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<h3>Between Rosalin Denisco - head of house Denisco of&nbsp;<strong>Seqano, and Emmerin di Scillante of Romeno</strong></h3>
<ul>
  <li>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<pre><code class="language-plaintext">Denisco:
Wringing: Strong, indirect, sustained. Pitch up 1/2 octave
Somewhat dry and strained voice, showing her age. Speaks in a slow tempo, with low volume as to not strain her voice too much. 
Friendly demeanor, with an undertone of "I'll destroy you if you cross me".</code></pre>
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<pre><code class="language-plaintext">Emmerin: Do a "hmpf" i mellumgulvet, og bare hold den mens du snakker.
Gliding: light, direct, sustained. Pitch up 1 octave.
Mannerism: Super sore/coarse, old voice. Slow tempo and slightly low volume.
Do the "hmph" as if trying to take a shit, and you got the voice.
Interaction:  
Clever. Dignified. Friendly. Oportunistic. Shrewd. Political. 
Authoritarian - weak voice his words give away that what he says has real weigh.
Determined.  
Restrained and very Calculating - doesn't show his "hand" if he doesn’t want to.</code></pre>
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<ul>
  <li>Emmerin: I assume you too want to petition me for a meeting with Ravanelli?</li>
  <li>Denisco: Astute of you. Yes. It's becoming a rather paramount subject for my family.</li>
  <li>Emmerin: I apologize, but my answer to you remain the same as to the others. Duchess Ravanelli remains too ill to meet with anyone at the moment.</li>
  <li>Denisco: I'm afraid I have to insist. Our current situation is simply becoming unsustainable.</li>
  <li>Emmerin: If I were to convince the Duchess to give your family an audience, she'd also have to grant one to every other family that seeks one. That's simply something her body cannot handle in her current state.</li>
  <li>Denisco: Then neither you nor Ravanelli truly understand how die the situation here is. Our waters are infested with monsters. None of our ships can leave without a military escort, and we do not have the resources to safeguard both our sealanes and the Red Forest. The Navara's have lost their entire home to the freaks. Both Terrizzi and Sestiro have their hands full dealing with bandits that are raiding our land-routes. How long until our subjects decide we are no longer fit to rule?</li>
  <li>Emmerin:</li>
  <li>Denisco: If Ravanelli is no longer fit to rule, then someone else should take her place.</li>
  <li>Emmerin: You are speaking of treason.</li>
  <li>Denisco: I'm not. I'm merely stating the obvious. It is Ravanelli's role to support and protect her subjects - us included. If Ravanelli cannot give us the support we require in our time of need, then we'll have to look for it elsewhere. I am not so loyal as to stand idly by waiting for my family to be placed on the chopping block. Mark my words, I'll do whatever it takes to protect my family. Tell her that – tell Ravanelli that if she does not soon return from her absence and start supporting us in our need - then she will no longer have our support.</li>
  <li>&lt;Denisco leaves&gt;</li>
  <li>Perception check: For a second there's just the tiniest hint of a satisfied smirk, though he quickly composes himself and goes back to his regular demeanor.</li>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Between Overgold and Arilile</h3>
<ul>
  <li>Overgold will feel stressed out and seek to find a quiet place for a moment. Will stumble upon Ari.</li>
  <li>Overgold can sense something's off around Ari, and will ask if she's alright. Note that “something feels.. off"</li>
  <li>Will ask who she is. If she answers and it includes last name, the Overgold will repeat the name as if pondering, before asking “Pondbreach? As in Bervol Mountainfield?”<ul>
      <li>"Mountainfield?… Hmm.. where have I - are you from Pondbreach? &lt;yes&gt; (mumbling) But he shouldnt have any children? (mumbling stops) Are you perhaps Bervol's - (interrupted by Calvacanti)</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li>Calvacanti will then interrupt before overgold can potentially tell anything about why or how she knows of Bervol. He will note “Ah, there you are. You shouldn't go off like that on your own. I could not well leave the Overgold unattended. Come, the action is about to begin. I'm sure they would appreciate a few words from one of Meranzi's chosen before the first item is displayed.”</li>
  <li>Overgold will look very slightly disappointed for a brief second, but wont say anything regarding it. She'll simply agree to come with him.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Conversation between Te'lik and Rahier</h3>
<ul>
  <li>Rahier: Stop complaining.</li>
  <li>Te'Lik: Why? You interrupted my big night. I was to be the star of tonight's peformance. I was to be admired by the entire Nightstar tonight!</li>
  <li>Rahier: You agreed to your role, and you will fulfill it.</li>
  <li>Te'Lik: I agreed to play the role of headmistress. At least Moretti was of noble blood, not like this DISGUSTING commoner skin.</li>
  <li>Rahier: You will play the role we need you to play. When we rule, the Nightstar will be yours. You can be the star any day and any night you want. Now, does the servant know how to enter without alerting Navara?</li>
  <li>Te'Lik: Yes, though he does not know exactly where the documents are.</li>
  <li>Rahier: No worries. Just show me the way back in and get back upstairs. You still have a role to play tonight.</li>
  <li>Te'Lik: (ehh) As you say.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Meeting with Rahier</h3>
<ul>
  <li>Rahier: You are not who we expected, but you are withing our parameters. I'll make this brief: You are on the wrong side of history. You getting past our tools show some modicum of skill, so I'll offer you a choice: Join us, or be eliminated.</li>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Misc Points:</h3>
<ul>
  <li>Letter from Sister - Masked man. Used magic. Sister think it was one of Peneli's colleagues at Conciri.</li>
  <li>Another letter telling of having found sister dead - believed murdered by bandits while travelling towards Vessina.</li>
  <li>Study book by Peneli on the different creatures that attacked her city-<ul>
      <li>Includes notes on Hydra. Also mentions that some mercenaries had managed to kill a hydra. She took the head for testing purposes. Also wanted to get in touch with the mercenaries, hoping they had some knowledge of the creatures, but at least to hire them to help get rid of the creatures.</li>
      <li>Notes that there's a construct among the party - she discusses in her note whether they've been placed as a trap by the ones who murdered her sister, hoping Peneli would jump at the opportunity to hire them, and put her guard down.</li>
      <li>Then a bunch of notes with her trying to figure out if the party's working for or has been planted by an enemy to take out Peneli.</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li>Navara Cellar has numerous papers, books, etc, with information gathered on other houses. Also have letters from their informants. Obvious that they don't trust the other houses &nbsp;- noting that they believe there's a traitor among them.</li>
  <li>Peneli has books on creatures shes worked on<ul>
      <li>Includes Troll for trying to make troll blood into healing or regeneration potions</li>
      <li>Includes notes on Mavka - charred dryad - trying to figure out what's going on with it</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
</ul>