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    Word had gotten around town, there was a party being held, spoken of in whispers in the alleys behind theaters, on the corners of markets where entertainers plied their trade. From the smoky speakeasy jazz halls, to the orchestral pits of royal ballet companies. A long time friend to the music and art scene in the Nexus was having a birthday. Many said that was no small miracle, given his lifestyle. Raril Xar'Cha, scion of House Xabaresh Chaeron, one time Mayor of the Town, owner of the Black Dragon's Den, rogue, werewolf, consummate actor and musician, was turning 150.

    His wife, Zee, and 'sister', Lillith, had started the rumors and quietly sent out feelers. Anyone who was anyone in the arts scene was invited, anyone who was looking to make a name for themselves should come and call. Of course, friends and family were invited too, but there were not formal invitations. They hadn't wanted to leave a paper trail.

    Because, the one person who wasn't supposed to know anything about this was Raril Xar'Cha himself. Now, the drow always had an ear to the ground. Surely he'd know something was up? All the more reason to keep up the mystery. Let him discover it on his own, to be more satisfied by the surprise.


    The party was being held at a smaller arts center, rented out for just this occasion. Rooms and stages were being sectioned off and doled out to those who arrived with plans to perform. Magically, each area was both sound dampened, and enhanced, so that even in the larger divided rooms, each individual performance could be heard without being muddled by another's sound. The arts center tried to keep things organized, but had left some time slots free for open mics and the like. They didn't want to turn anyone away.

    In their large ballroom, a feast had been set out, with favorites from both the Underdark and the Surface realms. A long table held treats and nibbles. There was a well stocked bar. In one corner, an entire rothe, an Underdark cow, was being roasted on a spit over a real open flame, carefully protected by spells to keep the building from burning down and being filled with smoke.

    Streamers in festive colors hung from the ceiling. Illusions, colorful but abstract, danced in time to nearby music. Musicians, poets, dancers, and magicians gathered and talked, flitting from room to room to entertain or be entertained.

    Lillith Rock, fiendish 'sister' to the guest of honor, was wearing a gold cocktail dress, and looked around checking last minute preparations. Her daughter, Raril's niece and half-fiend, Tori, stood nearby with her boyfriend, Half-elven Joel. Joel had an acoustic guitar slung over his back.

    Just entering was Erelae, Raril's eldest daughter and full blooded drow. She carried a flat, round present under her arm. Along with her was Aly'ithra, 3/4 red dragon and drowess, another of Raril's daughters.


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    Zee is here, of course.

    Why wouldn't she be?

    One, this is going to be a great party.

    Two, this is Raril's great party!

    Everything is set, the guests are arriving, the music is thumping, the food is... aroma...ing? Either way it's great! Now they just need to wait for the guest of honor!

    Dressed to impress, Zee is in the rather lovely green gown she had worn to that fancy train that was, sadly, lost in the clinging mists of dead time. That was a nice party, too. Would be a shame not to reuse the dress! Sure some folks might not be keen on the whole 'wear the same outfit to more than one party' but Zee thinks that attitude is frivolous and wasteful.

    She LIKES this dress!

    It's pretty!

    The barmaid approaches Lillith, all smiles. "Everything looks, sounds, and smells fantastic! I'm really liking how everything has come together. Even the rubber band is attending!" She gestures at a collection of nearby animated elastic loops that are actually doing a pretty good job of playing songs using twangy rubber sounds alone.
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    Raril's most infamous daughter arrives to celebrate as well. Ilpholin's stunning, low cut red dress loses a lot of its effectiveness by the baby held to her chest with a sling. While the child shares some of his mother's characteristics, the olive skin and black, curly hair he sports sets him apart as well. His very presence is surreal, almost questionable in reality despite being right there. This hazy feeling matches his mother's beauty well, the nymph normally repressing its supernatural qualities.

