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 //”Thank you, Sire!”// //”Thank you, Sire!”//
  
-//”Miki, these won’t help in a fight but I think you will like them, even if I am carrying them out!”// Ayrn pulls forth bundles of feathers. //”These are //feather tokens// for trees!”//. You can plant Oaks everywhere. There is a total of 1,000!”// Miki’s eyes get wide and says jumps up and down saying //”Thank you! Thank you!”//. Never one to be formal. +ddd 
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 +//”Miki, these won’t help in a fight but I think you will like them, even if I am carrying them out!”// Ayrn pulls forth bundles of feathers. //”These are //feather tokens// for trees! You can plant Oaks everywhere. There is a total of 1,000!”// Miki’s eyes get wide and says jumps up and down saying //”Thank you! Thank you!”//. Never one to be formal. 
  
 //”Grunder my old friend, I have something special for you”// The king pulls out a long banner, made to be affixed to the back of armor. The banner has the holy hammer of Torag upon a vertical flag of Thylicia. Planted, this //Banner of Torag// spreads a holy magic and inspires those of the Kingdom close to its wearer. //”Let me get it on you”//.  //”Grunder my old friend, I have something special for you”// The king pulls out a long banner, made to be affixed to the back of armor. The banner has the holy hammer of Torag upon a vertical flag of Thylicia. Planted, this //Banner of Torag// spreads a holy magic and inspires those of the Kingdom close to its wearer. //”Let me get it on you”//. 
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 === The Forest in the Sky === === The Forest in the Sky ===
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 Ayrn orders them to leave the bed for last and they head out to the tallest tree. After some observation, Caleb suggests imagining being a crow flying through the forest. Aryn laughs and spreads his arms, swords in hands, and fades. Miki snorts //”I don’t have to imagine that!”// and turns into a crow and vanishes with a flap of her wings. The others follow, and soon, they stand in a forest of magic. Ahead of them another shard of Nyrissa, bound to a tree. Her eyes dart to and fro and she is clearly terrified. Ayrn calls to her, Ayrn orders them to leave the bed for last and they head out to the tallest tree. After some observation, Caleb suggests imagining being a crow flying through the forest. Aryn laughs and spreads his arms, swords in hands, and fades. Miki snorts //”I don’t have to imagine that!”// and turns into a crow and vanishes with a flap of her wings. The others follow, and soon, they stand in a forest of magic. Ahead of them another shard of Nyrissa, bound to a tree. Her eyes dart to and fro and she is clearly terrified. Ayrn calls to her,
  
