Into the Mists: Episode 04

### Reddit Thread

***Into the Mists* Episode 4** was streamed on Arcadum's Twitch channel on May 1, 2021, and premiered on Arcadum's YouTube channel on May 5, 2021.
Before following the map, the party buys peanuts, visits the graveyard and the brothel. On their way to the Titan's Eye, they meet and hire the Yozai Obu Uzuki.

## Summary

*Originally written by u/AsAlternateAsItCanBe*

As they leave the guild, the group receives five potions from Lavender: three Greater Healing Potions and two Haste Potions. Before venturing out of Alexandria, Vasily decides to check the statue of Mirage in the Adventurer's District. As they inspect the statue, they see a plaque below it, which says: “For Mirage, the Chord of Freedom, whose voice freed us all from the chains of tyranny.” While they converse with each other at the statue, the sound of bells chiming can be heard all around the city. The statue then lets out a soft note of Mirage's voice, heralding the night. The group continues exploring the city by visiting a street vendor selling peanuts and funnel cakes.

Next they visit the graveyard, where Vasily plans to absorb sadness from the people to feed herself. As she enters the graveyard, located inside the temple of Vaeryn, Vasily sees O'Loyi, a Haka Warrior, kneeling down at a gravestone that reads “O'rai: Father, Warrior, Hero.” Vasily asks the warrior more about his father with the intent to feed off his emotions. As he explains more and more, Vasily's demeanor gets wilder as more emotions come out from him. Talis eventually pulls her out of the trance, and Vasily feels slightly abashed. She immediately leaves the graveyard, and the party follows after comforting O'Loyi for a bit. They decide to end the day with a bang by visiting a brothel called the Succulent, where Garlic experiences the touch of a woman for the first time in his life.

The next day they start following the map Rzamd gave them. The journey will lead them to the outskirts of the Titan's Eye and it will take around two weeks to travel there. When night comes, Baëth, Yukina, Kiliwen, and Garlic decide to catch some fish at the river near their camp while Talis and Vasily talk to each other. As the four return, a stranger approaches the campsite. The party looks confused as to what the stranger is, as his long hair covers his face and his arms are full of eyes. Baëth then gives Obu a fish and invites him to join the party around the fire. The stranger indicates that it means no harm and introduces itself as Obu Uzuki, a Yozai mercenary for hire. The party, intrigued by the remark, asks him how much his services cost. Obu replies that he is available for hire for 300 gold per mission. Baëth however persuades Obu to lower the price in exchange for food. Garlic also tries to haggle by saying that other mercenaries offer way lower prices. Ultimately, the party agrees to hire Obu for 200 gold.

As they continue talking around the campfire, Obu tells them that his reason for becoming a travelling samurai is due to the death of the Daimyo Watermelon of the Fruitfly Clan, who he had served as a guard. Talis chimes in, saying that she knew someone important to her but doesn't quite remember who it is, so Baëth tries to comfort her by saying that he ate his family. The party eventually goes to bed. During their sleep, Baëth finds himself in the middle of a blizzard. He sees the burnt buildings of his clan and his dead, desecrated clan members. He also notices a piece of torn fabric of a robe with the symbol of the Spyre of Glies, which are servants of Azolon. Baëth wakes up screaming, so the group gathers around him. Vasily examines Baëth's body and finds that the scars on his hands are bleeding due to him trying to dig through the ice to get to his clan in his dream. The party comforts Baëth, and he decides to take watch while trying to reflect on why his dream seems to be more visceral than usual. As a new dawn breaks, the party continues their journey towards the Titan's Eye.

## Featured Characters

### Main Characters

* Baeth Wellington
* Garlic Crouton
* Kiliwen Joy
* Talis
* Vasily
* Yukina

### New

* Big Gab
* Derger Wallace
* Dommy Molly
* Ignalio
* Madame Marcast
* O'Loyi
* Obu Uzuki

## References

1. ↑ Date is shown on YouTube VOD
2. ↑ Verum Weekly: Summaries of the Streamed Games of the Week (May 6th, 2021)