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A million thanks to Euan from running a wonderful campaign. It's a ton of work and so much appreciated.

To the rest of you, thanks for hanging in there despite what real life threw at us. Someone always brought their A game which for me, at least, pushed me to do better.

I hope to see you all around but I'm off to walk the Camino Santiago this summer so won't be joining anything new until after that. Who knows, with retirement next year, maybe I'll run one again.

Best wishes, peace, and joy to all!

Oppara is home. Having seen much of Taldor and beyond, Kamari knows it to be true more than ever. She looks upon the canals, the buildings, the parks, the people with fresh eyes though. The graduate degree in real life and the real Taldor did not diminish her love for the place and its people. In simple garments she strides the streets with hope and visits the cafes to see how the people are adjusting.

She will miss the constant company of her companions but knows their paths now diverge. Their parting was tear filled for her; the tears being a mixture of joy and sorrow. They had survived, and they had succeeded. There had been so much pain and suffering but now was a time to build and grow. Someday she would catch up with her friends but for now there was still work to do.

Senator Kamari has a nice ring to it.

Viscount Kamari does have a nice ring to it. I wonder if it comes with a ring.

"Thank you, Baron. I hope you enjoy your retirement and that we can do even more to assist the Princess from these positions."

"How about..."

"...that."

I think Kamari would remember about magical detection, anti-magic, etc., around this part of the castle even if I have no more than an itch in my brain, so all this might be nonsensical.

"We should have enough invisibility spells amongst us. I have five available using my pearls."

Kamari digs through her haversatchel and comes out with a scroll of teleport. "We also have this."
My notes says we bought two with one being a spare. I don't think we ever used it. We also should have 5 potions of gaseous form left.

"You will honor his memory while you lead Taldor to being a better nation for everyone." Kamari tries for encouraging words but finds herself internally conflicted and exhausted by the montage of Taldor's "great" leaders.

Kamari breathes a sigh of relief to see the Night Swan also breathing.

She is happy to see the Prince's soul at rest, and selfishly glad that he is moving on and won't be competing with the Princess for the throne. "You did not cause the trouble so do not let that disturb you. Best of luck in your journey."

Round 3, AC 38 with shield, flying

Kamari's jaw drops as the Night Swan drops.

Unsure what else to do, Kamari continues her attack on the flaming f'er. She uses her magus arcana to give her rapier frost. She casts frostbite safely thanks to her armband of the golden serpent. She then pokes and pokes and pokes at the flames.

She then takes a 5' float back.

Rapier Koriana: 1d20 + 29 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 29 - 2 = 45
damage without precision: 1d6 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15
frost damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3
Frostbite damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
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Rapier Koriana 2nd attack: 1d20 + 29 - 5 - 2 ⇒ (4) + 29 - 5 - 2 = 26
damage without precision: 1d6 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15
frost damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4
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Rapier Koriana 3rd attack: 1d20 + 29 - 10 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 29 - 10 - 2 = 28
damage without precision: 1d6 + 14 ⇒ (3) + 14 = 17
frost damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Round 2, AC 38 with shield, flying

Kamari ponders blazing foe on which there appear to be no weak points to poke. Nonetheless, she dives in to do what she can.

Acrobatics + Panache: 1d20 + 29 + 1d6 ⇒ (7) + 29 + (1) = 37
Koriana's blade + canny tumble vs no DEX AC if tumble succeeded: 1d20 + 29 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 29 + 2 = 36
The +2 is from canny tumble if it succeeds, not flanking.
damage without precision: 1d6 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15

Round 1, AC 38 with shield, flying

Kamari uses her boots to gain flying in case she needs it and then takes cover by pillar until she can attack next round.

Busy bouncing around both of the blades, Kamari is surprised when everything returns to the current normal.

That turned out to be much easier than I thought it would be.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Kamari takes care of her wounds and heads for the last door but doesn't have the answer for Muri's question.

Round 5, AC 40 with shield and fighting defensively

Kamari sees her role as tying up two of the swords and continues to chip away at them with her structural strike...or not.

Rapier Koriana: 1d20 + 29 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 29 - 4 = 26
damage: 1d6 + 14 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 14 + 11 = 27

Round 4, AC 40 with shield and fighting defensively

Kamari switches to a defensive stance against her dual foes. She makes a single structural strike before taking another step back.

