Episode 69

== Mad Marvin Steals Our Lizard ==
In Game Date: Creation 1-2
* We begin in the Claws hideout. Barkley apologizes to Vahl for blaming her for why they are in the Vastlands. We have a long conversation about family stuff and Vahlka and Barkley both make it very clear neither of them know how families are supposed to work. Barkley says she's sticking to her guns and staying with the party and her mom cannot take her home.
*We realize with DM prompting that Lucius has been MIA awhile so Vahlka uses Sethokesh to sending him. Seth relays the message that Lucius is trapped in a magic shop called Mad Marvin's Magnificent Wares.
*We find the shop and enter it, triggering an alarm spell. We looks around for Lucius and find a row of terrariums full of tiny shrunk down creatures; including Lucius. Who appears to be trapped in a tiny dungeon with a knight. Lucius flails his arms and tries to warn the party but we're dumb and stand there.
*A gnome appears and hits the entire party (sans stealthy gnomes) with a spell, Vahlka is shrunk and sent to the terrarium with Lucius. A wacky combat ensues - the party having a scooby-doo style chase scene with Mad Marvin through a magical chest and into the terrariums. Magpie reveals that she now has Anxucotl, does some cool lightning-jumping around, and stabs the fuck out of a wizard.
*The chase eventually ends with Mad Marvin fleeing right into Vahlka, who, in a sour mood already, just intermediately beheads him. The knight says "Well that was excessive." Lucius says "That's Vahlka."
*Lucius reclaims his spellbook, it has been written in by Crow with mocking comments in the margins and the dragon removed the spell Hypnotic Pattern. He reads the back pages, snaps the book close, then angrily storms out of the shop and the rest of the party follows and heads back to the inn.
*We chat in the morning about family stuff and what to do about Anxucotl. We hear the Nightwarden warhorns in the far distance. We look out and see they are still very far away. Godfrey pesters Olivia to eat more, Vahlka fusses at him to lay off. We debate what to do, then decide to head to the sphinxes and talk about our role and getting outfitted for the battle.
*Katya trails us, saying the Black Cat told her to keep an eye on Vahlka. We head to the Sandstalker Monastery and meet with Neferta and Ramses. Vahlka demands a sum of 4500 gold - paid in diamonds or gold for our service as mercenaries. As well as securing a breastplate for Barkley and possibly a crystal ball for scrying.
*We send a message to Sirius - who informs us he's at the Sunspire and that he can't help us as much as we might want.
== Recording ==
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== Chat Log ==
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