after things while she leaves for a few days. She is not present when the party arrives during the Rinyan Redux events.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Rinyan Redux]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Life) ==<br /> '''[[Alacar]]'''<br /> : A voting priest at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar, listed as Red 1 among the higher-ranked Life priests with one vote each. No further detail is given beyond her presence and voting status.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Alana]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 5 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Gebra's sponsor in the Daughter contest and as [[Thistle]]'s sponsor for attendance at the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bethamel]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 2 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. [[Gale]] attempts to convince her to support Aluska rather than Rani [[Dwalla]], partly succeeding because Bethamel feels her vote doesn't matter if the outcome is already fixed.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Corona]]'''<br /> : A centaur priestess listed as Red 3 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. [[Managaratha]] chats with her in the Dining Room about how candidates for the Goddess' Daughter are chosen. She explains the selection process but declines to reveal how the current year's choice is going.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Gisawara]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 7 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. No further detail is given beyond her presence on the cast list as a voting priest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Helena]]'''<br /> : A halfling priestess listed as Red 8 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. She brings Dubrecht as her guest to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Isabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 9 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She is Aluska's sponsor in the Daughter contest. Gale finds her already in favor of Aluska. She arrives at the party dragging a young girl named Raquel.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jasmine]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 10 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She approaches Stella to ask if she is interested in becoming one of Life's Servants, and they compare notes on how the Church works in Orange versus Yellow. Stella later assesses that Jasmine is &quot;definitely Playing The Game&quot; and thinks Ladinas deserves to win due to her large temple donation.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Kalinda]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 11 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Rani Dwalla's sponsor in the Daughter contest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady of Life (unnamed)]]'''<br /> : A high religious leader referred to as &quot;the Lady of Life,&quot; with followers, a Church of Life, and a niece who is Rani Dwalla, head of House Sukrat. Alasphel accuses her of orchestrating plots against the Maharani, including an assassination attempt on [[Suvatra]] during the caravan and a blessing ceremony for Rani Dwalla. She is also referenced as directing the Goddess' Daughter selection process. She is never given a personal name.<br /> : Appears in: [[Feeling Our Way Around]], [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lisabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 12 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She sponsors the Merchant candidate Ladinas and is unhappy that the fix appears to be in for Dwalla, feeling this violates the usual way the selection works. She also sponsors<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Lore) ==<br /> '''[[Hama Aliki]]'''<br /> : Identifies herself as &quot;Lore's Servant&quot; and wears a holy symbol. She meets with Stella to discuss developing the Merchant [[Varna]] and suggests Stella consider aligning with one of the Three Faces. She later speaks telepathically to Stella, asking her to assist four merchants in making solid presentations to the Maharani.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Jabar]], [[Caravan]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lavinia]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Lore temple in Jabar. She is grumpy and unhelpful during the party's visit, leaves in a huff, and does not approve of the Broken miracle the party is carrying. Narise explains that Lavinia's attitude stems from this disapproval.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Leonardo]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Cult of Al'an compound in Rin'yan. He serves as the primary contact for outsiders, admits the party to the compound, briefs them on Thistle's spell, arranges the repair ritual, and leads them to Karina. He is visibly frustrated at being excluded from the private meeting with [[Ritasi]], who is described as more capable than him for the miracle-removal task.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Adventures are Everywhere]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[The Endurance of Memory]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Love) ==<br /> '''[[Katie]]'''<br /> : A centaur priest at the temple of Love in Jabar. She arrives about an hour after the party reaches the temple and is confident the drought is not caused by a miracle of the [[Oasis]]. She later brings Lindera to discuss where rain would help most.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unclear — possibly Crone) ==<br /> '''[[Carol]]'''<br /> : Described as &quot;the biggest Goddess priest in the city&quot; in Vani, working in the Centurion's household. Before the Day of the Maiden party she is seen going in and out of the temple. At the party, [[Scout]]'s attempt to detect whether she is Bent is blocked by a Crone-type shtick of &quot;don't use detects on me.&quot; She is suspected of being Bent and of manipulating Vivian into stealing a dagger for an assassination plot. She actively maneuvers people during the party, bringing Giaconni to distract Gale and introducing Stella to Lord DiAngelo.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]], [[Day of the Maiden Part Two]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unspecified) ==<br /> '''[[Ghadara]]'''<br /> : A Goddess priest who appears only in a memory recalled by Managaratha. She was in conversation with Minister Cho about the difficulty of arranging crop blessings for the Empire, discussing a potential exchange involving purple magic assistance.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins ==<br /> '''[[Foran Zakar]]'''<br /> : Minister of Redaction and a priest of the Twins as well as a mage. His death triggered a time-stop effect he had prepared in advance. Both he and his successor are dead, leaving the Ministry of Redaction leaderless.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tam) ==<br /> '''[[Warmth of Summer]]'''<br /> : Known formally as Tai Ko Tee, is the senior priest of Tam based in [[Purple]]. <br /> : Appears in [[On The Assassin's Trail]], [[Investigation, Assassination]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''[[Li Zhou]]'''<br /> : Described as the most famous currently active priest of Tam. An archaeologist-historian who finds old things, based at a university in the former capital of Ashkanor. Named as a potential lead for locating the Sword.<br /> : Appears in: [[Investigation, Assassination]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tem) ==<br /> '''[[The Guiding Star]]'''<br /> : The head priest of Tem who has assigned [[Rakta]] to follow the party. Vidan criticizes him for treating himself as High Priest of Tem rather than working properly with the High Priest of Tam and a Balance counterpart. He meets the party at the door of the temple of Tem — a large black gothic cathedral — and explains that someone laid claim to the title of Emperor on the night Middlesea was closed, and that the impact on how people dream and think was noticed by the Church.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Automated linkify</p> <hr /> <div>This page lists known priests, priestesses, and religious officials.<br /> <br /> == The Five (Jord) ==<br /> '''[[Bert]]'''<br /> : Local priest of Jord in [[Berana]]. He was present at a meeting at The Crimson Flagon tavern approximately a week and a half before the party's investigation. That meeting appears to have been targeted by a Broken miracle. [[Violet]] had met him and did not believe him to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Carlo]]'''<br /> : [[Stella]]'s uncle and a priest of Jord. He is being consulted about the feasibility of extracting someone from the time-stopped keep at [[Middlesea]], as Jord's domain may be relevant to that problem.<br /> : Appears in: [[Talking to Trees]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dora]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord who accompanied Princess Friga to Middlesea. She is mentioned by Greg when [[Nesh]] asks if there is anyone the party should look for there.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jabril]]'''<br /> : A merchant who is revealed to be a priest of Jord. During the assassination attempt aftermath in Jabar he activates Diomarche during the battle and is able to open a locked and trapped chest belonging to the assassin. He is later recalled by the party when the [[Maharani]] considers consulting a Jord priest about extracting someone from the time-stopped keep, and the party sends him a note requesting a meeting.<br /> : Appears in: [[A Tree Grows in Jabar]], [[A Maharani Calls]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Joseph]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord found at the [[Tem]]ple of Jord in [[Darstan]] who acts as a contact for the thieves' guild. He later confronts Nesh about violating Jord's rules and discusses whether Nesh could petition for a rite to cleanse the stain of his transgression.<br /> : Appears in: [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Navere]]) ==<br /> '''[[Angelina]]'''<br /> : A priest of Navere at the Church of the Five in [[Vani]]. She is someone the local [[Centurion]] consults regularly and could potentially introduce [[Vidan]] to him. She provides non-divinely-inspired political advice about the Consort candidates during Day of the Maiden preparations, noting her fortune roll only yielded one success.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Cindy]]'''<br /> : Explicitly identified as &quot;Cindy of Navere,&quot; a priest with more than 10 DI based in Indaton. She delivers a message to Vidan from [[Theo]] informing him that the slith spy situation in town has been resolved.<br /> : Appears in: [[Hunting Slith Spies]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dalarin]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Navere encountered in the First Run. He is cautious about loose cannons and offers to write a letter of introduction for the party. He also channels [[Sergeant Susie]]'s voice to relay her orders to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady Violet / Violet]]'''<br /> : High priest of Navere and head of the Church of the Five in the coastal city of Berana. She manages the political situation around the king's succession, maintains the Church's neutrality, and plans the coronation. She receives Vidan, discusses the assassination with him, and takes charge of the public reveal of evidence against the slith assassin. She briefs the party on the succession crisis, advises on political strategy, provides blessings at the coronation, and discusses Rush clergy overreach with Vidan. She had previously met Stephen and Lily at the Crimson Flagon meeting and did not believe either to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Under the Sea]], [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and Investigation]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Orellian]]) ==<br /> '''[[Gyvail]]'''<br /> : Husband of Linda, a half-elven woman, and identified by her as a priest of Orellian. He was last seen inside the keep with Caitlyn and Westrack, holding position when the orcs attacked.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lily]]'''<br /> : A traveling priest of Orellian who attended the meeting at The Crimson Flagon in Berana. Violet had met her and did not believe her to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (Rush) ==<br /> '''[[Antonio]]'''<br /> : Head of the local paladins of Rush in Orange. He attends a house party and speaks with Diomarche about a potential slith threat and security concerns.<br /> : Appears in: [[House Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bordan]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest traveling with Lord Denis and Hiraz in service to [[Duchess Zerbina]]. He notes that he serves the Baron and Duchess rather than the Church directly. He identifies the Broken miracle and a Time miracle affecting the keep as two separate effects.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Diomarche]]'''<br /> : A party member and priest/paladin of Rush who appears throughout the campaign. Originally part of the Red delegation, he is described as &quot;Fiveist&quot; and is under the influence of a Broken miracle complicating Rush-related rituals. He swears the Free Rangers oath as &quot;Rush's Hammer.&quot; He reports in at Rush temples, invokes Rush to banish ghosts aboard a shipwreck, can potentially invoke Rush to break through obstacles, and is treated as a member of the Rush religious community throughout. He also informs the Rush temple about [[Marsha]]'s death and later briefs Bran on Rush priest insights.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]], [[Second Run]], [[To The Heart]], [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]], [[On The Sea 2]], [[Three Mages]], [[Pearly Whites]], [[Welcome to Vani]], [[House Party]], [[Heart of Orange]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Earnest]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Rush in Berana. Diomarche briefs him on potential threats to the coronation and he confirms that Karen will conduct the Transfer of Office ceremony. He is later among those convinced about the unusual nature of the non-Broken swords.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Fred]]'''<br /> : A priest at a nearby temple of Rush. He is eager to put together an attack force and attempts to analyze the battle the party is caught in, but briefly freezes when he tries.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Hammerstrike]]'''<br /> : A dwarf priest of Rush located in the Forest court town. Diomarche seeks him out for information about the local situation, including the Arbae's murder, possible demon activity, and assassins. He is also later seen talking to Minister Sandro.<br /> : Appears in: [[In the Court of His Majesty of the Forest]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Karen]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest in Berana who conducts the Transfer of Office ceremony at Queen [[Wendy]]'s coronation. Notably, she does not spend any DI on the ritual and does not give loyalty oaths to Wendy.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (the Nameless) ==<br /> '''[[Greg]]'''<br /> : High priest of the Nameless in Berana, living in the Temple of the Five. He is initially suspected of being Broken or Bent due to suspicious behavior in the Succession mechanic, but Vidan visits him and finds him candid and apparently orthodox. He is outspoken about the Rush clergy overstepping its bounds and raises concerns about Jordian priests being absorbed into Rush logistics roles. He mentions Dora and Westrack as contacts the party might seek in Middlesea.<br /> : Appears in: [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and <br /> <br /> '''[[Valentino]]'''<br /> <br /> == The Goddess ==<br /> '''[[Diana]]'''<br /> : A priest at Stella's temple in [[Rin'yan]], later reidentified as one of two other priests at the Rinyan Tem temple alongside [[Meraldi]]. She asks Stella to look after things while she leaves for a few days. She is not present when the party arrives during the Rinyan Redux events.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Rinyan Redux]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Life) ==<br /> '''[[Alacar]]'''<br /> : A voting priest at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar, listed as Red 1 among the higher-ranked Life priests with one vote each. No further detail is given beyond her presence and voting status.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Alana]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 5 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Gebra's sponsor in the Daughter contest and as [[Thistle]]'s sponsor for attendance at the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bethamel]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 2 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. [[Gale]] attempts to convince her to support Aluska rather than Rani [[Dwalla]], partly succeeding because Bethamel feels her vote doesn't matter if the outcome is already fixed.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Corona]]'''<br /> : A centaur priestess listed as Red 3 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. [[Managaratha]] chats with her in the Dining Room about how candidates for the Goddess' Daughter are chosen. She explains the selection process but declines to reveal how the current year's choice is going.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Gisawara]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 7 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. No further detail is given beyond her presence on the cast list as a voting priest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Helena]]'''<br /> : A halfling priestess listed as Red 8 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. She brings Dubrecht as her guest to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Isabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 9 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She is Aluska's sponsor in the Daughter contest. Gale finds her already in favor of Aluska. She arrives at the party dragging a young girl named Raquel.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jasmine]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 10 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She approaches Stella to ask if she is interested in becoming one of Life's Servants, and they compare notes on how the Church works in Orange versus Yellow. Stella later assesses that Jasmine is &quot;definitely Playing The Game&quot; and thinks Ladinas deserves to win due to her large temple donation.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Kalinda]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 11 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Rani Dwalla's sponsor in the Daughter contest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady of Life (unnamed)]]'''<br /> : A high religious leader referred to as &quot;the Lady of Life,&quot; with followers, a Church of Life, and a niece who is Rani Dwalla, head of House Sukrat. Alasphel accuses her of orchestrating plots against the Maharani, including an assassination attempt on [[Suvatra]] during the caravan and a blessing ceremony for Rani Dwalla. She is also referenced as directing the Goddess' Daughter selection process. She is never given a personal name.<br /> : Appears in: [[Feeling Our Way Around]], [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lisabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 12 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She sponsors the Merchant candidate Ladinas and is unhappy that the fix appears to be in for Dwalla, feeling this violates the usual way the selection works. She also sponsors<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Lore) ==<br /> '''[[Hama Aliki]]'''<br /> : Identifies herself as &quot;Lore's Servant&quot; and wears a holy symbol. She meets with Stella to discuss developing the Merchant [[Varna]] and suggests Stella consider aligning with one of the Three Faces. She later speaks telepathically to Stella, asking her to assist four merchants in making solid presentations to the Maharani.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Jabar]], [[Caravan]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lavinia]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Lore temple in Jabar. She is grumpy and unhelpful during the party's visit, leaves in a huff, and does not approve of the Broken miracle the party is carrying. Narise explains that Lavinia's attitude stems from this disapproval.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Leonardo]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Cult of Al'an compound in Rin'yan. He serves as the primary contact for outsiders, admits the party to the compound, briefs them on Thistle's spell, arranges the repair ritual, and leads them to Karina. He is visibly frustrated at being excluded from the private meeting with [[Ritasi]], who is described as more capable than him for the miracle-removal task.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Adventures are Everywhere]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[The Endurance of Memory]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Love) ==<br /> '''[[Katie]]'''<br /> : A centaur priest at the temple of Love in Jabar. She arrives about an hour after the party reaches the temple and is confident the drought is not caused by a miracle of the [[Oasis]]. She later brings Lindera to discuss where rain would help most.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unclear — possibly Crone) ==<br /> '''[[Carol]]'''<br /> : Described as &quot;the biggest Goddess priest in the city&quot; in Vani, working in the Centurion's household. Before the Day of the Maiden party she is seen going in and out of the temple. At the party, [[Scout]]'s attempt to detect whether she is Bent is blocked by a Crone-type shtick of &quot;don't use detects on me.&quot; She is suspected of being Bent and of manipulating Vivian into stealing a dagger for an assassination plot. She actively maneuvers people during the party, bringing Giaconni to distract Gale and introducing Stella to Lord DiAngelo.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]], [[Day of the Maiden Part Two]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unspecified) ==<br /> '''[[Ghadara]]'''<br /> : A Goddess priest who appears only in a memory recalled by Managaratha. She was in conversation with Minister Cho about the difficulty of arranging crop blessings for the Empire, discussing a potential exchange involving purple magic assistance.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins ==<br /> '''[[Foran Zakar]]'''<br /> : Minister of Redaction and a priest of the Twins as well as a mage. His death triggered a time-stop effect he had prepared in advance. Both he and his successor are dead, leaving the Ministry of Redaction leaderless.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tam) ==<br /> '''[[Warmth of Summer]]'''<br /> : Known formally as Tai Ko Tee, is the senior priest of Tam based in [[Purple]]. <br /> : Appears in [[On The Assassin's Trail]], [[Investigation, Assassination]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''[[Li Zhou]]'''<br /> : Described as the most famous currently active priest of Tam. An archaeologist-historian who finds old things, based at a university in the former capital of Ashkanor. Named as a potential lead for locating the Sword.<br /> : Appears in: [[Investigation, Assassination]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tem) ==<br /> '''[[The Guiding Star]]'''<br /> : The head priest of Tem who has assigned [[Rakta]] to follow the party. Vidan criticizes him for treating himself as High Priest of Tem rather than working properly with the High Priest of Tam and a Balance counterpart. He meets the party at the door of the temple of Tem — a large black gothic cathedral — and explains that someone laid claim to the title of Emperor on the night Middlesea was closed, and that the impact on how people dream and think was noticed by the Church.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Automated linkify</p> <hr /> <div>This page lists known priests, priestesses, and religious officials.<br /> <br /> == The Five (Jord) ==<br /> '''[[Bert]]'''<br /> : Local priest of Jord in [[Berana]]. He was present at a meeting at The Crimson Flagon tavern approximately a week and a half before the party's investigation. That meeting appears to have been targeted by a Broken miracle. [[Violet]] had met him and did not believe him to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Carlo]]'''<br /> : [[Stella]]'s uncle and a priest of Jord. He is being consulted about the feasibility of extracting someone from the time-stopped keep at [[Middlesea]], as Jord's domain may be relevant to that problem.<br /> : Appears in: [[Talking to Trees]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dora]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord who accompanied Princess Friga to Middlesea. She is mentioned by Greg when [[Nesh]] asks if there is anyone the party should look for there.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jabril]]'''<br /> : A merchant who is revealed to be a priest of Jord. During the assassination attempt aftermath in Jabar he activates Diomarche during the battle and is able to open a locked and trapped chest belonging to the assassin. He is later recalled by the party when the [[Maharani]] considers consulting a Jord priest about extracting someone from the time-stopped keep, and the party sends him a note requesting a meeting.<br /> : Appears in: [[A Tree Grows in Jabar]], [[A Maharani Calls]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Joseph]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord found at the [[Tem]]ple of Jord in [[Darstan]] who acts as a contact for the thieves' guild. He later confronts Nesh about violating Jord's rules and discusses whether Nesh could petition for a rite to cleanse the stain of his transgression.<br /> : Appears in: [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Navere]]) ==<br /> '''[[Angelina]]'''<br /> : A priest of Navere at the Church of the Five in [[Vani]]. She is someone the local [[Centurion]] consults regularly and could potentially introduce [[Vidan]] to him. She provides non-divinely-inspired political advice about the Consort candidates during Day of the Maiden preparations, noting her fortune roll only yielded one success.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Cindy]]'''<br /> : Explicitly identified as &quot;Cindy of Navere,&quot; a priest with more than 10 DI based in Indaton. She delivers a message to Vidan from [[Theo]] informing him that the slith spy situation in town has been resolved.<br /> : Appears in: [[Hunting Slith Spies]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dalarin]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Navere encountered in the First Run. He is cautious about loose cannons and offers to write a letter of introduction for the party. He also channels [[Sergeant Susie]]'s voice to relay her orders to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady Violet / Violet]]'''<br /> : High priest of Navere and head of the Church of the Five in the coastal city of Berana. She manages the political situation around the king's succession, maintains the Church's neutrality, and plans the coronation. She receives Vidan, discusses the assassination with him, and takes charge of the public reveal of evidence against the slith assassin. She briefs the party on the succession crisis, advises on political strategy, provides blessings at the coronation, and discusses Rush clergy overreach with Vidan. She had previously met Stephen and Lily at the Crimson Flagon meeting and did not believe either to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Under the Sea]], [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and Investigation]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Orellian]]) ==<br /> '''[[Gyvail]]'''<br /> : Husband of Linda, a half-elven woman, and identified by her as a priest of Orellian. He was last seen inside the keep with Caitlyn and Westrack, holding position when the orcs attacked.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lily]]'''<br /> : A traveling priest of Orellian who attended the meeting at The Crimson Flagon in Berana. Violet had met her and did not believe her to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (Rush) ==<br /> '''[[Antonio]]'''<br /> : Head of the local paladins of Rush in Orange. He attends a house party and speaks with Diomarche about a potential slith threat and security concerns.<br /> : Appears in: [[House Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bordan]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest traveling with Lord Denis and Hiraz in service to [[Duchess Zerbina]]. He notes that he serves the Baron and Duchess rather than the Church directly. He identifies the Broken miracle and a Time miracle affecting the keep as two separate effects.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Diomarche]]'''<br /> : A party member and priest/paladin of Rush who appears throughout the campaign. Originally part of the Red delegation, he is described as &quot;Fiveist&quot; and is under the influence of a Broken miracle complicating Rush-related rituals. He swears the Free Rangers oath as &quot;Rush's Hammer.&quot; He reports in at Rush temples, invokes Rush to banish ghosts aboard a shipwreck, can potentially invoke Rush to break through obstacles, and is treated as a member of the Rush religious community throughout. He also informs the Rush temple about [[Marsha]]'s death and later briefs Bran on Rush priest insights.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]], [[Second Run]], [[To The Heart]], [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]], [[On The Sea 2]], [[Three Mages]], [[Pearly Whites]], [[Welcome to Vani]], [[House Party]], [[Heart of Orange]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Earnest]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Rush in Berana. Diomarche briefs him on potential threats to the coronation and he confirms that Karen will conduct the Transfer of Office ceremony. He is later among those convinced about the unusual nature of the non-Broken swords.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Fred]]'''<br /> : A priest at a nearby temple of Rush. He is eager to put together an attack force and attempts to analyze the battle the party is caught in, but briefly freezes when he tries.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Hammerstrike]]'''<br /> : A dwarf priest of Rush located in the Forest court town. Diomarche seeks him out for information about the local situation, including the Arbae's murder, possible demon activity, and assassins. He is also later seen talking to Minister Sandro.<br /> : Appears in: [[In the Court of His Majesty of the Forest]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Karen]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest in Berana who conducts the Transfer of Office ceremony at Queen [[Wendy]]'s coronation. Notably, she does not spend any DI on the ritual and does not give loyalty oaths to Wendy.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (the Nameless) ==<br /> '''[[Greg]]'''<br /> : High priest of the Nameless in Berana, living in the Temple of the Five. He is initially suspected of being Broken or Bent due to suspicious behavior in the Succession mechanic, but Vidan visits him and finds him candid and apparently orthodox. He is outspoken about the Rush clergy overstepping its bounds and raises concerns about Jordian priests being absorbed into Rush logistics roles. He mentions Dora and Westrack as contacts the party might seek in Middlesea.<br /> : Appears in: [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and <br /> <br /> '''[[Valentino]]'''<br /> <br /> == The Goddess ==<br /> '''[[Diana]]'''<br /> : A priest at Stella's temple in Rin'yan, later reidentified as one of two other priests at the Rinyan Tem temple alongside [[Meraldi]]. She asks Stella to look after things while she leaves for a few days. She is not present when the party arrives during the Rinyan Redux events.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Rinyan Redux]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Life) ==<br /> '''[[Alacar]]'''<br /> : A voting priest at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar, listed as Red 1 among the higher-ranked Life priests with one vote each. No further detail is given beyond her presence and voting status.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Alana]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 5 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Gebra's sponsor in the Daughter contest and as [[Thistle]]'s sponsor for attendance at the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bethamel]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 2 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. [[Gale]] attempts to convince her to support Aluska rather than Rani [[Dwalla]], partly succeeding because Bethamel feels her vote doesn't matter if the outcome is already fixed.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Corona]]'''<br /> : A centaur priestess listed as Red 3 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. [[Managaratha]] chats with her in the Dining Room about how candidates for the Goddess' Daughter are chosen. She explains the selection process but declines to reveal how the current year's choice is going.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Gisawara]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 7 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. No further detail is given beyond her presence on the cast list as a voting priest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Helena]]'''<br /> : A halfling priestess listed as Red 8 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. She brings Dubrecht as her guest to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Isabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 9 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She is Aluska's sponsor in the Daughter contest. Gale finds her already in favor of Aluska. She arrives at the party dragging a young girl named Raquel.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jasmine]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 10 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She approaches Stella to ask if she is interested in becoming one of Life's Servants, and they compare notes on how the Church works in Orange versus Yellow. Stella later assesses that Jasmine is &quot;definitely Playing The Game&quot; and thinks Ladinas deserves to win due to her large temple donation.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Kalinda]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 11 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Rani Dwalla's sponsor in the Daughter contest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady of Life (unnamed)]]'''<br /> : A high religious leader referred to as &quot;the Lady of Life,&quot; with followers, a Church of Life, and a niece who is Rani Dwalla, head of House Sukrat. Alasphel accuses her of orchestrating plots against the Maharani, including an assassination attempt on [[Suvatra]] during the caravan and a blessing ceremony for Rani Dwalla. She is also referenced as directing the Goddess' Daughter selection process. She is never given a personal name.<br /> : Appears in: [[Feeling Our Way Around]], [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lisabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 12 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She sponsors the Merchant candidate Ladinas and is unhappy that the fix appears to be in for Dwalla, feeling this violates the usual way the selection works. She also sponsors<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Lore) ==<br /> '''[[Hama Aliki]]'''<br /> : Identifies herself as &quot;Lore's Servant&quot; and wears a holy symbol. She meets with Stella to discuss developing the Merchant [[Varna]] and suggests Stella consider aligning with one of the Three Faces. She later speaks telepathically to Stella, asking her to assist four merchants in making solid presentations to the Maharani.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Jabar]], [[Caravan]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lavinia]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Lore temple in Jabar. She is grumpy and unhelpful during the party's visit, leaves in a huff, and does not approve of the Broken miracle the party is carrying. Narise explains that Lavinia's attitude stems from this disapproval.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Leonardo]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Cult of Al'an compound in Rin'yan. He serves as the primary contact for outsiders, admits the party to the compound, briefs them on Thistle's spell, arranges the repair ritual, and leads them to Karina. He is visibly frustrated at being excluded from the private meeting with [[Ritasi]], who is described as more capable than him for the miracle-removal task.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Adventures are Everywhere]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[The Endurance of Memory]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Love) ==<br /> '''[[Katie]]'''<br /> : A centaur priest at the temple of Love in Jabar. She arrives about an hour after the party reaches the temple and is confident the drought is not caused by a miracle of the [[Oasis]]. She later brings Lindera to discuss where rain would help most.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unclear — possibly Crone) ==<br /> '''[[Carol]]'''<br /> : Described as &quot;the biggest Goddess priest in the city&quot; in Vani, working in the Centurion's household. Before the Day of the Maiden party she is seen going in and out of the temple. At the party, [[Scout]]'s attempt to detect whether she is Bent is blocked by a Crone-type shtick of &quot;don't use detects on me.&quot; She is suspected of being Bent and of manipulating Vivian into stealing a dagger for an assassination plot. She actively maneuvers people during the party, bringing Giaconni to distract Gale and introducing Stella to Lord DiAngelo.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]], [[Day of the Maiden Part Two]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unspecified) ==<br /> '''[[Ghadara]]'''<br /> : A Goddess priest who appears only in a memory recalled by Managaratha. She was in conversation with Minister Cho about the difficulty of arranging crop blessings for the Empire, discussing a potential exchange involving purple magic assistance.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins ==<br /> '''[[Foran Zakar]]'''<br /> : Minister of Redaction and a priest of the Twins as well as a mage. His death triggered a time-stop effect he had prepared in advance. Both he and his successor are dead, leaving the Ministry of Redaction leaderless.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tam) ==<br /> '''[[Warmth of Summer]]'''<br /> : Known formally as Tai Ko Tee, is the senior priest of Tam based in [[Purple]]. <br /> : Appears in [[On The Assassin's Trail]], [[Investigation, Assassination]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''[[Li Zhou]]'''<br /> : Described as the most famous currently active priest of Tam. An archaeologist-historian who finds old things, based at a university in the former capital of Ashkanor. Named as a potential lead for locating the Sword.<br /> : Appears in: [[Investigation, Assassination]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tem) ==<br /> '''[[The Guiding Star]]'''<br /> : The head priest of Tem who has assigned [[Rakta]] to follow the party. Vidan criticizes him for treating himself as High Priest of Tem rather than working properly with the High Priest of Tam and a Balance counterpart. He meets the party at the door of the temple of Tem — a large black gothic cathedral — and explains that someone laid claim to the title of Emperor on the night Middlesea was closed, and that the impact on how people dream and think was noticed by the Church.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Automated linkify</p> <hr /> <div>This page lists known priests, priestesses, and religious officials.<br /> <br /> == The Five (Jord) ==<br /> '''[[Bert]]'''<br /> : Local priest of Jord in [[Berana]]. He was present at a meeting at The Crimson Flagon tavern approximately a week and a half before the party's investigation. That meeting appears to have been targeted by a Broken miracle. [[Violet]] had met him and did not believe him to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Carlo]]'''<br /> : [[Stella]]'s uncle and a priest of Jord. He is being consulted about the feasibility of extracting someone from the time-stopped keep at [[Middlesea]], as Jord's domain may be relevant to that problem.<br /> : Appears in: [[Talking to Trees]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dora]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord who accompanied Princess Friga to Middlesea. She is mentioned by Greg when [[Nesh]] asks if there is anyone the party should look for there.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jabril]]'''<br /> : A merchant who is revealed to be a priest of Jord. During the assassination attempt aftermath in Jabar he activates Diomarche during the battle and is able to open a locked and trapped chest belonging to the assassin. He is later recalled by the party when the [[Maharani]] considers consulting a Jord priest about extracting someone from the time-stopped keep, and the party sends him a note requesting a meeting.<br /> : Appears in: [[A Tree Grows in Jabar]], [[A Maharani Calls]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Joseph]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord found at the [[Tem]]ple of Jord in [[Darstan]] who acts as a contact for the thieves' guild. He later confronts Nesh about violating Jord's rules and discusses whether Nesh could petition for a rite to cleanse the stain of his transgression.<br /> : Appears in: [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Navere]]) ==<br /> '''[[Angelina]]'''<br /> : A priest of Navere at the Church of the Five in [[Vani]]. She is someone the local [[Centurion]] consults regularly and could potentially introduce [[Vidan]] to him. She provides non-divinely-inspired political advice about the Consort candidates during Day of the Maiden preparations, noting her fortune roll only yielded one success.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Cindy]]'''<br /> : Explicitly identified as &quot;Cindy of Navere,&quot; a priest with more than 10 DI based in Indaton. She delivers a message to Vidan from [[Theo]] informing him that the slith spy situation in town has been resolved.