Session 08

With Agdon down, laughing hideously, Aria tries to convince the hares to back down, but they don't take the fairies threats seriously. However, as they move up on the group, Buckie and the Troubador bring weapons to bear on Agdon and The Troubadour is able to make them leave us alone.

Buckie begins lecturing Agdon about how all hares need REAL names, and suggests even his rock has a better name. "Ruminex Geraniacae Taxarcum Honey Cannabine Myostatis Sylvatica, THE BADGERROCK, Valiant Friend of the Realm, Champion of Teleme Hill, Lost Fragment of the Great Fire Mountains." the group begins to mock his intensity...and the pet rock...when it suddenly explodes in a ball of flames, and a drake stands before Buckie. Buckie is a bit thrown but takes it in stride. "First Fire Snake of the Long Patrol. SALLY!"

What a mess. Agdon gives up information relatively quickly. He must give 1 thing, from every person he steals from, to Belormia, the frog witch. He is a bit distressed at the moment as his gourd full of happy memories, for Belmoria, is overdue. TOM admits we opened it, Agdon says Belmoria will kill him. We offer to address this problem for him. So Agdon gives us more background on Downfall: It is rules by a king - but king has high tunover. A king is elected king, but gets assasinated, so there's a new king, and that one get's assassinated...now they don't even bother with the election and whoever kills the king becomes the king. Each prospective king believes that he will be the one special king that will change things... Hint: they won't, Agdon lets slip that Zyblina is still alive. He claims to have spoken to her, but refused to say more.

BELORMIA seems to be the one that fucked things up, managing to make this even worse. She could be the one who made Zyblina go away.

## On the Road to Downfall

As we are parting ways with Agdon, we are distracted by some goblins gathering eggs. They plan to sell them in downfall for money.

So Aria, TOM, Buckie and Sallie look for eggs as they walk to Downfall. They find: 4 small green eggs, 6 white eggs with yellow spots, 5 tiny blue eggs, 3 large white eggs, 2 red vertically striped eggs. TOM claims 2 of each to 'raise' (total 10). Aria and Buckie take the rest. TOM wants the third turtle egg, but Buckie says no.

They move on until reaching a mud flat, where they are challenged by mephits.

Then they see a tree stump house. When The Troubadour knocks, a spider brings a dragon shaped gourd. Next time, he brings a white+gray elder cap mushroom that feels magical. Third, a coloured sunrise flower which sheds light, which feels magical. The fourth time, it puts up a closed sign.

They head toward Downfall, and it starts to flood. Buckie and Troubador noticed a raft, Troubie ignored it, Buckie clued in the group. They got their asses on the raft - fire drake claiming priority boarding.

And off they paddled to downfall...The waters began to receed, and the raft found its way into a river headed into Downfall.

## Downfall

Unpopular due to unpredictable politics and flooding alike, the home of the hag witch Belormia, the group arrives in Downfall, greeted by Polywogs. Troubador says the party is there to kill the frog witch, and the polywogs say the king would probably like to talk to them.