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C1 Ep. 93 The Road Below Chapter Seven
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Everything comes together as our two stories converge. What comes next now that the heroes have scored a huge victory?
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Introduction and Gratitude
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Podcast Welcome: Eberron Campaign Overview
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Hello and welcome to Ever Under New to D&D 5th Edition actual play podcast set in the Eberron campaign setting. I'm your dungeon master, Eric.
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And I'm Philip. I'm Randy. I'm Jeff. And welcome to another episode. Gentlemen, what happened last time?
Recap of Regicide Incident
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I haven't heard it yet. Regicide. Well, not really. No, that's true. Yeah, we killed that's imposter aside. We killed a guy posing as the king.
00:01:17
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Yes. Um, and changeling those jerks. Yeah. Um, but the, I guess the important part of that is we were able to get word back to the, the gang on the boat or do you suppose we killed one of Dex's brothers? Boy, I, I, I don't know that I didn't see Eric do anything like, Ooh, I should make that happen. So, um, I doubt it.
00:01:47
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I doubt it, but I don't know, but I doubt it.
Communications with Allies and the Raven Queen
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Because the only one that was high up was Strint, and he's, well, that I know of, was Strint, and he's, he was busy while there was a changeling king, so, I don't know. Anyway, we pulled a caper. Right, we did, and it went well, which was great. And like I said, we got word back to the main group, the OG3, and their friends.
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yeah that's pejorative i mean well i mean we really don't we don't we've not seen what crass thord and drakir could have done together but anyway um we rescued bala we did rescue bala i mean we think we did leave it we sent her off with drakir so yes we assume she can hold her own though
00:02:33
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who also was responsible for another killing. Yes. I don't miss that guy. I don't know why. Anyway, we got word back to the main group. And so they know that the fake king is dead. And I mean, that's what we're about to do is write at that moment that the timelines converge from episode whatever number.
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Okay, so where we last left you all, Beric had just had communication with the Raven Queen in the presence of the flame, and she said good luck.
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Yes. And then shortly after that, Dex got communication from the other team. Right. From Krest, right? Because he was the only one with a stone. Yes. Yeah. From the away team. The go team. I feel like we missed a lot of opportunities for away team jokes in the last set of episodes. Didn't even think about that. Yeah. Totally should have had Jeff's character be wearing a red cloak and die at some point. Yeah. You son of a...
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So yeah, you all have just been told that the false king is dead and Bala is safe. And a lot of other information from the Raven Queen mere seconds ago. Yes, I think probably Barak has not been listening to the Sinting Stone. Okay. Right. Booyah has one too though. So Booyah and Dex both got the information. Nijus was the one that responded to... Yes. Okay.
Debating Communication Methods
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also gerald also gerald and whoever whoa we really need channels and anybody on the boat and possibly anybody on the boat or with an earshot depending on how his system was set up at the time oh man let's just assume channels that's the next we need channels on the sending stuff booyah booyah you have a job yep barrick as soon as the raven queen hangs up as it were
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just I think just sort of sinks to his knees very close to this column of fire and just just sits there okay we heard it all right yeah all the Raven Queen stuff that was yes that was out loud that was out loud
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I mean, I think Dex is a combination, like there are two huge things. A lot of emotions. Two big news. One good, one not. But just the presence of the Raven Queen was enough to take him back and then hearing, and of course he keyed in on, obviously, on the message of the Sending Stone, but he doesn't know how to say to Beric right now.
Strategizing Next Actions and Significance of Stones
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There are two things that Dex once done. One is to get Barak and everybody on the boat and head to Roet. And the other is get these stones blessed or whatever. And he doesn't know how to bring either one up right now.
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Dex you hear that Yeah, did you not hear I did respond back to crass I heard it all a lot of stuff going on Oh, you're a hard keep up booyah in awe of a flame. Oh, yeah three things Yeah, it's
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Amazing because Booyah you have a connection to this also. I mean, this is what Your Ranger mentor spoke of is he was a follower of the flame as well. So this this does have some significance with your path towards Did I notice can I make a retroactive perception check since it all kind of happened What J always reaction was how she's appeared when the Raven Queen showed up and kind of took over the show and
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Sure, you can give me give me an insight check rather because you can see her. It's just question fair enough. Oh, yeah, that makes total sense. That's a natural 19. So 25.
00:06:49
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You only have a plus six mod. I have plus one to wisdom plus my proficiency. That's it. I don't think any of us have described X as wise. That's actually just twenty four. Pardon me. So her reaction as the conversation was happening was more quizzical than anything else. She seemed intrigued because I mean, this is something new like and for somebody that
00:07:19
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quote unquote, speaks to God. Something new is very compelling. So. OK, then I think what Dex is going to do then is that she doesn't seem she seems either scared nor angered, which kind of what I was wanting to see. I think I want to turn and address generally Graham in jail to see just whichever one wants to answer that. I don't know that I'm allowed to directly address jail. I don't remember. So you just speak in the air.
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So I'm just gonna kinda be like, can you explain some of that to me a little bit, any of it? I wanna know what their take is.
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either of them. I mean, Graham obviously would have some insight as well. Yes.
The Keeper's Guidance on Stones and Light
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But, um, when, when, when it is in question as to whether or not it is Jayala or Graham being addressed, Graham is going to defer to Jayala. So jail, I, that was very strange because the sword was talking
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And I've seen swords that talk, but they talk in your head and not out loud. And that's very odd. And she sounds cold. Uh, I certainly got that impression as well. Yes, ma'am. Um, and power.