    Ilpholin starts off the party juggling a box labeled clearly for its recipient, and spends the first few minutes of her arrival seeking a place to unload the gift she brought for her father.
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    Dipsnig arrives at the party. He felt like it was appropriate to show up to the birthday of a long-time business partner. He's wearing an elegant coat in his customary magitech faux-military style coat and is carrying a small package with a gift.
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    Sam Bacon arrives at the party to celebrate the birthday of a man he may or may not have saved the Nexus with, and to say hi to Aly who he went on a date with once.
    But Sam Bacon does not arrive to any occasion without food, even one with catering. In this case, the well-dressed spigre has brought a large, warm meat pie and a little box of biscotti with nuts. He's not sure he knows anyone enough to do more than stop by and say hello, but he wanted to make sure he at least dropped off the gifts.
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    It seems that Raril's son, the half-fiend scholar Nadas, has also made his way here. He is even sort of dressed up for a fancy party.
    But he'd give 20-1 odds that there's at least one attempt on his life at this party, so he hasn't put his full effort into it. The jacket at least won't make it out intact.
    He's here, though. It would be odd not to be, and Raril deserves a good party at this milestone.
    And he has with him his sword (of course) and a small gift-wrapped box. Better just hang onto that until he can hand it over personally.
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    There is long table in the ballroom set aside for gifts and cards. Feel free to leave things there until it's the time to hand them out, or hang on to them as you wish. A few folks were signing cards together, there was even a massive one for everyone to sign, more guest book than birthday card, really.

    Lillith grinned back at Zee, much in the same way Raril would, oddly enough. "Isn't it great? There's no way this will go beneath his notice." Then she spots Ilpholin and the baby. The fiendish woman squees. "Oh my gods you brought the grandbaby!" Lillith will be approaching quickly to coo over the child.

    Aly'ithra waves to Sam and walks over, splitting off from Erelae who's going to set down her present. "Hey, Sam. How are you?" She sniffs at the pie. "That smells delicious."

    After dropping off the box she held, Erelae sets her sights on Dipsnig. "Good evening." She says to him with a polite nod. Not a bow in the least, but a recognition that the goblin held some power. "You're the leader of MERC, if I'm not mistaken?"

    Nadas might run into Tori and Joel. Tori waves at him, he looked kind of familiar to her. Probably because of some resemblance Nadas had to Raril. They were cousins, in fact, in a roundabout way.
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    "Indeed. Dipsnig Razortooth, CEO of MERC. A pleasure." Dipsnig is well aware that Raril's family is likely to think little of goblins. Fortunately he has no plans to care. He lifts up the package he holds. "Raril is my business partner, as you may know. MERC members and licensees enjoy a discount in his bar."
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    There's a succubus approaching Ilpholin and her child. In an instant of tension, one hand falls to intercede and hold the baby, while the other transforms into a purple translucent energy sword.

    The next instant the sword is gone, replaced by a clenched fist instead.

    Sure, a small part of it was the vague recognition of a shopkeeper Ilpholin once bought clothes from a very long time ago. Needle and Thread wasn't it? By Lolth she can't believe she actually recommended that place to other people. She was naive back then and fell into the collective delusion the drow have that demons are acceptable.

    Which this was a party for. Her dad was a drow, there would be drow things here. Like MONSTERS. Ilpholin had yet to confront Lolth and convince the goddess to turn her people away from utilizing demonic power. If Ilpholin could just lure Lilith out back and stab her there maybe... No, it was too late for that. Ilpholin will just have to settle for not causing a scene. And more importantly not sticking her dad with the cleaning bill and a lifetime ban from the arts center.

    "Yes." Ilpholin replies tersely, the look she's left with one that Lillith is probably familiar with. Intense, unearned loathing.

    Baby doesn't care! Nahlrae just reaches towards Lillith, pointing at her and garbles some sounds that almost form words, but not quite yet. He covers up his dark eyes with a hand that's questionably big enough to do so, before pulling it away, seeing Lillith, and giggling.
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    "He's going to be so shocked when he realizes this is a birthday party," Zee replies. This whole plan was amazing, as far as Zee is concerned. Leave just enough clues for Raril to sniff it out on his own. He wouldn't miss a musical event like this, after all. He's probably thinking it's some shindig thrown by a noble patron. Those things happen all the time.

    And-oh!

    Hey!

    There's Ilpholin!

    They should go over and say-

    ...right.

    Energy sword.

