148. Legath at Last

[00:00:01] Speaker A: Hi. Welcome. Hi. Welcome back to Barely dnd, your sort of Dungeons and Dragons podcast. I am your host, the Mikhail. I. I have. I am now dm, and we are so excited to have you listening, and I hope that you're having a good day. We have a great question in store for you today. It's our best one yet. Maybe. Maybe not. We'll think about it. [00:00:28] Speaker B: We're. [00:00:29] Speaker A: You get to choose. [00:00:29] Speaker C: You can count on that. [00:00:31] Speaker A: You can. That was so good. And I'm so proud of you for saying that. [00:00:36] Speaker C: He's crying. He's in shambles, dude. [00:00:39] Speaker D: Okay, Intro. [00:00:42] Speaker E: And I just want you to get props on that one. That was. [00:00:44] Speaker A: Do I get the inspiration that I deserve? [00:00:50] Speaker E: Yes. [00:00:50] Speaker C: And Mike is in bride mode. [00:00:57] Speaker A: Everything's all youngest child syndrome, flaring. I'm just kidding. I'm just kidding. I don't think I have. [00:01:03] Speaker E: I don't. [00:01:04] Speaker C: It is a chronic problem. It is a not problem here. [00:01:07] Speaker E: Like, this is crazy, Zach, because you gave everyone initiative, but I'm not first, even though I'm the bride. [00:01:11] Speaker A: Okay, so, Ron, I should have freaked you out. [00:01:15] Speaker B: Okay. [00:01:16] Speaker A: Can I. Hey. Oh, books. [00:01:20] Speaker E: Beautiful. All right, so we have a. We have a letter question. Hoffa said something. I don't know what, so we. Angie. She's saying. Angie, a letter. [00:01:42] Speaker C: The letter question is, if you're. If your character was a camp counselor, what kind of camp counselor would they be? And the DMNPC that we talked about before we started is actually. I can't. I don't want to say goober. Because he is the one. He's just a camp counselor. Always on camp counselor. [00:01:59] Speaker D: I want to know what the Count would be like as a camp counselor. [00:02:04] Speaker C: I do. Like. Like, he is intentionally signed up for this job to take care of and watch over children for a week and a half. And he's a camp counselor. Where is he? Zachary. And he has to be interacting with children. That's the rule. Like, I have to be. [00:02:22] Speaker E: I'm gonna be in marital trouble if I do not. Now stay the sentence. Angie Hoffa's friend. If you ever make it to this episode. Hello. Okay. [00:02:31] Speaker D: Hi, Angie. [00:02:32] Speaker E: I have no idea what you see. [00:02:35] Speaker C: The count is the dm. [00:02:36] Speaker D: The count. [00:02:37] Speaker E: Oh, no. Nice. [00:02:39] Speaker B: What about the poop bucket lady? [00:02:41] Speaker C: No. [00:02:44] Speaker E: Is that better? [00:02:44] Speaker D: Sounds like a normal camp counselor thing. [00:02:47] Speaker C: Are you gonna make it weird or. [00:02:48] Speaker E: Is it gonna be funny? Am I gonna make the count? [00:02:53] Speaker C: I love how Steven's luscious hair just got flat. [00:02:56] Speaker A: Like, I thought that was a cat. [00:02:58] Speaker C: Like the very corner. Can you give us one More flip. Stephen, can you give us one more flip of the do? Can you flip? Can you flip? Can you flip it just one more time? One more luxurious flip? All right. All right. Oh, yeah. [00:03:12] Speaker E: Oh, my goodness. Let's start with Craig. How do we have campaign two or session energy in session one? [00:03:20] Speaker A: So Craig would be the kind that, like, signs up because he doesn't have anything better to do and probably a social obligation. And then he goes and he actually, like. His, like, experience would be the one of a camper. The things he learns along the way. Like, he. He be. He's more like a. Like a camper than he actually is a leader. He's like, whoa, community and friendship. [00:03:49] Speaker E: And I have seen those counselors. They are out there, and they are real. [00:03:54] Speaker A: Yeah, I know them. Yeah. [00:03:55] Speaker E: Yeah. [00:03:56] Speaker A: But they're just like, that's good. I mean, it's an awakening moment of like, whoa, People exist and they actually love me. And I can love listener. [00:04:04] Speaker E: If there's a chance that you're a listener who was not part of a church, community, or homeschool group growing up, you. You are finding out how formative summer camps and especially chirp camps are for people in those big experiences. For most of us, big experience people. [00:04:19] Speaker D: In New England are big camp goers. Like, if you've seen the movie the Parent Trap, you know how they send their kids to camp all summer. That's a big thing that actually happens in the northeast of the United States. So it may not even be a church camp thing, but if you're from, like, the northeast or whatever, because we. Lane and I have played at a lot of those camps, and they're pretty ghoul. [00:04:43] Speaker E: Oh, yeah. [00:04:44] Speaker A: So you. Oh, my gosh. That's Rose. Answer. [00:04:50] Speaker E: Rose, the musical guest at the camp. [00:04:55] Speaker D: Okay. [00:04:57] Speaker E: You're the person who comes and plays the show at the camp. Unless. Unless you had a different answer. [00:05:01] Speaker D: I do like that. I actually like that answer better than my answer because. [00:05:04] Speaker B: Wait, what was your answer? [00:05:05] Speaker D: I want to answer. My answer was going to be that someone in the party probably, like, goober Craig, like, roped her into being a camp counselor because even though she likes children, she doesn't really like teaching them or taking care of them. Like, it freaks her. She's like, I have responsibility of another child's life. And so she would be like, I don't know what I'm doing, and she would just be very confused the whole time. But I like Yalls answer better that she travels around and goes play some musical stuff. [00:05:41] Speaker E: Heck, yeah, Boz. What kind of what kind of camp counselor is boss? [00:05:44] Speaker C: A boss would be the janitor. [00:05:52] Speaker A: Is he full of wisdom? [00:05:53] Speaker E: Possibly mean in this circumstance. [00:05:56] Speaker C: You camps need janitors. He would be the janitor. [00:05:59] Speaker E: That's. That's musical. [00:06:00] Speaker C: Guest is not a counselor. I will say musical guest is not a counselor. [00:06:04] Speaker A: They can be musical. I was. [00:06:06] Speaker E: What. Why is Boz the janitor? Tell us. [00:06:10] Speaker C: He needed a job, and he likes the outdoors. [00:06:13] Speaker E: Yeah. [00:06:14] Speaker A: What kind of janitor is he that. [00:06:15] Speaker C: Doesn'T get to live on site in a little cabin? He is. It's a little secluded, but still far away. He. [00:06:21] Speaker A: What kind of janitor is he? [00:06:23] Speaker C: But he doesn't have to actively take care of any. He gets to keep everything in order. And, you know, he holds the whole thing together, you know, like. [00:06:31] Speaker A: Well, it's his job description. But what kind of janitor is he? [00:06:36] Speaker C: He has, like, a mop. [00:06:37] Speaker E: Love the energy Mike is bringing today. I like it a lot. [00:06:41] Speaker A: I don't know the brand of mop. [00:06:43] Speaker C: I can figure that out, actually. [00:06:45] Speaker A: No, it says Charles. [00:06:47] Speaker D: It's always okay. [00:06:49] Speaker C: I think he would. It wouldn't be, like, one of the old school ones. I think it would be, like, a microfiber mop, like one of the Swiffers. [00:06:55] Speaker A: That does mean a little, like, a. [00:06:57] Speaker C: Modern take on, like, a classic janitor mop. He'd still have, like, the yellow stuff he'd be busting around, but he would have a microfiber Swiffer mop that he would kind of take around. [00:07:07] Speaker A: Is he the kind of janitor that has music in his ears, or is he the kind of janitor that makes the music for the ears? [00:07:13] Speaker C: He's listening to Ro perform. What do you mean there's already music. [00:07:17] Speaker A: You stinky poopoo pants. [00:07:18] Speaker E: Greta. [00:07:22] Speaker C: I can nag longer than you can. [00:07:24] Speaker A: I'm gonna throw down. [00:07:25] Speaker C: I can nag. [00:07:26] Speaker E: Can you tell which two people on this podcast are siblings? Can you tell, listener, what kind of camp counselor are you? [00:07:33] Speaker B: Greta would be the camp counselor that is like, she's. She's really. I think she'd be too chill. She'd be like, the kids are here to learn. The kids are here to learn, and they're here to learn by making mistakes. So she would be like, really? She would, like, want to, like, imbue wisdom on the children, but she'd also be like, you know what? Maybe you should get too close to that fire. You know what? Maybe you should climb that tree all the way up. And she'd like. She'd like, maybe you should get into the river Even though you didn't bring a change of clothes. You know, she'd be like, like, which. [00:08:08] Speaker C: Of us has not learned the, the age old lesson of self immolation? I know I have. [00:08:15] Speaker E: All right. [00:08:18] Speaker B: On a farm, obviously. But she would. The other camp. [00:08:21] Speaker E: Okay, miss, maybe they should get too. [00:08:23] Speaker C: Close to the fire. [00:08:24] Speaker E: What? [00:08:24] Speaker B: Children are not allowed to eat candy before dinner. And she'd be like, okay, yeah. And then she would let the children eat candy. [00:08:33] Speaker C: That sounds like a more reasonable lesson's. [00:08:37] Speaker E: The camp director and he's over there like, Greta, the kids love you so much and they're learning so much under you. We have cleaned up a lot of vomit on the wreck field. Maybe we could separate the candies until after dinner. [00:08:52] Speaker A: Maybe. [00:08:55] Speaker E: I see it. [00:08:55] Speaker A: Wow. [00:08:58] Speaker E: The count. Okay, a bad one. Okay, there's. There's two versions of this question. The first one is a. Is a bad one. And I'm, I'm not going to get more into it other than to say that like he, he. He would do bad things to their minds. Like he would, he would do bad things to their brains. They would come out of camp a little traumatized having learned bad things about the world. So just a bad one. Now if we're going, if we're going for like a fun version of this answer that's not like just really sad. I think I would say the kind of counselor who did you all. And it's fine if you didn't. Did you all ever have a counselor at camp who just really couldn't not make it about themselves? And what I mean is like, did you ever have a counselor that like, like when the games were going, got a little too competitive and was like encouraging their campers to kind of cheat a little and like. [00:10:06] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:10:07] Speaker E: Demoralizing other players a little? Yeah, that's the kind the count would be like. Like he'd go full Slytherin on him just being like, hey, this is our team and our team's success is the point of this camp. And the things that the campers were supposed to be learning along the way through the competitions really got lost. And at the end, all the campers care about is winning. And like they succeeded in becoming a very cohesive group, but maybe not better people. And yeah, I think that's the kind of. [00:10:38] Speaker A: That's true counselor account would be. [00:10:42] Speaker E: We definitely had at church camp, we had this one, this one grown man in his 50s who'd come to camp and we just encouraged his team to cheat a little and like, was really about winning the games and I was like, yo, dude, this is not real. What are you doing? [00:10:58] Speaker A: But, yeah, you are an adult. [00:11:02] Speaker E: That experience didn't stick with me or anything. [00:11:04] Speaker A: Wonder how your taxes go. Anyways, let's play. [00:11:09] Speaker C: Some days, very hard to cheat on your taxes if you're just a regular person. If you just have, like, a regular. [00:11:14] Speaker E: Job. [00:11:17] Speaker C: It'S incredibly, like. I mean, I guess you could just claim an extra kid. [00:11:24] Speaker E: And it just says contrarian juice, and he's just like. [00:11:28] Speaker C: No, this is a place I have. [00:11:29] Speaker E: I have knowledge. [00:11:30] Speaker C: And it's actually very. [00:11:31] Speaker A: You'd be so bad at improv. I just have to say that. [00:11:35] Speaker C: Yeah, you're right. No, that wasn't good. That was. That was awful improv. [00:11:39] Speaker E: All right, anyway. [00:11:39] Speaker A: But you are really good at improv because you do. [00:11:41] Speaker E: Dnd. [00:11:42] Speaker C: Sorry, Micah. Let's. Let's have our, like, let's get on the other Discord server and have a call there. [00:11:46] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:11:46] Speaker C: Just hash things out, and then you guys. [00:11:48] Speaker E: Yeah, I will. [00:11:48] Speaker A: Just, like, hash browns and stuff. [00:11:50] Speaker C: All right. All right. [00:11:51] Speaker D: Hash browns on. [00:11:59] Speaker E: Because Landon's part cut out. You heard it here first. He did say 13 adventure. 13. [00:12:10] Speaker D: It's a 13.765, if anyone cares. [00:12:15] Speaker E: Somebody. Another hit point. I don't know who. It's a little 13 adventure. It is 3488pb Sihadron the 22nd. Because you guys had a. A long rest. It's the next day. Nathem is the day of the week. N A T E Micah. The continued use of this dance as a buffering little thing. This is episode 148 of the Accidental Adventures Legathe at last. And that is really fun to say. Listeners, there's going to be a ton of stuff this session where the players may or may not be like, oh, whoa. And you're just gonna be like, okay. Because just to reiterate, we dislike you, listeners. [00:12:57] Speaker B: We're keeping you out of the loop. [00:12:59] Speaker D: Yikes. [00:13:00] Speaker E: We are going back to where the campaign began. Before we started recording, we had two. Like, we had a session zero, which was not a session zero, but, like, a session negative one, to see if this whole group would be cohesive together without Jackie. [00:13:16] Speaker A: It wasn't. [00:13:19] Speaker E: Reagan was there. I actually asked Reagan, when we were at Micah's engagement party, whether or not she wanted to cameo as her character in the session, and she said no. Right. She forgot about it, and that's okay. But her. She has her own. [00:13:34] Speaker D: She said, absolutely not. [00:13:36] Speaker E: That'd be really cool. And then she didn't get back to me, and that's all right. But we're going Back to LegaThe Level 13 adventure. The gas title. [00:13:44] Speaker D: If it makes the listeners feel better, I will be in the same boat as you. We can both go. Huh? Together. [00:13:52] Speaker E: Huh? [00:13:55] Speaker A: Are we gonna see Poop Bucket? [00:13:56] Speaker E: Sorry. We will certainly find out together. So 22nd. Because you all have taken a long rest via train. [00:14:07] Speaker D: I thought we started last session at the 22nd. [00:14:10] Speaker E: We probably did. [00:14:11] Speaker D: Okay. [00:14:13] Speaker E: And just some remainders. Landon, you were right about the plant growth thing. I was wrong. Went back and checked. Thank you for helping clarify. And Jackie for the help as well. [00:14:21] Speaker C: I can't remember. [00:14:23] Speaker E: Oh, well, don't remember. You were right. The plant growth was. Of course I was a racial spell. [00:14:29] Speaker D: Of course I was. [00:14:31] Speaker E: Dang, man. He knows how to goad me. If you were a fighter and that was a goading attack, it would have worked. [00:14:38] Speaker C: I wasn't trying to go you. I was. [00:14:40] Speaker E: Don't forget. No, it was a joke and it was fine. Don't forget that Greta and Boz can have rearranged their spell list because they had a long rest. So there's the reminder if anyone wants to take a second to specify the list. The. The items that they have taken or left on the poor bet. If you. I mean, if anyone has any, you. [00:14:59] Speaker D: Don'T get here again. Like, I mean. [00:15:04] Speaker E: Okay. [00:15:04] Speaker B: We treat. [00:15:05] Speaker D: Thank you. Abby knew exactly what I meant by that. But the way it said it sounded very like philosophical. Like, we get here again. [00:15:13] Speaker B: Wait. [00:15:14] Speaker E: Thank you. Through a pine. [00:15:18] Speaker B: Cool. [00:15:19] Speaker D: That's all I wanted to remember. [00:15:21] Speaker E: Also, Lando tiny thing. And I think you probably know this. I just wanted to check on the recording. Last time it was set as a fifth level spell. Transport via plants is marked as a sixth level spell slot for your. For the spells expended. Correct. Hopefully. [00:15:36] Speaker C: I don't know what. [00:15:37] Speaker E: Okay, well, transport via plants is a 6 level, so I'm looking at my. [00:15:40] Speaker C: My management, my inventory. [00:15:41] Speaker E: You're good, dude. You're good. Well, whenever you're know that that is the one spell slot boss has already spent. Today is his sixth level on transport. [00:15:48] Speaker C: Regular spells. [00:15:52] Speaker E: Could. Before we get riggity rolling, could everyone in the party roll me a D20? No modifier, just a D20. [00:15:59] Speaker A: I don't like that he's double checking that we have our dice out and. [00:16:04] Speaker E: Abby had to go get dice the nat 20. Whoa. Let's go. Let's go. Jiggle. I'm gonna go get a. [00:16:16] Speaker D: That was the most pointless nat20. I should have saved that nat20 for something necessary. [00:16:23] Speaker A: Do you see the city? [00:16:26] Speaker D: Do you see the city? Yeah. You see it. [00:16:29] Speaker E: Boss? Got a 12. [00:16:31] Speaker A: 14. [00:16:33] Speaker E: Craig got a 14. What'd you get? [00:16:35] Speaker B: 10. [00:16:36] Speaker E: 10 for the third day in a row. Oh, hold on. It is. We don't even have to do this in session seven. 