[Alliance] Chapter Four: Session Forty-Three

Appearing Characters: Aramar Thorne, Boros, Elissa Cross, Fateema, Jheel, Liiraluma, Makasa Flintwill, Maraad, Medivh, Menelaous, Naielle, Remnii, Riff, Seria, Tol'vas Moonshadow, Thrud, Uther Menethil, Uuna, Velameestra Windrunner

July 31st

As the adrenaline of the battle winds down, they see the approaching rangari led by both Naielle and Boros atop his elekk. Maraad goes over to Tol’vas and helps him to his feet.

Remnii also checks in on the others.

Vel gets to her feet shakily.

He also gets to his feet.

He looks to the rangari and then over to the other draenei.

He gestures to the clear draenei knight atop the elekk--a broad man with wild hair. There is caked, green blood on the tusks of his war elekk and splattered across his armor. Naielle glances around the area to ensure the coast is, in fact, clear, her dark, black-violet skin and dark blue hair blending into the shadows.

Naielle gives some commands to the other rangari and asks them to spread out and ensure no one escapes. Boros undoes some of the latches on the seat of the elekk and swings himself down to the ground.

Maraad salutes.

Luma looks up from the vector coil, and Boros smirks.

She nods in Remnii’s direction.

Boros offers a deep bow.

Remnii bows her head in turn, and Boros steps around the carnage and heads through the now stationary vector coil and approaches Sironas’s body.

Naielle follows him.

Naielle slings her bow over her shoulder and looks down at the body with a scowl.

She switches to draenic.

Naielle quickly rummages over Sironas’s armor and removes her various insignias and other indicators that would mark her as a rangari. She then turns in the direction of the other carnage and goes to investigate, and she and Boros are debriefed on the situation.

The fel lord’s body had started to burn apart, leaving only bones.

Uther points up at the vector coil.

They motion with the stump of their arm.

Vel points to the elekk.

Luma glances at her.

Luma then curses and looks back to the vector coil.

Luma scoffs and continues on the coil.

Remnii bows to the party.

Boros gives a devilish grin.

Uther nods back.

Naielle looks over to Remnii.

Naielle nods and then looks to the rest of the group.

Luma looks at the group.

She points at Uther.

Vel opens up the portal to her magnificent mansion.

The group heads into the mansion and Remnii does some magical healing. Some of the other draenei do funnel in to eat as well.

Once everyone had time to decompress, Uther finds Vel. Vel is carrying her armor with her.

They go into the room. As soon as the door shuts, Uther crushes Vel in a hug. Not the usual comforting, but desperate clinging. Uther begins to sob. Vel gets stiff before returning the hug.

There’s a pause.

Uther takes a breath and swallows.

Vel freezes.

Vel freezes again.

Vel looks like she’s going to start to cry.

Uther gives Vel the usual Uther hug. Vel squeezes him back. As she releases she realizes she’s smeared a bit of tear-blood onto his tunic

She uses [Prestidigitation] to clean up the blood.

She scoops up her armor that she dropped. She goes to the door, but hesitates.

She slips out, closing the door behind her. She sits for a moment before going to find Remnii.

Remnii is in her room, surrounded by pillows, and Vel knocks on the door.

Vel is a little bit shaky.

She shows her the tattered armor. With a grimace but a smile, Remnii nods.

Vel steps forward and leans her forehead forward. As Vel’s forehead touch’s Remnii’s she’s surprised. Remnii chuckles, and presses her crest against Vel. Remnii touches her hand to the back of Vel’s head pushing them in for a moment. She lets go in time.

Remnii pats her pillow nest and Vel smirks.

Later a mana wyrm comes to Remnii’s room with an extra pillow in its mouth.

Aramar and Makasa are in the bar, and Vel goes to check on them. Aramar is a bit drunk and says drinks are on him, and Makasa retorts that they’re free.

He holds up the compass.

Aramar blushes, and Makasa pats his head. They seem to be closer now than they ever had while traveling with them. There’s a level of a sibling energy to their interaction rather than simply friends.

Makasa laughs.

Makasa gestures to the seat she was sitting in. Vel takes the seat. Makasa goes through her stuff and puts a small stonework glass in front of Vel.

Vel looks at the drink.

Makasa has some bandages, some needles, some herbs, and some other equipment.

Mak: I would have you bite on my thumb, but given the circumstance…

Over the course of the next few minutes Makasa applies the poltice that she applies that allows her to reduce maximum hit point loss. She uses some herbs to numb the area, and while it doesn’t feel good at all, she’s done within a couple of minutes. It’s not as worse as a vampire bite, so Vel is good.

