The Farramh of Thjazi Fang

Thjazi’s body is placed upon a body-length resting surface in an alcove of the Fang family gathering room.

Although Occtis has studied cadavers, seeing Thjazi’s body is emotionally unlike his previous examinations.

Occtis sits beside Thjazi’s body and thanks him for the help Thjazi gave him.

Shadia places her hand upon Thjazi’s hand while preparing the Farramh.

Shadia arranges candles, Thjazi’s favourite liquor, coins and personal objects around his body.

Loza knows a traditional orcish farewell practised under the Old Path.

Loza places a white jasmine flower behind Thjazi’s ear during her farewell.

Loza’s Old Path prayer expresses the hope that Thjazi’s path into the next life will be set with flowers.

Thaisha joins Loza’s prayer and takes over the Druidic portion of the Old Path rite for Thjazi.

Wicander refuses an additional security escort while entering Thjazi’s Farramh.

Occtis opens the Fang home’s door and reluctantly invites Wicander and Tyranny inside.

Yahrgraz is an Orcish liquor considered exceptionally unpleasant and difficult to drink.

Thaisha intervenes when Tyranny begins taking ingredients from the Fang kitchen and escorts her away.

After tasting the drink prepared by Thaisha and Tyranny, Wicander spits the alcohol towards Thjazi’s displayed body.

Shadia gives Wicander a rose-coloured flower brew containing no alcohol.

After noticing Thjazi’s scimitar in Wicander’s hand and seeing that Halandil has withdrawn, Shadia leads Wicander to her father’s writing and music room.

Halandil pours two glasses of Thjazi’s favourite liquor, places one in Wicander’s hand and asks him to drink. Despite his religious prohibition against alcohol, Wicander reluctantly drinks with him.

While heavily intoxicated and holding Tyranny’s ear, Thaisha explains that she and Halandil fell in love when they were approximately nineteen and later had children together.

After drinking heavily, Thaisha blacks out while still performing the Farramh rites and holding Tyranny’s ear.

Azune and Occtis agree that Thaisha is currently too intoxicated to help them reconstruct the failed rescue.

Occtis approaches the intoxicated Thaisha but decides against speaking. As he passes Tyranny, he tells the demon that she is very much not welcome in the Fang home.

Because the genuine escape glyph remains with Thimble, Azune concludes that a different object carrying the same magical signatures must still be concealed upon Thjazi’s body. The investigators decide that they need to return to the Fang home.

Kattigan’s imposing entrance is weakened when he stumbles against the doorway, revealing that he has been drinking. Recovering quickly, he jokes that he expected a funeral rather than a reunion.

After the execution, Kattigan follows Teor and the others to the Fang home. He considers entering the Farramh but turns away when the gathering grows louder and more celebratory. When the investigators emerge, he follows them instead.

After learning that Thjazi’s body is at Halandil’s home, Thimble tearfully asks the others to take her there.

Thaisha summons her wild companion Hala, a deer-like spirit who continues performing the Farramh rites while Thaisha turns away to greet Bolaire.

The Fang home fills with relatives, neighbours, arcanists, occultists, and some of Thjazi’s criminal associates. Guests approach his body and place brass rings, brooches, necklaces, and other small treasures upon him.

Elodie enters the Farramh wearing a gown made from rich imported textiles, accompanied by her young half-orc daughter Hero. Hero immediately runs to Halandil and hugs her father.

Elodie confirms that she attended Thjazi’s execution. She embraces Thaisha, offers Halandil her condolences, and avoids dwelling upon the comparatively positive state of her own life and business.

Halandil welcomes Bolaire and thanks them for attending. Neither Halandil nor his family reacts with surprise to Bolaire’s living mask, suggesting that they are already familiar with both Bolaire and their unusual appearance.

After drinking heavily, Tyranny quotes Embers, Verse 151: “Cloud not the spark with poison.” Wicander publicly rebukes her and uses Thaumaturgy to command her to be still.

On behalf of House Halovar, Wicander formally presents Thjazi’s scimitar to Halandil. Halandil accepts the blade and describes the gesture as a kindness.

