Editing Chapter 9.05 NPR

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'''Chapter 9.05 NPR''' is the 8th chapter of [[Volume 9]]. The '''N''' stands for [[Niers Astoragon|'''N'''iers Astoragon]] (& [[Numbtongue|'''N'''umbtongue]]?), the '''P''' stands for [[Pisces Jealnet|'''P'''isces Jealnet]], and the '''R''' stands for [[Ryoka Griffin|'''R'''yoka Griffin]]

== tl;dr ==

* [[Niers Astoragon|Niers]] has a series of meetings that don't work out, but a coallition of [[Fraerlings]] come to him to help hold [[Jungle Tails]] responsible and to control the [[Dyed Lands]].
* [[Ryoka Griffin|Ryoka]] is imprisoned by [[Rhisveri Zessoprical|Rhisveri]], but she is let go on the condition that she finds a dryad to replace [[Fithea sor Kerwenas|Filthea]] within ten years.
* [[Pisces Jealnet|Pisces]] struggles with survivor's guilt until [[Erin Solstice|Erin]] forces him out and he opens up to [[Numbtongue]]. The two go to the adventurer's guild in Invrisil where Erin makes people realize that they aren't too bad.

== Synopsis ==
Four characters have a focus this chapter: [[Niers Astoragon|Niers]], [[Ryoka Griffin|Ryoka]], [[Numbtongue]], and [[Pisces Jealnet|Pisces]].

Niers is first. With [[Foliana]] recovered, and Niers himself returned to [[Baleros]], the war with [[Jungle Tails]] has turned in his favor. The two still want vengeance, but Niers has to deal with the consequences of his trip to [[Izril]]. First, he has a meeting with the [[fraerlings]] that are staying in [[Elvallian]]. They are all very unhappy about the fate of [[Oierdressql]] and the lack of a proper response for Paeth with some even saying that they wanted to break their alliance with the [[Forgotten Wing Company]]. Niers needed these allies, so he requested time to think of a way to make amends. Soon after, he went to his second meeting where he met with [[Shaik]] from the [[Ghostly Hand Tribe]]. He wanted the [[ghost shrooms]] from her, and wanted an alliance, but she refused citing his warmongering tendencies as a major reason. Later on, Niers went to [[Talenqual]] to meet with his students and the fraerling city there. The city was under the protection of [[Gravetender’s Fist|Gravetender's Fist]] and the [[United Nations]] with a combined council of Fraerlings and Tallfolk speaking for [[Paeth]]. The group had decided that they would not be moving back and that they would also not be allying with the Forgotten Wing Company. What they did want Niers for was to find [[Geneva Scala|Geneva]] who had been kidnapped by the [[Bodies of Fellden]].  After the day of rejection, Niers flew back to Elvallian, dejected. Once he got back and related his failings to Foliana, she threw him into the fraerways where he landed in a meeting with a group of new fraerlings. They turned out to represent a coalition of sixteen fraerling cities that were in Elvallian to have a neutral headquarters where they could hold Jungle Tails to account for their actions against fraerlings and to find a plan to deal with the [[Dyed Lands]]' expansion.

On [[Terandria]], Ryoka has been imprisoned for weeks by [[Rhisveri Zessoprical|Rhisveri]]. He has her trapped in an illusion of a prison cell and is repeatedly admonishing her about the death of [[Fithea sor Kerwenas|Filthea]]. The emotional abuse and guilt hurt Ryoka, but Rhisveri is not allowed to physically harm her. Eventually, Ryoka does see through the illusion enough to get Rhisveri to speak with her face to face. He still wants to kill her, but he lets her go with pleas to appeal to his baser instincts by bribing him or giving him a good reason as to why she should be let free. Later on, Rhisveri found his reason. He would let her go with one condition: Within ten years Ryoka must find a new dryad and bring them to [[Ailendamus]] to replace Filthea. Until that time Ryoka must never set foot in the kingdom, and if she fails in the time allotted she will be killed. Just as she was being let go and considering the fact that Ryoka may in fact know where a dryad is, [[Teriarch]] breached the country's teleportation wards. The immortals present took it as an attack, but for Teriarch it was pure laziness in not wanting to fly around.

The other two perspectives were Numbtongue and Pisces both of whom spent much of their time together. Pisces was having the toughest time recovering from his time as a slave in [[Chandrar]]. He had survivor's guilt and was very worried about his new friends as well as how much he'd changed. He hadn't told anybody about his time there yet, and he wanted to tell Erin, but could never work up the courage. Eventually, Erin sent Pisces, Numbtongue, and [[Tessa]] out to take a bath since neither of them were regular bathers, and Pisces finally broke down. He told Numbtongue about his troubles, and Numbtongue promised to tell Erin that the two needed to talk. When they went back, Pisces felt better. Numbtongue went to get Erin immediately, but at the same time his team came back from [[Invrisil]] where they had been discussing the loot distribution for the raid on the [[Village of the Dead]]. Erin went with realizing that the two needed to talk. Together, Erin, Pisces, Numbtongue, and a whole host of guards went into the city of adventurers. Erin's plan was to confuse people until she got to the adventurer's guild at which point she would desensitize people to the mentions of goblin and necromancer by making those present recognize that they are still people underneath their species and class. It didn't go well until Pisces received a priority letter from [[Pomle]] with messages from all of his friends and Erin finally explained her reasoning. Only then did adventurers start to approach Pisces and greet or thank him properly. The guild got even more rowdy when a scrying orb went to find [[Ksmvr]] for being one of [[Noa]]'s favorite adventurers and happened to catch Pisces. Noa commented that necromancers weren't reviled in Paeth, and more people including a small group of [Necromancers] greeted Pisces. Numbtongue had been trying to make songs for the people around him the whole time, and with this chaotic event he'd finally found what he'd needed to make the <span style="color:#99cc00;">[Ballad of the Horns of Hammerad]</span>.