    Look of pure and unadulterated loathing. Ilpholin still has that thing about demons, doesn't she? And Lillith is, technically, a demon. But only in the most technical sense imaginable. After all she's one of those Planescape-style outsiders. If a demon or devil stops being evil then they stop being a demon or devil, right? They're made of pure ethics things. Given that Lil is one of the least evil people she knows Zee is pretty sure she probably doesn't even count as a demon maybe?

    Who knows.

    All that impossible stuff is weird and Zee is no expert.

    "Well howdy, Ilpholin! I'm glad you two made it!" Zee says, walking over to join them. "Raril hasn't made his grand entrance yet."

    Those are the words Zee speaks, anyway. Ilpholin will get a bit of additional meaning out of them, hidden just below the surface. I'm pretty sure Lillith isn't actually what you think she is.
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    Among the miscellaneous guests is one who appears similar to the various drow strewn about, though his blue-grey skin is much paler in hue than that of your typical drow, and his eyes are silver, not the typical ominous red. His shoulder-length white hair is tied up into a neat little ponytail, and he's dressed in a rather dapper outfit, tailed vest, fancy shirt, ascot, half gloves.

    Wren came based on a rumor of a rumor, and thought it might be a good opportunity to make a few more contacts. You can never have too many contacts, especially in the art world. He'd no idea what the party's true purpose was. In fact, he hadn't even thought about birthdays at all today - he'd done a rather good job of keeping himself relatively distracted and focused, and not brooding overmuch on his life and circumstances. Avoiding the Den and any possible reminder of his lost life had been helpful in that regard.

    Which is why, unfortunately, things quickly started to go wrong. Starting from Wren took a quick loop of the venue, taking note of the other guests in attendance, and seeing a bunch of familiar faces. Quite a lot of familiar faces, actually...

    Oh no...
    Ah. So that's what this party is for.
    You think we should leave? There's no shame in leaving. Let's just get out of here.
    Everyone's here... the children... Zee... is that Ilpholin? She looks different. Is that a baby? A grandson... I've missed so much.

    Wren clenched his fists, tears springing to his eyes at the sight of his daughter, his beautiful, complicated daughter, looking radiant with a babe in arms...

    Yes, let's go. We should definitely go. Right away.
    I- I need a freaking drink.

    Wren makes a beeline towards the bartender, practically slamming his purse down on the table to grab their attention.
    "Spiderblood wine please my good man. Two of them, in fact! And a black shadow, actually. Why not throw in some poisonbite for good measure, come to think of it? It's a party after all, isn't it? Revelry and excess are the order of the night. What better way to celebrate such a momentous occasion! Cheers!"

    H-Hey now... let's not do anything drastic here... Hoo boy.
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    Okay, Nadas will leave his gift in the ballroom and sign the giant card. What a sight to see, all these people. Suppose that's what you can accomplish when you live this long. A web of connections across the whole of Town.

    Oh no, there's someone waving at him.
    Is it a distraction? No. Not yet.
    Is he supposed to know these people? He strolls over, puzzling it out. She looks like the hostess over there. That would make her Tori? Who is... some kind of honorary relative? Not as entangled in the intrigues of house Xar'cha. Now that he's obviously approaching, Nadas waves back with his good hand.
    "Greetings. An exquisite party already, isn't it?"
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    Lillith stops suddenly when the energy sword appears, her red feathered wings flaring. Tactics and responses flood her mind, but as soon as the threat is gone, she's left with nothing but pain and rejection. Of course, Raril had mentioned Ilpholin didn't like demons, but Lillith thought perhaps she'd make an exception for family. Raril had said how much she liked her Thanksmas gift last year. And the baby was so cute, and so full of life.

    Lillith marshals her feelings and puts on a smile. "That's good. I'm sure Raril will be happy to see you both." Her voice hardly wavers in its cheerful politeness. "Enjoy the party. I have some finishing touches to attend to." Unless stopped, she'll turn away to do just that, far away from Ilpholin and Nahlrae.

    * * *

    The bartender looks a little surprised that someone wants to be in their cups so early and so quickly, but these drow, they know what they want with their alcohol, right? Besides, probably best not to insult someone who looked to be of the Xar'Cha clan. Wren will get his drink as ordered, and quickly too.

    * * *

    Erelae smiles at Dipsnig. "Ah business partners? Wonderful. I'm Erelae Xar'Cha, Raril's eldest daughter. Your group gets cheap drinks, but I wonder what he gets out of the deal? You're not spying on us, are you?" She asks with a grin.