11. That's 18 +2.20 for the third day in a row. Greta is the one afflicted with another nightmare surrounding Carcone, and gosh, it's really attacking her craft. And Greta, today, I mean, remember, your hit point max was returned to its former amount, but today your hit point maximum is 20 lower than it was than its maximum. [00:17:13] Speaker B: That's a roomy. Did I take any psychic damage? [00:17:17] Speaker E: Yeah, 20 points of psychic damage. [00:17:19] Speaker B: Oh, okay. And that stays in forever. [00:17:21] Speaker E: Your hit point max is that much lower you've put together now after this third day that it's. It's. Each time you get a night's rest, it resets and apparently it's. It's just a you problem as far as you can tell. Okay, all right, let me get this riggity. Rolling, rolling, rolling. Let's go back to the. Thank you, Micah for that specification. As I put on the music, I know the song is a little loud. Remember, you can always adjust the volume Kenku is outputting at in the left tab by right clicking or double clicking. Oh, thank you, Micah, for making that note that you took your mercenary scabbard and a bottle of talent. Thank you for making that note. [00:18:10] Speaker D: Yes, that is very is a bottle of talent. [00:18:13] Speaker A: You are. [00:18:19] Speaker E: Writing that one down. Oh my goodness. Also, quick shout out to Griffin Saddlebag. If you listener are a DND player. That's like the dopest third party expansion ever. It's so sick. My third party what? Third party? Third party resource. Like a. Like a DND expansion. The Griffin Saddlebag is freaking sick. Anywho, support them on on Patreon. Buy their books. They're awesome. Can't spell. Wow, Micah. Didn't know what that was. Okay, otherwise. Flying guys. You stand on the outskirts of the small coastal hamlet of Legath, and it is wild to say that out loud. On its southern shores of the island nation of Lor L O R R on a late winter morning under the overcast sky. I know I described it previously. I'll describe it briefly here just to reacquaint you. Under the overcast sky of quilted grays and bright silvers, the band of adventurers see a contrasted landscape of stony blue grays highlighted by shocks of white from sparse shallow snowbanks and the muted Browns of the aging town beyond. Broken shale littered streets match the splitting wood of dilapidated structures which lay line them, and the perpetually damp walkways easily separate and slide under each precarious step. A constant heavy humidity fills the chilled air, softly stinging the eyes and the throat with every inhalation of acrid oceanic brine. Altogether, the old fishing hamlet feels stretched and still, its sagging edifices and forsaken infrastructures weathering away at a glacial pace under the persistent tides of time. The late morning is brisk around all of you, many of whom are dressed for general travel. And the months that you all have spent in your neotropical ventures have left you less than prepared for the freezing point temperatures in which you now arrive. You all remembered Legath, but it's a bit of a shock to come back because when you were here last, it was more than a year ago, and in summer, so it is now a very different temperature than when you were last year. The air around you all is more than enough to hold the recently precipitated snow, but not quite frigid enough to begin freezing the salt waters that wash across the constantly battered beach. And you all remember fairly turbulent oceans here, which clearly only get worse in the winter. It was a rough talking when, when your ship arrived in the summer that you all came upon. But now the ocean some distance behind you is just crashing up on the rocky beach. Specifically Greta, your numerous cloaks and Craig, your layers of pattering of padding under your full plate are enough to stave off the cold weather. You're both cold, but you've got some layers on in my muscles. And actually, yes, you are literally warmer than everyone else here because you are very thick and muscular and that increases your muscular. Your muscles increase your body temperature slightly. Thank you. Lando. Landon, you've marked the items in your. In your. Like. Okay, cool. I trust you. I know you do. [00:22:04] Speaker C: It's in the shared dock. [00:22:06] Speaker E: Okay. If any. If any of it comes up at some point, just let me know, okay? Because I have cool trust you. But boss Tello and Ro, you immediately feel the chill against which your current accoutrement is not sufficient to rebuff. You get the feeling that like, you know, if you remain. If you stay outside and remain unclothed against this weather, it could make a meaningful impediment at some point. [00:22:34] Speaker C: But you said me. [00:22:35] Speaker E: Yes, you. [00:22:38] Speaker C: Yeah, I have my. My coat on. [00:22:40] Speaker E: My cloak. Yes. Dolgoth's cloak is not like an. It's. It's like thin. It's thin. Yeah. And it's like. Yeah, it's thin. And it's like. It's literally like a cape. A cape of dark shadows. So now this isn't some unsolvable problem. Magic could help. Simply buying a coat, something. And you guys get the feeling if you get inside, if you get near a source of heat, resolve it. But at the point from which the party has emerged from the small standoff hill sprouted pines. From the small stand of hill sprouted pines roughly 300ft from the long unattended docks. And then the docks are. There's no one out there attending them. There's no ships. You get the feeling that, like, Legath just does not get travelers this time of year. The first occupied buildings of the diminutive village rest less than a thousand feet to the north. Closer to the edge of town stands the familiar silhouette of Bessa Oud's strange little shack, otherwise alone. Sparse conifers make a pisspore forest that stretches over the low hill which rises up to the immediate east of Legath. While the severely upward jutting escarpment to the southwest of the town stands as a natural border. And I don't mean this condescendingly, but an escarpment is a very sudden wall of stone that rises up like at the edge of a plateau. Thank you. The rim of. I got your back, dude. Educational. The more you know. The rim of stone rises slowly but persistently miles beyond the northern border of the upward sloping town where it eventually increases its rise to form the base of the low mountain that stands stalwartly at the nation center. Would anyone proficient in history give me a history check? Also, I'm changing up a little. A couple distances from last time. I realized that I had them wrong. So. [00:24:41] Speaker B: I got 32. [00:24:42] Speaker E: 32. That's scary. [00:24:46] Speaker D: That's scary. [00:24:47] Speaker E: I'm afraid of that role. Okay, With a. I guess you were the only person who rolled. Greta, you are aware that this is. Oh, I could have sworn you were. Okay, you are aware that this is Mount Koss. K A S S. And this is just the mountain at Lore's center. That's its name. Mount Kass. Landon. Just a fun little Easter egg because you've played Breath of the Wild. I named it after the guy who goes around and sings all the songs about the world of Hyrule in Breath of the Wild. [00:25:22] Speaker C: Oh, you named it recently. [00:25:25] Speaker E: Because the. Because the guy. I didn't need to. The last time you guys were here. True. Was just the mount. This is. This. This island nation is called Lore L R R so I was like, ah, he tells the Lord. That's wild. Anyway, you guys can see many craggy folds in the abrasive stone wall to the southwest, the tall thin slit in which the party can remember the subterranean abode of the nation's Kuoa population resides. So basically you guys are here. Docks over there in the south, towns to the north, mountain beyond that, over to the east, the there's that really thin kind of crappy little forest up the hill. And then to the southwest is that stone part that eventually turns into the base of the mountain. And in there is that slit cave entrance. Even from this distance, you all can recognize that an odd wooden scaffolding trims the dark aperture now with what seems some sort of a wooden marker attached to one of the beams. So people have erected some wooden scaffolding over the entrance to the cave now, which is interesting. I'm almost done with descriptions, I promise. And farther northern distance looming high above the uneven horizon as the, you know, topography is unbalanced, so it looks like the horizon slanted protrudes a great cliff from the mountain upon which those proficient in history here know the capital city of Treloch, which we discussed previously. That is T R A lock. The capital city of Trolloch is known to be built. Yes, absolutely. T R A L O C H the capital city of Lore. It's not decipherable from this distance, but you cannot help but imagine that somewhere on that cliff where that city is said to be, Castle Alguid is erected somewhere around among the many buildings things. Is anyone here proficient in survival? [00:27:21] Speaker B: Should be. [00:27:22] Speaker C: Yes. Yes, I am. I have expertise in survival. [00:27:26] Speaker E: Boz, could you give me a survival check. [00:27:32] Speaker C: That is 28. [00:27:34] Speaker E: Holy crap, man. The fungi's are all good. Roll high. I. I say you roll. You roll up and down, but you roll high, which is not a bad thing. B I mean, people could guesstimate this with some accuracy, but Baz, both from all your ventures with the fun guys now, and as a world traveler that you were in when you were in, or a regional traveler in the Lost Lands, you if you had to guess, you would say that Mount Kaas itself is about 12 miles away. Because mountains can be seen much further away than the edge of a horizon, right. If they're tall enough enough, and the city of Tro itself up the cliff, you would guess being 14 miles. And considering how high you rolled, because you really did, if you had to guesstimate, you'd say that the top of the mountain is somewhere in like maybe 3,500ft above sea level. So not a really, really tall mountain, you know, a substantial one. A small mountain, if you would. Yeah, a low. A low mountain. Like a. Like a Texas or an Oklahoma mountain. Yes, almost. And it's the cliff capital of Trelloch. If. If you had to judge from the top of the mountain down, you'd say it's somewhere around, highly guesstimating, like maybe 2400ft above sea level. And that's everything you all see now. You see the mountain far north in the distance, the cliff that has the capital city. You see the Gath immediately in front of you to the southwest. That sort of cliff escarpment. Bessa Oud's hut is in between the two. The ocean behind. There you all are in the cold air as you guys stand there crunching on whetstone with cold breath condensating around your face. It's very cold, probably like in between 24 and 30 degrees. What's the party doing? [00:29:20] Speaker B: This is above table. Did we decide that we were going to spend the night here and then go up to the castle? [00:29:28] Speaker D: He had said. Zach, can you tell me again? He had said. It's still the day of, right. That he called. [00:29:38] Speaker B: Okay. [00:29:38] Speaker E: You all have had a long run. No, so. [00:29:40] Speaker D: So he called, then we had a long run. Okay. [00:29:43] Speaker E: And he is another day. So, you know you are expected at the castle some point tomorrow. He's invited you for dinner. So you probably all have all the way till tomorrow evening. Okay. [00:29:54] Speaker D: Sick. [00:29:55] Speaker B: Okay. So I guess I asked the party. [00:29:59] Speaker E: Oh, Jack, I'm an angry orchard now. [00:30:01] Speaker B: Are we going to just. Are we going to go travel to the castle tonight or should we should probably wait until we're ready to have dinner, right? [00:30:11] Speaker D: Yeah, I'd say we give it another day. I didn't think about it. What should we wear? [00:30:17] Speaker E: Oh. [00:30:20] Speaker C: I got fancy clothes already. [00:30:22] Speaker D: Well, yeah, I look like. So she turns to Tello. Tello, what should we wear? [00:30:31] Speaker E: Tello, you can see where he's standing. I mean, you know, everyone's taking in this scene from so long ago. And. And Ro, you're just at this new place. [00:30:40] Speaker D: Yeah. [00:30:41] Speaker E: Think of a turdy little village. But Boz, Greta and Craig, as you're sort of absorbed in the scene, it takes everyone a moment to sort of remember Tello's there, you know, taking the scenery. And as you look over at him, he's not coming apart or anything, but he's just stock still, staring at Mount Kos, just absorbed in it. And after you say that, Row he sort of blinks hard and goes. Sorry. Formally the dressiest clothes you have, boss. And I have those suits. But practically, I don't think it's a bad idea to go armored. Yeah, up to you all. [00:31:23] Speaker D: I mean, I can. I can turn my armor into fancy. [00:31:27] Speaker E: So for the rest of us, I guess. Yeah. [00:31:32] Speaker D: So I guess I'll do that and keep on the armor. [00:31:36] Speaker E: You all can see that Tello is just sort of idly drumming the hilt of his knife or knives, one of them nearby with his fingers as he stares at the mountain. And he's listening to you all. Just having trouble taking his eyes off of it. [00:31:52] Speaker D: Where are we exactly? I guess that affair is where we're going. But what is this Hamlet town. Hamlet town. She looks like she's trying not to offend anyone even though there's no one around. [00:32:11] Speaker C: Well, this Scottish play town. No one's going to get that reference. Okay. Zach does. [00:32:17] Speaker D: All right, I got it. But I didn't like it. [00:32:23] Speaker C: This is the premier vacation spot on this side of the road world, actually. [00:32:29] Speaker D: Yeah. Okay. [00:32:30] Speaker C: Has a very thriving Kuatoa population. Well, actually less. I'm not sure how they are doing now, but they were less thriving than they used to be when we met them. They love blankets. There is a guy here who makes like hard bread, but he's very nice and he goes. [00:32:48] Speaker E: Huh? [00:32:48] Speaker C: Every time you say anything. The end's pretty cool. It's a nice. It's a nice place. It's got. It's up and coming. It's up and coming for sure. [00:32:57] Speaker D: Okay. Are there any shops? [00:33:00] Speaker E: No. [00:33:01] Speaker D: No shops. Not where I could buy. Like. [00:33:03] Speaker C: I'm sure there's shops. [00:33:04] Speaker D: No, I could like buy a coat or like something. [00:33:11] Speaker C: You're cold. Are you cold? [00:33:15] Speaker B: You guys might be able to barter for some warmer clothes. [00:33:19] Speaker C: Hey, Craig. How much for the armor? [00:33:22] Speaker D: Are you. [00:33:26] Speaker C: I have one piece. Can I have one piece or a straw hat? Okay, so that was. [00:33:32] Speaker D: Is there anyone I can make a straw hat? [00:33:35] Speaker C: Luffy is the key there. [00:33:37] Speaker E: Are you all can see like. Oh, no feet away where the buildings start. That's who tight is kind of in between. But. Oh, okay. I guess I have in a moment where the buildings are about a thousand feet away. The buildings are all pretty crappy. They're all like really old cedar and pine wood and they're all like. They're all like. No building looks fine. Like all of them have a slightly sagging roof or like some window shutters that are like coming off of the hinges a little. A lot of them Are literally leaning slightly a direction. And a thing worth noting is that all the buildings in this town are up on stilts about a foot or two off the ground. And funguys, you remember this from the last time you were here. You actually don't, because I hadn't thought of this the last time you were here. But I've put more effort into the town now. And you all can tell from the weather that storms here probably get pretty intense. And as world travelers, you put together easily enough that all of the buildings are up on stilts because the ocean probably very regularly passes its boundaries on the shore. And all of the buildings are like a foot or two off the ground. And you get a feeling that it's not uncommon for the coastline at some really violent parts in the year to just come half a mile or a mile upshore. And so all of the houses are built, all the buildings are built up. And there's this sort of in the way of like an old western town is depicted in. In western films. There's like this strip of buildings that appear to be like town, and there's like eight of them. And then beyond that, maybe like 30 or 40 houses just kind of scattered around. The buildings look rough. And there are people, not a lot. There are also. Not only are the buildings raised, but there are these kind of almost like gangplank boardwalks in between the buildings that are also up off the ground. And they get the feeling that, like, oh, when things flood with storms, they might stay that way for a little bit. And the citizens need ways to walk in between the buildings. And some of them look a little precarious, but you can see people crossing some of these walks and just. They are. They are people living their daily lives. They look a little haggard. No one looks particularly pleased with the day. Everyone's just quietly going about their business. As you look out row, you see maybe across town, like six people at the moment sort of walking between buildings or into them. Everyone's wearing. Everyone's wearing kind of warm, simple clothing, little tattered. And people just look like they're having a hard winter day. Not a lot. This. This town. Not only does the town. Is the town clearly not large, it looks like it's smaller than it used to be. Like, with so few buildings, a handful of them look empty. So you get the feeling that it is not only a small population, but a lingering one. [00:36:36] Speaker A: Can I. [00:36:38] Speaker B: Is there. Can I look and see if there's anyone by that. The Kuo Toa entrance, the entrance to the cave. [00:36:47] Speaker E: You don't see anyone at the moment. It's just the entrance to the cave and the scaffolding with the. Whatever the wooden sign marker is next to it. [00:36:56] Speaker A: Far as I was. [00:36:59] Speaker D: I was thinking as far as clothes or anything like that, we might wait. If anyone wants to buy anything nice or coat, we may need to buy it when we get up into the town tomorrow. [00:37:11] Speaker B: I was thinking that too. Are. [00:37:17] Speaker D: Are we staying here for the night or are we going to try and get up there? And she points to the city far away. [00:37:31] Speaker A: I say we go for the big guns. Let's go for the city. [00:37:35] Speaker D: Okay. [00:37:36] Speaker A: I think it's wise to go to. [00:37:37] Speaker B: The city to night. [00:37:38] Speaker E: I. [00:37:41] Speaker D: I mean I. I don't know. [00:37:43] Speaker B: Is it? [00:37:44] Speaker D: I. I didn't know if you guys wanted to, you know like sightsee or something where you guys all met. Right? [00:37:52] Speaker E: It's like 9. 9:30ish. Cool. Okay. [00:37:58] Speaker A: I think there's one place I want to see. [00:38:02] Speaker B: What is it, Craig? [00:38:07] Speaker A: I want closure. [00:38:10] Speaker B: Do you want to go to the cave? [00:38:13] Speaker A: No, I want to see where the poop bucket is. [00:38:16] Speaker E: Oh. [00:38:20] Speaker B: I want to go look in the cave. [00:38:22] Speaker A: I want closure. [00:38:24] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:38:24] Speaker C: I don't like. I didn't like the smell of the hut. [00:38:27] Speaker D: What is this cave you guys talk about? [00:38:30] Speaker C: No, no. You should go with Craig. You gotta. You gotta have. [00:38:32] Speaker D: I do. I don't go anywhere. Someone says there's a poop bucket, you should start. [00:38:41] Speaker C: It's a poop bucket per se. [00:38:44] Speaker D: What is the cave? Why is there a cave? Why is it under construction? [00:38:51] Speaker B: It wasn't like that when we were here last time. [00:38:53] Speaker D: What did you guys do? [00:38:56] Speaker C: I said it was up and coming. This is an upand cominging place. They're built, they're growing, they're building. [00:39:01] Speaker E: As Pa says that a thousand feet away, like a shingle just fall off of a building. [00:39:07] Speaker C: You got to break a few eggs to make an omelette. [00:39:11] Speaker E: Hello. [00:39:17] Speaker D: Okay. Well it. So I guess no one's going to tell me what. What the cave was or what. Let's just go. [00:39:23] Speaker C: We talked about the. I thought we. I thought we had talked about the Kuatoa. We talked about the first sea hag. We fought. [00:39:29] Speaker D: Like I don't feel like they ever told Ro at the like not the. Not about like the cave and all. Like what's the cave? [00:39:36] Speaker E: They did. They told you about that? [00:39:38] Speaker D: Okay. [00:39:38] Speaker E: They told you that when they came here, they were confronted by Kuoa. They followed the Kuatoa down into a cave and fought a sea had. That's the amount. [00:39:46] Speaker D: Okay. Gotcha. [00:39:48] Speaker C: That's the cave we told you about with the sea hag. [00:39:51] Speaker D: Gotcha. [00:39:51] Speaker C: Stone from Old. You know old. [00:39:54] Speaker E: You remember him? [00:39:55] Speaker D: Yeah, I know we went and got familiar. [00:39:59] Speaker C: Okay. [00:39:59] Speaker E: Okay, cool. [00:40:02] Speaker D: Okay. Yeah, I'm. [00:40:05] Speaker A: Yeah, let's just go to the cage. [00:40:07] Speaker D: Let's just make sure that like we get done in time to somehow get up to the city and you know, prepare for, well, tomorrow evening or whatever. [00:40:18] Speaker A: Yeah, we can fly. [00:40:21] Speaker E: That is true. [00:40:23] Speaker D: I am also familiar with that. [00:40:29] Speaker C: Boss wants to do a medicine check on Roe just to see if maybe is like the Count like messing with her or something. Like an arcana check. Like is like. Is the Count doing something right now like mess. Mess with us? Can I do a check for that? [00:40:41] Speaker A: Okay, we're gonna check attitude. The count. [00:40:46] Speaker C: That. That is a 10. [00:40:48] Speaker D: Ro has given more than that as far as attitude. [00:40:52] Speaker E: That could be the Count. [00:40:54] Speaker C: Boss doesn't let it known like he doesn't like have any face, but he thinks it for a second. He's like, I wonder if he's doing something to her mind right now. [00:41:01] Speaker E: It's like boss, it's very fun. [00:41:03] Speaker C: We need to be. [00:41:03] Speaker E: We need to be on edge, be trusted. [00:41:05] Speaker C: No, no, I. [00:41:06] Speaker E: Maybe. Oh, you're actually right. No one can be trusted. [00:41:11] Speaker C: When the DM says that you think something, you better dang think it. Guys. [00:41:15] Speaker A: They better be th. I'm okay hunting. I'm going to live my Minecraft glory days and. And go to caves. [00:41:26] Speaker B: Note. Oh, that is character. [00:41:30] Speaker E: What? [00:41:31] Speaker B: I'm going through my. [00:41:33] Speaker A: What? [00:41:33] Speaker B: Okay, I'm going through my list of things that's like on Greta's person versus on the ship. And I want to say that she wears her. Her scholars bifocals on a little chain around her neck. [00:41:45] Speaker C: Oh, I like that chain around my neck. Chain around my neck. [00:41:49] Speaker B: So she's wearing it. [00:41:51] Speaker E: Gotcha. [00:41:51] Speaker C: Taylor Swift. Can I say dang? [00:41:54] Speaker A: No, I did. [00:41:55] Speaker D: I said ahead. Can I say get Luke. [00:41:59] Speaker A: Get Luke in here. [00:42:01] Speaker D: Can I say that I brought the. The 