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• AI Summary

• Druecia’s Finest, save Sylas Thorne and Dadaka, travel to the Estate of House Valerae.

• They encounter other ships and discuss their purpose for being in territory of Thalldora.

  • The group is asked to state their business, and they reveal their mission to find Meowfi’s mother.
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  • The Elven Border Patrol questions their invitation and the urgency of their mission.

• The group arrives at Sir Valerae’s Estate and meet with various individuals discussing political strategies and alliances.

  • They eavesdrop on a conversation about the Queen and the Ashen Maw, and observe various cultural artifacts.
  • They encounter a mysterious man named Jackson, who seems to be involved in some sort of scheme.
  • The group gathers information and tries to determine the intentions of the individuals they meet.

• They quickly realize that these people are schemers with a lot of power and knowledge about the realm.

• The group meets with Sir Quinton Valerae, who offers information about The Ashen Maw’s plans and the possibility of a joint attack between Nyvara and the Empire of Druecia.

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  • He proposes that he will act as the overseer of Thaldorra in exchange for assurances that the attack on the Ashen Maw will go ahead as planned. This essentially sells out his country to aid the Empire of Druecia, if successful.
  • The group considers the offer and agrees to provide the necessary assurances.
  • They also discuss the possibility of a deception and the potential consequences of the diplomatic situation.

• The group is then joined by Meowfi Smoothfang, who is seeking information about her mother’s whereabouts.

  • The group learns about the location of Meowfi’s mother through Sir Quinton Valerae.

• They decide to visit the Harmonia Forest and the Cave of Love.

• Thomas and his father Theon Glindley have a tense interaction, and Thraine intervenes.

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• The group decides to visit the Cave of Love that night, but they need to stop for gas along the way.

  • They choose to stop at Grimrest, and the cost is split among the players.

• The group flies to Qino, where they hope to find answers about Meowfi’s mother.

  • The group is tasked with helping the city deal with an infestation of creepy eyeball pests.
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  • After Thraine was pushed into a well by a trickster, the group worked together to pull out three eyeballs from the well with a rope.
  • They then dealt with the remaining eyeballs in the city, and the trickster revealed a massive eyeball creature attached to his back.
  • The adventurers successfully removed the creature and saved the trickster’s life.

• They then left the city to explore the Cave of Love.

• The group meets a man named Leonor Whitemane, and his son Crubby Whitemane, who offer to guide them to the council.

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  • The group learns that the eyeball creatures are a result of a beholder’s defiance.
  • They are tasked with speaking with the beholder to stop the creatures.
  • The group is warned not to make eye contact with the beholder, as this will result in being turned to stone.
  • The group accepts the quest and sets out to find the beholder.

• The group finds the beholder

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  • They attempt to talk to it, but it insists on being their lover.
  • They try to get closer to it, but it’s surrounded by an army of eyeballs. They consider using a mirror to distract it, but ultimately decide against it.
  • They discuss the beholder’s appearance and personality, and consider how to deal with it.
  • They also discuss the possibility of getting married in the game. (?)

• Thraine must decide whether to use his mirror or trust the creature, whether to accept the beholder as a lover or not.

• The group must decide how to split the extra gold they’ve collected.

• The beholder’s true nature and intentions remain uncertain. The story continues.

• The group enters the Cave of Love, where Thraine sees his father and a captured Roin, who is being held by pirates.

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  • They exit the cave and consider visiting a place with similar trees to the ones in the cave, but ultimately decide against it.
  • Thraine and Roin part ways, and the group heads back to the ship.

• Meowfi considers killing the orange-haired pirate, but ultimately decides against it.

• The group then heads to Qino for some shopping.