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mixed with indifference often causes the most damage. Yeah, that's just a really, it's just a really good scary line. Like that's a bomb you dropped on me. Right. No, yeah, that's a agree pretty, pretty terrifying.
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Hey Booyah, um, do you think you could, uh, talk with, uh, that I can't, is it speaker keeper? I hate this place keeper. Do you think you could talk with a Graham and the keeper about, about this, the stone thing? I need to go check on Barrick.
00:09:47
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About stone we have? About, you know, we got to get them... Yeah. ...powered up. Well, yeah. We got to do that. Mm-hmm. You're hard to say no to. And I do. I need to go. I just... I don't... I think I just... I walk over to Barrick and I kneel down next to him. I have a question. Is it hot?
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That is a good question. Well, there's a pretty big chasm between you and the flame. So you're on the edge of the chasm. There is a certain level of warmth. I wouldn't say you're uncomfortably hot, but there is a warm glow from the flame. Okay. But in this case, it's not like we're near a furnace. No. Okay.
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Okay. It's not significant to what I was going to do. I'm just curious. Your skin is charred and you no longer have a face. Well that simplifies things. Uh, and I just, I kneel down beside him and I say, uh,
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Barrick I'm sorry first off second off I wish I understood enough of what happened to give you something comforting you know if there is anything that would be but uh I mean are you dumb question I know but are you are you all right
00:11:18
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been had just everything I've been doing I suppose by extension you the last I don't know several weeks
00:11:49
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Then pointless. I don't know that I'd say pointless. I mean, we've gained some knowledge. We've gained some skill. We still have a task ahead of us. Now I... Go ahead. Sorry, pardon me. Think about what we've been doing. Been chasing this idea.
00:12:18
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that why gather all the parts that somehow that solves this world-ending problem in chasing this idea of this distant, far-off threat to humanity or whatever. And what's happened while we've been doing it? My country's been suborned, storm reach was all but destroyed,
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Well, I mean. Woman I love is dead. Yeah. Yeah, that one. Um, but here, uh, well, here's the thing. A couple of things. One, the threat's still there. I wasn't chasing packs to make you strong enough to beat the threat. I thought we were doing the pack thing because it was fortuitous that it made you stronger, but it was also, you know, releasing your family from the bond of it all. But, uh, speaking to the, the thing about, uh, your country.
00:13:16
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You didn't, I understand if you didn't, there was a lot going on, but you didn't hear what came over the stones a minute ago, did you? No, I had it turned off. All right. Well, as one does in church, Dex.
00:13:30
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Well, I think we're going to be lucky that I wanted to catch the game because I tell you to sit down, but the the fake kings. This is so hard to get back into the level of somberness that the end of the end of the last part of the story. I know.
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The, uh, the impostor posing as Borenel, um, Drakir and Kras killed him. He's dead. Uh, the fake King is dead. Your country no longer has a fake King. Um, and it feels like we should get the real King there.
00:14:13
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That's not what we sent them to do. Oh, I know. I know. And at this point in the film of this, it cuts to Borenel sitting in a large empty room by himself, just looking around, waiting for something to happen. Tossing his hammer. You can get his hammer.
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Flipping through steps out of the way before it hits him on the head one one nasty throw Yeah, how many loops he can get still catch it by the handle Hey look, I know that's not what we sent him to do, but here's a thing that happened
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We can, we can embrace it or we can not. I feel like we need to embrace it. Uh, you can have a talk with them. We can both have a talk with them and whatever moron they got to go along with their plan while they were there. Uh, we can all have one big conversation. I don't want to talk to him, but, uh, uh, but don't you agree? It feels pertinent.
00:15:18
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to head to row out with the true King and start straightening out some, uh, some of all of that. I want to give you time to grieve all of this. I really do, but unfortunately, there isn't, there isn't there. There never is. It's just.
00:15:52
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Eric just stands up and turns towards Jayala and says, well, before you speak to Jayala, she's been having a conversation with Booyah while you all have been having conversations. Let's cut back and let Booyah master negotiator. That's right.
00:16:15
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So Booyah, heads over. Yes, Booyah. 50 gold pieces sounds like a fair price for me to buy all of the red stones from you. That sounds like a good deal. Phillips left the room.
00:16:30
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I mean, I just imagine Booyah in this instant, just since he's a rather new convert, still just being in total awe of the flame and in total awe, like everything just became really real to him. So he makes his way over to her and, you know, he's looking at the flame. He's looking at her. He gets to what he feels is a respectful distance. You have big ears for a goblin.
00:16:58
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Yes. But yeah, I do have big, you're very perceptive and he bows real low, which you all are equal height. So she's, she's just as tall as you are. So he bows really low and lady keep her such honor to meet. Oh, we are just in awe. Um, we, we bring stones for
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Light Booyah like to show you stone. Yes, Berwick. Berwick, I think, mentioned something about the stones that you brought. Can I see one? Yes, but Booyah have to take out of plainer justice. OK, no want guardian to get upset. Booyah.
00:17:43
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No, oh, oh, it's it's fine. As long as you don't look threatening, then he'll he'll be OK. Well, Booyah, he's sweet. No threat. And she scruffs the dragon hound next to her. So Booyah pulls planar justice off.
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Clips the lever very slowly, takes the stone out, hands it to the keeper. She takes it in her hand and examines the large stone and sees the light coursing through it, kind of that...
