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 ===== Debrief =====
-COMING SOON TO AN ADVENTURE SUMMARY NEAR YOU
+The party leave the vault but as they do they begin to feel incredibly fatigued.  Their abilities wane and they begin to worry this is a curse of the Leader.  They plod on desperately, and arrange to meet back up with the Council to get paid and split up.  Marian and Evan head to the Terrec estate with the mirror and barely make it through the door in time for Marian to splutter an order to her servants to secure the mirror safely before collapsing with exhaustion.  Peter heads to the Flux to restore himself before returning to the Strossbourgian embassy with Otto and Emilio where all collapse from exhausation.
-{{tag>"what lies below" adventure}}
+The Strossbourgian mages identify that the exhaustion is extreme fatigue, as if they'd been out on ten consecutive adventures.  This causes some alarm, but after days of rest, all feel better and head to the Council to get paid.  They meet with Ghita Darrish due to the connection with the College of the Stars, and the acting head of the People's College in order to explain what was going on, and though there is grave concern over the repercussions of the Joint Acryn Magical Investigation Division that was shut down and redacted from Council records, there is relief that the Thing From The Otherside is now disposed of.  Each are offered 75R for their assistance saving the city, though Otto refuses to take that as he sees his duty in saving the world from the Draconic Incursion.  His share is split amongst the others, but he negotiates a gifting of the book he is supposedly "On Loan" from instead.  He also offers Strossbourgian assistance in organising the College of the Stars' library, an offer Ghita is keen to accept.
+The party go their separate ways.  Emilio heads to the Margushian Embassy to report on all he's seen, particularly noting the fractures of the Terrec family and how Marian Terrec seems to be related to some deep rift in the Leader Church.  The Redans are intrigued by this and the information that Emilio gives them and consider a way to put pressure on the Terrecs to allow them either safety or profit from the ongoing Acryn Trade War.
+Peter Kally heads back to Founders' Square to check on construction efforts and that everything is alright.  He is pleased to find that the administrators have sacked the unhelpful Foreman, and that reinforcement of the underground columns and arches supporting the square has been successful, making the Square significantly safer from collapse, something only possible thanks to the work of Peter and his compatriots.  They offer him a favour should he ever need one from them.
+Otto consults with the Strossbourgian Mages about all he saw.  He asks for them to examine his memories using Manipulation and discovers that there are 9 missing memory strands about the same length as the adventure, each of which is interrupted by a magical force.  They suggest a hypothesis that Otto was stuck in some sort of magical time loop or simulation, and that he did play out the same adventure 9 times.  They find this fascinating and store copies of the memories for further analysis.  Otto heads to the College of the Stars with the finest Strossbourgian administrators and gets to work on the monumental task of organising and recording the College's libraries.
+Evan and Marian investigate the Mirror of Revelation.  Having received documents from the Leader Vault using the remnants of the authority of Darak that was radiating off her as she left, she finds cryptic clues as to what the mirror might do.  "Question", "Could not ask again", "Answer", "Broken?!" are scribbled across papers as with many other words, and they piece together that the Mirror can answer questions about yourself that you already know the answer to.  Marian summons in Wilkins and asks that Wilkins ask it a question.  She suggests "Who is my true love?" and Wilkins obliges, asking the question as Evan puts his hand in the mirror with the Splintered Man's power.  Evan turns into Wilkins.  Awkwardness ensues and Wilkins suggests the mirror is broken, before Marian asks him to ask it "What's my favourite colour?".  He does, but receives no answer.  He rushes off to continue his duties as Marian and Evan discuss repercussions.  They hypothesise that the marks in the mirror are from the Leader asking it a question and not liking the answer.  Marian, whose hair has been fluctuating to the Raven Black of the Leader whenever she was exercising her authority under the Leader Miracle, asks the mirror "What question did the Leader ask?".  She sees herself reply, "Would I be a good ruler of Acryn?".
+They continue to ponder the mirror, with Evan looking up stories about such mirrors in the College of the Stars and finding that rumours of mirrors that provided answers and introspection are not uncommon, and there are stories that the Leader had one (possibly the same one as in all stories) and imbued it with his power.  It's all divine though, and nothing magic seems to be present.  He does also check the other side of the mirror in the Shattered Plane but finds nothing pressing there.  Marian invites Wilkins to dinner while continuing to spread her influence in House Terrec.
+===== Consequences =====
+==== Peter Kally ====
+  * 75R
+  * Favour owed by City & Co Construction: this can be used once per adventure to get a small construction task completed (at GM discretion), or this quirk can be used up to reduce the cost of purchasing or upgrading a resource by 50%.
+==== Emilio Redan ====
+  * 75R
+  * Improved influence in the Redan Family
+  * The Redan Family is now profiting from the Terrecs' misfortune in the Acryn Trade War by putting pressure on that house.
+==== Otto Strang ====
+  * One copy of "Symbols of Destruction, Vol. 1".  This item can be used to inform rituals with a goal of destruction (results at GM discretion).
+  * Working relationship with Ghita Darrish
+  * Magical tattoo on arm which reads "Kindly donated by the College of the Stars"
+  * Scarf infused with the words of Valknut
+==== Marian Terrec ====
+  * 75R
+  * Access to the Mirror of Revelation
+  * Damned by the Leader
+  * Epic Tree: [[:epic_trees#Usurper of a God]] - with access to purchase the ability "Follow Me"
+  * Two Ravens of the Leader sit atop the mirror.  These, together, count as a Combat [[:epic_trees#Familiar]].
+==== Evan ====
+  * 75R
+  * Access to the Mirror of Revelation
+===== The Mirror of Revelation =====
+Engraved around the edge of this mirror are the words "ASK THAT YOU MAY KNOW FOR SURE WHAT YOU DENY OR REFUSE TO ACCEPT".  It is broken in the middle as if it has been punched, and the mirror is divine.  Any person may ask it a question about themselves only once ever, and it will answer truthfully.
+{{tag>"what lies below" dissonance evan "marian terric" "otto strang" "emilio redan" "peter kally" leader "mirror of revelation" "the thing" "amelia stone" "college of the stars" "founders square" adventure}}

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