Lost Wallet

*Hardy has lost his wallet and convinces a group of adventurers to retrieve it for him. In an epic tale of talking books, giant (Junior) worms, questionable beverages and a lost wallet that is definitely not inside a giant worm.*

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## Lost Wallet

###### ***Characters:***

Raidan*,* Findel 'Fin' Gillyroot, June, Pulchra and Zyra\*

###### ***Locations:***

Topaz Bay (Reality), Lightheart Tavern (Topaz Bay), General Store (Topaz Bay), Apothecary (Topaz Bay), Book Shop of Sugarplums (Topaz Bay), Bazad Dhen (Reality), Hardy Town (Eternity)

###### ***Notable Moments:***

Brown water, Tom/Audible the "Facebook", Zyra and the flank of meat, Hardy Credits, Review Review, Gardening with giant worms, Laima's Amulet, Prune juice

###### ***Episode Synopsis:***

Once again, Hardy has put out a call for adventurers. Once again, 5 strangers meet at the Lightheart Tavern in Topaz Bay. Raidan is the first to enter, as Pulchra and Zyra are distracted by bark on a tree outside the tavern. Once again, the tavern is empty except for Hardy whispering to Denis, complaining about the caliber of adventurers. (Side note: Hardy has yet to pay anyone.) Raidan goes up to the bar, introduces himself, and is pointed to the table in the middle with a pitcher of water and glasses. He bravely takes a drink of the Lightheart Tavern water. Fin is the next to arrive, is slightly confused by Hardy referring to the adventure as a party, and is slightly concerned that Raidan is drinking brownish water. Zyra's ears perked up at hearing the word "party," and she and Pulchra also head inside...just as June arrives. Instead of vaulting off a tree like she normally does, June decides to run around them to enter into the Tavern first. Hardy invites them to sit down; June sits on the floor and Zyra sits on the table. Hardy complains to Denis (whose real name is Dumak, whatever...) that the first group seemed to be from Craigs List, this group seemed to be from Facebook Groups. Which of course leads Raidan to ask if their objective is to find books...Zyra says books of faces...to which Hardy whines to Denis that he needs some milk for his growing headache.

Hardy explains that the *actual* objective is to find his lost wallet. He was with a bunch of "strange weirdos," and then he "got eaten by a worm" because one guy "wanted me to sit on his shoulder," and it was then he lost his wallet. Or maybe it was when they stopped his magic cart and searched it. Probably the Glitter Guy took it. But once the adventurers find and return the wallet, they can go on vacation, get paid in Hardy Credits, and everyone will be happy. Easy money!! When the group wisely asks for more details, Hardy says his wallet is pink and fuzzy, and can be found in Bazad Dhen. It would take many days of travel to get there, but Hardy has an amulet that can transport them instantly...and back. As Hardy put it, "98% of the time, it works almost never." And don't forget the Hardy credits! Redeemable at any Hardy Store. Fin knows that teleportation magic is rare and only used by high level mages, and questions Hardy about this in front of the group. Hardy admits that the teleportation may have a minor side effect...of burning and stinging for 6-7 hours. He does have Denis offer the group a big pitcher of prune juice as a thank you. Raidan says, "If it's anything like the water, Hard Pass!" But Zyra takes Hardy up on the offer and takes it with her.

Pulchra asks June to help her find some ointment, Zyra wants to find a book store and rations, Raidan wants to find medical supplies as he is expecting a big fight, and Fin wants to help Pulchra find the right ointment. Zyra is the first to leave the Tavern and finds a food cart. She asks to buy the entire cart's worth of meat. The gnome agrees to sell half of the meat to her, and begins to prep it. Meanwhile, Raidan heads to the General Store and finds the same disorganized mess the earlier adventurers did. Turning on his heel, he heads back out, this time to the Apothecary. Fin, June and Pulchra have entered before him, looking for burn cream for teleportation burns. The owner tells them 1) never heard of teleportation burns, and 2) most of their supplies were cleaned out a few days ago by some other travelers, but they have two burn potions left. After some price haggling, the shopkeeper agrees to their price if they leave 2 positive reviews by the front door. Raidan rejoins the group, and when the shopkeeper seems cagey about knowing Hardy, threatens him into spilling the beans. The tavern is supposed to be vacant, strangers have been seen coming and going, horses were stolen, the general store taken for huge sums...he's concerned for his town. He agrees to sell the last Health Potions at a discounted rate, as long as they just go. June accomplishes her review by writing "Review" and "Review" on the wall of the shop, as Fin writes up a review outside. Zyra has a huge flank of meat on her back, dwarfing her size...but she carries it easily as she rejoins the group. Off to the bookstore to find a book on giant worms...and possibly a face book. If it has a talking face on it, it could be super rare and magical. They could call it Tom, and it could read the contents to you. Like an "audible" book...get it?! Raidan, Fin and Zyra enter a dilapidated bookstore. After describing what the group needs, the old man finds a "Gardening for Beginners" book, and tries to convince them to buy it. Raidan and Fin refuse, but Zyra decides to distract the shop smith and see if the book has the info in it. They indeed find the information that fire is the best way to fight them. They thank the shop keep and head out, allowing the man to go back to sleep.

