Arc 1: Episodes #026-#050
Brother vs Brother
General Summary
Episode #026
We begin where the last episode left off...Malchus and Ironhide nose to nose in a clearing, surrounded by Yenward, Thoril, Rodswell and Drakonis all waiting to see what will happen. Malchus is the first to strike and staggers Ironhide with multiple hits but Ironhide fires right back and bloodies Malchus. Rodswell heals Ironhide and blasts Malchus back, Drakonis gets in the middle and changes his appearance to mimic Malchus while Yenward, Thoril and Rodswell try to form a human chain between the two. The fight goes back and forth and Rodswell heals Malchus and then runs away, followed shortly by Yenward. Drakonis continues to try to get them to stop fighting but eventually blasts both with a fireball. Thoril attempts to solve the whole issue by attacking both fighters, knocking Ironhide out in the process.
After the fight, Malchus and Ironhide come to something of an understanding and everyone wanders off towards the White Ravens headquarters where they find a mass panic setting in as Briahna and Liara mobilize everyone to rush to the Evergreen. Liara takes the bulk of the Ravens to help the Elves who are attacking the Overwatch in the forest while Brie and the party head to a different part of the forest and confront 3 Warforged titans.
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Episode #027
As the episode opens, Rodswell is shocked into a coma by the Orb of Light and the group has to decide what to do with him while they travel to Cal Cas. They decide to carry him with them so Yenward is chosen for the job. Along the way, they encounter some very capable kobolds with crazy pit digging skills but eventually beat the evil creatures.
Everyone meets back up near the Great Tree where they meet Brettana Moonshadow, leader of the Elves and are shocked to discover that Nathaniel has snuck out of Winterhaven and fought alongside Liara in the battle. The Elven clerics take Rodswell to safety and many stories are shared between the party and the elves.
During the night, a monstrous crashing is heard and everyone retreats to Cal Cas where the party, with the assistance of the elves defends the area against the gigantic Titan Elite. Nathaniel and Briahna fight alongside the party, as well as a brave Elf named T'odisius, who inspired the party to fight as hard as they could by setting a strong example and being the first to land a blow on the titan. Yenward would eventually land the killing shot on the giant warforged, but in a final act of desperation it self-destructs, killing T'od and nearly killing Nathaniel in the process.
NPCs
- Brettana Moonshadow
- Liara Bryos
- Briahna Ebelmare
- T'odisius Silverleaf
- Laef, Mayven and Opie
- Nathaniel Serverus
Notable Kills
- Titan Elite, killed by Yenward
- T'od, killed by the titan elite
Locations Visited
Trivia
- Malchus really hates kobold pits.
- Thoril is told by Brettana of her visions of his death "a weapon being plunged into his back by someone he trusted"
- Candlemass - Bewitched ...just...wow.
Episode #028
The group storms into house Darksbane, desperate to find a cure for Tala. Her condition worsens, so the group leaves her by the door. While searching the house, the group comes upon an Eladrin named Daegon, being held captive and tortured by some acolytes. They free the psion, who then joins the group in scouring the place.
While searching a library, the group stumbles upon a secret staircase leading them straight to Thermack's inner chamber. The master of House Darksbane tries to lure Galford to his side, which fails. Thermack then summons Doug, a beholder, to fight the group while he and his assistant Laura leave.
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Notable Kills
- Doug, killed by Baranith
Locations Visited
Episode #029
After the Titan Elite is destroyed, there is a solemn celebration as the dead and wounded are removed from the field. Yenward takes a keepsake from T'od, angering Mayven, Opie and Laef.
Yenward ponders somehow fixing the titan and riding it into battle against the Overwatch and commissions Mayven and Opie to find a gnome capable of fixing it, giving them T'od's necklace back to make amends.
The party discusses what their next move should be and decides visiting the Minotaurs at Thunderspire would make a good first stop but first they have to deliver Nathaniel back to Winterhaven. When they get close to Winterhaven, Ian is riding out with a group to find his son and a confrontation ensues but both sides decide now would not be a good time for them to fight among themselves.
After they leave Ian to deal with Nathaniel, they make it to Thunderspire without much issue and meet with Lariss Darkhoof, the leader of the clan to discuss the coming fight against the Overwatch.