Rapier Koriana: 1d20 + 29 - 4 ⇒ (18) + 29 - 4 = 43
damage: 1d6 + 14 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 14 + 11 = 26
confirm crit with anatomist & crit focus?: 1d20 + 29 + 1 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 29 + 1 + 4 - 4 = 32
crit damage without precision: 1d6 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15

Round 3, AC 38 with shield

Kamari tries for multiple attacks versus the multiple swords instead of one precise strike. She tries to finish off the red one before moving on to pink. When she's done swinging, she will take a 5'step back.

Darn! Structural strike only works for a single attack. Precise damage removed from these attacks.
Rapier Koriana: 1d20 + 29 ⇒ (13) + 29 = 42
damage: 1d6 + 14 ⇒ (2) + 14 = 16
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Rapier Koriana 2nd attack: 1d20 + 29 - 5 ⇒ (11) + 29 - 5 = 35
damage: 1d6 + 14 ⇒ (2) + 14 = 16
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Rapier Koriana 3rd attack: 1d20 + 29 - 10 ⇒ (12) + 29 - 10 = 31
damage: 1d6 + 14 ⇒ (2) + 14 = 16

Round 2, AC 38 with shield

will save: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (11) + 15 = 26

Unsure if the swords have wills of their own and will take attacks of opportunity, Kamari tumbles by the red sword to keep from being clustered near the other party members. She uses her structural strike to find the sword's weak point and immediately regains the panache point.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 30 + 1d6 ⇒ (14) + 30 + (1) = 45

Rapier Koriana: 1d20 + 28 ⇒ (15) + 28 = 43
damage: 1d6 + 14 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 14 + 11 = 31
hidden strike: 1d4 ⇒ 3
confirm crit with anatomist & crit focus?: 1d20 + 28 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 28 + 1 + 4 = 40
crit damage without precision: 1d6 + 14 ⇒ (3) + 14 = 17
bleeding critical: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 1) = 6
I'm guessing the swords are not truly independent so canny tumble would not activate. Hence, probably no hidden strike since not flat footed and also they probably don't bleed. However, structural strike as a swift panache action makes the precise damage work. So, I'm guessing 48 damage.

What is solid/cover on the map? The circular columns and braziers? Any raised sections?

Round 1, AC 38 with shield

knowledge arcana: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9

This does not look good.

Kamari starts a parley but also spreads out from the group in case the living battlefield attempts to engulf them all.

While holding her rapier in a non-threatening manner by her side, Kamari begins with, "Wise words Emperor Gennaris. We are part of Taldor's army and here to keep her safe. My blade CANNOT be broken while I serve her."

Kamari is impressed with Elen's fortitude and thankful she did not drink the poison. She heads to the next door with the others.

Kamari takes the dragon cup.

"Long live Taldor!"

Which goblet do you give him, and from what do each of you drink yourselves?

So, it seems we should give him the poisoned one to end this madness? Kamari is ready to hand the figment of an emperor the gold hippogriff cup that is two to the right of the gold cup with rubies, but has one more question because of the "if".

"'If the cup has feathers?'" Do you recall if it had wings or a horn?"

Kamari isn't convinced there is any poison but continues to play along. She looks to see if there is anything in the cups yet such as wine.

"What are these cups for? Are people coming here to drink from them or are you sending them somewhere? Which of these cups would you normally drink from? Which one would likely be safe?"

"If you remember correctly, that eliminates only the 2nd cup, the silver cup with a dragon carving, decorated with many emeralds."

Kamari ponders the situation as Beldam seems unaware of his connection to the prince. She considers asking him directly but holds off for now and continues to work on the puzzle that might be the key.

"Who do the cups represent?"

Kamari stands well back from the poisons as everyone else seems to have it under control.

Kamari tip-toes over to the whispering door.

"So far, so good."

Kamari ignores the warriors are stares directly at the shade of Daronlyr.

"You yourself tried to avoid bloodshed through the senate and only resorted to violence in the end. Help us end this without more harm to Taldans."

diplomacy with panache: 1d20 + 29 + 1d6 ⇒ (14) + 29 + (2) = 45

Kamari stows the goggles, renews the shield spell, and takes a moment to see how Carrius is faring.

Round 2

Kamari attempts to slip away from the purple ape while others try to talk sense into the figment of an emperor.

escape artist plus Corset of the Vishkanya: 1d20 + 10 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 10 + 5 = 23

Round 1, AC 38 with shield

Kamari pulls off her goggles and holds her ground with her rapier in her other hand while still trying to reason with the spirit.

