#Kalor session 7

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Kalor Session 7

The party prepares for their teleportation to Dito, spending the night at the Augustine inn. In the morning, Robert checks on his ship, the Annamarie, when a strange purple-skinned elf sneaks into Lydia's room trying to snare them. Lydia, recognizing Buberry, reveals themself to him, and when asked how he found them Buberry reveals he tracked them via a blood stone artifact. Vanth notices this interaction, and though suspicious- misinterprets their secrecy as a tryst of some sort. Lillian prays and has a vision of a city, a village she doesn't recognize, a celebration, a shovel, and a shadow that makes her feel uneasy.

At breakfast, Buberry is introduced as a childhood friend, and Robert rejoins the group. Lillian takes flowers from her hair to give to Dane and Mother Superior before they depart. The party teleports to Dito, where they meet Marcus, the city’s Guard Captain, and ferry into the city. Lumivarax reveals himself as the "true" heir of the dragon isles, which draws unwanted attention. Lorenzo, a gondola driver and- unknown to anyone but Vanth- informant for the Court of the Moon, helps them navigate the city, revealing Aknadin is under house arrest.

Robert, Lydia, and Buberry explore the middle ring, while the others head to the embassy to meet up with Aknadin. Vanth later meets with the Court of the Moon, answering questions about guild conflicts, the King’s condition, and Trost’s ruins, while deciding to keep Lydia’s true origins as a plasmoid from the Astral plane a secret.

Lillian enjoys a spa day and a nice meal, while Robert gathers information about rumors of war from pirate players. Lillian sketches her visions and shares them with Victor, who investigates his strange key but learns little. He does, however, discover the name of the leader of the Sons of Cor'Silva, and learns Jace was a rising star in the guild and that his death would severely hurt the Swift Shields. Buberry trains his displacer kittens.

The party arrives at Leonardo Medici's estate for a meeting, only to find him freshly murdered. His throat was slit, with a smooth start but jagged finish, suggesting he was poisoned before being killed, and a Drajaran blade was found at the scene. Guards confirm that the Drajaran ambassador was the last to leave after their meeting, and Leonardo managed to draw the symbol of Filodaxi in his own blood before dying.

Upon further investigation, the party detects pseudodragon poison in the wound and uncovers a secret room containing a keyhole, a fish-shaped mask, a dark robe, and a stone staircase. Victor stays behind to try and plead their innocence and is arrested. The others venture into the tunnels, emerging in the courtyard where they are accosted by the guards. They briefly spot the invisible pseudodragon as it casts fireball, killing several guards- tricking the surviving guards into believing it was cast by the party. Vanth and the party work to rescue Victor, who manages to detect and dispel the pseudodragon familiar. Buberry lands a deadly hit on one guard, counteracting the party's claim of innocence, and the party escapes into the tunnels pursued by the remaining force.