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C1 Ep. 99 Recovered Kingdom Chapter One
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It is time to recover. The heroes have sacrificed so much to return Boranel to Breland, and now it is time to witness the fruit of their labors. But a larger threat still looms in the distance. What will they do next? Where does the road forward lead? Find out on Eberron Renewed!
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Introduction & Acknowledgments
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Breland our Breland, land of freedom and bravery.
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Forever will the bear and crown stand upon the land we love, Breland our Breland, realm of gold and wonders. Always will we sing of thee across this land we love. The Song of Breland
Podcast Introduction & Previous Episode Recap
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Hello and welcome to Eberron Renew, the D&D 5th edition actual play podcast set in the Eberron campaign setting. I'm your Dungeon Master, Eric. And I'm Philip. I'm Randy. I'm Jeff. And welcome to another episode, the 99th episode in fact. What happened last time? We put the king back on the throne. We did. We met the Grand Inquisitor. She was exactly as pleasant as she sounds.
00:01:40
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And she no longer has a job. Yeah, we haven't gotten there yet. Well, she will no longer have a job. And it's after eight o'clock. Let's play some make believe.
Discussion on Inquisitors in Video Games
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OK. I did think regarding last week's episode, the review where we talked about the title Inquisitor, a positive portrayal of that term, the protagonist in Dragon Age Inquisition.
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But is the Inquisition portrayed positively? I mean, you're positive. You are the Inquisitor. You're the good guy, but you don't actually do the Inquisition. I've also learned that the main character of many video games is not a good guy. In this case... Well, you have entirely the option to be a bad person. That's fair. Anyway, my Inquisitor is... That's true. My Inquisitor is... I know nothing about that game. What's a Dragonade?
00:02:29
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It's a good game. It's pretty good. Show me one video of or something. Yes. Yeah. I mean, I watched it and you didn't try to show me the video. I was like, no, you keep pushing your hand away. Anyway.
Listener Contributions & Political Turmoil Overview
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OK, so thanks for cookies. Yes, Callie, one of our wonderful patrons sent us some wonderful snickerdoodles and handmade York peppermint patties. What else did she send her? And she also sent some ginger snaps that I ate before everyone got. Yeah, because Eric's a bad friend. I I love ginger snap. That's the only kind of cookie I can eat safely, Eric.
00:03:04
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You do realize now we're exclusively going to get ginger snap cookies. I'm cool with that. All I said was thank you for the cookies. Yes, Callie, thank you. The snickerdoodles are delicious. I presume the ginger snaps were delicious, but I will not be able to review them from experience. They were very good. Clearly.
00:03:31
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Um, anyway, so yes, we left off with, uh, brilliant and kind of political turmoil. Um, lots of unanswered questions about what's moving forward. So naturally it's the perfect time for a time jump.
00:03:47
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So we understand that there's a lot of really interesting things that we could do with this arc, but it's been like... But we're not gonna. It's been like three months since we've had like a combat focused arc and just adventuring and stuff. There's a whole lot of political minutia. I presume that
00:04:07
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You don't want to hear us talk about that for the next 50 hours. And when he says us, he does mean specifically just him and Philip. Definitely. So we're going to jump past it. We've come up, we've collectively come up with a situation in which we are all happy or at least accepting the end result to where Breeland is resigned.
00:04:35
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Settled, but not with a pretty little bow on it. So, what has happened in the time jump?
Monarch's Power Shift
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Borenel has resumed control of the monarchy. He is back on the throne. The monarch's power, however, has been greatly reduced. Between the Swords of Liberty rioting in Roat and the vote of no confidence led by Ruchenir Klarn, the monarch still commands the military, the citadel, and foreign relations. That is still the purview of the monarch.
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Any domestic lawmaking is left in the hands of the parliament, and war cannot be officially declared on another nation without parliament's approval. Though once war is approved, the monarch can command as they see fit. Okay? Where does that leave Dex's new title?
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in Missed March. Are our titles still in the gift of the monarch? Well, that title was gifted before the vote, so you're still good. But out of curiosity, are they still in gift of the monarch? I hadn't thought about that. You would think I would have thought about that considering he gifted a title. I mean,
00:05:50
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If we're being British, title is still in the gift of the monarch. It's just not as meaningful. It doesn't mean anything. Yeah. Yeah. So also,
00:06:03
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Both through conversations that Barret, presumably, and Drakir would have had after sticking around. Both Bornell and Rukin are in favor of dealing with the situation down in Stormreach with the Reedrons. They have begun formulating plans, but nothing substantial.
00:06:24
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as of yet because Parliament has to approve an invasion of storage, since they are a sovereign place. I mean, they're not recognized by the Treaty of Thronehold.
00:06:37
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yeah but trade agreements all like they're still regarded as something maybe not a full nation but um they're definitely a something yes uh the king's eyes have been officially uh disbanded and zaedra is believed is relieved of her post as the grand inquisitor i knew it
Zaedra's Betrayal & Impact on the Citadel
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But she was furious at this, and in a form of retaliation, revealed the existence of the Dark Lanterns and the King's Shadow, including the names of all active agents to the general populace. That's pretty spiteful. Yes, she is now wanted for treason, but the Citadel is on her trail, tracking her down. But all deep cover Citadel agents and Dark Lanterns have been recalled to row out for debriefing and their own safety.
00:07:26
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And that is where
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That's what's happened during the time jump. So essentially, did you get all that, Laura? So what I want to do, because we are moving on from roll out, we are moving on to next steps, whatever those may be, because we didn't plan out this whole session, so we're still gonna have some improv here. But I wanted to give each of you a chance. We didn't plan any of this session. I didn't know what you were about to, all that stuff you just said was new to me.
00:08:00
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Jeff doesn't read his email. So I want to give each of you a chance to have one scene with somebody in ROAT that would have happened during the time jump.
00:08:14
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If that makes sense, like a farewell or something, something fairly contained, just addressing.
Character Developments & Farewells
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So, uh, important bits of admin to note as you all are deciding what you want to do before you all leave row out. All of all dark lanterns have been recalled to the Citadel that includes Crast and Gerald. So, um,
00:08:42
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And obviously Bala and so. That has some implications of admin for your party as a whole in terms of transport mostly. So, yeah. Who would like to go first? For those of you who are going to be unhappy about the disappearance of all of the NPCs that live on the ship, this is entirely Eric's doing.
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Oh, hey, there's- There's record also? Record? Um, records in Flame Keep. Oh yeah.
00:09:19
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I was I was I was counting the episode. But you know what? No, no, no, no. Hold on. I'm just saying. That's definitely a decision that he made, because we didn't like leave. We teleported away without him, but we teleported away without everyone. But you contacted Gerald and said, here's Graham, take her back. And if Gerald didn't wait on the other people who got off the ship, that's on Gerald. 100 percent. Because if Gerald doesn't need us to tell him every minute action of his day. Yeah. So you live with that.
00:09:50
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So do not put don't put Rickard being left. It was just nobody. Nobody asked. Like I was just waiting on it to be addressed in the show. Has Rickard ever spoken since we picked him up? I know we've we've described things happening, but we actually talked. Booyah's had discussions with him at least once or twice. I just couldn't remember if he'd actually if Eric had actually ever role played him since then. Yeah. Yes. Well, I couldn't remember that. I'm a player in this game. So give me a break here.