A gleaming green-and-gold carriage of the Sundered House of Royce approaches the Fang home, drawn by four snow-white horses.

Aranessa rides towards the Farramh in tears while holding the wedding ring she has not worn for many years but has always kept close to her person.

Upon reaching the Fang home, Aranessa asks for a moment alone in the carriage to compose herself. Julien respects her request and enters the Farramh ahead of her.

Wicander offers to ask his family for more information about Thjazi’s execution. Halandil asks him to leave the matter alone temporarily, saying they can pick up the pieces over the following days.

Loza tells Wicander that she is retiring and intends to return towards her family, who live further into Kahad near Dol-Rungja.

Thaisha causes the jasmine and greenery around the Fang home to grow lush for Aranessa’s arrival. When Julien steps from the carriage, she commands every plant around his feet to wither.

Aranessa awkwardly embraces Halandil upon entering the Fang home. When she sees Thjazi’s body upon the table, she apologises to Halandil for failing to save him.

Aranessa greets Wicander with barely concealed rage and sarcastically remarks upon the burden House Halovar must have carried in allowing justice to be served when it supposedly desired another outcome.

Sensing that Aranessa’s confrontation is becoming politically dangerous, Thaisha urges Tyranny to get Wicander away. Tyranny vomits and insists that they must leave immediately.

Aranessa approaches Thjazi’s heavily adorned body, kisses his cheek and lips, and finally accepts through tears that he is gone.

Murray Mag’Nesson arrives late and dishevelled by the rain, bringing cranberry rolls and a bottle of Yahrgraz for Thjazi’s Farramh.

Murray recognises many practising arcanists at the Farramh as members of the magical underworld with whom Thjazi had recently associated.

Tashmara Cobblegrave catches Murray’s eye from among the gathered arcanists and greets her.

A tiny gnome called Uncle Emerald greets Murray from beneath a crooked top hat and offers his condolences.

Davrasi Gaunt approaches Murray, offers condolences and asks whether she still requires a collection of skulls.

Halandil formally welcomes Murray and tells her that her presence honours the Fang family.

While Murray’s arrival distracts the mourners, Julien separates from the gathering and approaches Thjazi’s body.

Hala remains positioned near Thjazi’s head and stares directly at Julien, making clear that the companion is connected to Thaisha.

Hala leaves Thjazi’s side to find Hero, leaving Julien alone with the body without any mortal mourner watching him.

Julien says that his only regret is that he could not watch Thjazi die twice, then spits upon the corpse and walks away.

Halandil carries Thjazi’s scimitar to his study and lays it across the deed to the Dithyramb of Azgra.

As Thaisha and Julien step outside, Murray notices the cold-iron nail above the entrance glow faintly orange and recognises it as protection against demons and fairies.

Bolaire recognises that the candles, coins and treasures placed around Thjazi form an Old Path protection created by his loved ones.

Bolaire perceives that someone has crossed the Old Path protection surrounding Thjazi’s body.

Bolaire sees a small shadow-like presence born into existence and follow Julien as he walks out of the Fang home.

Bolaire believes that museum resources may help identify the obscure folkloric magic responsible for the shadow.

Thaisha confronts Julien outside the Fang home. Julien says that his friend is grieving and that he needed to close his history with Thjazi in person.

Vaelus arrives wearing an ecclesiastical veil of mourning, but the veil is not being worn for Thjazi.

Vaelus asks to speak with the executor responsible for Thjazi’s possessions, and Halandil identifies himself as the person she must address.

Vaelus tells Aranessa that the man on the table had become very different from the husband she remembered.

Murray says that some mourners may be able to help Vaelus but asks her to lower the hostility in front of the grieving family.

Thaisha notices the silver box she travelled with and asks Halandil to accompany her upstairs so she can retrieve it.

Shadia asks Halandil whether the family is safe with Vaelus inside their home.

Tunk is a boar-headed beastfolk warrior identified among veterans of the old Torn Banner.

Bolaire asks what it would take for Vaelus to leave the grieving family alone and argues that the Fangs do not knowingly possess the Stone.