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The first adventure of the [[Catalysts]] in the broader world. Took place a few weeks after the [[Cleansing the Four Towers]] in mid-summer 205AC. Precipitated when news of their discoveries caused human-supremacist groups (primarily the [[Human League]]) to demand their arrest on spurious charges of demon-worship.

== Events ==

# Arrival of [[Alaina]], one of the [[Scale-balancer]] paladins to arrest the party. Quickly nicknamed "Sparkles" for her dynamic hair coloring as an astral [[plane-touched]]. Party invokes their right to appeal to [[Ytra]], requiring them to be returned to [[Kaelthia]] to stand trial before the goddess.
# The trial was dramatic, resulting in the summoning of a possessing avatar of the goddess. Party is cleared of all charges and in fact commended.
# While investigating the groups that led to their arrest (for revenge, if nothing else), they discovered that the [[Human League]] was being bankrolled by a merchant sub-guild that had gained substantial power very fast.
# While investigating ''that'', they discovered a secret underground base full of mercenaries and [[Human League]] goons. At the bottom of that, they discovered that the League (and the merchants) were being manipulated by shadowy forces from the south, in the supposedly destroyed [[Stone Throne]]. The merchant group loses substantial power, and a small shakeup of the administration discovers substantial political and economic corruption of many sorts.
# They acquire [[Hound's Rest]] as a reward and clear out the oozes and other weird things inhabiting it, making the hound spirit very happy. They also discovered another [[Portal Network]] entrance.

[[Category:Catalysts]]
[[Category:Holy Kaelthian Republic]]