Malchus and Yenward convince Lariss to let them deal with his power hungry nephew Kravel, which would set Yenward as the next in line to rule the Darkhooves.
Yenward duels Kravel in single combat and defeats him, but not without issue as the minotaurs view healing in mid-combat to be dishonorable.
The episode ends with Kravel's cronies angrily stomping away and the party preparing to return to Lariss with the news of his nephews death.
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Notable Kills
- Kravel Darkhoof, killed by Yenward
Locations Visited
Trivia
- Sumpin' sumpin' is Minotaur for 1,000 gold pieces
- Yenward, in addition to being illiterate is also really bad at math
Episode #030
After defeating Doug the Beholder, the group continues on its quest to find Thermack and a cure for Tala. Deciding to check on their companion, the group discovers that they are too late and Tala has become a zombie. After much moral struggle, Galford delivers a fatal blow, after Rikus attempts to smash Tala's head with his hammer. All the while, Baranith keeps faintly hearing the sound of a creature in pain.
The group decides to investigate the noise, only to discover Thermack carving sigils into the body of the White Dragon. A battle quickly ensues between Thermack, Laura and the group. During the battle, Thermack unleashes six Warforged warriors upon the group. After a long, hard fought battle, Galford seizes the opportunity to free the white dragon, which then bites Thermack in two.
Laura and the Warforged are killed shortly afterwards, leaving the group to face a large, angry, white dragon.
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Notable Kills
- Tala, killed by Galford
- Emon Thermack, killed by Amarah
- Laura Cree, killed by Trixy
Locations Visited
Episode #031
After Yenward's duel with Kravel, he removes the head of the defeated minotaur and proudly marches it back to Lariss Darkhoof. Lariss agrees to turn over the kingship to Yenward and will bring his army to the war against the Overwatch. With their first real success behind them the group moves toward Aubrey and finally get cleaned up at a nice bed and breakfast called The Silver Flagon. The following afternoon they head over to the temple to look for Alexandra, whom they had met the night before on their way into town. They speak with the head cleric, Angus White and Alexandra and are told of the towns ongoing fight against local vampires and if they could be dealt with, it would be easier to send clerics to help with the war effort. The group agrees to fight the vampires after some discussion but decide to go shopping for supplies and new gear first. They meet a gnomish shop owner named Artimus who sells them some new gear and a bunch of holy water vials.
When the party enters the cave that serves as a lair for the vampires, Thoril begins checking for traps and finds them in abundance. The party makes it to a large door, some in worse shape than others they set up a plan of attack, 80's action movie style and the episode ends with them bursting through the door to begin the fight!
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Trivia
* Yenward would like to rename the town "Minotaubrey"
Episode #032
The episode begins unlike any other, with a fight right out of the gate. The party crashes through the door and surprise a group of vampires and Edward, the vampire lord. Everyone rushes in to fight except Ironhide who continues to try to talk to Edward and convince the group to let him live.
During the fight, Malchus is bitten by one of the little vampires and Drakonis is bitten by Edward.
Edward eventually surrenders when all of the other vampires have been defeated and he is near death.
There is a massive debate over trying to use vampires in the war, the Orb of Light attempts to get Rodswell to finish off Edward but he refuses and leaves and is shocked by the Orb for it. Malchus heads for town to seek treatment for his bite while Drakonis lies bleeding near the door. Thoril and Yenward carry Drakonis back to town and Ironhide stays with Edward, expecting Yenward to talk to the towns leadership and come back for them.
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Episode #033
The group slowly returns to Aubrey after the vampire fight. Ironhide stays behind with Edward for a while, and then also heads towards town with Edward wrapped in a blanket. In town, Malchus seeks information about his vampire bite, only to learn from Rodswell that he has nothing to worry about. Yenward meets an acolyte of the church that recognizes him and the group learns that Yenward grew up in the basement of the old church! Yenward heads to the rubble of his former home and sifts through the remains.
Meanwhile, Drakonis’ illness continues to perpetuate itself. He is forced to reveal to the group that he needs a special herb called Bloodroot in order to survive, though the item itself is hard to acquire and is illegal. It is discovered that there may be a supplier in the nearby town of Durnhollow.
