Dura Notes

-5/27 egg time
-5/28 meeting with other kal azulans
-5/29 meta physics lesson
-5/30 learning mythril
-6/2-6/3 contact with pascha and being funded for door project, contact with constantine and getting his notes on gem transformation (gem)
-6/3 trip to swamp to try and steal secrets. stolas isn't there, but gain insight into cult and samples of swamp soil/flora
-somewhere in here talked to chuck about transmuting ores and how he does it (gem)
-6/4 learning imperial gold, true silver, coldsteel
-6/5 probing delver and chetyre for info on suppressing detectable truth magic
-6/6 (6/8??) learning about chuck's gorgon trip and his theories, learning about the astral tear from ro'mtir
-6/10 wishing to the statue, offering a tempest core: wishing to surpass her ancestor and their mistakes
-6/14 recruitment under constantine, discussion of research (gemstone altering that can link to chuck's thing) (gem)
-6/15 talking to goro, getting leads on gem transmutation (gem)
-6/18 witnessed what's ritual w/amber (gem)
-6/19 getting gradok's notes
-6/21 kal azul expedition notes from ana ka'rimah
-6/22 refusal to accept kal/azul's condition (talk w/ tak tik)
-can't remember day, discussion with zayne about his alleged arrogance
-6/25 talking with spirited kin/vergyle
-6/26 back and forth with vergyle
-6/26-27ish appointment to vice research lead
-interim talking to research people, learning they're fucking mercs
-6/30 talking to fae about stuff in underglow
-6/30 talking to drahcir about chalice
-6/30 talking to dagur about getting blood samples for his testing
-7/15ish killing the water spirit
-7/16ish going to kal azul
-7/17 getting materials from orion (blood, flesh, crystal)
-7/19 talking with chuck about how to best measure and record crystal frequencies, dressing down from creux (gem)
-7/20 ANOTHER dressing down from creux
-7/23 returning medallion to camilla
-726 ish, portal work with orion (portal project)
-7/29 work with pchel on malachite lenses (gem)
-8/1 journey to lighthouse, seeing lantern that holds a spirit (gem related)
-8/2 orion's experiment on the mountain (portal project)
-8/5 elliot nax's crackhead math/ritual circle expertise (gemstone project)
-8/7 sample collecting with dagur (ritual purification)
-8/7 meeting laplus
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-8/11-8/12 kal azul mission w/ black banner (more crystal) -  recognizing her weakness, the weakness of a corporeal form. blackbannerman wanted to remove a limb to improve it
-8-14 coup (more crystal) - all along the void corruption festered. they knew what she was and cut her out because of it and their void leanings
-8-15/16 - the seer convinces her to take the research development spot - no doubt he has motives, they all do. dura talks to demetri and expresses her conviction to improve the court
-8/18 journey to suu (lost arm, more crystal) - weakness of the flesh is proven true, her arm is lost
-8/19 fought juniper after learning she's deliverance (more crystal) - traitors abound, even acquaintances turn
-8/20 prosthetic arm w/ chuck (more crystal) - application of crystal
-8/23 confession to vergyle (paranoia) - tak's betrayal details
-8/24 conversation with Deli - carrying the faces of the people of kal azul with her
-8/25 conversation with camilla - witch confession (more crystal, paranoia) - everyone who puts faith in her betrays her eventually
-8/26 ruby's robbery (paranoia) - betrayal from a loved one - was that always the plan?
-8/30 verygle's plans for memory crystals (crystal, paranoia) - similar to her own work, he's being circumspect and in bed with dominique. he can't be trusted. too much like tak in his desire for a legacy in children
-9/2 dura's heard of hikari sympathizing (allegedly in her eyes) with deliverance. she speaks on it to her designated duelist, ciara, and fights her in providence's square when challenged
-9/4 demetri's death, passing of the mantle
-9/7 freeing shepherd from his crystal shackles
-9/8 orion/being the 'other woman'
-9/9 war (parasitic crystal)
-9/10 cygnus event (cod event, 2 cod fights and 1 coi)
-9/11 mark from chuck
-9/11 decking chiriel (crystal, angy)
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-9/17 HCoD World event - death defiance - neph *
-Lesson x-
We all die alone.
-9/22 meeting with goro - after promising the chalice to her, and teaching her how to use it, she watches it get handed off to gin because he is also from highshield
-Lesson x-
What you are (or are not) will be used against you.
-9/27 negotiations with deliverance - refusing them, denying their 'help in restructuring'
-Lesson x-
Never succumb to the will of others if it can be helped.
-9/30 Becoming Nephilim - neph *
-Lesson x-
The Gods and Powers That Be are flawed and imperfect

-10/4-5 Signing the alliance with Seraphim *
-Lesson x-
"Honor is a concept sold by nobility and those born over silver lodes - a luxury many can't afford."

-10/5 War, losing sanity, and the mother of all curses from Saint - neph *
-Lesson x-
Use what is at your disposal.
-10/6 Talking to Demetri - neph
"Empress Protect, Dura Levante."

"Thank you, Lord Demetri. But I've never needed the Empress for that."
-10/7 visiting the memorial
D: "But the war's over for now."
D: "We can breathe, we can..."
C: "It is. It's time to rest."
D: "No. We have the time now to move forward. To do better."

-Lesson x-
"Never stop moving forward."

-10/8 Kosnstantin's prejudice - even after a war won and loyalty proven, there are those still that doubt *
"Devilspawn, all of them snakes."

