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Miranda

Miranda is an elven druid played by guest star Rachel Seeley. She was in search of the ring of winter when her path crossed with the waffle crew. She had befriended a tribe of vegepygmies. She met and teamed up with the group when they decided to go explore the yuan ti temple, in the hopes of finding and killing Ras Nsi.  Many of Miranda's vegepygmies were killed by Paultin while he was under the control of the ring of winter.  Miranda was able to take the ring of winter from the waffle crew and escape with the shadar kai.

## Episodes

Episode 77 - Come Slither

Episode 78 - Mortal Coils

Episode 79 - The Nightmare Scenario

Episode 80 - Kaboom it May Concern

Episode 81 - Alignment

Episode 82 - Drinking Man's Game

Episode 83 - Ice in the Veins

Episode 84 - Domain Event

1. ↑ Episode 77
2. ↑ Episode 77
3. ↑ Episode 81
4. ↑ Episode 84
Interns

The Acquisitions, Inc. interns were NPCs that crewed the airship. Strix met them when Omin summoned her with an infernal contract.  They eventually died in the battle against Klauth  and their souls were seen waiting to be devoured by the soulmonger.

## The Interns

The Acquisitions, Inc. interns:

* **"Hell's Adjacent" Hibner**: A tiefling that doesn't sleep much.
* **Tweed Barsum**: A gnome.
* **Alandria Primp**: An acolyte in her early days of wizard training.
* **Scubby Hornswallow**: A scruffy forest gnome with small, rough hands.

1. ↑ Enter the Trash Witch
2. ↑ Episode 75
3. ↑ Episode 87
The Zhentarim

The Zhentarim are a vast organization of criminals who use flying snakes as messengers. The waffle crew was attacked by Zhentarim assassins in Port Nyanzaru. They were trying to snatch the ring of winter.  When the heroes returned to Port Nyanzaru, the Zhentarim unsuccessfully attempted to poison their food.  While sailing to Waterdeep, the group spotted and engaged with members of the Zhentarim who were also sailing to Waterdeep.  Once they arrived at the city, the group saw that Wandala was allied with them. Together, they fought off an attack by agents of the Xanathar.  Naska, a dwarven member of the Zhentarim, asked the heroes to help him kill a mind flayer ally of the Xanathar.

The Zhentarim warned the waffle crew that agents of the Xanathar were going to attack their home. The Zhentarim sent Sister Narae to help them fend off the attack.

1. ↑ Episode 63
2. ↑ Episode 91
3. ↑ Episode 94
4. ↑ episode 95
5. ↑ Episode 97
6. ↑ Episode 103
Ironslag

Ironslag was, at one time, a place that forged magic weapons. Fire giants took it over. King Harnoth asked the waffle crew to go see what was happening there. The waffle crew explored Ironslag. Strix scouted out the foundry, but was spotted.Their pets ran loose and tipped over the Vonindod. While battling the fire giants, Evelyn tried to destroy the magic heart of the Vonindod, but when she struck it with Lightfall, it was her beloved axe that was destroyed. Ironslag was destroyed when Maegara was second time.

## Denizens

Duke Zalto

Brimskarda

Zaltember

1. ↑ Episode 37
2. ↑ Episode 42
3. ↑ Episode 44
4. ↑ Episode 45
5. ↑ Episode 50
Mourning Glory

During her time in Barovia, Evelyn cast *find steed*, a spell that summons a loyal steed that she can dismiss and summon as she pleases. The evil nature of Barovia corrupted her steed, giving it the appearance of an undead monstrosity. Sometimes Evelyn summons Mourning Glory with a quick, Disney-like humming tune. Once the group returned to Faerun, Mourning Glory became a living, white horse. Mourning Glory was a key part of the final battle of Ironslag. She drew the attention of the hell hounds and giants while the waffle crew fought Duke Zalto.

When Evelyn summoned Mourning Glory in Omu, she had changed. The horse had a golden mane and tail, and there was a wing pattern emblazoned on her shoulders.

When Evelyn passed into the afterlife, Mourning Glory transformed into a pegasus.

1. ↑ Players Handbook page 240
2. ↑ Episode 12
3. ↑ Episode 27
4. ↑ Episode 32
5. ↑ Episode 49
6. ↑ Episode 81
7. ↑ Episode 87
Dice, Camera, Action

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***Dice, Camera, Action*** is a weekly Dungeons and Dragons livestream with Chris Perkins as dungeon master.

The D&D team, along with some friends from the YouTube and Twitch community, has kicked off its ongoing livestream of Dungeons & Dragons, titled Dice, Camera, Action! DCA is a live play-through of D&D’s latest storylines, run by Dungeon Master extraordinaire, Chris Perkins.

## Schedule

New episodes stream live on the dnd Twitch channel Tuesdays at 4:00 PM Pacific Time weekly.

## Cast

* Chris Perkins as the Dungeon Master.
* Anna Prosser Robinson as Evelyn Marthain
* Commander Holly as Strix
* ProJared as Diath Woodrow
* Nathan Sharp as Paultin Seppa
King Harnoth

King Harnoth is the ruler of Citadel Adbar. He asked the Wafflecrew to go and investigate the fire giant activities at Ironslag. When the group completed that mission, they met with the king. He admitted to them that he was a doppleganger of the real king, who had fallen ill. He was worried that assassins from Yartar were trying to kill him. He asked the Wafflecrew to assist him in a plan taking place three days from their meeting, but the party was sucked back into Barovia before they could fulfil their promise.