5x2 silk blanket and I've like wrapped it around me to keep warm. [00:42:12] Speaker E: Sure. [00:42:12] Speaker D: It's not going to do much. Yeah, it's not going to do much cuz it's silk. Okay, well, it's better than nothing. [00:42:29] Speaker E: Okay, so if I understand correctly, the party go. The party goes walking. And as you all crunch across the stone, there's another. And it sort of pulls with it. Cold stinging ocean air. It's very briny. You can see how people would get a generally negative disposition, especially to the mornings living here. But as you all like, sort of shudder through the chill as it goes by, you walk in that direction, you crunch on the stones. And as you move by Bessa Oud's shack, you swear, you watch the door just pull itself closed as you guys go by. And the cave is up ahead. Craig whispers, as Craig whispers that from quite some distance away, Craig, you swear, you just hear like a little like as if someone's locking a door on the hut. And the cave looms in the distance up ahead as you all approach it and get much closer. Let me scroll down there. As you all get all the way up to the escarpment wall, you find a mix of old and new. The wooden scaffolding built around the cave. Hold on, I'm going to change the music. Built around the cave is not beautifully erected, but clearly built with some effort by what appear to be the surface citizens of Legath. It certainly reminds you of their work much more. It's cut wood and much newer. It does not look ruined by ocean air yet, and it's very squarely cut. You don't remember hardly any use of wood from the Kuo Toa in any of their edifices or structures that you saw below ground when you encountered them. So it appears very much to be something built by the surface dwellers of the Gath. Hinged to the wooden. And it's just like a wooden frame, a structured frame that's built into the stone and rises up over the mouth to the cave. Hinged on the wooden frame is a sign which reads in carved and painted letters, lower legath. And you can see that it's scribed in both Common and Greta, a language you don't recognize. And as you lift up your skyfocals and look, you can decipher that it says below. In common it has lower legath. And below that in Kuatoin, it says lower legath. The sign has been crudely done, but someone has attempted to deboss so like to carve into it the sign with a trim of simple filigree, all of which has come out very poorly. So someone tried to make this look good, and it came out real bad. [00:45:13] Speaker C: Sometimes that's how it is. You know, you give your best and. [00:45:16] Speaker A: Give it your best, try your best, but don't succeed. [00:45:21] Speaker E: And that sign is there on the wooden frame. And just beyond, there's just cold air just sort of, sort of being pulled into the mouth of the cave as it sweeps by the escarpment. And the air pulling into it seems just a little colder. No go Ahead, please. [00:45:39] Speaker B: I just said I want to go in. [00:45:41] Speaker A: I'm gonna throw a rock in. Just like, throw it as far as I can. [00:45:50] Speaker E: Down the tunnel mouth. [00:45:51] Speaker B: Like, people live down there. [00:45:56] Speaker A: Why? Seahawk used to live there. [00:46:01] Speaker B: They've made it into something else. [00:46:04] Speaker A: Me personally, I would never, like, want to live in a place where a sea hack haunted it. [00:46:10] Speaker B: But don't you remember? It was nice. [00:46:13] Speaker A: But they're pals with us will understand. Like, we're okay. Like, we're fine. [00:46:17] Speaker D: Biggest this cave. Because, like, that says lower Legaffe. So we're talking like a whole other city down there. [00:46:23] Speaker A: What's that one movie that's. [00:46:25] Speaker D: Sorry. [00:46:25] Speaker A: It's a boat table. [00:46:30] Speaker E: Like, you were thinking of cars. [00:46:33] Speaker D: Is it gotta go. Like, does it, like, go down? Like, do we have to, like, there. There was like a cliff. A cliff. [00:46:42] Speaker B: There was like a kuoa, like, falling down. [00:46:46] Speaker C: It wasn't super hard to get down there last time. [00:46:50] Speaker B: We should go. We should go. It's Greta crawling in City of Ember. [00:46:56] Speaker C: Mic, the movie you're thinking of. It was not that bad. [00:47:00] Speaker E: It's a lot scared in the movie City of Ember. Oh, that's right. I remember. The mole was really scary in that movie. The. As the party, or I guess it was a giant shrew. As the party heads down into the cave tunnel, it's the same descent that you knew more than a year ago. It is a painful descent of abrasive stone. It's steep. It's really like a climb down. However, now there are torches affixed to the walls. And previously, it was just a dark cave. Condensated ocean water is dripping from the ceiling. It would be frozen here were it not for its salt content. So it's. Every once in a while when a water droplet falls on you. It is frigid and sends shivers down your back. But the torches burning on the side are hissing and popping with enough flame to bathe the challenging path in some light auburn tones. And you guys can see where you're placing your hands and feet. Abby, okay? She's just whispering to herself. [00:48:07] Speaker D: We can't hear you. [00:48:08] Speaker B: Do the torches seem magical? [00:48:11] Speaker E: No, they look like torches. [00:48:14] Speaker A: How dare you touch it. [00:48:16] Speaker E: Wooden slats have been hastily affixed to the carved grooves in the path to aid in the traversal of those less accustomed to the climb. So last time when you were here, you had to literally climb down. And now, I mean, they're bad steps, but you can. You can step on them like they're. There's a stairwell down just a Terrible one. Sort of like have you guys ever been to a state or national park where like, like in the middle of a trail, like wooden slats have been put in? [00:48:42] Speaker D: Yeah. [00:48:42] Speaker E: Like, like step. So they're like at angles. But like it's much better than if you were just climbing down the space. [00:48:49] Speaker B: Yeah, but they always do a good job because the national parks are good and we should give them our tax dollars. [00:48:54] Speaker E: Okay. I freaking love it. I mean, we have to lie about the stairs at some of them. That's okay. [00:49:00] Speaker B: Well, maybe they just need more tax dollars and the stairs would be better. [00:49:04] Speaker C: Honestly. True. [00:49:06] Speaker E: Not. No. I had pushed Abby's button. The traps that you all remember from when you were last here are all gone. There is no swinging log, no dropping stone, nothing. You remember that last time the way down was. Was trapped and now it is perfectly like some of you all like kind of flinch or pause at points in the trap and points in the path and check and there's nothing. [00:49:26] Speaker B: I'm glad I didn't catch the text. [00:49:30] Speaker E: The air is every bit as cold and damp as you remember. [00:49:35] Speaker D: And is it colder in the cave than it was outside? [00:49:38] Speaker E: Well, yes and no. So there is a wind chill that is lacking. That was outside. But the overall air temperature is lower. So it was a more miserable experience when ocean wind would come across you above. But the overall temperature is lower. An incredibly heavy scent of fish fills the air just like the last time you were here. But another oddly earthy smell kind of muddles and lessens the intensity. Anyone who who's proficient in nature can make a check if they want. Who. [00:50:18] Speaker A: Buzz is literally a tree. [00:50:21] Speaker C: I got a 27. [00:50:22] Speaker B: I got a 4. [00:50:24] Speaker D: I got a 32. [00:50:26] Speaker C: Oh, actually, I take it back. I die. I was looking at the wrong one. I got a 33. I'm not even joking. [00:50:32] Speaker D: You just wanted to be ahead of me. [00:50:34] Speaker B: I got a 15. [00:50:36] Speaker A: It's such an older sibling move. [00:50:40] Speaker C: I know. It's like a very PlayStation. We just found 2000 more PS2s we sold. So now the Switch isn't the best selling console anymore. Every time Nintendo. But I really did. [00:50:52] Speaker E: I just want to point out that Abby went oh, I rolled a four. Oh, never mind. That comes out to a 15. That came out of Abby's mouth. Abby will never know what a bad role is again. [00:51:01] Speaker D: I rolled a 17, but that turned into a 32. [00:51:05] Speaker B: It's crazy. Jackie. [00:51:08] Speaker E: Anyway, as you, I love the energy you came in with today. I really like it. [00:51:18] Speaker A: Thank you. [00:51:19] Speaker E: You all can put together well enough. That the smell you all are recognizing is fungus. It is of fungus. But you all descend down this long and winding tunnel for quite some time as you remember it. But like more traversed, more worked. It's lit now and oh man, I could have bet one of. I was like, that's weird. Landon didn't do a little thing to that. But he did listen. He did. As you all continue down the pathway, eventually you all start to hear sound. Sound of movement and chatter. And you all. And there's like sort of a bluish green light ahead and you all spill out into a circularly organized community, one that you have previously witnessed. There's this chamber you all spill into, one you remember. A dome's chamber of carved stone still resonates with the lazy slaps of tidal shifts against stone. And a great pool of water in the center dances slowly with ocean patterns, mimicking the tides on the beach stories above them. Because you guys are underground now, luminous stones not luminite are affixed to pillars around the rim of the pool, bathing the nexus chamber and a pale teal tone and illuminating the rough sort of stony reef underneath the water in the middle with. Sorry, with light. And against that light you all can see. So you know, like big, big domed room, sort of a semicircle in the middle. There's a big pool of water in the middle of the floor that's clearly ocean water and it's moving like the tides above. And there's a stone reef that you can just make out the tops of somewhere down in underneath it. And because of the light shining down in the water, you can see like shadows moving around the reef. 6 tall torso up statues of Carcon still stand around the perimeter of the grand space. They're each like 7 or 8ft tall. Huge abstract statuet reliefs of him, just like you all saw here. Three on one side, three on the other side. And last time one of them was badly defaced and it looks now repaired and restored. Numerous Kuo Toa, maybe 20 or so, a few more than when you all were last here, are traversing the chamber just all in front of you, all in daily activities chattered Kuo Toaan can be heard all around the stone walls while numerous individuals speak and work with each other. So you all just spill out into this moment. Scenario 3 or so Kuo Toa are hauling a heavy net of large bluish gray fish out of the water, while another Kuo Toa nearby, with a thrice barbed spear shouts directions which seem to be entirely ignored by those performing the actual Labor. Somewhere to the side, a tabard clothed Kuo Toa Greta, one that you just by its physical features, by their physical features, immediately recognize as the one who carved the scarred symbol of the Kuo Toa in your palm that's still there from a year ago. You'll recognize that Kuo Toa, the one carved in your hand, is bent before one of the six carcan figurines in the room and just heartily scrubbing away at a. At an algae that is growing up the side of the work stone, trying to, like, clean it off. On an opposite end of the pool of those of the Kuo to who are pulling fish out, there are four small Kuo Toan children. This is the first time you've ever seen a Kuo Toan child, except for the dead Kuo Toan child that you all saw more than a year ago. They look like smaller versions of the adults, but they have the fins that crest down the back of their heads are nothing more than sort of like nubs where the spines of them will grow in. They're very large, circular eyes of Kuo Toa make up an even larger proportion of their head. So you get the feeling they kind of grow into their heads, and their gills are actually proportionally larger than the adults. And then a lot of the. A lot of the other differences you expect to see in sort of like a humanoid child version of an adult, where, like, you know, the proportion. The smaller proportion of the limbs to their bodies and less scale definition. They are playing some sort of a strange but clearly organized game at the edge of the pool, where one of them stands beyond the water's edge, shouting phrases in Kuatoan. And the other three are listening attentively, either climbing out, diving back in, or trying to restrain each other beneath the water in response to the commands that the one outside of the water is shouting. There appears to be some sort of loose rules to this game. An adult appears to be peripherally watching the four young ones from nearby, and they appear to be steadily working a weave of cords from a foreign fiber you don't recognize kind of greenish together into a rope, kneeling near the water's shifting edge. So they're like sort of working at the water's edge, cording something, and they're kind of watching the children vaguely out of their periphery. And the Kuatoan periphery is considerable because their eyes are only slightly on the front of their head, but slightly on the sides, so they can see almost all the way around to the back of them near the entrance. And Also. So you have the central nexus chamber. There are maybe 10 other entrances around the room that sort of lead to different tunnels and different rooms. He gets a feeling that this is the branching off point to this community. Near the entrance to one of the numerous chambers which branch off into other various rooms, a half orc woman is arguing doggedly with three Kuo Toa in front of her. So they're sort of at like the mouth entrance to one of these chambers and tunnels. And she is. She's sort of like a dark purple. She has some pretty considerable tests coming out of her lip. She's short for a half orc, taller than everyone but Boz and Tello, but short for a half orc. She's very broad and thickly figured and she has on like heavy cold weather coats. Her arms are crossed and she's just arguing very hard with three Kuo Toan individuals who are all arguing back with her. And just beyond them, you can see in the chamber also lit by more of that like sort of blue green light producing stone, a Locotha woman. And you haven't really seen a locatha since you were in Portland that sort of like short catfish looking. [00:57:48] Speaker C: Oh, this will be really good for Greta. [00:57:50] Speaker E: This would be great for Greta. A Locotha woman, two other Kuo Toa, and a water Genasi fellow, a guy with blue skin whose hair kind of looks like water. Those five individuals are all stacking wooden crates of unclear content against a wall behind them. And it looks like this half orc woman is. Is arguing with the Kuo Toaan individuals about something about that process. Greta, am I correct at understanding you probably cast tongues on yourself immediately upon walking in? [00:58:20] Speaker B: I use my. I use my tattoo, but I try. I like, turn my face away from the crowd so people can't. It's not like my. I walk into the room and my tattoo flashes. [00:58:28] Speaker D: So bend my ring so that I cast tongues too. [00:58:33] Speaker E: Absolutely. And as both Ro and Greta instantly understand what's being said, you all can make out that all around the room things are being said in Kuo Toan. It's echoing off the walls. And this argument that's happening between this half orc woman and these three Kuo Toaan is all. The vehement discussion is all happening in broken Kuo Toan with some inter. I mean, the Kuo Toa are speaking perfect Kuo Toan, but this half orc woman is speaking broken Kuo Toa, Kuo Toan back to them. And there are interspersed little phrases in common where the surface citizens appear to be like stumbling and struggling with them. And so life is just happening all around them in the chamber. Some of my notes are still in my book here. Let me see. I need to go back. I need to go back. I need to go back. So you all walk in and you're kind of standing there for a moment and everyone's just very engrossed what they're doing before one of the citizens walking out of the tumble just sort of looks up and looks startled at you all and just looks up and points. And Boz and Craig, you all hear just out loud. And Greta, you and Ro hear very clearly, oh, ever. Who are they? And all sorts of individuals, I mean, the arguing individuals don't pay any mind, but all sorts of other people from around the room sort of turn and look and suddenly like 13 eyes are on you. The Kuo Toa children like look up and all look startled. And you all are just there at the mouth entrance to this community. As they are all there looking at you all, what does the party do? [01:00:17] Speaker C: I look at Ro and say, hey. [01:00:18] Speaker E: You have to give them your blanket. I say, you have to give it to them. [01:00:24] Speaker B: It's okay, Ro. I look at the. The man that said that isn't the same man that gave me the okay. So I look at him and I wave. Not with my scarred hand, but I wave and I, I say in kuto and I say, hello, we're travelers. [01:00:51] Speaker A: We're passing through. [01:00:54] Speaker B: We were here about a year ago and wanted to be how things are. [01:01:03] Speaker E: As you wave and via the magics of the spell, Flawless Kuatoan comes out of your mouth. Any of the individuals who are still not paying attention to the room are, are now. And you can see that quite a few of the eyes here are on Boz, who is a very spectacular looking individual. And on Craig, a very imposing figure in short, but very imposing in full plate armor, clearly carrying. Well, no, you have the mercenary scabbard in brilliant full plate armor. And eyes are quickly drawing to you all. And as you reply in Flawless Kuo Toaan, a number look confused in the room. And you can see like a generally spread look of sort of just everyone looks a little puzzled, like trying to piece together what's happening. There's some like quiet exchanges all around the space. And then you all, Greta, as the individual who was cleaning the statue across the way stands up, you watch him kind of cock ahead and then his face lights up with expression, which looks very different on a Kuo Toan face. It's a lot of sort of like spreading the jaws. And they have no eyelids. So it's basically like how they position their heads and where their pupils face. And he just sprints across. I mean, like, very quickly on feet across the room, runs up and is shouting in kuatoin to everyone in the space, nazrimazadet, nazreemazadet. Az vaza naz zdet. And as he's running over everyone else in the chamber sort of like starts speaking and mumbling. And slowly everyone leaves behind what they're doing and walks toward you all as. As Greta and Roe understand him to say. The Slayer Saviors have returned. The Slayer Saviors have returned. It's them. The Slayer Saviors are here. And as he runs up, he just runs to you. And with this broad Akua Toan smile is interesting because their cheeks do not curve up. So it is not a smile this way. It's a smile that way, kind of like burying your teeth. And as he. Yes, he smiles by just kind of opening his mouth, his hand darts down to your right hand and turns your palm upward to the scar and just lifts up your hand and, like, raises your arm and turns it around to the room and points and shouts, they've come back. They've come back. And slowly but surely, the room is like. You all go from kind of standing there in silence to just being politely swarmed. And there is very quickly a din of chatter, which, for those of you all who can make out Kuo Toan is hard to decipher. For Craig, Tello, and Boz, what's happening seems positive. And you all are just warmed by. [01:03:46] Speaker D: A tail kind of. Oh, sorry. [01:03:49] Speaker E: I didn't mean to interrupt. Fish. Salted fish is suddenly offered toward you from every directions. Clumps of dried seaweed. And individuals just seem very happy to see you. [01:04:02] Speaker D: I was gonna say Ro kind of steps back. I'm feeling. I have a feeling that Tello's probably a little back, too. So Ro kind of steps back with Tello because she. She feels like this is like the other three's, like, kind of moment. [01:04:16] Speaker E: Yeah. [01:04:16] Speaker D: And she. She looks. She leans over to Tello, and she goes, we could have be. We could have been called the Slayer Saviors. [01:04:29] Speaker E: I'm gonna feel really weird the next time I eat seafood. As you get