#summary #session-11

Last session, the party discussed the politics of the court with Octavia, and then left to meet with the Collector. After being turned away from the high bridges, the party took the long route near the gate journeying toward the Philosopher's Respite. Near the gate, the party encountered Malinda, who was in Ajaxopolis seeking to trade a book on botany for a text on Alchemy. She convinced Perry and Quix to tarry for a few minutes, while the rest of the party continued on. Malinda showed Perry and Quix, some markings on the gol stone at the main gate: a diagram of various dots, the symbol of An Slí, and gibberish writings in Uvalic. Perry, knowing the double meanings of the word, An Sli, revealed that the Gol stones were related to travel, and deduced the dots were constellations. Malinda, shocked by the revelation, revealed that she previously worked as a scribe for Omund and worked on a project related to the Gol stones, and asked Perry to retrieve the notes from the work, in the archives of the Grand Library. She would meet them the following day at the Hitch and Stew

Perry transformed into a dog, and with Quix in mouse form holding onto his back, sped to catch up to the rest of the party. The party shocked by Perry's new found powers, are interrupted by a large flock of nightengales flying quickly by singing. Shel'Bulur transformed into a crow and quickly followed. The nightengales were signing gibberish to the ears of Perry and Shel'Bulur, with only the occasional word for tree heard throughout. The party reconviened together and after survieling the security put in place by The Collector, entered into the Philosopher's respite. Within the empty bar, Quix spotted strange new bars and asked Maxwell about them. Maxwell said they were a gift from the devils who wished to speak to Quix and pointed to the devil portrait now changed to show Slixnathia.

In the pit area, the party spotted the Collector, who sat next to small dome covered by black cloth. When Perry heard a whimpering of plant, he reached out, only to be stared down by the Collector, who touched something on the dome and silenced the sound. The party introduced themsleves, negotiated, and the collector offered a deal. If they would break into the archives of the Grand Library, and retrieve 3 books, the collector would reward them with the Dissonace The key to children's music, 100 does of Petra Ichor, and enough coin to give each hero 2 wealth.

The party took a moment to discuss, and Shelby took the opportunity to open a window to let a nigthengale enter the bar. Within the bar, the nigthengale grabbed the black cloth, exposing for only a moment a glass dome, with a tree inside that blinked at Perry. And then the Collector grabbed the cloth, replaced it on the dome, while his guard shot and killed the bird and closed the window.

Shaken the party agreed to the terms, and the collector told them to reach back out to him, via Dandy, when the party is ready to meet Third Sergeant, their contact for the job. The party left and returned to the Rat and Whistle. They spoke with a nightengale who spoke of a great tree or branch father. They discussed the code that Quix cracked from Olivia revealing shimpments of Sanctum Vacuus, and Perry revealed that the collector had a tree with eyes similar to the one on the island.

Upon returning, Quix introduces himself to Lord Ulstatun and his horde of skeletons and held a brief conversation. Arcash spoted Adaska attempting to generate a doom vision. The party retires for the evening, and Aludial again dreams of the boat but has no encounter with Gem.

In the morning Arcash introduced Perry to Adaska, as one whom his brother's sacrfice saved. Adaska revealed that her vision has vanished, but Arcash comforted her saying the gods will show their will. Perry speaks with Keth, who directs them to find Entello to bring them to the secret hospital to visit Hetdrelyn.

Al sets his sights on fixing the bar, while Ran'Kar finds Entello patrolling in the Stables to arange a meeting three turns past the high moon. Arcash, Perry, Quix, and Shelby went to the Hitch and Stew to speak with Malinda, who told them of the portable gol stones, some diving rod to find the intersection points, and after cautious questioning by Quix learned that the books that the collector seeks our Vitae's journey. And then they sit with Dandy only to learn that Third Sergeant is a War Dog.

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