Running Out of Time Part 3

## Episode 26 - The FeyWild West

Seline alerts Raven to the trouble at the mine. Raven convinces Seline that she's going to see what the trouble is about. As they get close to the entrance, they hear shots coming from within. Talia runs for the hole (that she passed before), baseball sliding past it, and slam dunking the bomb. Seconds later its explosion rocks the mine. Seline seeing Talia’s dunk, sprints toward her before the explosion shakes the ground beneath her feet. When she reaches Talia, they turn and walk back to where the woman is trying to crawl her way back to the other explosives. Raven and our adventurers gather the woman and her explosives and leave the mine. Captain Wilde meets them outside the mind and they tell James what happened. Raven is confused about the hole Talia through the first one bomb in. Seline intimidates the woman into revealing her name, Anika Demeter. Talia passes Anika to Captain Wilde before taking Raven back into the mines to see the hole. Talia takes a torch that has cast light on it and tosses it into the hole. The light streaks downward on and on until it is out of sight. Raven takes a flare and also drops it in the hole. As light passes down the hole, veins of precious metals glitter back in the light on the walls. They wonder why Foreman Brasshammer failed to mention this and Raven reconsiders selling the mine. They returned the James and make their way to the Sheriff's Office to turn in Anika Demeter and explain why she's there. Seline and Talia also turn over the TNT and Demeter’s explosives to Raven. Sheriff Grihm asks them to return to the town square because the hangings are almost done… After the executions are finished the mayor addresses the assembled townsfolk. Feeling that his role in this travesty was a failing on his part is mayor, Mayor Finch Whendlewood resigns as mayor. Although in the coming election he intends to run again, he wants to allow other voices to be heard about Crankshaft’s current state of affairs. He requests Captain Wilde, Talia, and Seline to join him up on stage. The mayor awards them the key to the city of Crankshaft on the behalf of the DMP. In addition, he offers those members of the DMP present 3000 gold pieces each. This last solemn duty performed, Finch Whendlewood steps down as mayor. Seline Talia and Captain Wilde follow the former mayor back to the town hall. Captain Wilde theorizes Whendlewood’s resignation will gain him enough sympathy to be re-elected. The former mayor gives all the reward money to Talia and Seline to be distributed later. Talia, Seline, and Captain Wilde return to the rest of the DMP in Crankshaft on their way to the 42nd funeral pyre. Whoever was searching the bodies got what they wanted. With Cortez’s help, Seline finds a teleportation circle a short distance away. They figure that's how Walker got the Crankshaft so quickly. The farthest west DMP Outpost has at Castle Ridge at the crossroads. Seline asks Captain Wilde if he knows anyone good at forgery. She pulls out the Venassi invitation and asks if the name on it could be changed to Lorelei Heyfield. Alren the Paladin of the Dragon will do the forgery.

## Characters

### Players

* Seline Argent-Grey
* Talia Argent-Grey

### NPCs

* Cortez
* Sheriff Eugean Grihm
* Mayor Whendlewood
* Raven Crankshaft
* Deadman's Promise (DMP)
	+ Capt. James Wilde
	+ Rhenalle
	+ Marla
	+ Alren
* Anika Demeter Venassi