handed. Which. Which item do you. You're handed a dried salted fish. [01:04:40] Speaker C: Oh, I eat it. I eat it. [01:04:41] Speaker E: Okay. Boss just sticks that raw fish in his mouth. And as you start munching at some. It's not Bad sushi in a way. Kind of oz. As you start eating, you see a couple of the Kuo Toa, the ones who were dragging in the fish. They're not giving you the freshly caught fish. You get the feeling the Kuo Toa who now appear to have a symbiotic relation. I mean they must consider themselves a lower portion of the same town. Citizens of Legath, the relationship they've struck up with their upper neighbors. You get the feeling that they've put together that the surface dwellers, the, the terrestrial dwellers probably like dried salted fish instead of just raw right out of the water. So you see them, that they've gone somewhere else and grabbed this for you quickly. And as you're hinted, I mean it's. It's raw fish with salt on it. So if that's something boss likes, it's pretty good. It's not. It's pretty bad. [01:05:38] Speaker C: Pretty adventurous. I feel like he. It's not worse than heart attack. [01:05:43] Speaker E: Okay. And as you eat it, you watch them both get those broad kind of like non upward lifting smiles just like. And they look back and forth to each other into you and then they hand you four more. It's way, it's way too many. A lot of exuberance going on in the space. Anyone else doing anything out of particular import? [01:06:02] Speaker B: I'm like trying to stick close to the, the guy, the, the guy that recognized me and like trying to ask him questions and I ask his name. First of all, I say, hello, my name is Greta. It's wonderful to see you all. [01:06:20] Speaker E: Just endure three or four minutes of this before anything can really be made out. Yeah, it's. You are celebrities entering a very small and devoted community. And not every Kuo Toa has swarmed you all. Some are just watching from a distance. A couple look a little uninterested. There's one or two on the edge who seem a little resentful of your presence. There's a mixed reception here, but the vast majority are very happy to see you and Greta after things have died down. After a few minutes, this sort of tabard dressed priestly fellow, and you can see now tucked beneath his cloak is a little symbol of carcon, a very miniaturized figurine. He responds and he says, oh, it's so good to see you, Greca. I am Kvisette and that is KV F I T K V S I. [01:07:10] Speaker B: T S I yes. [01:07:15] Speaker E: You get the feeling that that would be a lot easier in Kuato and than it is in common. And he says we are so glad to see you. What a good provision. Welcome back. Welcome back. Hello. Hi. [01:07:32] Speaker B: Say hi. [01:07:33] Speaker E: Hello. [01:07:33] Speaker B: It's wonderful to be back. This is beautiful little town that you've made. [01:07:39] Speaker E: Thank you. Thank you. We have done very good work in the last year. It looks much better. Thank goodness. [01:07:45] Speaker B: It's wonderful. [01:07:46] Speaker E: Vision stands. It looks excellent. [01:07:50] Speaker B: Do you live in peace with the town above? [01:07:53] Speaker E: Yes. Yes. And he points to the Orcish lady and she says, that prick is always trying to stif us on deals. But we have an excellent relationship with Upper Legath. We are all Agath. [01:08:04] Speaker B: Oh, that's wonderful. And you've got the. I gesture to the. To the statue of Carcan. I say. I say you've. You've repaired the statue? [01:08:16] Speaker E: Yes. Yes. Our. Our central temple is restored. And we hope. We hope that eventually there will be enough worship for change. We will see. We will see. Welcome back. How are you all? We remember you. Grass. The grass. How have you all been? What are your adventures? [01:08:35] Speaker B: Grass. [01:08:37] Speaker E: Yes. Trees, Bushes. Welcome. Hello. Hello. [01:08:44] Speaker A: Hey, Zacha. [01:08:46] Speaker E: What is. [01:08:47] Speaker A: Yes, I have a question. Do I see baby like Kuoa? [01:08:53] Speaker E: You see the children? [01:08:55] Speaker A: Do they look like tadpoles when they're like baby babies? Like, tell me, like, not you seen unpresent. [01:09:01] Speaker E: You seen unpresent. Okay. [01:09:06] Speaker A: I'm just curious if they look weird. [01:09:12] Speaker E: Just curious if they look freaking stupid. [01:09:17] Speaker B: I turn to. [01:09:22] Speaker E: And to be clear, even as you are talking, there's just a constant din of noise around you. They are a very loud and vocal community, which is interesting because the very brief Kuoa community, if you can call it that, that you witnessed and that like Empire built into the cliff far below. Far below Alabama, everyone was very constricted and silent and dour. And these individuals seem very loud. So there's a constant din of noise around. As you all do. Whatever you do. I'm gonna. [01:09:53] Speaker B: I'm gonna ask this. I'm gonna say, can I. May I see the temple? Is that what you call it? [01:10:00] Speaker E: Yes. And then he gestures around. You're in it. [01:10:04] Speaker B: Ah, wait, we're not in the. We're not in the circular area. I thought there was this. [01:10:11] Speaker E: This appears to be that. He's a bit hard. [01:10:15] Speaker B: There was a circular. When I remember that we walked in and there was a circular area with the. The pool in the middle. And then there was another room that. Where it was just. [01:10:24] Speaker A: Yeah. [01:10:26] Speaker E: And you remember that area being pretty wrecked by the sea hag. Okay. Clearly had an issue with Carcone. [01:10:36] Speaker B: Okay, so. Okay, so I asked this. Oh, so this is the. There's There's. Was there another room? [01:10:45] Speaker E: Yes. Yes. It was desecrated. We don't use it. We use it. [01:10:49] Speaker B: So this is it. [01:10:50] Speaker E: Storage. [01:10:51] Speaker B: This is it. [01:10:52] Speaker E: We've restored the statues. Con is once again honored. [01:10:55] Speaker B: This is beautiful. And when you say. When you say that, when you. You hope for enough worship to change, do you mean for a renovation or what do you mean by that? [01:11:05] Speaker E: Oh, okay. Steep theology right off the bat. Sure. The Kuo Toa. We are. We are Carchrans, and Carchran is ours. You all worship your God, and we do ours. But our. Our relationship with Carcharne is different. He comes from us. He is of us. He is greater than us, and we are for him. But he sort of rubs his scaly little chin and he says, karkhren is who we desire him to be. And so he is who the Dogma dawn dream him to be. A powerful and someone to give them purpose, direction, save them from all other beings. Craig's having a stroke nearby, and he continues and he says, we wish Carcon was different, that we hope that someday he will be. That he will be powerful but fair, and that other beings, other peoples will have a place under him. But so long as our worship is in great minority, we cannot sway his spirit. We hope one day for our worship to be greater. [01:12:41] Speaker A: Can Craig also chime in? [01:12:44] Speaker E: You don't understand any of what's being said. If someone cast tongues on you, you could. [01:12:50] Speaker B: Micah, I would, but I don't have tongues. I unprepared tongues today. [01:12:56] Speaker D: And I can't pass it on anyone else. [01:12:58] Speaker E: Greg, you look as Greta is having a converted conversation with this Kuo Toa who's looking at her and going. And you're just like, okay, okay. Over. Over Greta's shoulder, you can see that the half orc woman looks very annoyed. Are no longer doing business with her. [01:13:17] Speaker D: Can I say that? I see that Craig is, like, trying to figure out, like. Like making that face he makes when he doesn't understand something. And so. So Ro is like, whispering, like, goes up beside him. This, like. Like translating. Yeah. [01:13:37] Speaker B: I'm gonna ask. I'm gonna. So are you in conversation with any of the other worshipers of Karkor? [01:13:44] Speaker E: No, no, no. They hate us. They have been trying for a very long time to kill us all too. And he, like, sort of gestures a hand to wipe our filthy plague from the world and cleanse the generations. You get the feeling, oh, the Dogma dawn has a genocidal relationship with Kuo Toa, who are probably who. Who Are who do not practice their form of worship of Karkra. [01:14:21] Speaker B: Yeah. [01:14:22] Speaker E: We are what you call kiveski kuta. It means apostate people. Wow. [01:14:36] Speaker B: How long have y'. [01:14:37] Speaker E: All. [01:14:38] Speaker B: How long have y' all been around? Is this new? Is it been? Is it old? Is the dogma don new? [01:14:44] Speaker E: Yes, it is very new. The dogma dawn is only. Sorry. Kuo Toa used different years only in your years. 4, 500 years old. That is all the dumbadon. Yes. [01:15:02] Speaker B: Wow. [01:15:03] Speaker E: Maybe 800. I'm not good at math. Could be a thousand. Just gives you a bit. [01:15:11] Speaker B: Okay. [01:15:13] Speaker A: Or can someone ask him a question for me? [01:15:16] Speaker B: Yes, Craig, maybe. What's the question? Craig? [01:15:23] Speaker A: What? What did he mean by fair? [01:15:27] Speaker B: Oh, okay. I nod. I. I gesture to Craig. I say, this is Craig. Normally, I would help him be able to understand, but I. I'm Craig. He's wondering what you mean by. By fair when you say you're hoping for a car granter. A version of carcarnet. [01:15:49] Speaker E: Kvisat switches to common. Oh, his common is a bit broken, but he says. Hello, Craig. We want carcoin. More. More fair. Like all. Less. Less, less kill mean some. We want car cranby. [01:16:18] Speaker A: Yes, same. [01:16:24] Speaker B: What are you saying? [01:16:27] Speaker C: Oh, I can say that. Yeah, I can say that. [01:16:31] Speaker E: Okay. He looks to boss. [01:16:34] Speaker C: You use to when before the dogma. Don't. [01:16:40] Speaker E: Ah. Before the dogma dawn, it was still divided. Kuo to. We're divided over. Oh, my goodness. Give me a second. [01:16:52] Speaker A: Look up this dance. [01:16:56] Speaker E: You guys think I make names? This is 5e lore. Watch this. Before Cargring was Blip dual poop. Blip dual poop. Blip dual poop. Excuse me. That's B L I B D O O L, P O, O, L, P Lip Dill poop. The sea mother. Yep. You think Kurftan onto lonuloff. But it was a goofy name. And he says the sea mother was our deity. And then he grows very dour very fast, and he says, but she was killed and consumed by the bloodied one. [01:17:52] Speaker B: Oh, wow. I'm sorry. [01:17:56] Speaker E: Yes. And then we believed Kargren. [01:18:04] Speaker B: I'm like, gonna try and take vij. Is there anywhere in this place that's, like, less crowded? Like, I don't want anyone to overhear. [01:18:14] Speaker E: It's. There are plenty. There are only so many citizens here as more citizens start to be called out of the top tunnels. You think there might be a population here of like, 60, 70 maybe? Wow. More than the last time you were here. Last time you were here, there were maybe 30 or 40 and plenty of adults. So you get the feeling that this isn't just new births in a year. And you certainly don't think Kuo to are that short lived. But it looks like there's some amount of immigration that has happened and so not all residents appear to be. There are even some more elderly looking Kuo Toa. But the population of the room has increased from 20 to 30 or 40 and individuals are clearly going back and forth to other spaces and speaking. So maybe some individuals are sleeping or engrossed in tasks or not interested in coming. You can see over his shoulder plenty of chambers you could lead away and go to. But you all are being very crowded right now. You get the feeling it would be difficult to go somewhere that others would not follow. [01:19:16] Speaker B: Okay, I'm going to maybe just lead to this to like the side of a room or something. [01:19:26] Speaker E: Sure. [01:19:27] Speaker B: Or just like where I don't. Where we're not less likely to be overheard. [01:19:31] Speaker E: You step a little further back into the hallway that you all came in and the space is naturally filled behind as others cross crowd in to hear the conversation you are having. [01:19:41] Speaker B: Okay, okay, I'm gonna say in common, I'm gonna say we have been attacked twice now by other Kuoans. I believe part of the. Part of the dogma Don, who is. [01:20:09] Speaker E: Twice. [01:20:12] Speaker B: I. I explain, I switch to Ku to and I explain it. [01:20:16] Speaker E: Okay, I actually saw Markren. There are many individuals crowded. Does Boz chime in with that? [01:20:26] Speaker C: Yes. [01:20:27] Speaker E: Okay, Greta, you say your phrase and Kvista seems to start thinking. Then Boz has that and everyone just turns away from Greta and looks at Boz and just a litany of Kuo Toan begins being spoken very quickly at Yubaz. And as you say that aloud, other Kuo Toa are speaking to other Kuo Toa. And everyone in the room quits talking to anyone and crowds around Baz and Baz. You do not understand As a about 50 questions every 5 or 10 seconds are sort of shout talked at you as Ro and Greta. You understand many people shouting. You saw him. What was his imminence? What was his glory? Why did you not burn? Who are you? And like other individuals begin talking to you, but kind of kneeling. And it's an interesting scene because all of the Kuo Toa are taller than Ro and Greta, except for the very young ones. They're all taller than Roe and Greta. Half of them are shorter, half of them are taller than Craig and all of them are about a foot or so shorter than Baz in Tello so it's this interesting height ratio where, like, Greta and Ro cannot be seen through them. And then Boz and Tello kind of tower over them. And many individuals start reaching out and just touching you, Boz. Not like grasping you, just touching the edge of you. And again, not all of the Kuo Toa seem so fervently religious. A number here seem disinterested. Some even seem a little disgusted by the display. But the majority of residents here seem religious. And Boz all around you from every side, just, okay, yeah, all right. It's. [01:22:17] Speaker C: It's happening. I mean, as long as he's not in physical danger, he's just no, you know, yelling random answers to questions that probably can't understand, describing, like, how big he was the city. [01:22:29] Speaker E: You don't understand any of what's being said. [01:22:31] Speaker D: Trying to translate. [01:22:33] Speaker C: I just started. I think I was so much that. [01:22:36] Speaker E: Okay. Everyone falls very quiet listening. You get the feeling, too, that, like, two thirds of the residents here don't yet or have not chosen to speak common. [01:22:44] Speaker C: So there's all simple terms like, I sure. [01:22:46] Speaker E: Well, many of the residents who speak common are then translating for the other citizens around them. And so there's this, like, mumbling, like, chorus around Boz as what he is saying is being translated. And individuals are then arguing back. And everyone is just engrossed in the description of the incarnate God you are giving them. And, yeah, it's just. It's just this is what everyone's doing now, basically, until Boss quits talking. [01:23:13] Speaker C: I say, what? Everything I need to say. And then I stop. [01:23:23] Speaker B: I ask, is there any. Are there any other groups of y' all just that aren't located here? [01:23:34] Speaker E: He looks back to you. Yes. Yes. Many Kuoa all over Cal. We are small populations. None compared to dogma. All in danger of dogma. They'll kill us all. [01:23:52] Speaker B: I. I put a hand on his shoulder and I say. [01:24:00] Speaker E: He gets that smile again and just puts a hand back on yours. I'm familiar with the gesture. [01:24:07] Speaker B: In Kuatoin. I say, I really admire what you're doing. I want to help however I can. I can tell. He's a cleric, correct? [01:24:21] Speaker E: He appears to be, yes. [01:24:23] Speaker B: Okay. I pull out my clerical symbol. [01:24:29] Speaker E: He looks at it. Ah, not cargrid. [01:24:34] Speaker B: I say. Yes, but I. I. [01:24:39] Speaker A: Serve a God who. [01:24:43] Speaker B: Values knowledge. And if there's any way that I can help you and other Kviski Kuo Toa, Please. I don't know how to say please. Send. [01:25:00] Speaker E: Thank you. That is helpful. [01:25:01] Speaker A: Yeah. [01:25:02] Speaker E: No. Other Kuo Toa. I have met or named Kvist, but if I meet any others, I will let them know. [01:25:08] Speaker B: No, I said Kviski. I said the. [01:25:11] Speaker E: Oh, you said. I'm sorry, I just misinterpreted you through your mic. He says. Great, good. Thank you. Which God do you serve? Abby's having a conversation. Craig, you doing anything? [01:25:25] Speaker A: I don't think that there's anything Craig can do because he's literally surrounded by like language he just doesn't understand. He's. He's playing boulder parchment shears with all the children. [01:25:41] Speaker E: Okay. They're very into it. Don't understand it devolves pretty. They're not dumb, they're just exuberant. And the, the energy in the room is way too much in them. And it turns very quickly into them just all doing the rock symbol and just doing the rock onto each other's hands. And then eventually two of them start wrestling. And they are around you. You get the feeling none of them have ever seen full plate armor. And people are pretty excited about that. At some point someone says in common to you, your scales beautiful fell off face. [01:26:23] Speaker A: No, different good one. [01:26:28] Speaker E: That gross. [01:26:31] Speaker A: Yes. So I have a helmet, right? [01:26:37] Speaker E: You do. [01:26:38] Speaker A: I'm gonna put that. It probably won't fit, will it? It won't fit on me. [01:26:42] Speaker E: No, it won't. Oh, on them? No. Their heads. They have no necks. Their heads are part of their shoulders. Their heads are relatively huge to their bodies. But Craig, as you dawn at everyone. Oh, you know, like, they seem impressed. Not like simple people who can't comprehend, but just impressed. They've never seen full plate armor. And also your armor is gorged. And as you dawn it as the imposing and beautiful suit of battle ready armor it is. Everyone is impressed and many are touching it. [01:27:10] Speaker A: I'm going to like hand the helmet to one of the kids just to see what he does with him. [01:27:17] Speaker E: One of them gets excited, tries putting it on his head, doesn't quite fit. So he just puts it over his mouth and starts kind of shouting into it where it echoes back, fighting over it. One of them punches in the eye. An adult runs over and starts separating them. The helmet is coming back to you. Yeah. [01:27:37] Speaker A: I'm trying to think if I have anything. [01:27:39] Speaker E: Two of the kids are excited but pretty calm. Two of them are just. You get the feeling those might be siblings. Very rough with each other. [01:27:46] Speaker A: Yeah, I don't think I have anything interesting to like let them play with. I think I just. I think I'm just gonna start babysitting. I think like, while everyone's talking, I'm just gonna, like, hang out with the kids. Let's see what they're doing. I'm gonna play their games. [01:28:07] Speaker E: The really interesting part is that not only are you having this interaction with the kids, but there's one or two adults who won't let it just be about the kids and are also there, like, looking at you and talking to you. You keep just trying to focus on the kids, but these two adults are not camp counselors. Yes. [01:28:28] Speaker C: We've been preparing for this our whole lives. [01:28:35] Speaker E: Oh, it was a yawn, boss. Are you. [01:28:39] Speaker C: Yeah, Boss is trying to look to see if any of the fungus that was we cast on the corpse of the the gentle repose is still around. Or if that's like, B, Give me an investigation check. All right. Boz is very bad at investigating. If anybody wants to assist him. Did you ask for the 15? [01:29:00] Speaker D: Did you. Did you say what you're looking for? I'll. Okay, if you don't say it, then I can't help. [01:29:07] Speaker C: He's independent. [01:29:09] Speaker E: You find pretty quickly. You follow your nose. It was a DC8. You follow around and you find. Yeah, the chamber it was at. So previously, if you sort of go through a little tunnel, there's a connecting way that then splits into three more chambers. And they're like, kind of like home chambers. And now none of them are. There are no longer any homes here. Now the abode chambers seem to have been moved. And that space, which was once the scene where that Kuo Toan family had been found slain, is unrecognizable. And the other two rooms appear to be associated with this one. Now here grows