<br /> : Appears in: [[Hunting Slith Spies]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dalarin]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Navere encountered in the First Run. He is cautious about loose cannons and offers to write a letter of introduction for the party. He also channels [[Sergeant Susie]]'s voice to relay her orders to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady Violet / Violet]]'''<br /> : High priest of Navere and head of the Church of the Five in the coastal city of Berana. She manages the political situation around the king's succession, maintains the Church's neutrality, and plans the coronation. She receives Vidan, discusses the assassination with him, and takes charge of the public reveal of evidence against the slith assassin. She briefs the party on the succession crisis, advises on political strategy, provides blessings at the coronation, and discusses Rush clergy overreach with Vidan. She had previously met Stephen and Lily at the Crimson Flagon meeting and did not believe either to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Under the Sea]], [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and Investigation]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Orellian]]) ==<br /> '''[[Gyvail]]'''<br /> : Husband of Linda, a half-elven woman, and identified by her as a priest of Orellian. He was last seen inside the keep with Caitlyn and Westrack, holding position when the orcs attacked.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lily]]'''<br /> : A traveling priest of Orellian who attended the meeting at The Crimson Flagon in Berana. Violet had met her and did not believe her to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (Rush) ==<br /> '''[[Antonio]]'''<br /> : Head of the local paladins of Rush in Orange. He attends a house party and speaks with Diomarche about a potential slith threat and security concerns.<br /> : Appears in: [[House Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bordan]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest traveling with Lord Denis and Hiraz in service to [[Duchess Zerbina]]. He notes that he serves the Baron and Duchess rather than the Church directly. He identifies the Broken miracle and a Time miracle affecting the keep as two separate effects.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Diomarche]]'''<br /> : A party member and priest/paladin of Rush who appears throughout the campaign. Originally part of the Red delegation, he is described as &quot;Fiveist&quot; and is under the influence of a Broken miracle complicating Rush-related rituals. He swears the Free Rangers oath as &quot;Rush's Hammer.&quot; He reports in at Rush temples, invokes Rush to banish ghosts aboard a shipwreck, can potentially invoke Rush to break through obstacles, and is treated as a member of the Rush religious community throughout. He also informs the Rush temple about Marsha's death and later briefs Bran on Rush priest insights.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]], [[Second Run]], [[To The Heart]], [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]], [[On The Sea 2]], [[Three Mages]], [[Pearly Whites]], [[Welcome to Vani]], [[House Party]], [[Heart of Orange]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Earnest]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Rush in Berana. Diomarche briefs him on potential threats to the coronation and he confirms that Karen will conduct the Transfer of Office ceremony. He is later among those convinced about the unusual nature of the non-Broken swords.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Fred]]'''<br /> : A priest at a nearby temple of Rush. He is eager to put together an attack force and attempts to analyze the battle the party is caught in, but briefly freezes when he tries.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Hammerstrike]]'''<br /> : A dwarf priest of Rush located in the Forest court town. Diomarche seeks him out for information about the local situation, including the Arbae's murder, possible demon activity, and assassins. He is also later seen talking to Minister Sandro.<br /> : Appears in: [[In the Court of His Majesty of the Forest]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Karen]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest in Berana who conducts the Transfer of Office ceremony at Queen [[Wendy]]'s coronation. Notably, she does not spend any DI on the ritual and does not give loyalty oaths to Wendy.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (the Nameless) ==<br /> '''[[Greg]]'''<br /> : High priest of the Nameless in Berana, living in the Temple of the Five. He is initially suspected of being Broken or Bent due to suspicious behavior in the Succession mechanic, but Vidan visits him and finds him candid and apparently orthodox. He is outspoken about the Rush clergy overstepping its bounds and raises concerns about Jordian priests being absorbed into Rush logistics roles. He mentions Dora and Westrack as contacts the party might seek in Middlesea.<br /> : Appears in: [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and <br /> <br /> '''[[Valentino]]'''<br /> <br /> == The Goddess ==<br /> '''[[Diana]]'''<br /> : A priest at Stella's temple in Rin'yan, later reidentified as one of two other priests at the Rinyan Tem temple alongside [[Meraldi]]. She asks Stella to look after things while she leaves for a few days. She is not present when the party arrives during the Rinyan Redux events.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Rinyan Redux]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Life) ==<br /> '''[[Alacar]]'''<br /> : A voting priest at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar, listed as Red 1 among the higher-ranked Life priests with one vote each. No further detail is given beyond her presence and voting status.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Alana]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 5 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Gebra's sponsor in the Daughter contest and as [[Thistle]]'s sponsor for attendance at the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bethamel]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 2 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. [[Gale]] attempts to convince her to support Aluska rather than Rani [[Dwalla]], partly succeeding because Bethamel feels her vote doesn't matter if the outcome is already fixed.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Corona]]'''<br /> : A centaur priestess listed as Red 3 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. [[Managaratha]] chats with her in the Dining Room about how candidates for the Goddess' Daughter are chosen. She explains the selection process but declines to reveal how the current year's choice is going.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Gisawara]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 7 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. No further detail is given beyond her presence on the cast list as a voting priest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Helena]]'''<br /> : A halfling priestess listed as Red 8 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. She brings Dubrecht as her guest to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Isabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 9 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She is Aluska's sponsor in the Daughter contest. Gale finds her already in favor of Aluska. She arrives at the party dragging a young girl named Raquel.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jasmine]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 10 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She approaches Stella to ask if she is interested in becoming one of Life's Servants, and they compare notes on how the Church works in Orange versus Yellow. Stella later assesses that Jasmine is &quot;definitely Playing The Game&quot; and thinks Ladinas deserves to win due to her large temple donation.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Kalinda]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 11 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Rani Dwalla's sponsor in the Daughter contest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady of Life (unnamed)]]'''<br /> : A high religious leader referred to as &quot;the Lady of Life,&quot; with followers, a Church of Life, and a niece who is Rani Dwalla, head of House Sukrat. Alasphel accuses her of orchestrating plots against the Maharani, including an assassination attempt on [[Suvatra]] during the caravan and a blessing ceremony for Rani Dwalla. She is also referenced as directing the Goddess' Daughter selection process. She is never given a personal name.<br /> : Appears in: [[Feeling Our Way Around]], [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lisabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 12 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She sponsors the Merchant candidate Ladinas and is unhappy that the fix appears to be in for Dwalla, feeling this violates the usual way the selection works. She also sponsors<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Lore) ==<br /> '''[[Hama Aliki]]'''<br /> : Identifies herself as &quot;Lore's Servant&quot; and wears a holy symbol. She meets with Stella to discuss developing the Merchant [[Varna]] and suggests Stella consider aligning with one of the Three Faces. She later speaks telepathically to Stella, asking her to assist four merchants in making solid presentations to the Maharani.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Jabar]], [[Caravan]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lavinia]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Lore temple in Jabar. She is grumpy and unhelpful during the party's visit, leaves in a huff, and does not approve of the Broken miracle the party is carrying. Narise explains that Lavinia's attitude stems from this disapproval.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Leonardo]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Cult of Al'an compound in Rin'yan. He serves as the primary contact for outsiders, admits the party to the compound, briefs them on Thistle's spell, arranges the repair ritual, and leads them to Karina. He is visibly frustrated at being excluded from the private meeting with [[Ritasi]], who is described as more capable than him for the miracle-removal task.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Adventures are Everywhere]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[The Endurance of Memory]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Love) ==<br /> '''[[Katie]]'''<br /> : A centaur priest at the temple of Love in Jabar. She arrives about an hour after the party reaches the temple and is confident the drought is not caused by a miracle of the [[Oasis]]. She later brings Lindera to discuss where rain would help most.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unclear — possibly Crone) ==<br /> '''[[Carol]]'''<br /> : Described as &quot;the biggest Goddess priest in the city&quot; in Vani, working in the Centurion's household. Before the Day of the Maiden party she is seen going in and out of the temple. At the party, [[Scout]]'s attempt to detect whether she is Bent is blocked by a Crone-type shtick of &quot;don't use detects on me.&quot; She is suspected of being Bent and of manipulating Vivian into stealing a dagger for an assassination plot. She actively maneuvers people during the party, bringing Giaconni to distract Gale and introducing Stella to Lord DiAngelo.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]], [[Day of the Maiden Part Two]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unspecified) ==<br /> '''[[Ghadara]]'''<br /> : A Goddess priest who appears only in a memory recalled by Managaratha. She was in conversation with Minister Cho about the difficulty of arranging crop blessings for the Empire, discussing a potential exchange involving purple magic assistance.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins ==<br /> '''[[Foran Zakar]]'''<br /> : Minister of Redaction and a priest of the Twins as well as a mage. His death triggered a time-stop effect he had prepared in advance. Both he and his successor are dead, leaving the Ministry of Redaction leaderless.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tam) ==<br /> '''[[Warmth of Summer]]'''<br /> : Known formally as Tai Ko Tee, is the senior priest of Tam based in [[Purple]]. <br /> : Appears in [[On The Assassin's Trail]], [[Investigation, Assassination]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''[[Li Zhou]]'''<br /> : Described as the most famous currently active priest of Tam. An archaeologist-historian who finds old things, based at a university in the former capital of Ashkanor. Named as a potential lead for locating the Sword.<br /> : Appears in: [[Investigation, Assassination]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tem) ==<br /> '''[[The Guiding Star]]'''<br /> : The head priest of Tem who has assigned [[Rakta]] to follow the party. Vidan criticizes him for treating himself as High Priest of Tem rather than working properly with the High Priest of Tam and a Balance counterpart. He meets the party at the door of the temple of Tem — a large black gothic cathedral — and explains that someone laid claim to the title of Emperor on the night Middlesea was closed, and that the impact on how people dream and think was noticed by the Church.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Automated linkify</p> <hr /> <div>This page lists known priests, priestesses, and religious officials.<br /> <br /> == The Five (Jord) ==<br /> '''[[Bert]]'''<br /> : Local priest of Jord in [[Berana]]. He was present at a meeting at The Crimson Flagon tavern approximately a week and a half before the party's investigation. That meeting appears to have been targeted by a Broken miracle. [[Violet]] had met him and did not believe him to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Carlo]]'''<br /> : [[Stella]]'s uncle and a priest of Jord. He is being consulted about the feasibility of extracting someone from the time-stopped keep at [[Middlesea]], as Jord's domain may be relevant to that problem.<br /> : Appears in: [[Talking to Trees]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dora]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord who accompanied Princess Friga to Middlesea. She is mentioned by Greg when [[Nesh]] asks if there is anyone the party should look for there.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jabril]]'''<br /> : A merchant who is revealed to be a priest of Jord. During the assassination attempt aftermath in Jabar he activates Diomarche during the battle and is able to open a locked and trapped chest belonging to the assassin. He is later recalled by the party when the [[Maharani]] considers consulting a Jord priest about extracting someone from the time-stopped keep, and the party sends him a note requesting a meeting.<br /> : Appears in: [[A Tree Grows in Jabar]], [[A Maharani Calls]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Joseph]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord found at the [[Tem]]ple of Jord in [[Darstan]] who acts as a contact for the thieves' guild. He later confronts Nesh about violating Jord's rules and discusses whether Nesh could petition for a rite to cleanse the stain of his transgression.<br /> : Appears in: [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Navere]]) ==<br /> '''[[Angelina]]'''<br /> : A priest of Navere at the Church of the Five in [[Vani]]. She is someone the local [[Centurion]] consults regularly and could potentially introduce [[Vidan]] to him. She provides non-divinely-inspired political advice about the Consort candidates during Day of the Maiden preparations, noting her fortune roll only yielded one success.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Cindy]]'''<br /> : Explicitly identified as &quot;Cindy of Navere,&quot; a priest with more than 10 DI based in Indaton. She delivers a message to Vidan from [[Theo]] informing him that the slith spy situation in town has been resolved.<br /> : Appears in: [[Hunting Slith Spies]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dalarin]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Navere encountered in the First Run. He is cautious about loose cannons and offers to write a letter of introduction for the party. He also channels [[Sergeant Susie]]'s voice to relay her orders to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady Violet / Violet]]'''<br /> : High priest of Navere and head of the Church of the Five in the coastal city of Berana. She manages the political situation around the king's succession, maintains the Church's neutrality, and plans the coronation. She receives Vidan, discusses the assassination with him, and takes charge of the public reveal of evidence against the slith assassin. She briefs the party on the succession crisis, advises on political strategy, provides blessings at the coronation, and discusses Rush clergy overreach with Vidan. She had previously met Stephen and Lily at the Crimson Flagon meeting and did not believe either to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Under the Sea]], [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and Investigation]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Orellian]]) ==<br /> '''[[Gyvail]]'''<br /> : Husband of Linda, a half-elven woman, and identified by her as a priest of Orellian. He was last seen inside the keep with Caitlyn and Westrack, holding position when the orcs attacked.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lily]]'''<br /> : A traveling priest of Orellian who attended the meeting at The Crimson Flagon in Berana. Violet had met her and did not believe her to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (Rush) ==<br /> '''[[Antonio]]'''<br /> : Head of the local paladins of Rush in Orange. He attends a house party and speaks with Diomarche about a potential slith threat and security concerns.<br /> : Appears in: [[House Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bordan]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest traveling with Lord Denis and Hiraz in service to [[Duchess Zerbina]]. He notes that he serves the Baron and Duchess rather than the Church directly. He identifies the Broken miracle and a Time miracle affecting the keep as two separate effects.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Diomarche]]'''<br /> : A party member and priest/paladin of Rush who appears throughout the campaign. Originally part of the Red delegation, he is described as &quot;Fiveist&quot; and is under the influence of a Broken miracle complicating Rush-related rituals. He swears the Free Rangers oath as &quot;Rush's Hammer.&quot; He reports in at Rush temples, invokes Rush to banish ghosts aboard a shipwreck, can potentially invoke Rush to break through obstacles, and is treated as a member of the Rush religious community throughout. He also informs the Rush temple about Marsha's death and later briefs Bran on Rush priest insights.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]], [[Second Run]], [[To The Heart]], [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]], [[On The Sea 2]], [[Three Mages]], [[Pearly Whites]], [[Welcome to Vani]], [[House Party]], [[Heart of Orange]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Earnest]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Rush in Berana. Diomarche briefs him on potential threats to the coronation and he confirms that Karen will conduct the Transfer of Office ceremony. He is later among those convinced about the unusual nature of the non-Broken swords.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Fred]]'''<br /> : A priest at a nearby temple of Rush. He is eager to put together an attack force and attempts to analyze the battle the party is caught in, but briefly freezes when he tries.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Hammerstrike]]'''<br /> : A dwarf priest of Rush located in the Forest court town. Diomarche seeks him out for information about the local situation, including the Arbae's murder, possible demon activity, and assassins. He is also later seen talking to Minister Sandro.<br /> : Appears in: [[In the Court of His Majesty of the Forest]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Karen]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest in Berana who conducts the Transfer of Office ceremony at Queen Wendy's coronation. Notably, she does not spend any DI on the ritual and does not give loyalty oaths to Wendy.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (the Nameless) ==<br /> '''[[Greg]]'''<br /> : High priest of the Nameless in Berana, living in the Temple of the Five. He is initially suspected of being Broken or Bent due to suspicious behavior in the Succession mechanic, but Vidan visits him and finds him candid and apparently orthodox. He is outspoken about the Rush clergy overstepping its bounds and raises concerns about Jordian priests being absorbed into Rush logistics roles. He mentions Dora and Westrack as contacts the party might seek in Middlesea.<br /> : Appears in: [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and <br /> <br /> '''[[Valentino]]'''<br /> <br /> == The Goddess ==<br /> '''[[Diana]]'''<br /> : A priest at Stella's temple in Rin'yan, later reidentified as one of two other priests at the Rinyan Tem temple alongside [[Meraldi]]. She asks Stella to look after things while she leaves for a few days. She is not present when the party arrives during the Rinyan Redux events.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Rinyan Redux]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Life) ==<br /> '''[[Alacar]]'''<br /> : A voting priest at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar, listed as Red 1 among the higher-ranked Life priests with one vote each. No further detail is given beyond her presence and voting status.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Alana]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 5 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Gebra's sponsor in the Daughter contest and as [[Thistle]]'s sponsor for attendance at the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bethamel]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 2 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. [[Gale]] attempts to convince her to support Aluska rather than Rani [[Dwalla]], partly succeeding because Bethamel feels her vote doesn't matter if the outcome is already fixed.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Corona]]'''<br /> : A centaur priestess listed as Red 3 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. [[Managaratha]] chats with her in the Dining Room about how candidates for the Goddess' Daughter are chosen. She explains the selection process but declines to reveal how the current year's choice is going.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Gisawara]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 7 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. No further detail is given beyond her presence on the cast list as a voting priest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Helena]]'''<br /> : A halfling priestess listed as Red 8 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. She brings Dubrecht as her guest to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Isabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 9 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She is Aluska's sponsor in the Daughter contest. Gale finds her already in favor of Aluska. She arrives at the party dragging a young girl named Raquel.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jasmine]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 10 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She approaches Stella to ask if she is interested in becoming one of Life's Servants, and they compare notes on how the Church works in Orange versus Yellow. Stella later assesses that Jasmine is &quot;definitely Playing The Game&quot; and thinks Ladinas deserves to win due to her large temple donation.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Kalinda]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 11 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Rani Dwalla's sponsor in the Daughter contest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady of Life (unnamed)]]'''<br /> : A high religious leader referred to as &quot;the Lady of Life,&quot; with followers, a Church of Life, and a niece who is Rani Dwalla, head of House Sukrat. Alasphel accuses her of orchestrating plots against the Maharani, including an assassination attempt on [[Suvatra]] during the caravan and a blessing ceremony for Rani Dwalla. She is also referenced as directing the Goddess' Daughter selection process. She is never given a personal name.<br /> : Appears in: [[Feeling Our Way Around]], [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lisabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 12 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She sponsors the Merchant candidate Ladinas and is unhappy that the fix appears to be in for Dwalla, feeling this violates the usual way the selection works. She also sponsors<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Lore) ==<br /> '''[[Hama Aliki]]'''<br /> : Identifies herself as &quot;Lore's Servant&quot; and wears a holy symbol. She meets with Stella to discuss developing the Merchant [[Varna]] and suggests Stella consider aligning with one of the Three Faces. She later speaks telepathically to Stella, asking her to assist four merchants in making solid presentations to the Maharani.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Jabar]], [[Caravan]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lavinia]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Lore temple in Jabar. She is grumpy and unhelpful during the party's visit, leaves in a huff, and does not approve of the Broken miracle the party is carrying. Narise explains that Lavinia's attitude stems from this disapproval.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Leonardo]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Cult of Al'an compound in Rin'yan. He serves as the primary contact for outsiders, admits the party to the compound, briefs them on Thistle's spell, arranges the repair ritual, and leads them to Karina. He is visibly frustrated at being excluded from the private meeting with [[Ritasi]], who is described as more capable than him for the miracle-removal task.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Adventures are Everywhere]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[The Endurance of Memory]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Love) ==<br /> '''[[Katie]]'''<br /> : A centaur priest at the temple of Love in Jabar. She arrives about an hour after the party reaches the temple and is confident the drought is not caused by a miracle of the [[Oasis]]. She later brings Lindera to discuss where rain would help most.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unclear — possibly Crone) ==<br /> '''[[Carol]]'''<br /> : Described as &quot;the biggest Goddess priest in the city&quot; in Vani, working in the Centurion's household. Before the Day of the Maiden party she is seen going in and out of the temple. At the party, [[Scout]]'s attempt to detect whether she is Bent is blocked by a Crone-type shtick of &quot;don't use detects on me.&quot; She is suspected of being Bent and of manipulating Vivian into stealing a dagger for an assassination plot. She actively maneuvers people during the party, bringing Giaconni to distract Gale and introducing Stella to Lord DiAngelo.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]], [[Day of the Maiden Part Two]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unspecified) ==<br /> '''[[Ghadara]]'''<br /> : A Goddess priest who appears only in a memory recalled by Managaratha. She was in conversation with Minister Cho about the difficulty of arranging crop blessings for the Empire, discussing a potential exchange involving purple magic assistance.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins ==<br /> '''[[Foran Zakar]]'''<br /> : Minister of Redaction and a priest of the Twins as well as a mage. His death triggered a time-stop effect he had prepared in advance. Both he and his successor are dead, leaving the Ministry of Redaction leaderless.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tam) ==<br /> '''[[Warmth of Summer]]'''<br /> : Known formally as Tai Ko Tee, is the senior priest of Tam based in [[Purple]]. <br /> : Appears in [[On The Assassin's Trail]], [[Investigation, Assassination]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''[[Li Zhou]]'''<br /> : Described as the most famous currently active priest of Tam. An archaeologist-historian who finds old things, based at a university in the former capital of Ashkanor. Named as a potential lead for locating the Sword.<br /> : Appears in: [[Investigation, Assassination]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tem) ==<br /> '''[[The Guiding Star]]'''<br /> : The head priest of Tem who has assigned [[Rakta]] to follow the party. Vidan criticizes him for treating himself as High Priest of Tem rather than working properly with the High Priest of Tam and a Balance counterpart. He meets the party at the door of the temple of Tem — a large black gothic cathedral — and explains that someone laid claim to the title of Emperor on the night Middlesea was closed, and that the impact on how people dream and think was noticed by the Church.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Automated linkify</p> <hr /> <div>This page lists known priests, priestesses, and religious officials.<br /> <br /> == The Five (Jord) ==<br /> '''[[Bert]]'''<br /> : Local priest of Jord in [[Berana]]. He was present at a meeting at The Crimson Flagon tavern approximately a week and a half before the party's investigation. That meeting appears to have been targeted by a Broken miracle. [[Violet]] had met him and did not believe him to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Carlo]]'''<br /> : [[Stella]]'s uncle and a priest of Jord. He is being consulted about the feasibility of extracting someone from the time-stopped keep at [[Middlesea]], as Jord's domain may be relevant to that problem.<br /> : Appears in: [[Talking to Trees]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dora]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord who accompanied Princess Friga to Middlesea. She is mentioned by Greg when [[Nesh]] asks if there is anyone the party should look for there.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jabril]]'''<br /> : A merchant who is revealed to be a priest of Jord. During the assassination attempt aftermath in Jabar he activates Diomarche during the battle and is able to open a locked and trapped chest belonging to the assassin. He is later recalled by the party when the [[Maharani]] considers consulting a Jord priest about extracting someone from the time-stopped keep, and the party sends him a note requesting a meeting.<br /> : Appears in: [[A Tree Grows in Jabar]], [[A Maharani Calls]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Joseph]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord found at the [[Tem]]ple of Jord in [[Darstan]] who acts as a contact for the thieves' guild. He later confronts Nesh about violating Jord's rules and discusses whether Nesh could petition for a rite to cleanse the stain of his transgression.<br /> : Appears in: [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Navere]]) ==<br /> '''[[Angelina]]'''<br /> : A priest of Navere at the Church of the Five in [[Vani]]. She is someone the local [[Centurion]] consults regularly and could potentially introduce [[Vidan]] to him. She provides non-divinely-inspired political advice about the Consort candidates during Day of the Maiden preparations, noting her fortune roll only yielded one success.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Cindy]]'''<br /> : Explicitly identified as &quot;Cindy of Navere,&quot; a priest with more than 10 DI based in Indaton. She delivers a message to Vidan from Theo informing him that the slith spy situation in town has been resolved.<br /> : Appears in: [[Hunting Slith Spies]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dalarin]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Navere encountered in the First Run. He is cautious about loose cannons and offers to write a letter of introduction for the party. He also channels [[Sergeant Susie]]'s voice to relay her orders to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady Violet / Violet]]'''<br /> : High priest of Navere and head of the Church of the Five in the coastal city of Berana. She manages the political situation around the king's succession, maintains the Church's neutrality, and plans the coronation. She receives Vidan, discusses the assassination with him, and takes charge of the public reveal of evidence against the slith assassin. She briefs the party on the succession crisis, advises on political strategy, provides blessings at the coronation, and discusses Rush clergy overreach with Vidan. She had previously met Stephen and Lily at the Crimson Flagon meeting and did not believe either to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Under the Sea]], [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and Investigation]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Orellian]]) ==<br /> '''[[Gyvail]]'''<br /> : Husband of Linda, a half-elven woman, and identified by her as a priest of Orellian. He was last seen inside the keep with Caitlyn and Westrack, holding position when the orcs attacked.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lily]]'''<br /> : A traveling priest of Orellian who attended the meeting at The Crimson Flagon in Berana. Violet had met her and did not believe her to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (Rush) ==<br /> '''[[Antonio]]'''<br /> : Head of the local paladins of Rush in Orange. He attends a house party and speaks with Diomarche about a potential slith threat and security concerns.<br /> : Appears in: [[House Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bordan]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest traveling with Lord Denis and Hiraz in service to [[Duchess Zerbina]]. He notes that he serves the Baron and Duchess rather than the Church directly. He identifies the Broken miracle and a Time miracle affecting the keep as two separate effects.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Diomarche]]'''<br /> : A party member and priest/paladin of Rush who appears throughout the campaign. Originally part of the Red delegation, he is described as &quot;Fiveist&quot; and is under the influence of a Broken miracle complicating Rush-related rituals. He swears the Free Rangers oath as &quot;Rush's Hammer.&quot; He reports in at Rush temples, invokes Rush to banish ghosts aboard a shipwreck, can potentially invoke Rush to break through obstacles, and is treated as a member of the Rush religious community throughout. He also informs the Rush temple about Marsha's death and later briefs Bran on Rush priest insights.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]], [[Second Run]], [[To The Heart]], [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]], [[On The Sea 2]], [[Three Mages]], [[Pearly Whites]], [[Welcome to Vani]], [[House Party]], [[Heart of Orange]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Earnest]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Rush in Berana. Diomarche briefs him on potential threats to the coronation and he confirms that Karen will conduct the Transfer of Office ceremony. He is later among those convinced about the unusual nature of the non-Broken swords.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Fred]]'''<br /> : A priest at a nearby temple of Rush. He is eager to put together an attack force and attempts to analyze the battle the party is caught in, but briefly freezes when he tries.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Hammerstrike]]'''<br /> : A dwarf priest of Rush located in the Forest court town. Diomarche seeks him out for information about the local situation, including the Arbae's murder, possible demon activity, and assassins. He is also later seen talking to Minister Sandro.<br /> : Appears in: [[In the Court of His Majesty of the Forest]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Karen]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest in Berana who conducts the Transfer of Office ceremony at Queen Wendy's coronation. Notably, she does not spend any DI on the ritual and does not give loyalty oaths to Wendy.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (the Nameless) ==<br /> '''[[Greg]]'''<br /> : High priest of the Nameless in Berana, living in the Temple of the Five. He is initially suspected of being Broken or Bent due to suspicious behavior in the Succession mechanic, but Vidan visits him and finds him candid and apparently orthodox. He is outspoken about the Rush clergy overstepping its bounds and raises concerns about Jordian priests being absorbed into Rush logistics roles. He mentions Dora and Westrack as contacts the party might seek in Middlesea.<br /> : Appears in: [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and <br /> <br /> '''[[Valentino]]'''<br /> <br /> == The Goddess ==<br /> '''[[Diana]]'''<br /> : A priest at Stella's temple in Rin'yan, later reidentified as one of two other priests at the Rinyan Tem temple alongside [[Meraldi]]. She asks Stella to look after things while she leaves for a few days. She is not present when the party arrives during the Rinyan Redux events.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Rinyan Redux]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Life) ==<br /> '''[[Alacar]]'''<br /> : A voting priest at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar, listed as Red 1 among the higher-ranked Life priests with one vote each. No further detail is given beyond her presence and voting status.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Alana]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 5 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Gebra's sponsor in the Daughter contest and as [[Thistle]]'s sponsor for attendance at the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bethamel]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 2 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. [[Gale]] attempts to convince her to support Aluska rather than Rani [[Dwalla]], partly succeeding because Bethamel feels her vote doesn't matter if the outcome is already fixed.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Corona]]'''<br /> : A centaur priestess listed as Red 3 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. [[Managaratha]] chats with her in the Dining Room about how candidates for the Goddess' Daughter are chosen. She explains the selection process but declines to reveal how the current year's choice is going.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Gisawara]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 7 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. No further detail is given beyond her presence on the cast list as a voting priest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Helena]]'''<br /> : A halfling priestess listed as Red 8 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. She brings Dubrecht as her guest to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Isabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 9 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She is Aluska's sponsor in the Daughter contest. Gale finds her already in favor of Aluska. She arrives at the party dragging a young girl named Raquel.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jasmine]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 10 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She approaches Stella to ask if she is interested in becoming one of Life's Servants, and they compare notes on how the Church works in Orange versus Yellow. Stella later assesses that Jasmine is &quot;definitely Playing The Game&quot; and thinks Ladinas deserves to win due to her large temple donation.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Kalinda]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 11 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Rani Dwalla's sponsor in the Daughter contest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady of Life (unnamed)]]'''<br /> : A high religious leader referred to as &quot;the Lady of Life,&quot; with followers, a Church of Life, and a niece who is Rani Dwalla, head of House Sukrat. Alasphel accuses her of orchestrating plots against the Maharani, including an assassination attempt on [[Suvatra]] during the caravan and a blessing ceremony for Rani Dwalla. She is also referenced as directing the Goddess' Daughter selection process. She is never given a personal name.<br /> : Appears in: [[Feeling Our Way Around]], [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lisabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 12 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She sponsors the Merchant candidate Ladinas and is unhappy that the fix appears to be in for Dwalla, feeling this violates the usual way the selection works. She also sponsors<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Lore) ==<br /> '''[[Hama Aliki]]'''<br /> : Identifies herself as &quot;Lore's Servant&quot; and wears a holy symbol. She meets with Stella to discuss developing the Merchant [[Varna]] and suggests Stella consider aligning with one of the Three Faces. She later speaks telepathically to Stella, asking her to assist four merchants in making solid presentations to the Maharani.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Jabar]], [[Caravan]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lavinia]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Lore temple in Jabar. She is grumpy and unhelpful during the party's visit, leaves in a huff, and does not approve of the Broken miracle the party is carrying. Narise explains that Lavinia's attitude stems from this disapproval.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Leonardo]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Cult of Al'an compound in Rin'yan. He serves as the primary contact for outsiders, admits the party to the compound, briefs them on Thistle's spell, arranges the repair ritual, and leads them to Karina. He is visibly frustrated at being excluded from the private meeting with [[Ritasi]], who is described as more capable than him for the miracle-removal task.