During this time, Ironhide approaches the town with a captive Edward, intent on having a meeting with the town to see if Edward could be used in battle. However, he is confronted by Malchus, Rodswell and Thoril. After much debate, Rodswell is overcome by the orb and attempts to slay Edward, but manages to stop himself. Edward, seeing the futility of the debate and sensing his impending doom, lunges towards the party, only to be struck down by Thoril. With Edward dead, the group has the priests of Aubrey on their side and can now focus on Drakonis’ problem. They ride south, but before they can enter the new town, they are ambushed by a group of children. Only some gold is lost, as the children escape into the forest. The group continues on its journey to Durnhollow...
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Notable Kills
- Edward, Killed by Thoril
Locations Visited
Episode #034
Facing a white dragon, the group attempts to heal it, as a sign of peace and goodwill. As Baranith heals the creature, it begins to communicate with her. Baranith learns that her name is Amarah and she tells Baranith of her history. An agreement is soon made, where the group will try and create door for Amarah to leave as thanks for killing Thermack, if Amarah doesn’t destroy them or the town.
Soon afterwards, plans are made for the group to take over house Darksbane, the first of which is renaming it House Dragonkeep. In order to do so, they rely heavily on the steward of the house, David. Vallus wants to go on a trip to nearby Whitehedge to visit Katey and Sil’s mother to let her know of their fate, with Baranith accompanying him. The group also decides to hire workers from Durnhollow to help with the upkeep of the house.
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Episode #035
In Brightport, plans continue for the renovation and overall cleaning of the house, including building a door for Amarah, the dragon. Suddenly, a familiar figure appears on the doorstep of House Dragonkeep. Graddik has lost favor of Silverclaw, due to his interactions with the group. He now wants to be associated with DragonKeep, as a means for protection. Though the group is skeptical, he is tasked with small chores to gain their trust, firstly being sent to find out what happened to Tala’s body. David the steward tells the new heads of the house that there was a scheduled meeting with head of the other houses in a few days, which they need to prepare for. Also, while studying Thermack’s diaries, it is discovered that he and King Zannon Carter of the Overwatch had an alliance. What will the group do with this new information?
Meanwhile, Baranith and Vallus take to the road towards Whitehedge. On the way there, they come upon a cart that was delivering the supplies intended for House Darksbane. They discover that gnolls attacked the carriage, taking the supplies with them. Baranith and Vallus track the gnolls to their horde and, after a hard-fought battle, defeat the creatures and reclaim their possessions. Baranith expresses angrily her attachment for Vallus, not understanding why he would put his life on the line for her. They both open up about their past, and why they each remind the other of a beloved person. Now, they continue towards Whitehedge, waiting for the next adventure on the open road...
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Episode #036
Welcome to Durnhollow...the Alabama of Theria!
As the group enters Durnhollow, they find K's Choice where Artemus sent them for bloodroot. Malchus and Drakonis go inside to make a deal, while Rodswell and Ironhide stay outside to keep lookout and Rodswell tries to spread the good word to the drunks and vagrants. Thoril and Yenward try their luck at the Honest Harlot, a busy whorehouse along the main/only road in town.
Thoril meets a nice redhead named Eva and they go upstairs while Yenward becomes fast friends with some of the other working girls.
Malchus strikes a deal with Kayley, the proprietor of K's Choice for bloodroot and they bond over their dislike of Artemus and Drakonis procedes to get a room at the Harlot to make his bloodroot mixture and Ironhide guards his room.
Rodswell goes into the Harlot and Malchus stays out in the street to avoid the bigotry he fears will be inside and Briahna rides into town. She gives Malchus a tracking necklace and they catch up on what has happened over the last few days.
Back inside, Merle, a local slaver is beside himself with anger at Yenwards earlier intimidation of him and sneaks up to try and hang one of the party from the rafters. Rodswell is caught unaware and taken off of his feet and the fight is on!
Malchus and Briahna call Captain Arroway over and all 3 go in to join the fight. Ironhide, Drakonis and Thoril all come downstairs as Rodswell runs for the door and Yenward is kicked out of a window. Drakonis casts a fireball into the lobby, setting the whorehouse on fire and everyone heads for the door.
