Cliffrat Ambush

Hanging out with the frog at breakfast

He overhears a hushed conversation between ovates (Ovates Francis mentioning emperors weakened health and that there was a plot for the church to take advantage of the situation)
Runs away after getting noticed, gets captured

Mazie learns the council of Lords was established by Emperor Thorne

Lord of Walls and Lord of War are appointed

Lord of Magic is whoever the head of the university is (currently Moore)

Lord of Faith is recommended by the church and approved by the emperor (vacant for the last couple of years)

The Emperor and the council don’t see eye-to-eye

Sir Frog reveals his quest is to restore the rightful heir to the throne of Volantis. The true heir played a huge role in defeating Thalmanir, and he and his order of frog-knights seek to crown the true heir’s descendant - Adelyn something-or-other

The throne of Volantis is currently being occupied by a dragon-supplanted monarch

Volantis has a dragon killing spear that we should probably go get

We get a note ransom note that Annabelle (Charlotte's mom) received and there will be an exchange of prisoners tonight at the Cliffrat

We send Mazie to scout out the path to the mountain

We head to The Sapphire Club in the Tower District

Ask about bank/council members/allegiances
Genesis and Indigo get info on the council - everyone just assumes Quintus Moore is inheriting the throne. He’s powerful, has allies, and he’s been filling the power vacuum. Vibes are “change needs to happen”
Edith and Ashe pick up the Arburoughs are powerful, and the Fairmonts are in a bad way and their bank is failing (has already failed) Louis, the father is a failure of a banker (Thorne also to blame)

We plan recon mission at Cliffrat

Edith eavesdrops on Louis and Annabelle
Weird that Louis is here and he’s so insistent on giving Thresh the ransome (are they in kahoots??)
Things go south - it was all a set up
Roll Initiative!

We get back home and get ready to head to the tower district, then to the mountain.

We learn the Emperor collapsed during the council meeting

Caves in the water that people have been back and forth from the Castle jail to the mountain