"Battle on the Bridge"

"Battle on the Bridge" is the fifth episode of Dealing with Death. The group attacks Charoth, managing to kill him and make their way to his shrine.
== Plot Synopsis ==
Reaching the summit of the mountain, the group immediately spots Charoth coiled around a bridge. Markus takes a swig of the fogapple extract and passes it to Ashe. He throws the bottle at the creature afterwards. Gregor and Kier charge forward - Ashe runs a guidance through the former.
The spiritfolk makes black flames erupt from the ground when Gregor hits him. Ashe jumps up on his tail, securing herself with her sword by driving it into the death god. Markus enlarges Gregor and throws an imp with a dagger at Charoth.
Charoth summons a damaging, dark miasma. To counter this, Gregor activates the Light of Shrouds. It successfully drives the darkness back and he slashes at Charoth's head. 
Ashe, meanwhile, conjures up a second sword and stabs Charoth with it. She then jumps off to wall him in between herself and Gregor and Kier. Unfortunately, the spiritfolk flails wildly with his tail - Kier braces the attack with his greatsword for both him and Gregor, but Ashe is sent sliding across the bridge and her shoulder is dislocated.
Markus eyebeams the glass shards of the bottle he threw at Charoth at the beginning of the fight. The droplets of the liquor on the shards ignite. The spiritfolk is sent into a rage, pushing Gregor and Kier back with a shockwave. He binds the two and Markus in a cage of blue, swirling magic. Markus teleports out. Gregor attempts to break the barrier, but is unsuccessful. Kier starts tinkering, trying to come up with some way to free them both.
Ashe calls her conjured sword to her, causing great harm to Charoth in the process. The spiritfolk shrouds the area in damaging darkness. Markus tries to summon a light ball, but it fizzes out. He eyebeams Charoth instead. Gregor activates the Light again. The barrier stops its light from reaching the outside, however. He begins tunneling.
Ashe heals her shoulder and begins scaling Charoth anew to get a better view at what's going on with the rest of the group. Markus examines the barrier and tries disassembling it with a powerful Eldritch Blast. Gregor and Kier are thrown airborne.
Still holding the Light of Shrouds, Gregor illuminates the entire mountaintop. As he falls, he discovers a new technique and uses it immediately, plunging his glaive into Charoth's head. The death god falls into the sea, disappearing beneath the waves. 
The group reunite. Ashe remembers that they need to make their way to the shrine. They all begin running across the bridge when a roar shakes the ground. They manage to reach the shrine in time.
== Trivia ==
* Markus, Ashe and Gregor all reach level 7 in this episode.
* The first named imp appears in this episode - Impocrates.
* The technique Gregor learnt in this episode is named 'Falling Star'.
== Quotes ==
* Gregor: I wiggle with renewed vigour.
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* GM: It's Thrilling Intent versus a giant shrimp. Final battle, ready, go!
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* Gregor: "You can just make swords?"
* Ashe: "It's- we'll talk about it later!"
* Kier: "BULL FUCKING SHIT IT'S NOT MAGIC!"
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* Kier: "Highly experimental, potentially carried via needle."
* Gregor: "Into the monster, right?"
* Kier: "Uhhhhh, no."
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* GM: Ashe, from the bridge, simply sees a giant Gregor - the only thing illuminated - slowly vanish into the ground.
* Ashe: I become increasingly worried.
Category:Dealing with Death episodes