1;2c Pre-Gazebo Logs

Pre-Gazebo Logs


Freeday, 21 Warrior

Morning Has Broken: Edan and Vere return to the Xanadu stables and learn of the family summons; Edan returns to the Order compound and trumps Paige about the ball; Silhouette visits Solace and her children; Robin and Celina visit Ophiuchus to discuss plans for him and Morgne, and travel to Xanadu. (Xanadu; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

Well Met!: Vere trumps Caine and visits with Gerard, Garrett, and Fletcher until interrupted by Robin's return. (Xanadu; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

How Long Has It Been?: Brennan, Ossian, and Regenlief have a family meeting. (Xanadu; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

Plans for Later To-Knight: Brennan and Edan have dinner and discuss the knights and Klybesians. (Xanadu; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

Cat on a Hot Tin Rufa: Conner visits Scarlett and receives surprising news; Conner trumps Fiona; Vere tells Robin about his adventures at Tir; Signy arrives in Xanadu and visits with Celina; Vere and Robin prepare for dinner. (Xanadu; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

Check and Mate: Brita, Raven, Jerod, and Weyland do battle with Gatwegian mages. (Gateway; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

Dinner Gathering: The family begins arriving for a pre-ball family dinner; Brennan chats with Marius about the KCOR and their likely upcoming business; Celina talks of heirs with Merlin; Conner mixes a drink and talks with Ossian about the Klybesians; Signy talks with Silhouette about her attempts with the code wheels. (Xanadu; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

Dinner Greetings: Edan greets Corwin and Julian; Hannah talks with Garrett; Robin and Vere arrive and talk with Corwin, Julian, and Edan; Fletcher enters and talks with Bleys; Robin and Vere approach Brennan about a private chat. (Xanadu; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

Postcards to Zombieland: Folly trumps Martin and finds Lark, Solange, and zombies; at dinner, Edan joins Hannah and Garrett; Garrett brings Folly, Solange, and Lark to Xanadu via trump. (Shadow and Xanadu; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

Gatwegian Return: Celina and Merlin talk with Fletcher; Brita and Raven arrive from Gateway and join Ossian and Conner; Jerod arrives from Gateway and cleans up. (Xanadu; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

Balcony Conference: Vere and Robin tell Brennan of Vere's experience in Tir, and are joined partway through by Jerod. (Xanadu; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

The Gang's All Here: Solange makes an appearance at dinner; Edan and Hannah continue chatting and are joined by Paige and Ossian; Signy talks with Marius; Raven talks with Gerard until they are joined first by Silhouette, then Lilly; Brennan and Jerod continue talking on the balcony. (Xanadu; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

Fly-By Hugging: Celina, Merlin, and Fletcher join Conner; Robin and Vere join Solange and Silhouette; Lilly talks with Corwin; Brita talks with Ambrose. (Xanadu; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

A Shark Out of Water: Raven continues talking with Gerard; Garrett and Lark return and join them; Edan talks with Lark at the buffett; Hannah, Paige, and Ossian continue talking and are joined by Solange and Lark; Silhouette joins Lilly and Corwin. (Xanadu; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

Closet Raiding: Robin and Vere tell Soren what Vere saw in Tir; Conner and Raven play pool and discuss their family situation; Folly looks for her mother, finds Soren and Haven and Kyril, and learns Vere's news from Soren. (Xanadu; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

Lamp Party Arrivals: Family members begin to gather in the town square, including Brennan, Brita, Ossian, and Fletcher; Brennan and Lilly talk, and are joined by Fletcher; Signy arrives and talks with Marius; Robin and Vere arrive, talk with Victor, Max, Conner, and Abd-Allah, and are joined by Garrett. (Xanadu; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

Disco Inferno: Jerod arrives and talks with Valeria until they are joined by Ossian; Celina arrives, chats with Michelle and Huon, and is joined by Brij and Lark; Brita talks with Signy; Raven arrives and talks with Flora about her brother. (Xanadu; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

Good Intentions: Hannah and Edan chat as they arrive by carriage; Silhouette arrives with Corwin; Edan talks with Gerard about his intentions toward Hannah. (Xanadu; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

Flying Murder Kittens: Paige arrives, tracks her misbehaving children, and is joined by Folly via trump; Hannah talks with Huon about his intentions toward her tribe; Garrett and Vere talk with Max; Robin and Conner discuss Tritons. (Xanadu; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

The Echo Dance: Edan and the Order of the Lamp arrive at the festivities; Celina talks with Silhouette; Jerod collects a drink; Edan and Vere perform the Echo Dance, and the King makes a brief speech; Edan and his knights form a receiving line; Brennan talks with Ambrose and then trumps to Bleys at the mayorial manor; Robin reacts to Edan's performance; Ossian talks and dances with Valeria. (Xanadu; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