    * * *

    Tori and her boyfriend, Joel, are happy to meet Nadas. Though, that's short lived when the energy sword appears. Joel moves instinctively to get between Tori and whatever danger there might be. Tori, for her part, nervously puts a hand to a red bracelet she was wearing. But then things calm down as quickly as they were heated.

    Tori lets out a nervous giggle at Nadas' question. "Oh yes, it's going to be fun. I can already tell."

    "What're the odds someone gets stabbed? My dad'll kill me if this ends up on the news or something." The half-elf male comments.

    Ah, Nadas may also notice one of Tori's wings is injured. An old injury that's healed over, but it's bent at an odd angle and doesn't lay quite flat against her back.
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    "Good evening Zee," Ilpholin adds, seeing Zee come in nearby and shooting her a look at the subtle message. Really? Lilith was not what she appears to be? It was such an old, tired response. Oh Nadas is becoming a demon, but it's not as bad as it looks. Oh Jezebel might be a demon now, but she's actually a daemon which is different and fine so long as Cessie properly binds her soul first. What sickly sweet lies must be spread for this demonic infestation to fester and rot? These excuses are like a dying man insisting his heart palpatations aren't that bad and he'll see the doctor later.

    They infuriate her.

    Ilpholin's eyes search Lilith's eyes as the fiend puts on a polite smile only possessed by a hostess dealing with a difficult guest. "You put this together?" Ilpholin frowns and reluctantly looks off to one side, apparantly finding this information news. "... Thank you. I know my father will love it." Ilpholin makes no move to stop Lilith from attending to other party business.
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    "Spying? Perish the thought." Dipsnig isn't sure who they would be spying on here. Raril's family? "The Den gets increased business from MERC members and we cover for some of the discount. It has been mutually beneficial so far. We also provide extra security. Our members and licensees won't let anything happen to one of their favorite locales."
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    Wren gives the bartender a predatory smile, taking the black shadow first and downing in a flash, and looking to do the same with the poisonbite cocktail when his hand jerks slightly, spilling a splash of it over the rim and wetting his hand. He growls almost imperceptibly, grabbing his unruly hand rather deliberately with the other, and effortfully forcing it down to the table.

    Leave me alone, Cass. We *agreed*, he thinks, a slight snarl creeping into his facial expression.

    My body can't drink this quickly, Wren. You'll make us sick, comes the slightly panicked reply.

    I'm a grandfather for the first time. A *grandfather*. To a baby that I'll never be able to hold, never be able to cherish. Because I'm a stranger to them. A stranger with another man's memories. Because of *you*.
    ...
    Least you can do is let me process that while I'm too drunk to stand.

    Wren's hand seems to slacken at the moment, and he regrips the poisonbite cocktail, slowly and carefully bringing it back up to his mouth and downing it in a deliberate swallow.

    "Cheers," he says, lifting the glass and tipping the bartender a nod. "Hits the spot."

    He grabs the wine and pushes himself up, wandering back into the party with a faux cheery, slightly manic expression.
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    Zee watches Lillith depart in silence for a few seconds, only speaking up once she's headed off elsewhere to do...

    Other things.

    Then the completely normal barmaid's shoulders droop a little as she lets out a sigh.

    "Ilpholin do you know where Lil came from?" she asks.

    Oh hey.

    It's probably going to be backstory time!

    This is the part where Zee is going to explain why it isn't a good idea to stab Lillith a whole bunch to Ilpholin, right?

    Will Ilpholin listen?

    Or will she just dismiss this as another person who has been ticked by demons?
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    Nadas glances over to Ilpholin and Lilith, but he doesn't even reach for his own sword.
    "I think stabbings are quite likely. Maybe not her, though Ilpholin would kill any of us the moment she got a chance."
    "But I wouldn't be concerned by the possibility of it ending up in the news."

    He notices Tori's wing, and wonders, but he doesn't say anything. He has his own experience with such things, just look at his red and wrong left hand.
    "Are you not supposed to be here?" Wouldn't that be amusing.
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    Sam sets the food down on the table.
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    Erelae smiles at Dipsnig. "Ah yes, I suppose that place could use a little extra security sometimes. We keep an eye on it too, of course. House Xar'Cha that is." The drowess explains.

