Awake

At the Citadel of the Iron Saint Fix, with the aid of Evangeline, repairs the orrery and as he watches through the narrow entry he sees the web of energy begin to spread.  Evangeline takes a moment to investigate the room and finds a panel where behind are three books.:

• A log book of maintenance - last entry was in the third age by Curros
  
• A book of schematics of origins and alterations to all the orreries.
  
• A book of contracts initiated by Shaji with each of the cities with orreries
  

Evangeline makes a notation in the maintenance log of the repairs made to the orrery and returns it behind the panel then secures the panel back in place.

The group makes their way out of the orrery camber and across to the Ancestors just in time to find Retton Balen (aka Leoros) arriving.  Evangeline talks with Retton who shares with her that he has always felt like part of him was missing. That fact led him to Hidden Naresh where he ran into trouble and then to the Order of Truth who aided in his recovery.  Upon his joining he tells her he feels complete.

The party discovers upon talking with the Ancestors and their hosts:

• The Ancestors have been in the world since at least the second age and things would have been worse during the catastrophe if they had not been in the world
  
• They are from Vilkaris to see if this world is acceptable for them to relocate in order to escape the Dark Energy taking over their world.
  
• They need a host to survive but do not wish to do so by force. 
  
• Gos, Kri, Ana, Lad, and Ros are their names and they and their hosts are independent from one another though reliant on the host for survival..
  
• They have been watching the world but do not influence the world unless it is needed.
  
• The Ancestors could not see the party except from a distance, leading them to believe that they were protected by something.
  
• The Ancestors state that they are not gods, but acknowledge that there were others who were powerful that became known as gods that were not of their kind.
  

Fix and Evangeline spend much time in debate about the intent of the Ancestors after Evangeline views Kri entering an infant at birth.  Kri and Zavarina, his host, confirm that Kri has bonded with the family and they have been his host for multiple generations.  After much discussion the decision was made and agreed upon by all that the Ancestors would remain watching and let the party know if any other of their kind entered.

The party headed to Qi to find a solution to getting to The Twisted Spire for the next orrery to be restarted.

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Episode 98