Communal Labor: Paige talks with Leif until she gets a trump call from Brita; Paige, Brita, and Robin accompany Hannah to the castle to assist her childbirth; Celina talks with Signy and dances with Valeria; Raven talks with Vere; Celina talks and dances with Valeria. (Xanadu; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

Is It Treason If The King Is Not Himself?: Folly goes to the mayorial manor; Edan and Folly join a conference of redheads; Vere joins the conference; Vere tells his tale of Tir to the redhead conclave; Brennan and Ossian talk with Regenlief about dealing with Klybesians. (Xanadu; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

One Head in a Duffel Bag: Vere finds Alain to ask the rangers to guard the steps to Tir; Signy talks with Jerod; Garret talks with Lilly, until they are joined by Martin; Fletcher chats with Brij and Lark; Brennan warns his knights to be ready for action; Garrett, Lilly, Vere, Jerod, Signy, and Fletcher fill Martin in. (Xanadu; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

Of Kelp Beds and Queens: Raven and Silhouette talk with Victor; Conner fills Celina in on Vere's news; Celina talks with Huon about preparing to return to Rebma. (Xanadu; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

Water, Water Everywhere: Hannah gives birth; Brita stalls Vialle; Edan and Folly journey to the castle to use his compass; Hannah, Robin, and Paige escape up the back stairs; Paige, Hannah, and Robin trump to Edan and head for the stables. (Xanadu; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

Chain of Custody: Brennan and Signy retrieve the mysterious chain; Garrett, Jerod, and Conner travel to the castle to try to deliver the zombie specimen; Raven, Silhouette, and Fletcher talk with Martin; Celina trumps Llewella, talks with Martin, and collects Silhouette; Raven collects Ossian and Regenlief. (Xanadu; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

Guarding a Stairway to Heaven: Vere and Lilly collect rangers and guard the stair to Tir; Celina and Silhouette visit Ash, Haven, and Tjaden; Brita returns with Vialle to her suite, where they find Folly and talk with Fiona and Random; Folly and Brita go on an errand for Fiona and discuss Vialle's situation. (Xanadu; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

Stable Departures: Cousins converge in the courtyard; Brennan greets Hannah and Robin; Regenlief arms the cousins while Brita trumps Conner and Folly trumps Garrett; Edan and Hannah talk as they ride up the mountain; Brennan and Robin talk on their way to the Grove. (Xanadu; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

Grove Meeting: After setting a perimeter about the stair, Vere and Lilly bring Merlin through and then trump Martin to report the discovery of an unlikely corpse, while Merlin trumps Folly to collect family to defend the stair; Brennan and Robin report to Martin in the grove and go through to defend the stairs; the group at the stairs catches up and discusses strategy, and Ossian briefly trumps Benedict to report on their situation; Hannah trumps Gerard and helps Edan prepare for battle. (Xanadu; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

Grove Sighting: Garrett and Folly trump to Martin, Edan, Fletcher, Signy, and Lark in the grove; Fletcher briefly trumps Benedict, and Signy trumps Florimel; Folly pulls Martin aside for a private discussion of his father's situation; Hannah calls Lark over to help with the baby and trumps Gerard; Edan collects the zombie head and leaves for the stairs; Garrett trumps Corwin; Folly listens for Syd, but hears something else instead; the Unicorn arrives in her grove; Folly and Martin set off through the woods in the unicorn's path; Garrett and Lark depart for Rebma via trump. (Xanadu; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

Stairing Contest: Edan uses the zombie head as a basis for death-magic; Moonriders appear in the woods; Conner accepts First-to-the-Fray's challenge of single combat for the right to mount the stair; Edan speaks with First; Brita and Bladepainter set the terms of the duel. (Xanadu; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

Duel Interrupted: Brennan, Jerod, and Raven talk strategy as Conner and First prepare to duel; the duel rages until the unicorn arrives to halt it. (Xanadu; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

Post-Duel Terms: First-to-the-Fray discusses the terms of her surrender with Conner, Martin, Vere, and Folly, as the rest of the family keeps watch around the Stair; Fletcher follows the withdrawing Moonriders; Jerod and Brennan trump Benedict while Raven stands guard; Edan trumps Bleys with an update, and is joined by Vere. (Xanadu; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

Post-Duel Planning: Jerod and Brennan prepare to join Benedict in Avalon, talk with Raven and Merlin, and trump Corwin; Martin coordinates with the other cousins about their next moves; Ossian and Regenlief talk with Brennan about assisting with Avalon; Conner, Merlin, and Raven plan to look in on Weyland, while Brita and Vere see to First's parole. (Xanadu; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