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Adventures are Everywhere]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[The Endurance of Memory]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Love) ==<br /> '''[[Katie]]'''<br /> : A centaur priest at the temple of Love in Jabar. She arrives about an hour after the party reaches the temple and is confident the drought is not caused by a miracle of the [[Oasis]]. She later brings Lindera to discuss where rain would help most.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unclear — possibly Crone) ==<br /> '''[[Carol]]'''<br /> : Described as &quot;the biggest Goddess priest in the city&quot; in Vani, working in the Centurion's household. Before the Day of the Maiden party she is seen going in and out of the temple. At the party, [[Scout]]'s attempt to detect whether she is Bent is blocked by a Crone-type shtick of &quot;don't use detects on me.&quot; She is suspected of being Bent and of manipulating Vivian into stealing a dagger for an assassination plot. She actively maneuvers people during the party, bringing Giaconni to distract Gale and introducing Stella to Lord DiAngelo.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]], [[Day of the Maiden Part Two]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unspecified) ==<br /> '''[[Ghadara]]'''<br /> : A Goddess priest who appears only in a memory recalled by Managaratha. She was in conversation with Minister Cho about the difficulty of arranging crop blessings for the Empire, discussing a potential exchange involving purple magic assistance.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins ==<br /> '''[[Foran Zakar]]'''<br /> : Minister of Redaction and a priest of the Twins as well as a mage. His death triggered a time-stop effect he had prepared in advance. Both he and his successor are dead, leaving the Ministry of Redaction leaderless.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tam) ==<br /> '''[[Warmth of Summer]]'''<br /> : Known formally as Tai Ko Tee, is the senior priest of Tam based in [[Purple]]. <br /> : Appears in [[On The Assassin's Trail]], [[Investigation, Assassination]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''[[Li Zhou]]'''<br /> : Described as the most famous currently active priest of Tam. An archaeologist-historian who finds old things, based at a university in the former capital of Ashkanor. Named as a potential lead for locating the Sword.<br /> : Appears in: [[Investigation, Assassination]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tem) ==<br /> '''[[The Guiding Star]]'''<br /> : The head priest of Tem who has assigned [[Rakta]] to follow the party. Vidan criticizes him for treating himself as High Priest of Tem rather than working properly with the High Priest of Tam and a Balance counterpart. He meets the party at the door of the temple of Tem — a large black gothic cathedral — and explains that someone laid claim to the title of Emperor on the night Middlesea was closed, and that the impact on how people dream and think was noticed by the Church.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Automated linkify</p> <hr /> <div>This page lists known priests, priestesses, and religious officials.<br /> <br /> == The Five (Jord) ==<br /> '''[[Bert]]'''<br /> : Local priest of Jord in [[Berana]]. He was present at a meeting at The Crimson Flagon tavern approximately a week and a half before the party's investigation. That meeting appears to have been targeted by a Broken miracle. Violet had met him and did not believe him to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Carlo]]'''<br /> : [[Stella]]'s uncle and a priest of Jord. He is being consulted about the feasibility of extracting someone from the time-stopped keep at [[Middlesea]], as Jord's domain may be relevant to that problem.<br /> : Appears in: [[Talking to Trees]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dora]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord who accompanied Princess Friga to Middlesea. She is mentioned by Greg when [[Nesh]] asks if there is anyone the party should look for there.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jabril]]'''<br /> : A merchant who is revealed to be a priest of Jord. During the assassination attempt aftermath in Jabar he activates Diomarche during the battle and is able to open a locked and trapped chest belonging to the assassin. He is later recalled by the party when the [[Maharani]] considers consulting a Jord priest about extracting someone from the time-stopped keep, and the party sends him a note requesting a meeting.<br /> : Appears in: [[A Tree Grows in Jabar]], [[A Maharani Calls]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Joseph]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord found at the [[Tem]]ple of Jord in [[Darstan]] who acts as a contact for the thieves' guild. He later confronts Nesh about violating Jord's rules and discusses whether Nesh could petition for a rite to cleanse the stain of his transgression.<br /> : Appears in: [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Navere]]) ==<br /> '''[[Angelina]]'''<br /> : A priest of Navere at the Church of the Five in [[Vani]]. She is someone the local [[Centurion]] consults regularly and could potentially introduce [[Vidan]] to him. She provides non-divinely-inspired political advice about the Consort candidates during Day of the Maiden preparations, noting her fortune roll only yielded one success.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Cindy]]'''<br /> : Explicitly identified as &quot;Cindy of Navere,&quot; a priest with more than 10 DI based in Indaton. She delivers a message to Vidan from Theo informing him that the slith spy situation in town has been resolved.<br /> : Appears in: [[Hunting Slith Spies]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dalarin]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Navere encountered in the First Run. He is cautious about loose cannons and offers to write a letter of introduction for the party. He also channels [[Sergeant Susie]]'s voice to relay her orders to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady Violet / Violet]]'''<br /> : High priest of Navere and head of the Church of the Five in the coastal city of Berana. She manages the political situation around the king's succession, maintains the Church's neutrality, and plans the coronation. She receives Vidan, discusses the assassination with him, and takes charge of the public reveal of evidence against the slith assassin. She briefs the party on the succession crisis, advises on political strategy, provides blessings at the coronation, and discusses Rush clergy overreach with Vidan. She had previously met Stephen and Lily at the Crimson Flagon meeting and did not believe either to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Under the Sea]], [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and Investigation]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Orellian]]) ==<br /> '''[[Gyvail]]'''<br /> : Husband of Linda, a half-elven woman, and identified by her as a priest of Orellian. He was last seen inside the keep with Caitlyn and Westrack, holding position when the orcs attacked.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lily]]'''<br /> : A traveling priest of Orellian who attended the meeting at The Crimson Flagon in Berana. Violet had met her and did not believe her to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (Rush) ==<br /> '''[[Antonio]]'''<br /> : Head of the local paladins of Rush in Orange. He attends a house party and speaks with Diomarche about a potential slith threat and security concerns.<br /> : Appears in: [[House Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bordan]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest traveling with Lord Denis and Hiraz in service to [[Duchess Zerbina]]. He notes that he serves the Baron and Duchess rather than the Church directly. He identifies the Broken miracle and a Time miracle affecting the keep as two separate effects.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Diomarche]]'''<br /> : A party member and priest/paladin of Rush who appears throughout the campaign. Originally part of the Red delegation, he is described as &quot;Fiveist&quot; and is under the influence of a Broken miracle complicating Rush-related rituals. He swears the Free Rangers oath as &quot;Rush's Hammer.&quot; He reports in at Rush temples, invokes Rush to banish ghosts aboard a shipwreck, can potentially invoke Rush to break through obstacles, and is treated as a member of the Rush religious community throughout. He also informs the Rush temple about Marsha's death and later briefs Bran on Rush priest insights.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]], [[Second Run]], [[To The Heart]], [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]], [[On The Sea 2]], [[Three Mages]], [[Pearly Whites]], [[Welcome to Vani]], [[House Party]], [[Heart of Orange]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Earnest]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Rush in Berana. Diomarche briefs him on potential threats to the coronation and he confirms that Karen will conduct the Transfer of Office ceremony. He is later among those convinced about the unusual nature of the non-Broken swords.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Fred]]'''<br /> : A priest at a nearby temple of Rush. He is eager to put together an attack force and attempts to analyze the battle the party is caught in, but briefly freezes when he tries.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Hammerstrike]]'''<br /> : A dwarf priest of Rush located in the Forest court town. Diomarche seeks him out for information about the local situation, including the Arbae's murder, possible demon activity, and assassins. He is also later seen talking to Minister Sandro.<br /> : Appears in: [[In the Court of His Majesty of the Forest]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Karen]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest in Berana who conducts the Transfer of Office ceremony at Queen Wendy's coronation. Notably, she does not spend any DI on the ritual and does not give loyalty oaths to Wendy.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (the Nameless) ==<br /> '''[[Greg]]'''<br /> : High priest of the Nameless in Berana, living in the Temple of the Five. He is initially suspected of being Broken or Bent due to suspicious behavior in the Succession mechanic, but Vidan visits him and finds him candid and apparently orthodox. He is outspoken about the Rush clergy overstepping its bounds and raises concerns about Jordian priests being absorbed into Rush logistics roles. He mentions Dora and Westrack as contacts the party might seek in Middlesea.<br /> : Appears in: [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and <br /> <br /> '''[[Valentino]]'''<br /> <br /> == The Goddess ==<br /> '''[[Diana]]'''<br /> : A priest at Stella's temple in Rin'yan, later reidentified as one of two other priests at the Rinyan Tem temple alongside [[Meraldi]]. She asks Stella to look after things while she leaves for a few days. She is not present when the party arrives during the Rinyan Redux events.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Rinyan Redux]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Life) ==<br /> '''[[Alacar]]'''<br /> : A voting priest at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar, listed as Red 1 among the higher-ranked Life priests with one vote each. No further detail is given beyond her presence and voting status.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Alana]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 5 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Gebra's sponsor in the Daughter contest and as [[Thistle]]'s sponsor for attendance at the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bethamel]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 2 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. [[Gale]] attempts to convince her to support Aluska rather than Rani [[Dwalla]], partly succeeding because Bethamel feels her vote doesn't matter if the outcome is already fixed.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Corona]]'''<br /> : A centaur priestess listed as Red 3 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. [[Managaratha]] chats with her in the Dining Room about how candidates for the Goddess' Daughter are chosen. She explains the selection process but declines to reveal how the current year's choice is going.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Gisawara]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 7 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. No further detail is given beyond her presence on the cast list as a voting priest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Helena]]'''<br /> : A halfling priestess listed as Red 8 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. She brings Dubrecht as her guest to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Isabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 9 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She is Aluska's sponsor in the Daughter contest. Gale finds her already in favor of Aluska. She arrives at the party dragging a young girl named Raquel.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jasmine]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 10 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She approaches Stella to ask if she is interested in becoming one of Life's Servants, and they compare notes on how the Church works in Orange versus Yellow. Stella later assesses that Jasmine is &quot;definitely Playing The Game&quot; and thinks Ladinas deserves to win due to her large temple donation.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Kalinda]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 11 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Rani Dwalla's sponsor in the Daughter contest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady of Life (unnamed)]]'''<br /> : A high religious leader referred to as &quot;the Lady of Life,&quot; with followers, a Church of Life, and a niece who is Rani Dwalla, head of House Sukrat. Alasphel accuses her of orchestrating plots against the Maharani, including an assassination attempt on [[Suvatra]] during the caravan and a blessing ceremony for Rani Dwalla. She is also referenced as directing the Goddess' Daughter selection process. She is never given a personal name.<br /> : Appears in: [[Feeling Our Way Around]], [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lisabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 12 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She sponsors the Merchant candidate Ladinas and is unhappy that the fix appears to be in for Dwalla, feeling this violates the usual way the selection works. She also sponsors<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Lore) ==<br /> '''[[Hama Aliki]]'''<br /> : Identifies herself as &quot;Lore's Servant&quot; and wears a holy symbol. She meets with Stella to discuss developing the Merchant [[Varna]] and suggests Stella consider aligning with one of the Three Faces. She later speaks telepathically to Stella, asking her to assist four merchants in making solid presentations to the Maharani.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Jabar]], [[Caravan]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lavinia]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Lore temple in Jabar. She is grumpy and unhelpful during the party's visit, leaves in a huff, and does not approve of the Broken miracle the party is carrying. Narise explains that Lavinia's attitude stems from this disapproval.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Leonardo]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Cult of Al'an compound in Rin'yan. He serves as the primary contact for outsiders, admits the party to the compound, briefs them on Thistle's spell, arranges the repair ritual, and leads them to Karina. He is visibly frustrated at being excluded from the private meeting with [[Ritasi]], who is described as more capable than him for the miracle-removal task.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Adventures are Everywhere]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[The Endurance of Memory]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Love) ==<br /> '''[[Katie]]'''<br /> : A centaur priest at the temple of Love in Jabar. She arrives about an hour after the party reaches the temple and is confident the drought is not caused by a miracle of the [[Oasis]]. She later brings Lindera to discuss where rain would help most.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unclear — possibly Crone) ==<br /> '''[[Carol]]'''<br /> : Described as &quot;the biggest Goddess priest in the city&quot; in Vani, working in the Centurion's household. Before the Day of the Maiden party she is seen going in and out of the temple. At the party, [[Scout]]'s attempt to detect whether she is Bent is blocked by a Crone-type shtick of &quot;don't use detects on me.&quot; She is suspected of being Bent and of manipulating Vivian into stealing a dagger for an assassination plot. She actively maneuvers people during the party, bringing Giaconni to distract Gale and introducing Stella to Lord DiAngelo.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]], [[Day of the Maiden Part Two]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unspecified) ==<br /> '''[[Ghadara]]'''<br /> : A Goddess priest who appears only in a memory recalled by Managaratha. She was in conversation with Minister Cho about the difficulty of arranging crop blessings for the Empire, discussing a potential exchange involving purple magic assistance.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins ==<br /> '''[[Foran Zakar]]'''<br /> : Minister of Redaction and a priest of the Twins as well as a mage. His death triggered a time-stop effect he had prepared in advance. Both he and his successor are dead, leaving the Ministry of Redaction leaderless.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tam) ==<br /> '''[[Warmth of Summer]]'''<br /> : Known formally as Tai Ko Tee, is the senior priest of Tam based in [[Purple]]. <br /> : Appears in [[On The Assassin's Trail]], [[Investigation, Assassination]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''[[Li Zhou]]'''<br /> : Described as the most famous currently active priest of Tam. An archaeologist-historian who finds old things, based at a university in the former capital of Ashkanor. Named as a potential lead for locating the Sword.<br /> : Appears in: [[Investigation, Assassination]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tem) ==<br /> '''[[The Guiding Star]]'''<br /> : The head priest of Tem who has assigned [[Rakta]] to follow the party. Vidan criticizes him for treating himself as High Priest of Tem rather than working properly with the High Priest of Tam and a Balance counterpart. He meets the party at the door of the temple of Tem — a large black gothic cathedral — and explains that someone laid claim to the title of Emperor on the night Middlesea was closed, and that the impact on how people dream and think was noticed by the Church.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Automated linkify</p> <hr /> <div>This page lists known priests, priestesses, and religious officials.<br /> <br /> == The Five (Jord) ==<br /> '''[[Bert]]'''<br /> : Local priest of Jord in [[Berana]]. He was present at a meeting at The Crimson Flagon tavern approximately a week and a half before the party's investigation. That meeting appears to have been targeted by a Broken miracle. Violet had met him and did not believe him to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Carlo]]'''<br /> : [[Stella]]'s uncle and a priest of Jord. He is being consulted about the feasibility of extracting someone from the time-stopped keep at [[Middlesea]], as Jord's domain may be relevant to that problem.<br /> : Appears in: [[Talking to Trees]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dora]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord who accompanied Princess Friga to Middlesea. She is mentioned by Greg when [[Nesh]] asks if there is anyone the party should look for there.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jabril]]'''<br /> : A merchant who is revealed to be a priest of Jord. During the assassination attempt aftermath in Jabar he activates Diomarche during the battle and is able to open a locked and trapped chest belonging to the assassin. He is later recalled by the party when the [[Maharani]] considers consulting a Jord priest about extracting someone from the time-stopped keep, and the party sends him a note requesting a meeting.<br /> : Appears in: [[A Tree Grows in Jabar]], [[A Maharani Calls]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Joseph]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord found at the [[Tem]]ple of Jord in [[Darstan]] who acts as a contact for the thieves' guild. He later confronts Nesh about violating Jord's rules and discusses whether Nesh could petition for a rite to cleanse the stain of his transgression.<br /> : Appears in: [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Navere]]) ==<br /> '''[[Angelina]]'''<br /> : A priest of Navere at the Church of the Five in [[Vani]]. She is someone the local [[Centurion]] consults regularly and could potentially introduce [[Vidan]] to him. She provides non-divinely-inspired political advice about the Consort candidates during Day of the Maiden preparations, noting her fortune roll only yielded one success.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Cindy]]'''<br /> : Explicitly identified as &quot;Cindy of Navere,&quot; a priest with more than 10 DI based in Indaton. She delivers a message to Vidan from Theo informing him that the slith spy situation in town has been resolved.<br /> : Appears in: [[Hunting Slith Spies]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dalarin]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Navere encountered in the First Run. He is cautious about loose cannons and offers to write a letter of introduction for the party. He also channels [[Sergeant Susie]]'s voice to relay her orders to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady Violet / Violet]]'''<br /> : High priest of Navere and head of the Church of the Five in the coastal city of Berana. She manages the political situation around the king's succession, maintains the Church's neutrality, and plans the coronation. She receives Vidan, discusses the assassination with him, and takes charge of the public reveal of evidence against the slith assassin. She briefs the party on the succession crisis, advises on political strategy, provides blessings at the coronation, and discusses Rush clergy overreach with Vidan. She had previously met Stephen and Lily at the Crimson Flagon meeting and did not believe either to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Under the Sea]], [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and Investigation]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Orellian]]) ==<br /> '''[[Gyvail]]'''<br /> : Husband of Linda, a half-elven woman, and identified by her as a priest of Orellian. He was last seen inside the keep with Caitlyn and Westrack, holding position when the orcs attacked.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lily]]'''<br /> : A traveling priest of Orellian who attended the meeting at The Crimson Flagon in Berana. Violet had met her and did not believe her to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (Rush) ==<br /> '''[[Antonio]]'''<br /> : Head of the local paladins of Rush in Orange. He attends a house party and speaks with Diomarche about a potential slith threat and security concerns.<br /> : Appears in: [[House Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bordan]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest traveling with Lord Denis and Hiraz in service to [[Duchess Zerbina]]. He notes that he serves the Baron and Duchess rather than the Church directly. He identifies the Broken miracle and a Time miracle affecting the keep as two separate effects.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Diomarche]]'''<br /> : A party member and priest/paladin of Rush who appears throughout the campaign. Originally part of the Red delegation, he is described as &quot;Fiveist&quot; and is under the influence of a Broken miracle complicating Rush-related rituals. He swears the Free Rangers oath as &quot;Rush's Hammer.&quot; He reports in at Rush temples, invokes Rush to banish ghosts aboard a shipwreck, can potentially invoke Rush to break through obstacles, and is treated as a member of the Rush religious community throughout. He also informs the Rush temple about Marsha's death and later briefs Bran on Rush priest insights.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]], [[Second Run]], [[To The Heart]], [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]], [[On The Sea 2]], [[Three Mages]], [[Pearly Whites]], [[Welcome to Vani]], [[House Party]], [[Heart of Orange]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Earnest]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Rush in Berana. Diomarche briefs him on potential threats to the coronation and he confirms that Karen will conduct the Transfer of Office ceremony. He is later among those convinced about the unusual nature of the non-Broken swords.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Fred]]'''<br /> : A priest at a nearby temple of Rush. He is eager to put together an attack force and attempts to analyze the battle the party is caught in, but briefly freezes when he tries.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Hammerstrike]]'''<br /> : A dwarf priest of Rush located in the Forest court town. Diomarche seeks him out for information about the local situation, including the Arbae's murder, possible demon activity, and assassins. He is also later seen talking to Minister Sandro.<br /> : Appears in: [[In the Court of His Majesty of the Forest]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Karen]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest in Berana who conducts the Transfer of Office ceremony at Queen Wendy's coronation. Notably, she does not spend any DI on the ritual and does not give loyalty oaths to Wendy.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (the Nameless) ==<br /> '''[[Greg]]'''<br /> : High priest of the Nameless in Berana, living in the Temple of the Five. He is initially suspected of being Broken or Bent due to suspicious behavior in the Succession mechanic, but Vidan visits him and finds him candid and apparently orthodox. He is outspoken about the Rush clergy overstepping its bounds and raises concerns about Jordian priests being absorbed into Rush logistics roles. He mentions Dora and Westrack as contacts the party might seek in Middlesea.<br /> : Appears in: [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and <br /> <br /> '''[[Valentino]]'''<br /> <br /> == The Goddess ==<br /> '''[[Diana]]'''<br /> : A priest at Stella's temple in Rin'yan, later reidentified as one of two other priests at the Rinyan Tem temple alongside [[Meraldi]]. She asks Stella to look after things while she leaves for a few days. She is not present when the party arrives during the Rinyan Redux events.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Rinyan Redux]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Life) ==<br /> '''[[Alacar]]'''<br /> : A voting priest at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar, listed as Red 1 among the higher-ranked Life priests with one vote each. No further detail is given beyond her presence and voting status.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Alana]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 5 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Gebra's sponsor in the Daughter contest and as [[Thistle]]'s sponsor for attendance at the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bethamel]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 2 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. [[Gale]] attempts to convince her to support Aluska rather than Rani Dwalla, partly succeeding because Bethamel feels her vote doesn't matter if the outcome is already fixed.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Corona]]'''<br /> : A centaur priestess listed as Red 3 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. [[Managaratha]] chats with her in the Dining Room about how candidates for the Goddess' Daughter are chosen. She explains the selection process but declines to reveal how the current year's choice is going.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Gisawara]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 7 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. No further detail is given beyond her presence on the cast list as a voting priest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Helena]]'''<br /> : A halfling priestess listed as Red 8 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. She brings Dubrecht as her guest to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Isabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 9 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She is Aluska's sponsor in the Daughter contest. Gale finds her already in favor of Aluska. She arrives at the party dragging a young girl named Raquel.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jasmine]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 10 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She approaches Stella to ask if she is interested in becoming one of Life's Servants, and they compare notes on how the Church works in Orange versus Yellow. Stella later assesses that Jasmine is &quot;definitely Playing The Game&quot; and thinks Ladinas deserves to win due to her large temple donation.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Kalinda]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 11 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Rani Dwalla's sponsor in the Daughter contest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady of Life (unnamed)]]'''<br /> : A high religious leader referred to as &quot;the Lady of Life,&quot; with followers, a Church of Life, and a niece who is Rani Dwalla, head of House Sukrat. Alasphel accuses her of orchestrating plots against the Maharani, including an assassination attempt on [[Suvatra]] during the caravan and a blessing ceremony for Rani Dwalla. She is also referenced as directing the Goddess' Daughter selection process. She is never given a personal name.<br /> : Appears in: [[Feeling Our Way Around]], [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lisabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 12 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She sponsors the Merchant candidate Ladinas and is unhappy that the fix appears to be in for Dwalla, feeling this violates the usual way the selection works. She also sponsors<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Lore) ==<br /> '''[[Hama Aliki]]'''<br /> : Identifies herself as &quot;Lore's Servant&quot; and wears a holy symbol. She meets with Stella to discuss developing the Merchant [[Varna]] and suggests Stella consider aligning with one of the Three Faces. She later speaks telepathically to Stella, asking her to assist four merchants in making solid presentations to the Maharani.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Jabar]], [[Caravan]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lavinia]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Lore temple in Jabar. She is grumpy and unhelpful during the party's visit, leaves in a huff, and does not approve of the Broken miracle the party is carrying. Narise explains that Lavinia's attitude stems from this disapproval.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Leonardo]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Cult of Al'an compound in Rin'yan. He serves as the primary contact for outsiders, admits the party to the compound, briefs them on Thistle's spell, arranges the repair ritual, and leads them to Karina. He is visibly frustrated at being excluded from the private meeting with [[Ritasi]], who is described as more capable than him for the miracle-removal task.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Adventures are Everywhere]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[The Endurance of Memory]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Love) ==<br /> '''[[Katie]]'''<br /> : A centaur priest at the temple of Love in Jabar. She arrives about an hour after the party reaches the temple and is confident the drought is not caused by a miracle of the [[Oasis]]. She later brings Lindera to discuss where rain would help most.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unclear — possibly Crone) ==<br /> '''[[Carol]]'''<br /> : Described as &quot;the biggest Goddess priest in the city&quot; in Vani, working in the Centurion's household. Before the Day of the Maiden party she is seen going in and out of the temple. At the party, [[Scout]]'s attempt to detect whether she is Bent is blocked by a Crone-type shtick of &quot;don't use detects on me.&quot; She is suspected of being Bent and of manipulating Vivian into stealing a dagger for an assassination plot. She actively maneuvers people during the party, bringing Giaconni to distract Gale and introducing Stella to Lord DiAngelo.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]], [[Day of the Maiden Part Two]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unspecified) ==<br /> '''[[Ghadara]]'''<br /> : A Goddess priest who appears only in a memory recalled by Managaratha. She was in conversation with Minister Cho about the difficulty of arranging crop blessings for the Empire, discussing a potential exchange involving purple magic assistance.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins ==<br /> '''[[Foran Zakar]]'''<br /> : Minister of Redaction and a priest of the Twins as well as a mage. His death triggered a time-stop effect he had prepared in advance. Both he and his successor are dead, leaving the Ministry of Redaction leaderless.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tam) ==<br /> '''[[Warmth of Summer]]'''<br /> : Known formally as Tai Ko Tee, is the senior priest of Tam based in [[Purple]]. <br /> : Appears in [[On The Assassin's Trail]], [[Investigation, Assassination]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''[[Li Zhou]]'''<br /> : Described as the most famous currently active priest of Tam. An archaeologist-historian who finds old things, based at a university in the former capital of Ashkanor. Named as a potential lead for locating the Sword.<br /> : Appears in: [[Investigation, Assassination]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tem) ==<br /> '''[[The Guiding Star]]'''<br /> : The head priest of Tem who has assigned [[Rakta]] to follow the party. Vidan criticizes him for treating himself as High Priest of Tem rather than working properly with the High Priest of Tam and a Balance counterpart. He meets the party at the door of the temple of Tem — a large black gothic cathedral — and explains that someone laid claim to the title of Emperor on the night Middlesea was closed, and that the impact on how people dream and think was noticed by the Church.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Automated linkify</p> <hr /> <div>This page lists known priests, priestesses, and religious officials.<br /> <br /> == The Five (Jord) ==<br /> '''[[Bert]]'''<br /> : Local priest of Jord in [[Berana]]. He was present at a meeting at The Crimson Flagon tavern approximately a week and a half before the party's investigation. That meeting appears to have been targeted by a Broken miracle. Violet had met him and did not believe him to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Carlo]]'''<br /> : [[Stella]]'s uncle and a priest of Jord. He is being consulted about the feasibility of extracting someone from the time-stopped keep at [[Middlesea]], as Jord's domain may be relevant to that problem.<br /> : Appears in: [[Talking to Trees]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dora]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord who accompanied Princess Friga to Middlesea. She is mentioned by Greg when [[Nesh]] asks if there is anyone the party should look for there.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jabril]]'''<br /> : A merchant who is revealed to be a priest of Jord. During the assassination attempt aftermath in Jabar he activates Diomarche during the battle and is able to open a locked and trapped chest belonging to the assassin. He is later recalled by the party when the [[Maharani]] considers consulting a Jord priest about extracting someone from the time-stopped keep, and the party sends him a note requesting a meeting.<br /> : Appears in: [[A Tree Grows in Jabar]], [[A Maharani Calls]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Joseph]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord found at the [[Tem]]ple of Jord in [[Darstan]] who acts as a contact for the thieves' guild. He later confronts Nesh about violating Jord's rules and discusses whether Nesh could petition for a rite to cleanse the stain of his transgression.<br /> : Appears in: [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Navere]]) ==<br /> '''[[Angelina]]'''<br /> : A priest of Navere at the Church of the Five in [[Vani]]. She is someone the local [[Centurion]] consults regularly and could potentially introduce [[Vidan]] to him. She provides non-divinely-inspired political advice about the Consort candidates during Day of the Maiden preparations, noting her fortune roll only yielded one success.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Cindy]]'''<br /> : Explicitly identified as &quot;Cindy of Navere,&quot; a priest with more than 10 DI based in Indaton. She delivers a message to Vidan from Theo informing him that the slith spy situation in town has been resolved.<br /> : Appears in: [[Hunting Slith Spies]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dalarin]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Navere encountered in the First Run. He is cautious about loose cannons and offers to write a letter of introduction for the party. He also channels [[Sergeant Susie]]'s voice to relay her orders to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady Violet / Violet]]'''<br /> : High priest of Navere and head of the Church of the Five in the coastal city of Berana. She manages the political situation around the king's succession, maintains the Church's neutrality, and plans the coronation. She receives Vidan, discusses the assassination with him, and takes charge of the public reveal of evidence against the slith assassin. She briefs the party on the succession crisis, advises on political strategy, provides blessings at the coronation, and discusses Rush clergy overreach with Vidan. She had previously met Stephen and Lily at the Crimson Flagon meeting and did not believe either to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Under the Sea]], [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and Investigation]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Orellian]]) ==<br /> '''[[Gyvail]]'''<br /> : Husband of Linda, a half-elven woman, and identified by her as a priest of Orellian. He was last seen inside the keep with Caitlyn and Westrack, holding position when the orcs attacked.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lily]]'''<br /> : A traveling priest of Orellian who attended the meeting at The Crimson Flagon in Berana. Violet had met her and did not believe her to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (Rush) ==<br /> '''[[Antonio]]'''<br /> : Head of the local paladins of Rush in Orange. He attends a house party and speaks with Diomarche about a potential slith threat and security concerns.<br /> : Appears in: [[House Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bordan]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest traveling with Lord Denis and Hiraz in service to Duchess Zerbina. He notes that he serves the Baron and Duchess rather than the Church directly. He identifies the Broken miracle and a Time miracle affecting the keep as two separate effects.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Diomarche]]'''<br /> : A party member and priest/paladin of Rush who appears throughout the campaign. Originally part of the Red delegation, he is described as &quot;Fiveist&quot; and is under the influence of a Broken miracle complicating Rush-related rituals. He swears the Free Rangers oath as &quot;Rush's Hammer.&quot; He reports in at Rush temples, invokes Rush to banish ghosts aboard a shipwreck, can potentially invoke Rush to break through obstacles, and is treated as a member of the Rush religious community throughout. He also informs the Rush temple about Marsha's death and later briefs Bran on Rush priest insights.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]], [[Second Run]], [[To The Heart]], [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]], [[On The Sea 2]], [[Three Mages]], [[Pearly Whites]], [[Welcome to Vani]], [[House Party]], [[Heart of Orange]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Earnest]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Rush in Berana. Diomarche briefs him on potential threats to the coronation and he confirms that Karen will conduct the Transfer of Office ceremony. He is later among those convinced about the unusual nature of the non-Broken swords.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Fred]]'''<br /> : A priest at a nearby temple of Rush. He is eager to put together an attack force and attempts to analyze the battle the party is caught in, but briefly freezes when he tries.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Hammerstrike]]'''<br /> : A dwarf priest of Rush located in the Forest court town. Diomarche seeks him out for information about the local situation, including the Arbae's murder, possible demon activity, and assassins. He is also later seen talking to Minister Sandro.<br /> : Appears in: [[In the Court of His Majesty of the Forest]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Karen]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest in Berana who conducts the Transfer of Office ceremony at Queen Wendy's coronation. Notably, she does not spend any DI on the ritual and does not give loyalty oaths to Wendy.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (the Nameless) ==<br /> '''[[Greg]]'''<br /> : High priest of the Nameless in Berana, living in the Temple of the Five. He is initially suspected of being Broken or Bent due to suspicious behavior in the Succession mechanic, but Vidan visits him and finds him candid and apparently orthodox. He is outspoken about the Rush clergy overstepping its bounds and raises concerns about Jordian priests being absorbed into Rush logistics roles. He mentions Dora and Westrack as contacts the party might seek in Middlesea.<br /> : Appears in: [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and <br /> <br /> '''[[Valentino]]'''<br /> <br /> == The Goddess ==<br /> '''[[Diana]]'''<br /> : A priest at Stella's temple in Rin'yan, later reidentified as one of two other priests at the Rinyan Tem temple alongside [[Meraldi]]. She asks Stella to look after things while she leaves for a few days. She is not present when the party arrives during the Rinyan Redux events.