We picked up on Gitera, Ettrios 46th with our third Q.U.E.S.T. trip. Our party ventured into The Estelari Empire to the small village of Lakeshire to help The Pnethera Guild care to ill individuals who had been struck by a communal sickness. Before teleporting, the group had a debrief with Keya Inafir who informed them that she would make sure to bring their information to someone in the guilds who she trusted who could do more with it than she could. She also gave the group a ring that she told them they could use to let her know she was needed urgently by muttering the word, "Konta". While travelling through The Kingswood to get to the village, the group stumbled upon a clearing that was barren and dead, which Keya explained was the remnants of a fight between dragons that occurred hundreds of years ago. Upon reaching the village, the party found most people to be hiding in their homes, frightened of the illness that they did not understand. They met Quinn Redstream, the leader of this Pnethera expedition, at the chapel where they were isolating patients. Quinn explained that the sickness hit three days ago and that around twenty people had already been infected. They believe the illness to be spread through food or water, since it does not follow the typical pattern of an airborne disease. Symptoms were GI upset, fever, and delirium. The bug seems particularly resistant to restoration magic, so the Pnethera guild is relying on potions and herbs to cure patients instead. The group had a chance to talk to members of the guild and some of the patients (including the delirious ones) before heading back to campus.
Returning late in the afternoon, Kaida went to Kailee's room to get ready for the dance, Kyr and Tyr went met up with Lail to get ready, and Ignis headed into Kamari to meet with Dr. Maxwell Knight in his clinic and try to find some scrolls at some of the local magic shops. Unfortunately, they had little luck and came back to campus empty handed. However, Tyr was able to procure a second bag of holding from Lail under the guise of getting Sassy Sally Jane, which he gave to Kyr for the mission.
The Homecoming Dance was a night to remember. The enchanted forest theme was executed beautifully by Winrey and everyone looked incredibly dapper in their fancy outfits. During the dance, Kaida managed to snag the keys from headmaster Thaddeus Coleraton by pushing him into a circle of dancing students. After dark hit, Kyr, Ignis, and Stormy snuck upstairs through the window that Dr. Knight left open for them in his office. With the help of invisibility potions and a knowledge of the Earl's route through the building, the team managed to sneak into the headmaster's office where they encountered a dragon head that attacked with acid and fire. Ignis decided to tank and found some interesting documents in the Headmaster's desk along with a sending stone and a password to open the door to the storage room. Things were going pretty good until suddenly a wild Luna appeared! And...having set off an alarm she didn't know was there, got the attention of Professor Smallvess. In an attempt to distract the professors, Kaida started punching Grayson Wildemere in the face out of the blue, and managed to get detention for the next month -- but wasn't expelled! The distraction worked to delay the professors and the team upstairs managed to get into the storage room without getting caught. Meanwhile, it was time for the monarchs to be chosen! The votes came in and the winners were Tyr as Emberborn Monarch and... in a surprising turn of events, Kaida was Wildfire Monarch. Upstairs, things were getting tough. The professors were on high alert, but luckily for the team -- a wild Kailee appeared! After some prompting from Kaida outside, Kailee decided to sneak in through Dr. Knight's window to find Sassy Sally Jane, but ran into trouble with the Earl. While the professors were distracted by Kailee, the group managed to sneak out with the crates in tow.
The afterparty was a hit. Kaida got her crown, and there were some nice romantic moments between all of our ships. Things with Stormy and Ignis especially (eyeball emoji). And the party got to level up!!