Cleanup from tea
Implications for Bai
how to protect Arcas?
Qimae speaks with emperor and learns that short of bringing Arcas to the emperor the only thing they can do is try to recreate some of Tar Baphons work on psychic imprisonment using a circle of undeath to contain him.
War council
Prepare tower defense
Find out about metals.
Seldion finds that metal implies Lothian involvement in the attack.
Flying down on Pegasus spots sign of magic of greater than 6th list
Arcas's last rites
Zizhen brings item of ancestral augury. Qimae uses it to get forcast "Of three souls intertwined only one is assured escape" Qimae goes forth with the ritual anyway.
Leon Traxel brought in to conduct ritual of undeath to force ancestor into flesh.
Keep arcas in dark and tell him he needs to offered up to be a sacrifice for the ancestors. Bai tries to take over and the group starts ritual. Traps Bai and forces him from body. Qimae is dirven a bit crazy. Karsa has to dive into circle and tie Arcas and Qimae together to keep her form being destroyed. Arcas still thinking he is being sacrificed fights back forcing Seldion to knock him out. Bai stabilizes when Arcas is out and tries to kill Arcas while he is helpless. Karsa interposes and finds that Bai is vulnerable to attacks in this form.
In single Bai does 31 damage to Karsa flinging him out of the circle.
While ancestor is weakened the group destroys him.
Deal with invasion
Party runs into Lothian Sabatoer carrying chest set to collapse tower on activation. Ariel talks to him about honor and makes him doubt his actions while Seldion fakes a rainstorm convincing the sabatuer that his job is done and he teleports away.
Ships in harbor attacked by collosal dragon turtle - Hirgenzogsk
Druids used awaken and animal growth on nearby dragon turtle in return for help defending the harbor.
Fight Encarthis
Blinded on first round. He summons fiendish hounds and has rogue assistants. Party chew through the rogues but even blinded he is tough to drop. Swings three times a round but a blinded monk is a dead monk
Open statue of Ariel.
Inside is the original masterwork of Tar Baphon. The only copy of his ritual of ascension. Completely impenetrable arcane text. Document takes incredible focus just to read.