Reckoning
The Beauty
15 Summer
The party slays or scatters the remaining enemies and moves to confront Imago Weygarde in the Captain’s Cabin of the ship. In a tense conversation, aided by Sylas’ magic, Imago reminiscences about his time aboard the Beauty, his travels throughout the world, and his bitterness about Athelia and Avarian’s relationship—and reveals a startling secret to some of the party (but not including Sav and Vanja), that Deren Lake had been contacted by Vanja in his mind and that she had warned him about the impending attack by the party, which resulted in the alerting of Imago and the soldiers.
by Jessica DruSylas attempts to subdue Imago, but the pirate has no intention of being captured and draws a magically artificed pistol from his coat and fires at Athelia! She dodges the shot, but Avarian standing behind her is struck instead! Ethan slits Imago’s throat. Sylas, outraged that his opportunity to interrogate Imago was stolen, lashes out at Ethan in anger.
Roux, Athelia, Ethan, and Astarael moved to help Avarian, removing the bullet and curing the poison Ethan suspects was used from his own poisoner’s kit stolen in Northgate to poison the bullet.
Sav and Vanja return to the ship. Vanja moves to aid Avarian, but he refuses her help. Athelia gently confronts Vanja about the rumors of betrayal, and Sav overhears the conversation. Outraged by the news that Vanja endangered the party for her love of Deren Lake and warned him of their presence, Sav is moved to violence and begins to attack her, declaring Vanja once and for all a traitor!
Roux and Warbler move to protect Vanja as the party argues desperately, but in the midst of the argument Ethan fires an arrow into Vanja’s chest. Sav, shocked to see her fall, heals Vanja with her magic and flees the ship in tears with Astarael giving chase to plead with her to stay.
Sylas binds Vanja and takes her below deck, while Nurie’te, confused and concerned by Sav’s tears, reveals an incredible secret—he attempts to teleport them to the Aasimar Citadel, but fails as a result of his damaged power source.
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