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multicolored pinkish light that was in the yellow stone, the yellow shard rather. And she looks and it's like interesting. They have some of these that are a lot smaller that they put the flame into. Nobody really knows how they work.
00:18:43
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This one already has something. Did you do this or how it's an audio medium, Randy? I'm trying to, I'm trying to like, I did figure this out. Right. That's what I was looking for. I was looking for affirmation that Booyah had figured that out. I took it as you just saying, yes. No, no, no. Randy was nodding very, uh, like Booyah did figure that out. Yes.
Consequences of Light Usage
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So yes, Booyah figure out Booyah like Tinker. So.
00:19:15
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So my fear is when you use something that can contain the light, like the little ones that we have are so small that it's just a little drop of the light. But it seems from the weight of these that they could hold like a lot, like buckets of the light. And. Hmm.
00:19:45
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But yeah, I don't know if we need bucket of light. No, we need light. Don't know how much light. I guess I just didn't realize how big our stones were. Cause like when I think the hilt of my ribbon. Yeah. Um, but it's marble size compared to like, like theirs is like a little jewel bead. Yeah. Whereas these are, yeah.
00:20:09
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golf ball-ish, if not in oblong. But you're dealing with magic, so it's like these can hold a lot.
00:20:27
Speaker
The light's not infinite, Booyah. It's a resource that we have to draw on for strength. And if we take too much of it, it weakens the light for others. If we're selfish with the light.
00:20:45
Speaker
I'm not saying that you're being selfish by wanting to take the light because you have a fight that you have to use it for, but it would weaken the light. And at this point, Yarl's conversation wraps up. Well, if they're in the middle of talking, Beric wouldn't just interrupt, but... So can we bring light back?
00:21:14
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Perhaps unless you use the light for something? The flame continued to get stronger, yes. Even though we can some continue to grow strong? When souls of the followers of the light pass through Dolor,
00:21:40
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We believe that they join with the light. So yes, the flame goes stronger, but hopefully at a, at a very slow rate. If you get my meanings. Yes. Well, yeah, I understand. Well, our reason for wanting the stones involved going to my bar. Oh.
00:22:09
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I'm not sure it's necessary that we go to my bar now. And our friend Jacob was protected by an amount of the light only as much as was in Graham's locket. So if we have to go to my bar, which I don't know we do,
00:22:36
Speaker
Perhaps these gems we have could be broken down into a smaller amount. It is certainly not my desire that we should weaken the flame here. And certainly not for any longer than necessary. So if we're going to take any of the flame with us, I think if we're better, we waited.
00:23:05
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until the absolute last moment where we needed it.
00:23:14
Speaker
Would it be possible to get another audience with you if it's under the pretense that we need to go to my bar? Have we explained, Jeff now, have we explained what we're doing at all to her? Anything about? I think only in the Vegas of terms. Yep. The Las Vegas of terms. Jeff's leaving now.
00:23:46
Speaker
I know that we haven't done an adequate job of explaining to you the, the fight we're in. Let me put it this way. Uh, we believe a very confident that our work is ultimately going to save our world or at least keep it from being destroyed. Having said that, um,
00:24:11
Speaker
If we require another audience with you, because we do need to go to my bar, we do need a small amount of the flame and a small jewel to protect us while we're there. I was under the impression that what we currently have is a once in a lifetime opportunity. And believe me, I am thankful for what you've given us so far just in your time. Um, but if that's something that we need, can we see you again? Can we come here again again?
00:24:39
Speaker
I wasn't gonna say anything. Can we come here again? It's like the question I have. Can we come here again?
00:24:53
Speaker
Yeah, I can let my guards know that you're to be let through. I don't have many people that come to see me very often except for the Cardinal. So yeah, I can give your name, put you on the list. This is too much for Barak. It's too many things. Too many different emotions.
Flame Guidance and Preparing for Action
00:25:21
Speaker
Uh, well, uh, in that case, I guess I do agree with Barrick that we need not trouble you. I mean, if, if you all don't want to, it's fine. I understand. It's a lot for some people, but if, if you seek guidance, I can ask the flame. That sound like good idea. Booyah, I think so. Guidance always good.
00:25:50
Speaker
if it's not too much trouble, sure. He's not going to answer. He have many emotions. Perik is in the middle of several thoughts and plots right at this moment. Well, um,
00:26:13
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Well, it can, it can be pretty intense. It can be a lot for people to handle. So I would recommend that you all go back upstairs. Um, and I can talk to the flame and then I can relay what the flame said. If that's okay. What are you thinking best? Okay. I think that's best.
00:26:41
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Booyah turns his halo on he's just so enthralled and in the moment As he turns to are you an angel No, Booyah no angel Booyah read book Good book Booyah can tell you stories from book sometime. What kind of book? This white book with good story We're gonna go upstairs now. Can I borrow it?
00:27:15
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And the room ghost pride is everyone looks at Barrick twitching in the corner. I, uh, yeah, I guess Dex goes over to Barrick says, uh, do you hear? We got it. She thinks the best. We go upstairs. She wants to consult with the flame itself. That's fine. I mean, you can say if you want, it's just a bit much. I don't think you need much more. I was already starting up the stairs.
00:27:46
Speaker
We need to find, we need to find a house or an enclave and arrange teleportation to row it. All right. I'll let you explain that. Uh, when we, when we get upstairs, maybe as we're walking upstairs, I don't want for boring over here is talking about going to row it. We already took off up the stairs. Oh, I'm counting.