"And is this what you want? You are not the emperor. You are only a hump carrying the spiritual load. You will not make any choices about where this boy goes or what he does."

diplomacy with panache: 1d20 + 29 + 1d6 ⇒ (11) + 29 + (2) = 42

"We can hope so," but Kamari does not remove her goggles.

She pauses to looks at the blue door and hopes opening it doesn't let in a flood.

"Anyone have any guesses who or what will be behind this door?"

Round 1, AC 38 with shield, wearing smoked goggles

Kamari pulls out her very stylish smoke goggles and puts them on while offering some words for the bit of stardust with delusions of being Taldaris.

"Will you remain if the cost is Taldor? Would you put yourself before the country?"

diplomacy: 1d20 + 29 ⇒ (14) + 29 = 43

MIght be more than Kamari can do with a standard action, so she's more focused on the goggles if she needs to choose between them since she doesn't expect this to go well.

Kamari looks around for a manual, an arrow, a trail of breadcrumbs...

Kamari walks up to the Lion Door.

"Taldaris? If this represents his soul, how is it connected since we've freed him?"

Unless someone has any better ideas, "I'm guessing we'll have to enter the door to learn more. At least with Taldaris we have some of concept of what he's like more than the history books. Shall we start here?"

Kamari casts shield on herself from her wand and peers around. Then she moves up and observes Prince Carrius from a safe distance to see how the chains are bound to him. It's unlikely that he could be simply unlocked, but she looks anyway.

"Might it be possible to sunder the chains to free him?"

She stares and contemplates.

"Of course, the other souls are such a part of him that he might not be anything without them. Maybe he needs to integrate or control them rather than be controlled or bound by them."

Kamari finds herself rambling and stops.

Kamari shares Muri's disappointment at the contents of the box.

"Seems like it's time to roll the dice and hope they land well for us, and the queendom."

Kamari wonders what to do with this queen's ransom of gold. She buys a few more pearls of power and restoration scrolls but resists buying any extravagant magic items that most likely she would never use. She hopes the gold can be used for the good of the people when all of this madness is resolved.

Kamari is up for checking out the vault box at the church of Abadar.

"There might only be treasure inside, but there could be notes, journals, or some other useful item inside."

Kamari considers making a pearl of power necklace, but maybe it's just a bracelet at this point. She buys some extra scrolls of restoration as she seems to be the one in need of them the most.

Purchases:
- Pearl of Power level 1 x2 (1,000 gp each) = 2,000 gp
- Pearl of Power level 2 x2 (4,000 gp each) = 8,000 gp
- Wand of CLW x4 (750 gp each) = 3,000 gp
- Scroll of Restoration x4 (700 gp each) = 2,800 gp
- Scroll of Greater Restoration x1 (2,275 gp each) = 2,275 gp

Prior funds: 10,188.5
Party divvy: 107,639
Purchases: - 18,075
Remaining: 99,752.5

On holiday with little service. Might not check in again until Monday.

Kamari applauds Muri's ingenuity and concurs with Elen.

"We should pick up a couple more scroll of restorations when we have the chance. I worry we might encounter more things for which a lesser restoration won't do the trick. Also, if we manage to save what remains of the Prince, then he will likely need one sooner than later."

Tracking sheet says we have two unused in party possessions. My UMD is only 10 so I cannot take 10 on it. I'm assuming--and too lazy to check past posts--someone else can activate one reliably.

"It seems our first step is to make contact with Martella and find a safe place for you," Kamari offers. "After that, we will deal with the problem of the Prince. It seems we are headed back to Oppara."
Correct? The Prince would be there too?

Kamari looks closely at the Princess. "Hopefully we still have the element of surprise, but do you have anything on you that might be traced if your body's absence from the sarcophagus is noted?"

It's all a bit too much for Kamari at first.

That mother of a puppy!

A few tears escape as she tries to maintain her composure.

You trusted us to figure it out, but didn't trust us enough to tell us. But, that makes sense. It had to be a secret. Telling anyone would have jeopardized everything.

Lost in the debate between the emotional and logical parts of her brain, Kamari doesn't notice the trickle turn into a stream. She stands, staring at but beyond the Princess, as she attempts to process events. Her body eventually betrays her as relief at the Princess' revival wins out and she begins to sob quietly.