== Characters ==
( * = First Appearance)

* [[Pisces Jealnet]]
* [[Ceria Springwalker]]
* [[Ksmvr]]
* [[Yvlon Byres]]
* [[Erin Solstice]]
* [[Mrsha]]
* [[Lyonette du Marquin]]
* [[Elia Arcsinger]] (''Mentioned'')
* [[Numbtongue]] + [[Pyrite]] + [[Reiss]] + [[Shorthilt]]
* [[Imani]]
* [[Ryoka Griffin]]
* [[Rhisveri Zessoprical]]
* [[Chorisa]]
* [[Visophecin]]
* [[Tyrion Veltras]] (''Mentioned'')
* [[Fithea]] (''Mentioned'')
* [[Niers Astoragon]]
* [[Foliana]]
* [[Peclir Im]] (''Mentioned'')
*Oiex *
*[[Forgotten Wing Company]]'s Selphids vanguard *
**? - [Diehard Warrior]
*[[Fraerlings]]' settlements represents
**Reiryul Crystalhome
***[[Vuul]]
**Torteth of Colors
***[[Gindal]]
**Yuite under Waters
**Comost Lightdrenched
*[[Ghostly Hand Tribe]]
**[[Shaik]]
*[[Bird]]
*[[Gothica]]
*[[Serafierre val Lischelle-Drakle]] / Fierre
*[[Ishkr]]
*[[Tessa]] / Shriekblade
*[[Menolit]]
*[[Silveran]]
*[[Ulvama]] (''Mentioned'')
*[[Calthusveri]] (''Mentioned'')
*[[Zessoprica]] (''Mentioned'')
*[[Eldima]]
*Hewilst *
*[[Marian Felthof]]
*Porwinke *
*? - Fraerling [Master Architect] *
*[[Kenjiro Murata]] / Ken
*[[Paige]]
*[[Daly Sullivan]]
*[[Siri]]
*[[Luan Khumalo]]
*[[Kirana]]
*Architects of Paeth
**'''Farspeaker''' Humalepre
**'''Judiciary''' Honst
**'''Tallguard Commander''' [[Ekrn]]
**'''Enchanter''' [[Ilekrome]]
**'''Guidance''' [[Heish]]
*[[Dalimont]]
*[[Sest]]
*[[Lormel]]
*[[Selys Shivertail]]
*[[Todi’s Elites]] / Todi’s Super-Elites
**[[Todi]]
*? - Invrisil's Watch Sergeant *
*[[Vuliel Drae]]
**[[Anith]]
*[[Pithfire Hounds]]
**[[Levil]]
*? - Male half-Elf representing Arcsinger’s Bows *
*[[Seborn Sailwinds]]
*[[Typhenous]]
*[[Soew]]
*[[Flamewardens]]
**[[Keldrass]]
*Maweil’s Reach
**[[Dorgon]]
**Wered
**Thoven
*? - Gnoll representing [[The Pride of Kelia]]
*[[Az’kerash]] (''Missive'')
*? - Human Wistram Mage (''Scry Projection'')
*[[Noa]] (''Scry Projection'')
*[[Resk]] (''Scry Projection'')
*? - Female Drake Bronze-rank [Mage] *
*Heroom *
*[[Salii]] (''Mentioned'')
*[[Eloque]] (''Missive'')
*[[Merr]] (''Missive'')
*[[Muskrat]] *
*? - Hell’s Warden of the sea (''Mentioned'')
*? - Gold-rank Captain *
*? - Male Human [Necromancer] *
*? - Female Human [Necromancer] *
*? - Gnoll [Necromancer] *
*[[Tallguard|Tallguards]]
**[[Eirnos]] *
**? - Male Fraerling in Crelerbane Armor *
**? - Female shadowy Fraerling *
**[[Rozcal]] *
*Immortals of Ailendamus
**[[Menorkel]]
**[[Agelum]]
***[[Uziel]]
**[[Merfolk]]
**[[Lucifen]]
***[[Azemith]]
**[[Sophridel]]
**[[Paterghost]]
**[[Nube]]
*[[Teriarch]]

== Locations ==

* [[Izril]]
** [[Floodplains]]
*** [[The Wandering Inn]]
*** [[Liscor]]
**** Bathhouses
** [[Invrisil]]
*** Adventurer’s Guild
* [[Terandria]]
** [[Ailendamus]]
* [[Baleros]]
** [[Elvallian]]
***Fraer-ways
** [[Talenqual]]
***[[Paeth|Paeth on the Coast]]

== Creatures ==

* [[Shield Spiders]]
* [[Spear Spiders|Spear Spider]]

== [[Plants]] ==

* [[Ghost Shrooms]]

== Items ==

* [[Helm of Fire]] (''Mentioned'')
* Wand of Sparks (''Illusion'')
*''The Liscorian Gazette''
*Chest of Holding
*Spider Succulents (''Food'')
*''The Wind Runner’s Triumph'' (''Painting'')
*[[Magical Door]]
*Scrying orb
*Song crystals
*Pelt's Masterwork Knife
*Crelerbane Armor

== Statistics Obtained ==

==== [[Numbtongue]] ====

* Classes/Levels = [Goblin Soulbard] Lv. 36 (+1)
* Skills = <span style="color:#99cc00;">[Song: Ballad of the Horns of Hammerad]</span>

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