Stormraider Keep (A M.E.T.A.L. Campaign)

Flynt stays quiet as he continues to ponder various strategies that the crew might employ to draw the hags out so that they may reveal themselves.

"Wake up, chérie.  We are telling stories and making plans.  And Presxina has made some breakfast."

"Yes, it must have been the mother then I think." Elyria confirms to Rahkeshi, then waiting for Aurelius and Yoë to come downstairs again.

Yoë gives an exasperated sigh. "Stories and plans? Uh... But it's so early!" There's a pause and some rustling. "Huh? Just give me a minute. I'll be there!"

True to her word, in just a few moments the satyr is ready to head down. "This better be worth my time!"  Yoë tells Aurelius. "Who knew you were the only interesting one of the group! Those others were just... um... sticks in the mud!"

"You don't think challenging a Lady of the Feywild is exciting enough Yoë?" Elyria says with a soft laugh. "I promise I'll stay up and dance the next time there is a party, not that there was any sleep to be had with the lively music downstairs last night." She adds with a warm smile and a wink as the satyr joins them at the breakfast table.

Aurelius chuckles.  "Well I would have thought that much would be obvious," he replies to Yoë.  "Although Flynt here is a real 'party animal' when you get a few tankards in him, or so I hear.

"So, I was just telling the others about my encounter with Leilatha's sister via the circlet.  The beautiful white-haired one that lived in that fortress of ice and snow............... *ahem* Sorry, uh, so do you remember anything else about that time that Rahkeshi should know?"

Elyeria laughs softly at Aurelius' joke, glancing over at Flynt, curious if he perhaps would drink and dance with the others when the mission was completed.
"I think we sorted out that it was the sisters mother you saw." She then says to the half-elf with a warm smile. 

Yoë laughs with Aurelius' comment. "Well Keshi was usually a bit more fun. But I guess you're right."

She then addresses Elyria. "The proper thing is to do the fun first until you're exhausted, then you can sleep in later! Would have been perfect if you'd just done it right!"

After Elyria mentions Aurelius' vision being mother and not sister, Rahkeshi elaborates.  "The mother is not a hag. She is truly an Archfey. I'd got the impression she lived in the vicinity, but Lady Leilatha never did say where. If that is who you... interacted with, she could be quite dangerous."

"Hopefully we will all be able to sing and dance when this is done. But for now we are on a mission and I don't mix business with pleasure." replies the stoic fighter. "So let's get down to it shall we. I'm still not entirely convinced we're going to be able to take down Sylmar the same way we took Leilatha. That was a perfect storm of location and timing. I'm still of a mind to try and get her where she feels safe. We get inside her fortress, surprise her from inside her sanctuary, then use the doomsday to bring the whole thing down on top of her. But I'm open to ideas."

"So, no tankards for you tonight then?" Yoë replies to Flynt, sounding a bit disappointed. "Seems like a boring way to go through life!" 

Elyria blushes as Yoë berates her, briefly glancing over at Rahkeshi. She then listens to Flynt and Yoë. "We can't all be as frolicky as you Yoë." She says a bit apologetically to the satyr.

"Alright, I think when and where we will have our opportuntity will be apparent as soon as Aelric returns with a message from Sabynn. In the meantime I suggest we all eat a hearty breakfast. This could be another long and eventful day so any preparatuions we can do now would help us down the road I think." The blonde elf says, as she finishes up helping Presxina with preparing a full breakfast for them all to feast upon.

"The mother, eh?" The half-elf ponders this new information. "And an Archfey? Well, that makes more sense.  I could never feel so... drawn towards a hag, no matter the disguise.   Only true beauty could capture my hea.... er, my attention.  But clearly, that future encounter is one we will have to prepare carefully for, she will not be taken unawares."

Turning to Flynt, he says, "I share your concern.  It's unlikely we will find another narrow canyon to trap Sylmare in.  We must gather as much intelligence as we can about her whereabouts and movements to determine the best strategy for our ambush."

Rahkeshi rolls her eyes at Aurelius' comment. "Yes, an Archfey of the Winter Court. I have heard she is called Saelihn Liasatra. Let's hope we can avoid her for now. Though you are right, going after her daughters is not likely to go without repercussions."

You have all gathered now, though of course there is no sign of Aelric at the moment. What does everyone do while waiting?  (Not to end any discussion amongst players. Continue to RP as well.) 

The blonde elf smiles, amused by the banter between Aurelius and Rahkeshi, but she does not interfere. "If we are to reenter Lady Leilatha's fortress to get to Lady Sylmare, would you know any secret passages we could use to get close to her?" She asks Rahkeshi after a while.

Elyria would otherwise continue with breakfast, seeing to Acorn and Sozi too, playing with them a bit outside after breakfast.
She is available for more planning but waits with presenting more own ideas until Aelric hopefully gets back with some solid intelligence for them.

"Well, you seemed to know about the back entrance," Rahkeshi says. "I suppose it wasn't so much of a secret though. I don't know of any other secret passages."  She then pauses for a moment. "You know though, there might be ways to get into the garden now that the magic barrier is no longer there. It's a rather sheer cliff though we'd have to get up. And then we'd have to get her near the garden. Or sneak back into wherever she is in the fortress."  

"I have the service of an Air Elemental that could transport you all up that cliff." Elyria suggests. "We would want to know where in the fortress we would be able to find Lady Sylmare though, if she's even at the fortress." The blonde elf continues, looking outside to see if there is any sign of Aelric yet. "I have prepared magic that can help us if we get poisoned again." She adds after a while of looking to the sky.

Perception: 20

(Still waiting to see if Aurelius or Flynt are doing anything while waiting.  Also, is Elyria just looking up into the sky until Aelric returns?  Which you don't know when that will be.) 

(Nah, just rping, Elyria is playing with Acorn and Sozi while waiting for Aelric now :-)

(Apparently Aurelius has been daydreaming about various Archfey... sorry!)

The paladin will busy himself cleaning and polishing armor, shield and sword.  He will ask Presxina to teach him a little about local plants, what might be good for healing, calming, aphrodisiacs, etc.  Maybe he and Yoë can collaborate on writing a new song or poem about the defeat of Leilatha.

Finally, he will say, "So.... what are we waiting for again?"

(Heh, no problem rob :-) And I didn't think Aurelius would need any aphrodisiac ;-)

"We're waiting for Aelric to hopefully return with some information from Sabynn on where and when we could find Lady Sylmare." Elyria calls out from outside the hideout while laying in the grass, playing with the blink dogs.