1. ↑ Episode 37
2. ↑ Episode 52
Strix's Staff

Strix's staff, The Staff of the Horned Crescent, is a magic quarterstaff used by Strix as an arcane focus. It is a long, slender black staff, and on the top is a crescent moon with strange symbols carved into it. Strix made it herself during her time in the Hive, and she also created the glowing arcane symbols, which according to her don't mean anything.

She attempted to hit the vampire spawn Doru over the head with it to very little effect (and has notably not tried this since).

While the Wafflecrew were in the jungles of Chult, Strix imbued her staff with the power to transform into a number of mundane objects:

* Flying Broom, which putters as it flies and sometimes releases black smoke
* Pie Pan / Frying Pan
* Fishing pole
* Lantern with green flame
* Large black cauldron
* Feather quill that writes in the air with green ink
* Cuddly owlbear doll

1. ↑ Episode 2
2. ↑ Episode 72
Ch'gakare

Ch'gakare is an ancient warrior of Omu, long dead. His right hand was severed and became Handrew. The Raven Queen wanted Paultin to find the Skull Chalice of Ch'gakare, a relic of significant value. The waffle crew found Ch'gakare's remains while looking for Paultin in Omu.  Paultin returned the skull chalice and the hand to the Raven Queen while he was in the Shadowfell.

1. ↑ Episode 82
2. ↑ Episode 85
Treebane

Treebane is a magical axe, wielded by Evelyn, whose handle is carved with leaves and vines. When it hits a plant, the target takes an extra 1d8 slashing damage. When creatures who are not of good alignment try to wield the axe, it sprouts magical thorns on the handle.

Evelyn found Treebane on episode 15. It was lodged in a tree trunk at Yester Hill.

1. ↑ Curse of Strahd page 198
Mordenkainen

Mordenkainen, played by guest star Sam Witwer, is a legendary wizard who ended up trapped in Barovia for a time.

The waffle crew first spotted him in the woods while they rescued Arabelle from drowning in a lake.

Mordenkainen accompanied the group to Castle Ravenloft. Once inside, he split off from them. He destroyed the heart of sorrow, which weakened Strahd. When the group were leaving Barovia, they caught a glimpse of Mordenkainen, who was in the form of a stag.Upon the crew's return to Barovia, Mordenkainen led a mob into the church to break up the wedding. He crushed Vasilka with *Bigby's crushing hand*.

## D&D Lore

Mordenkainen is an NPC that has appeared in a number of D&D products since AD&D 1st Edition.

### Real Life Character

When Gary Gygax, the co-creator of D&D actually played D&D, Mordenkainen was his character.

Gary himself ran characters when Rob Kuntz would DM. Rob would sometimes run Castle Greyhawk and also his own dungeon, El Raja Key, set in Rob;s world of Kalibruhn. Rob's castle was immortalized in the official published D&D adventure "Mordenkainen's Fantastic Adventure".

It is believed that Mordenkainen's name was derived from Lemminkäinen, a hero in Finnish mythology and one of the heroes of the Kalevala.

#### Mordenkainen's Henchmen

Mordenkainen's henchmen included: Zigby (a dwarf), Rigby (a cleric), Sigby Griggbyson (a fighter), Nigby (Bigby's apprentice) and Digby. He also commanded two red dragons named "Gorky" and "Porky". 300 dwarven followers.

#### The Circle of Eight

Gary had his characters and NPCs form a group known as "The Circle of Eight". In official D&D products, there is a Circle of Eight, but the members are not the same as in Rob and Gary's shared campaign.

The real life Gary Gygax Circle of Eight (+1) included:

* Mordenkainen
* Bigby
* Yrag: A fighter, Gary's first actual D&D character.
* Riggby
* Felnorith: A fighter who collects swords.
* Sigby Grigbyson: Fighter.
* Ziggby: The leader of Mordenkainen's 300 dwarf followers.
* Vin & Vram: Elf twins.

Together they lived in a place made of obsidian called the "Citadel of Eight".

### Products

He has had a number of D&D products named after him:

* **Mordenkainen's Fantastic Adventure** (later revised in Dungeon Magazine #112 as "Maure Castle").
* **Mordenkainen's Magnificent Emporium**: A book of magic items for 4th edition.
* **Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes**: A book of monsters and lore for 5th edition.

### Mordenkainen's Spells

In the game, Mordenkainen has created many spells, some of which appear in the 5th edition Player's Handbook:

* Mordenkainen's Magnificent Mansion
* Mordenkainen's Faithful Hound
* Mordenkainen's Sword

## Episodes

Episode 29 - Dark Horses

Episode 55 - Flesh and Blood

1. ↑ Episode 26
2. ↑ Episode 29
3. ↑ Episode 31
4. ↑ Episode 55
Evil Paultin

Evil Paultin is an evil clone of Paultin created by the Sewn Sisters. He and the other clones were causing trouble in Port Nyanzaru, sending evil creatures to the hags through the use of a soul bag.  His name might be Nit Luap.  The waffle crew attacked and killed the other evil clones, but Evil Paultin was able to run away and blend into the crowd of Port Nyanzaru.  He snuck onto the *Brazen Pegasus* and got into a scuffle with Diath during the group's encounter with Aremag. He grabbed the canaith mandolin and fell into the dragon turtle's mouth. He is presumed dead.