Makasa chuckles before reclaiming her seat.

Vel goes over to Medivh and holds out her arm.

Medivh takes her hand and siphons some magic from her.

Vel chills for a second making small talk before heading back downstairs.

Later that evening as Vel is in her room, Medivh does walk through the door, and looks around.

Vel raises an eyebrow.

Medivh sits next to Vel where he “crashes” for the evening with her.

Also later that evening Maraad knocks on Remnii’s door.

Maraad enters.

Remnii smiles, putting the finishing touches on Vel’s arm and setting it aside.

She gestures for Maraad to sit.

Maraad shakes his head.

Remnii stills her fidgeting.

Remnii shakes her head.

She looks beyond Maraad to herself in the mirror.

She shakes her head.

She grabs a pillow and pulls it into her lap.

She fumbles.

She stops and rubs her brow.

Maraad looks at her.

Maraad’s eyes widen, and loose tears drip down Remnii’s cheeks.

Maraad shakes his head and puts his hands on her shoulders.

Maraad takes a deep breath. Remnii is shaking.

Remnii moves closer to Maraad and places her forehead against his clavicle.

Remnii pulls back and puts a hand on Maraad’s cheek.

Remnii shakes her head and thumbs over Maraad’s cheek. She draws him down and gives him a gentle, lingering kiss on the cheek.

Maraad looks down at Remnii.

Remnii can tell that Maraad wants to kiss her. He moved slightly closer, his eyes closing, and Remnii guides him closer with a hand on his neck. His hands go to her waist, and they kiss. The center of gravity shifts, and they lean back on the bed.

When she finally falls asleep for the evening, in the warmth of Maraad’s embrace, she finds a fitful rest. She’s once again wandering in the darkness of the Barrow Deeps. This time there are no faces, only screams. This time it’s more gruesome than the last. There are signs of violence, streaks of draenic, human, and orcish blood. She can hear the screams echoing, voices that sound like all of her loved ones and strangers begging for help. All she finds is the aftermath when she searches for them. There are never any bodies. She’s always too late for that.

That night, Uther goes to sleep after his meditations, and suddenly he hears the sound of wind blowing through meadows, and the smell of freshly cut grass reaches his nose. His eyes open, and he is laying in a field. He sees sunflowers all over, and he hears Elissa’s voice.

He stands up and sees Elissa looking around. She is wearing a simple sundress and she waves.

The entire dreamscape is a field of endless meadows and pastures that looks exactly like the Tirisfal Glades--grass, sunflowers, and wheat as far as they can see.

Uther laughs.

There is the chuff of a horse, and Uther sees Radiant and Daisy in their regular barding.

Uther grins.

Elissa smiles and starts to run towards the horses.

They sprint to their horses and quickly mount up and ride off, laughing as they prance through the dreamscape. After several hours, and some time spent to catch Elissa up on things, the spell starts to wane.

The spell fades.

Meanwhile, Vel has a dream of her own, directing it towards Thrud. She summons Thrud to her usual dreamscape. She has to chill for awhile, but eventually she feels the connection. Across the grove, Vel sees Thrud. She is wearing much heavier clothing. She looks around perplexed, then sees Vel.

Thrud has sat down in the snow.

Vel then twists the dream to show her Frostmourne.

Thrud looks at it warily.

And then Vel lets the dream fade.

After Vel awakes she tries to dream Elissa to show her the whales, but finds that her friend seems to be busy.

August 1st

The next morning Remnii awakens in a cold sweat. Maraad wakes up beside her.

She lays back and snuggles in.

Maraad wraps an arm around her. Remnii opts to enjoy being held for a bit.

Maraad shakes his head.

She snuggles into his arms for a bit longer.

At breakfast Uther informs everyone that Elissa said hi.

He holds up the compass and Remnii takes a closer look at it.

They head out of the manor and Vel dismisses it. They see some artificers with masks on starting to dismantle the vector coil. Naielle and Boros had headed off to their camp so they could start moving the brunt of it to the site.

Tol’vas opens a portal to Azure Watch with transport via plants and the group passes through it. They see Consul Menelaous, who immediately smiles upon seeing the group. He shouts in draenic.

He gestures to the group.

The other draenei cheer and clap and shout out draenic phrases of thanks and praise.Many of them start to approach to personally thank them, but Tol’vas slips away to deliver the venom.

Vel notes Tol’vas leave and says a few hurried “you're welcomes” before she opts to go after him, and Seria promptly turns into a bird and flies off as well.

They see Fateema changing some dressings.