00:28:10
Speaker
Come on buddy. We got to go. Uh, can I say that we started, was that amenable Phillip? We start walking up the stairs. As you explained to me why we need to teleport instead of take the boat. Because the imposter is dead.
00:28:31
Speaker
or it only needs to be in the city. Oh, we're just, it just an expediency issue. Yeah, sure. No, that makes sense. All right. Not, not two or three days from now. Right. Sure. No, that totally makes sense. I just didn't know if there was something more ominous than time. That makes sense. Well, I mean, ship can be intercepted, but no, we need to be in right now. That's what I'm doing now. I'm going home with the King.
00:28:58
Speaker
I'm going to fix my country. If I can do it, I'll take storm reach back, but I'm not making gods anymore. As you all reach the top of the stairs, Booyah, you've had about a seven to 10 second head start on them. So do you say anything to the king when you first get upstairs? He's up there playing with his hammer. I walk up to him and motion for him to lean down. Like I want to whisper in his ear. Yes, Booyah.
00:29:26
Speaker
No, King, stay calm, King. Booyah, no. False King, dead. What? No, stay calm. That's when you all... We hear him yell, what? Yeah. I go, oh, hell. And I start to roll over. Your Majesty, we need to get you to roll out as quickly as possible. I need to find the organ enclave and teleport. Booyah says, stay calm now. Well, how can I stay... I'm excited. I get to go home. We don't need to stay calm. We need to get to an organ enclave.
00:29:56
Speaker
But you have your money. But you have some money, not all money.
00:30:02
Speaker
The look on Randy's face when he answered that was like, and you don't need to know where the money is. Money, more money on on on on boat. Fly ship. Look, I want to I need to hear. We just we just asked her to speak to the flaminar behalf. One of us needs to stay here. If you guys want to zap over, you can. I'll wait and take the boat with Graham. And catch up. Might be a couple of days, but. That.
00:30:34
Speaker
Or I guess alternatively, Graham can wait, take the boat home, and Phil, and Phil, what's his name? Gareth in on everything, and he can- Gerald? Yeah, whatever. Gold Gareth callback. Lightning guy. And he can do it. I'm just, I need to know what the flame has to say about this thing.
00:31:04
Speaker
About what? About the people that killed my family trying to take over the world, Barrick. Right. I'm saying, apparently, apparently our comrades have just killed one. Right. And we know the rest, well, we know at least a substantial portion of the rest have just seized control of storm reach. Right.
00:31:36
Speaker
I'm saying for the first time we will sound like insane people when we speak to people who have some authority around here around on this on this continent. I'm with you. All right. All right. You know what? I will I will I will get word from from the the the keeper another way. I'm sure that I can get a correspondence. So yeah, let's go. No, you're right.
00:32:06
Speaker
You feel the room that you're in begin to rumble slightly and there's intense light coming from the stairwell shooting up. None of us has any idea how long this sort of thing takes.
00:32:25
Speaker
Nope. She did go down to speak with the flame about why Paolo wouldn't resurrect before and it only took like a few minutes. So it's not a long thing.
00:32:40
Speaker
Okay. How about this? All right. How about this? Uh, you guys find the, find the Orion. All right. Find the Orion, uh, house, um, and get, get things started. I will catch up to you. If I don't in time, tell them you got one more coming, leave enough money for me and I'll zap over immediately after that way. We will. We'll hear the news. It's too important. I'm sorry.
00:33:10
Speaker
No, you're right. But we've got, if you guys find the place and radio radio, they wouldn't say that. And, uh, let me know over the stones. Um, I can get there quickly. I'm sure. Just give me a few more minutes here to catch that guidance.
00:33:42
Speaker
but y'all can go and I'll catch up. No, we'll wait. It'll keep, it'll keep a few minutes. Okay. Barrick paces. I was looking at planar justice. Oh boy, I need to get stone back.
00:34:08
Speaker
She handed you the stone back before you came up. Okay. This is probably the most on edge decks has been in a long time. Different sort of like agitated on edge, not like, okay, my brothers all want me dead on it. Yeah.
00:34:31
Speaker
Okay, so after a few minutes, the rumbling dies down, the light subsides, and after another minute or so, you hear footfalls coming up the steps.
00:34:50
Speaker
And you see emerged the top of the steps. Jayala assisting Graham up the last few steps. And Graham sits down on one of the benches and Jala looks at you all and. Well, I spoke with her. And her.
00:35:26
Speaker
Forgive me. So I spoke with her and about the conflict going on right now and any information that she might have about it. And she said that
00:35:42
Speaker
The, the voice, which voice.
00:35:48
Speaker
There are four weapons that the Giants used in concert with one another to sever the tie of the plane. If those weapons were used on the plane that was severed, it would
00:36:14
Speaker
She used the term resurrect, which I don't know if she meant to resurrect their plane. Um, that was confusing. So.
00:36:28
Speaker
She did say that I, once again, I, she's from a different time. So I don't understand the words that she uses sometimes. And she's like communicates with the flame, which can see a lot more than I see in references parts of the world that I don't understand. But she said that one of the weapons is in possession of the Umbra. Umbra. I
00:37:01
Speaker
I don't know, Barrick, I'm sorry. Um, the other, the other three she said have not been touched for thousands of years. Um, but oh, um, giants, she said giant weapons. Um, so that was,
00:37:30
Speaker
The the big thing that she talked about is getting those weapons to their home and using them in concert with one another as the Giants did. Further, would we go ahead? Why would we want to resurrect their plane? I see this is just what she said in terms of the conflict and how to end it.