Muri's words pull her out from her inner turmoil. She tries to speak but realizes she's still sobbing. She pulls out a handkerchief, wipes her face, blows her nose, and finally feels capable of speaking. She focuses on the mission and puts her emotions aside.

"Princess, did you know what your brother is? Did you prepare anything else for your return? Did you have a plan for reclaiming the kingdom?"

While not a perfect plan, Kamari likes Kort's idea. She'd prefer to not harm the guards but foresees the likelihood that they will have to be incapacitated at some point.

"Once inside, how will you get the remains out?"

If they are within a minute of air walking to the tomb, she'll cast shield from the wand. She also has obscuring mist ready if it seems it would be of assistance. She'll save her invisibility and other personal spells for now.

Kamari is happy to dump the brain-washed doppleganger in the jail--although killing him would be much simpler she muses.

"Wind walk sounds like a good option. Perhaps they are so confident that she cannot be resurrected that her remains are not well guarded."

We've learned little, wasted time, and are now burdened with a useless pawn of our opponent, Kamari bemoans to herself, especially since she thought this a good course of action.

"I suppose we'll need to kill him then before going to grab the princess' body to resurrect her." Kamari says where Phrepniph can definitely hear her.

Kamari looks around to see what plane of existence they have slipped into where the doppelgängers are like this. She tries to understand the creature.

sense motive: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (14) + 24 = 38

"Explain yourself. You claim to care about the Princess, but would send a good man like Virgil to his doom."

While they ride, Kamari thinks about their eventual need for stealth. Do they need to acquire any invisibility scrolls, dimension door scrolls, etc? Or, considering there are probably magics in place to deal with that like their last attempt to storm a castle, do they stick to mundane disguises and actual stealth or distractions?

It's a long ride to let her work out her thoughts and share them with the party.

"Elen's logic about no one we know aside from Virgil is hopeful--unless of course they just killed other people. And, we are beloved in Betony, so there's some room for optimism there, too. If fake Virgil is there, I'm sure we could keep him from escaping."

Fort save: 1d20 + 13 - 4 ⇒ (11) + 13 - 4 = 20
Not sure if it's one roll or four.
Fort save: 1d20 + 13 - 4 ⇒ (9) + 13 - 4 = 18
Fort save: 1d20 + 13 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 13 - 4 = 17
Fort save: 1d20 + 13 - 4 ⇒ (18) + 13 - 4 = 27

With so many options available, the suggestion of scooping up the Virgil doppelganger sounds at least feasible compared to some of the others. Especially without a holocaust cloak.

"In the meantime, we should at least communicate to Martella what has occurred. She might have some ideas."
We still have a way to do that don't we?

Kamari's first instinct to head to Martella is put in check by Elen's words.

"I'm not sure what to do, but let's simplify the problem and decide how to care for Virgil and the others. If he can get them to the next village then make his way back to Betony to check on things it would be helpful. He might have to sneak in but perhaps the Domovoi would know him and assist with keeping him hidden."

"As for ourselves, Elen's question seems key. Is Carrius Carrius? is he in there? Has he ever been there or has he just been a flesh and blood automaton until he could be taken over? Would killing him just bring rest to his soul and end all this madness?"

Kamari pulls out a bag of toffee covered almonds and crunches on them while she ponders.

ref save: 1d20 + 20 - 4 ⇒ (9) + 20 - 4 = 25

Kamari pulls her blade out of the floor while dodging the shrapnel. She then looks around to see if there's anything that was worth their return to this place.

It would be a shame to have destroyed those things for no reason. Maybe someone more knowledgeable would have been able to repurposed them.

She starts at the obvious bookcases to see if anything might have been left behind out of sight from the hallway.

perception: 1d20 + 17 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 17 - 4 = 25

Round 2, AC 38

ref save: 1d20 + 20 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 20 - 4 = 24

Kamari evades the shrapnel that is not so all encompassing as the vampiric guts. She tumbles to the far side of the remaining uber-librarian. She does so in style, but fails to connect with the construct.

Acrobatics + Panache: 1d20 + 29 - 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (16) + 29 - 4 + (2) = 43

Koriana's blade + canny tumble vs no DEX AC if tumble succeeded: 1d20 + 28 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 28 - 4 = 25
damage: 1d6 + 14 + 11 - 4 ⇒ (4) + 14 + 11 - 4 = 25