06/28/2025
Elowyn had a memory of a time in Ology in which a noble named Jaspin Smithy attempted to woo her by relating their research; Elowyn's sincere attempts to map star patterns and his desire for a research facility on how to increase his family business's profits in destroying barrier reefs outside of Trine for toxin mining.
Elowyn rebuffed his attempts, and felt gratitude for the amazing observatory she had in Ology.
Back in the present, Star and Scale unsuccessfully attempted to convince the Kobolds not to attack Pericles, but Eden was able to race back up to the top of the tower in an attempt to get Pericles to leave by telling him exactly where his daughter was located.
The Kobolds showed up, however, and a standoff began in which the entire group tried to stand between the two parties.
At long last, Star and Scale told Pericles exactly where he could find Ellie, and the fire griffon flew off, leaving Roost
As the Kobolds celebrated, the group followed them down into the burrow beneath the tower and found a cavern containing what the Kobolds called their "work," which turned out to be the Elysium Cabal's attempt to clone dragonlings in the same way they cloned Sabrina.
The gorup decided not to pursue the mystery further in an effort to not break the trust of the Kobolds.
Leaving Roost, Star and Scale traveled to the Halfway There Inn.
Along the way, Zeb worked on communing with Tsh'Ah through the conch shell, and made some progress.
Ezekiel also had a heart to heart with Garrick to let the Paladin know what he was getting himself into. The group was traveling to Othrund to kill someone from Ezekiel's past, and Zeke wanted Garrick to fully understand that.
The Halfway There Inn was having a celebration in reaching a capacity exceeding the population of Crooked Post, which seemed logistically unlikely, but it didn't stop everyone from having a massive celebration.
The group skipped the festivities (besides May) and got some sleep after their long ordeal. The next morning, Seed told everyone that he'd ventured below the Inn and found a beholder and helped this "Tax Man" kill a demon from the abyss. Seed was much more articulate and intelligent than he had been the day before.
As the group made ready to leave, a group of people atop some familiar looking chocobos arrived, looking for Star and Scale.