00:10:16
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I also didn't remember it, but no one's surprised. I just remember because... Or maybe not. Or Gerald might have picked him up. Who knows? Well, that's the question. When Gerald was recalled... Yeah, I would assume the ship has arrived. He didn't teleport back, right? He didn't leave the ship and the... No, no, no, no, no, no. Morrow time is in Roet. Yes. Okay. With people. Yes. Everybody is there. Okay.
00:10:47
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Well, I know that Booyah, if knowing that Gerald is leaving, it sounds like, would definitely, I think that, you know, they have kind of formed a friendship. So he would be visiting some with Gerald, saying his goodbyes and wishing him well and, you know, wishing he could come with us, find a way. Do you want to roleplay the scene?
00:11:13
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Yeah, why not? Unless we don't have time for that sort of thing. That's the intention is role playing the scenes. So. Yeah, you find Gerald on borrowed time packing up his bags, packing up his belongings in kind of the captain's nest that we've established is kind of his space. And he sees you in regards. He's like. How's it going, Booyah?
00:11:42
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Booyah be good, but Booyah sad Gerald leave. Gerald no leave. Booyah wish Gerald stay. I know, but you know I... We make things. I know, I know, but I've been on this shit because I've been on the run.
Political & Economic Impacts in Stormreach
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a traitor wanted for treason and also all these markings all over my body. But yeah, you're going to be safe because that well now I got Breeland taking care of me like. Ballo look after me, the dark lanterns will craft will like I didn't I didn't have a. A support system.
00:12:30
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after the government turned their back on me. So. Just looking at the look on Phillip's face. But now, like they they they have the power to keep the 12 off my back. So so Gerald, what leave? I mean, I. This has been fun, like. Going all over the world and.
00:12:59
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you know, it's it's been a time, but you know, Crest is going back for nails back where he needs to be. I. I think it's just where I belong. We are going miss hook on the fly ship. You teach Booyah fly ship. I believe if you could fly this ship, I'm sure you already would be. No, I.
00:13:28
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Listen, borrow time isn't my ship, so I'm not gonna claim ownership over it. I was just the pilot, so... Maybe we get you to still be pilot. Beric, no people. Beric does no people. I...
00:13:52
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I take my orders from Bala. Like, she's been my commander for years. And she's telling me to come back. Borno wants me to come back. So I mean,
Breland's Press Conference
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I I don't I. Yeah, I don't know what else to say. It's just I'm I'm an agent of the Citadel and the Citadel's calling. That makes sense.
00:14:22
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And I'm going to go where they sent me Booyah Wishwell Booyah Shakehand Gerald Shakehand too Bye Gerald Booyah Miss I have a couple of status quo questions now that we've had the opportunity to stick our heads above ground for the first time in a while. Yeah.
00:14:47
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With the occupation of Stormreach, what is the situation for the dragon-marked houses?
00:14:55
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So the Dragon Mark houses in terms of the trade and everything are kind of reeling initially, but it seems like the reedrons are willing to play ball. They're willing to allow the harbor to stay open for the 12 and... Well, they had enclaves in Stormish, so I didn't know that. Yeah, no, after the initial invasion, it seems like the reedrons are content with occupation rather than invasion. So yeah, the 12 are not
00:15:25
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after everything settled, they're like, Oh, okay, cool. So they're, they're pretty content. The reedrons or they've all been replaced. The, the only thing that has really changed that just keeping your ear to the ground.
00:15:47
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and hearing the scuttlebutt about storm reach and what specifically the Dragon Marked houses have to say. The houses are kind of agitated that sorry I'm trying to find the
00:16:08
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So there's a place in Zendrick called Zantashk. I was gonna ask about that place. Hey. That House the Rashk uses to search for dragon shards. The regimens have kind of taken over that operation. So House the Rashk is annoyed, but the rest of their operations have been left unmolested. So they're okay with it. So for my fellow players who might
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if you don't recall. House Thrasher is people who find things, who find things, and they're irritated with the reedrants, and they find things. They're very good finders. Yes, yes, and that could be useful information. What are you trying to say?
00:16:58
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Okay. I don't know either, but just nod. We need to. Just kidding. I'm kidding. I don't know. I don't know. The one thing I have written down from any of these sessions is four giant weapons. Okay. Four giant weapons. Wonder if one's in Booyah's bag. He laughed so hard, he broke his glasses. Good job, Jeff.
00:17:24
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Anyway, uh, I know what you're curious thing is. So, okay. Cause I, I've worked out what you're curious thing was like on the way home last time. Hello. I cannot possibly have been my doing to 20. Okay. What's the curious thing? Uh, Drakir, um, Drakir quickly becomes, you know, bored unless.
00:17:50
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you know, he probably at some point tries to kind of heavily imply in the vicinity of core, uh, that, you know, if there was anyone in this whole shuffle up, that was just inconvenient, but well enough placed that it would be in, in improper for him to get rid of them, that it would be really nice if they had died in the chaos. Yeah. Uh, Drake here would be willing to take care of that. Okay.
00:18:16
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So if Kord doesn't take him up on that, he's bored. Kord does not take him up on that. That's disappointing. Strikir gets bored. And there is. Real quick. Yes. Quick point of admin in terms of the time jump. Yeah. So we're talking about a month is the time jump. OK. You all have in real life. OK. There was a real bored. Yeah. There was about a two week period where there was negotiations and everything between Borneo, Rookan and Zaedra before the king's eyes was disbanded.
00:18:45
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So we're talking about Gerald had time to go drop off Graham and Miss Marsh, make sure she was safe and happy and then make his way back to Roat before the recall happened. So Graham is not there. Graham is at home in Miss Marsh. So did he bring Ricard with him? Um. Yes, OK, as the 120, I'm going to get all night. I just used it. Uh.
00:19:11
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Then in that case, in the two weeks before that, Drakir would have offered to kill Zaedra, if that would be convenient to Kor. I appreciate that, but we would rather her stand trial, Drakir. If we need an executioner after the trial, I'll keep you in mind. If the prey is bound, it's boring.
00:19:38
Speaker
It's sanctioned kills. No, these these past four weeks have been something. Is there somewhere else you need to be other than my office? I like to imagine that the trickier was like in the shadows of his office when Cor walked in and stepped out of the corner. I like it much more if every day at like eight cores behind his desk and the door just opens and here walks in and just sits.
00:20:07
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Give me something to do. Thank you for some action. Give me somebody to kill. Only one today. So eventually, since that doesn't work out, he grows very bored because
00:20:18
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Well, Barak is not okay. There doesn't seem to be anything. I mean, Drakir murdered the false king, so he's done what he can, as far as Barak's emotional well-being. And there doesn't seem to be anyone else that Barak would like him to kill. And so Drakir eventually goes to Borano, if possible, in private. Yes.
00:20:47
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So I am tired of being in this city, but it has been heavily implied to me that I should not go yet as things are still in chaos and some people still think they have the right to ask questions about me. So I'm bored.