an absolute colossal colony of fungus. What's most interesting is it is not all the white capped fungus that you planted. It is many different kinds now. Sporaginous basidiomycetes, cup fungus, asomycetes. And they grow in multiple hues all over the place. You can see that the Kuo Toa have brought in wooden structures constructed from materials from Upper Legath and placed it here as structures for the fungus to grow up. They are taking root in the pore walls. And they've also filled the floor of the space with soils, broken soils and stone from Upper Legath. And there is a very faint smell of. Not horrible, but a smell of decay as the space is filled with, like, fish scales and fish bones and food scraps, and all of the fungus is absorbing and growing off of it. And it is. I mean, a truly mammoth quantity of fungus is growing here. And you can see that in the room to this next are all sorts of spaces where fungus is being dried, cut, prepared, ground. It's being sort of. It's basically like a half food prep and half apothecary space in the next room. And then in the adjoining chamber to that, which was previously three different residential spaces, is an area where these prepared fungi are being like boxed and bagged and workers are there and start discussing with you on broken common like pricing and stuff. And you get the feeling that this is now one of the. You quickly gather one of the two main exports of lower Legath to upper legath and sailors who come through are the fish they catch and then the fungus that they sell as medicine, as food, as spices. And you can see that in the more than year that you have been gone multiple. But Kuo here have learned to use this fungus both as an additive supplement in their diet from some sorts and then from other sorts to use it for medicinal purposes. [01:31:57] Speaker C: I Oz feels very happy seeing this. I don't think he says anything, so I don't know. He doesn't say anything out loud. Honestly, what I'd love to do if I could, if it didn't take eight hours, I'd love to like enrich it with plant growth, but I don't know if I can. It takes eight hours to do that. [01:32:22] Speaker E: You would need to cast the spell. [01:32:24] Speaker C: Yeah, yeah. No, of course, yeah. It's like, I wish I could cast Fireball, but I just. I don't want to cast Fireball. [01:32:31] Speaker E: No, no, Yeah. [01:32:32] Speaker C: I was not trying to ask. I just think thinking, oh, that'd be fun. [01:32:37] Speaker E: It's. [01:32:38] Speaker C: It's very nice. And I do. I ask him about, like, someone comes up to me, asks about prices. I do. I ask about like, what the different types of mushrooms are and what they do. And I like, earnestly want to learn because I'm sure there's things here you don't have to like, figure all that out. But boss is learning, asking questions, because he's also trying to think about another page on the Druids Almanac because he's gonna. [01:32:55] Speaker E: Yeah. [01:32:56] Speaker C: Which he is canonically doing for every place that he goes. [01:32:59] Speaker E: Absolutely. [01:32:59] Speaker C: Setting the plants and writing in the. [01:33:02] Speaker E: Druidic speech or whatever. Baz you do get an entire discussion on what each kind is, how they work, their nature, which ones are edible, which ones are used medicinally. And the really interesting thing is that as you speak to the Kuo Toa, you cannot help but have the tendulous roots also branch out of your lower limbs and as they connect across the porous floor and so slowly like sort of connect with the soil and bind to. Some of the fungi are interesting because they are not plants and they do not have roots, but their mycelia still, because plants can connect with many nitrogen fixating fungus species in a way that Boz doesn't necessarily have scientific terminology for, but magical understanding. Your roots bind to some of the mycelia growing off of the fungi. And you feel, Boz, that thrum, that sort of resonant vibrational energy somewhere in these, these organisms that you still feel, that magical signature, that deoxyribonucleic poetry that you feel from all the plants in the world that you felt at the wellspring, that you felt that great world tree sort of, so to speak, speak life that you've been studying, you feel it very faintly here. And yeah, you feel that connection. [01:34:23] Speaker C: I want to buy some mushrooms. I want to buy like an assortment, like a mixed bag, like a little bit of everything. [01:34:30] Speaker E: A bag is gathered and you are given all edible varieties. And as it's handed to you, the vendor says, no cost, no cost. Have, have no. Boz looks slanted. You grew, you birth. Yours. [01:34:50] Speaker C: Okay. [01:34:51] Speaker E: No cost. [01:34:51] Speaker C: Okay. [01:34:53] Speaker E: Your eggs. Thank you. Yes. [01:34:56] Speaker C: I take the bag and whatever form of handshake they do. Boz, probably awkwardly. [01:35:01] Speaker E: Okay, Boz. As you extend a hand, the Kuo Toa looks confused, steps back from you and couple a extends their hand, not close enough to touch yours, but just also extends their hand and both your hands are in the air. [01:35:13] Speaker C: That is what we do. And then I take my bag and. [01:35:16] Speaker E: I make my way back to the group. You have a pound bag, which in mushrooms is quite a bit a pound bag of dried edible mushrooms of an assorted variety. Anybody else poop and anything else? [01:35:35] Speaker D: Is Ro getting really cold? [01:35:38] Speaker E: Yes, I have to be clear, it's cold. [01:35:42] Speaker D: Yeah. So Ro remembers that she's used this spell for lots of things. She hasn't done it for this ever. She figures out how to do it because she can warm up to 1 cubic square foot per whistle of non living material for an hour. So she starts whistling and warming her leather armor so that it'll be warm for her for an hour. All right, Can I do that? Is that allowed? [01:36:19] Speaker E: I'll get back to you on that. You are certainly whispering and feeling warmer. Okay, read Prestidigitation over break and I'll. We'll talk about it when we come back to it. But maybe, maybe. You certainly. You certainly feel a little warmer. Now and we'll come back to it later if that's a whole thing. [01:36:36] Speaker D: Okay. [01:36:38] Speaker E: All right. Anybody else doing anything in particular down here in the space? [01:36:46] Speaker A: I don't think so. [01:36:48] Speaker E: Okay. [01:36:49] Speaker B: I'd probably talk to Kvist for, like, as well. Everything else is going on. I just. I want to, like, keep talking to him and talk to him about, like, the other group and how long. I want to ask how long he's been. How long the Kiveski Kuo Toa have been around. [01:37:15] Speaker E: Yes, thank you, Jackie. I have the player's hammock behind me, but thank you. [01:37:20] Speaker D: No, I know you do. [01:37:23] Speaker E: Greta. Basically, Kiviset runs down that the Keveski have been around for a very long time. That basically underp. There was always a schism of worshippers because she was also a harsh goddess. And essentially you get, like, a summarized history. The Kuo Toan life has often been hard. That they have across the world's oceans, often been at conflict with the Sehua Guin people. And while not in open war, at conflict with merfolk and sea elves. And again, not war, but just separation of cultures. And you also put together, like, oh, yeah, the Sea Hag was Sehuagin, or at least Sehuagin relative, as was. Oh, my goodness, the Sea Hag you all fought in the Sapphire Desert, the dungeon. Somebody help me out. If I remember her name, Sauling Sogging, that she was also Sehwagin. And so basically he tells you that, like, as historians orally pass down in the Kuo Toan tradition, that Blib Dul Pulp was. Was like the Sea Mother was a provider and a protector against many of the other people peoples that the Kuo Toans feared, as well as the many considerable foes and that live under oceans. But harshly translated, and that that dominant cultural belief of self protection and sort of a belief in trying to attain a racial superiority over a lot of the other peoples of the oceans, a sort of reactionary, xenophobic, fearful motivation, a nationalistic, jingoistic perspective was always the most pervasive one. And therefore the way that the personality of their goddess was always manifested in the end. And that when she was. I'm sorry, was. [01:39:46] Speaker B: So was she also, like I ask, was was. And I say it right, Blood ploop. Was she also, like, created by the people? [01:40:04] Speaker E: Well, yes. And they tell you that that is the nature of the Kuo Toa, that they believe their gods into existence, but that she existed beyond the veil and that it was beyond the veil that she was killed by Zorgrim, that she was apparently the first or one of the first lesser deities that he murdered, and that the God killing God slayed her first and left the Kuo Toan people in disarray and ruin. And that this is part of why Corcoran. There were some very exceptional arcane circumstances that resulted in the possibility of Carcon's existence and the way he did. And essentially, when Blib dul pulp was dying, her dying, she was a very harsh and violent goddess. But that her last act as she was dying was to provide her worshipers with sufficient power to create a new God young. And that this is why they are the dogma dawn. And that this process, centuries and centuries ago, perhaps a millennia, he's really struggling with the time. [01:41:24] Speaker B: Was Greta know? [01:41:26] Speaker E: No, no. Absolutely no idea. Not only do you know almost nothing about subaquatic cultures, you definitely know nothing about their esoteric religion, but, hey, valid question, my guy. Valid question. Sorry if that came off sassy, but that this was the process that gave them the possibility and potency to create Harchran within the veil. [01:41:51] Speaker B: Okay, So I. I asked them. Sorry, am I interrupting too much? [01:41:58] Speaker E: No, no. Go ahead and ask your question. [01:42:00] Speaker B: I ask, so where did power to create b come from? [01:42:08] Speaker E: And he said. He says, from our belief. [01:42:15] Speaker B: Ah, yes. [01:42:17] Speaker E: She was always true. And as our belief precipitated, she became a truth realized. [01:42:25] Speaker B: Yes. Okay. [01:42:30] Speaker E: Hoffa's gonna make some popcorn if you all want to role play for a moment. [01:42:34] Speaker B: I want to have some popcorn. [01:42:35] Speaker D: I'll take some popcorn. Yeah, she can. She makes some for all of us. [01:42:41] Speaker E: Please. [01:42:44] Speaker A: Share. [01:42:45] Speaker E: Awesome. [01:42:45] Speaker A: Share. [01:42:47] Speaker E: I'm gonna be muted for the next two minutes, so if anyone wants to do anything story constructive. [01:42:58] Speaker A: Ah. [01:43:00] Speaker C: So, like, let's say you're on the carcarnet and, like, you're trying to select. [01:43:08] Speaker E: The perfect car cr. Like. [01:43:09] Speaker C: Like, what are the best qualities? Who would you give your rose to? [01:43:15] Speaker D: Who are you asking this? [01:43:19] Speaker C: Anybody? [01:43:20] Speaker D: Are you asking it to one of us? [01:43:28] Speaker A: I say it's all about the claws. [01:43:30] Speaker C: Oh, you're a claw guy. [01:43:32] Speaker B: Isn't that a little shallow? [01:43:34] Speaker A: I. [01:43:34] Speaker C: No. Hey, listen. People like what they like. Okay? [01:43:38] Speaker A: Okay, Let me just tell you. [01:43:40] Speaker C: Some people don't. [01:43:41] Speaker A: Let me just tell you. You can get a lot about someone's hygiene and their health. [01:43:48] Speaker C: Claws can get musty from their claws. [01:43:51] Speaker A: Okay, you can tell a lot about someone with their claws. Do they wash their hands after they go potty? I'm looking for some clean. I'm looking for some maybe, like, cutesy painted claws, right? I'm talking, like, expressive claws. Lego style claws. [01:44:24] Speaker C: This is what you were. [01:44:27] Speaker A: He said no. He said yes. Actually. Audience, we learned from the last two. [01:44:32] Speaker B: Sessions what happens when the fun guys don't have guidance. [01:44:36] Speaker A: Geico. When they don't have Geico. [01:44:39] Speaker D: If they don't have guidance, then they don't get the D4. [01:44:45] Speaker B: That's so true. Inspiration. [01:44:49] Speaker D: Thank you. I got inspiration. [01:44:51] Speaker A: I'm marking it on my sheet. [01:44:55] Speaker E: The gift didn't work in the general chat, but I put a little, a little gif of all the, all the guys from Toy Story going. It didn't work in chat. I think Hoffa is. Has prepared her popcorn. So who does what next and how to do it and who did what now? [01:45:14] Speaker A: Just I. [01:45:15] Speaker B: For as long as, as Kvist will talk to me, I just sit and chat with him asking lots and lots of questions. [01:45:25] Speaker E: And so you have hours of conversation with Kvist. Is there any more of that you particularly want to role play or just that it happens? [01:45:37] Speaker B: Let me think. Maybe. [01:45:39] Speaker E: And is anyone else doing okay? Is anyone else doing anything else? We also don't have to stay. [01:45:46] Speaker C: I want to kind of walk the way where the battle was and like what happened and like remember the pieces of like Greta casting witchbolt on the Sea Hag and you know, like the Kuo Toa and like picture like the warriors that were still there with us trying to fight her off as we were her coming up out of the waters and the tentacles that we had to fight, you know, like just kind of like piecing together the first time that we had to like do something together other. [01:46:09] Speaker E: Yeah. You know, and Baz, you do you recall as you walk around the space, the first physical conflict of your life, the first moment that you were afraid of death. The first moment that not as a concept but as a very present reality. The first moment that you got a taste of how violent this world outside of your home could be. The first moment that you met so many of these peoples, that you discovered so many of these things. You see, you can recall vividly in your mind what is simply a walkway now, the place where the bag of the Sea Hag fell and where it was recovered. The Nifty's spyglass, the scope of the world wander and the orb which rolled out of it and started an entire path for you all and for Craig. And it is, it is a flood of. Yeah, it's. It's a. It's a flood of recollection and memories as you walk around the space. Some good, some bad. [01:47:13] Speaker A: Can I try to walk into the small room or Is it completely closed off? [01:47:19] Speaker E: You and I both know what the small room is, but just for everybody else, the. [01:47:24] Speaker A: The. You know, the one that they said that was desolate and, like, kind of left a little ruined where they used to have their temple. [01:47:33] Speaker E: Yes. Craig, as you go and find it from the last time you were here, it's a storage room now. It's got crates in it. It's just like. Basically, they've taken out the accoutrement that was ruined and. And just replaced it with. It's just a place where they store things now. There's dried fish in crates and barrels and nets, and it's just a place where they store things. [01:47:56] Speaker A: I'm gonna sit on one of the boxes, and I'm gonna just kind of reflect on the last time or the first time I ever had, like, a religious thought was in this room. [01:48:10] Speaker E: Wow. Wow, Craig. It's a strange recollection. You remember back to your first reflections of these statues. Religion always seemed, in whatever way it was to Craig, just not for him. You know, a different people's system in game. And how it was this bizarre journey. It was getting kicked out of your house and traveling around the world and finding these people that began to revisit, realign your perspectives on a lot of things. You sit there and you think about the symbol. You can feel the symbol of the maker on your chest, under your armor, feel its weight. Right now you have the memory of finding old here and first being intrigued by the voice in your head the first time you heard it. [01:48:53] Speaker A: Yeah, I think that Craig is just. He's gonna kind of. Hopefully no one's around. Can I just double check on what's around? [01:49:05] Speaker E: Yes. In this moment, you do not see anyone. I mean, there are plenty of people, but they're. They're very. You can. You can see that a lot of the. A lot of the attention is starting to go to Greta and Ro, who are capable of speaking Kuo toa, Kuo toan. And excuse me, I'm going to. [01:49:28] Speaker B: Renounce you. [01:49:30] Speaker E: And that was Mario sneeze. And also, you know, as Boz is recollecting details about Carcohn that people want to hear again and again. You find that. And also the children got distracted, that you have a moment of reprieve, of peace. [01:49:46] Speaker B: Okay. [01:49:47] Speaker A: I'm gonna be like, hey, buddy, are you there? Toroid's like, all old. [01:49:53] Speaker E: The voice comes in your mind. Hello, Craig. Are. [01:50:03] Speaker A: Is this. What is. Do I have a religion? Do I have. Do I like. [01:50:20] Speaker E: I don't know, Craig. I. Not much one for religion. I find it boring and simple. When did I pause the music? I find it boring and simple. It is disinteresting to me, as I understand. I think you are deeply connected to your Yahala now. So I would say so. I believe he is now the provider. Drop your powers. No. Are you not a paladin? [01:50:54] Speaker A: I guess I am. Is that. Is that, like, the criteria? It's like, is this, like, what it looks like? Am I like, is this big? Am I doing it right? Like. [01:51:07] Speaker E: Is this what it like to hurt you, Craig? But I would have to care to know. And I am deeply disinterested with the gods. They are boring. [01:51:20] Speaker A: What are you interested in? [01:51:24] Speaker E: Life, existence, everything that I can see. [01:51:31] Speaker A: Okay, so you're like. [01:51:36] Speaker E: Okay, one day, Craig, I will see all of reality. I will see the outer realms in the inner, the past, and the future all at once. Can you see Luna just suddenly coming up in the corner of the screen? [01:52:00] Speaker B: She's looming. [01:52:03] Speaker A: The new moon dog, you know, rising is. It isn't old and a demigod. He's not like a God, but he's like, just like a. Such a big being that he's, like, powerful enough to be considered. [01:52:21] Speaker E: He is on an incredibly powerful scale to the point that, you know that the Sehuagin and the Kuo Toa are essentially. No, the Kuo Toa. There's a population of, say, hua in his part of the world that worship him, that he's just kind of like, yeah, okay. And that the Kuo Toa hate and fear him for that reason, for they feel he is a contender of Karkhran. So he is incredibly powerful. But he's made clear to you multiple times that he is not a God, that he has described himself as a very strange, different and older being from a very far place. [01:52:55] Speaker A: Gotcha. I don't think I like it. I don't think I. [01:53:08] Speaker E: Micah has fully cut out. I heard. I don't think I like it. And then she froze with a very displeased face. I don't think Craig does like it. [01:53:18] Speaker A: Hello? [01:53:18] Speaker E: Be back. Michel. [01:53:20] Speaker D: Oh, there she is. [01:53:20] Speaker E: You left off on. I don't think I like it. [01:53:25] Speaker A: Because I don't. Hello? [01:53:29] Speaker E: Oh, okay. Micah, can you see and hear us? [01:53:31] Speaker A: There you go. Yes, I'm here now. Okay. I think. I just. I just don't. I. This isn't. I don't like it. And I like. I can. Like, Craig's feeling. It's like he's. The emotions that he didn't have words for are starting to kind of like build up in like frustration. He's like, it, it doesn't just, it just doesn't make sense to me. Like I, I'm very thankful for like the power that like I'm provided but I, I kind of feel like a level of obligation of like devotion that I don't really know if I really wanted in the first place. But maybe it's the one that makes sense and if there, if this does make sense, shouldn't it make sense for everybody? I just don't. And also like I never talk to the guy. Like he's cool, I think, but like why, why am I now obligated to, to have a. I don't know what's the etiquette? I feel like I need to get a book or something on religion. Like what's the proper etiquette of God? Give power. God gives you power. So now serve. Like I just. [01:54:36] Speaker E: The very reason for which I am so deeply disinterested with the them they are self importing, self righteous, selfish. They relate other beings to them by devotion and service. I don't care. I want what is. I