# Summary ## [[The Mischief of Jallipop]] On [[30 Nightal 1488|New Years Eve]] in [[Haven's Breach]] the city is abuzz as it's population prepares for the evening's festivities. The people of Haven's Breach celebrate each in their own way. [[Ovranzo]] attends the [[Ember Casting]] with the smiths of the forge. [[Amalie Adin|Amalie]], [[Rhyldris Adin|Rhyldris]], [[Garyr]], and [[Caleb Mizzeret]] attend [[The Thread of Time]], weaving light and shadow into spiderwebs across the city. [[The Shark of Luma|Ag]] and [[Yeepo]] participate in [[The Dive]], a [[Gata]] rite of passage, taking a plunge into the depths of the cove below. [[Prynazalya]] and [[Tanuryn]] attend the [[Sky Blessing]] with the dragonfolk of the city. [[Big Inky]], [[Rilker Gelesar|Rilker]], and [[Pauma]] attend a baptism being held by the [[Temple of Anbrelse (Haven's Breach)|Temple of Anbrelse]], though all involved are skeptical of the act. [[Dalas Greybark]] finishes his work with [[The Masonry Guild]] and enjoys a quiet drink with friends. Asher attends a rite at [[Grove of Terra]] at the behest of his familiar, [[Ayula (Familiar)|Ayula]], though he finds the experience strange. Eventually, all of the festivities come to an end, save for one: the [[Toasted Tale]], a joyful romp of a [[Halfling]] tradition performed on a floating platform in [[The Cove]] for all to see. The Toasted Tale this year is [[The Upside Down Dance]], the tale of [[Jallipop the Sky Walker]], a Fey spirit who once convinced a town of halflings that up was down and down was up. The tale is told, as it always is, with the instructions that one must not say "Sky, take me!" three times. ...And this year, somebody has, as Jallipop himself and an army of [[Sprite|Sprites]] appear over the cove and begin wreaking havoc. Chaos ensues and Dalas flees. Ag, Amalie, Asher, Big Inky, Prynazalya, and Yeepo rush to the defense of the city, even as some of them are raised aloft by Jallipop's magic, meanwhile Dalas flees, even as he is enchanted with increasingly ridiculous Fey magic. The tyranny of Jallipop is short lived as Yeepo beats the [[Fey]] senseless, unconscious, returning him to [[The Feywilds]] from whence he came. The New Years festivities in Haven's Breach continue, and eventually come to a close, closing the book on the year [[1488 AoM|Age of Man 1488]]. # Adventure Log ## [[30 Nightal 1488]], [[Haven's Breach]] The sun sets on [[1488 AoM|Age of Man, Year 1488]] in [[Haven's Breach]]. In [[The Cove]] floating platforms have been constructed, with lanterns floating in the water. [[Ignacio]] leads a procession of chefs who are preparing a feast for the festivities. --- [[Dalas Greybark]] of the [[Masonry Guild Headquarters - Haven's Breach]] finishes his work repairing the foundation of one of the dock cranes, which has been repurposed to support a floating platform for the event. His boss, [[Rof Stonebelly]] comes by to inspect his work and is surprised to find it completed well and ahead of schedule. With his work finished, Dalas departs to take part in the festivities as he pleases. --- [[Prynazalya]] and [[Tanuryn]] spar in [[Bellevan Square]], a practice in [[The Arzylian Arts]] that is equal parts combat and dance. Passersby enjoy the show as the town prepares for the events of the evening. [[Jill Truet]] sits nearby and drinks her tea and smiles as the [[Kobold|Kobolds]] perform and people begin to head to [[The Cove]]. --- [[Asher Yurei]] is chased out of [[Barnacles]] after an evening where he was perhaps too successful at gambling. His [[Familiar|Familiar]] [[Bud]] flings him a [[Gold]] while his other familiar [[Ayula (Familiar)|Bear]] suggests he plays more fairly in the future. Asher insists he was playing fairly as he flees into the night. --- [[The Shark of Luma|Ag]], the pale, frail [[Wizard]] with slimy blue skin sits alone on the docks wearing the shark themed wizard hat he recently bought. --- [[Yeepo]] visits the [[Monster Hunter's Guild Hall (Haven's Breach)|Monster Hunter's Guild]] but finds it closed to celebrate the holiday. He hears the shriek of a [[Wyvern]]-like creature from inside. Without any other options he joins the rest of the town down in [[The Cove]]. --- [[Amalie Adin]], [[Rhyldris Adin]], [[Garyr]], and [[Caleb Mizzeret]] make their way to the cove, as one of the few [[Drow]] in town their dark presence stands out against the cacophony of Haven's Breach. Amalie is smoking, as she always is. --- [[Big Inky]], a grumpy [[Grippli]] as