Stranded

*Stranded* is the title of the first episode of the fourth season of The Numen Swell and the thirty seventh session of the entire game.

This session was played on April 21st, 2019

## Stranded

### Writer

Jonny Christie, Matt Christie, Richie Maynard, Graeme McEneany, Dani Morrison, Kyle Muller

## Plot

The survivors of the battle with the Kraken cope with life on Booker Dread's Cove.

## Synopsis

Shouting and crying is heard as it pans to Sonney hanging in the chain room. He doesn’t seem worried, just waiting. A person nearby drops down into the darkness and he uses this time to slip out of his chain and climb up it. Sonney awakens on a beach, completely bare. He starts vomiting up water and flips onto his back. He lays there for about a minute before he hears an obnoxious slurping sound. He bolts up and sees a very small old man sitting in front of a raggedy shack eating oatmeal. Sonney asks him where he is, if he can have some food and clothes. The crazy old man offers him his gear for gold. Sonney notices the midget is wearing his belt and decides instead to make a bet. The old man suggests drinking contest. Sonney feels like he can confidently win this and agrees. He does not. As he slips into his drunken coma the old man mentions he read the book and the half-breed looks just like Griffin Thorne. Meanwhile, Mikey arrives at the beach camp. It has been a summit and a half since they shipwrecked. He briefly says hello to Dex, who is eating a pinecone, before finding Dawkins and asking if they have any updates on an escape. Thomas tells the man that he knows he needs to talk to the boss lady and Mikey begrudgingly goes to speak with Liza. She is unhelpful but he still has faith they’ll find a way off this rock. He heads back to the other camp. He arrives and is greeted by Chiens who is just as chipper as ever. He is happy to see her and offers to let her join him to go speak with the boss here, Burrows. He asks for an update on his “plan”. Burrows informs him that the search party is getting closer to finding the “treasure” that he believes will help them get off the cove. At that moment, His lieutenant Diana enters to inform him that he was correct and they found what he was looking for.

Burrows prepares to immediately depart and suggests Mikey join him. Chiens wants to go too but Mikey is against it, he suggests she stay at the camp and pick one of his blueprints to attempt another escape with. She agrees. Dex appears at the camp because he’s “looking for food” and also decides to join Burrows and Mikey inland. Mikey makes one more pitstop to Tecnic’s hut to tell the barely conscious man that he what he’s going to do and Tecnic in a small voice promises him that he will protect the remaining people while they are gone. It is sad. Liza decides she wants to go to the other camp and make a deal since she is starting to realize they will all die faster if they remain separate. Thomas doesn’t think now is a good time but he doesn’t oppose further. Sonney wakes up wearing VERY tight pants. He looks over to see the old man in a full body Gimp suit. He is uncomfortable in every way. He starts to beg for ANY of his gear. The little man offers him another chance to obtain it. He just asks him to “keep guard and make sure he pays” and to follow him. Sonney agrees but as soon as the elder turns around he begins to dig through the stuff to find his gear. He finds a large studded club and the old man returns to retrieve it. Engraved on the box is “Daronna’s Dildo”. Sonney is beginning to lose it. The old man calls him a half-breed so he retorts with half man but the old guy tells him he’s not a man but a gnome, an extinct race. This awakens more questions but they continue to argue.

Liza arrives at the other camp and greets Chiens who is still upset with her about taking Aquamigo. She asks where Burrows is and finds out that he is not there so she asks to speak with Tecnic. She and the corpse of a man speak briefly about a partnership but he is too far gone. She leaves and runs into Chiens once again and the Sahuagin attempts to apologize for her actions. Chiens decides the best way to solve this is to sit down with Mikey and talk this through. Liza planned to go after Burrows anyway so they head in the general direction. Sonney finally caves and agrees to help the old man finally asking for a name. He calls himself “Orville” and leads him to easily the largest boat he has ever seen. He follows him on board and over to the other side where it’s revealed they are literally ported at Toke. He has a look of defeat as he goes into town to buy a new outfit and meet back up with the gnome at the Classy Lassies. He arrives and is called out by Ardyn for his bounty but Sonney counters with the fact that he’s died so it’s void. Orville comes out of the back room and Sonney has had it. He demands he give him his gear back and is willing to fight for it. They agree to a duel back on Orville’s ship. Before they can however, they are assaulted by six of Ardyn’s men. Sonney is uneffective but the gnome shows he is quite capable with Sonney’s belt. They manage to take out the attackers but that just gives Sonney a chance to sucker punch Orville. He knocks him into the railing and something awakens in the gnome. He almost becomes a different person, accent and all. He asks Sonney if this was Orville’s doing then before Sonney has a chance to ask who he is now the gnome asks what year it is and where the kid is. Sonney doesn’t know either answer and asks again who the gnome is, really. All he tells him is he used to work for Jayce Gnash 200 years ago and he needs to find the child.

Sonney convinces the old man to return his belt and the rest of his shit. The gnome runs to the hut and Sonney follows. he pulls out a drawing of a toddler. Sonney gets Mikey vibes and asks if that is who he’s talking about. He confirms and Sonney tells him the last place he saw him was by Booker Dread’s Cove. The gnome begins to twitch and runs to go find a boat but falls flat on his face into the sand. Sonney takes this chance to look for his stuff again. He finds it piled up behind the hut and Orville returns. Sonney pulls a gun on the critter and Orville starts mocking him, claiming that his father couldn’t shoot him so he can’t either. Liza and Chiens are strolling in a direction and Liza attempts to make small talk but Chiens is not cracking. Liza finally convinces her to stop and hugs her from behind, she grabs the locket from around the elf’s neck, deception. Burrows, Mikey, Dex, and a few other men arrive at an “army” of statues. Burrows begins touching each one, looking for something specific. He finds what he’s looking for and has the group circle the statue, making sure Mikey is next to him. He begins to chant and Mikey catches the words “accept this sacrifice” as Burrows swings his sword up, cutting Mikey but decapitating Barry. In the shock Burrows grabs Mikey where the cut is and places it against the statue. The eyes begin to glow green as a spirit emerges from it. Mikey and Dex jump back and Dex asks if this is a bad time to mention he can walk on water. The apparition looks at Mikey. Mikey attempts to stab it, which obviously does nothing and the ghost recognizes his eyes. It turns to Burrows and shifts into him, contorting his bone structure to better suit his look. Booker Dread. He turns back to Mikey as the other statues begin to shake and the man runs, Dex stays and begins smashing statues as the others begin to get possessed as well. Hundreds of spirits appear and fly in the direction of the camps.

## Cast

### Main

* Benjamin Tecnic
* Sonney Griffin-Thorne
* Mikey Gnash
* Dex
* Liza Erd
* Chiens Cascade
* Orville
* Jack Burrows
* Booker Dread

### Supporting

* Thomas Dawkins
* Ross Grimm
* Ardyn
* Madame Temer

### Guest

* Onion Kid
* Diana
* Arthur
* Clark
* Bruce
* Barry

## Trivia

* Season 4 premiere of The Numen Swell.
* Liza Erd & Chiens Cascade are promoted to series regulars from supporting cast last season.
* First appearance of Orville.
* First Appearance of Booker Dread.