have no interest in what should or should not be. [01:55:01] Speaker A: I feel like there's like a lot of crap. There's like a lot of crap between, between honesty and authenticity and I just, I don't think I can pretend I got this full suit of armor on and that's cool but like deep down I just feel like a guy who's in the mines and, and I want. I would prefer that. I don't know. I. How did I get here? I think Craig's having a little existential crisis in the storage room and tears just kind of flood down his eyes cuz he can't even do religion right and he's like, how do I. Like, I just, I just feel like I'm supposed to do everything a certain way and I, I feel like I just don't even know what that way is and I'm just like missing the mark and no one's telling me I'm missing the mark. But it doesn't feel right. This doesn't feel right. It should be. It. It should. I don't like how it's. I can't. I like the fact that I can talk to you old. I like that. I like that. [01:56:11] Speaker B: Yes. [01:56:12] Speaker A: And I like that. I think maybe because I had that experience at first. Yeah. I didn't see you necessarily as a God or anything like that. I just kind of see if I. [01:56:22] Speaker E: Was a God, about five or six times. [01:56:24] Speaker A: Yeah. But no, I mean, like, in the way that, like, you are all powerful. You gave me power, but like, you sat with me when I was on the toilet and talked to me like, I don't know. That's as real as it gets. Actually, you probably wouldn't. Didn't like that. I just kind of made you do that. But like, oh, I don't care. [01:56:43] Speaker E: Yeah, I have no disdain. I. I have interest in your biological functions for you are strange, fleshy little things thing. [01:56:53] Speaker A: It's just. I just thought that it. That devotion would imply connection, but I. I don't know how to. I just feel so far from that. I just don't know how to, like, wrap my brain around how. Why am I devoted to something that, like, doesn't even see me? Am I? Is the whole point to be seen? Like, I don't understand. Understand. Anyways. [01:57:20] Speaker E: The residents here of your world of Yalabrid call the beings of my realm far. And yet they worship gods that are so far from them. Ironic, I suppose, I guess. Craig, as I've said, always your decisions are yours. Where you go, I respect. But if you ever want my path again. As I've said, I like you. You have sacrificed much for me. I would take you back if ever you wanted. [01:57:59] Speaker A: I really like you. All right, I need to think on that, but that's fine. I really like. I just appreciate your company. Can I. Is it fair? [01:58:14] Speaker E: Listen. Till the bloodied one kills us all. [01:58:17] Speaker A: I don't like that. Let's not. I don't. Yeah. Can. Is it okay if I call you my best friend? I don't have to be yours, but can you be mine? [01:58:35] Speaker E: He is coming. [01:58:37] Speaker A: Oh, gosh, not far. [01:58:41] Speaker E: He is. [01:58:42] Speaker A: That's scary. I'm not gonna go to sleep, Greg. [01:58:48] Speaker E: It's that I see forward and back. It's that. It's that the now and the was is so much death. And Craig, as your face goes to make a very sort of minor reaction. You like where your face would go to twitch a muscle or you would go to gesticulate in some way to connect with what's happening. Your body does not respond and you find yourself held still. And the world around you begins to blur a bit. And instead you begin to see a forest somewhere far that you don't recognize. And there's a sudden shadow and then blood, brilliant golden blood all over the ground. And old says he has slayed. And there's another sort of flash in your mind and you shudder slightly in your sort of slightly paralyzed state. As you see the past, you see an immense city, one you've never considered the size of much as one Greta described in her vision long ago, bathed in fire and blood. And then another flash. The skies are dark, Craig, and there's another shuddering bolt through you. You take three points of psychic damage as you feel some of the burning in the heat in Old's voice again. [02:00:15] Speaker C: I. [02:00:18] Speaker E: See him and Craig. Sometimes he's all I see. Another shuddering flash of pain through you as you begin to have this incredible sensation of being watched. And you hear, and I fear that he sees me. And you take another six points of psychic damage as you feel heat and pain on your neck and in your spine and just a subtle in your ear. And you almost fall off of the crate that you're on as you to the ground. And you feel that release of tension from your. Your body and a sort of absence of Old's presence as you just sort of like shudder and find you can see the world around you again. You can feel the floor beneath you and a little bit of bright crimson red just sort of onto the floor beneath you as you reach up to your beard and feel your mustache soaked with blood above your lips as your nose is bleeding, you're suddenly returned to your state. [02:01:42] Speaker A: I don't think Craig can move like a second. I don't think he can. He's. He's in the present, but his mind is just trying to wrap around what just happened and what was just revealed to him. There's something scary about Old feeling scared. I might have already said that in the past, but it is a scary feeling. It's a scary feeling seeing Old be, like, unnerved by something and just wondering how I could even protect him. [02:02:13] Speaker E: An absence of that sensation now, Greg. As if Old's presence has recoiled away. [02:02:26] Speaker A: He takes a broken deep breath and he, like, staggers to his feet, you know, just like, un. Just disconnected from himself almost. Just such a jarring change between vision and reality and connection and disconnection. He's just kind of like, left a little jarred and he's just stands to his feet. He wipes his nose. He tries to make sure he gets all of it out. And like, you know, he's trying to get. [02:02:57] Speaker E: Trying to look okay, but there's salt water nearby, and as you scrub it off, you realize that this would be quite harmful to regular, full plate. Yours is magical and will endure just fine. [02:03:06] Speaker A: Good soup. So then he walks out and he's just kind of keeping his head down and waiting till a moment he can tell the party about what happened. But he doesn't want to disrupt their their evening. [02:03:20] Speaker E: How long does the party spend here in Lower Legath? [02:03:29] Speaker D: Ro wants to take out the side of past paths and think of each of the party members and follow their path. [02:03:38] Speaker E: Freaking sick. Jackie, that's such a cool, cool thing to do. Take inspiration from me, dude. Okay. That's a freaking sick use of that item you grabbed. That's really cool. Okay, Ro, as you, as you pull out the little odd stone here, through it you see little sort of like illusory footprints that are slightly different hues and tones. You can decipher them to be different members of the party. 3. A party of three. 4. A fourth set of footprints. No, three. I forgot. Reagan's character refused to go down in the tunnels. Three footprints. [02:04:24] Speaker C: That's right. She never went even went down. [02:04:26] Speaker E: She just left. [02:04:27] Speaker C: Wow. [02:04:28] Speaker E: She just disappeared. And you see no vision, just presence of footsteps. They move around the space. They're centered around one location. A movement pattern you've come to associate with the positions they often take in battle. You can't picture the story exactly, but you're very story entered. Your narrative oriented bardic mind begins to construct the space much as you could in your mind. Rogue, could you give me the weirdest little performance check? [02:05:06] Speaker D: Yeah. The weirdest little performance. Oh, not great. Oh, that's a dirty 20. I rolled a five. [02:05:20] Speaker E: Tell me. [02:05:20] Speaker C: Oh my goodness. [02:05:22] Speaker E: Tell me. Oh, because you have soul mender. Yeah, tell me. Or song splitter rather. Tell me if I'm wrong. Would you say that Rose very particle oriented mind. I'm not trying to make roleplay decisions for your character begins sort of like thoughtlessly playing one of her instruments a bit as she considers all of this. [02:05:42] Speaker D: Yeah, I would definitely think so. [02:05:45] Speaker E: The weirdest thing, because it's not your bardic discipline at all. It's not your college. You are not college of illusions. You find oddly that these sort of bronze illusory depictions of what you're imagining begin briefly depicting themselves like sort of like sparking in and out of existence as you absentmindedly play your chord. And that quite a bit of the end of the Kuo Toa speaking and interested in the party sort of forget what they're doing and begin watching you as you don't even realize you're doing it. For a moment you think it's your imagination before you realize that you're making the magic happen. As you world famous bard, one of the most powerful bards in all the world right now begin the magics that Vilek passed to you and taught to you that you seem to have strangely picked up just a little bit of his magic, the way that he can make illusory symbols of stories come to life. That as you play and imagine, these sort of hollow, silhouetted figures begin making themselves around the space. And everyone gets very engrossed in this before you even realize you're doing it. And you sort of, like, lose the song a bit and it stops and you're not even quite sure how you did that. You didn't know you could. And you realize just as you stop that out of your peripheries, those, like, metallic wings were starting to appear and then dissolve. [02:07:00] Speaker D: Oh, that's so cool. That's amazing. [02:07:12] Speaker E: Does the party. Everyone's impressed. A conversation about it, but it moves on. Does the party stay here in the caves? Do they go somewhere else? Anything else? [02:07:19] Speaker C: Pause. Tries to look for Greta. I give up. [02:07:22] Speaker E: Like a. [02:07:23] Speaker C: Like an investigation check to find her. [02:07:25] Speaker E: Greta, are you actually hiding now? You do have to unmute yourself for me to know what you're saying. This is the way. You're still muted. This is the way. Okay. [02:07:38] Speaker B: Greta didn't hide, boss. Just thoughts that she did get a little confused. [02:07:42] Speaker E: You find her. [02:07:42] Speaker C: Got it. [02:07:43] Speaker E: Everyone's in the same place. The Kuoa just don't quit hanging around you. But eventually you guys are not crowded. After a couple hours. [02:07:53] Speaker C: I. [02:07:54] Speaker E: What. [02:07:54] Speaker C: What is Greta doing when I walk up? [02:07:56] Speaker E: Just. [02:07:57] Speaker B: Dude, I think she is, like, just as long as Kist will talk to her. She is, like, asking questions and sharing information and gathering. Like, she is chatting. [02:08:14] Speaker E: Okay. [02:08:14] Speaker C: I think Boz would wait for them to stop. He wouldn't interrupt her. But whenever they do stop, whenever that moment is or if he's pulled away to do something, like, let's say the orcish woman is, like, finally done. Waiting for him to be right back to. I don't know, whatever. [02:08:29] Speaker B: Yeah, yeah. [02:08:30] Speaker E: Three or four hours later, Greta and Vist begin wrapping up their conversation. [02:08:37] Speaker C: Yeah, Micah Boz Saunders up to Greta. Is Tello nearby or is he doing something else? [02:08:47] Speaker E: Yes, he is. He's just hanging near you all. And he's getting assaulted by questions from the Kuo to about who he is because they don't know him, but they're curious with, you know, this person who's come along with them. And he's just being congenial as he is. But you can tell Tello's just. He's not on his usual suave game here. You can tell that he's just a little off. For obvious reasons, he's there. [02:09:12] Speaker C: I, I look at Greta and I. [02:09:14] Speaker E: Say, I, I just think. [02:09:15] Speaker C: I mean, it's pretty cool, isn't it? Did you go see all the mushrooms back in that old room? It's like on crazy. It's like wild in there. I hold up like a bag that's like a pound of mushrooms. I grabbed some for us. These are all edible. We can just like eat them. I know, I know. Also mushrooms aren't plants. [02:09:41] Speaker E: But they are. [02:09:41] Speaker C: Still part of nature. So I, I was up there. [02:09:47] Speaker E: I was. [02:09:47] Speaker C: Sorry. I was up there and then the mushrooms and you know, it was beautiful. And they've like constructed like this entire like life from like selling these mushrooms for like food and for magical ingredients. And I just kind of thought that this is literally all because of you. [02:10:08] Speaker A: Like, it's because of us. [02:10:09] Speaker B: We all. [02:10:11] Speaker C: You made a really dumb choice that led to just like all this like overflowing, never ending beauty. And I mean we were all part of it. But it was you. It was you. [02:10:31] Speaker B: Well, I'm glad that I had no idea that it would be. I share boz a little bit about like the peaceful kuo to is in the. I had no idea that it would be this, this beautiful like resistance to the, to the anger of. But it's, It's. I don't know, it's. It's wonderful to see. I, I was. Yeah, it's. It was. It felt so strange to at the beginning of our journey, like make friends with these people and then for a year, like kind of be at odds. But it's. It all clicks a little bit now and I'm happy that. I don't know, it. It reminds me that resorting to peace and resorting to friendship when we can is always a better option. [02:11:25] Speaker C: It really made me realize that, you know, looking at coming back and seeing the results of it that I feel like everywhere from like our name, even just to our name, but everywhere we've been have just been a series of really dumb, kind hearted decisions. And I really hope this has really shown me that even if I don't get to, you know, have a moment. [02:11:49] Speaker E: Like this where I come and see. [02:11:51] Speaker C: The, the results and the ramifications, but sometimes they. They matter a lot. And yeah, I hope that every single dumb, kind hearted decision that we make from here until, you know, the day that we can't travel anymore results in something like this. And thank you for showing that to me. [02:12:15] Speaker B: Thank you, Buzz. I. I hope that too. I hope that, I mean, I'm sure it's not all going to be as obvious as a, a peaceful town, you know, coexisting where they didn't used to coexist and, but it's, it, I hope, I hope that you're right. It's a, it's good. [02:12:32] Speaker C: Makes it feel like it means something. You know, just saying this means something. You know, I don't know if it feels like there's a chance that, you know, any, any weird, dumb, kind hearted decision we make can like result in something that we don't know being so great for other people. [02:12:46] Speaker E: So. [02:12:47] Speaker B: And I point to the mushroom bag and I say it's, it's nice to have a, a physical reminder of that, that things grow from the things that we plant. [02:12:57] Speaker E: Yeah. Yeah. Cool, cool, cool. [02:13:05] Speaker C: And boss looks over at Tello awkwardly trying to answer questions in a language that he doesn't understand or in a language that's broken. [02:13:13] Speaker E: So like. No, no, no. It just goes out of my head. I haven't cut it in a while. That's why it's so big. No, don't touch it. [02:13:18] Speaker C: Hello. I need your help, Tello. [02:13:21] Speaker E: Yes, yes. No, I would like to help you. Actually. [02:13:24] Speaker C: I left something and I can't find. [02:13:27] Speaker E: It and I. Oh, you know what? I bet it's above in Upper Legafort. Is that where we're going? I would help you there. [02:13:34] Speaker C: Well, I didn't see it. Okay. And so I, I, yeah, you know, you have to say goodbye. It's like in Texas we have to say goodbye like five times. But we. [02:13:42] Speaker E: Yes. [02:13:42] Speaker C: I start making my way out. After politely saying goodbye to everybody wishing. [02:13:46] Speaker A: I follow Boz specifically, kind of quietly waiting till we're out of earshot and on the walk up to from the cave, I tell him what I encountered. [02:13:57] Speaker E: Everyone, Everyone is heading out. You all are. Just put. Jackie, could you roll a 2D 12 for me? Yeah. And then Abby, could you roll 3D 8 for me? [02:14:14] Speaker D: That's 10. [02:14:16] Speaker E: What? [02:14:17] Speaker B: 3D 8. [02:14:18] Speaker E: 3D 8. [02:14:19] Speaker B: Everybody went away on my second. [02:14:23] Speaker A: No problem. I'm drawing hearts on my legs. [02:14:29] Speaker E: Man. I love you guys. [02:14:32] Speaker B: 3D8, huh? That's a lot. I can't find it. I can't find. [02:14:41] Speaker E: You can roll less if you want. 10. Nope. 9. 8. [02:14:53] Speaker B: That's 8. [02:14:55] Speaker C: Oh wait, Zachary, do I have to roll 16? [02:14:58] Speaker E: 16. What'd you say? No, you don't need to. On your way out, you all are loaded up with whoever wants to record it. 10 pounds of dried fish and 16. I think is the number 16 pounds of dried seaweed, which apparently is also edible. These won't keep forever, but you have them. [02:15:22] Speaker B: I put them in my. I don't put them in my pockets. [02:15:26] Speaker E: Oh, okay. [02:15:27] Speaker D: Munching on the dried seaweed. She likes it canonically. Ro really likes dried seaweed. [02:15:33] Speaker E: And so, as you all are on the way out, greeted heartily by the members of the community, Craig, you are on the way out, and very suddenly, Kvist, as you're the last one trailing behind, just grabs one of your hands to the point that it startles you. And as you turn around, he has a very. Not an angry, but just a very serious, flat expression. And he looks at you and he says, the greatest job many us have in living is plant harvest. We will never live to see grow. You cry in storage, Ro. And then he hands you a dead fish. [02:16:34] Speaker A: Craig's eyes, like. And you know how his eyes are, like, really blue? I'd say that, like, when his eyes, like, get teary and red, like, his eyes get puffy. The blue just is, like, pops, like, 10 times more, and he's like. [02:16:54] Speaker E: Yes. Kvist pulls his symbol out of. Out of his tabard and lays it on his chest, and he holds the symbol in. In one hand and then puts his hand on your chest, and he says, no one knows. Some believe. And then he just turns around and walks back and goes back to scrubbing the statue. [02:17:18] Speaker A: Did he hear you? [02:17:21] Speaker C: Don't know. [02:17:25] Speaker A: Been a long time that way. [02:17:30] Speaker E: Greg, why don't you give me an insight check? [02:17:33] Speaker A: Craig's just a loud crier for you. [02:17:36] Speaker E: But maybe not to leave you in the total dark. [02:17:42] Speaker A: Guys, didn't I get here on time? [02:17:47] Speaker E: You did. You do have per diem. Not to point fingers, but everyone but Jackie does, just for the sake of technical clarity. [02:17:53] Speaker D: Technically, I was. I was. My. I was logged on, and I was in the voice channel. [02:18:03] Speaker E: During the pandemic felt. I guess that does count. Okay, and then also remember, Micah, you did have inspiration from last time if you want to use it, but you do not have to. This doesn't need to be. [02:18:12] Speaker A: I will not be using it for that. And this is what. Check. Was this again? [02:18:17] Speaker E: Inside, Inside, Inside. [02:18:25] Speaker A: Inside. Yes. Okay, it's 15. [02:18:30] Speaker E: Okay, Craig, how Kvist knows anything that may or may not have been going on with you is. I mean, he said he saw you crying in the storage room, but beyond that, you're not exactly sure. But you got a little bit of what he was saying about the symbol he was holding. Again, the how was weird. But that you put together from what Ro was translating for you earlier from his conversation with Greta, something about the fact that the Kuo Toa, the apostate Kuo Toa believe the complicated relationship they have with their God and believing in something that is not something that they can experience or see or know at this point in life at all. And you just get the feeling that he was hearkening to something about that. But that's about all. [02:19:31] Speaker A: Okay. [02:19:34] Speaker E: Landon, there are two carcharans inside you insd you are two carcinoma. Does the party head back up to Upper Legath? [02:19:47] Speaker D: Yeah. [02:19:51] Speaker E: Does they do any of ting. One is lobster. [02:20:00] Speaker D: How do we want to get to the city? Or did we decide if we're staying here? What time is it? Once. [02:20:08] Speaker C: I'm not leaving until