Session Date: 02/13/2026
Game Masters: Cosimo, Declan, and Rew

• Baila, Eladrin College of Dance bard (Tara)
• Borgoth, Orcish Fighter (John)
• Edgar, Kenku Bard (Grace)
• Franc (formerly Caiel), Teifling Bard (Nat)
• Gutboy, Dwarven Barbarian (Tim S)
• Gwiazdka, Halflling Rogue (Bekah)
• Keeka, Orc College of Dance Bard (Sheila)
• Klarna, Goliath Paladin (Hazel)
• Klast, Peace Cleric (Jim W)
• Lee, Half-Elf Horizon Walker Ranger (Hal)
• Lith, Shadar-Kai Druid (Bridget)
• Lorril, Wood Elf Beastmaster Ranger (Christina)
• Rotheon, Aasimar Clockwork Sorcerer (Ace)
• Sapphire, Elven Gloomstalker Ranger (Sami)
• Slate, Warforged Giant Barbarian (Andy H)
• Valorean, Dragonborn Paladin (Tim)
• Vicurian, Eladrin Bladesinger Wizard (Danny)
• Yuna, Human Cleric of Isva (Jenny Beth)

• Cosimo the Cunning -
• Declan God of Dragons -
• Dr. Amazing - He wears a fez and he is amazing!
• C'threw - A tentacled menace from beyond time and space set to consume the flesh and tears of adventurers

Cosimo: We find ourselves on a remote Shard somewhere within the Aether. Chairs are arranged on a lush grassy landscape, the sun bright on this spring-like day, nary a cloud in the sky as it slowly begins to set. An eclectic gathering of people are seated amongst red and white floral and fabric decor, murmuring to one another, the air abuzz with nerves and joy. Beyond the seating we see a large altar constructed with flowers, a beautiful floral arch behind it, framing a red dragonborn in his most lavish attire. The sun beyond bathes him and the rest of the wedding in a golden light. Valorian, the mighty and powerful dragonborn, his sharp teeth on display not in a snarl, but a loving smile.

Rew: Flanked by his groomspeople, Roetheon Gearbit, Griffon Lee Atwood, and the best squirrel, Lith Oakenheart, they look between each other, a mixture of excitement and nervous energy among them. On the opposite side of the altar stand the bridesmaids, Klast Ronison, Savai Aldiri, and the maid of honor Baila, who is giving Valorian a reassuring glance.

Declan: Music swells, a gentle melody and the crowd grows quiet. As they turn to look down the aisle, the music then grows loud, a nearly cacophonic sound that still somehow sounds beautiful, announcing the entrance of the woman of the hour. Keeka, standing in her deceptively simple beautiful white gown, begins to walk to the beat of the music, Gwaz holding the rings on a velvet pillow as Bryndis tosses flowers along the aisle.

Cosimo: All eyes follow her as she walks, feeling an intense wave of emotion wash over them as they watch her meet the eyes of Valorian, who begins to tear up seeing his bride-to-be. As Keeka steps onto the altar, Valorian takes her hands, and the officiant begins to speak.

Declan: [as Bronach] “Dear friends and strangers from near and far, the tides of fate have brought us here today to celebrate the union of Keeka and Valorian. It is an unusual thing for a cleric of Letharr to stand at the head of such a ceremony. Our place is typically with those who have lost something, who are grieving or dying. How fitting for such an odd choice in cleric, to be standing before an eclectic crowd made of people from all walks of life, from places we’ve never heard of and those we know well, a blend of the strangest and bravest and most incredibly passionate people The Aether has to offer. What an honor it is to be here, at the start of a journey that I always see the end of, because what else would cause grief other than exceptional love?

Death is a tragedy, and grief is often perceived as this overwhelming force to be avoided. It is an ocean, but it is one that is created through years of joy. When you choose to love someone, you begin creating this pool of love within your heart. It grows with time, with happiness, with hardship, with strife. One day, far in the future, you’ll look into that pool and see it has become an ocean. It will take work, and time, and with the many troubles that plague The Aether these days, you may struggle. But knowing the two of you, and the company you keep, struggle should be quite worried about encountering you on a future tide. Your love has come quick, but that does not make the pool you’ve built together any less deep, or any less true.

Be not afraid of the grief felt in one another’s absence, because it is proof enough that the ocean of your love is unfathomably deep. Embrace it after a long, beautiful life brimming with all the joy you’ll bring one another in the days to come, and all of the love you have felt in the days that have already come to pass.

And while I would have loved to have ended my speech on that sentiment, there was great insistence by some select few that I add this in. If anyone here today wishes to object to this union, speak now or forever hold your peace. Gods, what a silly notion.”