tall as an [[Elf]] and as wide as a [[Halfling]] is tall, having recently recovered from a [[Lingering Injury]] that mangled his leg, looks for his next contract in an unfamiliar city before eventually finding himself amongst the festivities with his companions [[Pauma]] and [[Rilker Gelesar|Rilker]]. --- The New Years Celebrations begin! First, the [[Ember Casting]]. [[Dwarf|Dwarves]], craftsmen, and those faithful to [[Frindel]] descend into [[The Haven's Breach Forge]] and gather around an enchanted frame. They mark runes representing their burdens into stone and toss them into the flame, symbolically burning those troubles away. [[Ovranzo]], having found a second home amongst the craftsmen of Haven's Breach, joins in the act. [[The Thread of Time]] commences. [[Elf|Elves]] and [[Drow]] weave strings of luminous silk and [[Silvergrass]] into ribbons that drape across the cove in spider-web-like pattern symbolic of weaving the future together as a community. Drow weave shadow into the Ribbons as is custom in the [[Underdark]]. [[Amalie Adin|Amalie]], [[Rhyldris Adin|Rhyldris]], [[Garyr]], and [[Caleb Mizzeret|Caleb]] join in the ritual to the delight of [[Sylarie Vandreniir]], one of the only other Drow in Haven's Breach. [[The Dive]], a [[Gata]] tradition in which the Gata dive from the highest level of Haven's Breach into the cove below, a rite of passage for the young Gata of the city. [[Yeepo]] and [[The Shark of Luma|Ag]] join in. The Gata are impressed by Yeepo's physique, but are less than impressed by a "Twink Shark" such as Ag. After a few Gata dives, Yeepo has his turns. He takes a running start leading into a 10 foot frog hop up into the air before diving 160 feet down into the water in a way that could only be described as a "Jeff Hardy Swanton Bomb". The Gata erupt into applause, all the kids are excited. Ag takes a moment to collect himself, thinking of his past, before starting slowly and building momentum as he runs and dives a "Cirque Du Soleil" style dive. His dive is imperfect and he begins topple. He casts multiple [[Water Whip|Water Whips]] to correct himself and pull himself safely into the water, salvaging his dive. The Gata are shocked Ag lived through the dive and celebrate his success. Ag joins Yeepo, one of his only friends in town, on the shore. [[Prynazalya]] and [[Tanuryn]] participate in the [[Dragonborn]] [[Sky Blessing]] as the only [[Kobold|Kobolds]] in town, expelling their dragon's breath into the sky in hopes that the energy returns to them over the next year. On the way there, Pryn and Tanuryn discuss how excited they are and how drunk Tanuryn is or isn't on the way up. They are welcomed with open arms by the Dragonborn of the city, even though they have no ability to breathe fire or anything like that, but they feel like they belong anyway. Tanuryn admits his breath was bad, but blames it on their size. They begin heading to the [[Toasted Tale]] as Tanuryn seems to admit that Pryn is, in fact, a [[True Dragon|Dragon]]. [[Big Inky]], [[Pauma]], and [[Rilker Gelesar|Rilker]] observe the rituals being held by [[Temple of Anbrelse (Haven's Breach)|Temple of Anbrelse]] in the [[South Harbor]]. The Priests are performing baptisms and acts of healing in the water, purification rituals. Rilker is nervous and feeling out of place. Big Inky and Rilker discuss Rilker's lack of faith in his ability to be a convincing cult leader. Big Inky convinces him to give it a try as a learning experience. Rilker steps out into the water, has a brief conversation with the head priest, and is baptized. Rilker thinks he might have felt something, but not really, and the trio depart. [[Dalas Greybark|Dalas]], feeling it inappropriate to celebrate in the face of all he has witnessed, sits out of the festivities, enjoying a quiet drink and smoke and observing from afar. [[Grub|"Grub"]] joins him after having witnessed the [[Ember Casting]], calling the whole thing "Bullshit". They discuss not sharing news of [[The Fall of Valikin's Landing]], opting to let the locals continue living their peaceful lives. They discuss Dalas' work at the [[Masonry Guild Headquarters - Haven's Breach|Masonry Guild]] before [[Cormoran Damnstein]] and [[Rinda]] join them. [[Bud]] and [[Ayula (Familiar)|Bear]], [[Asher Yurei|Asher]]'s [[Familiar|Familiars]] fight over whether to attend the event at the [[Temple of Tymora (Haven's Breach)|Temple of Tymora]] or at the [[Grove of Terra]], but Asher eventually