    * * *

    Wren may spot Lillith trying to distract herself by putting out some more decorations. He'll have memories of her, from Raril. They shared a body at one point, before she was given a form of her own.

    * * *

    Tori's eyes go a bit wide. She didn't think violence was going to be so present. Should've known with Raril's side of the family, though.

    Joel chuckles at the question and rubs the back of his neck. "Well, my dad's a bigwig in the local high-elven community. If he knew I was hanging around with a bunch of drow. There'd be talk. It might reflect badly on him."

    * * *

    Aly smiles a bit sheepishly at Sam. "Yeah, I'm still trying to get used to having more scales. And the wings, and the claws..." She went through a fairly big transformation, but it seems to have left her a bit stronger.
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    Ilpholin nods. "Yes. Some subsection of hell. Or summoned from some planar equivalent of hell that they don't call hell but really it's just a different kind of hell. Or spiritually corrupted on earth into a hellspawn."

    These are all very much not specific answers that suggest Ilpholin does not actually know where Lillith came from and is making educated accusatory guesses. But she's willing to listen to Zee explain it in more detail. Perhaps she can find a weakness through this knowledge she can use to handle the problem later.
    ...
    Even if Lillith did set up this great party for her dad and maybe Ilpholin shouldn't murder her.
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    "Normally those would all be pretty good guesses but the answers are no, no, and no," Zee says.

    Wait.

    If Lillith didn't come from any of those places then how is she a demon, exactly?

    "See, Lillith was made in a lab by a scientist who was trying to break the Blood War. The big ongoing battle between devils and demons? So he took some essence from a succubus and some essence from a fury and mixed 'em together with a dose of pure good. The result was a formless spirit. A mind that wasn't really beholden to any side of the conflict. That got put in Raril's head to learn what being mortal was like. Eventually that spirit got her own body and that's where Lillith came from."

    Zee then adds- "Which is pretty complicated but hey! Pretty complicated is kind of a rule around here. Except when we're talking about the Mime or something but I haven't seen him for quite a while."

    He's probably still miming thing somewhere.

    "I don't think Lillith has done much to break the Blood War. They guy that made her was a little loopy, if I'm being honest. But she HAS turned out to be a kind, caring person. That's the important part. She isn't a demon. Or a devil. Or anything else, really. Lillith is Lillith. That's all she has to be."
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    Ilpholin listens to Zee's tale of hope and compassion before shaking her head slowly. Her step mother was naive. Soft. Perhaps it made some sense. The drow were... misguided in regards to demons and Zee married one, so she had to at least be somewhat tolerant of their customs and ideals.

    "Just because her hellish parental donors immigrated to a lab and got a little dose of grace, doesn't change her hellish origins. She isn't demon. She isn't devil. She's both. A Blight." Ilpholin scowls. If anything, Zee's story only proves how truly demonic Lillith is. "Maybe she's playing the long con. Maybe she believes in her own good intentions. It doesn't matter. Eventually her true nature will assert itself and she will betray you. You would be wise to take care of the problem before it comes to that."
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    The Mime is a pure soul. Truly the best of us.

    Okay, so, now it's Zee's turn to shake her head! Two can play at this game.

    "Nah, see, you've got that all backwards. Demons aren't evil because they're demons. They're demons because they're evil. In the cosmology Lil came from alignment is an essential part of the nature of celestials and fiends. A demon doesn't choose to be chaotic evil, and it doesn’t tend toward chaotic evil, but rather it is chaotic evil in its essence. If it somehow ceased to be chaotic evil, it would cease to be a demon," Zee replies. From the tone shift it sounds like she's quoting something she considers to be authoritative. "And Lil stopped being evil a reaaaaally long time ago. Honestly I don't think she ever was evil. All demons are evil, Lillith is not evil, therefor Lillith isn't a demon. Easy!"

    It seems like Zee is done here for a moment, but she decides to keep going.

    "You mostly had a bad experience with those Catan demons or whatever they're called, right?"

    No, Zee, Catan is a board game where you never have enough bricks.

    "I don't think they're even from the same cosmology Lil is from. They got spawned out of a giant dead god or something?"