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Rinyan Redux]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Life) ==<br /> '''[[Alacar]]'''<br /> : A voting priest at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar, listed as Red 1 among the higher-ranked Life priests with one vote each. No further detail is given beyond her presence and voting status.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Alana]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 5 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Gebra's sponsor in the Daughter contest and as [[Thistle]]'s sponsor for attendance at the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bethamel]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 2 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. [[Gale]] attempts to convince her to support Aluska rather than Rani Dwalla, partly succeeding because Bethamel feels her vote doesn't matter if the outcome is already fixed.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Corona]]'''<br /> : A centaur priestess listed as Red 3 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. [[Managaratha]] chats with her in the Dining Room about how candidates for the Goddess' Daughter are chosen. She explains the selection process but declines to reveal how the current year's choice is going.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Gisawara]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 7 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. No further detail is given beyond her presence on the cast list as a voting priest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Helena]]'''<br /> : A halfling priestess listed as Red 8 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. She brings Dubrecht as her guest to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Isabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 9 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She is Aluska's sponsor in the Daughter contest. Gale finds her already in favor of Aluska. She arrives at the party dragging a young girl named Raquel.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jasmine]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 10 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She approaches Stella to ask if she is interested in becoming one of Life's Servants, and they compare notes on how the Church works in Orange versus Yellow. Stella later assesses that Jasmine is &quot;definitely Playing The Game&quot; and thinks Ladinas deserves to win due to her large temple donation.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Kalinda]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 11 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Rani Dwalla's sponsor in the Daughter contest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady of Life (unnamed)]]'''<br /> : A high religious leader referred to as &quot;the Lady of Life,&quot; with followers, a Church of Life, and a niece who is Rani Dwalla, head of House Sukrat. Alasphel accuses her of orchestrating plots against the Maharani, including an assassination attempt on [[Suvatra]] during the caravan and a blessing ceremony for Rani Dwalla. She is also referenced as directing the Goddess' Daughter selection process. She is never given a personal name.<br /> : Appears in: [[Feeling Our Way Around]], [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lisabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 12 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She sponsors the Merchant candidate Ladinas and is unhappy that the fix appears to be in for Dwalla, feeling this violates the usual way the selection works. She also sponsors<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Lore) ==<br /> '''[[Hama Aliki]]'''<br /> : Identifies herself as &quot;Lore's Servant&quot; and wears a holy symbol. She meets with Stella to discuss developing the Merchant [[Varna]] and suggests Stella consider aligning with one of the Three Faces. She later speaks telepathically to Stella, asking her to assist four merchants in making solid presentations to the Maharani.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Jabar]], [[Caravan]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lavinia]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Lore temple in Jabar. She is grumpy and unhelpful during the party's visit, leaves in a huff, and does not approve of the Broken miracle the party is carrying. Narise explains that Lavinia's attitude stems from this disapproval.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Leonardo]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Cult of Al'an compound in Rin'yan. He serves as the primary contact for outsiders, admits the party to the compound, briefs them on Thistle's spell, arranges the repair ritual, and leads them to Karina. He is visibly frustrated at being excluded from the private meeting with [[Ritasi]], who is described as more capable than him for the miracle-removal task.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Adventures are Everywhere]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[The Endurance of Memory]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Love) ==<br /> '''[[Katie]]'''<br /> : A centaur priest at the temple of Love in Jabar. She arrives about an hour after the party reaches the temple and is confident the drought is not caused by a miracle of the [[Oasis]]. She later brings Lindera to discuss where rain would help most.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unclear — possibly Crone) ==<br /> '''[[Carol]]'''<br /> : Described as &quot;the biggest Goddess priest in the city&quot; in Vani, working in the Centurion's household. Before the Day of the Maiden party she is seen going in and out of the temple. At the party, [[Scout]]'s attempt to detect whether she is Bent is blocked by a Crone-type shtick of &quot;don't use detects on me.&quot; She is suspected of being Bent and of manipulating Vivian into stealing a dagger for an assassination plot. She actively maneuvers people during the party, bringing Giaconni to distract Gale and introducing Stella to Lord DiAngelo.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]], [[Day of the Maiden Part Two]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unspecified) ==<br /> '''[[Ghadara]]'''<br /> : A Goddess priest who appears only in a memory recalled by Managaratha. She was in conversation with Minister Cho about the difficulty of arranging crop blessings for the Empire, discussing a potential exchange involving purple magic assistance.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins ==<br /> '''[[Foran Zakar]]'''<br /> : Minister of Redaction and a priest of the Twins as well as a mage. His death triggered a time-stop effect he had prepared in advance. Both he and his successor are dead, leaving the Ministry of Redaction leaderless.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tam) ==<br /> '''[[Warmth of Summer]]'''<br /> : Known formally as Tai Ko Tee, is the senior priest of Tam based in [[Purple]]. <br /> : Appears in [[On The Assassin's Trail]], [[Investigation, Assassination]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''[[Li Zhou]]'''<br /> : Described as the most famous currently active priest of Tam. An archaeologist-historian who finds old things, based at a university in the former capital of Ashkanor. Named as a potential lead for locating the Sword.<br /> : Appears in: [[Investigation, Assassination]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tem) ==<br /> '''[[The Guiding Star]]'''<br /> : The head priest of Tem who has assigned [[Rakta]] to follow the party. Vidan criticizes him for treating himself as High Priest of Tem rather than working properly with the High Priest of Tam and a Balance counterpart. He meets the party at the door of the temple of Tem — a large black gothic cathedral — and explains that someone laid claim to the title of Emperor on the night Middlesea was closed, and that the impact on how people dream and think was noticed by the Church.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Automated linkify</p> <hr /> <div>This page lists known priests, priestesses, and religious officials.<br /> <br /> == The Five (Jord) ==<br /> '''[[Bert]]'''<br /> : Local priest of Jord in [[Berana]]. He was present at a meeting at The Crimson Flagon tavern approximately a week and a half before the party's investigation. That meeting appears to have been targeted by a Broken miracle. Violet had met him and did not believe him to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Carlo]]'''<br /> : [[Stella]]'s uncle and a priest of Jord. He is being consulted about the feasibility of extracting someone from the time-stopped keep at [[Middlesea]], as Jord's domain may be relevant to that problem.<br /> : Appears in: [[Talking to Trees]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dora]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord who accompanied Princess Friga to Middlesea. She is mentioned by Greg when [[Nesh]] asks if there is anyone the party should look for there.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jabril]]'''<br /> : A merchant who is revealed to be a priest of Jord. During the assassination attempt aftermath in Jabar he activates Diomarche during the battle and is able to open a locked and trapped chest belonging to the assassin. He is later recalled by the party when the [[Maharani]] considers consulting a Jord priest about extracting someone from the time-stopped keep, and the party sends him a note requesting a meeting.<br /> : Appears in: [[A Tree Grows in Jabar]], [[A Maharani Calls]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Joseph]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord found at the [[Tem]]ple of Jord in [[Darstan]] who acts as a contact for the thieves' guild. He later confronts Nesh about violating Jord's rules and discusses whether Nesh could petition for a rite to cleanse the stain of his transgression.<br /> : Appears in: [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Navere]]) ==<br /> '''[[Angelina]]'''<br /> : A priest of Navere at the Church of the Five in [[Vani]]. She is someone the local [[Centurion]] consults regularly and could potentially introduce [[Vidan]] to him. She provides non-divinely-inspired political advice about the Consort candidates during Day of the Maiden preparations, noting her fortune roll only yielded one success.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Cindy]]'''<br /> : Explicitly identified as &quot;Cindy of Navere,&quot; a priest with more than 10 DI based in Indaton. She delivers a message to Vidan from Theo informing him that the slith spy situation in town has been resolved.<br /> : Appears in: [[Hunting Slith Spies]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dalarin]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Navere encountered in the First Run. He is cautious about loose cannons and offers to write a letter of introduction for the party. He also channels [[Sergeant Susie]]'s voice to relay her orders to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady Violet / Violet]]'''<br /> : High priest of Navere and head of the Church of the Five in the coastal city of Berana. She manages the political situation around the king's succession, maintains the Church's neutrality, and plans the coronation. She receives Vidan, discusses the assassination with him, and takes charge of the public reveal of evidence against the slith assassin. She briefs the party on the succession crisis, advises on political strategy, provides blessings at the coronation, and discusses Rush clergy overreach with Vidan. She had previously met Stephen and Lily at the Crimson Flagon meeting and did not believe either to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Under the Sea]], [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and Investigation]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Orellian]]) ==<br /> '''[[Gyvail]]'''<br /> : Husband of Linda, a half-elven woman, and identified by her as a priest of Orellian. He was last seen inside the keep with Caitlyn and Westrack, holding position when the orcs attacked.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lily]]'''<br /> : A traveling priest of Orellian who attended the meeting at The Crimson Flagon in Berana. Violet had met her and did not believe her to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (Rush) ==<br /> '''[[Antonio]]'''<br /> : Head of the local paladins of Rush in Orange. He attends a house party and speaks with Diomarche about a potential slith threat and security concerns.<br /> : Appears in: [[House Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bordan]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest traveling with Lord Denis and Hiraz in service to Duchess Zerbina. He notes that he serves the Baron and Duchess rather than the Church directly. He identifies the Broken miracle and a Time miracle affecting the keep as two separate effects.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Diomarche]]'''<br /> : A party member and priest/paladin of Rush who appears throughout the campaign. Originally part of the Red delegation, he is described as &quot;Fiveist&quot; and is under the influence of a Broken miracle complicating Rush-related rituals. He swears the Free Rangers oath as &quot;Rush's Hammer.&quot; He reports in at Rush temples, invokes Rush to banish ghosts aboard a shipwreck, can potentially invoke Rush to break through obstacles, and is treated as a member of the Rush religious community throughout. He also informs the Rush temple about Marsha's death and later briefs Bran on Rush priest insights.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]], [[Second Run]], [[To The Heart]], [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]], [[On The Sea 2]], [[Three Mages]], [[Pearly Whites]], [[Welcome to Vani]], [[House Party]], [[Heart of Orange]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Earnest]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Rush in Berana. Diomarche briefs him on potential threats to the coronation and he confirms that Karen will conduct the Transfer of Office ceremony. He is later among those convinced about the unusual nature of the non-Broken swords.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Fred]]'''<br /> : A priest at a nearby temple of Rush. He is eager to put together an attack force and attempts to analyze the battle the party is caught in, but briefly freezes when he tries.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Hammerstrike]]'''<br /> : A dwarf priest of Rush located in the Forest court town. Diomarche seeks him out for information about the local situation, including the Arbae's murder, possible demon activity, and assassins. He is also later seen talking to Minister Sandro.<br /> : Appears in: [[In the Court of His Majesty of the Forest]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Karen]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest in Berana who conducts the Transfer of Office ceremony at Queen Wendy's coronation. Notably, she does not spend any DI on the ritual and does not give loyalty oaths to Wendy.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (the Nameless) ==<br /> '''[[Greg]]'''<br /> : High priest of the Nameless in Berana, living in the Temple of the Five. He is initially suspected of being Broken or Bent due to suspicious behavior in the Succession mechanic, but Vidan visits him and finds him candid and apparently orthodox. He is outspoken about the Rush clergy overstepping its bounds and raises concerns about Jordian priests being absorbed into Rush logistics roles. He mentions Dora and Westrack as contacts the party might seek in Middlesea.<br /> : Appears in: [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and <br /> <br /> '''[[Valentino]]'''<br /> <br /> == The Goddess ==<br /> '''[[Diana]]'''<br /> : A priest at Stella's temple in Rin'yan, later reidentified as one of two other priests at the Rinyan Tem temple alongside Meraldi. She asks Stella to look after things while she leaves for a few days. She is not present when the party arrives during the Rinyan Redux events.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Rinyan Redux]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Life) ==<br /> '''[[Alacar]]'''<br /> : A voting priest at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar, listed as Red 1 among the higher-ranked Life priests with one vote each. No further detail is given beyond her presence and voting status.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Alana]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 5 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Gebra's sponsor in the Daughter contest and as [[Thistle]]'s sponsor for attendance at the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bethamel]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 2 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. [[Gale]] attempts to convince her to support Aluska rather than Rani Dwalla, partly succeeding because Bethamel feels her vote doesn't matter if the outcome is already fixed.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Corona]]'''<br /> : A centaur priestess listed as Red 3 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. [[Managaratha]] chats with her in the Dining Room about how candidates for the Goddess' Daughter are chosen. She explains the selection process but declines to reveal how the current year's choice is going.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Gisawara]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 7 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. No further detail is given beyond her presence on the cast list as a voting priest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Helena]]'''<br /> : A halfling priestess listed as Red 8 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. She brings Dubrecht as her guest to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Isabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 9 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She is Aluska's sponsor in the Daughter contest. Gale finds her already in favor of Aluska. She arrives at the party dragging a young girl named Raquel.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jasmine]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 10 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She approaches Stella to ask if she is interested in becoming one of Life's Servants, and they compare notes on how the Church works in Orange versus Yellow. Stella later assesses that Jasmine is &quot;definitely Playing The Game&quot; and thinks Ladinas deserves to win due to her large temple donation.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Kalinda]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 11 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Rani Dwalla's sponsor in the Daughter contest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady of Life (unnamed)]]'''<br /> : A high religious leader referred to as &quot;the Lady of Life,&quot; with followers, a Church of Life, and a niece who is Rani Dwalla, head of House Sukrat. Alasphel accuses her of orchestrating plots against the Maharani, including an assassination attempt on [[Suvatra]] during the caravan and a blessing ceremony for Rani Dwalla. She is also referenced as directing the Goddess' Daughter selection process. She is never given a personal name.<br /> : Appears in: [[Feeling Our Way Around]], [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lisabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 12 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She sponsors the Merchant candidate Ladinas and is unhappy that the fix appears to be in for Dwalla, feeling this violates the usual way the selection works. She also sponsors<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Lore) ==<br /> '''[[Hama Aliki]]'''<br /> : Identifies herself as &quot;Lore's Servant&quot; and wears a holy symbol. She meets with Stella to discuss developing the Merchant [[Varna]] and suggests Stella consider aligning with one of the Three Faces. She later speaks telepathically to Stella, asking her to assist four merchants in making solid presentations to the Maharani.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Jabar]], [[Caravan]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lavinia]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Lore temple in Jabar. She is grumpy and unhelpful during the party's visit, leaves in a huff, and does not approve of the Broken miracle the party is carrying. Narise explains that Lavinia's attitude stems from this disapproval.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Leonardo]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Cult of Al'an compound in Rin'yan. He serves as the primary contact for outsiders, admits the party to the compound, briefs them on Thistle's spell, arranges the repair ritual, and leads them to Karina. He is visibly frustrated at being excluded from the private meeting with [[Ritasi]], who is described as more capable than him for the miracle-removal task.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Adventures are Everywhere]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[The Endurance of Memory]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Love) ==<br /> '''[[Katie]]'''<br /> : A centaur priest at the temple of Love in Jabar. She arrives about an hour after the party reaches the temple and is confident the drought is not caused by a miracle of the [[Oasis]]. She later brings Lindera to discuss where rain would help most.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unclear — possibly Crone) ==<br /> '''[[Carol]]'''<br /> : Described as &quot;the biggest Goddess priest in the city&quot; in Vani, working in the Centurion's household. Before the Day of the Maiden party she is seen going in and out of the temple. At the party, [[Scout]]'s attempt to detect whether she is Bent is blocked by a Crone-type shtick of &quot;don't use detects on me.&quot; She is suspected of being Bent and of manipulating Vivian into stealing a dagger for an assassination plot. She actively maneuvers people during the party, bringing Giaconni to distract Gale and introducing Stella to Lord DiAngelo.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]], [[Day of the Maiden Part Two]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unspecified) ==<br /> '''[[Ghadara]]'''<br /> : A Goddess priest who appears only in a memory recalled by Managaratha. She was in conversation with Minister Cho about the difficulty of arranging crop blessings for the Empire, discussing a potential exchange involving purple magic assistance.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins ==<br /> '''[[Foran Zakar]]'''<br /> : Minister of Redaction and a priest of the Twins as well as a mage. His death triggered a time-stop effect he had prepared in advance. Both he and his successor are dead, leaving the Ministry of Redaction leaderless.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tam) ==<br /> '''[[Warmth of Summer]]'''<br /> : Known formally as Tai Ko Tee, is the senior priest of Tam based in [[Purple]]. <br /> : Appears in [[On The Assassin's Trail]], [[Investigation, Assassination]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''[[Li Zhou]]'''<br /> : Described as the most famous currently active priest of Tam. An archaeologist-historian who finds old things, based at a university in the former capital of Ashkanor. Named as a potential lead for locating the Sword.<br /> : Appears in: [[Investigation, Assassination]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tem) ==<br /> '''[[The Guiding Star]]'''<br /> : The head priest of Tem who has assigned [[Rakta]] to follow the party. Vidan criticizes him for treating himself as High Priest of Tem rather than working properly with the High Priest of Tam and a Balance counterpart. He meets the party at the door of the temple of Tem — a large black gothic cathedral — and explains that someone laid claim to the title of Emperor on the night Middlesea was closed, and that the impact on how people dream and think was noticed by the Church.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Automated linkify</p> <hr /> <div>This page lists known priests, priestesses, and religious officials.<br /> <br /> == The Five (Jord) ==<br /> '''[[Bert]]'''<br /> : Local priest of Jord in [[Berana]]. He was present at a meeting at The Crimson Flagon tavern approximately a week and a half before the party's investigation. That meeting appears to have been targeted by a Broken miracle. Violet had met him and did not believe him to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Carlo]]'''<br /> : [[Stella]]'s uncle and a priest of Jord. He is being consulted about the feasibility of extracting someone from the time-stopped keep at [[Middlesea]], as Jord's domain may be relevant to that problem.<br /> : Appears in: [[Talking to Trees]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dora]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord who accompanied Princess Friga to Middlesea. She is mentioned by Greg when [[Nesh]] asks if there is anyone the party should look for there.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jabril]]'''<br /> : A merchant who is revealed to be a priest of Jord. During the assassination attempt aftermath in Jabar he activates Diomarche during the battle and is able to open a locked and trapped chest belonging to the assassin. He is later recalled by the party when the [[Maharani]] considers consulting a Jord priest about extracting someone from the time-stopped keep, and the party sends him a note requesting a meeting.<br /> : Appears in: [[A Tree Grows in Jabar]], [[A Maharani Calls]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Joseph]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord found at the [[Tem]]ple of Jord in [[Darstan]] who acts as a contact for the thieves' guild. He later confronts Nesh about violating Jord's rules and discusses whether Nesh could petition for a rite to cleanse the stain of his transgression.<br /> : Appears in: [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Navere]]) ==<br /> '''[[Angelina]]'''<br /> : A priest of Navere at the Church of the Five in [[Vani]]. She is someone the local [[Centurion]] consults regularly and could potentially introduce [[Vidan]] to him. She provides non-divinely-inspired political advice about the Consort candidates during Day of the Maiden preparations, noting her fortune roll only yielded one success.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Cindy]]'''<br /> : Explicitly identified as &quot;Cindy of Navere,&quot; a priest with more than 10 DI based in Indaton. She delivers a message to Vidan from Theo informing him that the slith spy situation in town has been resolved.<br /> : Appears in: [[Hunting Slith Spies]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dalarin]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Navere encountered in the First Run. He is cautious about loose cannons and offers to write a letter of introduction for the party. He also channels Sergeant Susie's voice to relay her orders to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady Violet / Violet]]'''<br /> : High priest of Navere and head of the Church of the Five in the coastal city of Berana. She manages the political situation around the king's succession, maintains the Church's neutrality, and plans the coronation. She receives Vidan, discusses the assassination with him, and takes charge of the public reveal of evidence against the slith assassin. She briefs the party on the succession crisis, advises on political strategy, provides blessings at the coronation, and discusses Rush clergy overreach with Vidan. She had previously met Stephen and Lily at the Crimson Flagon meeting and did not believe either to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Under the Sea]], [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and Investigation]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Orellian]]) ==<br /> '''[[Gyvail]]'''<br /> : Husband of Linda, a half-elven woman, and identified by her as a priest of Orellian. He was last seen inside the keep with Caitlyn and Westrack, holding position when the orcs attacked.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lily]]'''<br /> : A traveling priest of Orellian who attended the meeting at The Crimson Flagon in Berana. Violet had met her and did not believe her to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (Rush) ==<br /> '''[[Antonio]]'''<br /> : Head of the local paladins of Rush in Orange. He attends a house party and speaks with Diomarche about a potential slith threat and security concerns.<br /> : Appears in: [[House Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bordan]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest traveling with Lord Denis and Hiraz in service to Duchess Zerbina. He notes that he serves the Baron and Duchess rather than the Church directly. He identifies the Broken miracle and a Time miracle affecting the keep as two separate effects.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Diomarche]]'''<br /> : A party member and priest/paladin of Rush who appears throughout the campaign. Originally part of the Red delegation, he is described as &quot;Fiveist&quot; and is under the influence of a Broken miracle complicating Rush-related rituals. He swears the Free Rangers oath as &quot;Rush's Hammer.&quot; He reports in at Rush temples, invokes Rush to banish ghosts aboard a shipwreck, can potentially invoke Rush to break through obstacles, and is treated as a member of the Rush religious community throughout. He also informs the Rush temple about Marsha's death and later briefs Bran on Rush priest insights.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]], [[Second Run]], [[To The Heart]], [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]], [[On The Sea 2]], [[Three Mages]], [[Pearly Whites]], [[Welcome to Vani]], [[House Party]], [[Heart of Orange]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Earnest]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Rush in Berana. Diomarche briefs him on potential threats to the coronation and he confirms that Karen will conduct the Transfer of Office ceremony. He is later among those convinced about the unusual nature of the non-Broken swords.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Fred]]'''<br /> : A priest at a nearby temple of Rush. He is eager to put together an attack force and attempts to analyze the battle the party is caught in, but briefly freezes when he tries.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Hammerstrike]]'''<br /> : A dwarf priest of Rush located in the Forest court town. Diomarche seeks him out for information about the local situation, including the Arbae's murder, possible demon activity, and assassins. He is also later seen talking to Minister Sandro.<br /> : Appears in: [[In the Court of His Majesty of the Forest]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Karen]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest in Berana who conducts the Transfer of Office ceremony at Queen Wendy's coronation. Notably, she does not spend any DI on the ritual and does not give loyalty oaths to Wendy.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (the Nameless) ==<br /> '''[[Greg]]'''<br /> : High priest of the Nameless in Berana, living in the Temple of the Five. He is initially suspected of being Broken or Bent due to suspicious behavior in the Succession mechanic, but Vidan visits him and finds him candid and apparently orthodox. He is outspoken about the Rush clergy overstepping its bounds and raises concerns about Jordian priests being absorbed into Rush logistics roles. He mentions Dora and Westrack as contacts the party might seek in Middlesea.<br /> : Appears in: [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and <br /> <br /> '''[[Valentino]]'''<br /> <br /> == The Goddess ==<br /> '''[[Diana]]'''<br /> : A priest at Stella's temple in Rin'yan, later reidentified as one of two other priests at the Rinyan Tem temple alongside Meraldi. She asks Stella to look after things while she leaves for a few days. She is not present when the party arrives during the Rinyan Redux events.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Rinyan Redux]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Life) ==<br /> '''[[Alacar]]'''<br /> : A voting priest at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar, listed as Red 1 among the higher-ranked Life priests with one vote each. No further detail is given beyond her presence and voting status.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Alana]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 5 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Gebra's sponsor in the Daughter contest and as [[Thistle]]'s sponsor for attendance at the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bethamel]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 2 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. [[Gale]] attempts to convince her to support Aluska rather than Rani Dwalla, partly succeeding because Bethamel feels her vote doesn't matter if the outcome is already fixed.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Corona]]'''<br /> : A centaur priestess listed as Red 3 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. [[Managaratha]] chats with her in the Dining Room about how candidates for the Goddess' Daughter are chosen. She explains the selection process but declines to reveal how the current year's choice is going.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Gisawara]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 7 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. No further detail is given beyond her presence on the cast list as a voting priest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Helena]]'''<br /> : A halfling priestess listed as Red 8 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. She brings Dubrecht as her guest to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Isabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 9 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She is Aluska's sponsor in the Daughter contest. Gale finds her already in favor of Aluska. She arrives at the party dragging a young girl named Raquel.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jasmine]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 10 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She approaches Stella to ask if she is interested in becoming one of Life's Servants, and they compare notes on how the Church works in Orange versus Yellow. Stella later assesses that Jasmine is &quot;definitely Playing The Game&quot; and thinks Ladinas deserves to win due to her large temple donation.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Kalinda]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 11 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Rani Dwalla's sponsor in the Daughter contest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady of Life (unnamed)]]'''<br /> : A high religious leader referred to as &quot;the Lady of Life,&quot; with followers, a Church of Life, and a niece who is Rani Dwalla, head of House Sukrat. Alasphel accuses her of orchestrating plots against the Maharani, including an assassination attempt on [[Suvatra]] during the caravan and a blessing ceremony for Rani Dwalla. She is also referenced as directing the Goddess' Daughter selection process. She is never given a personal name.<br /> : Appears in: [[Feeling Our Way Around]], [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lisabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 12 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She sponsors the Merchant candidate Ladinas and is unhappy that the fix appears to be in for Dwalla, feeling this violates the usual way the selection works. She also sponsors<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Lore) ==<br /> '''[[Hama Aliki]]'''<br /> : Identifies herself as &quot;Lore's Servant&quot; and wears a holy symbol. She meets with Stella to discuss developing the Merchant [[Varna]] and suggests Stella consider aligning with one of the Three Faces. She later speaks telepathically to Stella, asking her to assist four merchants in making solid presentations to the Maharani.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Jabar]], [[Caravan]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lavinia]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Lore temple in Jabar. She is grumpy and unhelpful during the party's visit, leaves in a huff, and does not approve of the Broken miracle the party is carrying. Narise explains that Lavinia's attitude stems from this disapproval.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Leonardo]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Cult of Al'an compound in Rin'yan. He serves as the primary contact for outsiders, admits the party to the compound, briefs them on Thistle's spell, arranges the repair ritual, and leads them to Karina. He is visibly frustrated at being excluded from the private meeting with [[Ritasi]], who is described as more capable than him for the miracle-removal task.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Adventures are Everywhere]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[The Endurance of Memory]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Love) ==<br /> '''[[Katie]]'''<br /> : A centaur priest at the temple of Love in Jabar. She arrives about an hour after the party reaches the temple and is confident the drought is not caused by a miracle of the [[Oasis]]. She later brings Lindera to discuss where rain would help most.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unclear — possibly Crone) ==<br /> '''[[Carol]]'''<br /> : Described as &quot;the biggest Goddess priest in the city&quot; in Vani, working in the Centurion's household. Before the Day of the Maiden party she is seen going in and out of the temple. At the party, [[Scout]]'s attempt to detect whether she is Bent is blocked by a Crone-type shtick of &quot;don't use detects on me.&quot; She is suspected of being Bent and of manipulating Vivian into stealing a dagger for an assassination plot. She actively maneuvers people during the party, bringing Giaconni to distract Gale and introducing Stella to Lord DiAngelo.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]], [[Day of the Maiden Part Two]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unspecified) ==<br /> '''[[Ghadara]]'''<br /> : A Goddess priest who appears only in a memory recalled by Managaratha. She was in conversation with Minister Cho about the difficulty of arranging crop blessings for the Empire, discussing a potential exchange involving purple magic assistance.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins ==<br /> '''[[Foran Zakar]]'''<br /> : Minister of Redaction and a priest of the Twins as well as a mage. His death triggered a time-stop effect he had prepared in advance. Both he and his successor are dead, leaving the Ministry of Redaction leaderless.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tam) ==<br /> '''[[Warmth of Summer]]'''<br /> : Known formally as Tai Ko Tee, is the senior priest of Tam based in [[Purple]]. <br /> : Appears in [[On The Assassin's Trail]], [[Investigation, Assassination]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''[[Li Zhou]]'''<br /> : Described as the most famous currently active priest of Tam. An archaeologist-historian who finds old things, based at a university in the former capital of Ashkanor. Named as a potential lead for locating the Sword.<br /> : Appears in: [[Investigation, Assassination]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tem) ==<br /> '''[[The Guiding Star]]'''<br /> : The head priest of Tem who has assigned [[Rakta]] to follow the party. Vidan criticizes him for treating himself as High Priest of Tem rather than working properly with the High Priest of Tam and a Balance counterpart. He meets the party at the door of the temple of Tem — a large black gothic cathedral — and explains that someone laid claim to the title of Emperor on the night Middlesea was closed, and that the impact on how people dream and think was noticed by the Church.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Automated linkify</p> <hr /> <div>Warmth of Summer, known formally as Tai Ko Tee, is a priest of Tam based in [[Purple]]. He operates out of the Church of Tam, a large cathedral-like building with a sun symbol on its front door and its own surrounding grounds.<br /> <br /> ==Role and Affiliations==<br /> He is a senior religious figure with significant knowledge of miracles and magical effects. He has working relationships with several notable figures, including the Minister of Foreign Affairs and [[Petal]], who recognize him personally. He is in contact with [[Managaratha]], who informed him of the claim to the Imperial title made on the night [[Middlesea]] was closed.<br /> <br /> ==Capabilities==<br /> He is a powerful priest, estimated in the 20–25 range of power. His abilities include:<br /> * Identifying and analyzing miracles and magical effects on individuals<br /> * Removing miracles, with appropriate care and caveats<br /> * Detecting Broken miracles, which he noticed on the party at the opera<br /> <br /> He has noted that removing certain effects risks unintended interactions, particularly with Twins miracles, and that a priestess of the Goddess might be better suited to disentangle some effects without disturbing others.<br /> <br /> ==Notable Actions==<br /> * Assigned [[Rakta]] to observe the party alongside other Middlesea-related pursuits<br /> * Met with the party at the Church of Tam to analyze a Broken miracle placed on them<br /> * Identified a miracle increasing the party's forgetfulness, tied to a Green effect and entangled with miracles of [[Navere]], [[Rush]], and the [[Oasis]]<br /> * Attended the opera, recognized [[Petal]], and invited the party to the Church to examine a newly detected Broken miracle<br /> * Provided information on the Breaker's plots, including the plan to destroy or corrupt the Orange Zone, clarifying it involved both a single Orange mage overextending the zone and an orc Rainbow mage hoping to expand it to include Broken Orange<br /> * Sourced information on miracles and effects placed on the Rangers, compiled in the [[Tarn Evidence Packet]]</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Automated linkify</p> <hr /> <div>==Still the Same Day==<br /> <br /> &quot;So, the plan is to go and return the prince, break it to the [[Maharani]] that he has to stay with us, escape the Mahrani's prison, and return?&quot; -[[Vidan]]<br /> <br /> “You know, if we skip step one, we can also skip steps two and three.” –[[Scout]]<br /> <br /> Vidan asks the Prince what he remembers.