-Lesson x-
"There are those that will hate what you are. They do not matter."

-10/8 Confrontation with Roland *
"Kal Azul does not need the Void. It doesn't need the Feywild. It doesn't need Empires. It doesn't need *you*. Tell your people what I've said."

-Lesson x-
"Do not look outside of yourself for validation. Listen to your own heart."

-10/10-11 ish? Raven claiming she's 'less Kal Azulan' *

-10/12-13 'Freeing' CXX

-Lesson x-
"When presented with a fork in the road, or the lesser of two evils, dare to be the one to make a third."

-10/13-14 flying lessons

-Lesson x-
"From the most unexpected places we can learn that which serves us most."

-10/15 - discussing 'imprinting' of deliverance onto providence's leadership *
-10/15ish both chiriel and anreed coming to her, trying to curry favor. better to turn inward and gain one's own source of power than rely on outside influence

-Lesson x-
"More often than not, people will only offer aid or help if you have something they want."

-10/16 talking with yang
 "Reminds me I am still exactly who I was...just with a few new complications. But, maybe they can be benefits too if I use them right."
 "It really is more about how you use it than what you're given, Yang. Another important lesson."

-Lesson x-
"Use what you are given."

-10/19 meeting with camilla/candle *

-Lesson x-
"To love without understanding is to have faith. To have faith alone is useless."

-10/21 - meeting with chuck and renata. holding firm against outside influences

-Lesson x-
"Any 'friend' who uses your friendship as a tool is not, in fact, your friend."

-10/22 - meeting with iriel'sa *
"She has weird ways of showing how she loves people , and she does love you! Or at least like you a lot. She's gushed to me before about how blunt and direct you are. About how you stand up and are a rock in a rushing current. About how you're what people need to see at the head of a strong Providence. It's the kinds of things I like a lot about you too, Dura."

-10/23 - official response from isegrad/becoming duchess *
-10/27 - asking drumble to be a levante *

-Lesson x-

Though they are rare, there will be those loyal to you. Those you can call kin and hold in confidence. It is your duty to guide them, elevate them, and to help them reach heights they might otherwise have never known.

-11/2 - talking with delisle

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-11/6 Talking to Joy - Justice against the Eidolons
-"" ish Talking to Icabod who wants justice against Magi
-11/11 Altercation/Argument with Raven - reviling the concept of 'faith'
-11/13 Asphodel's betrayal, a contract in blood *
-11/14 Zayne returning after fucking off forever
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-11/16 Conversation with Celius - "I want a world where people can truly be at ease, freed of the whims of the greatest betrayer to ever exist. I want to leave this plane better than it was when I was born into it - whether I do so directly, or I merely plant the seeds that might one day grow to do so. I think I'd be content to have at least tried, though."
-11/19 Johan talks about having no discipline to his duties vs. those to those he cares for *
-11/21 - meeting for annette/lenore
-~12-4 - second planning meeting for annete/lenore
-12-6 - court meeting - asphodel's 'slip' of the tongue', paranoia and wondering if her court is trying to control her. presents the idea that maybe her paranoia is also a tool of nevanerro *
- 1/2-1/3 - hearing persimmon keeping company with alicante leadership. hearing asphodel reports to them, confronting him and not getting an honest answer after hearing what he said to rynn (subsequent betrayal of his blood contract) *
-1/21 - Watching Anreed get Velin's blessing - something about only having power at the whims of these beings, and that this should stop. The greatest gift she can give her people is a power that can't be stolen by capricious forces. *

Also learned that the Dragons cannot hold Nevanerro accountable if they are divided and bickering.
-1/22
Recruiting 3 new folks (Locke, Watt Cauz, Glacius Rex) *
-1/26
Recruiting another, Lyle
Somewhere between - bonding with Locke, giving him one of Demetri's old weaps
2/12 - Dissolving Locke's contract, obtaining blood of an Oathbreaker *
- Undetermined Date - Asphodel coming back from retrieving a Shimmer Shard with his lover/wife in Alicante and reporting of her death (while appearing more like his mother, the woman who betrayed her). Reporting of his desire to regather the shards of the Shimmer and Urosil's support for it. Persimmon's support of it - Dura being wary. Asphodel brandishing a weapon at her *
- Undetermined date - crystal prosthetic's source spreading, afflicting her, Fressia's assistance. Worsening mental symptoms
- Idea - becoming a Betrayer (betraying one's own needs and wants for the greater good, betraying 'human nature')
- 3/5 - Learning that Asphodel will not come to speak to her - calls her a usurper, wants Johan to claim his title. Johan requests that Dura name him her son and heir in case she passes. Major sadness *
- 3/10 talks with roland, inspection, inquiry on necromancy, preservation, naimmancy (*may have mentioned johan getting close to elizabeth here)
- 3/15 confrontation with Asphodel/Persimmon *
"...you do the worst thing possible, every chance you get. DeLisle wouldn't be dead if you'd had your fucking act together."
- 3/22 more talks with roland
- 3/31 Talks with Axiom - Johan planning things to warp reality in a pocket in Providence
- 4/2 Pressing Polalart into Experiments or Death
- Dev Idea - Liar's Brand - appear as Extraplanar, but have none of the benefit
- 4/9 appointing Rissa as Eye of the Duchess *
- 4/14-15 lash's death **
- 4/15-16 fighting traitor/alicante supporter lafayette - chaotic *
- 4/30 talk with njorlfar *
- 5/1 fah'nadir's temple*
- 5/3 talking with mumble *