1. ↑ Episode 88
2. ↑ Episode 89
3. ↑ Episode 90
4. ↑ Episode 92
Bag of Nails

Bag of Nails is a Tabaxi Hunter played by guest star Matthew Lillard. Bag of Nails fought alongside the waffle crew against Klauth. He climbed up onto an airship and fired a harpoon at the red dragon.  He further wounded Klauth with an *arrow of dragon slaying*. Klauth fled as Bag commandeered the airship and flew after him.

## Episodes

Episode 74 - Gods Rest ye Merry Waffle Crew

Episode 75 - Apex Predator

Episode 76 - Band on the Run

1. ↑ Episode 75
2. ↑ Episode 76
Halani

Halani is an elf princess who was captured by the yakfolk. During a big battle in the yakfolk village, Strix fell through the roof of the chief's hut and met her. When the battle was over, Diath gathered up the slaves and found clothes gear for them. Halani told Diath that if he ever came to her forest, to seek her out to receive a reward, and kissed him.

1. ↑ Episode 40
2. ↑ Episode 41
Summerwise

Summerwise is Xandala's pet pseudodragon. She took a liking to Paultin when they first met. Summerwise swallowed Juniper, but was forced to regurgitate her before the mouse died.

Xandala was slain by a vengeful Klauth as they fled Xandala's airship. Summerwise flew in the direction opposite to where Xandala went, and his fate is unknown.

1. ↑ Episode 59
2. ↑ Episode 61
3. ↑ Episode 62
Renaer Neverember

Renaer Neverember is the son of Lord Dagult Neverember, former ruler of Waterdeep. Renaer resents his father and tries to keep away from him. Renaer met the group in Waterdeep when they were charged with protecting him, and he took a liking to Strix.  There was an implication he knew something about the Stone of Golorr but he was reluctant to share any information.

1. ↑ Episode 96
Duchess Dorfinya

Duchess Dorfinya Dilisnya was a Barovian noble. When the waffle crew traveled to Barovia's past, they opened the wedding gift she had brought. Inside it was a young, fresh, Murderbot. The group kept him. She is the mother of Leo Dilisnya. The heroes overheard her telling her son that she did not want Sergei and Tatyana getting married. Once Strahd had recaptured Sergei and Tatyana, he had the duchess's son, Leo, killed in front of her. She was thrown in the dungeons below Castle Ravenloft.

1. ↑ Episode 56
2. ↑ Episode 57
3. ↑ Episode 58
Lafaria

Lafaria is a dryad who was played by guest star Satine Phoenix on episode 35. She met the Wafflecrew while they were adventuring in the frozen north and encountered her tree (a lone tree in the barren wilderness). She spoke with the Wafflecrew and let them rest in her cave. Giants showed up and wanted to eat the tree in which she lived.

She died in the battle against the giants. As a final gesture, she granted Strix a boon that allowed her to cast *polymorph* on herself a few times.
Dragonbait

Dragonbait is a saurial (dinosaur/humanoid) who is a frequent adventuring companion of Artus Cimber, and subsequently a companion of the Wafflecrew. Dragonbait is mute and communicates by emitting various odors.

Artus Cimber introduced him to the Wafflecrew in Port Nyanzaru.  Apparently as a favor to Artus, who could not travel with the group because of his notoriety, he travelled with the Wafflecrew as a stalwart companion through much of their adventures in the jungles of Chult.

When undead attacked Port Nyanzaru, Dragonbait led the waffle crew into the jungle, cutting back thick vegetation.  Dragonbait saved Wumba's life, pulling him out of a pit trap in a collapsing shrine.  When Klauth collapsed a wall on the group in Omu, Dragonbait held the rubble up, protecting Waffles until the group could dig her out.

The Wafflecrew left him behind in Omu when they pursued Paultin though a portal to the Shadowfell, the baby triceratops Eighteen left behind with him as well as one of Miranda's last remaining vegepygmies, Potato. (They attempted to leave Waffles behind with him to keep her safe, but the owlbear refused to stay and barrelled through the portal after them).

His current whereabouts are unknown.

1. ↑ Episode 63
2. ↑ Episode 64
3. ↑ Episode 66
4. ↑ Episode 76
5. ↑ Episode 82
Donavich

Father Donavich was the local priest in the village of Barovia. His son, Doru, was turned into a vampire spawn by Strahd. When the Wafflecrew met him, he reluctantly allowed them to go and deal with his son, who was being kept in the basement. The Wafflecrew failed to deal with him adequately, and the young vampire spawn escaped.

Later, when Paultin was Strahd's guest in Castle Ravenloft, he saw that Strahd had killed Donavich. The priest's corpse was sprawled out on the floor.

1. ↑ Episode 2
2. ↑ Episode 20
Amaunator

Amaunator was a god that was thought to be dead, but it was later revealed that he had actually become Lathander. Amaunator is a god of order, the sun, time, and law. The church of Lathander in Waterdeep, known as The Spires of Morning, is transitioning over to worship of Amaunator. This transition seems to have been spurred on by Father Sunbright and a traveling cleric called Father Andrew Morn.

