Editing Midnight RPG - Chapter 42.198 (section)

==== 4) Reviewing ====

4) Next: I would like to take a closer look at two key recent events. The first one would be the moment of Zal's "transformation" several days ago. The next would be the night that Zal tried to make contact with Caradul, was intercepted by Vrolk, and "discovered" that he was becoming something else, which would have been (I think) at most a week before that. (There may not be much to observe there, if Zal told us the truth ... so I would not be surprised if there is.)
::  '''A''':  '''NOTE''':  Remember all of the information below is based on Durgaz's memory and searching ability.  The things that you either do NOT act direct questions about or that have been "hidden" from anyone's prying eyes (ie. if Zal was being extra sneaky in case you came looking)  the DC for the Search check may be higher.  The rolls/results follow the information gained.  I'm neither confirming nor denying that ANYTHING was going on.  This is what you "see"...
:::  '''A''':  '''the moment of Zal's "transformation" several days ago'''  
::::  '''4th day on the Arc of HALAIL''', LA 100 (summer) -  Zal'Kazzir "erupts" in transformation in front of Ahemia and Eranon at the rendezvous site.  This event seems to play out exactly as Eranon and Zal accounted, but your viewpoints are hazy... Everything happened so quick, it was immediately at this time when Eranon saw they were being watched by Ahemia's former Asterax and took off stalking it.  '''ROLL:'''   Durgaz (Search +1)  ROLLED:  7+1 =   8' 
::::  Belal was also there during all this, he didn't seem surprised by the transformation - in fact he seemed more excited or proud... '''ROLL:'''   Durgaz (Sense Motive +3)  ROLLED:  11+3 =   14'  
:::  '''A''':  '''the night that Zal tried to make contact with Caradul'''  
::::  '''28th day on the Arc of SENNEACH''', LA 100 -  Zal'Kazzir sends his Dream Vision to Aradil, a dream that seems to be intercepted by what he believes to be Vrolk the Vile in the form of Sovaliss the Eyemaster of the Witch Queen. He wakes agitated to tell the pathwalkers of these problems. '''ROLL:'''   Durgaz (Search +1)  ROLLED:  16+1 =   17 ''  
:::  '''A''':  '''the moment Zal "discovered" that he was becoming something else'''  (at most a week before 28th)  '''ROLL:'''   Durgaz (Search +1)  ROLLED:  18+1 =   19 ''  <br>  Below are the significant days/times around this timeline...
::::  '''25th (Bimba)  day on the Arc of SENNEACH''', LA 100 -  "The Battle for First-Hold" begins at sundown. 
::::  '''20th  day on the Arc of SENNEACH''', LA 100 -  Faravour is "discovered" as "hiding something" by Kyuad.  The group questions him, Zal performs a magic-surgery on the angel and is expelled at least once from the mind of the outsider. At the end Zal is shaken from the experience and learnings...
::::  '''16th  day on the Arc of SENNEACH''', LA 100 -  Zal'Kazzir opens the council at Dern's Hold to communicate the "new way" to the villagers after nearly a week of talks and community work.
::::  '''9th  day on the Arc of SENNEACH''', LA 100 -  Zal aids in the gathering of the new Council of 13 at First-Hold meets with a feast celebration as Dern and his men are imprisoned.
::::  '''32nd day on the Arc of SAHAAD''', LA 100 (summer) -  Zal'Kazzir makes the trip to Dern's Hold. There he begins to assume control in the guise of Legate Menethas. 
:::  '''A''':  Below are some other days/times that Durgaz see's that may or may not be related to Zal's transformation...
::::  '''3rd day on the Arc of HALAIL''', LA 100 (summer) -  Zal'Kazzir finds his way back from leaving the Path's of Dal Colia along the southern shore of the Pelluria, soon making his way to Baden's Bluff.  
::::  '''1st day on the Arc of HALAIL''', LA 100 (summer) -  Zal'Kazzir leaps back into the world from the Path's of Dal Colia... he finds himself above a rolling-thunderstormed ocean somewhere amid the Sea of Pelluria (as Eranon suggested he saw).  Zal leads his Nightmare steed toward the northern coast, using what he believes to be the towers of Theros Obsidia as a guide post...  He seems lost and alone.  While lost Zal'Kazzir manages to avoid/escape several dangers amid the storms and on the Northern coast... '''ROLL:'''   Durgaz (Search +1)  ROLLED:  19+1 =   20 ''  
:::: Following his return from the Paths, finding his way back to the southern coast of the Sea of Pelluria - Zal is noticably confident even though he is angered at his Nightmare for becoming lost for a day crossing the Pelluria.  His demeanor, while agitated, was of a bigger confidence even for Zal'Kazzir... '''ROLL:'''   Durgaz (Sense Motive +3)  ROLLED:  17+3 =   18'
::::  '''25th (Bimba)  day on the Arc of SENNEACH''', LA 100 -  before "The Battle for First-Hold" as Eranon and Durgaz prepare the battlefield, Zal'Kazzir sequesters himself away in a cottage among the shanty town.  He speaks most of the day with a shadowy man that you later see (leaving the cottage) is Petrus, "brother" of Wilhelm.  '''ROLL:'''   Durgaz (Search +1)  ROLLED:  14+1 =   15'' 
::::::  Durgaz has never seen Petrus prior to this in any of the crystal playback images, or in First-Hold prior...   '''ROLL:'''   Durgaz (Search +1)  ROLLED:  20+1 =   21'' 
::::  '''10th  day on the Arc of SENNEACH''', LA 100 -  Zal'Kazzir (with Kyuad aiding) begins "deprogramming" the human refugee villagers to understand the new government system they're putting in place at First-Hold. This will take less than a week to level the majority to "indifferent" and ready for the council to begin anew...  At this time Zal also speaks privately with four people in First-Hold, they are:  Velar, his daughter Naline and Tarmigan, the forth is Etri...!  They talk about forming a group of independants that will "watch the watchmen" as the eyes behind the "throne" of the new Council of Captains at First-Hold.  These aspiring spies are to report directly to Zal'Kazzir until further notice, but remain hidden within the town.  '''ROLL:'''   Durgaz (Search +1)  ROLLED:  18+1 =   19'' 
::::  '''13th - the MOON CRESCENT day on the Arc of SAHAAD''', LA 100 (summer), Waking up on a ship imprisoned the pathwalkers soon find that they are being taken north on the Greedy Knave captained by Capt. Aesir Norfall, commanded by the bounty hunter "Vindicator". Severely weekend (negative levels, 5th level) and still charmed, they wait for a better time for escape.  Later the group discovers Etri is imprisoned as well, Zal deals with her to come to a bargain that she will fly to find Faravor...  She does, but doesnot return.  This is the last time the group has heard from or seen the succubus (in the form of the Dornish witch pirate Etri).  '''ROLL:'''   Durgaz (Search +1)  ROLLED:  19+1 =   20''  
::::  '''6th day on the Arc of SAHAAD''', LA 100 (summer), this is in the first times the group visited the Corbron Isles.  This is the first "encounter" known in those 15 years for Zal'Kazzir with a Succubus, though he's spoken of them before - noting that he has several names and true names of this type demon in his various books acquired at Vrolk's Black Spire...  You learn that Etri the pirate witch that was on Prince Aesir Norfall's ship.  '''ROLL:'''   Durgaz (Search +1)  ROLLED:   10+1 =   11 ''