Witchful Thinking

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Synopses

[Note: These are highly abbreviated summaries of events largely intended as refreshers or teasers. For more details and (in most cases) full logs, please click each one.]


6/29/19 - [[::Witchful_Thinking_-_5119-06-29_-_Once_More_Unto_the_Bleak|Once More Unto the Bleak]]

Marshal Thadston leads an observation mission into the Bleaklands, where things turn deadly. The number of oily black trees and ripples into the shadow realm have increased, and [[::Turamzzyrian Empire|Imperial]] soldiers and scholars are found at one of the Tears of Koar in a temporal anomaly. Adventurers collect dozens of bleakstones, but see a glimpse of the past Raznel in 5116--and she too sees them, warning them not to return or she'll kill Thadston's son Disean, who she has under her control. The group withdraws for the time, but Thadston swears he'll come back.


7/2/19 - [[::Witchful_Thinking_-_5119-07-02_-_A_Problem_Pyles_Up|A Problem Pyles Up]]

Councilman Pylasar gets mentally lost in time, again, as he rambles on Raznel's past instructing at the Arcanum. Eventually he remembers when he is and requests help sorting out puzzle pieces of his memories that have been moved around. Leafiara and [[::Ysharra_Nagorn|Ysharra]] suggest the Ithzir hybrid Rodnay as an option.


7/6/19 - [[::Witchful_Thinking_-_5119-07-06_-_Double_Orc_Nothing|Double Orc Nothing]]

Marshal Thrayzar volunteers himself for mental spelunking in advance of Pylasar, emphasizing the need for practice since the [[::Wehnimer's Landing|Landing]] might only have one chance to get the purple mage's memories correct. Rodnay brings the crowd to Melgorehn's Reach, where he's inside a cocoon and apologizes that he's too busy feeding to help, but says their efforts will work if done right--though he warns of difficult choices ahead. With a new plan needed, [[::Xorus_Kul'shin|Xorus]] proposes using elemental temporal magic instead of mentalism.


7/9/19 - [[::Witchful_Thinking_-_5119-07-09_-_Repeat_Offenders|Repeat Offenders]]

Scarab and moulis infestations run amok, building to an assault by undead, magic-immune Blameless. Disean, over thoughts, reiterates that Raznel warned them and says it'll get worse if the Landing doesn't back down.


7/13/19 - [[::Witchful_Thinking_-_5119-07-13_-_Statues_and_Suspects_and_Serpents|Statues and Suspects and Serpents]]

Escorted by black-armored soldiers, a man named Cayde seeks trade opportunities and kicks them off by delivering a bleakstone statue of Mayor Lylia outside Moot Hall, showing papers with the approval of Councilwoman Alendrial DeArchon to Captain Stormyrain. However, fishermen soon report pulling up rotting fish--capping off a week of no catches--and, as adventurers investigate, undead sea serpents, snakes, and vipers attack. Hapenlok tries to destroy the statue, but Raznel's control over him puts a stop to that.


7/16/19 - [[::Witchful_Thinking_-_5119-07-16_-_Bear_Down,_Fire_in_the_Hole|Bear Down, Fire in the Hole]]

Thrayzar says he's ready to do the experiment on the 19th, so Xorus explains the details of harnessing the Reach's temporal flux while Magister [[::Raelee_Svala|Raelee]] adds some refinements. A scarab-covered goblin says Raznel isn't pleased that they keep planning despite warnings, acting as herald to an attack by bears and animated Rook corpses setting off explosive orbs.