Id: ec4c6de0-7326-4638-b6fe-c051d13e8232
SessionDate: 2024-04-07
GameDate:
{
	Day: 27
	Month: Mitu
	Year: 3321
}
Author: Logan
Title: "A Cult's Modest Proposal"
Text: "The party (Xedran, Cassian, Dheir, and Saxon+Kit) took in the sights that greeted them 
as they just entered town of Destra. There were no wanted posters for Xedran, only some 
townspeople, guards walking along the walls and the gate, as well as the cult they followed 
in, currently in a group gathered near a Cloud Elf. The party decided to go to the local 
tavern to try and get information, before they could they were interrupted by the Cloud Elf 
coming to them, recognizing Xedran under his poor disguise easily. Grestia welcome the party 
to Destra and invited them all the dinner, the party were surprised but accepted. Grestia 
gave them a time and took off to his mansion with some of the cult in tow. 

Dheir decided to go get some clothes for the dinner at the local tailor, getting directions 
from Xedran before she left. The rest of the party then headed to the tavern previously known 
as Grestia's Libations, now known as the The Jackyl's Head. The female Rock Dwarf owner Sonva 
greeted Xedran and the party warmly, welcoming them to the tavern and offering them a drink. 
They accepted, noticing that the room was lit by fire instead of magic, warming the room up. 
They talked with Sonva, learning about the cult not really communicating with the townsfolk, 
only really going to Grestia's mansion and to the rooms they had in the inn before Grestia 
opened up his home to them. It was around then that his personality changed from abrasive to 
considerate, and days later magic began to fail. They discussed more things until Dheir 
arrived, then they searched the inn rooms, only finding a small piece of torn parchment. They 
could not find any secret messages on it. Xedran even tried some cantrips before they failed 
and he began to feel a bit sick. 

The party soon left and collected Dheir's new threads, they then went to the mansion. They 
were forced to give up their weaponry before being allowed inside. On the other side of the 
gate they walked into a very natural looking garden, as if the wilds here were left untouched 
during development of the village. They knocked on the door, a butler answered and brought 
them to a waiting area. There they waited until Grestia arrived and escorted to them to the 
dining room. Grestia and the party talked about various subjects before turning towards the 
cult (who the party learned are called the Servants of the Dicemaker). He then explained the 
Servants of the Dicemaker's :tooltip,modest,Modest in this case is a reference to the satirical essay by Jonathan Swift\\, unfortunately for the world of Aerethia\\, they are 100% serious with their proposal (at least as far as our protagonists is aware): 
proposal, a world without magic. One with only technology (referencing worked steel into 
weaponry) to lead the way. He spoke of how the War of Dragons could happen again, another Day of Embers that none would survive if magic was left to exist. He pulled out the piece of the Copper Shield he had, stating tests have shown it can produce an anti-magic field large enough to cover the town. 

He sent the artifact away with a heavily armored individual before joining the party at the table and eating with them (or at least with those who still had the appetite for it). He answered the party's questions and debating any potential issues that could arise from disabling all magic, even agreeing that some magical creatures may die without the Weave existing. Though, he specified that the single piece of the artifact would likely not be enough for the whole world, and two other pieces would be needed. He went on that one is in the caverns beneath the Gloomspires with the Deathlings, and the other is somewhere on the continent of Alathel. Dheir offered for the party to go and search for them, with Grestia accepting the help and offering gold in return for the assistance. 

Grestia then offered them rooms for the night, with some searching them as soon as they were alone, Cassian attempted a casting of Locate Object to see if they could find the Copper Shield but the spell failed and he also felt somewhat ill similar to Xedran did earlier. They all settled in for the night, unsure of what might occur under the roof of Grestia (if the man they met even is Grestia....)"