Malchus and Yenward find Merle outside in a burning bush after Brie blasts him through a window. Yenward crushes his head and Malchus sets the body on fire and before the group can make haste out of town, Drakonis threatens Kayley for her bloodroot supplier and Ironhide steals all of her healing potions.
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Notable Kills
- * The kid at the front gate was named "little Vernon" by Tom
Locations Visited
Episode #037
Sergeant Fletcher sends the group of new recruits on their first assignment, to collect some rubies from a nearby cave for the construction of new warforged.
While exploring the cave the group encounters a bunch of giant bugs, Gavin takes several dirt samples with his face and Una destroys a hallway by accident.
Upon clearing the rest of the cave system they find an eerily familiar old rope bridge and nominate Fie to make it to the other side to collect the rubies that they can see from the side they are on. Much discussion ensues, Fie makes it successfully across to the rubies but can he make it back across with the damage he has done to the bridge?
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Episode #38
In Brightport, Graddik reports that Tala’s body was probably taken by a group called “The Collectors.” Daegon then tasks Graddik to find out about any existing Eladrin.
Due to word spreading about the change of power, an informal meeting of the houses is held at House Dragonkeep. Galford tells the other heads about Onak-al, and the Warforged problem. House Silverclaw will think about it while House Hammerhand is in. Brightport is going to war.
Before embarking towards Onak-al, Norhorn Hammerhand, the head of House Hammerhand would like favor of the group. Bellamin Rincorn, a former initiate, needs to be eliminated, as he is threatening to reveal sensitive information that can damage the house. Hammerhand is forbidden from acting upon him directly, but another house is free to move. The group tracks Bellamin to Safe Haven, a town bar. As they approach Bellamin and his hired guards, they are stopped by a guard, who Daegon promptly kills. During the ensuing fight, a magical mishap occurs and Galford switches gender and mysterious blast of light emits from his rod. After killing Bellamin the thugs run away, completing the contract with HammerHand, and House Dragonkeep gains new guards.
Upon returning to the house, they get mail from King Zannon Carter, stating he is on his way to Brightport.
On the road: After looting the camp, Baranith and Vallus continue to Whitehedge. There, they meet with Vallerie Ebelmare, mother of Katey and Sil. Upon learning of her daughters’ fates she tasks Vallus and Baranith with telling her third daughter, Briahna, what happened to her sisters. Vallus decides that he is going to head to Winterhaven to try and find Briahna, while Baranith is to return to Brightport.
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Trivia
Baranith finds the Elven Water bow in this episode
Episode #039
This episode picks up where the last ended, with the group returning to Overwatch, much to the displeasure of Sergeant Fletcher.
When they tell Fletcher of their success he immediately gives them their next mission; to destroy a nearby Drow tunnel system with explosives. The party agrees to continue to disappoint him and sets off to blow things up but makes a side trip on the way out of town to have a short visit with "Mrs. Fie's Mom" (who hadn't been given a name at this point).
Once in the Drow lair, the party gets into fight after fight with patrols but finally finds the perfect place to detonate the charge. Unknown to everyone in the group but Fie, this spot is nearby to the nursery full of children. Jadzia sets the explosives and everyone runs away but several people trip and fall and as the explosion rips through the area, the screams of children are heard by many, causing hostility and accusations aimed at Fie for not telling them.
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Notable Kills
- "room full of Drow children", killed by Jadzia
Locations Visited
Episode #040
The group leaves Durnhollow in a hurry but stops outside of town to talk about what just happened. Ironhide proposes a full group democratic style of leadership rather than a single leader and everyone agrees that they may as well try.
Meanwhile, Thoril discovers he didn't leave Durnhollow without a parting gift as well.
Ironhide confesses to stealing a bunch of potions from the store in Durnhollow and the party is not pleased.
Discussions on where to go for the next part of the army add confusion but everyone finally agrees that they need warm bodies and set off to gather the orcs but somehow end up at Donhurst and tentatively get their leaders to agree to help if they, along with the dwarves can crush the orc threat.
Rodswell and Thoril have a touching and personal bonding experience before heading north to visit the dwarves and run into a band of orcs, led by Grovsh.