1. ↑ Episode 106
Laeral Silverhand

Laeral Silverhand is the Open Lord (ruler) of Waterdeep. She wears a green cloak and her silver hair goes all the way to the floor. Laeral told Diath that she was going to help him when he was imprisoned. She said that she appreciated that Diath had rid the city of the Xanathar.  She later disguised herself as Talastin, infiltrated Jarlaxle's ship, and helped the heroes rescue their owlbear.

## Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

Anamanue Laeral Silverhand is the fifth of seven daughters of the goddess Mystra. In the past, she ruled the kingdom of Stornanter and was married to an adventurer named Khelben Arunsun, who would become the Blackstaff, the Lord Mage of Waterdeep. He died, and now Laeral rules Waterdeep after Dagult Neverember was ousted as the Open Lord.

1. ↑ Episode 118
2. ↑ Episode 139
3. ↑ Waterdeep: Dragon Heist pg. 207
Arabelle

Arabelle is a little girl, a vistani destined to obtain great power. She was played by guest star Liisa Lee.

Arabelle had gone missing. Van Richten told the group that he needed to find her. After a short search, the group came upon a man trying to drown Arabelle in a lake. The waffle crew rescued her and returned her to her father, Luvash.

After a short stay at the vistani camp, Van Richten convinced Diath to kill **Arabelle** with the hag pin. As she died, she rubbed her bloody hands on his face.

## Episodes

Episode 26 - The Greater Good

Episode 27 - Thing in the Rug

1. ↑ Episode 25
2. ↑ Episode 26
3. ↑ Episode 27
Hegemon Beestinger

Hegemon is an albino halfling and high level spellcaster who serves as an Underbaron of the Rock of Bral, an asteroid city in realmspace. Hegemon and his sister, Harsha, got caught selling illegal weapons in Waterdeep. The waffle crew were able to sort out the issue, with the help of Rosie Beestinger and two giff named Thunder and Lightning.

1. ↑ episode 122
Gwyneth

Gwyneth is an ice construct played by guest star Erika Fermina. Gwyneth is an ice construct created by Miranda when she wore the ring of winter. After the battle at the Yawning Portal, Vajra offered to try to turn her into an avariel (a winged elf), so that she wouldn't cease to exist if the ring of winter was destroyed.
The Shadowfell

The Shadowfell is a plane that overlaps the Material Plane. It is a dark realm that is home to the Raven Queen, the goddess of Death. The waffle crew traveled here and battled Paultin when he was under control of the ring of winter. They had a huge battle at the Dead-Eyed Drunk tavern.  Evelyn and Simon died in a battle against a balhannoth in a tunnel under a beach littered with bones.

1. ↑ Episode 83
2. ↑ Episode 86
Harshnag

Harshnag the Grim was a frost giant played by guest star Joe Hills. The Wafflecrew went to Harshnag's ice tower to ask the frost giant if he would help investigate Ironslag. He agreed to go with them. Harshnag helped the Wafflecrew attack the yakfolk settlement. During the assault, Harshnag fell off a cliff fighting an earth elemental and is presumed dead. Kuharik later said that while out in the area where Harshnag fell, he found the frost giant's axe, but no corpse.

Harshnag is an NPC from the Storm King's Thunder adventure. He originally appeared in a number of old D&D supplements, including *Heroes' Lorebook* and *City of Splendors: Waterdeep*.

## Episodes

Episode 39 - Fortune Favors the Cold

Episode 40 - Big Yak Attack

1. ↑ Episode 38
2. ↑ Episode 40
3. ↑ Episode 49
Dani Hartel

Dani Hartel is the host of Craft Hags on Twitch and she designs and creates the costumes for Acquisitions, Inc. As a guest star on Dice, Camera, Action, she played Xandala. Later, she played Xandala's twin sister, Wandala.

## Episodes

Episode 59 - Snowflakes in Kronenheim

Episode 60 - The Red, the White, and the Crew

Episode 61 - The End of the World

Episode 62 - Abandon Ship

Episode 95 - Specter of the Zhentarim
The Sunsword

The Sunsword is a unique blade that was once wielded by Sergei, Strahd's brother.

When the group was in Castle Ravenloft, Ezmerelda gave them the sunsword. When the Wafflecrew returned to Barovia, Paultin used the sunsword to completely destroy Paultin's shadow.

## Powers

* +2 to attack and damage rolls
* Deals radiant damage instead of slashing damage.
* Does an extra 1d8 radiant damage when it hits undead.
* The Sunsword may be sentient (it says that it is in *Curse of Strahd* on page 223, but Chris has not depicted it as such).

1. ↑ Episode 31
2. ↑ Episode 55
The Xanathar

The Xanathar is a Beholder who runs a crime syndicate in Waterdeep. The Wafflecrew got in the middle of dispute between the Zhentarim and the Xanathar's agents when the heroes first arrived at Waterdeep. After the heroes repelled the assailants, a shadowy entity resembling the Xanathar threatened the group.

1. ↑ Episode 95
Rosie Beestinger

Rosie Beestinger is a halfling monk currently employed as the Cartographer for the Acquisitions Incorporated "C" Team operating out of the Dessarin Valley. She is a grandmother that oversees a clan of Beestingers, including Strix. Rosie helped the waffle crew deal with Hegemon and Harsha, a pair of Beestingers who were involved in selling illegal weapons in Waterdeep.