<br /> <br /> *His range seems to be similar to our range pre-Ranger oath. <br /> *He’s been under the influence of the Green amnesia mist, so he’s lost some memory, even around dinner.<br /> *He seems to be reasonably good at getting up to speed, and is grumpy about the Broken miracle.<br /> * He has a few popped Yellow spells, and some other protective effects that had been there, but no ongoing effects. Anything that had been cast then has worn off by now, which could have some utility in figuring out how to bring the whole bubble down.<br /> <br /> The Prince has a point of Karma, which is interesting.<br /> <br /> [[Diomarche]] actually brings him up to speed, and then Vidan breaks the news about being on the map.<br /> <br /> “You can tell the Maharani that.” – Lisatera&lt;br&gt;<br /> “I get to go on adventures? Cool!” – [[Prince Vishnarani]]&lt;br&gt;<br /> (“One more for Team Goof!” –Scout)<br /> <br /> Lisatera makes the Prince look like someone else, and we head to the Palace (the Prince does think this is the right thing to do, if not the thing he is happy about). Arriving at the Palace, The Prince is shuttled off– he resists a bit, but eventually gives in.<br /> <br /> [[Suvatra]] calls us and says “Come to my office.” We go; we are briefly held at the door by a guard until Suvatra says “let them in”.<br /> <br /> “Congratulations.” &lt;br&gt;<br /> “Thank you. You know about the complication?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “No.”&lt;br&gt;<br /> We explain.&lt;br&gt;<br /> “That’s a complication.”<br /> <br /> The Maharani is not in the city. The war is going… okay. Blue has not helped over much.<br /> <br /> “It will be very difficult to get permission from the Maharani for the Prince to leave the city. You might be able to get permission from one of the Princesses, <br /> <br /> “Can we get permission from the Prince’s mother?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “That seems highly unlikely. She’s not in the city. She... wandered too far into Unreality, so her ability to make decisions is impaired.” &lt;br&gt;<br /> “His father is not in the picture?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “He’s in the harem, he’s from a noble house, but doesn’t have authority over members of the Royal Household.”<br /> <br /> There are two princesses here in the city. [[Alasta]] is the more military one; she’s here because she was injured in the fighting. Fixing her might get her points, but she has been looked at by a number of priests and mages, and is only recovering slowly. [[Miranel]]le is in the city and is holding her mother’s political alliances together, at least in part.<br /> <br /> (Tasca is one of Love’s servants, but not in the city. And not really in the politics sphere, so may not count.)<br /> <br /> “Well, it would be good to get Hirana out, but if she’s forgotten most of what she learned when she was there, then…”<br /> <br /> “Most of us have suffered amnesia.”<br /> <br /> Vidan wonders about the Prince’s mother. Her Majesty’s younger sister is named Morrigan, and is at the Lady of Lore’s keep, a good ways south of the city.<br /> <br /> “I would be careful about taking the Prince to see his mother.” It could be emotionally complicated.<br /> <br /> “Is the Prince a Yellow mage himself?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “Barely. He has some training, he can cast a few spells reliably.”<br /> <br /> Scout asks what his aptitudes are? That’s classified.&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[Nesh]] appeals, and gets a much better roll.&lt;br&gt;<br /> He’s competently trained as a swordsman, but not much better than most 13 year olds.&lt;br&gt;<br /> He has a strong potential to connect to the divine, which has been a source of some… complication.&lt;br&gt;<br /> That’s one of the reasons he was sent. He does not know that, however. He may or may not have awareness of his potential to connect to the divine. <br /> <br /> We update her on our travels, including a bit about [[Mikhailovich]]. Princess Alasta would be interested in that information, but if he’s out of the country, he’s no longer Suvatra’s concern.<br /> <br /> There have not been any further attempts that Suvatra has been aware of, but the list is still the same. The Prince probably doesn’t join the list of potential targets, he’s too young and male to seriously weaken the Maharani.<br /> <br /> The Fire Giant is not very high on Suvatra’s list of priorities at present; she’s enquired about getting friendly giants to help drive it out, which could work but would probably cause a whole pile of damage from the fighting.<br /> <br /> The Goddess’ Daughter has been mostly working with Lore’s Servants, which is slightly unusual, given that it’s Life’s Blessing. But she’s been merchanting it up, good for her. <br /> <br /> Two groups of cataurs were caught with similar Weird Compasses (presumably pointing towards Nesh). <br /> <br /> Suvatra notes that she will probably have more orders regarding the Prince by this evening. Okay, we are on a tight deadline. Off to see Alasta. <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Killing Time, and Meetings==<br /> We get appointments with Alasta and Miranel for later in the day.<br /> [[Gale]] goes shopping, and buys a one-shot “turn the boat invisible for the day”. And some cool scarves.<br /> Vidan errands, and then wonders what our plan is if we get permission to leave? i.e., what do we tell Alasta we need to go do?<br /> <br /> We consider going to Blue, on the theory that maybe we can help coordinate the war efforts against the slith. But who would we coordinate with, exactly? Hmm. That’s a tricky one.<br /> <br /> <br /> Diomarche thinks the Admiralty is the default card-drawing organization, but they can’t draw MAG without enlisting one of the Mages.<br /> <br /> We go to see Alasta.<br /> <br /> “Ah, the Free Rangers, I understand you freed my cousin, good work. How can I help you?”<br /> <br /> Vidan explains. The eyebrows go very high, very high indeed.<br /> <br /> “I imagine you have not told him this yet, or else he would be packing.”<br /> <br /> “If I were to let you take him out of the capital again, I would need something describing the situation that would satisfy the mages and priests that my mother would certainly employ to investigate the matter.”<br /> <br /> “We think we can arrange sufficient documentation for that.”<br /> <br /> “I assume this will not be added to the evidence packet?”<br /> <br /> “No.”<br /> <br /> “While you consider, we offer the services of our healer.” ([[Stella]] is out of DI, but does the Medicinal analysis.)<br /> <br /> Stella gets 24 successes on a medicine roll (!). She has a nasty cut down her stomach, which has been stitched up. She’s not down hit points as much as Agility and Strength. It was done up competently, if not with 24 successes. (Although over 15.) It’s not worth undoing and redoing, that would probably set her back some. It’s probably another 7-10 days before she’s able to swing a sword again, and another 2 weeks before she’s back to full. Stella’s best guess is that the sword was coated in something like slith blood, that is transferring the magic/DI resistance into the wound. Finding the slith and killing them would probably defeat that effect. Purple time magic probably won’t help heal it faster.<br /> <br /> Stella relays this, and Alasta tells us which slith unit she was fighting, so it’s probably the commander of that unit. She offers to try to help fix the wound, but not until tomorrow.<br /> <br /> “We will probably have received orders from my mother by this evening, at which point I will not be able to countermand those orders. If I send the Prince to Blue with you, mother will be angry at me. And then I will not be able to take advantage of your offer, although thank you.”<br /> <br /> “Should we also consult with Miranel?”<br /> <br /> “She is less interested in the military matters, but you can speak to her. She might have some other reasons to establish contact with Blue. I doubt it would line up in such a way that both of us sending you would make sense, but feel free to talk to her, and see what you get.”<br /> <br /> We discuss swapping some mages, which Alasta thinks could work. NOT Mages, that would be bad. Maybe one with some apprentices. We discuss details; Battle mages might be less useful than Weather mages. Yellow mages are mostly better at communication, even for Battle mages. Unreality is not so useful at the battle map scale, but Feelings is good for morale. She can probably only afford to send five mages, and she’d be reluctant to send them to the front lines. <br /> <br /> Scout considers whether there are any elvish healers whose magic is less direct, and therefore might be able to help. The best elvish healer is a halfling, who has the ability to amplify the effects of rest for people under her care. That might be more useful than sluagh effects, which are probably more directed and therefore likely to be suppressed.<br /> ==Miranel==<br /> “Good to see you again,” she says, offering us tea and snacks. “I hear you have issues with my cousin?”<br /> <br /> “He’s delightful, but we can’t be separated from him.”<br /> <br /> Vidan gives a spiel; Miranel has no objection per se, but imagines her mother will be grumpy that he is brought back and then left before she got to see him.<br /> <br /> She thinks that one way to ameliorate the Maharani’s reaction would be to bring the Prince to see his mother. Our eyebrows raise at this a bit. There might be some utility conveying some letters to the Lady of Lore, and if anything arose there, that could be of interest.<br /> <br /> Huh. Are we being sent on a spy mission? It seems we are.<br /> <br /> “Could you tell us more about the condition of the Prince’s mother?”<br /> <br /> “You have seen Lisatera? She is skilled at resisting the consequences of Unreality. Morrigan is not skilled at resisting those consequences, and spent too much time investigating certain things using Unreality magic.”<br /> <br /> “Is it purely psychological, or is there a magical effect such that Purple magic would help?”<br /> <br /> “That would probably not help any more than using Green magic to heal Blood damage.”<br /> <br /> “Is the Prince related to the investigation?”<br /> <br /> “Yes, she was investigating things to do with him; he’s not aware of that.”<br /> <br /> “She was prone to taking risks with Unreality; there was a particular incident that pushed her over the line. If he was a trigger before then, I didn’t notice it, and I don’t know that anyone noticed it. But she wasn’t living in the palace at the time, so maybe I didn’t notice it. He was only brought to the palace after the incident.”<br /> Collecting the Prince<br /> We go to the Prince's rooms, and let him know that we'll be going on a Diplomatic Mission to Blue. He was expecting to see his aunt - well, we have permission from his cousin. He should pack now. Also, Nesh says we may be going by the Lady of Lore - we won't do that if he doesn't want to. He says he wants to do that.<br /> <br /> Diomarche asks Lisatera for advice - &quot;don't come back for at least three or four days. Also remember that you're in Yellow, so orders can follow you fast.&quot; <br /> <br /> A few letters arrive addressed to the Lady of Lore. (Vidan has already realized that there is No Reason For Yellow To Send Letters, so we are really curious what these are, but we do not open them.)<br /> <br /> Lisatera's advice for Diomarche getting into Unreality: &quot;Pick your delusions carefully - try to make them not matter. Like 'the sky is green'.&quot; <br /> <br /> Curing delusions is generally difficult, like curing Red damage. A good enough priest can usually give you temporary spells of clarity, for instance.<br /> <br /> Off we go!<br /> ==In the Realms of Lore==<br /> Vidan has to teleport to a magical location on a magical map, but happily, Gale has a magic map which will show the bend in the river, and he teleports us there. To the [[Tem]]ple of Lore next - we are still on the clock. <br /> <br /> The Prince leads us to the entrance of the temple, which is like a monastery but more open. We accompany the prince. Gale walks up to the Guards Barracks and announces our plan<br /> <br /> The yellow guy on duty starts to surreptitiously cast yellow spells. He says &quot;Separation.&quot; Nesh sees someone going to take the prince away, and dives for him. <br /> <br /> &quot;We are not going to let a bunch of random people with broken miracles which are also on the Prince prevent us from separately checking the Prince.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;We did not rescue the Prince, wresting him out of the clutches of the Breaker, in order to let him be taken captive by the next people we met.&quot; -Vidan, suppressing Yellow. <br /> <br /> Scout jumps in to say that we are the [[Middlesea Free Rangers]] and are sworn to protect the Prince, and puts his hand on the Prince's shoulder. Stella also stands by the Prince and says &quot;let's not be hasty.&quot; Diomarche also tries some persuasion. Nesh asks can we wait for the Lady of Lore to show up? <br /> <br /> Both sides manage to not start the actual combat. Stella asks the priests nearby - it would be nice to talk to someone with actual knowledge. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[The Lady]] of Lore enters, and brings EPs.<br /> <br /> *+10 EPs<br /> *+12 SPs</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Automated linkify</p> <hr /> <div>==Still the Same Day==<br /> <br /> &quot;So, the plan is to go and return the prince, break it to the [[Maharani]] that he has to stay with us, escape the Mahrani's prison, and return?&quot; -[[Vidan]]<br /> <br /> “You know, if we skip step one, we can also skip steps two and three.” –[[Scout]]<br /> <br /> Vidan asks the Prince what he remembers.<br /> <br /> *His range seems to be similar to our range pre-Ranger oath. <br /> *He’s been under the influence of the Green amnesia mist, so he’s lost some memory, even around dinner.<br /> *He seems to be reasonably good at getting up to speed, and is grumpy about the Broken miracle.<br /> * He has a few popped Yellow spells, and some other protective effects that had been there, but no ongoing effects. Anything that had been cast then has worn off by now, which could have some utility in figuring out how to bring the whole bubble down.<br /> <br /> The Prince has a point of Karma, which is interesting.<br /> <br /> [[Diomarche]] actually brings him up to speed, and then Vidan breaks the news about being on the map.<br /> <br /> “You can tell the Maharani that.” – Lisatera&lt;br&gt;<br /> “I get to go on adventures? Cool!” – [[Prince Vishnarani]]&lt;br&gt;<br /> (“One more for Team Goof!” –Scout)<br /> <br /> Lisatera makes the Prince look like someone else, and we head to the Palace (the Prince does think this is the right thing to do, if not the thing he is happy about). Arriving at the Palace, The Prince is shuttled off– he resists a bit, but eventually gives in.<br /> <br /> [[Suvatra]] calls us and says “Come to my office.” We go; we are briefly held at the door by a guard until Suvatra says “let them in”.<br /> <br /> “Congratulations.” &lt;br&gt;<br /> “Thank you. You know about the complication?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “No.”&lt;br&gt;<br /> We explain.&lt;br&gt;<br /> “That’s a complication.”<br /> <br /> The Maharani is not in the city. The war is going… okay. Blue has not helped over much.<br /> <br /> “It will be very difficult to get permission from the Maharani for the Prince to leave the city. You might be able to get permission from one of the Princesses, <br /> <br /> “Can we get permission from the Prince’s mother?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “That seems highly unlikely. She’s not in the city. She... wandered too far into Unreality, so her ability to make decisions is impaired.” &lt;br&gt;<br /> “His father is not in the picture?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “He’s in the harem, he’s from a noble house, but doesn’t have authority over members of the Royal Household.”<br /> <br /> There are two princesses here in the city. Alasta is the more military one; she’s here because she was injured in the fighting. Fixing her might get her points, but she has been looked at by a number of priests and mages, and is only recovering slowly. [[Miranel]]le is in the city and is holding her mother’s political alliances together, at least in part.<br /> <br /> (Tasca is one of Love’s servants, but not in the city. And not really in the politics sphere, so may not count.)<br /> <br /> “Well, it would be good to get Hirana out, but if she’s forgotten most of what she learned when she was there, then…”<br /> <br /> “Most of us have suffered amnesia.”<br /> <br /> Vidan wonders about the Prince’s mother. Her Majesty’s younger sister is named Morrigan, and is at the Lady of Lore’s keep, a good ways south of the city.<br /> <br /> “I would be careful about taking the Prince to see his mother.” It could be emotionally complicated.<br /> <br /> “Is the Prince a Yellow mage himself?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “Barely. He has some training, he can cast a few spells reliably.”<br /> <br /> Scout asks what his aptitudes are? That’s classified.&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[Nesh]] appeals, and gets a much better roll.&lt;br&gt;<br /> He’s competently trained as a swordsman, but not much better than most 13 year olds.&lt;br&gt;<br /> He has a strong potential to connect to the divine, which has been a source of some… complication.&lt;br&gt;<br /> That’s one of the reasons he was sent. He does not know that, however. He may or may not have awareness of his potential to connect to the divine. <br /> <br /> We update her on our travels, including a bit about [[Mikhailovich]]. Princess Alasta would be interested in that information, but if he’s out of the country, he’s no longer Suvatra’s concern.<br /> <br /> There have not been any further attempts that Suvatra has been aware of, but the list is still the same. The Prince probably doesn’t join the list of potential targets, he’s too young and male to seriously weaken the Maharani.<br /> <br /> The Fire Giant is not very high on Suvatra’s list of priorities at present; she’s enquired about getting friendly giants to help drive it out, which could work but would probably cause a whole pile of damage from the fighting.<br /> <br /> The Goddess’ Daughter has been mostly working with Lore’s Servants, which is slightly unusual, given that it’s Life’s Blessing. But she’s been merchanting it up, good for her. <br /> <br /> Two groups of cataurs were caught with similar Weird Compasses (presumably pointing towards Nesh). <br /> <br /> Suvatra notes that she will probably have more orders regarding the Prince by this evening. Okay, we are on a tight deadline. Off to see Alasta. <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Killing Time, and Meetings==<br /> We get appointments with Alasta and Miranel for later in the day.<br /> [[Gale]] goes shopping, and buys a one-shot “turn the boat invisible for the day”. And some cool scarves.<br /> Vidan errands, and then wonders what our plan is if we get permission to leave? i.e., what do we tell Alasta we need to go do?<br /> <br /> We consider going to Blue, on the theory that maybe we can help coordinate the war efforts against the slith. But who would we coordinate with, exactly? Hmm. That’s a tricky one.<br /> <br /> <br /> Diomarche thinks the Admiralty is the default card-drawing organization, but they can’t draw MAG without enlisting one of the Mages.<br /> <br /> We go to see Alasta.<br /> <br /> “Ah, the Free Rangers, I understand you freed my cousin, good work. How can I help you?”<br /> <br /> Vidan explains. The eyebrows go very high, very high indeed.<br /> <br /> “I imagine you have not told him this yet, or else he would be packing.”<br /> <br /> “If I were to let you take him out of the capital again, I would need something describing the situation that would satisfy the mages and priests that my mother would certainly employ to investigate the matter.”<br /> <br /> “We think we can arrange sufficient documentation for that.”<br /> <br /> “I assume this will not be added to the evidence packet?”<br /> <br /> “No.”<br /> <br /> “While you consider, we offer the services of our healer.” ([[Stella]] is out of DI, but does the Medicinal analysis.)<br /> <br /> Stella gets 24 successes on a medicine roll (!). She has a nasty cut down her stomach, which has been stitched up. She’s not down hit points as much as Agility and Strength. It was done up competently, if not with 24 successes. (Although over 15.) It’s not worth undoing and redoing, that would probably set her back some. It’s probably another 7-10 days before she’s able to swing a sword again, and another 2 weeks before she’s back to full. Stella’s best guess is that the sword was coated in something like slith blood, that is transferring the magic/DI resistance into the wound. Finding the slith and killing them would probably defeat that effect. Purple time magic probably won’t help heal it faster.<br /> <br /> Stella relays this, and Alasta tells us which slith unit she was fighting, so it’s probably the commander of that unit. She offers to try to help fix the wound, but not until tomorrow.<br /> <br /> “We will probably have received orders from my mother by this evening, at which point I will not be able to countermand those orders. If I send the Prince to Blue with you, mother will be angry at me. And then I will not be able to take advantage of your offer, although thank you.”<br /> <br /> “Should we also consult with Miranel?”<br /> <br /> “She is less interested in the military matters, but you can speak to her. She might have some other reasons to establish contact with Blue. I doubt it would line up in such a way that both of us sending you would make sense, but feel free to talk to her, and see what you get.”<br /> <br /> We discuss swapping some mages, which Alasta thinks could work. NOT Mages, that would be bad. Maybe one with some apprentices. We discuss details; Battle mages might be less useful than Weather mages. Yellow mages are mostly better at communication, even for Battle mages. Unreality is not so useful at the battle map scale, but Feelings is good for morale. She can probably only afford to send five mages, and she’d be reluctant to send them to the front lines. <br /> <br /> Scout considers whether there are any elvish healers whose magic is less direct, and therefore might be able to help. The best elvish healer is a halfling, who has the ability to amplify the effects of rest for people under her care. That might be more useful than sluagh effects, which are probably more directed and therefore likely to be suppressed.<br /> ==Miranel==<br /> “Good to see you again,” she says, offering us tea and snacks. “I hear you have issues with my cousin?”<br /> <br /> “He’s delightful, but we can’t be separated from him.”<br /> <br /> Vidan gives a spiel; Miranel has no objection per se, but imagines her mother will be grumpy that he is brought back and then left before she got to see him.<br /> <br /> She thinks that one way to ameliorate the Maharani’s reaction would be to bring the Prince to see his mother. Our eyebrows raise at this a bit. There might be some utility conveying some letters to the Lady of Lore, and if anything arose there, that could be of interest.<br /> <br /> Huh. Are we being sent on a spy mission? It seems we are.<br /> <br /> “Could you tell us more about the condition of the Prince’s mother?”<br /> <br /> “You have seen Lisatera? She is skilled at resisting the consequences of Unreality. Morrigan is not skilled at resisting those consequences, and spent too much time investigating certain things using Unreality magic.”<br /> <br /> “Is it purely psychological, or is there a magical effect such that Purple magic would help?”<br /> <br /> “That would probably not help any more than using Green magic to heal Blood damage.”<br /> <br /> “Is the Prince related to the investigation?”<br /> <br /> “Yes, she was investigating things to do with him; he’s not aware of that.”<br /> <br /> “She was prone to taking risks with Unreality; there was a particular incident that pushed her over the line. If he was a trigger before then, I didn’t notice it, and I don’t know that anyone noticed it. But she wasn’t living in the palace at the time, so maybe I didn’t notice it. He was only brought to the palace after the incident.”<br /> Collecting the Prince<br /> We go to the Prince's rooms, and let him know that we'll be going on a Diplomatic Mission to Blue. He was expecting to see his aunt - well, we have permission from his cousin. He should pack now. Also, Nesh says we may be going by the Lady of Lore - we won't do that if he doesn't want to. He says he wants to do that.<br /> <br /> Diomarche asks Lisatera for advice - &quot;don't come back for at least three or four days. Also remember that you're in Yellow, so orders can follow you fast.&quot; <br /> <br /> A few letters arrive addressed to the Lady of Lore. (Vidan has already realized that there is No Reason For Yellow To Send Letters, so we are really curious what these are, but we do not open them.)<br /> <br /> Lisatera's advice for Diomarche getting into Unreality: &quot;Pick your delusions carefully - try to make them not matter. Like 'the sky is green'.&quot; <br /> <br /> Curing delusions is generally difficult, like curing Red damage. A good enough priest can usually give you temporary spells of clarity, for instance.<br /> <br /> Off we go!<br /> ==In the Realms of Lore==<br /> Vidan has to teleport to a magical location on a magical map, but happily, Gale has a magic map which will show the bend in the river, and he teleports us there. To the [[Tem]]ple of Lore next - we are still on the clock. <br /> <br /> The Prince leads us to the entrance of the temple, which is like a monastery but more open. We accompany the prince. Gale walks up to the Guards Barracks and announces our plan<br /> <br /> The yellow guy on duty starts to surreptitiously cast yellow spells. He says &quot;Separation.&quot; Nesh sees someone going to take the prince away, and dives for him. <br /> <br /> &quot;We are not going to let a bunch of random people with broken miracles which are also on the Prince prevent us from separately checking the Prince.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;We did not rescue the Prince, wresting him out of the clutches of the Breaker, in order to let him be taken captive by the next people we met.&quot; -Vidan, suppressing Yellow. <br /> <br /> Scout jumps in to say that we are the [[Middlesea Free Rangers]] and are sworn to protect the Prince, and puts his hand on the Prince's shoulder. Stella also stands by the Prince and says &quot;let's not be hasty.&quot; Diomarche also tries some persuasion. Nesh asks can we wait for the Lady of Lore to show up? <br /> <br /> Both sides manage to not start the actual combat. Stella asks the priests nearby - it would be nice to talk to someone with actual knowledge. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[The Lady]] of Lore enters, and brings EPs.<br /> <br /> *+10 EPs<br /> *+12 SPs</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Automated linkify</p> <hr /> <div>==Still the Same Day==<br /> <br /> &quot;So, the plan is to go and return the prince, break it to the [[Maharani]] that he has to stay with us, escape the Mahrani's prison, and return?&quot; -[[Vidan]]<br /> <br /> “You know, if we skip step one, we can also skip steps two and three.” –[[Scout]]<br /> <br /> Vidan asks the Prince what he remembers.<br /> <br /> *His range seems to be similar to our range pre-Ranger oath. <br /> *He’s been under the influence of the Green amnesia mist, so he’s lost some memory, even around dinner.<br /> *He seems to be reasonably good at getting up to speed, and is grumpy about the Broken miracle.<br /> * He has a few popped Yellow spells, and some other protective effects that had been there, but no ongoing effects. Anything that had been cast then has worn off by now, which could have some utility in figuring out how to bring the whole bubble down.<br /> <br /> The Prince has a point of Karma, which is interesting.<br /> <br /> [[Diomarche]] actually brings him up to speed, and then Vidan breaks the news about being on the map.<br /> <br /> “You can tell the Maharani that.” – Lisatera&lt;br&gt;<br /> “I get to go on adventures? Cool!” – Prince Vishnarani&lt;br&gt;<br /> (“One more for Team Goof!” –Scout)<br /> <br /> Lisatera makes the Prince look like someone else, and we head to the Palace (the Prince does think this is the right thing to do, if not the thing he is happy about). Arriving at the Palace, The Prince is shuttled off– he resists a bit, but eventually gives in.<br /> <br /> [[Suvatra]] calls us and says “Come to my office.” We go; we are briefly held at the door by a guard until Suvatra says “let them in”.<br /> <br /> “Congratulations.” &lt;br&gt;<br /> “Thank you. You know about the complication?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “No.”&lt;br&gt;<br /> We explain.&lt;br&gt;<br /> “That’s a complication.”<br /> <br /> The Maharani is not in the city. The war is going… okay. Blue has not helped over much.<br /> <br /> “It will be very difficult to get permission from the Maharani for the Prince to leave the city. You might be able to get permission from one of the Princesses, <br /> <br /> “Can we get permission from the Prince’s mother?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “That seems highly unlikely. She’s not in the city. She... wandered too far into Unreality, so her ability to make decisions is impaired.” &lt;br&gt;<br /> “His father is not in the picture?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “He’s in the harem, he’s from a noble house, but doesn’t have authority over members of the Royal Household.”<br /> <br /> There are two princesses here in the city. Alasta is the more military one; she’s here because she was injured in the fighting. Fixing her might get her points, but she has been looked at by a number of priests and mages, and is only recovering slowly. [[Miranel]]le is in the city and is holding her mother’s political alliances together, at least in part.<br /> <br /> (Tasca is one of Love’s servants, but not in the city. And not really in the politics sphere, so may not count.)<br /> <br /> “Well, it would be good to get Hirana out, but if she’s forgotten most of what she learned when she was there, then…”<br /> <br /> “Most of us have suffered amnesia.”<br /> <br /> Vidan wonders about the Prince’s mother. Her Majesty’s younger sister is named Morrigan, and is at the Lady of Lore’s keep, a good ways south of the city.<br /> <br /> “I would be careful about taking the Prince to see his mother.” It could be emotionally complicated.<br /> <br /> “Is the Prince a Yellow mage himself?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “Barely. He has some training, he can cast a few spells reliably.”<br /> <br /> Scout asks what his aptitudes are? That’s classified.&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[Nesh]] appeals, and gets a much better roll.&lt;br&gt;<br /> He’s competently trained as a swordsman, but not much better than most 13 year olds.&lt;br&gt;<br /> He has a strong potential to connect to the divine, which has been a source of some… complication.&lt;br&gt;<br /> That’s one of the reasons he was sent. He does not know that, however. He may or may not have awareness of his potential to connect to the divine. <br /> <br /> We update her on our travels, including a bit about [[Mikhailovich]]. Princess Alasta would be interested in that information, but if he’s out of the country, he’s no longer Suvatra’s concern.<br /> <br /> There have not been any further attempts that Suvatra has been aware of, but the list is still the same. The Prince probably doesn’t join the list of potential targets, he’s too young and male to seriously weaken the Maharani.<br /> <br /> The Fire Giant is not very high on Suvatra’s list of priorities at present; she’s enquired about getting friendly giants to help drive it out, which could work but would probably cause a whole pile of damage from the fighting.<br /> <br /> The Goddess’ Daughter has been mostly working with Lore’s Servants, which is slightly unusual, given that it’s Life’s Blessing. But she’s been merchanting it up, good for her. <br /> <br /> Two groups of cataurs were caught with similar Weird Compasses (presumably pointing towards Nesh). <br /> <br /> Suvatra notes that she will probably have more orders regarding the Prince by this evening. Okay, we are on a tight deadline. Off to see Alasta. <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Killing Time, and Meetings==<br /> We get appointments with Alasta and Miranel for later in the day.<br /> [[Gale]] goes shopping, and buys a one-shot “turn the boat invisible for the day”. And some cool scarves.<br /> Vidan errands, and then wonders what our plan is if we get permission to leave? i.e., what do we tell Alasta we need to go do?<br /> <br /> We consider going to Blue, on the theory that maybe we can help coordinate the war efforts against the slith. But who would we coordinate with, exactly? Hmm. That’s a tricky one.<br /> <br /> <br /> Diomarche thinks the Admiralty is the default card-drawing organization, but they can’t draw MAG without enlisting one of the Mages.<br /> <br /> We go to see Alasta.<br /> <br /> “Ah, the Free Rangers, I understand you freed my cousin, good work. How can I help you?”<br /> <br /> Vidan explains. The eyebrows go very high, very high indeed.<br /> <br /> “I imagine you have not told him this yet, or else he would be packing.”<br /> <br /> “If I were to let you take him out of the capital again, I would need something describing the situation that would satisfy the mages and priests that my mother would certainly employ to investigate the matter.”<br /> <br /> “We think we can arrange sufficient documentation for that.”<br /> <br /> “I assume this will not be added to the evidence packet?”<br /> <br /> “No.”<br /> <br /> “While you consider, we offer the services of our healer.” ([[Stella]] is out of DI, but does the Medicinal analysis.)<br /> <br /> Stella gets 24 successes on a medicine roll (!). She has a nasty cut down her stomach, which has been stitched up. She’s not down hit points as much as Agility and Strength. It was done up competently, if not with 24 successes. (Although over 15.) It’s not worth undoing and redoing, that would probably set her back some. It’s probably another 7-10 days before she’s able to swing a sword again, and another 2 weeks before she’s back to full. Stella’s best guess is that the sword was coated in something like slith blood, that is transferring the magic/DI resistance into the wound. Finding the slith and killing them would probably defeat that effect. Purple time magic probably won’t help heal it faster.<br /> <br /> Stella relays this, and Alasta tells us which slith unit she was fighting, so it’s probably the commander of that unit. She offers to try to help fix the wound, but not until tomorrow.<br /> <br /> “We will probably have received orders from my mother by this evening, at which point I will not be able to countermand those orders. If I send the Prince to Blue with you, mother will be angry at me. And then I will not be able to take advantage of your offer, although thank you.”<br /> <br /> “Should we also consult with Miranel?”<br /> <br /> “She is less interested in the military matters, but you can speak to her. She might have some other reasons to establish contact with Blue. I doubt it would line up in such a way that both of us sending you would make sense, but feel free to talk to her, and see what you get.”<br /> <br /> We discuss swapping some mages, which Alasta thinks could work. NOT Mages, that would be bad. Maybe one with some apprentices. We discuss details; Battle mages might be less useful than Weather mages. Yellow mages are mostly better at communication, even for Battle mages. Unreality is not so useful at the battle map scale, but Feelings is good for morale. She can probably only afford to send five mages, and she’d be reluctant to send them to the front lines. <br /> <br /> Scout considers whether there are any elvish healers whose magic is less direct, and therefore might be able to help. The best elvish healer is a halfling, who has the ability to amplify the effects of rest for people under her care. That might be more useful than sluagh effects, which are probably more directed and therefore likely to be suppressed.<br /> ==Miranel==<br /> “Good to see you again,” she says, offering us tea and snacks. “I hear you have issues with my cousin?”<br /> <br /> “He’s delightful, but we can’t be separated from him.”<br /> <br /> Vidan gives a spiel; Miranel has no objection per se, but imagines her mother will be grumpy that he is brought back and then left before she got to see him.<br /> <br /> She thinks that one way to ameliorate the Maharani’s reaction would be to bring the Prince to see his mother. Our eyebrows raise at this a bit. There might be some utility conveying some letters to the Lady of Lore, and if anything arose there, that could be of interest.<br /> <br /> Huh. Are we being sent on a spy mission? It seems we are.<br /> <br /> “Could you tell us more about the condition of the Prince’s mother?”<br /> <br /> “You have seen Lisatera? She is skilled at resisting the consequences of Unreality. Morrigan is not skilled at resisting those consequences, and spent too much time investigating certain things using Unreality magic.”<br /> <br /> “Is it purely psychological, or is there a magical effect such that Purple magic would help?”<br /> <br /> “That would probably not help any more than using Green magic to heal Blood damage.”<br /> <br /> “Is the Prince related to the investigation?”<br /> <br /> “Yes, she was investigating things to do with him; he’s not aware of that.”<br /> <br /> “She was prone to taking risks with Unreality; there was a particular incident that pushed her over the line. If he was a trigger before then, I didn’t notice it, and I don’t know that anyone noticed it. But she wasn’t living in the palace at the time, so maybe I didn’t notice it. He was only brought to the palace after the incident.”<br /> Collecting the Prince<br /> We go to the Prince's rooms, and let him know that we'll be going on a Diplomatic Mission to Blue. He was expecting to see his aunt - well, we have permission from his cousin. He should pack now. Also, Nesh says we may be going by the Lady of Lore - we won't do that if he doesn't want to. He says he wants to do that.<br /> <br /> Diomarche asks Lisatera for advice - &quot;don't come back for at least three or four days. Also remember that you're in Yellow, so orders can follow you fast.&quot; <br /> <br /> A few letters arrive addressed to the Lady of Lore. (Vidan has already realized that there is No Reason For Yellow To Send Letters, so we are really curious what these are, but we do not open them.)<br /> <br /> Lisatera's advice for Diomarche getting into Unreality: &quot;Pick your delusions carefully - try to make them not matter. Like 'the sky is green'.&quot; <br /> <br /> Curing delusions is generally difficult, like curing Red damage. A good enough priest can usually give you temporary spells of clarity, for instance.<br /> <br /> Off we go!<br /> ==In the Realms of Lore==<br /> Vidan has to teleport to a magical location on a magical map, but happily, Gale has a magic map which will show the bend in the river, and he teleports us there. To the [[Tem]]ple of Lore next - we are still on the clock. <br /> <br /> The Prince leads us to the entrance of the temple, which is like a monastery but more open. We accompany the prince. Gale walks up to the Guards Barracks and announces our plan<br /> <br /> The yellow guy on duty starts to surreptitiously cast yellow spells. He says &quot;Separation.&quot; Nesh sees someone going to take the prince away, and dives for him. <br /> <br /> &quot;We are not going to let a bunch of random people with broken miracles which are also on the Prince prevent us from separately checking the Prince.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;We did not rescue the Prince, wresting him out of the clutches of the Breaker, in order to let him be taken captive by the next people we met.&quot; -Vidan, suppressing Yellow. <br /> <br /> Scout jumps in to say that we are the [[Middlesea Free Rangers]] and are sworn to protect the Prince, and puts his hand on the Prince's shoulder. Stella also stands by the Prince and says &quot;let's not be hasty.&quot; Diomarche also tries some persuasion. Nesh asks can we wait for the Lady of Lore to show up? <br /> <br /> Both sides manage to not start the actual combat. Stella asks the priests nearby - it would be nice to talk to someone with actual knowledge. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[The Lady]] of Lore enters, and brings EPs.<br /> <br /> *+10 EPs<br /> *+12 SPs</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Automated linkify</p> <hr /> <div>This page lists known priests, priestesses, and religious officials.<br /> <br /> == The Five (Jord) ==<br /> '''[[Bert]]'''<br /> : Local priest of Jord in Berana. He was present at a meeting at The Crimson Flagon tavern approximately a week and a half before the party's investigation. That meeting appears to have been targeted by a Broken miracle. Violet had met him and did not believe him to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Carlo]]'''<br /> : [[Stella]]'s uncle and a priest of Jord. He is being consulted about the feasibility of extracting someone from the time-stopped keep at [[Middlesea]], as Jord's domain may be relevant to that problem.<br /> : Appears in: [[Talking to Trees]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dora]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord who accompanied Princess Friga to Middlesea. She is mentioned by Greg when [[Nesh]] asks if there is anyone the party should look for there.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jabril]]'''<br /> : A merchant who is revealed to be a priest of Jord. During the assassination attempt aftermath in Jabar he activates Diomarche during the battle and is able to open a locked and trapped chest belonging to the assassin. He is later recalled by the party when the [[Maharani]] considers consulting a Jord priest about extracting someone from the time-stopped keep, and the party sends him a note requesting a meeting.<br /> : Appears in: [[A Tree Grows in Jabar]], [[A Maharani Calls]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Joseph]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord found at the [[Tem]]ple of Jord in [[Darstan]] who acts as a contact for the thieves' guild. He later confronts Nesh about violating Jord's rules and discusses whether Nesh could petition for a rite to cleanse the stain of his transgression.