After the battle, Rodswell leaves the group due to "creative differences" and we learn that Duncan has somehow come back from the dead.
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Notable Kills
- Grovsh, killed by Malchus
Locations Visited
Episode #041
When the group again returns to Sergeant Fletcher, Gavin is handed a note from Captain Tenbolt and then gives the group the night off to rest. Everyone agrees to get cleaned up and meet at the local army tavern called 'The Warrens'. An old friend of Una's, Poe is introduced and things eventually escalate to Una and Gavin attempting to help Fie train with his new giant sword which quickly devolves into a drunken fight between Una and Fie.
The next morning they are off to their next job, to go to Durnhollow and assist with anything needed to being the town under Overwatch's protection.
While on the way to Durnhollow, they spot a group of White Ravens and decide to follow a single rider to try to abduct her to bring her back and interrogate her for information.
A fight erupts and the party quickly finds themselves outgunned by Briahna, who in a final act of desperation uses Decimate and tosses everyone to the ground and kills Fie. Gavin manages to force her to surrender and they drag her back to Overwatch, bring her in front of Commander Grace and Una is instructed to get as much information out of her as possible.
Briahna is beaten and reveals that Malchus and the gang are back in the world and other information.
Una defies Commander Grace and demands that Briahna not be killed in the morning, to which he tentatively agrees
NPCs
Notable Kills
- Fie, killed by Briahna
Locations Visited
Episode #042
After Rodswell leaves, the group continues on to Stonesunder Mountain to talk to the dwarves. The party speaks to King Stonesunder and after he and Yenward bicker back and forth a bit, they send word to Donhurst to rally their troops and everyone is off to attack the orc encampment.
Meanwhile, Duncan escapes from his crypt and goes into Winterhaven Hall to figure out what has happened and why he is alive again. He chats with Talia and Ian and they suggest he goes out to locate the party because they will need his help.
Back at the orc camp, a battle rages as the Dwarves and Donhurst are cleaving their way through the orc army while the party fights Sarn and his guards. yenward eventually gores Sarn and Stonesunder is forced to show the least bit of respect to him, and both Donhurst and Stonestunder pledge troops to the coalition of forces.
Duncan is still in Winterhaven getting re-equipped, gives a rousing speech to the townsfolk and rides his tiny horse towards the last known location of the group.
The post episode chat consists of rolling for bacon, rolling badly, using action points to re-bacon and that apparently, tieflings really like bacon a lot.
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Notable Kills
- Sarn, killed by Yenward
Locations Visited
Episode #043
As the group is preparing to head out to Durnhollow, they are summoned to see Commander Grace. He says Rodswell Joybottom arrived during the night and would like them to speak to him to see what they can learn.
Marcus takes the lead in the talks with Rodswell and the story of how Malchus and his group came back from Drock's tomb and lost 17 years and that they are building an army. Rodswell is concerned for his safety and wants to hold on to some information to guarantee that he won't just be killed.
Commander Grace is told of this and asks that they propose to Rodswell that he make a good faith gesture and resurrect Fie, which he does after some discussions and some members of the group going to gather Flo and bring her to the area where Rodswell would perform the revival.
Once Fie comes back to the world of the living, the crew immediately sets off to complete their mission in Durnhollow. They meet with Captain Arroway who informs them that Jeb, brother to the murdered Nu'Val member Merle wants revenge on the people who killed his brother and if they aren't delivered he will burn Durnhollow to the ground.
Jeb is confronted and almost agrees to not burn the town if a business arrangement can me made until Una questions why they are even negotiating with the scumbag and a fight quickly erupts. The team fights well together to target Jeb and his goons and Fie quickly strikes Jeb down which ends the melee.
The slaves that Jeb brought with him are asked to help fix and rebuild the town, which they do and Captain Arroway agrees to put the town under Overwatch protection.
The episode concludes with some American Gladiator discussions and plotting for the next episode.
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Notable Kills
- Jeb Richards, killed by Fie
Locations Visited
Trivia
* The first instance of Izzy saying "yeah, fuck it" when asked "do you really say that?"