00:21:17
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I notice there are very large woods nearby, large rain forests. They tell me these woods belong to you. That's correct. Is it a problem if I go into the woods and hunt things, take things? Here you have very large fierce beasts living woods.
00:21:45
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That's true, Drake here. Normally hunting in my woods is a grave crime because I breed ghost tigers and release them into those woods. There's also other fierce beasts, bear, boar, battle star galactic.
00:22:15
Speaker
Yeah, I'm proud of that one. That was good. Yeah, that was good. On cue. Official laugh break there. Just give us all a moment. There is, in addition to the ghost tigers, one beast that is rumored to stalk the woods that
00:22:45
Speaker
I do not want you hunting the ghost tigers. All right. Could I make use of the ghost tigers for hunting? Not as bait, like as as one would use hounds. Yes, I'm very good with animals. That's good. I heard. I have even used tigers before.
00:23:15
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But never ghost tigers. If what one of my Citadel agents says about you and sharks, I'm sure you can handle tigers just fine. I've heard or that there's a Baal Hanoth that has invaded the woods and is killing the ghost tigers, climbing through the trees, reaching down, grabbing them, you know, what they do with their tentacles.
00:23:37
Speaker
Um, do you know what a Balhanath is? Yes. Okay. Um, so if you could go hunt that for me, I would be very pleased. And I think it would be something you would enjoy. What's the CR of Balhanath? Uh, 11. Dracarys sort of reaches down on his belt and lifts up a tentacle. This is a Balhanath.
00:24:00
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probably had help, I'm not saying he did it by himself. Oh, you're implying a time jump, not that you already killed it? No, no, no, no, no, no. He has a trophy. In the past, he has been a part of a group that has slain a Balhanov. Oh, okay. This is not the Balhanov. This is not the one, no. I thought this was a asking forgiveness, not permission kind of situation. Oh, already did, and also many ghost type groups. I eat him. It's wearing a ghost type. Yes, that's a Balhanov tentacle.
00:24:30
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So, um, be careful. Is there a bounty? Um, I could authorize out of the row, treasury, a bounty of, uh, a thousand gold pieces. Well, this I will do. Excellent. Just you may gain the assistance of the ghost tigers, just ensure that they're not harmed. We'll do my best.
00:24:58
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And that's what Drakir does with the rest of his time is he goes and he hunts the Balhannath. We'll check back in on that. Okay. So, Dex? I think Dex would probably likely talk to Commander Bala. Okay. Drakir invites Krast, if he wants to come. Okay. Oh, and I want to, halfway through the little vignettes that we're doing, do my own before we get to Commander Bala.
00:25:21
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So, talk to yourself for a while. Yes. No, after a few weeks, after the King's Eye have been disbanded and the vote has settled and kind of everything's been drawn up, Bornell and Rookin and the Brielish government are hosting a press conference, for lack of a better way to put it, to spread the news about what has happened and the changes coming to the Brielish government.
00:25:49
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and since Rookin's brother owns the newspaper, they have a front row seat. So, Borenel has invited all of you to come be a part of it and kind of witness the moving forward and what he has to say and yada, yada, yada. He wants you to be his esteemed guests. Dracure does not come to this. Okay. Who is going? Dracure has worked out at this point, I think that it,
00:26:18
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not everyone is happy with how open he is about the all the the murder and mayhem that he caused um barrick is going though yeah okay um he's invited by board
00:26:33
Speaker
So, you all are actually given seats up on the dais with all of the fancy-pancy people. Rook is up there, Vor and El, Kor, you see Vor in the front row watching. There's my contractually obligated Metro and Vor. Booyaz got his halo out. Bala is up there.
00:27:01
Speaker
And, uh, hey, to Theo, Renard is up on the dais as well. Um, security thinking now that's good. That occurs on here. So that's a good thing. Um, so the, uh, first person to get up and what? Yes.
00:27:17
Speaker
didn't it come out that Hadith Iruin arm was the was the head of the Swords of Liberty in Borneo's presence during the let's do our murder board session. Okay, just wanted to make sure that I remembered that correctly. Yes, that is correct. Proceed. So Rookin is the first to speak. He kicks things off. Oh, good.
00:27:34
Speaker
um rukin speaks of the victory that this is this day is a great victory for the people of breland now having true power in the governing of their country we shall move forward into a new dawn and set an example moving forward of giving the people a voice in how they are governed rather than being left at the whim of one family and one bloodline and there's lots of
00:28:01
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Dex is noticeably not paying attention. Next up is Hadith. Hadith stands and walks forward to speak. It is a good day today in the country of Breeland.
00:28:22
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let us hope that we may be an example to the rest of Corvair. I know that I am not a, a Brielish citizen. I was not born here, but I was raised here. And I've come to appreciate the Brielish way of life and how forward thinking the Brielish people are compared to many other countries and many other nations in Corvair.
00:28:48
Speaker
and let us hope that other nations such as Andeir and Thrain and my home country of Karnath can look to the example set by the two fine men Rook and Ikhlan and King Iwanan and how they've come together to ensure that the people have a voice in their governing.
00:29:15
Speaker
And then Borenel stands. Everyone give me insight checks. Oh great, is it potentially not the group? Oh, Booyah got a one. 16. 16? I got a five, actually. No, you rolled a one. But I rolled a one. I got a four.
00:29:39
Speaker
Roll a three and I'm not too insightful. Uh, Beric, this kind of tracks like you, you once again, kind of what we said towards the end of the last arc, like for an L seems tired. He seems like over this, uh, you are starting to the sense that he invited the three of you in the hopes that trouble seems to follow you all anywhere. And so maybe something exciting would have happened here, but he's let down. He invited the wrong half-brother.
00:30:04
Speaker
trouble. Dracure would have happily arranged trouble. Seems like Bornell is just waiting for a portal to open up. I can make room. So Bornell stands up there and it's important that moving forward, we as a country are united. There's been a lot of divisive talk of monarchy versus democracy and the voice of the people versus the voice of the chosen few and
00:30:34
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Let us hope that the agreement and the accord that we've come to here today can unite our people under one banner and we can move forward stronger than ever and work towards rebuilding relationships and rebuilding trust and trying to create a better world than the one that we are currently being handed.
00:31:03
Speaker
The very dour tone of Borenelle's speech just kind of... This smattering of clapping. And then there's just some... Dex goes, WOO!
00:31:17
Speaker
Um, then there's just, uh, general question and answer without much, uh, much information other than what was already given at the beginning of the press conference about what the actual agreement is, which was highlighted at the beginning of this episode. So, um, anything you all would like to do with the press conference? Well, I don't know. Does anybody have any questions for the blue or green gentleman at the end of the days?
00:31:44
Speaker
Wait, your blue or green? I was speaking into this one. Oh, all right. And Barak is there. The gray, blue, or green, gentlemen? I'm just kidding. No, it might be interesting.
00:32:02
Speaker
Well, one of the questions that is thrown out by the shard inquisitive is towards Boronel, like King Boronel, King Boronel. So the claim and the story is that there was a imposter sitting on the throne.
