27 - Lord of the Flies

SESSION 27/ LORD OF THE FLIES 24.06.21
“I’ve lied to all of you before, and I’ll lie to you again; that’s who I am.”

- RASCAR
CHARACTERS Introduced:
Hadrian, dock warehouse inventory clerk who gave Grey seed samples intended for House Illari
Lady Midday, crowned with rays, heir to the throne of the Summer Court
Acolyte of Melora, male priest who absolved LC’s debt and gave tour of lighthouse
Jeremy, slimy human representative of whomever hired Rascar as an assassin
‘Kenneth/Firefly’, Rascar’s aliases under Jeremy
CHARACTERS first mentioned:

Oliver, hands-on greenskeeper for House Illari, expecting a shipment of seeds from the docks
Bee
Hornet
Sawfly
PLACES/INSTITUTIONS introduced:
Import warehouse where Hadrian works
OBJECTS/PHENOMENA first mentioned:
INVENTORY/FUNDS:
+ Sample packet of yellow orange tea roses, good for brewing
+ Sample packet of Xhorhasian peonies
+ Sample packet of Marquesian fever poppies
+ 300 gold, reward from Yussa
+ Bottle of Marquesian fire whiskey
- 10 gold for whiskey
- Contents of bottle of Marquesian fire whiskey
HIGHLIGHTS
- Grey swindles Hadrian for seeds intended for House Illari, as future gifts for Ashkeet
- The Post has received mail with gold and additional Shadowfell seeds, rewards from Yussa
- These are planted in Grey’s crate & barrel garden, with the wildflowers druidcrafted into life
- Zee heads off for promised date with Berinon, with Raine & Ras following for free drinks
- Ras has encounters with Lady Midday of the Summer Court, hinting at crossroads & ambition
- Husk also has date, with Silverclaw; they try cerviche and he asks about the claw (no result)
- Grey tries to give wildflowers to Ashkeet, Booze gets him drunk first; Ashkeet sets up a date
- Husk & Grey repay debt with new door to Melora’s temple, get tour of green lighthouse gem
- Zee disappears to buy a donut, LC lose their minds looking for her; Ashkeet got the last one
- A family meeting is called and Ashkeet is invited to lunch, but turns up later and is locked out
- Ras is outed as Adelar diplomat’s killer, Raine knew and has been keeping mum; shock all round
- Booze runs to tell Silverclaw; she interrogates Ras and is watching him, wants his employer
- Ras and Booze have it out, Ras informs Booze he will always be a liar; they agree to disagree
- Grey consults Booze at bar, get note from Jeremy asking to meet ‘Kenneth’ in the usual spot
- Spider-spy on Ras’s meeting; Jeremy wants warehouse burnt, mentions other bug-named agents
- New plan: Consult House Adelar for info before returning to search/maybe burn the warehouse