    She's a little fuzzy on the details.

    "Honestly I don't know how they work. Just that they REALLY don't like dragons."

    If they start making trouble Zee will just be a dragon at them. That'll show 'em!
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    "I understand Raril's relationship with his family is a complicated one." That's putting it diplomatically. "But I'm glad to see it's good enough to enjoy your protection."
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    Ilpholin would normally cross her arms at having to listen to the nonsense Zee is spewing, but with Nahlrae there, she settles for a sassy hand on hip. "A bad creature can do good things and a good creature can do bad things because that's how inherently spider**** good and evil are. There is no such thing, and you know even if there were, it wouldn't matter. Because empirical evidence shows Lillith clearly hasn't stopped being a demon despite your assertions."

    "So either you were fed a cosmology line or you latched onto one because people will look for any reason to excuse and protect those they care about. It's an... understandable mistake, but a mistake nonetheless." Ilpholin frowns. "She could be the acting Saint Pope of GLoG and I would still slit her throat without hesitation. There will always be those who seek to use her demonic powers for their own gain or sire fiends of their own. The plague must be eradicated, every last drop. No more excuses. No more exceptions. You cannot allow attachments to stay your hand."

    What happened a minute ago is the perfect example of what not to do! Learn from Ilpholin's lesson and sheathe that sword in the demon's chest next time.

    She waves her hand. "Demons are demons. I won't give any a free pass just because they come from some new Nexus world. But you are correct. The demons I am currently focusing my efforts on originated from the blood of their dead god. They are exceptionally vulnerable to dragon bone and such material also protects you from their corruption. I don't know why and unfortunately, all tests I've performed on shapeshifting creatures into dragons and harvesting their bones suggest have failed. It has to be a natural born dragon for some reason, so the material has been... rare. Most shops that claim to have any are selling cheap black market synthetic bone." Though real dragon bones tend to be equally black market. Largely because of how mad the dragons get about it.

    "Fortunately, at least, silver is nearly as effective as dragon bone for offensive purposes. It can't cure a contaminated victim, but it can protect the victim from being contaminated in the first place. When used properly. And end the contamination if the victim can't be cured. I don't know if you carry silver weapons, but you should start." It's possible Zee doesn't because her husband's a werewolf and that would be an awkward conversation to have.
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    Zee replies with a shrug.

    "That's just an authoritative source in the world Lillith came from. I don't really buy the whole ethical elements thing either but they are literal actual spiritual substances there. Like you could fill up a bottle full of pure evil. No idea how or why that works but I don't make the rules."

    If Zee made the rules then there would probably be more naturally occurring taco bars scattered around.

    "Long story short demon's about what you do. Lil is pretty clearly not doing demon things, therefore she isn't a demon by her home cosmology's rules," Zee reasons. "So it seems to me like you're trying to use the Catan demon rules-"

    They aren't Catan demons, Zee!

    "-and applying them to other cosmologies. That doesn't really work. The Catan demons are all demons because of what they ARE. Offspring of a dead god. Come from a dead god or corrupted by its blood? BAM! Demon. On my home world demons are something totally different. They're a sort of particularly awful ghost that hates everyone and everything. Lillith obviously isn't that. She's definitely not a Catan demon, either. And she isn't a Planescape demon because she isn't Chaotic Evil, capital C-E. I guess the question is how you're deciding whether someone's a demon or not since that word is used to describe a million different things."

    The barmaid doesn't assume any sassy positions. She's just standing there listening and considering. At the mention of silver weapons she interjects-

    "I'm a seraphim, Ilpholin. A celestial dragon. Draconic angel, basically. I'm like a dragon squared. I haven't run into any of the Catan demons since I came back to the Nexus but I'm pretty sure they would have a bad time just from being around me."
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    A familiar blonde seems to be wending her way through the crowd towards the bar. Electra has joined the party, and it looks as though she came not only to celebrate, but perhaps to perform. She's wearing a pair of thigh-high black boots, a tight microskirt, and a blue halter top that's the same color as her eyes. Her hair's pulled back into a high ponytail, and on her back is her electric guitar. She pauses for a moment, looking around, then blinks and makes her way towards Dipsnig.

    "Hey boss, is the guest of honor here yet?"
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