As the sun rises, the threads of the dress wiggle, then vibrate, then rip apart into seams that rush into the orb.
Hanzo arrives, unconscious, tied onto a horse’s saddle on his donkey. Stabbed into the pommel with Maurice’s knife is a scroll case.
Lots of catching up between party and Hanzo.
Note from Maurice
My dearest darling Hanzo,
Even though our road is rough and long,
for you to leave me at this time darling,
must surely be wrong.So come back and reconsider one more thing:
Your party is playing with the Queen of Hearts,
not knowing that it isn’t really smart.
I guess I’m not the only fool here.
Queen of HeartsTake your party to this party,
but watch before you act,
as wise men say,
only fools rush in.
Can’t Help Falling In Love
Royal Ball
The 7♣ ️and 2♦️ are cordially invited to a royal ball on the night of the new moon.
Party focuses on identifying dagger, which needs a pearl.
New moon is 3 nights away. RETCON: 5 nights away.
Try to sneak into diamond town, get turned away at guard post.
Navigate to a lodge of the 4 of clubs, who is willing to exchange a pearl for tracking down the killer of his brother’s herd of goats.
Track the goat prints back to a tree, where they find cockatrices and owlbear.
Kill all, return owlbear head to 4 of clubs. Overhear “maybe I can be the 5 of clubs with this”.
Identify the Knife Of Transposition:
- Let’s you transpose up or down by ripping a portal into the fabric of reality
- Use: 1 per day
- Needs to be powered by gem and soul, consumes both
- Ruby to go down, opal to go up
- Evil soul to go down, good soul to go up
Make it back to green hag’s lair.