00:32:17
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And that you were absent. Where were you during during this time where the imposter was sitting on the throne? Well, I was actually traveling and in hiding in storm reach for a time and then I traveled with my friends and protectors I need gestures down towards you all to just
00:32:46
Speaker
until the time was right to come back and serve the people of Brilad once more. And there was... Question for the trio down at the end. So who are you? Don't you recognize the Lord of Miss Marsh when you say
00:33:19
Speaker
Um, no. I say, uh, uh, my name is Vern. And, uh, where did I turn into Vern? Stormreach, right? Stormreach. And, uh, I'm from Stormreach. That's in fiction. That's, that's next turning to Eric. Yeah. Pretty good.
00:33:46
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I'm just uh, fella from storm reach who saved your King, I guess. I'm Eric. Sits back down. He, he, he, we are Greg. What? He, he, we are Greg. Who Booyah Grego.
00:34:11
Speaker
Oh, oh, uh, he, he, he, he, he, that, that cleared up. Um, then some of the press people whisper around and then one of them. So Beric about your mutt and Borenel stands up and holds up and says, I believe that's enough questions for today. Also.
00:34:36
Speaker
Mr. Rowan, at the very least. There's no way I'm on a first name basis with the press. So, Bornell, thanks everybody. That reporter's dying. Not from this brother, but from one of them. Make room in that dumpster behind land Atlanta, cast a natter, cast a natter. Okay, so Dex, you're wanting to speak to Commander Ball. Yeah. First I want to finish chewing on this cookie. Okay. I did not realize.
00:35:08
Speaker
Yeah, I think two
Dex's Role & Proposal from Commander Bala
00:35:11
Speaker
things. One, I think that Dex has been freelancing with crowd control ever since he helped, you know, stop the swords or the riot. And so I think that he and Bala have developed a
00:35:29
Speaker
not a friendship by any means but like he he can go and talk to her. Yeah. Um a friendly accord and that is he's taking advantage of that to take a minute to remind one of the commanders of one of the branches of the military or the citadel that they are in danger still and god only knows how many changelings came in with the eyes and all that stuff so uh so he he's like uh so commander uh how do you plan to
00:36:00
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ensure that all these young upstarts that joined the eye after it was developed, didn't like, you know, transfer from the shadows or the swords or whatnots and have used, uh, aren't, uh, what's the word.
00:36:16
Speaker
impostor event on your destruction. I appreciate that forethought Dex and the eyes for all the faults did build a facility that is surprisingly good at rooting out deception.
00:36:34
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in non-harmful ways. Essentially, they developed some rooms that have anti-magic fields to have a shape-shifter with a step foot in there, their true form would be revealed. So we are doing our dual diligence, debriefing all of the former eyes, any of them that were brought in new or transferred,
00:36:56
Speaker
Speaking to them, thus far we've only found a few that were seemingly tyrannically loyal toward Zaedra, but how many of them lived with her? There was one that left with Zaedra in a huff. But beyond that, we haven't found any shapeshifters amongst their ranks though.
00:37:25
Speaker
In that case, you know, I don't know how long we're going to be here. And once we're not here, I'm not sure how we're going to leave since you took our captain or our pilot. I mean, I get it. He needs to come back. Not complaining, except for the complaint.
00:37:44
Speaker
Um, so like, yeah, other, uh, freelance lie render pilots you could hire. Well, I guess that depends on how much I got paid for my crowd control up to this point. We can have that conversation in a minute. Uh, yeah, actually we'll speak another freelancing, like, uh, I don't have a hand.
00:38:07
Speaker
Get any of this. I don't have a hand. Can I hold that mic? I'm a monster! What sort of compensation did I get for losing? No.
00:38:21
Speaker
And then I shape-shifted their back and it's a great joke. No, that's not funny. You and Ball have a great joke. That's not even funny, actually. I feel bad for making a joke. Anywho, I don't really have a hand or a say in all this government stuff that's getting handled right now. I hope it works out, but I don't, and I guess I don't really have a dog in the fight. So as long as I'm- Boy, that's a lot of metaphors.
00:38:53
Speaker
Hasn't he? Entitex always kind of touches it. You're just really leaning into the southern accent with just metaphor after metaphor. Will that dog also not hunt? Well, no, that dog will hunt. That makes sense. I find the logic behind it is reasonable. So, like, anything I can do for you or for the Citadel or for the Town Guard
00:39:22
Speaker
I'm just looking to stay busy and I'm not really a reader.
00:39:29
Speaker
So I need something else. You got a little weird there at the end, but I hear what you're saying. What? I'm not going to be content. Just, you know, grab the book. Well, you have proven yourself to be rather capable. Heck yeah. And you've done a great service for the Citadel and the land of Breeland by rooting out the false king and saving my life, frankly.
00:39:55
Speaker
But it is possible that we could utilize you in a way. As you know, as everyone knows, Zadra revealed all of the Citadel members, essentially, including our agents who are undercover. And that has put us in a bit of a pickle.
00:40:25
Speaker
due to the fact that now not only are we without any form of a spy network, but now all of the countries knew exactly where we were having our spies look. And that, egg on our faces, essentially. So, egg on your, why are you speaking in code? Just say what you mean.
Negotiating Boons & Personal Reflections
00:40:54
Speaker
Um, I've been working closely with Captain Braun, who is the head over the Dark Lanterns, um, here in Roat, uh, since my station in Shawn is no longer regarded as safe. But I've also been given, uh, carte blanche from Captain Terra of the King's shadow to highlight potential assets.
00:41:22
Speaker
King Shadow being our deep cover spy network consisting of primarily not realish citizens.
00:41:36
Speaker
I'm listening. Boar now tells me that you encountered one of the King Shadow's ranks in the form of Varan Lassite in Stormreach. He was one of our Cushia agents, getting to passively sit back and just send word.
00:42:02
Speaker
Essentially, I need to know what's going on outside of this country. And I'm getting the sense that you're not going to stick around for very much longer. Oh, yeah, no, you are right on point with that observation. So, if you were to
00:42:26
Speaker
Get yourself into trouble with whomever, and you send word back on enemy numbers, strategies, infrastructure, that kind of thing that could benefit the Citadel. You would be compensated.
00:42:48
Speaker
I was meaning like errands while I'm here, but this traveling mat situation, um, where, where, where I just kind of send you a postcard of my adventures, uh, with some important information in them. I like that idea. I get behind that. Now you understand that, um, this is more of a, this would be more of a informant situation, not a follow an orders kind of situation.
00:43:19
Speaker
Well, I would expect a relationship. Okay, you inform. But if you inform and you are in a particularly advantageous position to exact some good, action would be expected. Only bad people. Okay, sure.
00:43:44
Speaker
I get. And furthermore, one last thing. Yeah. Um, the reason that we are in the situation that we are in right now is because people know who all of the King's shadows are. This situation is, or this position is one of Uco secrecy.
00:44:06
Speaker
Yeah, I wasn't gonna tell many people, any people. Here's the thing, I got two people that if I can't tell them this situation, I can't do this situation. Our lives depend on each other knowing this sort of stuff. If you're telling me that you don't trust the other two men who brought your king back to know that I'm doing this thing on the side,
00:44:32
Speaker
It's not that. It's not that I don't trust them. It's that I don't trust them. They have the three people that you travel with regularly.