Grove Doubts: Hannah talks with Kyril and Solange until she is joined by Edan, Martin, and Folly bringing news of the duel; the group discusses next moves for those remaining in Xanadu; Martin and Folly discuss how to save his father. (Xanadu; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

Back in the Coldstream: Celina, Valeria, and Silhouette return to Rebma; Celina talks in dreams with an ancestor; Silhouette talks with a contact; Celina catches up with Silhouette. (Rebma; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

Make It So: Brennan, Jerod, Ossian, and Regenlief join a Moonrider battle in Avalon. (Avalon; Freeday, 21 Warrior)

Starday, 22 Warrior

Calling All Tritons: Garrett comes to Rebma with Lark and they attend court with Celina, Silhouette, and Llewella; with help from Silhouette and Garrett, Lark gets a sword. (Rebma; Starday, 22 Warrior)

Heckle Me This: Edan and Hannah talk to a tree and meet a raven called Heckle. (Shadow and Xanadu; Starday, 22 Warrior)

Lighthouse Landing: Brita, Vere, and Robin take First to Cabra for safekeeping; the group explores the lighthouse and finds signs that the previous keeper has died; Brita and First have tea. (Cabra; Starday, 22 Warrior)

Shipwreck Ghost Hunt: Vere and Robin look for a spirit and find a shipwreck; while Robin makes dinner, Vere and Brita look at the lighthouse records for clues for what happened to the keeper. (Cabra; Starday, 22 Warrior)

I'm Ard Righ, Nobody Worry 'Bout Me: Ossian and Jerod clean up after the Moonrider battle; Brennan follows Moonriders on a bridge of smoke to the Silver Towers and finds Sir Firumbras; Ossian trumps Brennan to check in; Ossian and Jerod trump Benedict to report on the battle and discuss where to go next; Ossian makes a sketch of himself for Brennan; Brennan talks with the Ard Righ. (Avalon; Starday, 22 Warrior)

Catnaps and Consultations: Brennan has a nap and trumps Caine; Ossian and Jerod check in with Brennan and pass along the new trump of Ossian; Brennan receives his knights and checks in with Ramjollock and Cledwyn. (Avalon; Starday, 22 Warrior)

A Little Harmless Conspiracy: Folly makes plans with the band; Martin and Folly conspire with Edan and trump Brennan; Martin, Folly, and Edan make plans to distract Vialle and rescue the king. (Xanadu; Starday, 22 Warrior)

A Matter of Towers: Raven, Conner, and Merlin return to Gateway and survey the trapped zombies; Raven and Conner talk to Marta about a possible peace treaty with Weyland. (Gateway; Starday, 22 Warrior)

A Royal Reflection: Celina and Llewella discuss succession and the problem of Tir; Celina asks Castor to have his soldiers ready for a mission; Lark shows off her new knife; Llewella talks with Silhouette about her role in Celina's court; Garrett talks with Droit about Random and Vialle; Celina consults the cards on connections between Tir and Rebma and mirror-gazes with Llewella. (Rebma; Starday, 22 Warrior)

Desperados Under the Ramparts: Ossian, Jerod, and Regenlief encounter an arms dealer named Epiphany; while Jerod negotiates, Ossian flirts with Terror Maghee; Brennan trumps Benedict with an update; Brennan joins a Maghee feast and trades tales with Ramjollock and Firumbras, and trumps Ossian. (Avalon; Starday, 22 Warrior)

Smokin' in the Boys' Room: Folly receives a package from Corwin and sneaks into the royal suite to find the king; Martin and Edan create a distraction; Hannah talks with Gerard and Corvis about what's happening in the castle; Signy encounters a Moonrider who asks her to deliver a message; Hannah goes to the kitchens for food. (Xanadu; Starday, 22 Warrior)

The Pattern Vein Hack: Celina and Llewella inspect the Rebma Pattern; Celina brings Merlin to Rebma to inspect the Pattern, and the two of them trump Conner to discuss their concerns about Marius; Celina and Merlin trump Corwin and receive a trump call from Edan, who unexpectedly passes through an unconsious Marius; Celina, Merlin, and Llewella talk with Marius. (Rebma; Starday, 22 Warrior)

The Case of the Curious Moonrider: After dinner, Vere and First continue the ghost hunt; Robin goes looking for eggs and finds a sword in a stac; Brita cleans up after dinner and turns rain into snow; Robin, Vere, Brita, and First trade questions. (Cabra; Starday, 22 Warrior)

The March of Folly: Folly gets the band back together. (Xanadu; Starday, 22 Warrior)

