===== Session 9: Death at Burnburrow =====

=== Afternoon, 20th Summer Prime, 498 CE ===

  * The party continued north, following the tracks of the missing Knight and his mysterious boy.
  * As the travelled, they talked about the history of the region.
  * Revana reached out to Terra for guidance, but still got no reply.
  * Sanglant decided to enter the Faerealm to see if there was anything suspicious around the area.
    * He saw that the Burrowrange, the mountain in front of him, had turned into a dormant volcano.
    * He met a [[wiki:npcs:dust_devil|nameless ash spirit]] that he befriended and named Dust Devil.
    * Dust Devil explained that [[wiki:npcs:syndra|the Fire Spirit]] was killed a thousand years ago and that there was no more fire in the Faerealm.
    * All the smaller fire spirits turned into ash.
    * Sang asked if Dust Devil had ever heard of Talena, the Goddess, and he hadn't.
  * Sang returned to the physical world, and the party began travelling again.
  * After a few more hours of travelling, they eventually arrived at Burnburrow.
    * Ekhart explained that this area was originally the home of Ogloth, the Demon King.
  * Sang investigated around the area, finding several cave entrances.
  * Rev turned into a weasel and entered the cave mouth that they were closest to.
    * She saw several gnolls, a race of bipedal hyena creatures.
    * She tried to get another, closer look, but was mistaken for food and attacked by one of the gnolls.   
  * Ekhart and Sanglant ran to her aid, as Rev turned into a Dire Wolf.
  * As they fought, a mysterious priest was noticed by Ekhart who quickly restrained him.
  * Rev managed to save the young boy held captive by the gnolls, but it was too late to save the Knight.
  * After all the gnolls were killed, they began questioning the priest.
    * The priest was here to retrieve the boy, thought to be the [[wiki:npcs:edwyn_falstani|Boy Emperor Edwyn Falstani]], to be brought back to Ortello.
  * Rev noticed a magic crown around the gnoll leader's head, which she manager to tear off of his head.
    * The priest told them it was a crown of control.
    * Ekhart suggested putting the crown on the priest and commanding him to tell the truth.
  * The priest explained that there was a plot to kidnap the Boy Emperor and have his older brother [[wiki:npcs:daedrin_falstani|Daedrin]] retake the throne so that [[wiki:organizations:church_of_light|the Church]] can take control of the Empire.
  * The party agreed that the priest was too dangerous to keep alive, so Rev took her hunting knife and slit his throat.
  * Sang thought that the [[items:crown_of_control|Crown of Control]] was too dangerous to keep, so decided to take it to the Faerealm where he would dispose of it.
    * Ekhart asked if it was possible for Sang to take someone with him to the Faerealm.
    * Sang didn't know, so they tried to go together.
  * After a bit of a bumpy ride for Ekhart, the two of them eventually arrived in the Faerealm.
  * Inside Burnburrow appeared to be a temple for a dead fae.
    * Dust Devil was there, and he greeted Sang and explained that the fae was Syndra, the Fire Spirit.
  * In the physical world, Rev talked with [[wiki:npcs:albert_cobbler|the boy.]]
    * His named was Albert.
    * He said that he was an orphan, hired by the knight named [[wiki:npcs:osmond_lerenn|Sir Osmond Lerenn]] to pose as the Emperor.

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