<br /> : Appears in: [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Navere]]) ==<br /> '''[[Angelina]]'''<br /> : A priest of Navere at the Church of the Five in [[Vani]]. She is someone the local [[Centurion]] consults regularly and could potentially introduce [[Vidan]] to him. She provides non-divinely-inspired political advice about the Consort candidates during Day of the Maiden preparations, noting her fortune roll only yielded one success.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Cindy]]'''<br /> : Explicitly identified as &quot;Cindy of Navere,&quot; a priest with more than 10 DI based in Indaton. She delivers a message to Vidan from Theo informing him that the slith spy situation in town has been resolved.<br /> : Appears in: [[Hunting Slith Spies]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dalarin]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Navere encountered in the First Run. He is cautious about loose cannons and offers to write a letter of introduction for the party. He also channels Sergeant Susie's voice to relay her orders to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady Violet / Violet]]'''<br /> : High priest of Navere and head of the Church of the Five in the coastal city of Berana. She manages the political situation around the king's succession, maintains the Church's neutrality, and plans the coronation. She receives Vidan, discusses the assassination with him, and takes charge of the public reveal of evidence against the slith assassin. She briefs the party on the succession crisis, advises on political strategy, provides blessings at the coronation, and discusses Rush clergy overreach with Vidan. She had previously met Stephen and Lily at the Crimson Flagon meeting and did not believe either to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Under the Sea]], [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and Investigation]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Orellian]]) ==<br /> '''[[Gyvail]]'''<br /> : Husband of Linda, a half-elven woman, and identified by her as a priest of Orellian. He was last seen inside the keep with Caitlyn and Westrack, holding position when the orcs attacked.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lily]]'''<br /> : A traveling priest of Orellian who attended the meeting at The Crimson Flagon in Berana. Violet had met her and did not believe her to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (Rush) ==<br /> '''[[Antonio]]'''<br /> : Head of the local paladins of Rush in Orange. He attends a house party and speaks with Diomarche about a potential slith threat and security concerns.<br /> : Appears in: [[House Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bordan]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest traveling with Lord Denis and Hiraz in service to Duchess Zerbina. He notes that he serves the Baron and Duchess rather than the Church directly. He identifies the Broken miracle and a Time miracle affecting the keep as two separate effects.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Diomarche]]'''<br /> : A party member and priest/paladin of Rush who appears throughout the campaign. Originally part of the Red delegation, he is described as &quot;Fiveist&quot; and is under the influence of a Broken miracle complicating Rush-related rituals. He swears the Free Rangers oath as &quot;Rush's Hammer.&quot; He reports in at Rush temples, invokes Rush to banish ghosts aboard a shipwreck, can potentially invoke Rush to break through obstacles, and is treated as a member of the Rush religious community throughout. He also informs the Rush temple about Marsha's death and later briefs Bran on Rush priest insights.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]], [[Second Run]], [[To The Heart]], [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]], [[On The Sea 2]], [[Three Mages]], [[Pearly Whites]], [[Welcome to Vani]], [[House Party]], [[Heart of Orange]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Earnest]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Rush in Berana. Diomarche briefs him on potential threats to the coronation and he confirms that Karen will conduct the Transfer of Office ceremony. He is later among those convinced about the unusual nature of the non-Broken swords.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Fred]]'''<br /> : A priest at a nearby temple of Rush. He is eager to put together an attack force and attempts to analyze the battle the party is caught in, but briefly freezes when he tries.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Hammerstrike]]'''<br /> : A dwarf priest of Rush located in the Forest court town. Diomarche seeks him out for information about the local situation, including the Arbae's murder, possible demon activity, and assassins. He is also later seen talking to Minister Sandro.<br /> : Appears in: [[In the Court of His Majesty of the Forest]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Karen]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest in Berana who conducts the Transfer of Office ceremony at Queen Wendy's coronation. Notably, she does not spend any DI on the ritual and does not give loyalty oaths to Wendy.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (the Nameless) ==<br /> '''[[Greg]]'''<br /> : High priest of the Nameless in Berana, living in the Temple of the Five. He is initially suspected of being Broken or Bent due to suspicious behavior in the Succession mechanic, but Vidan visits him and finds him candid and apparently orthodox. He is outspoken about the Rush clergy overstepping its bounds and raises concerns about Jordian priests being absorbed into Rush logistics roles. He mentions Dora and Westrack as contacts the party might seek in Middlesea.<br /> : Appears in: [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and <br /> <br /> '''[[Valentino]]'''<br /> <br /> == The Goddess ==<br /> '''[[Diana]]'''<br /> : A priest at Stella's temple in Rin'yan, later reidentified as one of two other priests at the Rinyan Tem temple alongside Meraldi. She asks Stella to look after things while she leaves for a few days. She is not present when the party arrives during the Rinyan Redux events.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Rinyan Redux]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Life) ==<br /> '''[[Alacar]]'''<br /> : A voting priest at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar, listed as Red 1 among the higher-ranked Life priests with one vote each. No further detail is given beyond her presence and voting status.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Alana]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 5 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Gebra's sponsor in the Daughter contest and as [[Thistle]]'s sponsor for attendance at the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bethamel]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 2 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. [[Gale]] attempts to convince her to support Aluska rather than Rani Dwalla, partly succeeding because Bethamel feels her vote doesn't matter if the outcome is already fixed.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Corona]]'''<br /> : A centaur priestess listed as Red 3 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. [[Managaratha]] chats with her in the Dining Room about how candidates for the Goddess' Daughter are chosen. She explains the selection process but declines to reveal how the current year's choice is going.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Gisawara]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 7 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. No further detail is given beyond her presence on the cast list as a voting priest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Helena]]'''<br /> : A halfling priestess listed as Red 8 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. She brings Dubrecht as her guest to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Isabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 9 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She is Aluska's sponsor in the Daughter contest. Gale finds her already in favor of Aluska. She arrives at the party dragging a young girl named Raquel.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jasmine]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 10 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She approaches Stella to ask if she is interested in becoming one of Life's Servants, and they compare notes on how the Church works in Orange versus Yellow. Stella later assesses that Jasmine is &quot;definitely Playing The Game&quot; and thinks Ladinas deserves to win due to her large temple donation.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Kalinda]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 11 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Rani Dwalla's sponsor in the Daughter contest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady of Life (unnamed)]]'''<br /> : A high religious leader referred to as &quot;the Lady of Life,&quot; with followers, a Church of Life, and a niece who is Rani Dwalla, head of House Sukrat. Alasphel accuses her of orchestrating plots against the Maharani, including an assassination attempt on [[Suvatra]] during the caravan and a blessing ceremony for Rani Dwalla. She is also referenced as directing the Goddess' Daughter selection process. She is never given a personal name.<br /> : Appears in: [[Feeling Our Way Around]], [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lisabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 12 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She sponsors the Merchant candidate Ladinas and is unhappy that the fix appears to be in for Dwalla, feeling this violates the usual way the selection works. She also sponsors<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Lore) ==<br /> '''[[Hama Aliki]]'''<br /> : Identifies herself as &quot;Lore's Servant&quot; and wears a holy symbol. She meets with Stella to discuss developing the Merchant [[Varna]] and suggests Stella consider aligning with one of the Three Faces. She later speaks telepathically to Stella, asking her to assist four merchants in making solid presentations to the Maharani.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Jabar]], [[Caravan]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lavinia]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Lore temple in Jabar. She is grumpy and unhelpful during the party's visit, leaves in a huff, and does not approve of the Broken miracle the party is carrying. Narise explains that Lavinia's attitude stems from this disapproval.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Leonardo]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Cult of Al'an compound in Rin'yan. He serves as the primary contact for outsiders, admits the party to the compound, briefs them on Thistle's spell, arranges the repair ritual, and leads them to Karina. He is visibly frustrated at being excluded from the private meeting with [[Ritasi]], who is described as more capable than him for the miracle-removal task.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Adventures are Everywhere]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[The Endurance of Memory]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Love) ==<br /> '''[[Katie]]'''<br /> : A centaur priest at the temple of Love in Jabar. She arrives about an hour after the party reaches the temple and is confident the drought is not caused by a miracle of the [[Oasis]]. She later brings Lindera to discuss where rain would help most.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unclear — possibly Crone) ==<br /> '''[[Carol]]'''<br /> : Described as &quot;the biggest Goddess priest in the city&quot; in Vani, working in the Centurion's household. Before the Day of the Maiden party she is seen going in and out of the temple. At the party, [[Scout]]'s attempt to detect whether she is Bent is blocked by a Crone-type shtick of &quot;don't use detects on me.&quot; She is suspected of being Bent and of manipulating Vivian into stealing a dagger for an assassination plot. She actively maneuvers people during the party, bringing Giaconni to distract Gale and introducing Stella to Lord DiAngelo.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]], [[Day of the Maiden Part Two]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unspecified) ==<br /> '''[[Ghadara]]'''<br /> : A Goddess priest who appears only in a memory recalled by Managaratha. She was in conversation with Minister Cho about the difficulty of arranging crop blessings for the Empire, discussing a potential exchange involving purple magic assistance.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins ==<br /> '''[[Foran Zakar]]'''<br /> : Minister of Redaction and a priest of the Twins as well as a mage. His death triggered a time-stop effect he had prepared in advance. Both he and his successor are dead, leaving the Ministry of Redaction leaderless.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tam) ==<br /> '''[[Warmth of Summer]]'''<br /> : Known formally as Tai Ko Tee, is the senior priest of Tam based in [[Purple]]. <br /> : Appears in [[On The Assassin's Trail]], [[Investigation, Assassination]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''[[Li Zhou]]'''<br /> : Described as the most famous currently active priest of Tam. An archaeologist-historian who finds old things, based at a university in the former capital of Ashkanor. Named as a potential lead for locating the Sword.<br /> : Appears in: [[Investigation, Assassination]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tem) ==<br /> '''[[The Guiding Star]]'''<br /> : The head priest of Tem who has assigned [[Rakta]] to follow the party. Vidan criticizes him for treating himself as High Priest of Tem rather than working properly with the High Priest of Tam and a Balance counterpart. He meets the party at the door of the temple of Tem — a large black gothic cathedral — and explains that someone laid claim to the title of Emperor on the night Middlesea was closed, and that the impact on how people dream and think was noticed by the Church.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Automated linkify</p> <hr /> <div>==Still the Same Day==<br /> <br /> &quot;So, the plan is to go and return the prince, break it to the Maharani that he has to stay with us, escape the Mahrani's prison, and return?&quot; -[[Vidan]]<br /> <br /> “You know, if we skip step one, we can also skip steps two and three.” –[[Scout]]<br /> <br /> Vidan asks the Prince what he remembers.<br /> <br /> *His range seems to be similar to our range pre-Ranger oath. <br /> *He’s been under the influence of the Green amnesia mist, so he’s lost some memory, even around dinner.<br /> *He seems to be reasonably good at getting up to speed, and is grumpy about the Broken miracle.<br /> * He has a few popped Yellow spells, and some other protective effects that had been there, but no ongoing effects. Anything that had been cast then has worn off by now, which could have some utility in figuring out how to bring the whole bubble down.<br /> <br /> The Prince has a point of Karma, which is interesting.<br /> <br /> [[Diomarche]] actually brings him up to speed, and then Vidan breaks the news about being on the map.<br /> <br /> “You can tell the Maharani that.” – Lisatera&lt;br&gt;<br /> “I get to go on adventures? Cool!” – Prince Vishnarani&lt;br&gt;<br /> (“One more for Team Goof!” –Scout)<br /> <br /> Lisatera makes the Prince look like someone else, and we head to the Palace (the Prince does think this is the right thing to do, if not the thing he is happy about). Arriving at the Palace, The Prince is shuttled off– he resists a bit, but eventually gives in.<br /> <br /> [[Suvatra]] calls us and says “Come to my office.” We go; we are briefly held at the door by a guard until Suvatra says “let them in”.<br /> <br /> “Congratulations.” &lt;br&gt;<br /> “Thank you. You know about the complication?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “No.”&lt;br&gt;<br /> We explain.&lt;br&gt;<br /> “That’s a complication.”<br /> <br /> The Maharani is not in the city. The war is going… okay. Blue has not helped over much.<br /> <br /> “It will be very difficult to get permission from the Maharani for the Prince to leave the city. You might be able to get permission from one of the Princesses, <br /> <br /> “Can we get permission from the Prince’s mother?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “That seems highly unlikely. She’s not in the city. She... wandered too far into Unreality, so her ability to make decisions is impaired.” &lt;br&gt;<br /> “His father is not in the picture?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “He’s in the harem, he’s from a noble house, but doesn’t have authority over members of the Royal Household.”<br /> <br /> There are two princesses here in the city. Alasta is the more military one; she’s here because she was injured in the fighting. Fixing her might get her points, but she has been looked at by a number of priests and mages, and is only recovering slowly. [[Miranel]]le is in the city and is holding her mother’s political alliances together, at least in part.<br /> <br /> (Tasca is one of Love’s servants, but not in the city. And not really in the politics sphere, so may not count.)<br /> <br /> “Well, it would be good to get Hirana out, but if she’s forgotten most of what she learned when she was there, then…”<br /> <br /> “Most of us have suffered amnesia.”<br /> <br /> Vidan wonders about the Prince’s mother. Her Majesty’s younger sister is named Morrigan, and is at the Lady of Lore’s keep, a good ways south of the city.<br /> <br /> “I would be careful about taking the Prince to see his mother.” It could be emotionally complicated.<br /> <br /> “Is the Prince a Yellow mage himself?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “Barely. He has some training, he can cast a few spells reliably.”<br /> <br /> Scout asks what his aptitudes are? That’s classified.&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[Nesh]] appeals, and gets a much better roll.&lt;br&gt;<br /> He’s competently trained as a swordsman, but not much better than most 13 year olds.&lt;br&gt;<br /> He has a strong potential to connect to the divine, which has been a source of some… complication.&lt;br&gt;<br /> That’s one of the reasons he was sent. He does not know that, however. He may or may not have awareness of his potential to connect to the divine. <br /> <br /> We update her on our travels, including a bit about [[Mikhailovich]]. Princess Alasta would be interested in that information, but if he’s out of the country, he’s no longer Suvatra’s concern.<br /> <br /> There have not been any further attempts that Suvatra has been aware of, but the list is still the same. The Prince probably doesn’t join the list of potential targets, he’s too young and male to seriously weaken the Maharani.<br /> <br /> The Fire Giant is not very high on Suvatra’s list of priorities at present; she’s enquired about getting friendly giants to help drive it out, which could work but would probably cause a whole pile of damage from the fighting.<br /> <br /> The Goddess’ Daughter has been mostly working with Lore’s Servants, which is slightly unusual, given that it’s Life’s Blessing. But she’s been merchanting it up, good for her. <br /> <br /> Two groups of cataurs were caught with similar Weird Compasses (presumably pointing towards Nesh). <br /> <br /> Suvatra notes that she will probably have more orders regarding the Prince by this evening. Okay, we are on a tight deadline. Off to see Alasta. <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Killing Time, and Meetings==<br /> We get appointments with Alasta and Miranel for later in the day.<br /> [[Gale]] goes shopping, and buys a one-shot “turn the boat invisible for the day”. And some cool scarves.<br /> Vidan errands, and then wonders what our plan is if we get permission to leave? i.e., what do we tell Alasta we need to go do?<br /> <br /> We consider going to Blue, on the theory that maybe we can help coordinate the war efforts against the slith. But who would we coordinate with, exactly? Hmm. That’s a tricky one.<br /> <br /> <br /> Diomarche thinks the Admiralty is the default card-drawing organization, but they can’t draw MAG without enlisting one of the Mages.<br /> <br /> We go to see Alasta.<br /> <br /> “Ah, the Free Rangers, I understand you freed my cousin, good work. How can I help you?”<br /> <br /> Vidan explains. The eyebrows go very high, very high indeed.<br /> <br /> “I imagine you have not told him this yet, or else he would be packing.”<br /> <br /> “If I were to let you take him out of the capital again, I would need something describing the situation that would satisfy the mages and priests that my mother would certainly employ to investigate the matter.”<br /> <br /> “We think we can arrange sufficient documentation for that.”<br /> <br /> “I assume this will not be added to the evidence packet?”<br /> <br /> “No.”<br /> <br /> “While you consider, we offer the services of our healer.” ([[Stella]] is out of DI, but does the Medicinal analysis.)<br /> <br /> Stella gets 24 successes on a medicine roll (!). She has a nasty cut down her stomach, which has been stitched up. She’s not down hit points as much as Agility and Strength. It was done up competently, if not with 24 successes. (Although over 15.) It’s not worth undoing and redoing, that would probably set her back some. It’s probably another 7-10 days before she’s able to swing a sword again, and another 2 weeks before she’s back to full. Stella’s best guess is that the sword was coated in something like slith blood, that is transferring the magic/DI resistance into the wound. Finding the slith and killing them would probably defeat that effect. Purple time magic probably won’t help heal it faster.<br /> <br /> Stella relays this, and Alasta tells us which slith unit she was fighting, so it’s probably the commander of that unit. She offers to try to help fix the wound, but not until tomorrow.<br /> <br /> “We will probably have received orders from my mother by this evening, at which point I will not be able to countermand those orders. If I send the Prince to Blue with you, mother will be angry at me. And then I will not be able to take advantage of your offer, although thank you.”<br /> <br /> “Should we also consult with Miranel?”<br /> <br /> “She is less interested in the military matters, but you can speak to her. She might have some other reasons to establish contact with Blue. I doubt it would line up in such a way that both of us sending you would make sense, but feel free to talk to her, and see what you get.”<br /> <br /> We discuss swapping some mages, which Alasta thinks could work. NOT Mages, that would be bad. Maybe one with some apprentices. We discuss details; Battle mages might be less useful than Weather mages. Yellow mages are mostly better at communication, even for Battle mages. Unreality is not so useful at the battle map scale, but Feelings is good for morale. She can probably only afford to send five mages, and she’d be reluctant to send them to the front lines. <br /> <br /> Scout considers whether there are any elvish healers whose magic is less direct, and therefore might be able to help. The best elvish healer is a halfling, who has the ability to amplify the effects of rest for people under her care. That might be more useful than sluagh effects, which are probably more directed and therefore likely to be suppressed.<br /> ==Miranel==<br /> “Good to see you again,” she says, offering us tea and snacks. “I hear you have issues with my cousin?”<br /> <br /> “He’s delightful, but we can’t be separated from him.”<br /> <br /> Vidan gives a spiel; Miranel has no objection per se, but imagines her mother will be grumpy that he is brought back and then left before she got to see him.<br /> <br /> She thinks that one way to ameliorate the Maharani’s reaction would be to bring the Prince to see his mother. Our eyebrows raise at this a bit. There might be some utility conveying some letters to the Lady of Lore, and if anything arose there, that could be of interest.<br /> <br /> Huh. Are we being sent on a spy mission? It seems we are.<br /> <br /> “Could you tell us more about the condition of the Prince’s mother?”<br /> <br /> “You have seen Lisatera? She is skilled at resisting the consequences of Unreality. Morrigan is not skilled at resisting those consequences, and spent too much time investigating certain things using Unreality magic.”<br /> <br /> “Is it purely psychological, or is there a magical effect such that Purple magic would help?”<br /> <br /> “That would probably not help any more than using Green magic to heal Blood damage.”<br /> <br /> “Is the Prince related to the investigation?”<br /> <br /> “Yes, she was investigating things to do with him; he’s not aware of that.”<br /> <br /> “She was prone to taking risks with Unreality; there was a particular incident that pushed her over the line. If he was a trigger before then, I didn’t notice it, and I don’t know that anyone noticed it. But she wasn’t living in the palace at the time, so maybe I didn’t notice it. He was only brought to the palace after the incident.”<br /> Collecting the Prince<br /> We go to the Prince's rooms, and let him know that we'll be going on a Diplomatic Mission to Blue. He was expecting to see his aunt - well, we have permission from his cousin. He should pack now. Also, Nesh says we may be going by the Lady of Lore - we won't do that if he doesn't want to. He says he wants to do that.<br /> <br /> Diomarche asks Lisatera for advice - &quot;don't come back for at least three or four days. Also remember that you're in Yellow, so orders can follow you fast.&quot; <br /> <br /> A few letters arrive addressed to the Lady of Lore. (Vidan has already realized that there is No Reason For Yellow To Send Letters, so we are really curious what these are, but we do not open them.)<br /> <br /> Lisatera's advice for Diomarche getting into Unreality: &quot;Pick your delusions carefully - try to make them not matter. Like 'the sky is green'.&quot; <br /> <br /> Curing delusions is generally difficult, like curing Red damage. A good enough priest can usually give you temporary spells of clarity, for instance.<br /> <br /> Off we go!<br /> ==In the Realms of Lore==<br /> Vidan has to teleport to a magical location on a magical map, but happily, Gale has a magic map which will show the bend in the river, and he teleports us there. To the [[Tem]]ple of Lore next - we are still on the clock. <br /> <br /> The Prince leads us to the entrance of the temple, which is like a monastery but more open. We accompany the prince. Gale walks up to the Guards Barracks and announces our plan<br /> <br /> The yellow guy on duty starts to surreptitiously cast yellow spells. He says &quot;Separation.&quot; Nesh sees someone going to take the prince away, and dives for him. <br /> <br /> &quot;We are not going to let a bunch of random people with broken miracles which are also on the Prince prevent us from separately checking the Prince.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;We did not rescue the Prince, wresting him out of the clutches of the Breaker, in order to let him be taken captive by the next people we met.&quot; -Vidan, suppressing Yellow. <br /> <br /> Scout jumps in to say that we are the [[Middlesea Free Rangers]] and are sworn to protect the Prince, and puts his hand on the Prince's shoulder. Stella also stands by the Prince and says &quot;let's not be hasty.&quot; Diomarche also tries some persuasion. Nesh asks can we wait for the Lady of Lore to show up? <br /> <br /> Both sides manage to not start the actual combat. Stella asks the priests nearby - it would be nice to talk to someone with actual knowledge. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[The Lady]] of Lore enters, and brings EPs.<br /> <br /> *+10 EPs<br /> *+12 SPs</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Automated linkify</p> <hr /> <div>This page lists known priests, priestesses, and religious officials.<br /> <br /> == The Five (Jord) ==<br /> '''[[Bert]]'''<br /> : Local priest of Jord in Berana. He was present at a meeting at The Crimson Flagon tavern approximately a week and a half before the party's investigation. That meeting appears to have been targeted by a Broken miracle. Violet had met him and did not believe him to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Carlo]]'''<br /> : [[Stella]]'s uncle and a priest of Jord. He is being consulted about the feasibility of extracting someone from the time-stopped keep at [[Middlesea]], as Jord's domain may be relevant to that problem.<br /> : Appears in: [[Talking to Trees]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dora]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord who accompanied Princess Friga to Middlesea. She is mentioned by Greg when [[Nesh]] asks if there is anyone the party should look for there.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jabril]]'''<br /> : A merchant who is revealed to be a priest of Jord. During the assassination attempt aftermath in Jabar he activates Diomarche during the battle and is able to open a locked and trapped chest belonging to the assassin. He is later recalled by the party when the Maharani considers consulting a Jord priest about extracting someone from the time-stopped keep, and the party sends him a note requesting a meeting.<br /> : Appears in: [[A Tree Grows in Jabar]], [[A Maharani Calls]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Joseph]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord found at the [[Tem]]ple of Jord in [[Darstan]] who acts as a contact for the thieves' guild. He later confronts Nesh about violating Jord's rules and discusses whether Nesh could petition for a rite to cleanse the stain of his transgression.<br /> : Appears in: [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Navere]]) ==<br /> '''[[Angelina]]'''<br /> : A priest of Navere at the Church of the Five in [[Vani]]. She is someone the local [[Centurion]] consults regularly and could potentially introduce [[Vidan]] to him. She provides non-divinely-inspired political advice about the Consort candidates during Day of the Maiden preparations, noting her fortune roll only yielded one success.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Cindy]]'''<br /> : Explicitly identified as &quot;Cindy of Navere,&quot; a priest with more than 10 DI based in Indaton. She delivers a message to Vidan from Theo informing him that the slith spy situation in town has been resolved.<br /> : Appears in: [[Hunting Slith Spies]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dalarin]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Navere encountered in the First Run. He is cautious about loose cannons and offers to write a letter of introduction for the party. He also channels Sergeant Susie's voice to relay her orders to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady Violet / Violet]]'''<br /> : High priest of Navere and head of the Church of the Five in the coastal city of Berana. She manages the political situation around the king's succession, maintains the Church's neutrality, and plans the coronation. She receives Vidan, discusses the assassination with him, and takes charge of the public reveal of evidence against the slith assassin. She briefs the party on the succession crisis, advises on political strategy, provides blessings at the coronation, and discusses Rush clergy overreach with Vidan. She had previously met Stephen and Lily at the Crimson Flagon meeting and did not believe either to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Under the Sea]], [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and Investigation]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Orellian]]) ==<br /> '''[[Gyvail]]'''<br /> : Husband of Linda, a half-elven woman, and identified by her as a priest of Orellian. He was last seen inside the keep with Caitlyn and Westrack, holding position when the orcs attacked.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lily]]'''<br /> : A traveling priest of Orellian who attended the meeting at The Crimson Flagon in Berana. Violet had met her and did not believe her to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (Rush) ==<br /> '''[[Antonio]]'''<br /> : Head of the local paladins of Rush in Orange. He attends a house party and speaks with Diomarche about a potential slith threat and security concerns.<br /> : Appears in: [[House Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bordan]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest traveling with Lord Denis and Hiraz in service to Duchess Zerbina. He notes that he serves the Baron and Duchess rather than the Church directly. He identifies the Broken miracle and a Time miracle affecting the keep as two separate effects.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Diomarche]]'''<br /> : A party member and priest/paladin of Rush who appears throughout the campaign. Originally part of the Red delegation, he is described as &quot;Fiveist&quot; and is under the influence of a Broken miracle complicating Rush-related rituals. He swears the Free Rangers oath as &quot;Rush's Hammer.&quot; He reports in at Rush temples, invokes Rush to banish ghosts aboard a shipwreck, can potentially invoke Rush to break through obstacles, and is treated as a member of the Rush religious community throughout. He also informs the Rush temple about Marsha's death and later briefs Bran on Rush priest insights.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]], [[Second Run]], [[To The Heart]], [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]], [[On The Sea 2]], [[Three Mages]], [[Pearly Whites]], [[Welcome to Vani]], [[House Party]], [[Heart of Orange]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Earnest]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Rush in Berana. Diomarche briefs him on potential threats to the coronation and he confirms that Karen will conduct the Transfer of Office ceremony. He is later among those convinced about the unusual nature of the non-Broken swords.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Fred]]'''<br /> : A priest at a nearby temple of Rush. He is eager to put together an attack force and attempts to analyze the battle the party is caught in, but briefly freezes when he tries.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Hammerstrike]]'''<br /> : A dwarf priest of Rush located in the Forest court town. Diomarche seeks him out for information about the local situation, including the Arbae's murder, possible demon activity, and assassins. He is also later seen talking to Minister Sandro.<br /> : Appears in: [[In the Court of His Majesty of the Forest]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Karen]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest in Berana who conducts the Transfer of Office ceremony at Queen Wendy's coronation. Notably, she does not spend any DI on the ritual and does not give loyalty oaths to Wendy.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (the Nameless) ==<br /> '''[[Greg]]'''<br /> : High priest of the Nameless in Berana, living in the Temple of the Five. He is initially suspected of being Broken or Bent due to suspicious behavior in the Succession mechanic, but Vidan visits him and finds him candid and apparently orthodox. He is outspoken about the Rush clergy overstepping its bounds and raises concerns about Jordian priests being absorbed into Rush logistics roles. He mentions Dora and Westrack as contacts the party might seek in Middlesea.<br /> : Appears in: [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and <br /> <br /> '''[[Valentino]]'''<br /> <br /> == The Goddess ==<br /> '''[[Diana]]'''<br /> : A priest at Stella's temple in Rin'yan, later reidentified as one of two other priests at the Rinyan Tem temple alongside Meraldi. She asks Stella to look after things while she leaves for a few days. She is not present when the party arrives during the Rinyan Redux events.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Rinyan Redux]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Life) ==<br /> '''[[Alacar]]'''<br /> : A voting priest at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar, listed as Red 1 among the higher-ranked Life priests with one vote each. No further detail is given beyond her presence and voting status.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Alana]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 5 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Gebra's sponsor in the Daughter contest and as [[Thistle]]'s sponsor for attendance at the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bethamel]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 2 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. [[Gale]] attempts to convince her to support Aluska rather than Rani Dwalla, partly succeeding because Bethamel feels her vote doesn't matter if the outcome is already fixed.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Corona]]'''<br /> : A centaur priestess listed as Red 3 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. [[Managaratha]] chats with her in the Dining Room about how candidates for the Goddess' Daughter are chosen. She explains the selection process but declines to reveal how the current year's choice is going.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Gisawara]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 7 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. No further detail is given beyond her presence on the cast list as a voting priest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Helena]]'''<br /> : A halfling priestess listed as Red 8 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. She brings Dubrecht as her guest to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Isabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 9 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She is Aluska's sponsor in the Daughter contest. Gale finds her already in favor of Aluska. She arrives at the party dragging a young girl named Raquel.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jasmine]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 10 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She approaches Stella to ask if she is interested in becoming one of Life's Servants, and they compare notes on how the Church works in Orange versus Yellow. Stella later assesses that Jasmine is &quot;definitely Playing The Game&quot; and thinks Ladinas deserves to win due to her large temple donation.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Kalinda]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 11 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Rani Dwalla's sponsor in the Daughter contest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady of Life (unnamed)]]'''<br /> : A high religious leader referred to as &quot;the Lady of Life,&quot; with followers, a Church of Life, and a niece who is Rani Dwalla, head of House Sukrat. Alasphel accuses her of orchestrating plots against the Maharani, including an assassination attempt on [[Suvatra]] during the caravan and a blessing ceremony for Rani Dwalla. She is also referenced as directing the Goddess' Daughter selection process. She is never given a personal name.<br /> : Appears in: [[Feeling Our Way Around]], [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lisabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 12 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She sponsors the Merchant candidate Ladinas and is unhappy that the fix appears to be in for Dwalla, feeling this violates the usual way the selection works. She also sponsors<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Lore) ==<br /> '''[[Hama Aliki]]'''<br /> : Identifies herself as &quot;Lore's Servant&quot; and wears a holy symbol. She meets with Stella to discuss developing the Merchant [[Varna]] and suggests Stella consider aligning with one of the Three Faces. She later speaks telepathically to Stella, asking her to assist four merchants in making solid presentations to the Maharani.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Jabar]], [[Caravan]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lavinia]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Lore temple in Jabar. She is grumpy and unhelpful during the party's visit, leaves in a huff, and does not approve of the Broken miracle the party is carrying. Narise explains that Lavinia's attitude stems from this disapproval.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Leonardo]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Cult of Al'an compound in Rin'yan. He serves as the primary contact for outsiders, admits the party to the compound, briefs them on Thistle's spell, arranges the repair ritual, and leads them to Karina. He is visibly frustrated at being excluded from the private meeting with [[Ritasi]], who is described as more capable than him for the miracle-removal task.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Adventures are Everywhere]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[The Endurance of Memory]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Love) ==<br /> '''[[Katie]]'''<br /> : A centaur priest at the temple of Love in Jabar. She arrives about an hour after the party reaches the temple and is confident the drought is not caused by a miracle of the [[Oasis]]. She later brings Lindera to discuss where rain would help most.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unclear — possibly Crone) ==<br /> '''[[Carol]]'''<br /> : Described as &quot;the biggest Goddess priest in the city&quot; in Vani, working in the Centurion's household. Before the Day of the Maiden party she is seen going in and out of the temple. At the party, [[Scout]]'s attempt to detect whether she is Bent is blocked by a Crone-type shtick of &quot;don't use detects on me.&quot; She is suspected of being Bent and of manipulating Vivian into stealing a dagger for an assassination plot. She actively maneuvers people during the party, bringing Giaconni to distract Gale and introducing Stella to Lord DiAngelo.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]], [[Day of the Maiden Part Two]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unspecified) ==<br /> '''[[Ghadara]]'''<br /> : A Goddess priest who appears only in a memory recalled by Managaratha. She was in conversation with Minister Cho about the difficulty of arranging crop blessings for the Empire, discussing a potential exchange involving purple magic assistance.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins ==<br /> '''[[Foran Zakar]]'''<br /> : Minister of Redaction and a priest of the Twins as well as a mage. His death triggered a time-stop effect he had prepared in advance. Both he and his successor are dead, leaving the Ministry of Redaction leaderless.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tam) ==<br /> '''[[Warmth of Summer]]'''<br /> : Known formally as Tai Ko Tee, is the senior priest of Tam based in [[Purple]]. <br /> : Appears in [[On The Assassin's Trail]], [[Investigation, Assassination]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''[[Li Zhou]]'''<br /> : Described as the most famous currently active priest of Tam. An archaeologist-historian who finds old things, based at a university in the former capital of Ashkanor. Named as a potential lead for locating the Sword.