The Unstruck Tower: Raven talks with the harbormaster; Connor re-raises the destroyed Gateway tower and explores it with Raven and Marta; Raven and Conner receive a request for help from the Lord of Long Tides; Conner and Raven set out for the Plain of Towers. (Gateway; Starday, 22 Warrior)

Childe Edan to the Dark Tower Came: Edan and Martin take Vialle to Fiona's tower for observation and safekeeping. (Shadow; Starday, 22 Warrior)

The Red Cloaks are Coming!: Over bacon-waffle-tacos, Folly, Signy, and Hannah fill Random in on family whereabouts; Hannah and Folly, with Corvis, investigate the magic circle; Signy and Fiona inspect the Moonrider token until they are joined by Folly; Hannah inspects the abominable nursery furniture. (Xanadu; Starday, 22 Warrior)

Moontrumper: Brita attempts a trump sketch whole Robin, Vere, and First continue to trade questions, until Vere gets a call from Random. (Cabra; Starday, 22 Warrior)

Loose Ends: Brennan gives instructions to his knights; Celina talks with Llewella and Merlin about Marius, and consults the cards; Celina and Merlin go to Paris in search of Moire, and talk with Bill and Alice; Fletcher arrives in Xanadu and gets caught up on recent events from Random, Fiona, Folly, and Signy. (Shadow, Rebma, and Paris; Starday, 22 Warrior)

Hello Lorides...: Celina seeks out Aunt Felicity; Brennan escorts Moonriders toward Ghenesh with a side quest for a horse; Signy trumps Celina and Brennan with updates. (Paris, Shadow, and Xanadu; Starday, 22 Warrior)

Two to the Tower: Raven and Conner camp within sight of Weyland's tower; Ossian returns from his call to find Jerod missing; Fletcher talks with Robin and Brita by trump; Celina continues talking with Felicity and Alice. (Plain of Towers, Avalon, and Xanadu; Starday, 22 Warrior)

I've Got an Angle: Folly and Hannah discuss the magic circle, and are joined by Fiona to inspect the circle and the nursery furniture; Folly trumps Martin while Hannah and Fiona continue to talk. (Xanadu; Starday, 22 Warrior)

The Sun is Riz: Raven and Conner visit Weyland in his tower; Signy trumps Raven, with a brief interruption from Folly to retrieve the chain; Conner and Raven talk with Weyland about his intentions toward Gateway. (Plain of Towers, Avalon, and Xanadu; Starday, 22 Warrior)

Marshall Takes Queen: Edan questions Vialle, and hellrides with Martin to the City of Brass to bind the Queen; the Marshall comes for his Queen. (Xanadu, Shadow, and Broceliande; Starday, 22 Warrior)

Weigh, Haul Away: Brita, Robin, Vere, and First retrieve a mysterious chest from a shipwreck and sail to Xanadu. (Cabra and Xanadu; Starday, 22 Warrior)

Bending Questions: Celina, Jerod, and Regenlief attend the opera with Flora and re-capture Bend; Celina, Jerod, and Flora talk with Papillon, and Celina questions Bend. (Paris; Starday, 22 Warrior)

Cards Don't Lie: Ossian and Folly consult the cards on Vialle's motives; Garrett returns and talks with Random and Signy; Garrett joins a trump call with Folly, Ossian, and Edan about Vialle. (Xanadu; Starday, 22 Warrior)

Goodbye Baronesse: Brennan and the Moonriders journey to Fiona's Tower. (Shadow; Starday, 22 Warrior)

Incoming Calls: After talking with Bend, Celina, Jerod, Florimel, and Merlin consult the cards; Celina trumps Llewella; Folly, Ossian, and Garrett make a plan to trump other cousins about the meeting; Jerod trumps Martin and Edan; Edan gathers his knights and gives instructions; Garrett trumps Celina; Martin and Edan trump Folly and return to Xanadu; Ossian trumps Brennan and brings him back to Xanadu, and Edan, Garrett, Ossian, and Brennan set out to find a meeting spot; Robin, Vere, Brita, and First arrive at the castle and talk with Signy over breakfast.

How About That Big Big Weather: Folly and Martin discuss saving the King and losing the Queen; on the way to escort First to the king, Robin, Vere, and Brita encounter Garrett, Edan, and Brennan; Conner and Raven visit the Dey of Longtides; Signy trumps Raven and Conner to bring them to Xanadu; Celina, Merlin, and Jerod prepare to depart Paris temporarily; Garrett trumps Celina, brings the Paris group to Xanadu, and is joined by Folly on the way to the gazebo; Fletcher makes his report to Random, and Vere presents First and the shipwreck items to Random while Robin, Brita, and Hannah watch. (Xanadu, Paris, and Shadow; Starday, 22 Warrior)


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