00:38:07
Speaker
I also asked her, and I know you didn't ask me to ask her, but I asked her about the other lady.
00:38:20
Speaker
that spoke to you, but we all heard it, Barak. I didn't mean to eavesdrop, I'm sorry. She was speaking very loudly. And she said that she's a new entity that grows stronger, but while she grows stronger, her army diminishes. And I don't know what that means either.
00:38:47
Speaker
She's being very obtuse, and she's normally not like that. It's like somebody else has taken control of her who likes to withhold information, and it's very annoying, and I'm sorry. I'd like to roll an insight check on whether or not you're sorry. It's natural too, but I think I still know the answer. Or how, because it's not dead. Or how to go to Dreamland.
00:39:19
Speaker
Yeah, that one's going to be, there's a lot to, there's a lots of parts, but there's also a lot to do right now. Um, thank you so much for your time and your help. Um, I hope we can kind of figure out what some of those trickier parts mean. Uh, yeah. I mean, it sounds good that her army's diminishing. Right. Sure. Um,
00:39:44
Speaker
but we have to go re-stabilize a nation real quick. Which nation's destabilized? Oh, here's what happened that we didn't tell you. Not because we were withholding information, I promise. This guy here, he's the king of Breland.
00:40:02
Speaker
Oh, we've been over that. Right. And the fake King of Breeland? Yeah. Well, he's dead now. He was killed while we were downstairs. So we're going to go take the real one there real fast. You know, you could probably help us out. Do you know where the closest house of teleport is?
00:40:27
Speaker
I wish he means Eberron. I need to find the Ori and chapter house. Oh, I mean, it's it's in the harbor district near the other forms of transport.
00:40:49
Speaker
Well, I think I hope you understand that we need to get there. Uh, uh, Graham, uh, if we can get the boat, come back. Do you just want to head back home and we'll, uh, I can, I can walk. I just needed a moment to rest. You can walk home. Well to the boat. Okay. Sure. Uh, or to the house of teleportation that we spoke of. Great. Now we got to pay for Graham to get back. They,
00:41:12
Speaker
I can't imagine Mr. Marsh is anywhere near a receptacle point. Another helipad.
00:41:25
Speaker
Hello, Penn. I like that. Thank you. Well, how about we just get you back to the boat and tell Gerald to take you home and meet us where we're headed? Okay. All right. Does Gerald hate us for calling it a boat all the time? I mean, he's not a huge fan of it. It is. It is a ship, but you know, it's boat ships, big boat. I'm a swashbuckler. Any of these things along with your rig and stuff. Listen, this stuff get rigs.
00:41:55
Speaker
Actually, probably didn't. I didn't ever hear him. Nothing to read. I didn't. I didn't hear anybody say those nuts got untied. OK. Back to the specs of the thing. Beric bows very deeply. And then turns to go. He's just got as you come back up jail, I'll pat you on the shoulder as you rise up. Beric will deal with that later.
00:42:25
Speaker
and turns to go yeah uh i um everyone give me perception checks except for barrick barrick's got a lot to deal with right now
00:42:42
Speaker
20. No, wait, I'm looking at the wrong one. 11. 31. 31. So yeah, as you turn to go, you see that Borneo has kind of hung back and you hear him whisper, whisper to Giala, we'll talk soon under better terms. I'm going home. Um, I didn't hear any of that. Well, we'll talk soon under better terms. I'm going home. And then Borneo excitedly begins to head for the door.
00:43:09
Speaker
I just, uh, over the sending stones, I just say, uh, Hey Gerald.
00:43:17
Speaker
Uh, yeah, what,
Arrangements for Return and Political Confrontation
00:43:18
Speaker
what's up. Hey buddy. Uh, listen, we're going to send Graham back to you. Um, a lot of things have developed. I'll give you the, the shortest version. I can, we've got to take a teleportation to, uh, row at, because we got to get born out there because of the fake boring. I'll got killed by Drake here in craft. Uh, yeah, it's a big deal. So we really got to get there, but we did promise Graham, if you could take her home and then come meet us, we will be sure that, uh, you know,
00:43:46
Speaker
Everything will probably be fine when you get there. So take Graham home.
00:43:55
Speaker
Look, Gerald, I'm sorry, but, or, or, or, Hey, wait, no, it's just, it's, it's, it's a lot. It's, it's a lot to, I mean, there's a lot to process. I know we also just found out, um, plus a bunch of things. Uh, or if you could just make sure, you know, have Charlie come down, make sure she gets on the lightning rail. That'd be fine too. Uh, we just, you know, do something we've got to get gone now though.
00:44:20
Speaker
Oh, okay. I mean, if, go ahead, bear, bear cuts in. Gerald hold, please. Crashed. The first second I looked at Randy, um, he's my character again. Uh, yeah.
00:44:44
Speaker
Are you still near the scene? I'm not even, are you still near the scene? God, no, we took off. Where are you? We're outside the city.
00:44:58
Speaker
Laying low, me and my friend, Thorin. Drakir took off on a shark. Did Thorin go? I thought, oh no, Thorin stayed behind. Thorin stayed behind because everything went clean. I'm laying low in the grass. Drakir grabbed Bala, jumped in a river, and rode a shark.
00:45:17
Speaker
Meanwhile, I'm in a bush. Just waiting. You hear some rustling of leaves. Guess 600 yards? I need you to find the Prime Minister.
