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The Perfect Spotify (A Tribute)

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    • 01:35:24 Grawnoth:“The Virtuous were not victorious. There was a truce called. Long ago, in Sentiasa, in the plane before (which was always and endless and plentiful) the gods (first The Vile and then the others) saw that footsoldiers could turn the tide of the conflict and so they began to create and to breed and this is how we find ourselves here. But as they created, the gods (all of them) realized that their own power was contained within those they bred. As they multiplied and spread and fought and died and were renewed, so the power of the gods faded. There came a time that they saw that the power of mortality combined was greater than the power of those gods. So it was agreed that the planes would be split; barriers placed between them so that mortality could not ever unite under one banner and destroy those who brought them into being. The Virtuous created Reliquiae, The Wild created the Fae Wild, and The Vile created the Shadowfell.
      The tree beyond (I have no doubt you would have seen it) is the Feywild. Beyond futher, the Shadowfell.”
      Raidion:“Reliquiae is a lie.” (and strikes again)
    • 01:38:47 I:“You know who is The Child?” Grawnoth has no knowledge of this.
      100 years ago, the gods began to fade (The Virtuous faster than before). They decided when they created Reliquiae that their penance for the crimes they had committed upon their people was that they would allow them to flourish uninhibited. Knowing that they would one day fade themselves (as their power was diminished by those they brought into being), they made Alvelion an open city. They trained. They knew that their absence would come and they wanted those people to flourish.
      (On that unknown day) 100 years ago there was a sudden change in them, a weakening almost overnight. It was then that they abandoned Alvelion, seeing their condition they did not want their people to fear the weakening of their gods and so they made their home in Atria. We started The Deference so that only we could see them, only we could speak with them, and understand their teachings so that no fear, no panic would grip the people. Perhaps it is this child. Perhaps the child is a demigod.
    • 01:46:50 Alex remembers the damage the cards dealt and puts his head in his hands as if to say “Ben are you really about to kill the dying, kindly old priest with your cursed item?”
    • 01:48:42 Grawnoth explains that Genevieve and the other Antiqua are likely in the human capital of Caressian and also they are unhappy with his plans to inform the Council of Equals of the events on Mt Atria. Additionally:
      • Parvus would’ve gone to The Sanctum (a tower on an island known to be a seat of dragonborn power/authority, they are a smaller population) along with Carvilius.
      • Roona would’ve returned to Brack
      • Malakine to Vale
      • Arbuthnot to Pondin
      • Barabask to Escalon
      • Damilo (halfling) has perished
    • 01:51:22 Grawnoth:“You cannot hold back a tide alone, but you had a right to know. Many more will be told. You were the first (outside of the Antiqua) to see. It was right to me that you were the first to know.”
      more gentle bedside manner from Raidion
      Raidion:“We’re tied to this. We’re going to be alone. We’re underpowered and you are going to die.”
    • 01:52:50 The leader of the Council of Equals is an orc named Trusk (a name one of the masked forest crew wanted to “bleed”)
    • 01:55:45 Grawnoth:(to Raidion)“You are impulsive. You worry me.”
    • 01:56:50 Raidion:“He is dying. He will be dead in-”
      Harry:“He is in the room…”
    • 01:57:00 Kelnys:“Grawnoth, as a Druid of the Circle of the Wildfire, please accept my promise that we will do what we can to stop this happening.”
    • 01:58:25 Grawnoth confides to “I” that he doesn’t believe that Themself was responsible for what happened on Mt Atria.
    • 02:01:21 Lore Drop The Old Dark: The place where Kobolds are thought to have come into existence. There are versions of the story where it is a tangible place and versions where it’s a metaphor.
    • 02:02:50 Grawnoth gives permission for the team to speak to the Council on his behalf.
    • 02:06:35 Raidion pouting as visibly as possible poking around at objects around the study. “He’s walking for the back row…Is no one going to ask me what I’m thinking?!”
      silence
    • 02:09:35 Endellion:“I wonder if The Web has more information.”
      Dolly:“Of course it does. It’s The Web.”
      Raidion:“They wouldn’t tell us anything.”
      Dolly:“Of course they wouldn’t. It’s The Web.”
    • 02:10:10 Dolly:“Raidion, for gods sake stop pacing and just say what it is that you’re thinking.”
      Raidion: lets out a breath like he's been holding it for a contest “Thank you!”
    • 02:12:27 Raidion:(to Endellion)“…and you’re just grumpy all the time.”
      Endellion:“Cheap, coming from you.”
      Raidion:“I think I’ve taken enough licks today, thank you.”
      Endellion:“Hot heads and fast words.”
    • 02:23:17 Subtle music change. Cool bells section.
    • 02:25:57 “I’ve seen the film.”
    • 02:29:13 Harry:“…but there was a kind of lackadaisical-”
      Hollie:“Love that word.”
    • 02:33:18 Alex has “I” wave and grin at the clerk while Aoife rolls a natural 20 on persuasion to get them an audience with the High Advocate Trusk.
      “You must be Pamela…”
      Ben can hardly contain his enthusiasm for a while.
    • 02:37:48 Dolly recognizes the halfling guide as Riodhir Grenweard, the Reeve (lord/primary landowner) of the town of Mouse.
    • 02:40:25 Hollie:“Wind’s howling” (Witcher catchphrase)
    • 02:44:32 Trusk describes Rashiid as an interesting missionary advocating for underrepresented rural populations.
    • 02:50:01 Trusk:“They came down. They gave the messages from the gods like they always do.”
      Raidion:“Except they didn’t.”
      The smile on Harry’s face.
    • 02:50:41 Raidion:“Your god is dead.”
    • 02:56:22 Short DM break
    • 02:58:35 Dolly:“You can’t go around telling people the gods are dead.” Mean Girls reference.
    • 03:02:11 Harry:“Roll me persuasion or deception. Don’t tell us which one.”
    • 03:09:45 “I” is still in the “I love my mummy” shirt and it must be part of accurate fan art for the serious governmental beauracracy dialogues.
    • 03:11:50 “He wants to see you…The Spider Prince…”