Setting: Eben’s Manor, Eben’s Spur
Cast: Marcus, Daffyd, Tark, Martos, Sera
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Marcus has invited the party to dinner at the mannor. Each one is coming with their respective mentor, so Martos / Victor, Grond / Tark, Daffyd / Terwynn, Sera / Tobius. This means there are nine people present.
The scene takes place in Eben’s manor, a rustic lodge cut from redwood and pine. It looks less like a mansion, and more like the type of place a frontiersman would live. The characters will be eating around a huge table cut from a single piece of wood cut from a fallen redwood, with chair of the same polished wood. The walls have a pair of tapestries depicting famous battles, and a large portrait of Eben himself.
A huge cast iron cauldron set over the massive stone fireplace bubbles with the wonderous aroma of venison stew, and Marcus tends to it himself. The place settings have metal plates and wooden utensils, not the sort of finery most would expect in a governor’s manor.
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Events
- Marus greets the players and serves them personally. He congratulates them on surviving the manastorm.
- Marcus talks about their new responsibilities and explains the Oathaking. This triggers an argument with Daffyd. Marus is trying to stir nationalistic pride. Daffyd sees this as Valys’s best and brightest being stolen to fight in foreign wars. He cites Enuria and Lukantria as examples. Hasra is a bully.
-Martos appeals to both to put their argument aside. He reiterates that the town is proud of the group, and that they only need to spend five years in the military. That’s an eyeblink for them now that they have been touched.
- Sera changes the subject again. Asking Victor if he plans to stay in the White Hand now that his cirumstances have changed. This leads to asking each of the players their plans.
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Ending
The scene ends after the conversation has ended. Marcus tells the PCs to get a good night’s sleep. Tomorrow they are the subject of a grand feast held in their honor.
