3/15 Session

At the end of the month-long downtime, a mob is gathering in the plaza outside the Lighthouse. However, the first person to approach is a Kenku leading a very battered person. After some interrogation, Rao and Corrin let them in. Rao shoots the mob a seductive look, aiming for seductive but failing. They close the door and turn to help the Kenku lead the person inside the Lighthouse. When the person looks up at them, they realize it's Raine, though she seems like a shell of a person.
 
When the Kenku asks for payment, and Rao attempts to pay with coins, the Kenku reveals they collect Neox tech. Callow removes the spent Neox cores from her volatile rocket launcher and gives them to the Kenku. The Kenku seems guilty of having acquired so many materials and offers information.
 
Rao, seeking information on Rossto, Disguises Self to look like him, but the Kenku knows nothing about the man. When Rao asks about Neox, they mention that Neox armies are currently heading towards Frost Peak. Callow mentions that Samuel had suggested she look for Coral Smirnoff in Frost Peak to help upgrade her Caster Bracer. The Kenku also mentions water is "being weird" around the islands - as in, all the islands, and that there is a "big, angry womr" approaching Frost Peak. Rao mutters that it sounds like one of the dragons they were asked to deal with.
 
As they're debating with the Kenku on how to escort them out of the Lighthouse safely, Raine starts to move upstairs. When Corrin asks where she's going, she says she'd like to go home to Diosan. Rao and Corrin argue that that's their next stop, but for now, she should stay at the Lighthouse and rest. Corrin convinces her to get back into bed.
 
They decide to wait until later to return to the ship so Raine can sleep. Throughout the day, mobs continue to swarm the Lighthouse, attempting to damage it to no avail. When the Kenku wakes up and sees Rhea, it bolts outside of the Lighthouse, damaging the Circle's reputation by shouting, "There's a monster in there!"
 
When night falls, Rao teleports Kali and Raine to Raine's house in Diosan. Rao takes a branch from a plant in her garden and uses the Teleportation Circle to go back to the Lighthouse so he can give the branch to Corrin, and Corrin can teleport the non-sick people to Raine's house. Raine leaves her staff behind, but Corrin brings it for her. When they enter the house, Raine's mom, Chrysla, is fleeing out the back door, and Raine is on the floor, face red as if she'd just been hit. She leaves to go to the monastery. Rao follows the mother out to the garden to speak with her and see if she knows anything about the Blessed Spring he and Nero were looking for. She tells them not to contaminate the water and use clean vessels to claim a vial of water. She says the trip is a two-month ride north towards New Diosan and the Ruins, and if they can teleport there, they can get there faster.
 
Rao returns to the party with the directions. Deciding to plan to teleport to the Ruins, the group pitches tents nearby Raine's house. During Rao's rest, Rossto attempts to steal the Lantern, but Rhea is able to scare him off. He comes back, however. His rustling in Rao's journal wakes Rhea, and she lunges after him, but he teleports away, and she lands in the mud, dirtying Rao's page of Cause Fear.
 
During Corrin's rest, Rossto appears to draw a dick on her face. Chrysla briefly stops by to check on them. Raine returns to the house before the party leaves for the Ruins. Rao tries to ask if she's okay, but she doesn't give a clear response, leaving them behind.
 
Using the same method as before, the party and Raine teleport to the Ruins. They spend a day searching the Ruins for information on the Light Stone. Rao mentions this being the location Prostranstvo originates from, but Callow expresses more interest in figuring out how to stop Caveson and the Light Stone than getting back to Jimandor. With the government not monitoring the Ruins after the monastery's leader was murdered, Neox has already begun investigating the Ruins and setting up camps. Corrin attempts to tear it all down, but alerts a flock of birds.