#Next session is finding NPC and bon voyage

[bitchy-gamemaster]

Femme Fatales Session 0.0-0.2

Mira, a Elvish Druid and Allison, a Kitsune Bard made an unlikely pair. They'd come across each other on occasion when Allison would bring her customers to the druids' market but, they rarely exchanged pleasantries. After a few visits with customers, she started to come to the markets on her own, always stopping by Shale's (Mira's sister's) stand. This did not sit well with Mira. First, bringing tourists to gawk and now making regular visits to see her, herself.

While rubbed the wrong way, Mira felt there was little reason to act, until Shale was given a gift. That's when she noticed the signs that her little sister, missed. Mira would make more time to stand between the two of them, feeling that she was another pretend suitor, who wanted to romantically possess her little sister, one of the believed last lamia to be living. The two butting heads quickly made Shale uncomfortable. She requested they stop bickering because, she cared deeply for both of them.

They agreed to no longer argue (in front of Shale), this led to them begrudgingly helping each other. After a performance of Allison's held near the druid market, on their stage Mira learned of a danger threatening her sister. A few of the druids in her village sought to remove her since she was adopted by a missing elder, long presumed dead. Mira didn't like Allison but, didn't question for a second that she would be the side of protecting Shale. She tried to ask for help but, lacking any sort of respect for the bard in front of her, they agreed to drink ALOT before continuing their conversation.

Here Allison was sitting across from one of (what she considered to be) the most disrespectful women she's ever run into. Which is saying a lot since she was raised in a hidden, conservative dwarfish city atop the mountains. She really liked Mira's fire despite not always liking her as a person. Allison had only lived in-city for a few years, now. She manages to feign an upper-class lifestyle while working two jobs, and going to school. Most nights she works has a s*x worker or tour guide for the local vampire's den but on weekends you might catch her singing in a lounge.

Allison spent months bringing tourists around the area before ever noticing or nearing Shale. She picked up medication from the druids on occasion, and met Shale when she commissioned a wooden mask, with smooth beautiful carvings to better hide her missing eyes. Shale treated her with respect and kindness making Allison avoid her at first. She quickly overheard how other druids outcast Shale, and felt more willing to be open, stopping by more frequently to just converse with Shale, at first buying nothing. This brought the unwanted attention of one of the leaders of the market, Mira. While Shale's kindness made her shy, Mira's aggressiveness made her spiteful so, soon enough she created any reason to spend time with Shale. Including, asking the Master Druid, Hemmlock to host their midterm performance for Bard college, at the druid's stage, just outside the market place.

That night, Allison would accidentally embarrass Shale, forced her in unwanted spotlight. She made quick distance to the sea where she began to look for some rocks and washed up treasures. Allison finished her performance and ran to the sea, looking to apologize. She tried to admit feeling amourous but, Shale just did not understand the metaphor. Before Allison could explain, Mira interrupted, with information that couldn't wait.

The two of them took booze from the after-party and made their way to Allison's abode where a few drinks got them talking and a few-too-many-drinks made them remember very little of the talking. They knew one thing for sure: The people in the encampment, trying to remove Shale are dangerous and need to be stopped. The two set a meeting with Hemmlock to discuss their resources. Shale was safe as long as Hemmlock was still in power, that much the two of them had settled. While in his home, Allison felt the land over the map, having explored it, she noticed something missing from the map.

After the meeting, Allison returned home, avoiding the druids for a few days. Focusing on what was strange to her about the map. Mira spent time with her sister, and visiting a few of her lovers, while thinking of next steps. One afternoon, while managing the market Allison returned proclaiming she needed to speak with Hemmlock, right away. Mira, upset about how Allison hasn't returned to speak to Shale yet at first was non-compliant but, Allison's tone struck fear into her. They hurried to catch Hemmlock before he ventured back into the nearby woods and pulled him into his home.

Allison asked to return to the room with them map. He led them there and Allison ran her hands over the terrain map. "You're missing a city...here." She stopped on the spot where her village should've been. Disgruntled the archdruid was inclined to argue. "I grew up here. You're also missing a shrine." Allison could tell by the markings and raised key in the corner where other shrines in the land had been marked. She couldn't tell them who the shrine was to but, she recognized the shrine symbol from a pile of rocks with glass panes from childhood.

"Finding the lost shrine in this land could mean great things for the druids. This cannot leave this room. You must go there, and reclaim the shrine, activate it again and it'll appear on this map." Hemmlock asked. Allison agreed that is was suspicious and in hopes it would lead to more clues to the plot against Shale, Allison agreed to lead Mira back to her hometown as long as Mira kept any secrets she learned about Allison, while drunk. They agreed to these terms and decided to meet outside the druid market, in three days.

Allison sought Shale to watch over her pet snake, and paid her months' rent, removing any food that might go bad while she's gone, taking leaves from her jobs, and checking her adventurer's gear twice. Mira had a pleasurable goodbye with one of her favorite lovers, Fletcher where she ask him to watch over Shale during her absence. He agreed. Some of her close ones are throwing a little bonfire, tonight the night before they leave for their adventure but, they two've realized, by themselves they might be in over their heads. Mira and Allison had a short list of viable women they'd want to adventure with and very little time to find her though, they knew no matter what happened, tomorrow morning they'd planned to meet up at the market, at dawn to set forward on their journey.