After successfully helping the Valna of Rekura not once, but twice, the crew returns to the Opal Star. There are no more jobs that need doing immediately, so they take some time to process their situation. 

Vaelena’s mentor has been keeping her apprised of the situation in the Federation. There have been whispers of an investigation into the mysterious circumstances surrounding the Jaeger explosion. There is also word of an announcement soon to be made. This gets the party thinking of the possible implications. 

They discuss at length how the Federation might use what happened as a source of propaganda. The government there is not afraid to cover the truth for their own benefit and they are not kind to non-humans. However things shake out, it is not going to be pretty. So Vaelena warns her mentor and asks him to check on Faridah’s parents, in case they need help getting to safety when things go sideways.

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The medicine has been delivered and the beast has been tamed. But in the process one of the Valna had an allergic reaction to something and by the time they get attention, their heart has stopped. Anima’s instincts kick in and she is able to get their heart beating again, even though she has no idea how she knew what to do. 

This leads to a conversation with the party about what kind of person Anima used to be and just how lost she feels. Faridah and Vaelena agree to help her find a way to put the pieces together. Another piece is added to the puzzle when Anima remembers Dottie, an eldori scientist who she had saved several years earlier. They worked together for some time and, it turns out, Dottie is the one who taught her to drive. The conversation dies down and everyone turns in for the night. 

The following day the party is given gifts from the Valna as thanks and to mark them as honorary members of the tribe.

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With the medicine safely delivered and distributed, the Valna have one last request of the crew of the Opal Star. The tribe needs a new defender but they do not have the strength to tame a new one themselves. So the party agrees to tame the beast while the Valna provide backup. They take some time to prepare before stepping into the clearing where they will face down their first truly alien creature.

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Welcome to Rekura, home to a tribe of Valna who have found a way to coexist with a not incredibly welcoming planet. The Valna are a hardy people who have continued to survive after nearly being wiped out several times. Some have scattered across the universe to better ensure their survival, adapting to whatever environment they found themselves in. They hold tightly to their identities and their traditions. 

After the medicine has been safely delivered, the party is invited to a feast with the tribe’s leaders, Corshi and Osaix. It is a lovely feast followed by a festive celebration. The evening ends with a touch of foreboding because it seems the Valna once more need the party’s help.  

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The Opal Star is quickly approaching the planet Rekura, home to the Valna tribe that is waiting to receive the much-needed medicine. The Valna are a strong people, steeped in tradition and deeply connected to their primal nature. Spectra has worked with some of their tribes before and knows them to be fiercely loyal when that loyalty has been earned. They will not allow new things to change their way of life, instead, they find ways to adopt these new technologies into who they are.

On the way, there is a brief encounter with the security for a roving mining operation which Spectra is able to talk her way out of purely with the fact the owner owes her a favor. The rest of the journey is uneventful with Vaelena asking Spectra about the Valna while everyone else prepares to land.

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Maggie Marley finds her answer and more in the depths of the archives. Soon after a witch hunter arrives, coming to take her and a few others to lure out people he believes practice dark magic. The friends refuse to let him take Maggie and quickly handle the situation, just in time for the headmistress to arrive. That is when the full truth of the story comes out.

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After a series of...unique distractions, the friends make their way into the Tomehurst archives in search of the records that hopefully hold the answers Maggie Marley is looking for. It could take some time to find the right section but with some clever teamwork, they will be able to find their way to some long-forgotten historical records.

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Welcome to Tomehurst Academy, a high school for the magical and the mundane. The placement tests for the magical classes have just ended when a group of students gets a text from a freshman, Maggie Marley, asking for their help. She needs to get into the archives without anyone noticing and she needs to do it this weekend. A local legend will be coming to meet with the headmistress on Monday, but no one knows who or why.

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The crew of the Opal Star enjoy some downtime after successfully securing the medicine for the Valna colony. There are a few hours before they will be reaching their destination, so plenty of time to process the past few days.

Tali pulls Anima aside to see how she is handling the revelation of how Ashenforged are made. Anima shares the source of her fears and together they discuss ways to learn more about who she was before she lost her memories. Meanwhile, Faridah settles down somewhere quiet to work on a new song.

Vaelena finally gets a moment to sit down and catch up with her mentor. She brings him up to speed on everything that has happened since she got hired for that mysterious mission, including the mystery of Faridah's fame.

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The party has arrived at the public docks. Now it is time to secure the package and keep an eye out for any suspicious persons looking to steal the medicine and swap it out for something else. Meria and Spectra are monitoring their situation from aboard the ship while Ty comes to pick them up in the shuttle. They spot a few thugs, as well as a well-known mercenary who could prove problematic is provoked. Meria has an idea for how to deal with that, though. The key is keeping themselves between the mercenaries and the medicine and not getting arrested.

It's time to steal a heist.

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