<br /> : Appears in: [[Investigation, Assassination]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tem) ==<br /> '''[[The Guiding Star]]'''<br /> : The head priest of Tem who has assigned [[Rakta]] to follow the party. Vidan criticizes him for treating himself as High Priest of Tem rather than working properly with the High Priest of Tam and a Balance counterpart. He meets the party at the door of the temple of Tem — a large black gothic cathedral — and explains that someone laid claim to the title of Emperor on the night Middlesea was closed, and that the impact on how people dream and think was noticed by the Church.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Automated linkify</p> <hr /> <div>==Still the Same Day==<br /> <br /> &quot;So, the plan is to go and return the prince, break it to the Maharani that he has to stay with us, escape the Mahrani's prison, and return?&quot; -[[Vidan]]<br /> <br /> “You know, if we skip step one, we can also skip steps two and three.” –[[Scout]]<br /> <br /> Vidan asks the Prince what he remembers.<br /> <br /> *His range seems to be similar to our range pre-Ranger oath. <br /> *He’s been under the influence of the Green amnesia mist, so he’s lost some memory, even around dinner.<br /> *He seems to be reasonably good at getting up to speed, and is grumpy about the Broken miracle.<br /> * He has a few popped Yellow spells, and some other protective effects that had been there, but no ongoing effects. Anything that had been cast then has worn off by now, which could have some utility in figuring out how to bring the whole bubble down.<br /> <br /> The Prince has a point of Karma, which is interesting.<br /> <br /> [[Diomarche]] actually brings him up to speed, and then Vidan breaks the news about being on the map.<br /> <br /> “You can tell the Maharani that.” – Lisatera&lt;br&gt;<br /> “I get to go on adventures? Cool!” – Prince Vishnarani&lt;br&gt;<br /> (“One more for Team Goof!” –Scout)<br /> <br /> Lisatera makes the Prince look like someone else, and we head to the Palace (the Prince does think this is the right thing to do, if not the thing he is happy about). Arriving at the Palace, The Prince is shuttled off– he resists a bit, but eventually gives in.<br /> <br /> Suvatra calls us and says “Come to my office.” We go; we are briefly held at the door by a guard until Suvatra says “let them in”.<br /> <br /> “Congratulations.” &lt;br&gt;<br /> “Thank you. You know about the complication?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “No.”&lt;br&gt;<br /> We explain.&lt;br&gt;<br /> “That’s a complication.”<br /> <br /> The Maharani is not in the city. The war is going… okay. Blue has not helped over much.<br /> <br /> “It will be very difficult to get permission from the Maharani for the Prince to leave the city. You might be able to get permission from one of the Princesses, <br /> <br /> “Can we get permission from the Prince’s mother?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “That seems highly unlikely. She’s not in the city. She... wandered too far into Unreality, so her ability to make decisions is impaired.” &lt;br&gt;<br /> “His father is not in the picture?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “He’s in the harem, he’s from a noble house, but doesn’t have authority over members of the Royal Household.”<br /> <br /> There are two princesses here in the city. Alasta is the more military one; she’s here because she was injured in the fighting. Fixing her might get her points, but she has been looked at by a number of priests and mages, and is only recovering slowly. [[Miranel]]le is in the city and is holding her mother’s political alliances together, at least in part.<br /> <br /> (Tasca is one of Love’s servants, but not in the city. And not really in the politics sphere, so may not count.)<br /> <br /> “Well, it would be good to get Hirana out, but if she’s forgotten most of what she learned when she was there, then…”<br /> <br /> “Most of us have suffered amnesia.”<br /> <br /> Vidan wonders about the Prince’s mother. Her Majesty’s younger sister is named Morrigan, and is at the Lady of Lore’s keep, a good ways south of the city.<br /> <br /> “I would be careful about taking the Prince to see his mother.” It could be emotionally complicated.<br /> <br /> “Is the Prince a Yellow mage himself?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “Barely. He has some training, he can cast a few spells reliably.”<br /> <br /> Scout asks what his aptitudes are? That’s classified.&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[Nesh]] appeals, and gets a much better roll.&lt;br&gt;<br /> He’s competently trained as a swordsman, but not much better than most 13 year olds.&lt;br&gt;<br /> He has a strong potential to connect to the divine, which has been a source of some… complication.&lt;br&gt;<br /> That’s one of the reasons he was sent. He does not know that, however. He may or may not have awareness of his potential to connect to the divine. <br /> <br /> We update her on our travels, including a bit about [[Mikhailovich]]. Princess Alasta would be interested in that information, but if he’s out of the country, he’s no longer Suvatra’s concern.<br /> <br /> There have not been any further attempts that Suvatra has been aware of, but the list is still the same. The Prince probably doesn’t join the list of potential targets, he’s too young and male to seriously weaken the Maharani.<br /> <br /> The Fire Giant is not very high on Suvatra’s list of priorities at present; she’s enquired about getting friendly giants to help drive it out, which could work but would probably cause a whole pile of damage from the fighting.<br /> <br /> The Goddess’ Daughter has been mostly working with Lore’s Servants, which is slightly unusual, given that it’s Life’s Blessing. But she’s been merchanting it up, good for her. <br /> <br /> Two groups of cataurs were caught with similar Weird Compasses (presumably pointing towards Nesh). <br /> <br /> Suvatra notes that she will probably have more orders regarding the Prince by this evening. Okay, we are on a tight deadline. Off to see Alasta. <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Killing Time, and Meetings==<br /> We get appointments with Alasta and Miranel for later in the day.<br /> [[Gale]] goes shopping, and buys a one-shot “turn the boat invisible for the day”. And some cool scarves.<br /> Vidan errands, and then wonders what our plan is if we get permission to leave? i.e., what do we tell Alasta we need to go do?<br /> <br /> We consider going to Blue, on the theory that maybe we can help coordinate the war efforts against the slith. But who would we coordinate with, exactly? Hmm. That’s a tricky one.<br /> <br /> <br /> Diomarche thinks the Admiralty is the default card-drawing organization, but they can’t draw MAG without enlisting one of the Mages.<br /> <br /> We go to see Alasta.<br /> <br /> “Ah, the Free Rangers, I understand you freed my cousin, good work. How can I help you?”<br /> <br /> Vidan explains. The eyebrows go very high, very high indeed.<br /> <br /> “I imagine you have not told him this yet, or else he would be packing.”<br /> <br /> “If I were to let you take him out of the capital again, I would need something describing the situation that would satisfy the mages and priests that my mother would certainly employ to investigate the matter.”<br /> <br /> “We think we can arrange sufficient documentation for that.”<br /> <br /> “I assume this will not be added to the evidence packet?”<br /> <br /> “No.”<br /> <br /> “While you consider, we offer the services of our healer.” ([[Stella]] is out of DI, but does the Medicinal analysis.)<br /> <br /> Stella gets 24 successes on a medicine roll (!). She has a nasty cut down her stomach, which has been stitched up. She’s not down hit points as much as Agility and Strength. It was done up competently, if not with 24 successes. (Although over 15.) It’s not worth undoing and redoing, that would probably set her back some. It’s probably another 7-10 days before she’s able to swing a sword again, and another 2 weeks before she’s back to full. Stella’s best guess is that the sword was coated in something like slith blood, that is transferring the magic/DI resistance into the wound. Finding the slith and killing them would probably defeat that effect. Purple time magic probably won’t help heal it faster.<br /> <br /> Stella relays this, and Alasta tells us which slith unit she was fighting, so it’s probably the commander of that unit. She offers to try to help fix the wound, but not until tomorrow.<br /> <br /> “We will probably have received orders from my mother by this evening, at which point I will not be able to countermand those orders. If I send the Prince to Blue with you, mother will be angry at me. And then I will not be able to take advantage of your offer, although thank you.”<br /> <br /> “Should we also consult with Miranel?”<br /> <br /> “She is less interested in the military matters, but you can speak to her. She might have some other reasons to establish contact with Blue. I doubt it would line up in such a way that both of us sending you would make sense, but feel free to talk to her, and see what you get.”<br /> <br /> We discuss swapping some mages, which Alasta thinks could work. NOT Mages, that would be bad. Maybe one with some apprentices. We discuss details; Battle mages might be less useful than Weather mages. Yellow mages are mostly better at communication, even for Battle mages. Unreality is not so useful at the battle map scale, but Feelings is good for morale. She can probably only afford to send five mages, and she’d be reluctant to send them to the front lines. <br /> <br /> Scout considers whether there are any elvish healers whose magic is less direct, and therefore might be able to help. The best elvish healer is a halfling, who has the ability to amplify the effects of rest for people under her care. That might be more useful than sluagh effects, which are probably more directed and therefore likely to be suppressed.<br /> ==Miranel==<br /> “Good to see you again,” she says, offering us tea and snacks. “I hear you have issues with my cousin?”<br /> <br /> “He’s delightful, but we can’t be separated from him.”<br /> <br /> Vidan gives a spiel; Miranel has no objection per se, but imagines her mother will be grumpy that he is brought back and then left before she got to see him.<br /> <br /> She thinks that one way to ameliorate the Maharani’s reaction would be to bring the Prince to see his mother. Our eyebrows raise at this a bit. There might be some utility conveying some letters to the Lady of Lore, and if anything arose there, that could be of interest.<br /> <br /> Huh. Are we being sent on a spy mission? It seems we are.<br /> <br /> “Could you tell us more about the condition of the Prince’s mother?”<br /> <br /> “You have seen Lisatera? She is skilled at resisting the consequences of Unreality. Morrigan is not skilled at resisting those consequences, and spent too much time investigating certain things using Unreality magic.”<br /> <br /> “Is it purely psychological, or is there a magical effect such that Purple magic would help?”<br /> <br /> “That would probably not help any more than using Green magic to heal Blood damage.”<br /> <br /> “Is the Prince related to the investigation?”<br /> <br /> “Yes, she was investigating things to do with him; he’s not aware of that.”<br /> <br /> “She was prone to taking risks with Unreality; there was a particular incident that pushed her over the line. If he was a trigger before then, I didn’t notice it, and I don’t know that anyone noticed it. But she wasn’t living in the palace at the time, so maybe I didn’t notice it. He was only brought to the palace after the incident.”<br /> Collecting the Prince<br /> We go to the Prince's rooms, and let him know that we'll be going on a Diplomatic Mission to Blue. He was expecting to see his aunt - well, we have permission from his cousin. He should pack now. Also, Nesh says we may be going by the Lady of Lore - we won't do that if he doesn't want to. He says he wants to do that.<br /> <br /> Diomarche asks Lisatera for advice - &quot;don't come back for at least three or four days. Also remember that you're in Yellow, so orders can follow you fast.&quot; <br /> <br /> A few letters arrive addressed to the Lady of Lore. (Vidan has already realized that there is No Reason For Yellow To Send Letters, so we are really curious what these are, but we do not open them.)<br /> <br /> Lisatera's advice for Diomarche getting into Unreality: &quot;Pick your delusions carefully - try to make them not matter. Like 'the sky is green'.&quot; <br /> <br /> Curing delusions is generally difficult, like curing Red damage. A good enough priest can usually give you temporary spells of clarity, for instance.<br /> <br /> Off we go!<br /> ==In the Realms of Lore==<br /> Vidan has to teleport to a magical location on a magical map, but happily, Gale has a magic map which will show the bend in the river, and he teleports us there. To the [[Tem]]ple of Lore next - we are still on the clock. <br /> <br /> The Prince leads us to the entrance of the temple, which is like a monastery but more open. We accompany the prince. Gale walks up to the Guards Barracks and announces our plan<br /> <br /> The yellow guy on duty starts to surreptitiously cast yellow spells. He says &quot;Separation.&quot; Nesh sees someone going to take the prince away, and dives for him. <br /> <br /> &quot;We are not going to let a bunch of random people with broken miracles which are also on the Prince prevent us from separately checking the Prince.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;We did not rescue the Prince, wresting him out of the clutches of the Breaker, in order to let him be taken captive by the next people we met.&quot; -Vidan, suppressing Yellow. <br /> <br /> Scout jumps in to say that we are the [[Middlesea Free Rangers]] and are sworn to protect the Prince, and puts his hand on the Prince's shoulder. Stella also stands by the Prince and says &quot;let's not be hasty.&quot; Diomarche also tries some persuasion. Nesh asks can we wait for the Lady of Lore to show up? <br /> <br /> Both sides manage to not start the actual combat. Stella asks the priests nearby - it would be nice to talk to someone with actual knowledge. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[The Lady]] of Lore enters, and brings EPs.<br /> <br /> *+10 EPs<br /> *+12 SPs</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Automated linkify</p> <hr /> <div>==Still the Same Day==<br /> <br /> &quot;So, the plan is to go and return the prince, break it to the Maharani that he has to stay with us, escape the Mahrani's prison, and return?&quot; -[[Vidan]]<br /> <br /> “You know, if we skip step one, we can also skip steps two and three.” –[[Scout]]<br /> <br /> Vidan asks the Prince what he remembers.<br /> <br /> *His range seems to be similar to our range pre-Ranger oath. <br /> *He’s been under the influence of the Green amnesia mist, so he’s lost some memory, even around dinner.<br /> *He seems to be reasonably good at getting up to speed, and is grumpy about the Broken miracle.<br /> * He has a few popped Yellow spells, and some other protective effects that had been there, but no ongoing effects. Anything that had been cast then has worn off by now, which could have some utility in figuring out how to bring the whole bubble down.<br /> <br /> The Prince has a point of Karma, which is interesting.<br /> <br /> [[Diomarche]] actually brings him up to speed, and then Vidan breaks the news about being on the map.<br /> <br /> “You can tell the Maharani that.” – Lisatera&lt;br&gt;<br /> “I get to go on adventures? Cool!” – Prince Vishnarani&lt;br&gt;<br /> (“One more for Team Goof!” –Scout)<br /> <br /> Lisatera makes the Prince look like someone else, and we head to the Palace (the Prince does think this is the right thing to do, if not the thing he is happy about). Arriving at the Palace, The Prince is shuttled off– he resists a bit, but eventually gives in.<br /> <br /> Suvatra calls us and says “Come to my office.” We go; we are briefly held at the door by a guard until Suvatra says “let them in”.<br /> <br /> “Congratulations.” &lt;br&gt;<br /> “Thank you. You know about the complication?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “No.”&lt;br&gt;<br /> We explain.&lt;br&gt;<br /> “That’s a complication.”<br /> <br /> The Maharani is not in the city. The war is going… okay. Blue has not helped over much.<br /> <br /> “It will be very difficult to get permission from the Maharani for the Prince to leave the city. You might be able to get permission from one of the Princesses, <br /> <br /> “Can we get permission from the Prince’s mother?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “That seems highly unlikely. She’s not in the city. She... wandered too far into Unreality, so her ability to make decisions is impaired.” &lt;br&gt;<br /> “His father is not in the picture?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “He’s in the harem, he’s from a noble house, but doesn’t have authority over members of the Royal Household.”<br /> <br /> There are two princesses here in the city. Alasta is the more military one; she’s here because she was injured in the fighting. Fixing her might get her points, but she has been looked at by a number of priests and mages, and is only recovering slowly. [[Miranel]]le is in the city and is holding her mother’s political alliances together, at least in part.<br /> <br /> (Tasca is one of Love’s servants, but not in the city. And not really in the politics sphere, so may not count.)<br /> <br /> “Well, it would be good to get Hirana out, but if she’s forgotten most of what she learned when she was there, then…”<br /> <br /> “Most of us have suffered amnesia.”<br /> <br /> Vidan wonders about the Prince’s mother. Her Majesty’s younger sister is named Morrigan, and is at the Lady of Lore’s keep, a good ways south of the city.<br /> <br /> “I would be careful about taking the Prince to see his mother.” It could be emotionally complicated.<br /> <br /> “Is the Prince a Yellow mage himself?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “Barely. He has some training, he can cast a few spells reliably.”<br /> <br /> Scout asks what his aptitudes are? That’s classified.&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[Nesh]] appeals, and gets a much better roll.&lt;br&gt;<br /> He’s competently trained as a swordsman, but not much better than most 13 year olds.&lt;br&gt;<br /> He has a strong potential to connect to the divine, which has been a source of some… complication.&lt;br&gt;<br /> That’s one of the reasons he was sent. He does not know that, however. He may or may not have awareness of his potential to connect to the divine. <br /> <br /> We update her on our travels, including a bit about [[Mikhailovich]]. Princess Alasta would be interested in that information, but if he’s out of the country, he’s no longer Suvatra’s concern.<br /> <br /> There have not been any further attempts that Suvatra has been aware of, but the list is still the same. The Prince probably doesn’t join the list of potential targets, he’s too young and male to seriously weaken the Maharani.<br /> <br /> The Fire Giant is not very high on Suvatra’s list of priorities at present; she’s enquired about getting friendly giants to help drive it out, which could work but would probably cause a whole pile of damage from the fighting.<br /> <br /> The Goddess’ Daughter has been mostly working with Lore’s Servants, which is slightly unusual, given that it’s Life’s Blessing. But she’s been merchanting it up, good for her. <br /> <br /> Two groups of cataurs were caught with similar Weird Compasses (presumably pointing towards Nesh). <br /> <br /> Suvatra notes that she will probably have more orders regarding the Prince by this evening. Okay, we are on a tight deadline. Off to see Alasta. <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Killing Time, and Meetings==<br /> We get appointments with Alasta and Miranel for later in the day.<br /> [[Gale]] goes shopping, and buys a one-shot “turn the boat invisible for the day”. And some cool scarves.<br /> Vidan errands, and then wonders what our plan is if we get permission to leave? i.e., what do we tell Alasta we need to go do?<br /> <br /> We consider going to Blue, on the theory that maybe we can help coordinate the war efforts against the slith. But who would we coordinate with, exactly? Hmm. That’s a tricky one.<br /> <br /> <br /> Diomarche thinks the Admiralty is the default card-drawing organization, but they can’t draw MAG without enlisting one of the Mages.<br /> <br /> We go to see Alasta.<br /> <br /> “Ah, the Free Rangers, I understand you freed my cousin, good work. How can I help you?”<br /> <br /> Vidan explains. The eyebrows go very high, very high indeed.<br /> <br /> “I imagine you have not told him this yet, or else he would be packing.”<br /> <br /> “If I were to let you take him out of the capital again, I would need something describing the situation that would satisfy the mages and priests that my mother would certainly employ to investigate the matter.”<br /> <br /> “We think we can arrange sufficient documentation for that.”<br /> <br /> “I assume this will not be added to the evidence packet?”<br /> <br /> “No.”<br /> <br /> “While you consider, we offer the services of our healer.” ([[Stella]] is out of DI, but does the Medicinal analysis.)<br /> <br /> Stella gets 24 successes on a medicine roll (!). She has a nasty cut down her stomach, which has been stitched up. She’s not down hit points as much as Agility and Strength. It was done up competently, if not with 24 successes. (Although over 15.) It’s not worth undoing and redoing, that would probably set her back some. It’s probably another 7-10 days before she’s able to swing a sword again, and another 2 weeks before she’s back to full. Stella’s best guess is that the sword was coated in something like slith blood, that is transferring the magic/DI resistance into the wound. Finding the slith and killing them would probably defeat that effect. Purple time magic probably won’t help heal it faster.<br /> <br /> Stella relays this, and Alasta tells us which slith unit she was fighting, so it’s probably the commander of that unit. She offers to try to help fix the wound, but not until tomorrow.<br /> <br /> “We will probably have received orders from my mother by this evening, at which point I will not be able to countermand those orders. If I send the Prince to Blue with you, mother will be angry at me. And then I will not be able to take advantage of your offer, although thank you.”<br /> <br /> “Should we also consult with Miranel?”<br /> <br /> “She is less interested in the military matters, but you can speak to her. She might have some other reasons to establish contact with Blue. I doubt it would line up in such a way that both of us sending you would make sense, but feel free to talk to her, and see what you get.”<br /> <br /> We discuss swapping some mages, which Alasta thinks could work. NOT Mages, that would be bad. Maybe one with some apprentices. We discuss details; Battle mages might be less useful than Weather mages. Yellow mages are mostly better at communication, even for Battle mages. Unreality is not so useful at the battle map scale, but Feelings is good for morale. She can probably only afford to send five mages, and she’d be reluctant to send them to the front lines. <br /> <br /> Scout considers whether there are any elvish healers whose magic is less direct, and therefore might be able to help. The best elvish healer is a halfling, who has the ability to amplify the effects of rest for people under her care. That might be more useful than sluagh effects, which are probably more directed and therefore likely to be suppressed.<br /> ==Miranel==<br /> “Good to see you again,” she says, offering us tea and snacks. “I hear you have issues with my cousin?”<br /> <br /> “He’s delightful, but we can’t be separated from him.”<br /> <br /> Vidan gives a spiel; Miranel has no objection per se, but imagines her mother will be grumpy that he is brought back and then left before she got to see him.<br /> <br /> She thinks that one way to ameliorate the Maharani’s reaction would be to bring the Prince to see his mother. Our eyebrows raise at this a bit. There might be some utility conveying some letters to the Lady of Lore, and if anything arose there, that could be of interest.<br /> <br /> Huh. Are we being sent on a spy mission? It seems we are.<br /> <br /> “Could you tell us more about the condition of the Prince’s mother?”<br /> <br /> “You have seen Lisatera? She is skilled at resisting the consequences of Unreality. Morrigan is not skilled at resisting those consequences, and spent too much time investigating certain things using Unreality magic.”<br /> <br /> “Is it purely psychological, or is there a magical effect such that Purple magic would help?”<br /> <br /> “That would probably not help any more than using Green magic to heal Blood damage.”<br /> <br /> “Is the Prince related to the investigation?”<br /> <br /> “Yes, she was investigating things to do with him; he’s not aware of that.”<br /> <br /> “She was prone to taking risks with Unreality; there was a particular incident that pushed her over the line. If he was a trigger before then, I didn’t notice it, and I don’t know that anyone noticed it. But she wasn’t living in the palace at the time, so maybe I didn’t notice it. He was only brought to the palace after the incident.”<br /> Collecting the Prince<br /> We go to the Prince's rooms, and let him know that we'll be going on a Diplomatic Mission to Blue. He was expecting to see his aunt - well, we have permission from his cousin. He should pack now. Also, Nesh says we may be going by the Lady of Lore - we won't do that if he doesn't want to. He says he wants to do that.<br /> <br /> Diomarche asks Lisatera for advice - &quot;don't come back for at least three or four days. Also remember that you're in Yellow, so orders can follow you fast.&quot; <br /> <br /> A few letters arrive addressed to the Lady of Lore. (Vidan has already realized that there is No Reason For Yellow To Send Letters, so we are really curious what these are, but we do not open them.)<br /> <br /> Lisatera's advice for Diomarche getting into Unreality: &quot;Pick your delusions carefully - try to make them not matter. Like 'the sky is green'.&quot; <br /> <br /> Curing delusions is generally difficult, like curing Red damage. A good enough priest can usually give you temporary spells of clarity, for instance.<br /> <br /> Off we go!<br /> ==In the Realms of Lore==<br /> Vidan has to teleport to a magical location on a magical map, but happily, Gale has a magic map which will show the bend in the river, and he teleports us there. To the [[Tem]]ple of Lore next - we are still on the clock. <br /> <br /> The Prince leads us to the entrance of the temple, which is like a monastery but more open. We accompany the prince. Gale walks up to the Guards Barracks and announces our plan<br /> <br /> The yellow guy on duty starts to surreptitiously cast yellow spells. He says &quot;Separation.&quot; Nesh sees someone going to take the prince away, and dives for him. <br /> <br /> &quot;We are not going to let a bunch of random people with broken miracles which are also on the Prince prevent us from separately checking the Prince.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;We did not rescue the Prince, wresting him out of the clutches of the Breaker, in order to let him be taken captive by the next people we met.&quot; -Vidan, suppressing Yellow. <br /> <br /> Scout jumps in to say that we are the Middlesea Free Rangers and are sworn to protect the Prince, and puts his hand on the Prince's shoulder. Stella also stands by the Prince and says &quot;let's not be hasty.&quot; Diomarche also tries some persuasion. Nesh asks can we wait for the Lady of Lore to show up? <br /> <br /> Both sides manage to not start the actual combat. Stella asks the priests nearby - it would be nice to talk to someone with actual knowledge. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[The Lady]] of Lore enters, and brings EPs.<br /> <br /> *+10 EPs<br /> *+12 SPs</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Automated linkify</p> <hr /> <div>==Still the Same Day==<br /> <br /> &quot;So, the plan is to go and return the prince, break it to the Maharani that he has to stay with us, escape the Mahrani's prison, and return?&quot; -[[Vidan]]<br /> <br /> “You know, if we skip step one, we can also skip steps two and three.” –[[Scout]]<br /> <br /> Vidan asks the Prince what he remembers.<br /> <br /> *His range seems to be similar to our range pre-Ranger oath. <br /> *He’s been under the influence of the Green amnesia mist, so he’s lost some memory, even around dinner.<br /> *He seems to be reasonably good at getting up to speed, and is grumpy about the Broken miracle.<br /> * He has a few popped Yellow spells, and some other protective effects that had been there, but no ongoing effects. Anything that had been cast then has worn off by now, which could have some utility in figuring out how to bring the whole bubble down.<br /> <br /> The Prince has a point of Karma, which is interesting.<br /> <br /> [[Diomarche]] actually brings him up to speed, and then Vidan breaks the news about being on the map.<br /> <br /> “You can tell the Maharani that.” – Lisatera&lt;br&gt;<br /> “I get to go on adventures? Cool!” – Prince Vishnarani&lt;br&gt;<br /> (“One more for Team Goof!” –Scout)<br /> <br /> Lisatera makes the Prince look like someone else, and we head to the Palace (the Prince does think this is the right thing to do, if not the thing he is happy about). Arriving at the Palace, The Prince is shuttled off– he resists a bit, but eventually gives in.<br /> <br /> Suvatra calls us and says “Come to my office.” We go; we are briefly held at the door by a guard until Suvatra says “let them in”.<br /> <br /> “Congratulations.” &lt;br&gt;<br /> “Thank you. You know about the complication?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “No.”&lt;br&gt;<br /> We explain.&lt;br&gt;<br /> “That’s a complication.”<br /> <br /> The Maharani is not in the city. The war is going… okay. Blue has not helped over much.<br /> <br /> “It will be very difficult to get permission from the Maharani for the Prince to leave the city. You might be able to get permission from one of the Princesses, <br /> <br /> “Can we get permission from the Prince’s mother?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “That seems highly unlikely. She’s not in the city. She... wandered too far into Unreality, so her ability to make decisions is impaired.” &lt;br&gt;<br /> “His father is not in the picture?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “He’s in the harem, he’s from a noble house, but doesn’t have authority over members of the Royal Household.”<br /> <br /> There are two princesses here in the city. Alasta is the more military one; she’s here because she was injured in the fighting. Fixing her might get her points, but she has been looked at by a number of priests and mages, and is only recovering slowly. [[Miranel]]le is in the city and is holding her mother’s political alliances together, at least in part.<br /> <br /> (Tasca is one of Love’s servants, but not in the city. And not really in the politics sphere, so may not count.)<br /> <br /> “Well, it would be good to get Hirana out, but if she’s forgotten most of what she learned when she was there, then…”<br /> <br /> “Most of us have suffered amnesia.”<br /> <br /> Vidan wonders about the Prince’s mother. Her Majesty’s younger sister is named Morrigan, and is at the Lady of Lore’s keep, a good ways south of the city.<br /> <br /> “I would be careful about taking the Prince to see his mother.” It could be emotionally complicated.<br /> <br /> “Is the Prince a Yellow mage himself?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “Barely. He has some training, he can cast a few spells reliably.”<br /> <br /> Scout asks what his aptitudes are? That’s classified.&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[Nesh]] appeals, and gets a much better roll.&lt;br&gt;<br /> He’s competently trained as a swordsman, but not much better than most 13 year olds.&lt;br&gt;<br /> He has a strong potential to connect to the divine, which has been a source of some… complication.&lt;br&gt;<br /> That’s one of the reasons he was sent. He does not know that, however. He may or may not have awareness of his potential to connect to the divine. <br /> <br /> We update her on our travels, including a bit about Mikhailovich. Princess Alasta would be interested in that information, but if he’s out of the country, he’s no longer Suvatra’s concern.<br /> <br /> There have not been any further attempts that Suvatra has been aware of, but the list is still the same. The Prince probably doesn’t join the list of potential targets, he’s too young and male to seriously weaken the Maharani.<br /> <br /> The Fire Giant is not very high on Suvatra’s list of priorities at present; she’s enquired about getting friendly giants to help drive it out, which could work but would probably cause a whole pile of damage from the fighting.<br /> <br /> The Goddess’ Daughter has been mostly working with Lore’s Servants, which is slightly unusual, given that it’s Life’s Blessing. But she’s been merchanting it up, good for her. <br /> <br /> Two groups of cataurs were caught with similar Weird Compasses (presumably pointing towards Nesh). <br /> <br /> Suvatra notes that she will probably have more orders regarding the Prince by this evening. Okay, we are on a tight deadline. Off to see Alasta. <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Killing Time, and Meetings==<br /> We get appointments with Alasta and Miranel for later in the day.<br /> [[Gale]] goes shopping, and buys a one-shot “turn the boat invisible for the day”. And some cool scarves.<br /> Vidan errands, and then wonders what our plan is if we get permission to leave? i.e., what do we tell Alasta we need to go do?<br /> <br /> We consider going to Blue, on the theory that maybe we can help coordinate the war efforts against the slith. But who would we coordinate with, exactly? Hmm. That’s a tricky one.<br /> <br /> <br /> Diomarche thinks the Admiralty is the default card-drawing organization, but they can’t draw MAG without enlisting one of the Mages.<br /> <br /> We go to see Alasta.<br /> <br /> “Ah, the Free Rangers, I understand you freed my cousin, good work. How can I help you?”<br /> <br /> Vidan explains. The eyebrows go very high, very high indeed.<br /> <br /> “I imagine you have not told him this yet, or else he would be packing.”<br /> <br /> “If I were to let you take him out of the capital again, I would need something describing the situation that would satisfy the mages and priests that my mother would certainly employ to investigate the matter.”<br /> <br /> “We think we can arrange sufficient documentation for that.”<br /> <br /> “I assume this will not be added to the evidence packet?”<br /> <br /> “No.”<br /> <br /> “While you consider, we offer the services of our healer.” ([[Stella]] is out of DI, but does the Medicinal analysis.)<br /> <br /> Stella gets 24 successes on a medicine roll (!). She has a nasty cut down her stomach, which has been stitched up. She’s not down hit points as much as Agility and Strength. It was done up competently, if not with 24 successes. (Although over 15.) It’s not worth undoing and redoing, that would probably set her back some. It’s probably another 7-10 days before she’s able to swing a sword again, and another 2 weeks before she’s back to full. Stella’s best guess is that the sword was coated in something like slith blood, that is transferring the magic/DI resistance into the wound. Finding the slith and killing them would probably defeat that effect. Purple time magic probably won’t help heal it faster.<br /> <br /> Stella relays this, and Alasta tells us which slith unit she was fighting, so it’s probably the commander of that unit. She offers to try to help fix the wound, but not until tomorrow.<br /> <br /> “We will probably have received orders from my mother by this evening, at which point I will not be able to countermand those orders. If I send the Prince to Blue with you, mother will be angry at me. And then I will not be able to take advantage of your offer, although thank you.”<br /> <br /> “Should we also consult with Miranel?”<br /> <br /> “She is less interested in the military matters, but you can speak to her. She might have some other reasons to establish contact with Blue. I doubt it would line up in such a way that both of us sending you would make sense, but feel free to talk to her, and see what you get.”<br /> <br /> We discuss swapping some mages, which Alasta thinks could work. NOT Mages, that would be bad. Maybe one with some apprentices. We discuss details; Battle mages might be less useful than Weather mages. Yellow mages are mostly better at communication, even for Battle mages. Unreality is not so useful at the battle map scale, but Feelings is good for morale. She can probably only afford to send five mages, and she’d be reluctant to send them to the front lines. <br /> <br /> Scout considers whether there are any elvish healers whose magic is less direct, and therefore might be able to help. The best elvish healer is a halfling, who has the ability to amplify the effects of rest for people under her care. That might be more useful than sluagh effects, which are probably more directed and therefore likely to be suppressed.<br /> ==Miranel==<br /> “Good to see you again,” she says, offering us tea and snacks. “I hear you have issues with my cousin?”<br /> <br /> “He’s delightful, but we can’t be separated from him.”<br /> <br /> Vidan gives a spiel; Miranel has no objection per se, but imagines her mother will be grumpy that he is brought back and then left before she got to see him.<br /> <br /> She thinks that one way to ameliorate the Maharani’s reaction would be to bring the Prince to see his mother. Our eyebrows raise at this a bit. There might be some utility conveying some letters to the Lady of Lore, and if anything arose there, that could be of interest.<br /> <br /> Huh. Are we being sent on a spy mission? It seems we are.<br /> <br /> “Could you tell us more about the condition of the Prince’s mother?”<br /> <br /> “You have seen Lisatera? She is skilled at resisting the consequences of Unreality. Morrigan is not skilled at resisting those consequences, and spent too much time investigating certain things using Unreality magic.”<br /> <br /> “Is it purely psychological, or is there a magical effect such that Purple magic would help?”<br /> <br /> “That would probably not help any more than using Green magic to heal Blood damage.”<br /> <br /> “Is the Prince related to the investigation?”<br /> <br /> “Yes, she was investigating things to do with him; he’s not aware of that.”<br /> <br /> “She was prone to taking risks with Unreality; there was a particular incident that pushed her over the line. If he was a trigger before then, I didn’t notice it, and I don’t know that anyone noticed it. But she wasn’t living in the palace at the time, so maybe I didn’t notice it. He was only brought to the palace after the incident.”<br /> Collecting the Prince<br /> We go to the Prince's rooms, and let him know that we'll be going on a Diplomatic Mission to Blue. He was expecting to see his aunt - well, we have permission from his cousin. He should pack now. Also, Nesh says we may be going by the Lady of Lore - we won't do that if he doesn't want to. He says he wants to do that.<br /> <br /> Diomarche asks Lisatera for advice - &quot;don't come back for at least three or four days. Also remember that you're in Yellow, so orders can follow you fast.&quot; <br /> <br /> A few letters arrive addressed to the Lady of Lore. (Vidan has already realized that there is No Reason For Yellow To Send Letters, so we are really curious what these are, but we do not open them.)<br /> <br /> Lisatera's advice for Diomarche getting into Unreality: &quot;Pick your delusions carefully - try to make them not matter. Like 'the sky is green'.&quot; <br /> <br /> Curing delusions is generally difficult, like curing Red damage. A good enough priest can usually give you temporary spells of clarity, for instance.<br /> <br /> Off we go!<br /> ==In the Realms of Lore==<br /> Vidan has to teleport to a magical location on a magical map, but happily, Gale has a magic map which will show the bend in the river, and he teleports us there. To the [[Tem]]ple of Lore next - we are still on the clock. <br /> <br /> The Prince leads us to the entrance of the temple, which is like a monastery but more open. We accompany the prince. Gale walks up to the Guards Barracks and announces our plan<br /> <br /> The yellow guy on duty starts to surreptitiously cast yellow spells. He says &quot;Separation.&quot; Nesh sees someone going to take the prince away, and dives for him. <br /> <br /> &quot;We are not going to let a bunch of random people with broken miracles which are also on the Prince prevent us from separately checking the Prince.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;We did not rescue the Prince, wresting him out of the clutches of the Breaker, in order to let him be taken captive by the next people we met.&quot; -Vidan, suppressing Yellow. <br /> <br /> Scout jumps in to say that we are the Middlesea Free Rangers and are sworn to protect the Prince, and puts his hand on the Prince's shoulder. Stella also stands by the Prince and says &quot;let's not be hasty.&quot; Diomarche also tries some persuasion. Nesh asks can we wait for the Lady of Lore to show up? <br /> <br /> Both sides manage to not start the actual combat. Stella asks the priests nearby - it would be nice to talk to someone with actual knowledge. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[The Lady]] of Lore enters, and brings EPs.<br /> <br /> *+10 EPs<br /> *+12 SPs</div>