Rew: All present reach for their various weapons to make sure no one contests this wedding, reading each other’s minds and jumping in on the joke. There is a murmur of lighthearted chuckles and brief jests between friends in the crowd. Then, those sensitive to The Weave, the magical force that holds together the fabrics of reality and allows mortals and Gods alike to use spells, can feel an immense pressure in their skulls. A sudden splitting headache that leaves them reeling, vision blurred and stomach churning.

Declan: At the end of the aisle, a rip in The Weave itself appears, and stepping through is an alluring woman in gothic attire, dressed head to toe in black. Following the line of her sternum is a gash like a weeping scar, and those sitting closest to her can hear the chittering and skittering of what sounds like hundreds, if not thousands of spiders hiding within.

Rew: In her right hand, she holds a chain which she yanks, pulling forth a being who seems to be somewhere between a man and a dragon, with colorful scales on his skin and clawed hands, but an otherwise human appearance. He glares at the woman, and then again at another figure who steps through the portal. This well-dressed Shadar-Kai has a sardonic grin and sports a fez.

Rew: [as Doctor Amazing] “Well isn’t this a lame gathering? I suppose it is time to prescribe a healthy dose of me and my two friends to make it…AMAZING!”

Declan: One final person steps through the portal, a withered skeletal figure wearing black and purple robes, with a symbol of a skull in the center of a purple sun emblazoned on the chest. She sneers at the crowd, and some would recognize her to be the lich who worked in the secret research facility on Riya, and the very same lich who is helping Cyric rebuild his cult.

Cosimo: [as Cosimo the Cunning] (maniacal laughter) I object to this union! For I believe that Valorian cannot be married as I will not allow him an ounce of happiness in this life, or the next. (even more maniacal laughter])

Rew: The crowd watches in horror as the beautiful rustic venue suddenly contorts and shifts into something mangled and broken, the ground shaking beneath their feet. Heat fills the air, an oppressive, stifling heat. Lush green grass begins to whither and die as the ground splits open. Lava begins to ooze from these vicious wounds within the earth as it rises, the venue carried upward on this jagged spire. Lava pours out, hardening rapidly as more earth twists and molds itself into a towering castle that looms over the now ruined wedding.

Cosimo: [as Cosimo the Cunning] What a beautiful blushing bride. I think you’ll look even better when I bathe you in Valorian’s blood- then you’ll match your bridesmaids! [maniacal laughter] But that part comes later. Let’s have a little fun first- it’s a party after all.

Dedlan: Good Gods, can you just get on with it already? You really love to hear yourself talk.

Rew: At the “speed of plot” Dr. Amazing grabs the wedding bands from the wedding party. “These are Amazing!” he shrieks as his fez grows and expands into a gaping black hole, pulling a chunk of the celebrants to a remote part of the shard!

• The ceremony was interrupted by Cosimo the cunning pulling a captured Declan God of Dragons with a puckish Dr. Amazing in tow.
• With a little fanfare, the wedding guests were whisked to remote parts of the wedding venue shard.
• One portion of the wedding guests dealt with a giant bear trap with a bear in it.
• Klast wants a pet magma spider.
• A Spider Dragon appeared and used a breath weapon of spiders, but was defeated.
• Selina the lich turned out to be working with Cosimo the Cunning on Raya.
• On anther portion of the shard, Dr. Amazing was treating the wedding guests to a trippy fez-powered fever dream about how awesome he was.
• Five Doctors Amazing were conjured from his imagination, each with a set of wedding rings. The heroes had to track him down and fight off his imagined cultists trying to summon C'threw, an assault unicorn, MLM-scheme dupes, and poor woman getting an ugly tattoo of an angel with a fez on its head
• The Fez-powered romp was invaded by a collection of eye tyrants. Just like with anything Doctor Amazing themed, there is no reason why they are there and they begin attacking anything who has less than three eyes.
• Once the rings were recovered from the final Doctor Amazing and the beholder-kin were driven off, The battlefield turned into a great web and sinister spiders controlled by Cosimo the Cunning began to attack.
• On a third portion of the shard, the wedding guests were ushered into a big castle.
• Inside were several doors, and each room had its own thing. Some had puzzles and others had lore.
• There were four keys, and Ashowan the Archlich conjured Lore Spiders that attacked.
• In a final room, Cosimo's right hand spiders and a drider made out of a dragonborn from Valorian's past attacked.
• Each group of wedding celebrants were attacked by spiders and a third of Cosimo's power. Only by teaming up were they able to defeat her.
• Finally, the wedding was able to proceed. The bride and groom shared vows and the magical night was complete.