00:44:52
Speaker
Beric, I could trust if you were to tell him, hey, I'm a king of chess. It's you and you and him. Then. Still doing the math. That's fine. Drakir doesn't care about any of this. I won't even consider him Drakir and the needs to know who to call him. Booyah would not understand the need for the secrecy.
00:45:17
Speaker
Booyah doesn't need to understand the need for the secrecy. Uh, if you tell Booyah it is secret, he's pretty good at, uh, all right. I see. I see.
00:45:30
Speaker
I see your apprehension. Uh, so since the ball is more or less in my court, I'm just going to say thank you for the offer, but I can't agree to those terms. Very well. Um, sorry that we could not. Yeah, me too. I literally was just wondering if there was something I could do around here while I was kicking it. No, you're fine. All right. Cool. Well, this was a productive conversation. Thank you, commander. I will F off now. Do you even ask about salary benefits? Any of that?
00:45:58
Speaker
I don't care. I'm trying to save the world. I'm not, I don't want your job. You know what? I'll still send your postcards saying, Hey, there's 60 guys in, in Karnath with a big Breland sucks poster. If you need to do something about that, I understand. Send somebody though. Cause I'm not your puppet trying to save the world over here. Commander, whatever ball. Yeah. And then I walk off.
00:46:30
Speaker
She'll miss me. Barrick. Uh, okay. So we're here for a month. Um, Oh, although I really, I'm sorry. Some, some things we, uh, we do have to probably hire a pilot now. And did we say how much we were compensated for bringing the King back or said he was going to look into the coffers and see what he could do for us.
00:46:54
Speaker
Oh, right, right, right. Returning the king safely. What's the going right on that? Or ask Zuya to come negotiate. What do they pay assassins? I mean, Drakir's got some money coming to him if that's the case. I mean, I think it would rather, like,
00:47:16
Speaker
Korra tries to come up with a figure, but is just kind of lost on, I don't know, any, just in this fiction, I don't know who's asking me, it's just a boring, I was like, what? I was gonna say, surely it's boring. What's your life worth? Who's gonna decide how to reward us? What do you want? Booyah, like, new armor. What do you want? New armor? Okay, done. Booyah, like, new fancy, special armor. Booyah's angling for some magical armor from the DM right now.
00:47:51
Speaker
When is this negotiation taking place? Let's say, right shortly before the zedra, shortly before the eyes are disbanded. So things haven't gotten crazy yet. So we can't ask for a pilot.
00:48:10
Speaker
Yeah, because we would know he needed one, right? I mean, OK, if that's something you all were going to ask, then I was considering it. We have a we have a boat and ancillary characters that we'd like to continue. Oh, we can't leave ghost pallet roet to see what happens. Let's let's.
00:48:32
Speaker
Let's put a pin in this real quick. Let Eric do his scene and then this will be the last thing you all do before leaving. He starts and I would like to say that during that time, also Booyah would have spent time at the church of the silver flame trying to learn things, trying to learn more about the church.
00:48:51
Speaker
I thought you were going to say because you all weren't going to have borrowed time anymore. Booyah just went and spent all of the money that he had in the walls. Okay. Yeah. Going to worship and learn. Good. Uh, Barak. What is the earliest possible date at which Barak would have been allowed to leave Rowett? Um, I would say,
00:49:20
Speaker
a week, you all would have been debriefed in kind of situation, but it's been assessed. And one of those don't leave the country, but yeah. Eric tolerates all of that with poor grace as he has been tolerating things recently. And then as soon as he's allowed to, he catches a train out of Rowett and travels to, um,
00:49:51
Speaker
Do you tell anybody else? It probably tells Dex. Sorry, I trained to where? First tower. First tower. He probably tells Dex that he's going to get out of the city for a few days. All right. He goes to first tower where his grandfather's estate is.
00:50:21
Speaker
and just stays there. Just stays there until he's summoned back for the press conference a couple of weeks later. Just
00:50:39
Speaker
We've established your grandfather's alive, right? Okay. Any other family live on the estate? Not on the estate. Okay. No, he's got an uncle. You're your uncle who owns the shop in Charne. After a couple days, it's clear that word was sent and your uncle comes. Voor kind of takes a leave and comes to First Tower.
00:51:00
Speaker
just they don't invade your space. But this is the opposite of what Barrick was trying to do. Like, that's the thing that I'm trying to establish. Like, granddad sent out the word of like, barracks back here. He seems like he wants to be left alone. But
00:51:17
Speaker
We just need to be here. Eric wanted to know what we wanted to do. We wanted it to go. No, I know. No, they're keeping a respectful distance. They're not getting in your business, but they're there in silent, silent, distant support.
00:51:35
Speaker
out on the estate's lands and not at the house and spends a lot of time sitting and meditating and
00:51:53
Speaker
hours and hours on his Kensei drills and just kind of trying to avoid people. So Barak is not going to initiate conversations. So if you have decided that you would like one of these NPCs to initiate someone with Barak, Barak is not going to reach out.
00:52:23
Speaker
Give me an arcana roll. I'm good at that. But not today. Fourteen. Fourteen. So one night during the time that you're out at your grandfather's estate,
00:52:43
Speaker
You, you stay out meditating, it gets dark, you start heading back to the house. And you, you feel a pull, not physical. You just, it's one of those moments where you stop and you look and you see your mother's grave. And you feel
00:53:10
Speaker
not a compulsion, you're not being forced to do anything, but there's just something drawing you there. Okay. Uh, Eric wanders over and
00:53:26
Speaker
He just sort of stands above the grave holding, holding Erebus in its, he's obtained a scabbard and has been keeping Erebus in the scabbard rather than in a pocket dimension, which I assume I can do. And just standing there holding, I,
00:53:55
Speaker
I don't know what to do anymore I have to finish this I have to finish it because whatever's happening there you're stuck there I have to finish it because a lot of lives are at stake and
00:54:26
Speaker
And it isn't acceptable to stand by while innocent suffer. But this has not been romantic, or exciting, or heroic, or any other things it was supposed to be.
00:54:56
Speaker
It's not been anything I left home for. And maybe that's... And maybe that's what I needed. I left home to understand you. And maybe... Maybe I understand what the Lord did to you now. I don't...
00:55:32
Speaker
Everything is just duty anymore, an obligation and a necessity to finish the job. I don't see anything beyond that. But if it works, and if I do it,
00:56:03
Speaker
And if you and whoever else is free and the world is safe and Cassian and Orianna can grow up safe and as normal as their lives will allow. I guess that's enough. I guess that's why you live life, you live.
00:56:34
Speaker
because that had to be enough. You hear from behind you. You want to know why I never let their words cut me. And the voice is there, like people that don't understand war,
00:57:05
Speaker
think it should be one thing. And the people that live war, they know it's nothing like that. I tried to protect you. I didn't want this for you. Do you turn around at the sound of the voice or do you just listen?
00:57:35
Speaker
I wanted you to have the life that you asked for Cassian and Orianna to have. A simple, normal life. But that's not what life is. It's certainly not what this life is. Or the one after that one, frankly.
00:58:06
Speaker
I'm sorry. It isn't your fault that life is this way.