00:45:40
Speaker
I didn't know you were going to overthrow the government. Your brother is so weird.
00:45:51
Speaker
Yes, I understand that. He gets a thought in his head and he just goes for it without any questioning or outside input. Actually, you all are more, never mind. We're more responsible for that happening than you. No, I said you all are more alike than you think, but yeah. Yeah, I don't know how, I don't know who put the thought into his head, but it's done.
00:46:17
Speaker
It's not bad by any stretch. I want you to find... Barak, you know I want to do a solid for the team, but you do realize I'm a wanted fugitive for treason and you're asking me to walk back into the scene of the crime where a head of state was murdered. Well, it wasn't the head of state and you know it.
00:46:42
Speaker
Yeah, I know it. Did he turn into a change when they all know it now? Yes. Everyone knows it. But. Crust. I need you to put your sending stone in the ear. Of the Prime Minister's private secretary. It's a very specific quest. OK, yes, what do they look like?
00:47:12
Speaker
Tall, dark hair, green eyes. Can't lose. Dark hair, green eyes, can't lose. I've never seen this shit. Is that from Wednesday Night Lights? Okay, I'll do my best.
00:47:37
Speaker
Call me when you're there or when you're arrested. I'll do some, try to do something about either one. I'll give you a call if I'm arrested. Um, well, you got the cynics on your ears. Not like that's a hard thing to do. Yeah, fair enough. Okay. I'll let you know. Thank you. Yes. I need you to bring Ariana and the body down. Where?
00:48:05
Speaker
Well, we're headed to the dock district, so just come down. We'll be at the bottom. We'll be below the ship. Okay. What now, gang? Lock door is the ship. Yeah, we're going. Okay.
00:48:19
Speaker
I just want Krath to remember that he... You all see word has started spreading throughout Flame Keep of what's going on. Like you hear talk of assassination, Borinelle, Breeland, chaos, on dare, responsible. Just, you know, those buzzwords in no particular order.
00:48:45
Speaker
or no responsible for on Darren Sassani those are the those are the popular hashtags yeah hashtag responsible trending yes
00:48:59
Speaker
So, yeah, you reach the harbor district. You see a lot of a lot of ships taking off or setting out. And you actually see you see a line, a short, relatively short line as we begin to form at the House Orient teleportation.
00:49:20
Speaker
How so I've got a pretty good way to cut the line here in a minute. You're jarred by one of the skiffs from borrowed time stopping right in front of you with Gerald on it. And there's no Oriana. There's no body in it. He's like, you, you got to come up to the ship. You got to come up to the ship.
00:49:47
Speaker
Explain. No, we need more. As I climb on to this, I climb on to this gift. I would need you to explain. I was specifically told not to. I got to bring you to the ship. Okay, Booyah gets on. Something's happened. Yeah, I'm in the boat. I helped Graham in. No, it was.
00:50:14
Speaker
Right, right after you got off the sending stones with me, Orianna came running up to me and I told her that you all like said, Oh, good thing you're here. I got to take you and palace corpse down. And I, you began that sentence with good thing. You're here.
00:50:34
Speaker
Listen, I'm not very good at this stuff, and you're terrible. Yeah, I know that. Like, I don't have a whole lot of human contact up in that room. I ought to touch class to you guys. I know I'm not good at it, but the numbers don't lie. Of course, I'm not trying to hit on anybody when I talk weird. What's going on on the boat? Wait. Proceed.
00:50:58
Speaker
So he pulls the skiff up to the deck, like over it. And you see two figures standing on the deck. Orianna is one of them. And as you all run up, a figure hops into the boat and it's Paolo. And she embraces Barak and hugs him and says, I'm so sorry.
00:51:32
Speaker
What happened? And she pulls back and you see tears in her eyes and I, I think I met your mom. And what else? She,
00:52:03
Speaker
She brought, she tore open the plane. I don't know how to explain it, but she, she helped me escape Dolor, which is my mother did. Yes. It's
00:52:30
Speaker
Can we get off this small boat and onto our bigger boat? Look, I hate to be the one, but we still have to get this man to his home. I'm so glad to see you. I do need to know what the hell is going on. But the only thing I know for sure, oh, that one's fine.
00:53:21
Speaker
Should I just say, what in the hell that I am thinking of now? What in the one of nine hells is going on? Anyway, look, I, this needs dealing with, but we, we've got, we've got to get more and no worries going. Where's more and no going?
00:53:21
Speaker
they say it on the news.
Resurrection Experience and Planning Next Moves
00:53:39
Speaker
Okay. The other one's dead. This one needs to go home. Joe, take us back down. Mm-hmm.
00:53:49
Speaker
Okay. Have Graham hop off. Graham quickly hops off the skiff. I pick up Graham and I put her on the boat. The ship. Oh, bye. Someone needs to say, Boredell, can you jump off? So the skiff begins making its way back down. No, your mother's gotten stronger, she said. All of your family has. You've told me
00:54:19
Speaker
you've been collecting the packs. And I think a lot of the other followers of the Raven, a lot of the other people that live in Dolor with her have disappeared, your mother said.
00:54:42
Speaker
they in succession have vanished. And she said recently half of the population is gone now. And the only thing that we are over half the population is gone. And it may be that as you collect the packs, you're freeing people.
00:55:14
Speaker
The followers of those whose packs you take are freed from what bound them to the oath. So as as you go stronger, so does your family and the raven. Nobody has collected the packs like you before, right? No.