1. ↑ Episode 122
Warrington Munt

Warrington Munt was a Giff who had been serving on a Spelljammer (a magic-powered spaceship) that crashed into the sea some days out of Waterdeep. He was rescued by the Wafflecrew, and quickly assumed the first mate's position on board the Brazen Pegasus.  The Waffle Crew and the people on board the ship regard him with equal parts fear and amusement. Warrington was attacked by an intellect devourer and lost some of his short-term memory. Magnus took him to a church to get it restored.

When the group arrived in Waterdeep, Warrington was separated from them for a time. He eventually found their new home and moved in with them. During a battle at the home, a barrel of gunpowder that he was holding exploded, but he survived the incident.

It was eventually revealed that a mind flayer tadpole had infected Warrington during his battle on the illithid ship, which slowly transformed him into a mind flayer. He attacked the waffle crew and was slain by a *lightning bolt* spell cast by Strix. The heroes wanted to bring him back from the dead, but concluded that there was no viable way to do so.

## D&D Lore

The Giff are a race of humanoid hippo-folk who first appeared in the 2nd edition Spelljammer setting. They are mercenaries who have an an unhealthy obsession with weaponry, particularly muskets and blunderbusses.

1. ↑ Episode 94
2. ↑ Episode 97
3. ↑ Episode 113
4. ↑ Episode 129
Walnut Dankgrass

Walnut Dankgrass (pronounced dahn-grass) is a Wood Elf Druid played by Amy T Falcone, currently employed as the Documancer for the Acquisitions Incorporated The "C" Team operating out of the Dessarin Valley. She met Evelyn and Paultin when they visited Red Larch.  Walnut accompanied the heroes when they infiltrated Jarlaxle's ship.  The group learned that Walnut has a clone that escaped and went rogue.

1. ↑ Episode 100a
2. ↑ Episode 139
3. ↑ Episode 140
Ras Nsi

Ras Nsi is an evil warlord who waged war on Chult centuries ago.

There are hordes of undead bearing his symbol, that of a blue triangle, on their foreheads.  Yashida, one of Ras Nsi's underlings, stole the apocalypse dagger from Viari during a dinosaur race.  The oracle at Orolunga told the waffle crew that Ras Nsi was suffering from the death curse, and that the group should try to kill him.  Ras Nsi appeared in the temple of Dendar, but before he could do anything, Miranda knocked him back into the teleport circle and he vanished.

1. ↑ Episode 64
2. ↑ Acquisitions, Inc. PAX West 2017
3. ↑ Episode 71
4. ↑ Episode 78
Death curse

The death curse blocks people from being raised from the dead and it causes those who have been raised from the dead to rot away and die. The source of the curse is the Soulmonger. Shemeshka helped the waffle crew learn about a ritual that could summon the Sewn Sisters to help protect them from the death curse. Evelyn ended the death curse by destroying the Soulmonger with her holy light.

1. ↑ Episode 61
2. ↑ Episode 86
Ubtao

Ubtao is a deity of Chult known as the "Dinosaur Father". He abandoned the people of Chult due to their constant warring, and 9 trickster gods took over in his stead.

Strix met a man named "Ubtao" in the nightmare maze that Dendar sent her to. This Ubtao claimed to have been the owner of a shop in Sigil, and to have no knowlege of being a deity or of the trickster gods.

1. ↑ Episode 78
The Amber Temple

Built by good-aligned wizards, the Amber Temple was dedicated to a god of secrets. It was meant to serve as a vault to contain evil vestiges that had been captured whose secrets the wizards hoped to learn.

## Excursion into the Temple

The waffle crew were lead to and trapped inside of the Amber Temple by Rahadin. While inside, the heroes were injured very badly by an entity in the head of a giant statue. Soon after, three flameskulls nearly killed the group. During that battle, the group realized that Paultin was actually a simulacrum - a magical construct of ice and snow. He melted before their eyes.

After a period of resting, the group met an amiable lich that they eventually named "Barmy". The group wanted to cure Evelyn's lycanthropy. Barmy brought them to the library in the temple, and he told them about the vestiges that were kept in the temple.

A band of vampire spawn attacked the heroes in the library. They killed Strix, but had to retreat.

Diath made a pact with Zhudun the Corpse Star to gain the power to resurrect Strix. Van Richten created a tunnel that allowed the group to escape the temple.

## The Temple's Past

When the waffle crew traveled to Barovia, Strix and the revenants of Argynvostholt went to the Amber Temple and made pacts with Zhudun the Corpse Star to raise the other members of the waffle crew from the dead.

## Denizens

* A **mysterious entity** in the head of a giant statue. It cast *chain lightning* and fireball, *devastating* the heroes.
* **3 flameskulls**
* **A band of vampire spawn**: One of these spawn actually killed Strix.
* **"Barmy the lich"**: A lich who barely remembers why he came to the temple
* **The Vestiges**: The remains of dead gods, demon lords, and other powers. Diath interacted with Zhudun the Corpse Star.

1. ↑ Episode 18
2. ↑ Episode 20
3. ↑ Episode 22
4. ↑ Episode 23
5. ↑ Episode 58
Mica

**Mica** is the second character that the player finds as they head up to find the launch codes. They are next to the model ship they have built with Slate's help. They challenge the player to land it on one of the geyser pools, which serves as a tutorial so that the player can learn the basic flight controls of the spaceship.

