The Miss Demeanor Ep. 7

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***Miss Demeanor* Episode 7** was streamed on BrettUltimus' Twitch channel on the 12th of September 2020, and premiered on the World of Io's YouTube channel on 18th of september 2020.

## Summary

*Written by u/Sir\_P1zza, edited by u/Justa5crub*

Tired from their fight against the warlord, the crew takes a rest inside the Miss Demeanor and decides to sleep on their decision where to go next. Wood Gnome successfully convinces Captain Armstrong that he can sleep in the captain’s quarters as a safety measure against the rest of the crew and as a sign of trust. With Wood Gnome sleeping at the foot of the bed, they both wake up to the sound of Alice trying to open the door. Captain Armstrong sends Wood Gnome away to get a drink and lets Alice in. Alice believes that spending multiple weeks to install an engine onto the Miss Demeanor might take too long, since they do not know the warlord’s plans. Alice and Captain Armstrong both agree that going after the warlord now might prove dangerous but sailing towards Gubwater Keep might be a better idea.

Alice also thanks the Captain for coming to his defense when Laurence was questioning his capabilities. Armstrong responds saying that as long as he’s part of the crew, he’s part of the family. Alice is shaken by this response and tells Armstrong that he hasn’t been entirely honest about the Wish that brought him here. Alice thought that by wishing for something too specific it could be dangerous, so he simply wished to be where his family was. Captain Armstrong thanks Alice for telling the truth and as Alice leaves the room Wood Gnome returns, bringing two glasses of rum with tea leaves taken from Luna’s bag.

Finishing their morning routines with a terrible cup of tea rum — also called TUM —, the crew goes above deck. To their surprise a stone hut stands on the beach where there was previously none. Both Wood Gnome and Laurence deny building it, saying it would take at least two days to build a hut like that. When they walk up to it, there’s a dim, blue light inside. Alice recognizes a sense of conjuration magic, and he realizes that the hut was teleported here. Layton kicks open the door, and inside is a mysterious hooded figure standing in a room surrounded by potions and magical books. Alice recognizes some of the books as books from the Academy. The figure introduces themselves as The Magi and explains that the hut generally moves on its own, but in most cases it teleports the Magi to adventurers who will make an impact on history. Layton tests this out by pulling out his sword, the beam swirls around inside the hut as if it was in the Bag of Holding.

The Magi shows a crystal in the middle of the room, and as Alice approaches he sees a bunch of jumbled moments before recognizing himself fighting the bloated bugbear scavengers. The Magi is surprised that Alice recognizes a moment and explains to the group that they are recreations of meaningful moments in the history of Io. The Magi sends adventurers into those moments to experience them, so they can turn the experiences into a book. The Magi offers the crew this chance, and initially they’re hesitant. The Magi assures that there’s no real danger and can pull the group out at any time. The crew accepts this in exchange for forgiveness of the kicked-in door, information about any survivors of the attack on the old Academy, and the location of the city of Krakesque. Alice asks for a book about the Astral Veil and ley lines, and the Magi does have one tome they received from a certain blue man.

The crew readies themselves when the Magi casts a spell, and they are brought to a different dimension. They land in darkness with their feet on solid ground, and Alice’s voice echoes through the seemingly huge room. When they light up torches, they seem to be in some kind of a crypt. Armstrong recognizes the symbols to be of the first All-King, the ruling person of the kingdom of Liwendolyn on the continent of Quethos before the kingdom converted to a democracy. As Armstrong relays this to the party, a loud howl echoes through the crypt. Although the crew tries to hide, the monster quickly sniffs them out. A large werewolf covered spores walks around the corner and immediately attacks the crew. Normal weaponry seems to have little to no effect, but Layon uses his spectral blade to weaken its skin. Alice tries to fire Magic Missiles, but his UnstableMagic causes them to fire towards friendlies. Luna and Armstrong get hit, and Layton quickly deflects the missile. As the werewolf moves around, it leaves behind spores which Luna quickly destroys. Near the end of the battle, Layton leg-drops the werewolf, grabs it by their legs, swirls around, and throws it into a wall. The werewolf melts into red gelatin, and the illusionary memory begins to fade.

The Magi thanks the crew and gives Alice the giant tome. If Alice spends four days studying the book, he can learn rituals to track ley lines and even travel through them when he’s more experienced. The Magi gives Layton a fixed door, but the Captain quickly realizes it isn’t worth their last fight and demands to instead learn information about his sword. After some squabbling the Magi agrees to share information if Layton attempts to get the figure out of the hut. The Magi casts a modified version of Divination and allows Luna, Armstrong and Layton to ask one question each. Captain Armstrong asks what the best way is for them to reach Krakesque. According to the Magi, the crew already has a tool to guide their way towards Krakesque, Layton’s sword.

Luna asks who survived the attack on the Arcane Academy. The Magi responds by going down a list of names for seven minutes. Luna is surprised by how many people survived even though the majority perished. Alice recognizes the name Melira, an elven professor in the current Arcane Academy. Luna is very shocked, because she believed she was the only survivor of the attack, and Alice promises to help her write a letter to see if they can find anyone that would know Luna or her family. Layton wants to know more about the capabilities and the history of the sword, and the Magi explains that the sword belonged to an ancient warlord called Jiang who used the sword to summon the sea creature that destroyed Krakesque. If Jiang gets a hold of this sword, he can unlock much of its latent power that was sealed away in the city.

Though they were not very happy with the results, Layton is a man of his words and attempts to take the Magi out of the hut. The Magi feels like a squishy mess and throwing him feels like throwing a wet blanket. When Layton throws the Magi, the figure hits an invisible wall. Layton tries to directly pull them out of the hut and even with a lot of effort, nothing works. Layton flies back 30 feet and when he looks up, the stone hut teleports away. Armed with the new information, the crew decides to leave the steam engine on the beach for now and sail towards Gubwater Keep.

## References

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