00:55:41
Speaker
I mean, that, that tracks with what the flame said. So your mother is very strong. And A, it seems like she's not happy with the Raven. And B, I think she likes me.
00:56:13
Speaker
At this point you all touch down on the ground. Paolo's looking at you expectantly, Barrick. Waiting for you to say literally anything. Dex kinda is too.
00:56:39
Speaker
Gotta give Barak a break, guys, okay? Everything. Everything. How long have you guys been playing D&D together? He's never done anything like this to one of my characters. How are you still friends? Alright, in that case, you're right. Everything. The raven, the speaker put him on the just walk-in list and touched him and...
00:57:07
Speaker
Then this, and Drakir killed it. It's just... Don't you dare put that evil on me. That's not evil. That was magnificent. And that is entirely on Dex. It was his I.U. Three quarters of the things you just said are good things. Yes. You're buds with the keeper of the flame.
Urgency of Returning the King to Breland
00:57:30
Speaker
Yes. And Barak's mind is going to break here in a minute.
00:57:33
Speaker
Well, also it's only been like a month since everything else happened. That is true. Look, I'm not saying you've had an easy couple of weeks. What I am saying is, in my character voice, we got to get this guy in here. Let's go. Come on. Come or go. I don't care. Borneo, you're coming with me. Booyah, you too. You got the, you got the bag. I have to go to Breland right now.
00:58:04
Speaker
Why? Oh, um, okay. Because the king has to be there. No, I'm sorry. You said Breland and I thought Miss Marsh. I was like, what? Why? But I'm on board now. Booyah moves up and gives Lady Paulo a hug and says, Booyah, happy to see you, Lady. You live. Yes, I live, Booyah. Thank you. I'm
00:58:33
Speaker
I'm glad you're back. There is a lot to deal with in what you just said. But right now, the thing that has to be done is I have to take boring out to row it.
00:58:56
Speaker
Yeah, look, I've never told to port before we got his work. Let's keep going. She grabs Barrick by both of his shoulders and squares up to him. I'm very happy to see you. I understand you need to go do what you're going to do. I'm going to go be with Oriana. Thank you. And she squeezes your shoulders and lick and let's go.
00:59:28
Speaker
Eric steps off the skiff and looks over at boring houses. I need you to help us cut the line here and walk towards the Orion chapter house.
00:59:39
Speaker
As you say, I need your help to cut the line, Borenel looks at you excitedly and rips his cloak off in dramatic fashion and
Leadership and Coordination for King's Return
00:59:49
Speaker
flings it over his shoulder and begins strutting towards the front of the line. And you all see very confused and horrified faces as you hear words like, Borenel,
01:00:06
Speaker
Breeland assassination on dare responsible. Oh, Dex catches up. Dex catches. I was like, make some space. Make no, he doesn't. He goes, make space. Everybody. We got to get him where he's going. Uh, hope you understand your trips can wait. The true King needs to return to his throne. Let me move out way now. I'm glad we're both in agreement. Uh, just walks behind just
01:00:36
Speaker
So I'm going back up the ship. Yeah. Yeah. OK. So, yeah, you you all people part for you as you all make your way up to the front desk to a very stressed out attendant who's looking down, filling out some paperwork and says, I'm sorry, you're going to need to wait until
01:01:06
Speaker
I don't think we are. Yeah, we got four for Roat. For now at. Let's go. Booyah doesn't talk often, but when he does, it's important. Step onto the circle.
01:01:36
Speaker
There. And you see- You guys ever thought about calling this a telepad? Nevermind, this is a good one. For you all, hanging out with the king is Tuesday. For this guy, his mental state is about like barracks right now also of like- That's why I'm flexing on it. As he starts, Barrett touches the sending stone and says, Gerald. Go for Gerald.
01:02:06
Speaker
I'm not on the intercom. Correct. Nope. I'm still in the skiff. Flying up palos right here. You want to talk to her? No, I need you to not react openly to what I'm about to say to you. I need you to keep a very close eye on her. Okay. Any further. No, that's all. Just keep an eye on her.
01:02:38
Speaker
Roger. No, if anything unusual happens other than what just happened. Oh, okay. Thank you. Um, as you click off with Gerald, you hear, uh, over the sending stone, Eric.
01:02:57
Speaker
fast. Hello. Hello. So I am walking up on somebody with dark hair and green eyes near Rookin. Call him core calling vore. Call him core. I'm relatively certain that Rookin's private secretary is not core. Um, okay. Hey, hey vore. Yep. He's looking at me now. It's
01:03:25
Speaker
All right, wait a minute, tell me it's awkward. It's super awkward. Rookin's looking at me now too. I'm sorry, Barrick would not do that in this moment. Philip really wants to, but Barrick would not in this moment. I need to speak to him. Tell him who it is. Hey, Vore, I was sending Stone in my ear. You sound like... Yeah, I know. Probably not in his ear either. That's gross. I always wish them as like...
01:03:51
Speaker
hearing aids. I thought they were very tiny Bluetooths. That's how I envisioned them in ear. It's blue teeth. Blue fangs. So I have Barrick Rowan for you.
01:04:10
Speaker
On my sending stone. Oh yeah. He seems like he wants to talk to you. So does Rookin. You want to talk to Vore though, right? I would like to talk to Vore. Okay. Sorry. Sorry, sir. Yeah. No, it's, it's Vore. Yeah. Okay. And Barrick really enjoys that. Hello. Barrick, what, where have you been? A lot of places.