Episode #044
The group is reunited in Brightport, where Baranith and Vallus are caught up on the happenings around town. Through the study of Thermack’s journals, Greta, formerly Galford, finds three cures for the zombie infection. This is pertinent, as Brightport is marching upon Onak-Al! Houses Hammerhand and Silverclaw have already marched upon the walled city, with House Dragonkeep electing to use Amarah, the white dragon, as their main transport. Utilizing the skills of the dragon, the gate to Onak-Al is cleared of a massive horde of zombies, allowing House Silverclaw to open the gates, starting the war inside the city.
Leaving the surface to the other houses, House Dragonkeep descend to the arena, clearing out any infected present. During one battle, however, Vallus is bitten by a zombie, beginning his descent into the undead, again. While the group is cleansing the arena, they come upon a previously unexplored door. This door leads them down into a chamber with a mysterious gate, with sigils etched around it, with papers about it nearby.
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Episode #045
The group spends the night in Durnhollow and then heads back to Overwatch where they learn Briahna has been beaten into unconsciousness while they were gone.
While Una is checking on her and she discovered Fie is still alive, Brie slips her shackles off, grabs Una by the throat and threatens to blow her head off if Una doesn't help her escape the city.
After much debate, trying to come up with a plan that will work and telling Commander Grace of the situation the team is at an Impasse. Only Una wants to try to get Brie out of the city but has no way to do it. Meanwhile, Marcus, Gavin and Jadzia talk to Cmdr. Grace and formulate a plan that may or may not get Una killed as well as Briahna.
Forced into a corner, Una does the only thing she can think of..."kill" Brie herself. Fie enters the room and lets Una know Marcus told the Commander and together that make Brie's fake death look real enough for Una to slip past everyone in attendance and carry the body out of the city to safety.
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Episode #046
This episode picks up a few hours after the events of Episode 45 and questions and tensions begin to arise among the group members.
After resting for the night, it is time to leave for the mission to destroy the titan elite in the Evergreen. Along the way they make a pit stop at the camp where Sergeant Baker trains the new recruits. Gavin distracts Sergeant Baker while Una confronts Poe about his beating Briahna. A fight/chase ensues, Poe pisses his pants and Una makes her point that others should not break her vows.
Trudging through the Evergreen the party is attacked by a group of drakes and are nearly overwhelmed. After the fight they limp away and continue on their journey and decide stealth may be the best course of action until Una critical misses the stealth roll, sounds the "stealth trumpet" and the beaten and battered Crimson Shield are confronted by an Elven patrol near the encampment.
Una again takes the lead, speaking to them in Elven, explaining that they are running from the Overwatch and need protection, speeding up their trip to Cal Cas and putting everyone's lives in mortal danger. They are introduced to Liara and Brettana Moonshadow, the leaders of the White Ravens and the Elves and given assurances that they will be protected. Liara soon takes them to a hut to talk and Briahna is revealed to still be alive, putting the group at odds with Una and making their mission nearly impossible to complete. Everyone assures Briahna and Liara that they aren't going to cause problems but within a few hours, they steal some horses, hastily attempt to blow up the titan and escape.
The plan only partially works as Gavin misses his throw with the explosives, Una's horse is littered with arrows and falls on her and the rest of the party escapes.
Will the team be able to rescue Una? Will they even try? Tune in to episode 48 to find out!
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Episode #047
After leaving the newly found gate the party heads for the arena proper to deal with the hordes within. As they slowly get overwhelmed, they decide to call in Amarah to clear a path who blasts many of the zombies to their final deaths.
The group hears an ominous pounding from the other side of the arena where an undead blue dragon emerges from the holding cells and he and Amarah battle it out but Vallus is the one who finally takes it down. Several people are bitten throughout the combats, including Norhorn Hammerhand and one of the Silverclaw agents, who is killed to stop the pain. Cure potions are handed out to those who need and Greta, through use of the Rod of Wonder becomes a tentacle armed, forgetful mess and will have to find a way to deal with all of her new maladies.
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Notable Kills
- Zombie blue dragon, killed by Vallus
Locations Visited
Trivia
- Rod of wonders effects:
- 38- summon 3 bears
- 91- Greta forgets everyone’s name
- 58- Greta’s arms become tentacles
- 14- Trixy forgets how to read.
