Bits, Crits, and Halfwits

Bits, Crits, and Halfwits is the first game of the Hedge Chronicles and takes place during the period of the Hedge Wars. The campaign began in June of 2021 and continues weekly on Sundays at 2:30 PM CST. The campaign includes a full roster of characters and NPC's from various backgrounds, as we move forward with the campaign expect this list to grow longer.

## Characters

* Elliot Burningoak: A Half-Elf wizard from the kingdom of Zreah, Elliot joined the party in order to avoid being conscripted into the Elven army.
* Loolin Boldspeaker: A Minotaur paladin from the city of Ulfast, Loolin joined the party after following Noozin when she left the city.
* Lyra Dreamshadow: A Human wizard from the city of Stipvale, Lyra joined the party after fleeing from the magic college in Apud alongside Elliot.
* Nom: A kobold ranger hailing from the outskirts of Koboldia, Nom joined the party after being forced to help by Loolin and Noozin to atone for past mistakes.
* Noozin Stormhorm: A Minotaur Barbarian from the city of Ulfast. After getting lost and surviving the battle beneath the Minotaur World Tree, Noozin left home with Loolin and joined the party after Lyra and Elliot helped to hide her and Loolin.

## Notable NPC's

* The Kobolds: Three Kobolds in a trench coat, but they are more than they appear.
* Velkyn Barra : The fabled "Man in Black" and the leader of the *Order of the Crescent Moon.*
* Lord and Lady Dreamshadow: Lyra's parents and members of Stipvale's high council.
* Carden Sagedrifter: Lyra's old friend and newest enemy.
* Bodrel and Alrond: A father and son who serve as guards for Lyra's family.
* Elniss: A Minotaur who was believed to be dead, his sudden return prompts the question, are the Red Pits real?

## Episode Summaries

### Episode 1: Rook's Rest

* Our party arrives in the town of Rook's Rest, and after Lyra is bitten by a coin they embark on a quest that will change the fabric of their lives forever.

### Episode 2: The Shop

* After an Elven army passes through the town of Rook's Rest, the party starts to look for a way out. With the help of the Kobolds, they find a door to another world.

### Episode 3: Lost in Translation

* After answering a riddle and making their way through the door, the party finds themselves inside a magical circus. Elliot gets more practice being tossed, and Lyra learns that sometimes the best way to get lost is in your local tavern.

### Episode 4: Starling's Spectacular Circus

* After entering the circus the party is left to their own devices. Elliot gains a new gift, Lyra buys an umbrella, and Loolin encounters a crisis of faith, and one of identity.

### Episode 5: Back to Roots

* After leaving the circus our party finds themselves in Lyra's home Stipvale. Lyra and her family are put on trial, Elliot ruins a drug bust, and old friends of the family make an appearance.

### Episode 6: The Barrows

* The party enters the Barrows in order to find the remains of Lyra's old device. They encounter perilous trials beneath the ground, and the party is faced with the threat of death for the first time.

### Episode 7: It Just Mud

* After encountering Derek for the first time, the party learns about mud from the Kobolds. They cut a dangerous deal to escape. and Elliot builds a friend.

### Episode 8: The Lower Branches

* After returning from the Barrow's the party needs a much deserved rest. After a game of low stakes hide and seek, they have a poetry slam with the Dreamshadow family while deciding what to do.

### Episode 9: A Night Out

* Alrond takes the party out for a night on the town, Lyra finds a bar worth being in, and the Minotaurs encounter a living legend.

### Episode 10: Moved Up

* With the trial of Lyra's family pushed up. The party dives into the Hedge to find a way out. Elliot trades his name to avoid a zone of truth, Lyra meets a friend from her childhood, and a new threat looms.

### Episode 11: The Trial

* The party looks their best for the coming trial. Elliot succeeds in hiding who he is from the Elves. Lyra fails to defend her families name and suffers a great betrayal. The party is given an ultimatum, and a chance.

### Episode 12: Lifeboats not Included

* The party races to catch an airship to Isonmont for their new quest. Alrond and Elniss meet them aboard the ship, the Minotaur's make a less than savory discovery, and the parties trust is forever broken.

### Episode 13: Going Down

* The party makes up as Carden plays his hand. The party escapes to the Circus as the ship falls from the sky, and the parties allies make sacrifices to ensure their escape. Noozin finds help from an unexpected ally.

### Episode 14: The Hedge Witch

* After talking to the Man is Black the party leaves to confront Marta. Lyra tries to reason with her friend, Elliot chooses Arson, Noozin's flumph returns, and Loolin steals a door.

### Episode 15: New Heights

* With Carden's army searching for them, the party returns to Stipvale. Nom learns that actions do indeed have consequences, Loolin learns about Mazebreaker, And Lyra loses a friend as the city floods below.

### Episode 16: Into the Lion's Den

* The party enters Carden's home to stop him before he can find the door, They realize the depth of their situation, and Lyra and Loolin rescue a helpless child. But no good deed goes unpunished.

### Episode 17: If a Tree Falls in the Woods

* The party chases Carden into the Hedge, they lose another ally to the forces against them, and they desperately try to escape as the world falls down around them.

### Episode 18: A Mellow Submarine

* As the party finds themselves trapped in a flooded Stipvale, they work to escape the city. With the help of some old acquaintances, and weapons that are more than they seem. They drain the city and go after the Kobolds.

### Episode 19: Prison Break

* Six months after the fall of Stipvale, The party attempts to break the Kobolds out of an armed camp, they reconnect with one of Lyra's lost relatives, and they come face to face with their true enemy.

### Episode 20: The Maze

* On their way to uncover the secrets of the central world tree, the party finds themselves stuck in an ancient trap. With their path uncertain, they try to push forward. But everything is not as it seems.

### Episode 21: The Hidden City

* After Lyra is taken by another group within the maze, Elliot finds himself with a new tool, Noozin loses something crucial to her identity, and they begin to uncover the history of the locksmiths.

### Episode 22: The Echo Garden

* Getting comfortable in their new keep, our heroes learn the prophecy of the locksmiths from Ashberg, they discover a secret hideaway, and tensions begin to come to a head between Elliot and Noozin.

### Episode 23: Trust

* As Elliot and Noozin's argument comes to a head, their army arrives in the city of Brester. With a new goal in sight the party prepares to head out, as their battalions take on the tasks at hand.

### Episode 24: The Nom

* After leaving Brester the party scares off a group of goblins. That night they encounter another group of adventurers, and while talking with them learns a very interesting local legend.

### Episode 25: Cry 'Ball' and let Loose The Dogs of Play

* After leaving behind the other adventuring group our party heads towards their destination. After a chance encounter with a child and their puppy, the party takes a much needed day of relaxation.