I write this, not to solve these mysteries, but instead to try to give my opinions over some of the information that may have been lost to the current members (lost as in the sense that those who knew it are now decapitated, zombies, feasting in Valhalla, etc.)

* The Tezcatax priest who stepped in to officiate over the second Flower War battle was named Malamass by the mouthpiece of the Emperor.

* Malamass was the noble who funded the original Caravan Jodassian and linked to House Pentath (the same house as Quinn). He was also revealed to be from Jahan not a Tescatax at all (so how could he rise t such lofty heights in these exotic lands).

* Malamass was the noble who sent the Tezcatax boxes as a present to Evaan Abramov, the Tirnalian noble and the son of one of the city’s heroes and leaders, Dimitri Abramov. These boxes held a demon who possessed Evaan. Evaan was killed at this time by the members of the caravan, but if he had not he would not have been far removed from ruling Tirnalis.

* Once he had delivered these boxes, Quinn, the House Pentath representative, was involved in an attempted assassination (to remove him from the game?)

* From the moment I met him, Thuram Jodassian wore a pair of blue bracers. These afforded him protection from harm. These bracers were seen by me again in Tezcatax lands on the woman who slew the caravan’s sponsor, and then on Giovanni.

* Giovanni, now revealed as a Saurian, seems to work for Malamass --- and his interest in the caravan seems intense.

* Malamass seems to favour the way of the Jaguar Claw (over the Burning Sun) keeping Tezcatax as a separate race. Though maybe his interest in the caravan is as a means to perform certain tasks that he could not otherwise do.

As we sail back to more familiar lands, perhaps it is time toquestion these incidents --- and I have an especial wish to speak with Quinn about his involvement herein (and why he was missing for much of our time in the Jaguar Sun Empire visiting the capital city through the gateway that we were all forbidden to use)…

If anyone can add anything to this list, or make connections not mentioned here, please add whatever you can. For I believe the fate of the caravan is in the answers to these questions.

HCM.

Also, I've added an event review to the Event Review section here on Rule 7, please add to it, as Jeniffer has, as always, missed a chunk of the action.