Collateral Damage - C1E148 Greyleaf

Finding and investigating the former quarters of Iolan, the party comes across a library with many books that, while not magical, are rich with information on all the various schools of magic. Also, in this library, they come across a map of Sloane that is not the Sloane that they now know but one that is likely from ages gone by. After, with Jrehg's guidance, they wander around the burial site of a large-scale battle. They don’t find much of note other than the appearance of a grave where someone once laid, which shows the handmarks of someone climbing out of their grave. They give Chantico, Tozi, and Xoco their findings and head back to the inn to find Hoshino in a better state than they left him. 

After catching up with the party, Hoshino reveals that he was the cause of the calamity during that age of Sloane. With this, he tells them that Eldertwine is the plague that took hold of the plane of Sloane. He goes on to explain that in his pursuit to thwart death towards the later years of his life, he found what is called Antithesis—one of the entities that oppose the Daughters and with whom he struck a deal. However, he tells them of this fateful encounter and his trials to get his gift of extended life at a high cost. 

After this, the party takes a second to process what they heard but extend to Hoshino nothing but empathy as they know it is not a choice that came lightly. Going through the books and map the group took from the library, the group realizes that Iolan must have also sought Antihesis. According to the journals, the last entries appear to line up before the end of that age. The group begins to separate and do what they can to train, gain information, rest, or make sense of the recent events. Arguile reaches out to the soul in his sword, figures out the dynamic between Ÿbo and Iolan, and what other information she can provide that would help in any way.

There's so much happening, and that's where we pick up… Find out what happens next in this episode of the Medusa’s Cascade: Collateral Damage! Theme Music is written and performed by The Floating Lighthouse Mixed by Thomas Lapierre III Check out the show at themedusascascade.com