I go to Nebraska Shop. [02:20:11] Speaker E: When you all go back above ground, you find that it's. It's roughly like 1:40ish. Okay. Somewhere in there. [02:20:23] Speaker D: So do we want. Are we staying. Are we staying the night? [02:20:26] Speaker C: Close to the grave, if I'm being honest. Last time I saw him. [02:20:29] Speaker E: Are. [02:20:29] Speaker D: Are we staying the night here or are we. [02:20:32] Speaker C: Yeah, there's a. There's a really good tavern and the mayor. We gotta go see the mayor. [02:20:37] Speaker D: I don't trust anything you say about this town. And she turns to Greta and goes, are we. Is the inn noise or do we need to go find a place up in the city? And how are we gonna get there? Are we flying there? I can't really teleport us because I don't know of a. We're not going to the city tonight unless the. [02:21:01] Speaker C: Unless the tavern's closed now or something. But. [02:21:04] Speaker B: So we're. We want to stay the night here in the town, and then maybe we should go to the town. Maybe we should go to the tavern. Ask. Ask about. Hey, what's the best way to get. [02:21:13] Speaker C: I want to see the mayor. [02:21:16] Speaker B: Well, where do you think in this town, the mayor is probably city hall. [02:21:21] Speaker C: I don't know. It's the lady that hired us to go deal with the Kuatoa. And she was like. She was all like, whoa, Kua Toa. Are we sure we're their friends? And now they've built a symbiotic relationship and they're all buddy pals. I want to know what happened. I want to hear the story. [02:21:39] Speaker B: I'm just saying what happened. [02:21:39] Speaker C: From the barn to lower, there's only one bar. [02:21:43] Speaker B: So maybe if we go there, she'll also be there. [02:21:47] Speaker C: Maybe she's. She looks hosted. When I saw her the first time. That makes sense. [02:21:52] Speaker B: And ask the best way to get to the city. [02:21:55] Speaker C: I think there's only one street. There's only like one long street. [02:21:59] Speaker D: I think it's gonna take, like a. [02:22:00] Speaker E: Lot of roads, guys. [02:22:02] Speaker C: Just the left or the right. We just gotta walk down. [02:22:06] Speaker D: It's a long way. It's a long way to the. To the city up there. So we're gonna have to fly or tree or something up there. Like to the main. To the. To the. [02:22:17] Speaker B: Should we do that today so that we. [02:22:20] Speaker E: Continent. [02:22:21] Speaker C: As a bird, I am not concerned with going up the mountain. [02:22:25] Speaker D: No, I know. It's just. Okay, here's the reason. [02:22:27] Speaker E: The reason I migrated. [02:22:29] Speaker C: Like, I've literally flown north for the wind or south. [02:22:35] Speaker D: What I'm asking is, do we need to do that later this evening? Do we need to fly up there and stay there so that we can rest up afterwards and not use any. Any of our magical juices before going to see the Count? That's a lovely face. I feel like I've confused you. Balls. [02:22:57] Speaker C: I don't. [02:22:58] Speaker E: I. [02:23:00] Speaker C: How do I put this? I don't need the magical juices that I use to. The way that I'm going to get there. [02:23:07] Speaker D: Okay. [02:23:08] Speaker C: As much as you do. [02:23:09] Speaker E: I guess. [02:23:11] Speaker C: So maybe you. [02:23:12] Speaker D: Are you saying you're stronger than me? [02:23:15] Speaker C: No, I'm saying that I can just turn into a bird three times a day. [02:23:20] Speaker D: Yeah. [02:23:20] Speaker E: And I usually only do it what if you need. [02:23:23] Speaker D: But what if you need like, twice? What if you need, like, what if. [02:23:26] Speaker C: I need like twice? [02:23:27] Speaker D: Oh, what if. [02:23:28] Speaker C: I wonder what I will do. [02:23:31] Speaker D: What if you need to turn into a bird like, three times Once we meet the Count. [02:23:36] Speaker C: You know, he does seem, like very. He does seem very big into Tello. Does the Count like birds? And I'll get Tello Balls. [02:23:42] Speaker D: That's not the tell. [02:23:45] Speaker C: Does he like. [02:23:46] Speaker E: Not particularly. Not a bird person, no. Okay. [02:23:49] Speaker D: That's not the point. [02:23:51] Speaker C: Should be. [02:23:51] Speaker E: Okay. [02:23:52] Speaker D: I'm saying, do we need all the strength we can get? Like, should we rest up there so that we're not exerting ourselves getting there the day of. [02:24:04] Speaker E: Well, I think going there and then going straight to the dinner, it's up to y'. All. [02:24:10] Speaker D: Well, no, if we. If we went there tonight, then I would say in the morning we get up. Maybe. If anyone needs some. [02:24:18] Speaker C: Here's. I don't think he's gonna. I think he's gonna ask for us to help him with something. And he's not gonna offer to pay us. He's just gonna offer to not kill our people that we love. But I think he needs help with something. He needs. [02:24:30] Speaker D: Oh, I definitely think he's. He's wanting to bargain with us. Something. [02:24:34] Speaker E: I don't know. [02:24:35] Speaker D: There's definitely some. Some kind of bargain or proposal that's going to be. [02:24:39] Speaker E: Yeah, happen. [02:24:40] Speaker B: We stay in Legath tonight and then. [02:24:43] Speaker E: We get there tomorrow. Okay, me too. [02:24:50] Speaker C: All right. I walk down the road. [02:24:51] Speaker D: Good point, Kelly. [02:24:52] Speaker C: Looking for nothing's bread shop. [02:24:54] Speaker E: See? Excellent. Jackie. I hate to say this, as Micah has walked away. Perhaps she'll be back in time. I'm not sure. As you all walk by, you walk as you are on your way to town in the building where Netan's bakery was. Netan's Goods, as you remember it was called. You all pass by voice, Zach, so. [02:25:20] Speaker C: You better use it. Right. I listen to the. [02:25:23] Speaker E: I do remember it. You all remember you passed by the shack that is Bessa Ooh. Foods. It is fine if the answer is that you just continue. Does anyone stop there or do you just continue by because it's fine. [02:25:32] Speaker C: I knock on the door. I knock on the door. I'll do it. I'll do it. Boz goes to knock on the door. [02:25:37] Speaker D: Boss, why are you knocking on that random door? [02:25:42] Speaker B: I look at. I look around. [02:25:43] Speaker C: She doesn't like loud noises. [02:25:45] Speaker D: Who doesn't like loud noises? [02:25:47] Speaker E: Hopefully Micah gets back in time for this. But as you all pass toward the shack, you find it much as you left it in a year past. Let's get a little change in music, shall we? [02:26:02] Speaker C: I'm just kidding, bro. [02:26:03] Speaker E: I'm just. [02:26:03] Speaker C: I'm just goosey. I'm Ribbon, you know who is. [02:26:06] Speaker D: Who lives here? Boz says someone's home. [02:26:08] Speaker C: The queen, actually. [02:26:12] Speaker D: You all look know you're lying. [02:26:14] Speaker E: A comically small structure, likely once a storage shed for fishermen. It can be no more than 7ft in total height, and either lateral dimension cannot be more than six feet. The clearly abandoned premise, similar to half of the buildings in the storm worn hamlet, is an heirloom of a time gone by when Legath must have boasted a more substantial and active populace. Paint has been long beaten off the repurposed shed, and even the wood grain of the old cedar boards begin to split and snap. The slats of the walls are rife with gaps where wind whistles sharply through, leaving one to wonder how anyone could survive the Lorian winters in such an abode, let alone an old lady inside. The door that previously seemed locked and closed is slightly ajar on the side of the structure and knock okay. As you knock, pause. The door gets blown open by the wind, and as it opens, no one is inside. Inside the squalid shelter, a bench has been pushed against a wall, and savage sails have been matted it to make a crude cot. Not a shot at Zach. A rusty butter knife rests, oddly askew, solitary, in the center of the strange sleeping arrangement. Various ladles and severely rusted serving spoons thump irregularly against the wall opposite the door, buffeted by the cold breeze behind you, all swaying on poorly affixed pegs in the frail walls, only a few feet off of the ground. Empty wooden pails sit stacked by the makeshift bed, caked in sea salt and harsh scrub marks from some metallic scoring brush, while one sits a few feet aside from them, producing a deeply fetid scent. Just a horrible, horrible smell. Fish scales litter the floor, and a bizarre scent of vanilla hangs in the air. Micah. The party has gone and stopped at Bessa shed. [02:28:32] Speaker A: Did you all wait for me? Okay, we're still there. [02:28:36] Speaker E: They've just gotten there. As much as you remember it. [02:28:40] Speaker D: Oh. [02:28:44] Speaker E: I know you're in pain. That was just really funny. [02:28:45] Speaker A: I am. It's okay. [02:28:47] Speaker E: It sucks. I get too. It really hurts. What did you say? Micah? [02:28:57] Speaker A: Do you get them where. Like, it affects your lymph nodes? [02:29:00] Speaker E: Yes. [02:29:02] Speaker A: Sucks, bro. [02:29:03] Speaker D: Okay. [02:29:03] Speaker A: Anyways. [02:29:06] Speaker E: Bosses. You call out Bessa. There's no response, but the. The sort of, like, bench sale cot is there. The rusty butter knife is on the middle of it. The ladles are slapping back and forth on the wall. There are the very harshly cleaned buckets, and there appears to be a bucket in the corner which smells. [02:29:25] Speaker C: Greta, hear me out. Yes, I have another proposal Legend lore. [02:29:35] Speaker B: Are you kidding? Landon, I don't. [02:29:40] Speaker C: You don't have it? [02:29:41] Speaker B: I took it off. I took it. Wait, is it part of my. No, I didn't. [02:29:45] Speaker C: Yeah, we can stop by in the morning. We can stop by. [02:29:48] Speaker A: No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. [02:29:50] Speaker C: I mean, that'd be a powerful spell to use up right before the count, but you could also cast. [02:29:57] Speaker E: Is anyone else doing anything else with this moment? Craig or anybody here? Ro, even. [02:30:02] Speaker C: I want to look around the place in a respectful way in case she's invisible and watching us just. Just to, like, look for her, see what happened to her, try to piece together. [02:30:10] Speaker E: Does it look like someone currently. [02:30:11] Speaker A: I'm gonna. [02:30:15] Speaker D: I'm standing way back. [02:30:16] Speaker E: Yeah. Michael, what's up? [02:30:17] Speaker D: Behind everyone. [02:30:18] Speaker A: No, no. [02:30:19] Speaker E: Go. [02:30:19] Speaker A: Landon first. He said things. First. [02:30:21] Speaker E: You walk into the shed, make me an investigation check to try and piece Together details about this place. Craig, as Boz goes in. [02:30:28] Speaker B: I do have it. I do have it. I do have it. [02:30:34] Speaker E: Okay, I got a 17. 17. Boz, as you scour the place for details, the fish scales, some of them are old and ground into the stony floor, which is just the stone ground beneath it, broken into many pieces. But some of them are fresh and there are bones about, fish bones that look new. Also, someone has to live here currently, because as you briefly move your head close to the poop bucket. Yep, that's fresh. It's full of fresh poop. I mean, not fresh as in 10 minutes ago, but definitely from today. It's not all fully frozen and which the cold is probably helping quite a bit with the smell. Craig, did you say that you were up to something or Micah, that you. [02:31:16] Speaker A: Were gonna say I'm writing her a letter. [02:31:19] Speaker E: Okay, so Craig, you plotted on it. [02:31:25] Speaker A: I'm. I'm writing like a whole page long note about how it's been a year and she's still someone that we fondly consider and, and how like she left an impact on us and we just wanted to stop by and say that hi and we're hoping she's doing well and if there's anything we can do to make her like Craig, you're halfway. [02:31:56] Speaker E: Through writing that letter. Boz, you're halfway through peering into the poop bucket. Greta, you're beginning to like get out your components and consider the spell. Ro, where you're standing a distance behind, there is just very suddenly next to you, like you looked away and you looked back. And next to you is a woman even shorter than you, largely because of hunching. She is this tiny, bone thin, gnarly, just crone of a woman. Over her is draped this like multi layered, just like the most basic harsh fabric of like, it's like corded fiber. It's not like wool or anything soft. And she has on these horrible ragged, torn gloves and these thick, caked like salted boots. And she has this huge protrusion, brooding nose. Her face is so wrinkled and there's a couple weird hairs coming out of places on her chin. You can see wispy thin, like white hairs coming out of different places, all of them looking highly damaged. She smells a little and she's just there as you turn around and she just turns to you with these huge wide eyes with gums that wrap around the jaws that no longer have teeth. She just verily suddenly looks at you kind of like jump scarish and shouts to everyone, which startles everyone. From behind. What are you nasty little turd freaks doing in my house? [02:33:20] Speaker D: I think Ro doesn't audibly get scared of things a lot. She's very. She tries to keep it stoic. I think she lets out a bit of a scream. When she appears beside Rossa. [02:33:38] Speaker E: She turns out and looks at you, Boz. Look here, you nasty little freak. [02:33:44] Speaker C: Get out of my. [02:33:46] Speaker E: Are you gonna get shoved? [02:33:48] Speaker C: You hear? I'm sorry. Ro really needed to use the bucket and so we had to stop. [02:33:53] Speaker A: What? [02:33:55] Speaker D: No. I'm so sorry. [02:33:56] Speaker E: My bucket. Get your own. [02:33:58] Speaker C: Well, we haven't used it. We were gonna wait for you to get back to ask your permission. [02:34:02] Speaker E: You drop it. You pop it. You feel me, son? [02:34:05] Speaker C: I do feel you. I do feel that. [02:34:07] Speaker E: And a little tongue darts up and licks her lip. [02:34:11] Speaker A: Essa, do you remember us? [02:34:14] Speaker C: Do you remember us? [02:34:15] Speaker E: I remember you, stupid. To get out of my house. [02:34:19] Speaker C: We can get out of your house. It's just cold. We want to say hi. [02:34:22] Speaker E: It's my cold and you can't have it. [02:34:25] Speaker C: I'd love to give it to you. All of it. I'll. You can take it all. [02:34:29] Speaker A: All of the cold. [02:34:31] Speaker E: Here, just. Let me just move aside. And she literally steps on you and pushes you. Ro, you weren't in her way. It's a very feeble push. And she steps by. She's weaker than you. [02:34:41] Speaker D: Ro grabs Tello's arm. [02:34:44] Speaker E: Tello just grabs yours and goes. This is frightening. She steps. Sorry, boss. [02:34:53] Speaker A: What? [02:34:54] Speaker B: What? [02:34:55] Speaker E: She steps into the steps in the. Into the hut. And she goes. Or the shed. And she goes. Where can I find my. And her hand, very suddenly lunges to the cot, grabs the rusty butter knife and whips around. And she goes, Gotcha. You stupid little turge. Oh, you're getting stabbed. I'mma merch somebody. [02:35:14] Speaker A: I got you something. [02:35:18] Speaker B: Hunch over. [02:35:19] Speaker A: Yeah, I did. [02:35:21] Speaker E: What you get. [02:35:23] Speaker A: You know, I personally have enjoyed these. I got you a pet rock. [02:35:31] Speaker E: Oh, I'm gonna use drugs, but I'll take that. What kind? What is the pet rock? [02:35:35] Speaker A: And I. I. Hey, do you remember the monster rock that we like? The big rock monster that we defeated that one time? Yeah, I had a piece of. A piece of crumble in my pocket and. [02:35:48] Speaker E: Excellent. [02:35:48] Speaker A: I'm gonna say that I had already. Can I just. Can I just, like, say I already drew little eyes on it? [02:35:57] Speaker E: Craig, give me a persuasion check. [02:36:01] Speaker C: Can I assist? Can I assist before? Can I assist? [02:36:04] Speaker E: How are you? [02:36:06] Speaker C: I offer one of the pet sticks as well, in the same manner. [02:36:09] Speaker E: Okay, boss. Also make a persuasion check. That is definitely separate. [02:36:12] Speaker C: No, no, he. [02:36:13] Speaker E: Craig. [02:36:14] Speaker C: Okay, I could do a perception check. [02:36:15] Speaker A: I mean, persuasion, because I got a nat 20, which is 21. [02:36:23] Speaker C: I got a 27. [02:36:26] Speaker A: Okay, fine. But I'm Craig, so that's when. [02:36:29] Speaker C: That's 20. Persuasion for Craig is ridiculous. [02:36:32] Speaker A: It's ridiculous. [02:36:34] Speaker E: You all hand out both one of the. The last remaining pet stick, probably at this point. No, you also have the one you mix with. [02:36:39] Speaker D: Still have one more. [02:36:42] Speaker E: In the pet rock. And she goes, look, I. [02:36:44] Speaker C: The gunky one that made the. The berry mash. [02:36:47] Speaker E: I give her the gunky. Listen here, you little. Oh, I like those. And she just nabs the rock out of your hand really quickly, Craig. And she goes. She looks at it. She strokes it slightly with a very bony and slightly, like, wrong facing finger and just goes, I've never been a mother. And she just holds it close to her chest, looks up at you, craig, I hate you, but I love him. And she just walks over and puts it on her little cot. She moves one of the sails, which is a little bit, like, crunchy, and just moves it over the pet rock and goes. And then she turns around and looks at Boz. And you tall little tally. You little freaky little tally. I like the stick, too. And she. She takes it from you. And she goes, good for sharpening my butter knife or maybe my wit. And she just tucks it in next to the. Next to the rock. All right. What do I owe you as an adoption fee? I know you're a businessman. I can tell. [02:37:57] Speaker C: I just want to say hi. [02:37:59] Speaker A: Good. [02:38:01] Speaker B: We just want you to let our friend Ro poop in your bucket. [02:38:04] Speaker D: I. I do not wish to do that. [02:38:07] Speaker E: Greta, give me a persuasion check. [02:38:09] Speaker D: I do not wish to do that. Ms. Ood. [02:38:11] Speaker C: I could lay you an egg. [02:38:13] Speaker B: Oh, damn. [02:38:18] Speaker E: Not one. She whips around to you row and says, that's Ms. Ooh to you. Which is exactly what you said. [02:38:25] Speaker D: And would you want me to clean it? I can get rid of the stuff as you roll. [02:38:32] Speaker E: Okay, hold on. A lot of things are gonna happen. As Greta. As Greta says, she just wanted to poop in your bucket. She goes, that cute. And just fast as lightning, the ground grabs one of those rocks and hucks it out. You. It goes by your head. And just think off of one of the boards on the back of the shed. And she goes, take that. And then she whips around a rope. Oh. [02:39:00] Speaker C: Zach and Roche started. [02:39:03] Speaker D: Wait, hold on. You cut out. [02:39:05] Speaker E: Clean your bowels. We don't you feel me? [02:39:08] Speaker C: We don't know what you Said. [02:39:09] Speaker D: We don't know what you said. [02:39:10] Speaker E: Why is everybody muted? What's happening? [02:39:12] Speaker D: Because you can't. You cut out, Zach. [02:39:19] Speaker E: You cut out. As I was saying, she looks at you and says, you clean that bucket. I'll clean your barrels with this knife. You feel green. [02:39:35] Speaker D: Oh, okay. [02:39:37] Speaker E: Okay. [02:39:37] Speaker D: I was just offering to be nice. [02:39:39] Speaker E: I'm. Clean the bucket. [02:39:46] Speaker C: All right. [02:39:48] Speaker B: Detect magic. [02:39:49] Speaker E: Are you a God, Greta? You cast detect magic. [02:39:55] Speaker A: Yeah. [02:39:57] Speaker E: Okay. What does that look like for me? [02:40:02] Speaker B: Greta's just, like, looking around the room. She's like, okay, and then she's gonna, like, close her eyes for a second and just like, like, night vision. She, like, blinks, and then it's like. [02:40:18] Speaker E: Night vision and a little green flourish across your eyes, and a little, like, illusory text just appears in front of your lips for a moment. And as you look up, there is a flash of magic. The entire space is incredibly unmagical except for the butter knife she's holding in her hand. Blears with evocative magic. It looks pretty enchanted. And there's just a faint aura of magic off of her. And it's a little hard to determine the school. Exactly. And she just looks at you and she goes, you casting spells on me, new freak? Let me tell you, if you think you're gonna can trip, you're gonna can't