01:04:36
Speaker
A lot of places. What's going on? I'm standing next to the king. Well, funny thing about that. No, the real one. I know what has happened. What's happened? I'm standing next to the real king. Okay. As I understand it, the person imposing as the king. Imposting? Imposting. Impostorizing.
01:05:07
Speaker
As I understand it, the man posing as the king for the last several weeks just died. And probably, I haven't got any details, but as I understand things, probably horrific fashion. It was disturbing to see, yes. He kind of melted. Right before the horrific part, did he turn into a changeling? Yes. Yes. That's because he was a changeling for several weeks now. Boranell's been with me.
01:05:36
Speaker
and we're about to come back and it would be real good if you and three and Rookin and I don't know, anyone else you're absolutely certain is still themselves were at the Oraean chapter house to meet him. I, uh, I, I'll, I'll inform Rookin and we'll, we'll do our best. I know this is a lot. I know I haven't spoken to you in a while, but,
01:06:03
Speaker
I thought it's safer for you if I just sort of stayed away while things were the way they were. I didn't want to believe the things I had heard. Well, you don't need to. It's not true. Good. We did actually arrest Haydeth every now and then. We were told to do that by the Citadel, so it's a different sort of thing.
01:06:28
Speaker
Anyway, I can explain more when we're there, but we're standing on a teleportation circle right now. So the people at house or I and chapter house are about to be very confused. Um, can I hear all this? You didn't, this isn't private, right? Oh yeah. All right. I want to jump in and say, uh, hi, I'm also a part of the, this part of the thing. Uh, hello new person. This is Dex.
01:06:52
Speaker
Yeah, names decks. Uh, just want to make sure that you understand that the man that just handed you this is exonerated of any of the charges that were against him as well. He's been a part of this the whole time. So, uh, why don't you let crafts not have to run around sneaky anymore. And, uh, let's let him be there when y'all are meeting up when we get there. You guys can continue your conversation. Oh, okay. Thank you for that permission. Okay.
01:07:18
Speaker
I wanted to make sure you knew I was done. Anyway, I figured you're the one who could do for sure that it was me. How many other people are on this call? Well, yeah, I say hi. What's up, dude? More than I would like. OK, I'll I'll try to track down
01:07:44
Speaker
Yeah, I'll try to track down three and anybody else I can. Three will know. So I would tell three first. We've spoken, so he will know. Well, I'm going to hand this earpiece back to this very gruff, angry looking man that's smiling at me very awkwardly.
01:08:12
Speaker
uh that he crashed what probably um yeah he's been with us for a while too okay i'll see you at the teleportation house i mean i thought it was crass too except for the smiling part
01:08:27
Speaker
Crass feels very awkward and so he's just like, I didn't kill the king. I would like to speak to Crass again, if you can. Oh, okay. He said he wants to talk to you again. Okay. Yeah. Thank you. Yeah. What's up, Eric? Right. Is Rookan still trying to get the sending stone? Yeah. He reached for it when Vohren... I'd appreciate it if you let that go on for a little while. Well, he's touching my face, which is very...
01:08:56
Speaker
That's very strange. Are there people seeing him do it? Yeah. Well, that's something that there's a lot of hooks been very, very, very difficult day. And, um, for you as well, I imagine. And, uh, this is, um, you know, it's a little thing. Honestly, the human contact is nice. Better. We'll deal with that later. We'll deal with that later. Let me take a minute to dunk on Rookin.
01:09:24
Speaker
I'm not saying it's the right priority. I mean, I support it. You know I support it. It might also be well to find trick here.
01:09:38
Speaker
If you can. I mean, he wrote a shark away, so I'll do my best. Well, you and whoever else you trust, I wouldn't send soldiers out there to find him or guards or something. You'd probably kill them. He might kill me. I mean, I don't think a coin toss at this point.
01:09:56
Speaker
It's probably better than how it was. If you had to give a percentage chance to Bala still being alive at this point. Well I actually put that quite high. Okay. Since that's what he said he was going to do. He actually does follow through pretty well on things he says he's going to do. You know, promises, threats. Just in general. Killing everyone you love. He's pretty reliable actually.
01:10:24
Speaker
but there's not really any reason for him to run away as we're about to be in the Orion Chapter House with the King. So you might bring him and Baldur back into the city, or at least don't let him run too far. It's quite possible he'll just abandon her on the side of the river, but I have something I need to talk to him about apparently that I didn't know I needed to talk to him about a while ago. It's been a very difficult day.
01:10:53
Speaker
Take your instructions with a vague chaser and go try to find him. Thank you. Meanwhile, the line is getting longer and longer at the celebration bed. Barrick doesn't care. I know. Okay. Uh, and Barrick takes the hand off the cinny stone and he looks over at Dex and says, there's probably about 18 things we have to do before we deal with it. But I think that one was a trap.
01:11:22
Speaker
End of episode. Thank you all so much for listening. If you want to be a part of the conversation, head on over to the Facebook group, the Geek Pantheon. We're also on Twitter and Instagram at the Geek Pantheon. Jeff is looking at me very angrily. If you like what we do and would like to see it done just a bit better, consider joining our Patreon community. Head on over to patreon.com slash the Geek Pantheon and look at all the awesome tiers that we have. We'd like to thank Kevin McLeod for the use of all of his music. You can find it over at incompetent.com. Once again, I'm your Dungeon Master, Eric.
01:11:53
Speaker
I'm Philip. Randy. I'm Jeff. Why are you so- Oh, cause Jeff didn't get to roll it. You rolled dice.