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 ==== Transfiguration and Transgression ==== ==== Transfiguration and Transgression ====
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 Ayrn stands before the bed and says, //”This one’s obvious.”// Laying down, he acts out the thoughts of comforting another. He fades away. Miki leaps into the bed and is followed by Caleb. Vern muses he is glad that they did not act out whomever, or whatever they had in mind. He follows Grunder into the final fable.  Ayrn stands before the bed and says, //”This one’s obvious.”// Laying down, he acts out the thoughts of comforting another. He fades away. Miki leaps into the bed and is followed by Caleb. Vern muses he is glad that they did not act out whomever, or whatever they had in mind. He follows Grunder into the final fable. 
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 //”You will die and I will have my sword!”// and casts //magic missile// upon the king. Aryn stands there, readied but waiting. The tree emits a soul piercing screech. The original companions shrug off the effect, but Vern is almost knocked over by the effect. Only a glimpse of the //Banner of Torag// keeps him upright. Even though the ringing in his ears, he hears Aryn’s command. It takes him a moment to orient himself while his King awaits. Two of the mirrored Nyrissas close and attack, but Ayrn and Vern avoid their blows.  //”You will die and I will have my sword!”// and casts //magic missile// upon the king. Aryn stands there, readied but waiting. The tree emits a soul piercing screech. The original companions shrug off the effect, but Vern is almost knocked over by the effect. Only a glimpse of the //Banner of Torag// keeps him upright. Even though the ringing in his ears, he hears Aryn’s command. It takes him a moment to orient himself while his King awaits. Two of the mirrored Nyrissas close and attack, but Ayrn and Vern avoid their blows. 
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 In the meantime, Grunder fills the party with holy energy and charges towards the one in the center, his //holy avenger// axe radiant. Caleb draws forth his //staff of power// and uses a powerful //ray of enfeeblement// upon one of the mirror pieces who drops her shield and sword. Miki swells into an earth elemental and stomps forward to bash her foe. It looks as if the fight is on. Then Vern finally gathers himself and responds to Aryn’s orders. Touching his sovereign, he whisks them both past the defenders and in front of the fey queen trapped in the tree. Without hesitation, Ayrn drives //Briar// into the chest of the woman, and her soul-shard is absorbed into the sword. The woman shrieks again, and while Ayrn is unaffected as he holds the sword, Vern is not as lucky, so close to the source. He staggers back, stunned, confused, and unable to think wisely. But, the fight is over. This fable does not fail. Aryn orders Miki to //heal// Vern and she does so using her //staff of life//. When everyone is recovered, they head inside the structure.  In the meantime, Grunder fills the party with holy energy and charges towards the one in the center, his //holy avenger// axe radiant. Caleb draws forth his //staff of power// and uses a powerful //ray of enfeeblement// upon one of the mirror pieces who drops her shield and sword. Miki swells into an earth elemental and stomps forward to bash her foe. It looks as if the fight is on. Then Vern finally gathers himself and responds to Aryn’s orders. Touching his sovereign, he whisks them both past the defenders and in front of the fey queen trapped in the tree. Without hesitation, Ayrn drives //Briar// into the chest of the woman, and her soul-shard is absorbed into the sword. The woman shrieks again, and while Ayrn is unaffected as he holds the sword, Vern is not as lucky, so close to the source. He staggers back, stunned, confused, and unable to think wisely. But, the fight is over. This fable does not fail. Aryn orders Miki to //heal// Vern and she does so using her //staff of life//. When everyone is recovered, they head inside the structure. 
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 Caleb looks rueful. For once, he is less than formal. //”Why the hell not”// he says with a wry smile and shrug.  Caleb looks rueful. For once, he is less than formal. //”Why the hell not”// he says with a wry smile and shrug. 
  
-Aryn turns back to Nyrissa, //”Let’s do it. Escort me to the tree.”+Aryn turns back to Nyrissa, //”Let’s do it. Escort me to the tree.”//
  
-Nyrissa float to them, her form passing through the rocks. Aryn takes her arm, and she walks him to the tree. Grunder gestures with his head and the rest follow, like an honor guard. Roots rise to move Aryn up to face the final part of Nyrissa’s soul. The Tree-form starts to chant in an ancient tongue of the First World. Both Caleb and Vern note it is OK, a spell to bind the sword and heal her. Both are struck with its beauty. As the chant finishes, the projection aids Aryn in placing the sword against the tree. This time, //Briar// is pulled from his hand into the tree. He hears in his head //good bye love, and hello// and for this first time since finding the part of Nyrissa, Ayrn notes a peace he did not know he had been lacking. +Nyrissa float to them, her form passing through the rocks. Aryn takes her arm, and she walks him to the tree. Grunder gestures with his head and the rest follow, like an honor guard. Roots rise to move Aryn up to face the final part of Nyrissa’s soul. The Tree-form starts to chant in an ancient tongue of the First World. Both Caleb and Vern note it is OK, a spell to bind the sword and heal her. Both are struck with its beauty. As the chant finishes, the projection aids Aryn in placing the sword against the tree. This time, //Briar// is pulled from his hand into the tree. He hears in his head //good bye love, and hello // and for this first time since finding the part of Nyrissa, Ayrn notes a peace he did not know he had been lacking. 
  