00:58:39
Speaker
is the fact that there's a part of my brain right now that thinks this is a trick. And it's her playing with me again. And I wish I could believe with certainty that it wasn't, but she has taken that from me. Eric, your, your life that you have now,
00:59:08
Speaker
It is my fault. That weapon you carry with you. I didn't understand it. I just saw the power. And now it curses you. And now she's infected you.
00:59:37
Speaker
I'm doing what I can. But we'll just have to see how it works. I'm sorry that you can't trust that it's me. But I understand. I think the only reason
01:00:06
Speaker
We can speak right now. It's because of where we are, when it is. The barrier between Dolor and Eberron is thin tonight, but I saw you meditating and thought I'd watch. I miss you.
01:00:46
Speaker
Eric's shoulders just kind of drop. He turns from the grave and walks back towards the house. OK. So that's what to talk to, Thorin. That calls for a snickerdoodle.
01:01:03
Speaker
Um, okay. So now we are one hour into this combat and adventure heavy. Yeah, you know, um, you all, uh, are before Borneo and core. Um, we've been knighted or anything. Like feels like, feel like things should happen. It sounds like Phillip didn't notice that I'm the Lord of. I did notice how casually that happened.
01:01:31
Speaker
and catch him off guard. You all have been dubbed protectors of the realm.
01:01:46
Speaker
It's not a title that has any history, but- Now wait, can I get a clarification? I appreciate it. No, it doesn't override the board. No, I don't. Okay, cool. Well, good. No, but is that a title or a job title? Because we can really handle more responsibility right now. I'll put it- We don't have to go around protecting the realm now, right?
Party's Recognition as Protectors of the Realm
01:02:07
Speaker
Basically, I don't have any domestic power anymore. But ports of call that have good relationships with Breland, you won't be charged harbor fees or anything like that. You'll be your agents of the country in travel. We're travel agents. Precisely. Does that make us like honorary king's swords?
01:02:32
Speaker
If that works for you, I think we're more like, I was just trying to think what this, it feels like we're brand ambassadors for Breeland. What's up on dare? Let's talk Breeland. So, I, Cor and I have been speaking about you four.
01:02:56
Speaker
When when is when is this? This is right before you all are leaving. So Drake here six Give me your got eaten by a ball. We established where we're going. No, okay Crass went with you on the hunt because crass was bored now that the swords of Liberty are allies of the realish government and that just He's got a real big chip on his shoulder about that. Yep. Eric feels great about that too. Um, so
01:03:26
Speaker
Anyway, Dex doesn't like it, but he looks good in this. Give me a survival roll. I would never wear that around Beric. I have one. It was given to me. But I don't wear it. Survival roll with advantage since you're using the ghost tigers.
01:03:46
Speaker
17 and less 17. So you're able to track the Balhana. You find it lurking in a tree kind of hiding out, but you're able to easily see it. So since you have crashed with you, give me a
01:04:10
Speaker
trying to think of a single role to determine whether or not you successfully kill. Is it survival again? It's a hunt? Yeah, sure. Okay, so survival advantage. Why advantage this time? Is it aberration? Because Krast is there to help fight. I just rolled the exact same two rolls. 17 again. Wow. So yeah, you're you're able to
01:04:32
Speaker
Plus four, because it's my favorite enemy. Okay, so 21. So yeah, you're able to kill the Bao Hanath. I'm assuming Drakir burns it.
01:04:44
Speaker
Takes attention probably takes a trophy. Yeah. No, he cuts his head off and he puts it on a stake. It's all it's all head. Looking at the picture. It's hard and doesn't have a heart. Yeah. You bring back. You bring back proof of the kill. So you collect your gold. OK. And your sense of pride. Thousand gold for your care. I just got a thousand gold. Also rolling a dice four times. Yeah, I did. Also didn't even need any ghost. Also, you're here. You're here returns with the surviving ghost tiger from the hunt.
01:05:14
Speaker
and introduces it as Strathos. Um, well, uh, here, those are his, uh, those are his buddy. There's like hundreds of them.
01:05:27
Speaker
It's like a gigantic, they've been breeding wild. They're apex predators. They breed like rabbits. They've got to be a problem by this point. They're an invasive species, yeah. They've got to be, they've got to be deadly for the, for the- But Florida loves them. Yeah, but they should be on menus right now. They're an invasive species. But everybody's sheep who live anywhere near the King's Forest.
01:05:47
Speaker
They're the snakehead fish of Breland. Tell you what, Trick here, I'll let you keep the ghost tiger if we knock your fee in half.
01:06:07
Speaker
How long does this friendship last? Well, uh, it's charmed for me, charmed by me for 24 hours. So I can always just renew it because he doesn't have to sleep. So meditates for four hours and turns it back on again. Okay. That morning you wake up and you're in a hurry. You forget to re charm your tiger. I mean, you're cute doesn't actually need any money because they don't use money where he lives. So.
01:06:33
Speaker
That sounds reasonable for a good Stratos. All right. So for no gestures and trickier is paid. Anyway, so Cor and I have been speaking and about what, what to do to compensate the four of you for your actions. Actually, Krast and Thorin are there too. Um,
01:07:03
Speaker
given the fact that you all are the reason that I'm sitting here right now. So. You you may each ask for a boon. Because I can't put a price on my own life, so. That's the best I could come up with.
01:07:31
Speaker
would have been cool to have had a bit of time to think about this. I think I think Booyah would want. He's just got the armor he started with. I think some cool magical type armor would. Can't think of anything else that he would really want as a boon. Just be in the bag of bond that he is traveling around.
01:08:00
Speaker
Find out if my son still lives or is dead for real. Use a pilot. I'm working on your armor, Booyah, but feel free to anybody else that wants to hop in. Where'd you leave that horse? You only have one Stratos, right? I think technically I can target multiple beasts with it if I cast it at a higher level.
01:08:29
Speaker
but I mean the components is a bit of food. You monster, you absolute monster. What are you going to do with it? I'm going to give it to Thorin. I'm just kidding. The kid does not need to feed the horse to the tigers. He would, but that's not,
01:08:58
Speaker
Now, Thorin was a petty of me. Thorin was a lantern, right? Yes. So he's been he's been marked. So something else that came out. I'm not sure if we address this and it came out at some point. Wait, yeah, you all knew that Crass was a king shadow.
01:09:16
Speaker
Hmm, we thought lantern. No, I thought it came out last night and outed him. Yeah, OK. But to be perfectly like that is right. I've been treating this lantern this whole time because I've got shadow as a thing. I thought lantern was the secret. And Rick here probably walks in leading the horse with the giant tiger pawing behind him. I don't know what size, what size or ghost tigers.
01:09:41
Speaker
They're quite big. I bet you have five kingdoms around. No, that important. I, um, and, uh,
01:09:53
Speaker
It says to Borneo, that being the case, where I live, do not use horses. Do you want this one? I don't really know what to do with it now. The tigers were surprisingly easy. I would have fed it to the tigers as bait, but I was able to find them more easily than that.
01:10:20
Speaker
I was very glad that you didn't do that. Yes, we'll take the horse. Okay, so yeah. Plus this is large enough to ride if I need something to ride. And likely faster. How fast are they? 50 feet. Yeah, probably. So.