## Dialogue

### Initial Conversation

* “Hey, it's you!
Slate said you're blasting off in your ship today. I'm really excited to see the launch!
 Aren't you gonna go into space? Aren't you? You better not have changed your mind!”
	+ **>Hey, I'm still going!**
		- “You better be! It's been forever since anyone launched into space. I really, *really* want to see it.
		 Really bad.
		 Hey, you want to try out my model ship? Slate says it's just like the real thing, only less likely to start a fire.”
	+ **>I want to practice with a pro before I leave.**
		- “Aww, you're just saying that. ...But if you *really* want to practice with me, I *guess* I could help you out a little.
		 Try to land on one of the geyser pools. Show me what you've got!”
	+ **>I hear you and Slate beefed up the model ship. Can I see it?**
		- “Yeah, we recalibrated the controls and installed better thrusters. Want to give it a test drive? Slate says it's just like the real thing, only less likely to start a fire.
		 Try to land on one of the geyser pools. Show me what you've got!”

### Followup after successful landing

* “What a landing! I guess that's why Slate lets you fly the real thing, huh?”

### Followup after a crash

* “Wow, that was just like the time the external fuel tanks exploded on reentry!
 You'll... you'll be okay flying the big one, right?”
Keek

**Keek** was a Nomai from the Vessel who went missing after the Vessel crashed on Dark Bramble. Their partner Plume landed without them on Brittle Hollow with Escape Pod 1. It appears that Keek was never found since they are not mentioned anywhere else.

## Trivia

* Keek is another name for the *Rorippa sylvestris*, a plant which is part of the *Brassicaceae* family of flowering plants.

## References

1. ↑ PLUME: The pain of your absence is sharp and haunting, and I would give anything not to know it; anything but never knowing you at all (which would be worse). PLUME: I can only hope that you are safe, Keek, wherever you are.
The Dustmen

The Dustmen are a faction in the city of Sigil. They wander a run-down section of the city known as the Hive and collect dead bodies that they find. These bodies are brought back to the Mortuary, their home, where the bodies are stored, cremated, or turned into zombie servants.

Strix has mentioned many times that she was a member of the Dustmen before she met the Waffle Crew.
Tyril Flamebane

Tyril Flamebane is an eccentric, softly spoken toymaker who lives in Citadel Adbar. The group gave him 500 gp to repair Murderbot, who had been crushed by an earth elemental.

Tyril instead used the parts to make a doll replica of Evelyn, which became her construct body. Evelyn wanted to be disassembled and for Simon to inhabit the body instead, but she was drawn into Barovia before that could happen.

1. ↑ Episode 51
2. ↑ Episode 52
3. ↑ Episode 53
Tatyana

When Strahd was a mortal king of Barovia, he was in love with his brother's fiance. Her name was Tatyana. On the day that Tatyana and Strahd's brother, Sergei, were to wed, Strahd killed his brother. Distraught, Tatyana ended her own life. Since that time, seemingly to tortue Strahd in his undead eternity, Tatyana is reborn in slightly different forms. Always, she rejects Strahd's advances. Most recently, Tatyana was reborn as Ireena.

When the Wafflecrew travelled to Barovia's past, they convinced Tatyana that she was in danger. Simon killed her with a dart, but Evelyn was able to cast *revivify* on her. Tatyana and Sergei got in a carriage and fled the scene, with Strahd giving chase.  Strahd captured them and returned both Sergei and Tatyana to Castle Ravenloft.

1. ↑ Episode 56
2. ↑ Episode 57
Wolf

A member of the Order of the Gauntlet who was taken captive by the grung near Camp Vengeance.  He and fellow captive Lorsa helped reveal Commander Breakbone's true agenda to the Wafflecrew - he was against the Grung because he was afraid of frogs. The Wafflecrew accompanied him and Lorsa back to Camp Vengeance.

1. ↑ Episode 68
Episode 32

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This is **Episode 32** of *Dice, Camera, Action*.

## Summary

### Episode 32: "No Place Like Home"

#### The Party

(Anna) Evelyn - Human Paladin of Lathander

(Holly) Strix - Tiefling Sorcerer

(ProJared) Diath - Human Rogue

(Nathan) Paultin - Human Bard

#### Return to Faerun

This is the first episode of season 2 of Dice, Camera, Action, which uses material from the Storm King's Thunder published adventure.

The heroes are in the woods and it's very cold. They travel for a bit and they roll really, really low. They start to freeze to death. Their speed is cut in half.

They meet a dwarf with a Swedish accent. He seems to have no feet. It is eventually revealed that he is on stilts. The group befriends him. 10 orcs have been tracking him. They attack!

The orcs pull out javelins. Zog, the dwarf, points out that orcs suck at throwing javelins. Then he immediately gets hit with one.

Strix casts *fireball* and kills 6 orcs. Zog is extremely impressed. Strix became extremely powerful as last season progressed.

An orc gets a critical and Zog is down! The heroes are used to NPCs dying, even Evelyn is jaded. They finish off the orcs and heal Zog.

Zog is on stilts. How did he lose his legs? He says he slipped and fell. He lost themdue to frostbite. The players are really grossed out by this.

#### The Owlbear

The heroes spot an owlbear. It's looking for food. Evelyn and Strix desperately want to catch it and tame it. Before they can do so, they see something else in the sky. It's a white dragon! The crew hustles in the direction of a nearby lodge where rangers live.

The dragon circles back.

The waffle crew runs inside the lodge. The dragon does not seem to be coming after them.