Episode #048
The group, minus Una heads back to Overwatch to report the status of the mission and the team.
Una awakens, bound and laying on the ground surrounded by elves. As the Elven guards are taking Una to be executed, Briahna invokes the elven rite of Quen Fei, a one on one duel of honor. Brettana argues against it but eventually Brie wins out and gets her duel. The stakes; Una's death, or Briahna forgives her.
Marcus, Jadzia and Fie wake Commander Grace and tell him of Una's capture or death and not quite destroying the titan. Cmdr. Grace informs them that they will have another new team member to fill the gap that they now have and Aralove is introduced, much to Jadzia's dismay. They gather more explosives and head for Sgt. Baker's training grounds to gather the recruits for battle.
Una talks to Liara about the fight and her chances of survival. Liara gives Una some enchanted Elven armor to wear so she has at least some chance to survive.
Brie and Una square off. Throughout the fight, Una tries to convince Briahna that she didn't intend to betray her. Brie hears none of it and with Una on her knees, tries to strike a killing blow. Though sheer luck or perhaps divine intervention, Briahna misses the killing shot and Una is spared.
Post fight, Una chats with Brettana and asks for a chance to talk to her friends to stop them from getting killed by the elves and her request is granted. She sprints off in the direction the group came in originally and finds them not far away. Una pleads for them to turn around to avoid killing the recruits and all getting killed. Gavin refuses and marches them forward but Fie and Jadzia step aside and effectively defect on the spot.
Fie, Jadzia and Una try to sprint ahead of the army to try one last ditch effort to stop them and they are met by lots of elves, Brettana and Brie and inform them that the army group is coming and not going to stop. The elves challenge the Overwatch soldiers and demand they stop but Gavin lights the explosives and sprints towards the titan, avoiding a hail of arrows along the way. He holds his position and hunkers down on the titan with the charges and orders the Overwatch to retreat, which they do in the chaos of the massive explosion.
The episode ends with the cast in shock over Merlin's decision to kill Gavin and they discuss what may come next as the group is clearly split in two.
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Notable Kills
- Gavin Dearborn, suicide by explosives
Locations Visited
Episode #049
As the smoke clears, the newly defected people try to decide exactly what they are going to do next. They go into a hut with Liara and Briahna and begin asking and answering questions back and forth to sort out where they stand. Liara offers an choice of things to do as a trust exercise, capture a caravan of weapons and armor, or go after Kealthorn, possibly the last remaining black dragon.
The group naturally chooses to go kill the dragon and heads off for Yemgar Swamp. There is some small talk as they make their way through the swamp and they eventually find Kealthorn's cave. Briahna sends a blast into the cave and the dragon emerges angry and ready to fight. The battle is tough but as Kealthorn tries to escape by flying away, seemingly everyone's final strikes hit and Jadzia manages to take him down with an Eldritch Blast.
As the party recovers from the fight they investigate the treasure inside the cave. Una picks up Kord's Fury and Jadzia claims The Helm of the 7 Deaths (aka 'the Soul Hat') and there is more to be divided later. They also decide to descale the dragon and have some armor made from it but that is a story for the next episode.
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Notable Kills
- Kealthorn, killed by Jadzia
Locations Visited
Episode #050
Marcus and Aralove walk back to the Overwatch after relieving the recruits and Sergeant Baker.
They overhear Captain Tenbolt and Commander Grace arguing about tactics and choose to interrupt them. Marcus explains what happened to Gavin and the others and volunteers himself as squad leader. Aralove suggests Mason for the team and after meeting with him in The Warrens, Poe volunteers for the Crimson Shield as well.
Marcus and Aralove go to visit Flo and bring her in for questioning, which they learn later means detaining for questioning of Fie's defection.
Captain Tenbolt reminds the team that they were signed up for the Tournament of Champions and the episode ends with the team making preparations for the event.
NPCs
Notable Kills
Locations Visited
Group 1
Player Characters
- Drakonis - Jake
- Jarahk Ironhide - Justin
- Malchus Grimnas - Rob
- Rodswell Joybottom - Dan
- Thoril Songsteal - Tyler
- Yenward Firestomp - Tom