 The projection fades and the tree starts to crumble. Aryn leaps down from decaying roots and looks up in time to catch the falling Nyrissa. She is unconscious, but breathing. Aryn calls for Miki, but the whole relams starts to go black, contracting around the stone circle. Caleb yells, The projection fades and the tree starts to crumble. Aryn leaps down from decaying roots and looks up in time to catch the falling Nyrissa. She is unconscious, but breathing. Aryn calls for Miki, but the whole relams starts to go black, contracting around the stone circle. Caleb yells,
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 Still holding Nyrissa, Ayrn explains to her what happened. Fortunately, the King and Queen have had more than one lovely lady to share their chambers in the past. Fyonia said she would immediately get a room set up for the recovering Nyrissa. Vern and Caleb note they need to get back, and so with a final glance at the ruins, they //teleport// back to Castle Mordun in Stagfell.  Still holding Nyrissa, Ayrn explains to her what happened. Fortunately, the King and Queen have had more than one lovely lady to share their chambers in the past. Fyonia said she would immediately get a room set up for the recovering Nyrissa. Vern and Caleb note they need to get back, and so with a final glance at the ruins, they //teleport// back to Castle Mordun in Stagfell. 
  
-===== Epilogue =====+===== EPILOGUE ===== 
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 +The first days back are a whirlwind of activity from the King and his companions. The announcement they are back comes a mere day after the group had left. Considering the last time was two years, this is a bit of a surprise.  
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 +Aryn again addresses his subjects, this time with the Army of Owls and Miki as an air elemental flying over the Magar Arena. This is a speech of triumph, without the dire threat from the Eldest. Ayrn saves that for a private briefing of the cabinet. The others move to catch up with their respective jobs and duties. Caleb is also getting used to his new ducal home, built in the past two years in the expansion of Caster’s Vigil. Grunder immediately sees to the armed forces, especially the armies created in his absence. Miki throws herself into securing 1000 Breaths flora and fauna remaining. Vern is tasked with the creation of a portal network of paired //teleportation circles// around Thylicia.  
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 +Things settle, and when no new attacks from the First World arrive, it seems that a time of peace is upon them. However, with the dire warning of Nyrissa, there are things to be done. Miki oversees the expansion of the Far Watch, and she and Caleb increase the coordination between the Far Watch and Caleb’s network. Grunder makes sure all armies, including the Far Watch, are armed with cold iron weapons. He begins war planning for various fey invasions, menace from the north if there is a civil war in Brevoy, and any threats from another River Kingdom. He also joins in the coordination with Miki and Caleb on armed forces.  
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 +After Vern takes time attending to Varnhold, he sets up programs to engage in more arcane research around fey in general. He also extends into more personal research into the powers of 8th and 9th level magic. He is still young and has years to unlock greater secrets. Vern also creates a permanent personal demi-plane to aid in his endeavors.  
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 +Caleb begins his explorations and understanding of the pocket dimension and floating castle, soon making it is own personal demiplane. The sorcerer reacquaint himself with the various ladies in his, and this is not a bad place to take them. He has Lily create dedicated unit to monitor Nyrissa, because while bound, one never knows.  
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 +Nyrissa herself is integrated into castle life, as the now lover of the King and Queen. She has her own quarters and is also attended by elves, as is the way of Castel Mordun. The former fey queen no longer evil as her love is returned to her, but her natural chaotic nature remains. Much to everyone’s surprise, other than Caleb, Miki and Nyrissa become fast friends. The two seek out entertaining things around the Kingdom, popping up in the most surprising spots. This helps the former enemy be more accepted and understood. Perhaps not surprisingly, no one thinks the willful and chaotic Miki is in danger of being seduced by their former enemy. And of course, when said chaotic gnome gets the chance, she spreads her 1000 //feather tokens// across the land.  
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 +It is not a full three months since their return that Ayrn and Fyonia announce the Queen is pregnant. Miki determines it is not one baby, but two, twin girls. This will mark a different chapter in the lives of the royal couple. At the insistence of everyone else in their lives, the two take several weeks to be together.  
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 +Tylicia is at peace. The Sundered Queen that has threatened the Stolen Lands for ages has been restored to herself and bound to the ruler of the land. Its rulers are robust, the people energetic and determined. What the future holds is unknown, but today marks another glorious sunrise on the Kingdom.  
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 +THE END 
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 +//I’d like to thank all my fellow players, Matt, Linda, Curt, Andy, Doug, and Eric. Y’all made this game a lot of fun. And thank you so much Matthew for running Kingmaker. Not only did I get to do the whole “king thing” but he let me run wild with the kingdom building side of things. I may have spent more hours than him on the game!// 
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