The group relaxes and chats with Zog. Zog was tasked with delivering a message to this place, but it looks like nobody’s home. There's only one thing to eat: waffles. The heroes have been trying to eat waffles since episode one. They seem skeptical that this will pan out.

Strix hears a noise outside. She looks out a window, but she can't see through the blizzard. Strix leaves some food outside the lodge, in case it is the owlbear.

Paultin summons the waffle dome and gets in.

The heroes cook and eat the waffles.

Perception checks. Diath hears a scratching noise up the fireplace chimney. Something is crawling down.

It's Murderbot. The group screams in horror. Murderbot walks through the fireplace. Now he's on fire.

Paultin wants to be friends with him. Murderbot looks through the dome and gives him a creepy wave. That's where we stop.
Saint Markovia

The woman who would eventually come to be referred to as Saint Markovia followed her heart and became a priest of Lathander shortly after her 18th birthday. On *Curse of Strahd* page 146 it says that Saint Markovia was a priest who took a stand against Strahd, but she ended up being destroyed along with most of her followers. Saint Markovia's remains are buried in crypt 6 (*Curse of Strahd* page 86).

### References to Saint Markovia

* **Saint Markovia's Thighbone**: (*Curse of Strahd* page 222) is the equivalent of a *mace of disruption*.
* **Saint Markovia's Abbey**: This is where The Abbot and his bride are in Krezk.
* There is a stained glass window that depicts Saint Andral, the Morninglord and Saint Markovia on page 138 in *Curse of Strahd*.
* When Evelyn met Lathander, Saint Markovia was beside him.

1. ↑ Episode 52
Mark Hulmes

Mark Hulmes is the third guest star to appear on Dice, Camera, Action. He played the Vistana Ezmerelda on a number of episodes in season one, and then returned in season 3, playing the elder tortle Xopa.

Mark runs High Rollers, a popular D&D stream on the Yogscast network.

## Episodes

Episode 11 - Devil's Bride

Episode 29 - Dark Horses

Episode 31 - Let There Be Light

Episode 73 - Tortle Recall
Sergei

Sergei is Strahd's brother. Sergei was set to wed Tatyana, but was killed by his brother out of jealousy.

When the waffle crew traveled to Barovia's past, they convinced Tatyana and Sergei that they were in great danger. Tatyana and Sergei got in a carriage and fled the scene, with Strahd giving chase.  Strahd captured Sergei and brought him back to Castle Ravenloft.

1. ↑ Episode 56
2. ↑ Episode 57
3. ↑ Episode 58
Rudolph van Richten

Rudolph van Richten is an infamous monster hunter of Barovia. He sometimes travels in disguise as a performer named Rictavio.

## Dealings with the Waffle Crew

Prior to the events of Season 1, Van Richten killed Paultin's parents, which Paultin then forgot. He also, much later, helped enact the ritual to fend off the death curse.

When the Wafflecrew were trapped in the Amber Temple, Van Richten created a tunnel and helped them escape. He also used a scroll of *raise dead* to bring Strix back to life.

He lead the group to his tower. There, he told them of a ritual that they could use to trap Strahd's spirit in the Strahd doll. He attacked Paultin, trying to get some of his blood for the ritual. Dee broke it up.

While in a vistani camp, Murderbot killed a boy named Joseph. Van Richten said he would bring the boy back to life only if the group killed Arabelle with the hag pin. Diath killed her. Despite the fact that the the group was furious with Van Richten, Evelyn did heal him to prevent him from dying later on.

The group ran into Van Richten at Citadel Adbar. He was with some clerics of Lathander, hunting Lilith. He convinced the waffle crew to protect Lilith and kill the clerics.

Van Richten enacted a ritual wherein Evelyn gave up her soul so that the death curse could be staved off for Strix and Diath. When the ritual was over, van Richten was lying on the ground. The heroes removed his goggles, and saw that he had no eyes, only empty holes in his eye sockets that spewed forth smoke.

## Backstory

The group found a page of Van Richten's journal and learned a lot about his past:

* Vistani abducted Van Richten's son, Erasmus.
* They sold Erasmus to a vampire named Baron Metus.
* His son became a vampire spawn, and Van Richten had to kill him.
* Metus killed Van Richten's wife in retaliation.
* Van Richten killed Metus and became a vampire hunter.
* Van Richten is cursed by a vistani. He brings doom to all that he befriends.

## Allies

Van Richten has a number of associates and allies, including Dee and Ezmerelda. In Waterdeep, the heroes met two brothers named Dragomir and Balthazar who claimed that Van Richten trained them as monster hunters.

## D&D Lore

Van Richten is a D&D NPC who has appeared in many older products, but is probably best known for the 2nd edition line of monster-specific products such as *Van Richten's Guide to Ghosts*, *Van Richten's Guide to Vampires*, and others.

1. ↑ Episode 23
2. ↑ Episode 24
3. ↑ Episode 27
4. ↑ Episode 50
5. ↑ Episode 51
6. ↑ Episode 52
7. ↑ Episode 53
8. ↑ Episode 115
Vallaki

Vallaki is run by Burgomaster Vargas Valakovich, a man who believes that hope and happiness are the keys to Vallaki's salvation. He thinks that if everyone in the town is happy, then it will somehow slip out of Barovia.