01:10:44
Speaker
Somebody runs off to get your armor, like your special armor. They're looking to see what they have. What kind of armor can you wear? A leather is what I'm wearing. What can you wear? Medium. Well, I'm a small critter. But medium is the is the medium is this type of armor that you are. That's the maximum type of armor you can wear. But you've probably got to. What's your dexterity modifier? Dexterity is five. So he's better off in light. Yes.
01:11:17
Speaker
Oh boy, boy. Yeah. I can think of like six or seven things, but they're also petty. Like we need, like, we need like letters of Mark to get us through customs and places, but he's basically already given us that. Um, and we need a recommendation on a good pilot.
01:11:44
Speaker
That's not like a royal boon. I feel like we can just be given a pilot. We don't need a recommendation. I mean, there are people in his employ that are not like the swords have a pilot. Sure. You know? Yeah, that's probably so. If he can loan us one. One that can leave the ship and become an active part of the team and be be an equal co-equal partner in conversation and decisions so that we can leave that ugliness behind us.
01:12:14
Speaker
Or just give us Gerald. Uh, cause thorn is, thorn is stuck with the rest of them in the land, the rest of the lantern. He can't leave for right now, right? Yeah. And the boon is not going to be, let me leave to go chase Zadra. Can I go somebody Lee? Yeah. I said that already. Somebody left to go get your armor. But yeah, I don't need anything. I'm amazing. I'm the Lord of mist March. I'll ask for the pilot.
01:12:43
Speaker
Okay. They, they, they take someone that's in the Citadel service. Uh, actually, yeah. Um, you know, the, uh, the, the doxxing of, uh, what do they call that? When a spot with a burn, uh, when all of your spies got burned and had to be brought back, we lost our pilot. Uh, so if you got a guy.
01:13:13
Speaker
that you can spare to get us, you know, the places we need to go. You know, your highness, you heard what we're doing. You know, it's important. Oh, absolutely. So you just take take what level of importance you think that is and give us a guy. Um, well, given the current dealings in Breland, we're still working on
01:13:40
Speaker
redeveloping relationship with the 12 houses, house that I render being one of them, primarily because they were given a lot more leeway under the fake me than the real me is willing to give them. So things are tense. So asking them to give up a pilot would be difficult.
01:14:06
Speaker
But I can certainly arrange for one to be paid for, to be in your employ, essentially, if you want.
Airship Ownership & New Beginnings
01:14:14
Speaker
Or I can relieve Gerald of his duty and allow him to join you. I mean, if he wants that. Yeah, if that's something Gerald wants, we'd love to have Gerald back. I'll talk to him and see what he says.
01:14:33
Speaker
Uh, I do have one more, very small thing. Uh, barely even counts as a boon, but we're not going back to miss March. And there's a house there that needs to be burned to the ground. Surely Graham can arrange for that sort of thing. She's where she worships the silver flames. She can probably cast create bonfire. Fair enough. I'll talk to Graham. Nevermind. That house belongs to Trant. He'll turn.
01:15:06
Speaker
Farland Craghammer. Well, as it stands, my Lord, we only, we only own
01:15:29
Speaker
borrowed time by the law of seizure at sea since it was being used as an interactive piracy when we took it. And I, since the act of piracy was carried out by our ranking member of House Lirandar, I don't know if we told you this story. I don't believe you did. Yes, this story was lost.
01:15:52
Speaker
Well, no, I mean, it was, well, no, you were, you were definitely on the ship the second time. The second time. Yes. I was very confused. Yes. Well, that was it. You surely recognized that as a ranking member of House Lirindar that we killed. Um, well, I mean, is it a spectral being killed him? He was killed as fair. So was I. So maybe it's fair. Um, is it all of us? Is it possible? Are you able to arrange?
01:16:23
Speaker
for us to own the ship outright and legally so that we are slightly less apt to be chased down by there in our privateers and things like that. If it's not something you can do because it's the houses, that's I mean, I can. It's just well, it's just a matter of writing up what would it be easier for me to ask for a new ship?
01:16:49
Speaker
I mean, either way, an airship is is an ask either way. So I didn't know if it would be a simpler matter to just have a new ship instead of having to explain things to the house.
01:17:01
Speaker
No, fair enough. I can. It's a long road with lie render anyway. So just does the king not own an air own airship? Does the civil not own? I understand that they are piloted by a lie render. That's not. I mean, they have a they have a gold cost. So I assume one can purchase them. Purchase them. I just want you just have to have a pilot. Right. And they have to be house library. Well, they have to have the mark.
01:17:29
Speaker
Yes, they have to have the market. No, I can I can have my people draw something up regarding your official ownership of the ship borrowed time. That won't be any it'll it'll be easier than trying to convince I render to allow us to purchase the ship. I am.
01:17:58
Speaker
I also had a, this is not, there's a young man in Miss Marsh.
01:18:11
Speaker
who lost 14 years of his life after being taken by these beings that we've been fighting and surviving in the eternal night alone for what he experiences 14 years, though we experienced it as a matter of days. And his living back in the town where
01:18:40
Speaker
He was a young boy. And I think, or at least it's been suggested to me by speaker, uh, by keeper Tagore that it's not much to his liking. Um, he's a likely boy and, uh, well, well-spoken. If, if you have need of a,
01:19:11
Speaker
page or a secretary or someone here does, it'd be an opportunity that he might jump at to start new. I leave that to your discretion, but I want you to bring it to your attention.
01:19:29
Speaker
I will certainly reach out and see, I believe, and he turns to Cor. Rookin's boy is currently overseas. Yes, okay. Cor not. Yes, we'll reach out and make contact with him. Did you say his name? It's Jacob. I don't think we ever got a last name. It is just Jacob. I think we did. Jacob Trentson. Jacob Trentson. Jacob's son of Trent.
01:19:59
Speaker
Could be Smithson. Or just Smith. Or just Smith. Yeah. So, barracks boon was paperwork. Can you make our ship legal? Yep. It's a ship. I mean, just nerd it up. It now actually belongs to us. Let him come try to take it again. Well, I'm just tired of spending entire sessions with them trying to take it again. I know. I'm with you. After barracks, but before, is Drake, you're asking for a boon? Um. Oh.
01:20:31
Speaker
I was going to ask for the ghost tiger, but I already got that. Before that, go ahead. The person that ran out after Booyah requested his boon comes back with this like they're carrying this large like canvas duffle bag looking thing. And they kind of put their head over and lean over to core and you hear them whispering and he pulls it up in court looks and then looks at Booyah looks back.
01:21:08
Speaker
So the young squire comes and places the double bag in front of you and like opens it and you see a set of, it looks like plate armor, it looks like plate armor, okay? And Borenel kind of leans to like,
01:21:39
Speaker
No, we've only recently met him, but he's kind of a wild, oh, okay. Correct. What are you getting? Booyah. Do you have an idea? Your boon of special armor. We've had this armor in the world treasury for some time because, frankly, we don't have anybody small enough to wear it. It appears to have been built for a child or somebody of your stature.
01:22:10
Speaker
And we've done some tests with other goblins and it's potent. Kill them all. But it requires restraint in terms of what it can do.
