The Fire Inside

an adventure starring Reine, Lothario, and Errol. Season 2023's finale. 
==Setting==
Emou River
==Short Episode Description==
A celebration turns to chaos as mysteries are brought into focus. Join Errol, Reine, and Lothario as they strive to save Errol, and the world, from their doom. The Fire Inside is an actual play podcast of LURPS.
==Non Player Characters==
*Joy Thundervoice
*Grandma Dee (Demetria Peasoup)
*Penelope Booshaki
*Luke Booshaki
*Burden Booshaki
*Rowena Goodwind
*Dr. Laurel Ravenwood
*Cyril Corvidbough
*Caelemon Dorael
*Keling Dorael
*Linnea Ylvaby
*Arne Ylvaby
*Jumpponen The Phoenix Dragon
*Sigrid Andersen
*Finlo Perris
*Fowler Grosvenor
*Fox Meat
*Xavier Tinman
*Ma’ii the Coyote Trickster Harvest Goddess
*Olaf Schaffner
*Noah Godavarthi
*Akira Fayer
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==Plot Summary==
Our three heroes find themselves at a party with all of their family members and close associates in attendance with a large cake that no one seems to remember baking. After socializing a bit with their family and friends, as well as trying to figure out what's up with the giant and mysterious cake. Keling Dorael, the amnesiac and long lost mother or Caelemon Dorael hands three books to the adventurers. Errol recieves a book on Jumpponen a phoenix-dragon spirit that based on what Caelemon has explained seems to have lodge itself inside of him and may burst out of him to disastrous effect. Reine receives the journal of a former chieftain of her people giving her guidance on how she might use her position to best lead her people. Lothario recieves a book with a map inside that after he sings the words of a song shows the potential location of the Charming Chabin. As they are attempting to discuss these threads the party is crashed by an exploding cake that has been harboring three individuals: Sigrid, Fowler, and Finlo. A battle ensues, Lothario takes on Fowler. Errol backstabs Finlo to great effect. While Reine shifts into her ultimate Hard Reine form to take on sigrid. Lothario's brother Burden pins Finlo and takes him out of commission. Errol once again from beneath the picnic tables backstabs Sigrid this time. Dealing a significant wound against her. Reine claws her viciously and proves that she is the better combatant. Sigrid is cowed and at the suggestion of Errol cuts her horns and slinks off in order to reconsider her place in the world. With this the party reconvenes after celebrating Reine's victory over Sigrid. Errol mentions that he has a sinking feeling that his life is in immediate danger.
The party reconvenes at the guild hall where they find Xavier Tinman and attempt to enlist his aid in saving Errol. After a bit of reluctance to get involved Errol gives him the choice to join them and he agrees to come along. They travel up the river Emu, passing through a statue of Mąʼii by using his blood and asking for permission to pass. Then they confront a couple of Deep Ooze henchmen who they swiftly dispatch and finally arrive at the source water where they spot the Charming Chabin. As Lothario leaps into the pool to grab the teapot he is struck by the aqueous form of Akira Fayer who wants to extinguish all biological life on Drawes. Errol asks Xavier to help them in an attempt to give Lothario time to reach the teapot. Reine strikes Akira and deals a significant blow. Errol Charges with his rapier and pops the aqueous form of Akira in a shower of water. Lothario retrieves the teapot and has a deep dive into its history and sentience leading him to believe it wants to no longer exist. Lothario attempts to sway it in order to encourage it to reconsider but is left with a message that it wishes to be no more. Errol is trying to figure out how to destroy it when the party recalls that when the phoenix-dragon Jumpponen rips from Errol's body it will destroy much of his surroundings. Finally wishing his friends adieu in the event of his demise Errol drinks from the source water as his friends find shelter and Jumpponen explodes from him in the form of a mushroom cloud as the teapot is evaporated. Coming out of the smoking crater holding Drake in front of his naked form Errol and his friends make their way back home to the guildhall.
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