Back with June and Pulchra, they enter the General Store to find bug killer...and are offered a large wooden mallet. Opting instead for a spray, they buy the remaining Adventurer First Aid Kit and two bottles of rubbing alcohol for spraying bugs. Happy with the price, they pay and leave...and join everyone back at the Tavern. Hardy sends them off with a wave of his paw, via a swirling green portal.

They find themselves in a line of trees, where a dense forrest lies just beyond. In this clearing, there is a rotting corpse of a giant purple worm with its head completely chopped off (someone awesome must have done that!). June decides to pick some flowers and throw them on the worm...and the group starts looking for a fuzzy pink wallet. Pulchra does find glitter here and there, but Fin decides to check inside the worm...and finds the least disgusting way to enter the worm carcass. There is essentially a tunnel into the body, as the ground is already re-absorbing the worm. He enters carefully. Raidan spots small holes in the ground around them, and footsteps leading away, but Zyra noticed glitter as well and a bit of pink fuzz. June decides to climb a tree to scan the area...and notices the ground in certain areas is tremoring...

Back to Fin in the belly of the beast. He lights a small flame in his hand for light, but realizes it can be potentially explosive, so hurries his check, and finds no wallet. Outside, June alerts her companions that the ground is moving...and three smaller sized worms (roughly people-sized) pop out of the ground and face off with Zyra, Raidan and Pulchra. They are all teeth and gullet. Raidan attacks first, charging the closest one and warning the rest of the group off. He slashes almost all the way through it, leaving it flopping and flailing. It spits hot acid back, and Raidan brushes off the minor burn as a tickle. Zyra jumps up to attack another worm: spinning up to the worm, and mid-spin, slash the worm from top to bottom, dealing heavy damage. However it can still fight back, and it bites Zyra on the arm, and holds on. Pulchra steps up and throws a fireball at the third worm and hits it hard. But instead of retaliating, it decides to go after Raidan and severely bite him. June tries to jump down from the tree to attack, but the sun gets in her eyes, foiling her plans. She slides down the tree and slices at the first worm, finishing Raidan's cut and lopping off the head completely. Two worms left, one latched onto Raidan and one onto Zyra. Still inside the big worm carcass, Fin hears the commotion and runs back outside as carefully and quickly has he can. Thankfully he is observant, as he spots an acid-spotted but still fuzzy pink coin purse in the muck on the ground. Grabbing it, he proudly holds it above his head...and sees the giant worms for the first time, attacking his party. He shoots a fireball and singes one, but doesn't dispatch it. Raidan uses his shield to smash the worm by him, which is enough to finally kill it. Zyra decides to end her worm as well...but with a bit more style. She spins around, cutting it as she passes, ending with a blade strike all the way through, facing her group with a power pose. One injured worm left...and Pulchra fires another fireball at it, striking it right on the head. It flails for a moment, and collapses dead. The group is victorious! But it is short lived...the ground starts trembling and rumbling, with an entire brigade of worms popping up and preparing to charge! Zyra yells for the group to head back to the treeline where they first appeared...she has an idea. June, Pulchra and Fin do so, with Raidan hanging back to keep the line. Zyra pulls out the "prune juice," uncorks it, makes a weird face as she smells the contents, and chucks it into the center of the worm brigade. Raidan is close enough to realize that Denis' "prune juice" is actually gasoline. Raidan understands the situation quickly, and yells "Fireball! Fireball!" as he takes off running for the trees...and as Zyra uses her sword and metal-rimmed shield to create sparks, and Fin and Pulchra add their magic...the clearing explodes with the worms engulfed in fire. Zyra turns with a big grin on her face, and slow walks back to the group in victory.

The fire continues to burn until it hits the big worm carcass, which explodes into an even bigger flame. A voice pops up from behind our adventurers, "Did you guys find my wallet?" It is indeed Hardy, wearing what appears to be Laima's golden amulet around his neck. Another green portal appears, swirling in front of the group. Hardy invites them all on vacation; Zyra says she has the meat for snacks! Of course, it's raining worm bits, there is a horrible stench, and Hardy is in a hurry. Everyone piles through the portal and arrive in a lavish tree-filled land, near a town. The town looks like it could be a copy of Topaz Bay, but it's obvious these buildings have been abandoned for a while...and while there are footprints, there are no people. Hardy explains his version of a vacation is when he posts jobs for the adventurers every morning, and they complete them. He allows this band to get cleaned up, as they are singed by acid, bit by worms, and covered in goo...so they have until the next day to begin their new jobs. Jobs?! What does Hardy mean? Hardy says they obviously didn't read the fine print on the *back* of the disclaimer. Their bad, not his. Fin gives the coin purse to Hardy, who is non-plussed at the condition, but happy to have it back. Now he has to collect more adventurers to continue the "party!"

\**Please note, that sometimes throughout the stream* Zyra *is being referred to as* Zyla*.*