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<p>BoojumBot: Automated linkify</p> <hr /> <div>==Still the Same Day==<br /> <br /> &quot;So, the plan is to go and return the prince, break it to the Maharani that he has to stay with us, escape the Mahrani's prison, and return?&quot; -[[Vidan]]<br /> <br /> “You know, if we skip step one, we can also skip steps two and three.” –[[Scout]]<br /> <br /> Vidan asks the Prince what he remembers.<br /> <br /> *His range seems to be similar to our range pre-Ranger oath. <br /> *He’s been under the influence of the Green amnesia mist, so he’s lost some memory, even around dinner.<br /> *He seems to be reasonably good at getting up to speed, and is grumpy about the Broken miracle.<br /> * He has a few popped Yellow spells, and some other protective effects that had been there, but no ongoing effects. Anything that had been cast then has worn off by now, which could have some utility in figuring out how to bring the whole bubble down.<br /> <br /> The Prince has a point of Karma, which is interesting.<br /> <br /> [[Diomarche]] actually brings him up to speed, and then Vidan breaks the news about being on the map.<br /> <br /> “You can tell the Maharani that.” – Lisatera&lt;br&gt;<br /> “I get to go on adventures? Cool!” – Prince Vishnarani&lt;br&gt;<br /> (“One more for Team Goof!” –Scout)<br /> <br /> Lisatera makes the Prince look like someone else, and we head to the Palace (the Prince does think this is the right thing to do, if not the thing he is happy about). Arriving at the Palace, The Prince is shuttled off– he resists a bit, but eventually gives in.<br /> <br /> Suvatra calls us and says “Come to my office.” We go; we are briefly held at the door by a guard until Suvatra says “let them in”.<br /> <br /> “Congratulations.” &lt;br&gt;<br /> “Thank you. You know about the complication?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “No.”&lt;br&gt;<br /> We explain.&lt;br&gt;<br /> “That’s a complication.”<br /> <br /> The Maharani is not in the city. The war is going… okay. Blue has not helped over much.<br /> <br /> “It will be very difficult to get permission from the Maharani for the Prince to leave the city. You might be able to get permission from one of the Princesses, <br /> <br /> “Can we get permission from the Prince’s mother?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “That seems highly unlikely. She’s not in the city. She... wandered too far into Unreality, so her ability to make decisions is impaired.” &lt;br&gt;<br /> “His father is not in the picture?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “He’s in the harem, he’s from a noble house, but doesn’t have authority over members of the Royal Household.”<br /> <br /> There are two princesses here in the city. Alasta is the more military one; she’s here because she was injured in the fighting. Fixing her might get her points, but she has been looked at by a number of priests and mages, and is only recovering slowly. [[Miranel]]le is in the city and is holding her mother’s political alliances together, at least in part.<br /> <br /> (Tasca is one of Love’s servants, but not in the city. And not really in the politics sphere, so may not count.)<br /> <br /> “Well, it would be good to get Hirana out, but if she’s forgotten most of what she learned when she was there, then…”<br /> <br /> “Most of us have suffered amnesia.”<br /> <br /> Vidan wonders about the Prince’s mother. Her Majesty’s younger sister is named Morrigan, and is at the Lady of Lore’s keep, a good ways south of the city.<br /> <br /> “I would be careful about taking the Prince to see his mother.” It could be emotionally complicated.<br /> <br /> “Is the Prince a Yellow mage himself?”&lt;br&gt;<br /> “Barely. He has some training, he can cast a few spells reliably.”<br /> <br /> Scout asks what his aptitudes are? That’s classified.&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[Nesh]] appeals, and gets a much better roll.&lt;br&gt;<br /> He’s competently trained as a swordsman, but not much better than most 13 year olds.&lt;br&gt;<br /> He has a strong potential to connect to the divine, which has been a source of some… complication.&lt;br&gt;<br /> That’s one of the reasons he was sent. He does not know that, however. He may or may not have awareness of his potential to connect to the divine. <br /> <br /> We update her on our travels, including a bit about Mikhailovich. Princess Alasta would be interested in that information, but if he’s out of the country, he’s no longer Suvatra’s concern.<br /> <br /> There have not been any further attempts that Suvatra has been aware of, but the list is still the same. The Prince probably doesn’t join the list of potential targets, he’s too young and male to seriously weaken the Maharani.<br /> <br /> The Fire Giant is not very high on Suvatra’s list of priorities at present; she’s enquired about getting friendly giants to help drive it out, which could work but would probably cause a whole pile of damage from the fighting.<br /> <br /> The Goddess’ Daughter has been mostly working with Lore’s Servants, which is slightly unusual, given that it’s Life’s Blessing. But she’s been merchanting it up, good for her. <br /> <br /> Two groups of cataurs were caught with similar Weird Compasses (presumably pointing towards Nesh). <br /> <br /> Suvatra notes that she will probably have more orders regarding the Prince by this evening. Okay, we are on a tight deadline. Off to see Alasta. <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Killing Time, and Meetings==<br /> We get appointments with Alasta and Miranel for later in the day.<br /> [[Gale]] goes shopping, and buys a one-shot “turn the boat invisible for the day”. And some cool scarves.<br /> Vidan errands, and then wonders what our plan is if we get permission to leave? i.e., what do we tell Alasta we need to go do?<br /> <br /> We consider going to Blue, on the theory that maybe we can help coordinate the war efforts against the slith. But who would we coordinate with, exactly? Hmm. That’s a tricky one.<br /> <br /> <br /> Diomarche thinks the Admiralty is the default card-drawing organization, but they can’t draw MAG without enlisting one of the Mages.<br /> <br /> We go to see Alasta.<br /> <br /> “Ah, the Free Rangers, I understand you freed my cousin, good work. How can I help you?”<br /> <br /> Vidan explains. The eyebrows go very high, very high indeed.<br /> <br /> “I imagine you have not told him this yet, or else he would be packing.”<br /> <br /> “If I were to let you take him out of the capital again, I would need something describing the situation that would satisfy the mages and priests that my mother would certainly employ to investigate the matter.”<br /> <br /> “We think we can arrange sufficient documentation for that.”<br /> <br /> “I assume this will not be added to the evidence packet?”<br /> <br /> “No.”<br /> <br /> “While you consider, we offer the services of our healer.” ([[Stella]] is out of DI, but does the Medicinal analysis.)<br /> <br /> Stella gets 24 successes on a medicine roll (!). She has a nasty cut down her stomach, which has been stitched up. She’s not down hit points as much as Agility and Strength. It was done up competently, if not with 24 successes. (Although over 15.) It’s not worth undoing and redoing, that would probably set her back some. It’s probably another 7-10 days before she’s able to swing a sword again, and another 2 weeks before she’s back to full. Stella’s best guess is that the sword was coated in something like slith blood, that is transferring the magic/DI resistance into the wound. Finding the slith and killing them would probably defeat that effect. Purple time magic probably won’t help heal it faster.<br /> <br /> Stella relays this, and Alasta tells us which slith unit she was fighting, so it’s probably the commander of that unit. She offers to try to help fix the wound, but not until tomorrow.<br /> <br /> “We will probably have received orders from my mother by this evening, at which point I will not be able to countermand those orders. If I send the Prince to Blue with you, mother will be angry at me. And then I will not be able to take advantage of your offer, although thank you.”<br /> <br /> “Should we also consult with Miranel?”<br /> <br /> “She is less interested in the military matters, but you can speak to her. She might have some other reasons to establish contact with Blue. I doubt it would line up in such a way that both of us sending you would make sense, but feel free to talk to her, and see what you get.”<br /> <br /> We discuss swapping some mages, which Alasta thinks could work. NOT Mages, that would be bad. Maybe one with some apprentices. We discuss details; Battle mages might be less useful than Weather mages. Yellow mages are mostly better at communication, even for Battle mages. Unreality is not so useful at the battle map scale, but Feelings is good for morale. She can probably only afford to send five mages, and she’d be reluctant to send them to the front lines. <br /> <br /> Scout considers whether there are any elvish healers whose magic is less direct, and therefore might be able to help. The best elvish healer is a halfling, who has the ability to amplify the effects of rest for people under her care. That might be more useful than sluagh effects, which are probably more directed and therefore likely to be suppressed.<br /> ==Miranel==<br /> “Good to see you again,” she says, offering us tea and snacks. “I hear you have issues with my cousin?”<br /> <br /> “He’s delightful, but we can’t be separated from him.”<br /> <br /> Vidan gives a spiel; Miranel has no objection per se, but imagines her mother will be grumpy that he is brought back and then left before she got to see him.<br /> <br /> She thinks that one way to ameliorate the Maharani’s reaction would be to bring the Prince to see his mother. Our eyebrows raise at this a bit. There might be some utility conveying some letters to the Lady of Lore, and if anything arose there, that could be of interest.<br /> <br /> Huh. Are we being sent on a spy mission? It seems we are.<br /> <br /> “Could you tell us more about the condition of the Prince’s mother?”<br /> <br /> “You have seen Lisatera? She is skilled at resisting the consequences of Unreality. Morrigan is not skilled at resisting those consequences, and spent too much time investigating certain things using Unreality magic.”<br /> <br /> “Is it purely psychological, or is there a magical effect such that Purple magic would help?”<br /> <br /> “That would probably not help any more than using Green magic to heal Blood damage.”<br /> <br /> “Is the Prince related to the investigation?”<br /> <br /> “Yes, she was investigating things to do with him; he’s not aware of that.”<br /> <br /> “She was prone to taking risks with Unreality; there was a particular incident that pushed her over the line. If he was a trigger before then, I didn’t notice it, and I don’t know that anyone noticed it. But she wasn’t living in the palace at the time, so maybe I didn’t notice it. He was only brought to the palace after the incident.”<br /> Collecting the Prince<br /> We go to the Prince's rooms, and let him know that we'll be going on a Diplomatic Mission to Blue. He was expecting to see his aunt - well, we have permission from his cousin. He should pack now. Also, Nesh says we may be going by the Lady of Lore - we won't do that if he doesn't want to. He says he wants to do that.<br /> <br /> Diomarche asks Lisatera for advice - &quot;don't come back for at least three or four days. Also remember that you're in Yellow, so orders can follow you fast.&quot; <br /> <br /> A few letters arrive addressed to the Lady of Lore. (Vidan has already realized that there is No Reason For Yellow To Send Letters, so we are really curious what these are, but we do not open them.)<br /> <br /> Lisatera's advice for Diomarche getting into Unreality: &quot;Pick your delusions carefully - try to make them not matter. Like 'the sky is green'.&quot; <br /> <br /> Curing delusions is generally difficult, like curing Red damage. A good enough priest can usually give you temporary spells of clarity, for instance.<br /> <br /> Off we go!<br /> ==In the Realms of Lore==<br /> Vidan has to teleport to a magical location on a magical map, but happily, Gale has a magic map which will show the bend in the river, and he teleports us there. To the [[Tem]]ple of Lore next - we are still on the clock. <br /> <br /> The Prince leads us to the entrance of the temple, which is like a monastery but more open. We accompany the prince. Gale walks up to the Guards Barracks and announces our plan<br /> <br /> The yellow guy on duty starts to surreptitiously cast yellow spells. He says &quot;Separation.&quot; Nesh sees someone going to take the prince away, and dives for him. <br /> <br /> &quot;We are not going to let a bunch of random people with broken miracles which are also on the Prince prevent us from separately checking the Prince.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;We did not rescue the Prince, wresting him out of the clutches of the Breaker, in order to let him be taken captive by the next people we met.&quot; -Vidan, suppressing Yellow. <br /> <br /> Scout jumps in to say that we are the Middlesea Free Rangers and are sworn to protect the Prince, and puts his hand on the Prince's shoulder. Stella also stands by the Prince and says &quot;let's not be hasty.&quot; Diomarche also tries some persuasion. Nesh asks can we wait for the Lady of Lore to show up? <br /> <br /> Both sides manage to not start the actual combat. Stella asks the priests nearby - it would be nice to talk to someone with actual knowledge. <br /> <br /> <br /> The Lady of Lore enters, and brings EPs.<br /> <br /> *+10 EPs<br /> *+12 SPs</div>

BoojumBot https://thecometreturns.net/index.php?title=Party_Loot&diff=59260 2026-07-04T18:54:15Z

<p>BoojumBot: Automated linkify</p> <hr /> <div>=Items=<br /> * Blackjack, non-lethal, +10 damage ([[Scout]])<br /> * A necklace with a bottle of Holding 3 DI, shaman flavored (Scout)<br /> * A bottle of Holding 5 DI, shaman flavored (Scout)<br /> * +1 Charisma clothes, for everyone except [[Vidan]]. (Several have lost their buffs by the end of [[To The Heart]].)<br /> * Dagger of Destruction ([[Gale]]): x4 damage, seems to have some way of compelling people to Stab Stab Stab<br /> * A pair of Absconded Tongs (Gale): Stolen from poor normal people in [[Rin'yan]].<br /> * Adventuring Perfume (Gale): Dashing, sexy. From the Ministry of Lilacs. <br /> * Orc Allergen Perfume: Makes orcs (half-orcs?) sneeze around us. From the Ministry of Lilacs.<br /> * Magic Compass -- tuned to point at [[Nesh]]<br /> * Necklace of Dodge Pool (Nesh)<br /> * Feather with a Red/Yellow spell on it, from [[Suvatra]]<br /> * 2 Necklaces from the time of The Lord and the Lady. 4 successes of Appraisal says they’re worth more for historical value than for their pure gold/gems value. Might be worth something to one of the Mages that was looking for something. (One is worn by Gale for fancy dress purposes)<br /> * Scrolls in Melmani - orders to the sunken ship directing the captain to carry the treasure to somewhere in Orange. Army logistics orders, so this was some kind of military vessel of some kind. The loot being carried is to fund the Lady’s army on the mainland. There is a map to a hidden stash of stuff in Orange somewhere.<br /> * Some roc feathers<br /> * A bunch of pegasus feathers<br /> * 1 Phoenix Feather<br /> * Necklace of [[Tem]]ish &quot;Hide Me&quot; schtick (? DI successes). (From half-orc assassin, 4.5.) [Vidan]<br /> * 3 Blue Items with Army Schticks: 1 that lets a unit fly; 1 that gives a unit defense against Orange; 1 that gives an army unit more martial skill.<br /> * An Army Unit worth of Uniforms from last comet (in the cache near [[Kor]])<br /> * An Army Unit worth of Medical Supplies (in the cache near Kor)<br /> * &lt;s&gt;Ring of Yellow area-of-effect mods don't count (Diomarche)&lt;/s&gt;. On loan to [[Suvatra]].<br /> * &lt;s&gt;1 Perfect Pearl&lt;/s&gt;. USED IN MERFOLK KINGDOM.<br /> * Ring: a rack of 10 successes of spells difficulty 10 or less, from one person. Trigger is settable– going unconscious, speed roll, whatever. All spells triggered at once. The caster sets the trigger.<br /> * Wand: 10 Magic dice, can be used on Orange spells, over the course of a day. (Like fortune dice.) Replenishes at sunrise. [[[Stella]]]<br /> * Rainbow cloak: provides 5 ranks of Rainbow Mage for protection for learning colors in the old way. Not entirely clear how that works for people born in the Zones. But it probably is just bonus magic for [[Managaratha]]. [Managaratha]<br /> * Magic belt: Dodge pool! [Scout]<br /> * +2 dagger (x5 damage) [Nesh]<br /> * slippers of quieter move: Yellow silence, give you a “cannot be heard” schtick. 15-20 successes anti-hearing. May not work in Purple. <br /> * 12 +1 non-magic daggers [3 [[Diomarche]], 3 Nesh, 1 Scout, 1 Vidan]<br /> * 15 Shields with shield skill in them. (5 or 6 skill) [1 to Diomarche]<br /> <br /> <br /> * 2 Vials of Orange Water<br /> <br /> =Cash (on the Barrelhead)=<br /> * 3 Loot of Gold and Gems (from the cache we found in 4.6)<br /> * 1 Loot of Random Stuff<br /> * 1 Loot of Gold<br /> * 1.5 Loot (for the second cataur boat)<br /> * &lt;s&gt;1 Loot (pirated from the cataurs) (Spent in [[Melmane]])&lt;/s&gt;<br /> * &lt;s&gt;A small bag of coins.&lt;/s&gt; spent to teleport to [[Darstan]].<br /> * &lt;s&gt;A small bag of pearls (collected from the slith in Run Ten). Equivalent to 1/2 Loot.&lt;/s&gt; Spent in Melmane.<br /> <br /> Total: 6.5 Loot</div>

BoojumBot https://thecometreturns.net/index.php?title=Casing_the_Middlesea_Joint&diff=59259 2026-07-04T18:54:14Z

<p>BoojumBot: Automated linkify</p> <hr /> <div>=Aftermath=<br /> <br /> [[Diomarche]] vanishes; [[Managaratha]] reappears. ([[Scout]] has not yet appeared). [[Stella]] heals Inspector Vok. The people who got jumped (Vok and [[Rakta]]) want to know what happened; we explain the non-secret parts and give Vok his clues. He notes there were three different directorates involved in the permits - the mole probably wasn't in Redaction, but both the Inspectorate and Remediation could be compromised. Does his security needs to be fixed in the next few days? Probably not, though it is not big enough for the task it needs. <br /> <br /> [[Gale]] chivvies [[Vidan]] to go get his paperwork about why the Ministry of Lilacs was reopened. No powerful sponsor; their head is only a second-level bureaucrat. They were in the process of opening prior to [[Middlesea]] and that happens to be the day the paperwork came through. The mission statement is disappointing that their investigations into this area have been incomplete in the last few decades, and they think it would be a good thing to start up again. The Minister has particular talent for it, he spent some time in Green studying Alchemy - he is curious what can be done there without needing magic. <br /> <br /> Gale also wants someone to talk to the Guiding Star. Rakta will pass the message. <br /> <br /> Managaratha goes to the Ministry of Magic to recover his burnout. Someone comes in and reverses his limbs. <br /> <br /> Rakta comes and says that the Guiding Star will see us - he'll be at the door of the temple of [[Tem]]. We go. It's a large black gothic cathedral, rather out of place with the nearby Purple pagodas. The Guiding Star is a man in his early 40s. <br /> <br /> =A Ministry Ain't Nothing But A Monastery Mis-Spelled=<br /> <br /> Apparently Gale is in charge of this conversation. She wants to know why he assigned Rakta to follow us around (it should not take a great deal of imagination to think of reasons to watch foreign priests with Broken miracles). Managaratha explains that there are a lot of things to do with Middlesea that we are pursuing. He tells us: on the night that Middlesea was closed, someone laid claim to the title of Emperor. They are not the Emperor, exactly, yet, but they laid claim to the title. People who dream or imagine or wish for an Emperor are dreaming or imagining or wishing of him. He expects there are ways to fight this. The impact on the way people think and dream about certain things was noticed. He has told [[Warmth of Summer]] - he did not notice the same thing - and he has not spoken with the bureaucrats, though at least some of them probably have an idea. Gale wonders if this is likely to be related to a broken Tem priest? He thinks it more likely to be Truth magic than a miracle. Stella wonders if there is anything in the Emperor being a half-orc that would be precluded. The laws of the Empire say that the wielder of Orcslayer is the Emperor; a half-orc is unlikely but not impossible. He has claimed many of the things that the Emperor is in charge of - that gives him ins into the bureaucracy. Is there something we should be doing? Dealing with the Emperor, preventing the orcish invasion would be lovely. Releasing those in Middlesea would be good but he does understand that that has to be done carefully. <br /> <br /> Vidan notes that he is treating himself as High Priest of Tem, rather than working with the High Priest of Tam and a Balance counterpart. <br /> <br /> =Acquiring Tybalt=<br /> <br /> Vidan gets us to [[Rinyan]] and Stella's house. Managaratha calls Tybalt - well, he only just left [[Vani]]. He's in Fioli at an inn called the Gardens of [[Alexa]]ndria. OK, we will try to catch him in the morning. <br /> <br /> Vidan grouses that Managaratha uses [[Orellian]]'s Spire as a landmark, and that is ''not'' the same thing as the Twins Tower. We should absolutely go there to see this spire thing. Vidan disapproves. <br /> <br /> Managaratha spends the night trying to find Fioli, and gets us there with a portal. He suggests that Vidan make a beacon; Vidan is not impressed by this little town and doesn't see the point. <br /> <br /> We fly and then teleport and then unfold the boat, and head to Middlesea. <br /> <br /> What is the ship situation? Less of an armada than there was, but there's definitely more ships than pre-Muddle. The [[Golden Falcon]] is there, as is the [[Monstrous Maw]] ([[Captain Byron]]'s pirate ship). The town looks a little bigger and fancier. We sail in and dock, then fold the boat up and head up to the bubble, briefing Tybalt about everything we know about the Muddle. <br /> <br /> There are [[Darstan]] flags around the bubble, and a small orange-ish camp with the Golden Falcon's flag (not a full army unit). <br /> <br /> And [[Lisetera]] comes up and says &quot;There you are! I was expecting you yesterday!&quot;<br /> <br /> Vidan goes to set up a teleport landing zone while we talk to Lisetera. At first they're talking shop about the casing - the unreality zone is less timestopped then the rest of it. Is the army likely to be difficult? It doesn't want people to mess with it. They stopped the Saurien (Josef) from trying to climb the wall. Yalanda is trying to see how deep it goes. Pho Jun from the Ministry of Lions is here. But then it segues into social chit chat. <br /> <br /> Hey, maybe Lisetera could help us talk to Dinav and Nivad. Purple and Divine to make different versions of the same person. Can Unreality talk to them? Well, to some version of them. Between the two of them they can put together a ritual. <br /> <br /> Gale wonders: hey, could you have me talk to a version of me who pays more attention to the boring stuff to tell me what I should have noticed?<br /> <br /> An aide-de-camp from Lord Denis (the army unit from Darstan) shows up to see what we're up to. Of course we're not messing with it. Tybalt goes to reconnoiter. [[Nesh]] and the rest of us go talk to Josef. Managaratha casts detect magic, and notes some red spells at the Darstan group, and denser spells around the Orange and Yellow tents. And a green spell over there...<br /> <br /> Nesh chats with Josef. Josef has heard of him. Can Nesh get in? No, though he is in some sense still in there. Nesh's 15 suppression is not even up to table stakes - General Petrov is in there. Josef can see it, and his suppression is at least table stakes. He is waiting to see what Yalanda can figure out, and if not, will go back and tell Uncle what he found. (Rasputin is his uncle; Lilya is his niece). <br /> <br /> Managaratha is interested in the green mage - this is [[Lutenania]], the elf who was here last time we were here as well. He's not there right now.<br /> <br /> Pho Jun shows up to meet Vidan. He is with the Ministry of Lions, and has a base set up over there. <br /> <br /> Managaratha wanders to his house - there's a note that says &quot;Wait for everyone before you go in. Oh, and there might be an attack.&quot; Stella has Interpret Managaratha, and thinks this wouldn't be for &quot;the final run&quot;, but is sometime soon. It probably means the party and not [[Thistle]], etc. <br /> <br /> We warn people about the potential attack. <br /> <br /> Lisetera says she doesn't see anything until tonight, and there's a bunch of divine stuff tonight. <br /> <br /> =Channeling Nivad=<br /> Time for the ritual! We spring it on Nivad!<br /> <br /> &lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li&gt; Have we met? Yes.<br /> &lt;li&gt; Do you know about the stuff Vidan doesn't know about? Who's Vidan?<br /> &lt;li&gt; What is the next step to get the Goddess to cooperate better? Where are we on that? I'd like to be able to leverage the fact that the cult of Al'an can talk to all three faces to mock them into talking to more faces. <br /> &lt;li&gt; What did we do in Jabar towards that? We talked to the Second Servant and figured out what the different churches are trying to do. Messing with Feelings magic, trying to take over the country via the Lady of Life's niece, and messing with the [[Varna]] system to change how the Merchant Varna works. Maybe they should help each other? But he doesn't know if he wants them all working together. <br /> &lt;li&gt; What does he remember about the conversation with [[Mother Jess]]? He hasn't talked to Mother Jess. <br /> &lt;li&gt; How about [[Ritasi]]? They talked about using the Church of Al'an - putting the church back together and bringing the church in Jabar more with Orange. The Church of Al'an has a hierarchy the way Stella's priests don't. <br /> &lt;/ul&gt;<br /> <br /> Tybalt returns. Getting things out of there is going to be beyond him unless it is going along with other things leaving with him. We are a crack in the big wall; he could slip in and out with us. Maybe with Lisetera faking time passing in the Unreality zone. The Unreality zone is changing even though time isn't passing. <br /> <br /> Pulling the Prince out will take a fairly large expenditure of DI. <br /> And we will need a defense against the amnesia mist. <br /> And we should understand why Unreality is just affecting a part of it and not all of it. (Maybe that's a default security measure in place). <br /> <br /> The Breaker's Avatar didn't start acting until he noticed us when we got close, and then he got actions. So he's moving in meta-time instead of actual time. But he hasn't physically ''moved''. Maybe because we were doing things with a Blue mage, he could do Blue/Battle, Purple doesn't think that there would be anything fairness/balance-y, but divine theory thinks there might be. <br /> <br /> Tybalt hopes that if get to the Prince, we can just ''leave'' after that.<br /> <br /> =Loot=<br /> &lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li&gt; +8 EPs<br /> &lt;li&gt; +12 SPs<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;</div>

BoojumBot https://thecometreturns.net/index.php?title=All_The_Priests&diff=59258 2026-07-04T18:54:12Z

<p>BoojumBot: Automated linkify</p> <hr /> <div>This page lists known priests, priestesses, and religious officials.<br /> <br /> == The Five (Jord) ==<br /> '''[[Bert]]'''<br /> : Local priest of Jord in Berana. He was present at a meeting at The Crimson Flagon tavern approximately a week and a half before the party's investigation. That meeting appears to have been targeted by a Broken miracle. Violet had met him and did not believe him to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Carlo]]'''<br /> : [[Stella]]'s uncle and a priest of Jord. He is being consulted about the feasibility of extracting someone from the time-stopped keep at [[Middlesea]], as Jord's domain may be relevant to that problem.<br /> : Appears in: [[Talking to Trees]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dora]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord who accompanied Princess Friga to Middlesea. She is mentioned by Greg when [[Nesh]] asks if there is anyone the party should look for there.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jabril]]'''<br /> : A merchant who is revealed to be a priest of Jord. During the assassination attempt aftermath in Jabar he activates Diomarche during the battle and is able to open a locked and trapped chest belonging to the assassin. He is later recalled by the party when the Maharani considers consulting a Jord priest about extracting someone from the time-stopped keep, and the party sends him a note requesting a meeting.<br /> : Appears in: [[A Tree Grows in Jabar]], [[A Maharani Calls]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Joseph]]'''<br /> : A priest of Jord found at the [[Tem]]ple of Jord in [[Darstan]] who acts as a contact for the thieves' guild. He later confronts Nesh about violating Jord's rules and discusses whether Nesh could petition for a rite to cleanse the stain of his transgression.<br /> : Appears in: [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Navere]]) ==<br /> '''[[Angelina]]'''<br /> : A priest of Navere at the Church of the Five in [[Vani]]. She is someone the local [[Centurion]] consults regularly and could potentially introduce [[Vidan]] to him. She provides non-divinely-inspired political advice about the Consort candidates during Day of the Maiden preparations, noting her fortune roll only yielded one success.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Cindy]]'''<br /> : Explicitly identified as &quot;Cindy of Navere,&quot; a priest with more than 10 DI based in Indaton. She delivers a message to Vidan from Theo informing him that the slith spy situation in town has been resolved.<br /> : Appears in: [[Hunting Slith Spies]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Dalarin]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Navere encountered in the First Run. He is cautious about loose cannons and offers to write a letter of introduction for the party. He also channels Sergeant Susie's voice to relay her orders to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady Violet / Violet]]'''<br /> : High priest of Navere and head of the Church of the Five in the coastal city of Berana. She manages the political situation around the king's succession, maintains the Church's neutrality, and plans the coronation. She receives Vidan, discusses the assassination with him, and takes charge of the public reveal of evidence against the slith assassin. She briefs the party on the succession crisis, advises on political strategy, provides blessings at the coronation, and discusses Rush clergy overreach with Vidan. She had previously met Stephen and Lily at the Crimson Flagon meeting and did not believe either to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Under the Sea]], [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and Investigation]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five ([[Orellian]]) ==<br /> '''[[Gyvail]]'''<br /> : Husband of Linda, a half-elven woman, and identified by her as a priest of Orellian. He was last seen inside the keep with Caitlyn and Westrack, holding position when the orcs attacked.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lily]]'''<br /> : A traveling priest of Orellian who attended the meeting at The Crimson Flagon in Berana. Violet had met her and did not believe her to be Bent or Broken.<br /> : Appears in: [[Forging the Free Rangers]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (Rush) ==<br /> '''[[Antonio]]'''<br /> : Head of the local paladins of Rush in Orange. He attends a house party and speaks with Diomarche about a potential slith threat and security concerns.<br /> : Appears in: [[House Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bordan]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest traveling with Lord Denis and Hiraz in service to Duchess Zerbina. He notes that he serves the Baron and Duchess rather than the Church directly. He identifies the Broken miracle and a Time miracle affecting the keep as two separate effects.<br /> : Appears in: [[Second Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Diomarche]]'''<br /> : A party member and priest/paladin of Rush who appears throughout the campaign. Originally part of the Red delegation, he is described as &quot;Fiveist&quot; and is under the influence of a Broken miracle complicating Rush-related rituals. He swears the Free Rangers oath as &quot;Rush's Hammer.&quot; He reports in at Rush temples, invokes Rush to banish ghosts aboard a shipwreck, can potentially invoke Rush to break through obstacles, and is treated as a member of the Rush religious community throughout. He also informs the Rush temple about Marsha's death and later briefs Bran on Rush priest insights.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]], [[Second Run]], [[To The Heart]], [[To Catch A Thief]], [[Bear and Frog]], [[Forging the Free Rangers]], [[On The Sea 2]], [[Three Mages]], [[Pearly Whites]], [[Welcome to Vani]], [[House Party]], [[Heart of Orange]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Earnest]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Temple of Rush in Berana. Diomarche briefs him on potential threats to the coronation and he confirms that Karen will conduct the Transfer of Office ceremony. He is later among those convinced about the unusual nature of the non-Broken swords.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Fred]]'''<br /> : A priest at a nearby temple of Rush. He is eager to put together an attack force and attempts to analyze the battle the party is caught in, but briefly freezes when he tries.<br /> : Appears in: [[First Run]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Hammerstrike]]'''<br /> : A dwarf priest of Rush located in the Forest court town. Diomarche seeks him out for information about the local situation, including the Arbae's murder, possible demon activity, and assassins. He is also later seen talking to Minister Sandro.<br /> : Appears in: [[In the Court of His Majesty of the Forest]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Karen]]'''<br /> : A Rush priest in Berana who conducts the Transfer of Office ceremony at Queen Wendy's coronation. Notably, she does not spend any DI on the ritual and does not give loyalty oaths to Wendy.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Five (the Nameless) ==<br /> '''[[Greg]]'''<br /> : High priest of the Nameless in Berana, living in the Temple of the Five. He is initially suspected of being Broken or Bent due to suspicious behavior in the Succession mechanic, but Vidan visits him and finds him candid and apparently orthodox. He is outspoken about the Rush clergy overstepping its bounds and raises concerns about Jordian priests being absorbed into Rush logistics roles. He mentions Dora and Westrack as contacts the party might seek in Middlesea.<br /> : Appears in: [[The Once and Future Queens]], [[Coronation and <br /> <br /> '''[[Valentino]]'''<br /> <br /> == The Goddess ==<br /> '''[[Diana]]'''<br /> : A priest at Stella's temple in Rin'yan, later reidentified as one of two other priests at the Rinyan Tem temple alongside Meraldi. She asks Stella to look after things while she leaves for a few days. She is not present when the party arrives during the Rinyan Redux events.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Rinyan Redux]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Life) ==<br /> '''[[Alacar]]'''<br /> : A voting priest at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar, listed as Red 1 among the higher-ranked Life priests with one vote each. No further detail is given beyond her presence and voting status.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Alana]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 5 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Gebra's sponsor in the Daughter contest and as [[Thistle]]'s sponsor for attendance at the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Bethamel]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 2 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. [[Gale]] attempts to convince her to support Aluska rather than Rani Dwalla, partly succeeding because Bethamel feels her vote doesn't matter if the outcome is already fixed.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Corona]]'''<br /> : A centaur priestess listed as Red 3 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. [[Managaratha]] chats with her in the Dining Room about how candidates for the Goddess' Daughter are chosen. She explains the selection process but declines to reveal how the current year's choice is going.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Gisawara]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 7 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. No further detail is given beyond her presence on the cast list as a voting priest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Helena]]'''<br /> : A halfling priestess listed as Red 8 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party in Jabar. She brings Dubrecht as her guest to the party.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Isabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 9 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She is Aluska's sponsor in the Daughter contest. Gale finds her already in favor of Aluska. She arrives at the party dragging a young girl named Raquel.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Jasmine]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 10 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She approaches Stella to ask if she is interested in becoming one of Life's Servants, and they compare notes on how the Church works in Orange versus Yellow. Stella later assesses that Jasmine is &quot;definitely Playing The Game&quot; and thinks Ladinas deserves to win due to her large temple donation.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Kalinda]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 11 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She serves as Rani Dwalla's sponsor in the Daughter contest.<br /> : Appears in: [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lady of Life (unnamed)]]'''<br /> : A high religious leader referred to as &quot;the Lady of Life,&quot; with followers, a Church of Life, and a niece who is Rani Dwalla, head of House Sukrat. Alasphel accuses her of orchestrating plots against the Maharani, including an assassination attempt on Suvatra during the caravan and a blessing ceremony for Rani Dwalla. She is also referenced as directing the Goddess' Daughter selection process. She is never given a personal name.<br /> : Appears in: [[Feeling Our Way Around]], [[Life of the Party]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lisabelle]]'''<br /> : A Life priest listed as Red 12 at the Goddess' Daughter selection party. She sponsors the Merchant candidate Ladinas and is unhappy that the fix appears to be in for Dwalla, feeling this violates the usual way the selection works. She also sponsors<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Lore) ==<br /> '''[[Hama Aliki]]'''<br /> : Identifies herself as &quot;Lore's Servant&quot; and wears a holy symbol. She meets with Stella to discuss developing the Merchant [[Varna]] and suggests Stella consider aligning with one of the Three Faces. She later speaks telepathically to Stella, asking her to assist four merchants in making solid presentations to the Maharani.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Jabar]], [[Caravan]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Lavinia]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Lore temple in Jabar. She is grumpy and unhelpful during the party's visit, leaves in a huff, and does not approve of the Broken miracle the party is carrying. Narise explains that Lavinia's attitude stems from this disapproval.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> '''[[Leonardo]]'''<br /> : A priest at the Cult of Al'an compound in Rin'yan. He serves as the primary contact for outsiders, admits the party to the compound, briefs them on Thistle's spell, arranges the repair ritual, and leads them to Karina. He is visibly frustrated at being excluded from the private meeting with [[Ritasi]], who is described as more capable than him for the miracle-removal task.<br /> : Appears in: [[To The Heart]], [[Adventures are Everywhere]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[The Endurance of Memory]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (Love) ==<br /> '''[[Katie]]'''<br /> : A centaur priest at the temple of Love in Jabar. She arrives about an hour after the party reaches the temple and is confident the drought is not caused by a miracle of the [[Oasis]]. She later brings Lindera to discuss where rain would help most.<br /> : Appears in: [[Nor Any Drop to Drink]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unclear — possibly Crone) ==<br /> '''[[Carol]]'''<br /> : Described as &quot;the biggest Goddess priest in the city&quot; in Vani, working in the Centurion's household. Before the Day of the Maiden party she is seen going in and out of the temple. At the party, [[Scout]]'s attempt to detect whether she is Bent is blocked by a Crone-type shtick of &quot;don't use detects on me.&quot; She is suspected of being Bent and of manipulating Vivian into stealing a dagger for an assassination plot. She actively maneuvers people during the party, bringing Giaconni to distract Gale and introducing Stella to Lord DiAngelo.<br /> : Appears in: [[Welcome to Vani]], [[Another Stabby Dagger]], [[Day of the Maiden Part One]], [[Day of the Maiden Part Two]]<br /> <br /> == The Goddess (aspect unspecified) ==<br /> '''[[Ghadara]]'''<br /> : A Goddess priest who appears only in a memory recalled by Managaratha. She was in conversation with Minister Cho about the difficulty of arranging crop blessings for the Empire, discussing a potential exchange involving purple magic assistance.<br /> : Appears in: [[Coronation and Investigation]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins ==<br /> '''[[Foran Zakar]]'''<br /> : Minister of Redaction and a priest of the Twins as well as a mage. His death triggered a time-stop effect he had prepared in advance. Both he and his successor are dead, leaving the Ministry of Redaction leaderless.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tam) ==<br /> '''[[Warmth of Summer]]'''<br /> : Known formally as Tai Ko Tee, is the senior priest of Tam based in [[Purple]]. <br /> : Appears in [[On The Assassin's Trail]], [[Investigation, Assassination]], [[Rinyan Redux]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''[[Li Zhou]]'''<br /> : Described as the most famous currently active priest of Tam. An archaeologist-historian who finds old things, based at a university in the former capital of Ashkanor. Named as a potential lead for locating the Sword.<br /> : Appears in: [[Investigation, Assassination]]<br /> <br /> == The Twins (Tem) ==<br /> '''[[The Guiding Star]]'''<br /> : The head priest of Tem who has assigned [[Rakta]] to follow the party. Vidan criticizes him for treating himself as High Priest of Tem rather than working properly with the High Priest of Tam and a Balance counterpart. He meets the party at the door of the temple of Tem — a large black gothic cathedral — and explains that someone laid claim to the title of Emperor on the night Middlesea was closed, and that the impact on how people dream and think was noticed by the Church.<br /> : Appears in: [[Promises Promises]], [[Casing the Middlesea Joint]]</div>

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