Empires of Arcadia: Episode 31

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== Synopsis ==
The Yaka Rangers are scouting the Giant Ant hive until they are pushed back by a group of soldier ants, the party kills the group away from the hive. The next day the party covers themselves in dead ants to mask their smell, then return to the hive. The soldier ants notice them and attack once provoked. Zai scouts ahead to see a huge army of ants waiting for them. The party retreats to rethink their plan and decide to try to poison the ants. The party then leaves the mountains and heads to the swamp to find a giant spider for its venom, encountering a giant crocodile along the way.
==Recap==
===Second Year, Day 79===
The Yaka Rangers are outside a Giant Ant hive. According to the wizards of Rikki, inside the hive should be one of the Ferrin Spellbooks. 
After the party wait outside the hive for a while, some Warrior Ants come out and keep watch on the party. The party back away for 20 minutes away from the hive. The warrior ants follow them. The party fight the ants following them. 
After the fight the party rest inside an empty gorilla den. Towards evening 4 gorillas return to the shelter. Thorbjørn knocks a gorilla out of the shelter and they fall to the ground. The gorillas retreat away from the party. The party rest overnight.
===Second Year, Day 80===
The party cover themselves in the smell of the dead ants and move back towards the nest. The solder ant doesn't lets them in. Thorbjørn roars at the ant and gets acid spray on him from the ant. The ants then attack the party. The party kill off the wave of ants attacking them.
Zai scouts ahead and sees an army of ants ahead, ready to attack whoever comes near them. The party rethink their plans. The party consider poisoning the ants. The scout with them tells of various poisons, and they decide on slow acting venom from a rumored powerful spider that lives to the north.
The party start traveling out of the mountains
===Second Year, Day 81===
The scout leads the party though a valley down the mountains. 
===Second Year, Day 82===
The party get out of the Mountains by the end of the day, into the bamboo forest below. 
===Second Year, Day 83===
The party travel north around the mountain range towards where the spider was seen.
===Second Year, Day 84===
The party get to the edge of the swamp. 
===Second Year, Day 85===
The party enter the swamp and search for the giant spider. Zai spots a giant crocodile. The crocodile bites Flinthart, and the party fight off the crocodile. Flinthart empowered sword stuns the giant crocodile and the party slay it. The party then have to deal with several more crocodiles. The party fight them off. 
===Second Year, Day 86===
The party continue into the swamp. The party come to a part of the swamp with no sign of animal life or activity. The party assume it is the spider's territory. The party continue, with Flinthart's Elk in front of them as bait. The party reach the end of the no-go area. The party rest.
===Second Year, Day 87===
The Yaka rangers return into the Spider's region.
Some time into the day the Elk is ambushed by the spider.
==Experience==
No Experience given this episode.
Category:Empires of Arcadia Episodes