01:22:25
Speaker
So, booyah. What you have is an official canon in D&D 5e rule set. This is not a homebrew. I can't believe I found this. Set of powered armor.
01:22:42
Speaker
So this resembles an unusual suit of plate armor. Those of you listening that follow rules, yes, technically it's plate armor, I can't wear it, but I'm bending the rules in this situation. It's finely articulated, covers your whole body, including there's a helmet component. It's unusual in that the great helm has no eye openings.
01:23:11
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There's just a broad glass plate in the front with a second piece of glass above it. There's strange plates, tubings, large metal pieces adoring the armor in seemingly random fashion. On the back of the armor's left gauntlet is a rectangular metal box from which projects a short rod tipped with a cone-shaped red crystal.
01:23:33
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While wearing this armor, you gain the following benefits. Give a minute to catch up. Yeah. I'm going to send you. Yeah. I'm just kidding. You can send me something. But just for the sake of going into the next couple of episodes, you have a plus one bonus to your AC. Okay. While you are wearing this armor, I checked his character sheet. This isn't going to affect things too rapidly. You have a strength score of 18. Oh gosh.
01:24:03
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you have advantage on death saving throws. Because as you look at this armor, there's little pins. You get the sense that this armor is powered by you as you wear it. Because there are things that this armor can do, but it costs you hit points. Okay? So the more cool things you do, the less health you have until you're healed.
01:24:29
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which you're a cleric so you can use up your spell slots on yourself instead of your allies if you get too crazy. I'm just going to go over this for the listeners and then we can, so you can emit a force field to gain 2d6 plus five temporary hit points. All of these things cost you five hit points every time you do them. Hold on.
01:24:55
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All of these things are a, I'm gonna think about this. As written, it's a bonus action. I'm gonna think about this. You can activate boosters to gain a flying speed of 15 feet for one minute. Not you can fly 15 feet, you use it to activate a flying speed. So you still have to use your movement for the flying speed. Fire a arm mounted laser
01:25:22
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There's no way this is canon. It is the source material is the Lost Laboratory of Quailish, which is D&D Beyond resource. But Wizards of the Coast, not homebrew. You can make a ranged weapon attack with a plus eight to hit, which I assume you will never do because that's so low for your character. The range is 120 feet, one target, 2d6 radiant damage.
01:25:49
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Translate any writing you can see in any non-magical language to a total of 1,000 words for over one minute. Fill the armor with air, allowing you to breathe normally in any environment up to one hour, or gain darkvision up to 60 feet, which I think you already have. And there's some other aspects of the armor that we will deal with once you experience them.
01:26:20
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That's what you got. OK. For your special armor. Cool. Wow. You're. We better get a really good pilot. We really achieved ourselves out here. Yeah, I know. You guys did non selfish things for the good of the party. I feel a little bad now, but not too bad. Yeah, don't you dare. So yeah, now we have a mini Iron Man. I think Robocop or that.
01:26:51
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So yeah, um, Bornell looks too trickier and says, what can I offer you? Well, I've been gone for much longer than I should have been gone.
01:27:16
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My task was to obtain powerful magical items for my people's war against the aberrations. Do you have any powerful magical items for my people? Potentially.
01:27:39
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any particular kind of item that you're looking for, any particular utility that you need to have. Killing things. Killing things is good. We haven't had much tense to talk trickier during our time on the ship, mostly because I find you to be rather terrifying.
01:27:59
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And I assume you take that as a compliment. Yes. Um, so explain to me the plight of your people. How, how could Breeland best help? I, I would hate to give you something that will not be helpful. Um, ages ago, when, uh, the dragons destroyed the giants, my people fled underground. We discovered a source of power there.
01:28:29
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called the Umbra, and we eternally bound our souls to it, and it slowly devours us. We did this because beneath the ground we were attacked by the creatures out of Zorit, aberrations like the... Bal Hanaf. That I hunted for you.
01:29:00
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so we uh we seek to kill aberrations whenever possible so that is our plate we are losing there are too many
01:29:18
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I'm sorry to hear that.
Zaedra's Pursuit & Citadel Changes
01:29:21
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We do have some weapons, things of that nature in our stores. We can go search for something. And he gestures to the same square. And he takes off out the door. Thorin. Yes. I've been giving this some consideration.
01:29:50
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I like five extra vacations days. What I've learned is that I would be wonderful. I have a very constructive way to use personal time off. No. Motion. I was thinking promotion. My lord, what I would ask for is
01:30:21
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I would like to raise my station, certainly within the Citadel, perhaps in public life as well. I would like to be given more responsibility. And when all of this mess is cleared up, and those of us who have been recalled can go back to being a part of the world, I would like to be given a team
01:30:50
Speaker
to hunt down Zaedra. And if you got some more of that magic stuff laying around to help us, buddy, I'll take it. We can deal with that once the team is assembled then. No, Thorin, you have proven to be capable, capable, capable, capable beyond your station.
01:31:16
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And these are conversations that have already been happening. But Commander Bala is not long for her role as head of the- The normal way you're in that sentence, man, you're alarmed suddenly. Not long for her station in Sharn. So in the meantime, while we're getting
01:31:44
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getting the scent of Zaedra's trail. How would you like to head up the Dark Lantern's station in Sharpener? Once we start sending people back out, you'll work closely with Commander Bala, learn the ropes, and then she will move on to her next station.
01:32:11
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Uh, great. Excellent. Also, um, there's a young girl named Ava who has, unfortunately, she was one of my informants. Life dealt her a hand that led her down a path. I believe that she is suited for more.
01:32:42
Speaker
I think it could be argued that. Let's let's let's hate this. Um. Lady. Yeah. Lady. The Lady Irwin Arden might have a special interest in her given some of her beliefs.
01:33:03
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And I would love to be able to put them in contact with each other to perhaps make young Eva's life, young Eva's life, Eva's life better.
01:33:17
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That is something that I believe we can arrange. All agents have a little been recalled at ROAT, but that doesn't mean they can't walk the streets. So we will track down this Iveva and she's very compatible. What do you want now? And put her in contact with Hadith.
01:33:47
Speaker
We've got to be closing in on 90 minutes on this episode. I would also like it if Minxin and me were not used in the papers anymore. Otherwise, and Embarkly, you don't say that to the king. I will be very unhappy. Very well.
01:34:06
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speak to Mr. Eclard, who oversees the shard inquisitive. Can I sit in his family? No, not really. Then Borneau looks at Krast and my lord. I know that
01:34:32
Speaker
I've done my duty and done what I could for the good of Breeland. And I knew for the good of Breeland that the swords of liberty needed to be brought low and eliminated. I understand why things are the way they are. And it's beyond my control. It's beyond your control.
01:35:04
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But as long as the swords of liberty are part of Breeland, I cannot serve Breeland. I know for Christ, I'm sorry for what has happened. And I'm sorry for what happened to you.
01:35:33
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Borneo hesitates and you're hereby discharged from your position in the King's Citadel with massive retirement benefits. We will see you set up. Well, once again, I'm sorry. Thank you, my
01:36:06
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End of episode.
01:36:10
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01:36:38
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