rip. [02:41:10] Speaker B: Where'd you get that butter knife? [02:41:14] Speaker E: Your mom? What do you freaks want? [02:41:18] Speaker B: You say to me? [02:41:19] Speaker E: You heard me. Sassy. [02:41:23] Speaker B: Alrighty. Sassy. [02:41:27] Speaker E: All right, well, it's been good seeing y' all come back for Deja. Last life. [02:41:32] Speaker C: They. They messed up the vibe. But I just want. I want to ask you a couple questions. [02:41:37] Speaker E: Oh, Landon, you're real weird. Your volume right now. [02:41:40] Speaker C: I. I'm so sorry that they messed up the vibe, all right? [02:41:43] Speaker E: You know how I feel about my vibe. [02:41:46] Speaker C: I know. I know. You were so kind to us the first time we were here, and we just screwed it all up. And I'm sorry. It's not what I wanted to do. [02:41:53] Speaker E: Are you the ones I sold my boat to? [02:41:58] Speaker B: No. [02:41:59] Speaker C: You helped us. [02:42:00] Speaker E: Trick question. [02:42:00] Speaker C: I don't know about the barn. I was. I want to know. I. I'm curious about what your deal is, because I know it's not. I know there's something, and it's been bothering me ever since I saw you. And I want to know. [02:42:17] Speaker E: Yes. [02:42:18] Speaker C: You know what I mean. [02:42:19] Speaker E: She holds up her hand. Her. Her, like, gnarled, twisted hand, and she goes, there ain't no ring. But, son, I'm taken. Respect it. [02:42:30] Speaker C: I Know anyway. Tally, I know and I. I know that there is more to you. I know we tried to send to you and you were in another dimension. Explain that. Explain that. [02:42:42] Speaker E: Liar. [02:42:43] Speaker C: No, no. [02:42:50] Speaker E: Shoot. He knows about the ancient rats. [02:42:55] Speaker C: I won't tell anybody. I'll do a blood oath, I swear. [02:42:58] Speaker D: Oh, no, not that. I will not. [02:43:03] Speaker E: Y' all talking bloats, huh? You talk on blows? [02:43:06] Speaker C: Yeah, I'll do both right now. [02:43:08] Speaker E: Okay, one of the two of you give me a persuasion check at advantage. [02:43:11] Speaker C: It was me. [02:43:12] Speaker E: You're getting. One of you is getting a help action. [02:43:16] Speaker B: You do it. [02:43:18] Speaker C: That's a 25. It's good. It's an advantage because the first was a nat one. [02:43:22] Speaker E: Dang. She looks at you, get this big smile. You can see her gums with no teeth in them, and she goes, okay, take off your shoes. [02:43:39] Speaker C: I take off my shoes immediately, and I'm very cold. [02:43:43] Speaker E: She pulls off her boot row constitution saving throw because that's the nastiest foot you've ever seen in your life. [02:43:50] Speaker B: I take off my shoe. Okay, not as quickly as possible. [02:43:54] Speaker D: That's a 17. [02:43:58] Speaker E: Bro. You throw up a little in your mouth, but you keep it down. Greta and Pa's. Holy crap, that is a cold ground. You want to put your boot on so fast, but you have it off. She goes, oh, look, I'm getting a three way deal, all right. She picks up her foot in one hand and just jabs it with the butter knife, gets it with the rusty edge and cuts it and she goes, give me your little beans. [02:44:24] Speaker C: I take. I take one of the daggers of. I take my dagger of double animal speaking. [02:44:30] Speaker E: And she goes, no, no, no, man. And she hands you the butter knife. [02:44:34] Speaker C: I take butter knife, yeah. And I do it. I don't even think twice about it. I. I cut my little foot with it, but I'm not on the bottom of my foot on the side. [02:44:44] Speaker E: Okay. As you cut your foot weirdly, it cuts incredibly well, which is weird because it's a rusted butter knife. The slightest amount of pain, so very little pain, and you get a good gash going. And then she goes now to the old lady, she says to the woman who looks. Who's elderly but looks significantly less old than her, she points at you, Greta. [02:45:13] Speaker B: Yeah, I take it and I do the same on the bottom of my. [02:45:15] Speaker E: Ramps, like right on the left bottom, same thing. Cuts like butter, but not very painful at all. [02:45:25] Speaker B: Does it feel like how it looks? [02:45:28] Speaker E: No, no, like. Like the smoothest, sharpest cut ever. [02:45:33] Speaker B: Does the knife feel like a Rusted butter knife. [02:45:37] Speaker E: No, like, the smoothest, sharpest cut ever. [02:45:38] Speaker B: No, no, no. When I'm holding it. [02:45:40] Speaker E: Oh, yes, sorry. In your hand. Yes. [02:45:43] Speaker B: Okay. [02:45:44] Speaker E: Then she goes, now give it here. [02:45:47] Speaker B: I hand it back. [02:45:48] Speaker E: Okay. She just shoves it in the other boot and she goes, all right. And she lifts her foot up in the air toward you all. [02:45:56] Speaker A: It's giving a Carly oath. Yeah. [02:46:01] Speaker C: Are we supposed to touch feet? I put my foot up. [02:46:03] Speaker E: Blow me up. [02:46:05] Speaker C: I put my foot up. [02:46:06] Speaker E: Okay. And you all just rub freezing cold, bloody feet together. It's awful. [02:46:12] Speaker D: Grow like. [02:46:16] Speaker E: Also listeners. This is a funny scene, but don't do that. That's how you contract blood based diseases. Don't do that. [02:46:23] Speaker D: Yeah, don't do blood oaths, guys. [02:46:25] Speaker E: Also don't do that. Put her foot back in her shoe. And she goes, what deal did we make? [02:46:33] Speaker C: I don't know, but it was fun. I promise that if you. Okay, here's what I promise. And here's what I promised. I promise that if you take. Tell us your deal, we will keep it a secret. [02:46:46] Speaker E: I should have agreed to terms before the blow, but we did it. You want to know my secret? [02:46:55] Speaker C: I do. I do. And I'm putting. I'm applying pressure on my foot so I don't bleed out. And the cold's helping. [02:47:02] Speaker E: The cold's helping? No, boss, the cold is helping. Very. The blood stops so quickly. The cold freezes it very quickly. Boz, this is a highly chaotic individual. One of the most in the world. I'm gonna need an incredibly important odds or evens on how she interprets this question from you. An incredibly chaotic individual. Odds or evens? [02:47:28] Speaker C: Gonna need an odds. [02:47:31] Speaker E: You are an odd guy, but here. [02:47:33] Speaker C: Can I use my inspiration? [02:47:34] Speaker E: If it's evens, Yes. I rolled a 10. I will roll again. [02:47:37] Speaker C: Okay, I have one. Inspiration. [02:47:42] Speaker E: 16. [02:47:44] Speaker C: Can I use my. My per diem. Can I do something? [02:47:47] Speaker B: Inspiration. I'm not assisting, though. [02:47:50] Speaker E: Sorry, you. That doesn't apply to this. Abby, you want to use your inspiration? I will roll a third time. 16. She leans into you, boss. [02:48:04] Speaker D: She used my inspiration. [02:48:06] Speaker E: She go, you use yours, Jackie. [02:48:08] Speaker D: I'll use mine for Landon, please. [02:48:11] Speaker C: I. I didn't get the heart thing, and we did that four times. [02:48:14] Speaker E: 18. I used mine using her inspiration. Oh, my goodness. [02:48:19] Speaker C: Guys, inspiration. Tello hasn't used inspiration in his entire life. [02:48:23] Speaker E: See? [02:48:26] Speaker A: 3. [02:48:28] Speaker D: The whole party had to come, but we did it. [02:48:32] Speaker C: I loved you. A 50. [02:48:35] Speaker E: 50 chance. [02:48:36] Speaker C: 5. [02:48:37] Speaker E: She leans. She leans into you, boss. And she goes. I'll tell you both secrets, but only cuz. I like you so much. So first she points to the bucket. Not even my poop. [02:48:52] Speaker D: Ro throws off. I volunteer. I volunteer that the whole party burns. [02:49:02] Speaker C: Their inspiration right before going to the Jackie just to find out. [02:49:06] Speaker E: I can't believe I'm doing this, but for that inspiration. So she whispers that and Rose nearby, and she just. And just. It spatters all over the ground and it freezes real fast. She looks at you and goes, it'll freak. And then she looks back at you, boss, and she goes, all right. The other one. I'm one of the seated ones. And she said, seated, which is S E A T E D. One of the seated ones for the note taking nerds. [02:49:39] Speaker C: S E A T E D. Seated. [02:49:42] Speaker E: One of the seated ones. She says, certain's the wrong word, but you could call me a little buddy of the Lord of Thrones. [02:49:56] Speaker C: I look over at Greta to see if she. If the words mean anything to her. Being of the God of knowledge, cleric. [02:50:05] Speaker B: Can I roll a rumors check? [02:50:08] Speaker E: No, you cannot. Unless you are in this moment using a divination spell to somehow learn something about this. You cannot know this about any means other through magic. You have never heard anything about this. [02:50:20] Speaker B: Okay. No. Then, yeah. [02:50:22] Speaker E: All right. [02:50:23] Speaker C: Okay. I look back and I say. I say, I know you know. I don't know anything about that. [02:50:30] Speaker E: Well, what the crap, turd muffin? I told you some pretty sensitive information. [02:50:35] Speaker C: I'm not gonna say anything about. I'm just. I'm sorry. I should have been nicer. What is that? What is the Lord of Thrones? [02:50:41] Speaker E: Give me a persuasion check, boss. [02:50:43] Speaker C: And I'm like, on the edge of my seat. I'm on the edge of the bucket. [02:50:48] Speaker E: On the edge of the bucket. [02:50:49] Speaker C: Wait, before you answer that question, whose poop is it? [02:50:52] Speaker E: Then I'm gonna need a persuasion check for that as well. [02:50:56] Speaker C: Really? I thought she would be more interested in answering that question. [02:50:59] Speaker A: The mayors. [02:51:04] Speaker C: Okay, so on the first persuasion check for the serious stuff, and we're doing those. I got. I. I rolled two dice. I got a 26. And on the second one, for whose poop is I've got a 25. [02:51:17] Speaker E: Bothers me so much that you're rolling those dice digitally, but I respect you and our differences. She looks. [02:51:22] Speaker C: I only not won two rolls ago. [02:51:25] Speaker E: No, no, no. That you're rolling digitally, but I respect our differences. She says, well, the Lord of Thrones, he's the rejected God, and again, not a servant, but a buddy, you know, and all of us seated ones serve him, you know, all around the world. Nope. Not serve. Friends. Like we could get a brewski together. You know what I mean? Then the poop. It's whoever I'm pissed on. I mean pissed off with. I steal the poop right out of their butts, make it come here. [02:52:20] Speaker C: Is that you? [02:52:20] Speaker E: Don't piss me off. [02:52:22] Speaker C: I was using the restroom one time, and I worked so hard on that, and I turned around and it was just gone. [02:52:27] Speaker E: Oh, crap. That wasn't me. You got a problem, son? Speaking of problems, y' all should be real careful. [02:52:38] Speaker A: Why? [02:52:40] Speaker E: Why, you stupid little, nasty little turd. Nothings you don't know. You should be real careful, you know, Storming the castle. There's a lot more beneath its surface. Idiots. [02:52:53] Speaker C: Yeah, we're in a tight spot. We don't really have much of a choice. [02:52:57] Speaker D: That. [02:53:00] Speaker E: Well, it's been good, Dave. And she just walks by you all, and she just runs as quick as she can out the front of the shed. All right. [02:53:11] Speaker C: I'll see you in the next life, Ms. Ood. [02:53:16] Speaker E: She bolts around the corner. I'm still not single. And. And her voice just kind of trails around. She just sprints real awkwardly as fast as she can around the side of the shed. [02:53:30] Speaker C: Was she talking about Zorgi Guy? [02:53:33] Speaker D: She said storm in the castle. I thought she meant. [02:53:36] Speaker C: No, she's a seated one. [02:53:39] Speaker D: Oh, seated on the toilet. [02:53:42] Speaker B: The Lord of Thrones. [02:53:44] Speaker C: Oh, you're right. She was doing a joke. It's a toilet joke. That's exactly. [02:53:52] Speaker B: She's a cleric of the gods. [02:53:55] Speaker C: She's a poop cleric. That's what we just found out. She doesn't serve. [02:54:00] Speaker E: And I wish I had thought of that. [02:54:02] Speaker B: She feels she. She steals the poop, and that's one of her. [02:54:06] Speaker E: Clerical listener. This is one of those moments where I've worked hard on thinking of something and my players immediately come up with something significantly better, and that's okay. But they did. I wish I had thought of it. Domain cleric. That's so good. [02:54:21] Speaker C: Do you wanna do. Do you wanna. I'm divine. Oh, I know. [02:54:25] Speaker E: I know what I do. [02:54:27] Speaker A: I know I do. [02:54:27] Speaker D: Storm in the castle. How did she know that we were going to the castle? [02:54:33] Speaker B: She handed it to me. I almost did, but I didn't. [02:54:38] Speaker C: I want to take out my. I prepared this spell, so I'm so glad that I did this. I want to take out my. My glass thing. Yeah. And I'm gonna pour in the last of the kombucha, and I'm gonna. The last drop, and I'm gonna swirl it around, and I'M gonna say, oh, yeah, can you. And I stop for a second to think about how to voice the question, to be more specific. And I say, can you tell. Can you give me some information about who the Lord of Thrones is? The rejected God and his seated ones. And. And then I. I cast. [02:55:23] Speaker E: Okay. [02:55:24] Speaker C: Divination of the Mad Prince, which I prepared. [02:55:29] Speaker E: And this will be the last thing we do this session. Roll your D100. [02:55:36] Speaker C: I got a 41. [02:55:43] Speaker E: Remind me where that is. On the table. Up. [02:55:50] Speaker A: I can't exist. [02:55:52] Speaker C: No, it's a spell. I mean, Zach, but it's a spell. [02:55:56] Speaker E: That's a spell. Also, guidance wouldn't do much here, but I appreciate it. Oh, sorry, Mike. I didn't mean that. You're very special. [02:56:04] Speaker C: Well, let me see, let me see, let me see. [02:56:06] Speaker E: Bride. Okay, you're totally the bride. It's about you. Oh, Micah made a weird face. [02:56:14] Speaker C: What is this spell called? So your visions provide a mix of clarity and obfuscation, allowing a vague answer to question you specific specify. The answer may be given in a variety of forms as determined by your game master. But here's the thing. I'm gonna attempt to sway. Yell it. To not to be invested in the answer, though, since there he has some leeway on how he responds. I'm gonna go. I'm trying to understand. [02:56:50] Speaker E: Chaos. Okay, give me an incredibly high D.C. persuasion check. Call this D.C. oh, my gosh. [02:57:02] Speaker C: That is a 27. Zachary. [02:57:05] Speaker E: I knew you were gonna do it, too. Okay, party knows I have to take notes about this. And seated ones. I'll continue those notes after we're done this first session. Okay, with a slight persuasion pause, I will say that you can move up to the next echelon of the table. What's the next category on the table? [02:57:46] Speaker C: Let's see. The next echelon. [02:57:47] Speaker E: I don't know that that was really part of this spell, but I kind of liked it, so. [02:57:52] Speaker C: Well, actually, the next one on the table is just a clarified answer to a question of your choice crystallized in. [02:57:57] Speaker E: Mind, and you gain. [02:57:59] Speaker C: And then it just. I don't. Not finished. [02:58:01] Speaker E: No, I didn't finish the table. My bad. [02:58:05] Speaker C: Clarified answer to a question of your choice crystallizes in your mind, and you gain. [02:58:09] Speaker E: Okay, Boz, you just become magically aware. I really need to. Can you remind me to finish that spell sometime? Because you use it all the time. It's just half blank. [02:58:20] Speaker A: Oops. [02:58:21] Speaker E: I mean, I guess I've made literally hundreds of spells in, like, 100 subclasses. That's fine. We're going. Fine, man. I'm gassy today. So, Landon or Buzz? You just. You were just. That one got my good. She's turning red, folks. So, Baz, you received just divination, divinatorially, divinely in your mind. Just the awareness that the seed that the Lord of Thrones. For the note taking nerds. The Lord of Thrones was a mortal being from millennia and millennia and millennium. One who was a champion of a God and his noble deeds afforded him the opportunity to ascend to demi deity. That he was the champion of a God who was so moved by his acts of service that he afforded him the role of demi deity. And when unexpectedly afforded that opportunity, the champion, whose mortal name has been completely forgotten to time and knowledge, elected to become Lord of Thrones. And this was what lifted him to demi deityhood. That he was. He was deified by the God he served to become not a lesser God, but like a rung down. And that in that process there was some sort of a schism developed between the Lord of Thrones and the lesser deities and the great greater deities, but between him and the pantheon. And that the Lord of Thrones banished himself, took himself to exile to a distant, distant realm. And no mortal knows the reason why. But that the Lord of Thrones still connects himself to the material plane via champions, that he selects keepers of his legacy and heir, and that there are a number of them in the material plane. And Bessa oud must be one of these champions of the Lord of Thrones. These. This echelon of champions known as the seated ones. [03:00:54] Speaker A: Why. [03:01:00] Speaker B: That'S really old of you. [03:01:03] Speaker A: Oh, Lena is muted. That is the way. [03:01:06] Speaker E: This is the way. This is the way. [03:01:07] Speaker C: In the vision. Do I see like any, like. Like outlines? [03:01:11] Speaker E: Oh, no vision, just. [03:01:12] Speaker C: Oh, no vision, just sudden knowledge. Nice. All right. And I. I dump the kombucha in the back of my throat and I go, all right, guys, so. And it's a guy who got angry with the pantheon millennia ago, and he was like a regular champion dude. I tell him the whole story and then I say, all right, I think that was good. That was good. Thank y' all for coming together on that. It's probably like 2:00pm yeah, you. [03:01:51] Speaker E: Well, you guys are probably at like, yeah, like 2:30ish now. [03:01:57] Speaker B: I don't know if we have time. [03:02:00] Speaker E: Let's. [03:02:00] Speaker B: We're going up tomorrow. [03:02:03] Speaker E: Let's end the session. Quite a bit has happened. It's a very full session. We will leave off there and you all can figure out the rest of your business in the next session. Tamale. I cannot believe you got that lore. I really thought that was was going to stay hidden. That's kind of crazy. [03:02:22] Speaker D: Crazy stuff. [03:02:25] Speaker E: Okay, that was episode 148 Legath. At last. Crazy nowadays. [03:02:32] Speaker D: Crazy. [03:02:33] Speaker E: Okay, so you guys gained 0.02 XP for the adventure. Oh, excuse me. Because you also did that. Okay, that's our final. All right. 0.02 for the adventure. You don't have to write this down. I'm gonna give it all to you in a second. 0.01 for talking to Bessaoud and 0.02 for exploring the Kuo Toa cave. However, you also gain another 0.01 for the roleplay you had with the Kuo Toa. I thought that was really sick. You gain 0.00.00001 for Micah falling asleep. Live while I'm talking. You gain another 0.02 I gave to Craig for his roleplay. I thought that was really frickin sick. That, like, complete storyline. Roleplay was amazing. And Then finally another 0.01 for the roleplay in between Boz and Greta. I thought that was really sick. So that is a total of 0.09. I've added it up 0.09 levels for this adventure, which is a pretty good amount. [03:03:37] Speaker A: Wait, say the total one more time. [03:03:40] Speaker E: 0.09. [03:03:41] Speaker D: So we're at 13.855. [03:03:49] Speaker A: Yeah. That's so close to 14. [03:03:53] Speaker D: That's crazy. [03:03:53] Speaker A: I feel like we just went to 13. [03:03:55] Speaker D: I know. We've been doing a lot, though. [03:03:59] Speaker A: Yeah. [03:04:00] Speaker E: Yeah. [03:04:00] Speaker C: What's the new total again? [03:04:02] Speaker D: 13.855. Crazy. You're crazy. [03:04:07] Speaker A: You're not going to count my 0001. [03:04:12] Speaker D: I didn't know how to do that and my sheet's not big enough. I'm sorry, Micah. It's in my heart, but let it. [03:04:20] Speaker E: Be known that it is there. Oh, my goodness. Quit getting brighter lamp. It's so bright. Okay, listener, thank you for listening. That was a really fun session for me. Let us all remember Stephen's incredible locks. And always remember that life is an incredible adventure. And you are a very, very important part of it. Skibidi wapandara skibidi watten. [03:04:43] Speaker A: Dad.