Tol’vas hands her the poison he extracted.

Tol’vas and Vel leave the tent and Tol’vas opts to find a tree to nap under for a bit. Eventually, the thanks subside, and it seems that everyone is quite chipper as it feels like the end might be in sight. Maybe soon they can stop hiding as much.

Vel goes to the rest of the group.

He diggings into the satchel on his hip and pulls out a small crystalline sphere with a clip.

Remnii’s tail wags faintly.

They embrace momentarily.

Menelaous bows his head and returns to his duties. Remnii stares at the translation device for a long moment. She shows it to Maraad in excitement.

They find Tol’vas and Seria. Seria shifts out of her bird form and she instead takes the form of a quel’dorei. Aramar blinks.

Aramar chuckles.

She smirks, because Riff has truesight.

Vel casts [Teleport] and the group appears in the middle of Timbermaw Hold. There were two small furbolgs wrestling, who immediately tumble over each other--startled. But then one starts to laugh at the other one.

About 30 or so feet away, in a beam of sun, is a big, round, white and black striped circle of fluff. It’s Ash’alah, soaking in the sun. One of her eyes opens as she senses their presence. Elissa had started to wake, and when they find her she was with another young draenei who looks to be around 18 to 20. He has choppy brown hair and is wearing simple, draenic clothes. The most noticeable trait is a single earring in his right ear--silver with a blue crystal in it.

Remnii recognizes it, as it was identical to Dornaa’s.

Elissa gives them a tired wave.

Remnii’s hand shoots to Maraad’s pauldron.

She then looks at the new elf.

Seria nods.

She runs over and pokes her ear, which is much longer.

Tol’vas just laughs.

Jheel seems a bit intimidated by Seria, but he offers a smile and looks at the other draenei.

Jheel heads off, and Seria goes to find her son. Riff seems to be pouting while he is sorting dishes. He is currently in his troll form, and muttering to himself grumpily. He glances over, and then double-takes, and his ears twitch happily as he sees the group.

But then he stops being happy as he remembers he’s grounded. But he finishes up the dishes in his hands, and then runs over to Seria and hugs her.

Seria hugs him back.

An older draenei looks over.

He approaches and puts a hand on Riff’s shoulder, who jerks his shoulder away. The old draenei looks sad for a moment.

He gives Seria a sagely look, and then turns away.

Seria opts to take Riff to talk to him in private, and she sighs.

Riff humphs.

Seria knows he knows the answer.

Seria gives him a small smile and then hugs him.

Seria chuckles, and Riff seems to calm down a bit.

Later on, when the other kid does wake up, Riff does apologize. The child does not say anything, and Riff opts to stay away from the other kids--and do things for Seria instead.

The group has a brief meeting with the Exarchs.

Medivh nods.

Velen nods.

Remnii nods.

Medivh waves the compliment away.

The group disbands, but Tol’vas takes Uther aside.

Tol’vas gives a sad smile.

Tol’vas claps Uther on the shoulder.

Tol’vas opts to head off for the day, but Vel catches him not far away.

Jheel catches Remnii after he settled the kids down for lunch.

Remnii nods.

Jheel’s jaw flaps.

Remnii smiles and nods, and Jheel promptly hugs her.

Remnii holds her hand up and tells him about the very intrepid, shamanism-inclined Dornaa.

Back with Vel and Tol'vas, Tol'vas tilts his head.

Tol’vas nods and heads to his corner to sleep. He’s asleep before he hits the ground.

As Vel heads off, throughout the course of the day, she catches Riff looking at her a few times. He’s looking behind her. After a third time, he comes up to her.

Riff points behind her, and Vel does not see anything.

He appears to follow it around and waves his hand through it. Vel tries to put her hand through it, and feels a chill for a moment. She takes out her Lantern and sees nothing.

Vel crouches down at the thing she can’t see. Riff watches intently.

Vel casts [Sending].

A voice reaches to Vel’s mind. She can’t understand but it’s familiar in way. It seems garbled. But she makes out one word.

It’s the same voice she heard when she was on the cusp of death.

She opens her spellbook and casts [Commune with Dead]. Remnii notices what she’s doing and comes to investigate.

The magic starts to swirl around, and as her magic seeks around, it can’t anchor to something. But then something jolts her forward. As her bag shoves forward, the doll she had recovered spills on the ground, and the magic latches onto it. A cloud of misty energy coalesces over the doll, and then she sees a small, hazy figure appear in the mist.

It’s a very young draenei--maybe four or five years old.

This page was last edited on June 24, 2023, at 07:54 PM

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