Session Log 2022-11-14
Robin, Ekkels, Tigni, Alena, Oliod, Geral the Generous, and the two Invernus cousins rode the flying carpet away from the Daybreak Estate at a frustratingly leisurely pace. The mob below could easily catch up to them on foot if they were unable to reduce the load. As the Queen of Crows took flight behind them, the Corvaines swiveled its searchlight in their direction. Robin, unwilling to give up her spiteful plot or surrender most of the carpet-riders, fired her crossbow directly into its glass.
Ekkels flew the carpet up to the upper branches of a tree in order to leave some of its passengers behind. Tigni volunteered to stay aboard, disguised as Robin to trick their pursuers and, hopefully, Cayrin's odd eye for magic. If they were able to fly out of the Dawnfont wards, she could bring herself Ekkels back within. Geral expressed suspicion at that detail: since Robin was allegedly as noble as Tigni, why would she need to swap? Robin scolded him for his disrespect and was able to cow him into clinging fearfully to the tree in silence like everyone else.
The Queen of Crows sighted the flying carpet and flew after it. Along its sides, embedded gems glowed with power, producing a volley of fireballs in its pursuit. Ekkels was able to fly evasively, but still not fast enough to maintain the gap. With scant yards of air between the carpet and the prow of the Queen of Crows, Ekkels made the carpet pivot in place and soar beneath the larger craft. He and Tigni ducked their heads as they skimmed the hull of the Corvaine vessel.
Having thrown the Queen of Crows off of their tail for a few more crucial seconds, Ekkels and Tigni were able to fly out past the anti-peasant wards. Cayrin, for her part, filled the air with magic-generated fireballs. Her indiscriminate attack served to illuminate the night like so many torches, and she flew after them, falling for Robin and Ekkels's bait. However, her recklessness had singed the leaves of the tree in which Robin and the escapees were hidden. They burned slowly but brightly enough to reveal the group to any of the mob below that cared to look.
Unable to simply climb down without getting spotted, Robin decided she needed a distraction for them all to escape. Still maintaining Tigni's illusory disguise, she reached for an image she could conjure easily. She cast an illusion of gems and gold raining down in the wake of the departing Queen of Crows. The illusion served excellently, and she was able to guide the other five downtree in the uproar. At its base, she hurriedly muddied Oliod, the cousins, and an obviously displeased Geral. Their tattered finery was now sufficiently indistinct from everyone else's muddy rags, and the group was able to pass through the crowds of gold-rushers and thief-seekers without alarm. Robin made for the warded perimeter, leading Alena and the pirates' noble hostages to an undignified escape.