Komorebi / Session 13

War Never Changes

Elisa Eigenshaw gives birth to a son.
Lord Adhirit is appointed as the arbiter in the war of assassins between House Mejora and House Stadt.
The ruler of House Thennatt declares House Stadt tyrannical and launches an invasion of Port Nagara. House Mejora assists with further wealth to provide House Thennatt with improved weaponry.

Gamal, a guard for House Mejora, attacks Baroness Sarenna but is apprehended.
House Mejora learns that House Thennatt is not involved in the mole within House Mejora and is honourable to their declaration of kanly.
Baroness Sarenna interrogates Gamal, but he dies from slow-acting poison, claiming his family was targeted.
A discussion with Solomon, the clone of Doug, reveals memories of a woman with a necklace of purple stone.
Baroness Sarenna stakes out House Stadt's spaceport and discovers a shipment of Chaumurky. She identifies Samya Freemont as the mole in House Mejora.

House Mejora hires a new Master of Assassins, Jaraden Moore, who trains Xermal, the Face Dancer, to be a better assassin.
Baroness Sarenna develops a contact with Iphigenia Thennatt, the sister of the leader of House Thennatt.

Reverend Mother Ganima passes away and is replaced by Reverend Mother Irena Julius Ganima.
Duke Leto Atreides arrives on Terranova to negotiate peace between House Thennatt and House Stadt.

A napalm strike ordered by Xiang Stadt hits armies on both sides, leading to a net zero impact.

Baroness Sarenna is targeted by a Face Dancer disguised as Quinn Adler but manages to kill the intruder.
Xermal fails to assassinate Sena, House Stadt's Master of Assassins, but an assassin provided by Turgan Moll blows up himself alongside Sena.

Samya's office contains documents pertaining to Baroness Sarenna, and revealing her use of Turgan Moll traders to gain poisons.

House Mejora is invited to the temporary court of Leto Atreides. They decline to help the peace effort, and Paul Atreides witnesses their prioritisation of their own power over the lives of civilians.
Quinn Adler makes a 20-year deal with Jon Ja-Gahal, a navigator for the spacing guild, increasing trade taxes from the House Mejora spaceport by 10% and an additional 5% spice tithe in return for an embargo of military vessels into Terranova.

Suboids on Ix rise against their masters.
Hasimir Fenring is appointed Judge of Change for the House Thennatt and House Stadt war, equalising both sides in the eyes of the Imperium.
The Koilan Church views Reverend Mother Irena as their Matre Matriae (Mother of Mothers).

Baroness Sarenna aids an envoy of House Thennatt in rallying troops in Okinahana city.

Quinn Adler survives a Chaumurky poisoning but suffers severe throat burns.
Multiple assassination attempts on Xiang Stadt serve as a diversion, allowing Jaraden Moore to successfully orchestrate an assassination on Tara Higham.

Rafiq visits Quinn Adler and reads him stories during recovery, mentioning abnormalities in the procurement of a heighliner transporting Sardaukar troops to Terranova within four years, indicating the war will last no longer than four more years.
Baroness Sarenna has another daughter, Veronica Mejora.

On Solarum, Reverend Mother Irena's children show exceptional talents, sparking discussion about the eldest being the Kwisatz Haderach.
Reverend Mother Irena forces the Brotherhood of Sattan off of their Holy Island and places a Koilan Church on the island instead.

Baroness Sarenna convinces the Brotherhood of Sattan to aid House Thennatt.
Xermell assassinates Alexandé, Reverend Mother Irena's eldest child, viewed as the Chosen One by the Koilan Church.

Quinn Adler is targeted by an explosion but saved by Solomon, who dies in the process.
Jaraden Moore sets up a scorned lover servant of House Stadt to kill Xiang Stadt with a hunter-seeker, also killing Corinna and Elisa Eigenshaw.

Turgan Moll provides information on the Black Market trader in exchange for payment on his spice stored on Cartelencia, revealing Chaumurky came from Piter Pephrese, a Harkonnen mentat.
Quinn Adler discovers Samya Freemont was being transported by House Kestrel to safety. House Mejora intercepts and captures Samya.

Imperial Governor Do Yoon Yi reaches out to House Mejora. Xiushan Stadt, heir to House Stadt, wants to meet with Baroness Sarenna to discuss ending the war of assassins. They meet in Okinahana city and agree to support Xiushan's plan to remove Kimiko Stadt as leader.
Quinn Adler learns the Daggerin Pirates are mercenaries in the House Thennatt and House Stadt war.

The fiefdom of Arrakis is given to Count Fenring, who leaves Terranova, leaving no Judge of Change for the House Thennatt and House Stadt war.
Xenia Harkonnen dies under suspicious circumstances, with rumours suggesting her son killed her.
Lord Adhirit leaves the war of assassins to care for Xenia's son.
Countess Kimiko Stadt claims victory over House Thennatt and dies during a week-long festival. Xiushan Stadt becomes the new head of House Stadt and formally ends the war of assassins against House Mejora.

Xermal pushes Countess Xiushan out of a window, mirroring Xiang Stadt's death, making it look like a heart-broken suicide. The war with House Thennatt is put on hold as House Stadt's council is in shambles.

Baroness Sarenna interrogates Samya Freemont, and she confesses to ordering Doug to kill her. Samya reveals she was sent by Juliette Kestrel and claims that Sarenna killed her father, Zeval Kestrel. Sarenna apathetically kills Samya.

Quinn Adler pays off the Turgan Moll debt early.
Philipe Kestrel asks for six months leave to go to Ekaas, a jungle planet. He returns stronger and beardier, bringing back tree bark from a pale white tree called Fogwood, which reflects the thoughts and emotions of those around it. Philipe spent months focusing on this tree to reflect an emotion of love & respect in spite of Sarenna’s flaw. Sarenna “loves it”.
Quinn Adler gains the Gaikokku Pirates (from Daggerin) as an asset.