chooses the Grove. The grove is filled with [[Wood Elf|Wood Elves]] wailing, flailing, and allowing primal magic to flow through them, unlike any religious ceremony that Asher has observed. Asher is freaked out by the display and questions his familiar as to why they are there. His familiar insists people need to get in touch with nature. Asher watches for a while and [[Bud]] mentions that he's seen weirder stuff. Bud opens a bag of [[Potato Chips]] and starts to eat them off the ground and Asher joins him. Meanwhile, the [[Temple of Elniavere (Haven's Breach)|Temple of Elniavere]], [[Temple of Rezan (Haven's Breach)|temple of Rezan]], and [[Temple of Tymora (Haven's Breach)|Temple of Tymora]] hold their own ceremonies and the Humans of the town participate in the [[Winds of Tomorrow]]. Eventually, the sun sets and other events come to a close. The cove is illuminated by [[Light (Spell)|Light]] and [[Dancing Lights]] cantrips as well as the luminous spider weave trailing throughout the city and lanterns floating in the water. The main event for this year's New Years Eve celebration, the [[Toasted Tale]], begins on the platform at the center of the cove. This year's toasted tale is [[The Upside Down Dance]]: ![[The Upside Down Dance]] ...but this year, someone *does* say "Sky, take me!" three times. [[Sprite|Sprites]] appear, giggling and singing, followed by [[Jallipop the Sky Walker|Jallipop]] themselves. The sprites begin tapping people on the head with invisible wands, sending them floating up into the air. Combat begins! - Asher determines ([[Arcana]]) that Jallipop is a trickster, not violent. He fires an [[Eldritch Blast]] at a Sprite and misses before running towards his friends, Yeepo and Ag. - Sprites cause mischief throughout the cove, three more people to float in the air. Pryn is teleported a few feet away, splashing into the water, while Big Inky's feet are caked in pudding. - Jallipop summons a funny floppy hat onto Dalas' head, inhibiting his skill checks. - Amalie summons blue-ish spectral stilettos and begins throwing them at Jallipop, hitting them. Jallipop summons a bunch of harmless rabbits on Amalie as a response. - Dalas runs away, funny hat flopping in the wind. Rinda and Cormoran run after him, wondering why they aren't helping. Cormoran eventually turns around and goes to aid in the battle. - Jallipop summons [[Mirror Image|Mirror Images]] to defend himself and sprites send Yeepo flying into the air. - Yeepo uses his [[Hook Sling]] to pull himself back to ground. He manages to perceive - Ag casts [[Vortex Warp]], sending Jallipop splashing into the water next to Pryn with a one liner. Jallipop is harmed more by being out-pranked than by confrontation. Ag then summons a little water crab guy. - Pryn says "Hi!" To Jallipop and they compete to see who can walk upside down the best. Jallipop wins, walking in a circle in the air with his mirror images like the spokes of a wheel. Pryn casts [[Cloud of Daggers]], sure to hit Jallipop, and uses [[Bardic Inspiration]] on Dalas, yelling out to him "Come back!" - Big Inky recalls what they know about Fey: that they are whimsical, egotistical creatures from another [[Plane]], [[The Feywilds]]. Big uses his [[Glob of Goo]] on a club and swings at a nearby sprite, missing. He then eats the pudding covering his feet, Gaining sticky powers. He begins charging through the sprites, sticking them to him one by one. - Asher casts [[Shatter]] on Jallipop before sending his Familiar flying towards the Fey. - Jallipop summons mystical bubbles to inhibit Ag's speech, preventing him from casting spells with verbal components. - Amalie continues her assault throwing psychic daggers and insults Jallipop - Dalas continues to flee, hat still flopping, as Jallipop summons a blindfold onto him, a bat in his hands and a pinata in front of him. Dalas rips the blindfold off and keeps running, ignoring the fey tricks. - Sprites continue sending people flying into the air, including Asher. - Yeepo hits Jallipop with a flying knee, then a gut punch, then an elbow to the face. Jallipop goes down and begins folding in on himself, being recalled back to the Feywilds alongside his sprites. Combat ends, and the festivities continue. Children laugh and jump and stick themselves to Big Inky. Fireworks, a feast, pastries. [[Ignacio]] brings Prynazalya a [[Peak Cake]], it tastes of [[Nylavorna]]. And so ends [[1488 AoM]]. The following day [[The Intertwining of Fates]] begins.