## Prominent Residents

* Izek: The leader of the town guard.
* Lady Wachter: an old woman with an interest in devils.
* Rictavio: A mysterious entertainer.
* Mean Little Kid: This kid likes to throw rocks at people stuck in the stocks.
* Keepers of the Feather: A secret society of wereravens who oppose Strahd.
* The Hunters: Szoldar Szoldarovich and Yevgeni Krushkin
Episode 34

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This is **Episode 34** of *Dice, Camera, Action*.

## Summary

### Episode 34: Thine Own Elf

#### The Party

(Anna) Evelyn - Human Paladin of Lathander

(Holly) Strix - Tiefling Sorcerer

(ProJared) Diath - Human Rogue

(Nathan) Paultin - Human Bard

(Aram) Emil - Werewolf

#### Drizzt Do'Urden

The werewolves are done for. Drizzt nods at Diath and heads toward the lodge. Diath notices his piercing lavender eyes.

Evelyn is enchanted by Drizzt’s rugged good looks, and she sidles on over. Strix is feeding the owlbear. She recognizes Drizzt from legend.

Drizzt is looking for a dwarf named Jasper. The dwarf had apparently gotten lost during a patrol.

The group introduces Murderbot to Drizzt. Murderbot does the detachable thumb trick and everyone is disturbed by it.

The group discusses a plan They decide that they want to give the Strahd doll to Drizzt for safekeeping. Drizzt agrees to do so. He says that he can take it to the dwarven city of Gauntlgrym.

The heroes learn that Citadel Adbar is 20 days away. Food will be scarce. Paultin notes that he can summon the waffle hut for warmth.

Drizzt says that activity on the glaciers has driven a white dragon south.

Drizzt is leaving and the heroes prepare to begin the journey to the citadel. End of session.
Episode 74

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This is **Episode 74** of *Dice, Camera, Action*.

## Summary

### Episode 74 - Gods Rest Ye Merry Wafflecrew

####  The Party

(Matthew Lillard) Bag of Nails - Tabaxi Hunter

(Anna) Evelyn - Human Paladin of Lathander

(Holly) Strix - Tiefling Sorcerer

(ProJared) Diath - Human Rogue

(Nathan) Paultin - Human Bard

#### The Lost City of Omu

The heroes spend some time studying the ring of winter and the weird egg that they found. Paultin attunes to the ring and uses it to create an ice tiger.

After a bit more travel, the waffle crew arrives at the lost city of Omu. The jungle city is sunk into the ground, surrounded by cliffs on all sides. Paultin makes an ice rhino.

The heroes scope out the city and spot some shrines in the distance.

Someone is running toward the group. He's got arrows in him. The stranger yells, "He's mad, he'll kill us all!" He's hit by another arrow and dies.

The assassin is Matt's character, a tabaxi hunter named Bag of Nails. He tells the group to come out or he'll kill them all. After a bit of parlay, the heroes tells him that they are here to stop Ras Nsi.

Bag of Nails likes this. He approaches the adventurers. He ends up making a "blood bond" with Diath.

Bag of Nails warns the heroes that the yuan-ti move through the city disguised as normal snakes.

#### The Gargoyle

Accompanied by Bag of Nails, the group scopes out a kamadan shrine. Lurking there is a giant, four-armed gargoyle. It's just watching them. Bag of Nails shoots arrows at it, and the gargoyle attacks.

The gargoyle can make five attacks per round. It goes after Evelyn. A critical hit with a bite attack does 25 points of damage to the paladin. One claw does another 9 slashing damage.

Paultin uses his ring to hit the gargoyle with a *cone of cold*, which does 50 points of damage! Strix follows up with a *fireball* and destroys the gargoyle.

Strix is not thrilled that Paultin is stealing her thunder.

Strix transforms herself into Viari's yuan-ti girlfriend (from the Acquisitions Inc. show). She says that the group should pretend they're her prisoners.

Suddenly, six yuan ti appear, four of which have snake heads. The other two have human heads and upper bodies, but they have snake tails instead of legs.

They are led by a yellow-clad yuan-ti named Fenthaza.

Strix casts *cone of cold*, trying to out-do Paultin.

As they mop up the bad guys, a giant creature swoops down from the sky. A dragon! It says, "At last!" It's Klauth, the red dragon.

The remaining yuan ti turn into snakes and flee. Bag of Nails says he will hold off the dragon. Diath urges the group to run.

Klauth busts out his wands. The group tells Paultin to take off the ring. End of session.
The Heart of Spinelli

A magical, flaming sword that once belonged to the chief of the Yakfolk village near Ironslag. Evelyn claimed it, naming it (as best as she could remember) in honor of Speliotha, a Dwarf that the yakfolk killed.

It has the statistics of a Flame Tongue sword - it ignites when the command word is spoken, shedding light in a 40ft radius and dealing an extra 2d6 fire damage.

1. ↑ Episode 41
Shemeshka

Shemeshka is a fiend, an arcanaloth that lives in the planar city of Sigil, who goes by the name "King of the Crosstrade". Long ago, she tried to buy Strix, who was a child at the time and was living with her mentor, Baba Yaga.

Whenever Diath puts a key into his sword, Gutter, she appears. She will answer three questions in exchange for one of the keys. Once Diath agreed to a *geas* spell, she teleported the Wafflecrew to Port Nyanzaru and gave them the means to summon the Sewn Sisters.  When Diath was in danger of being caught in a massive explosion, she cast *banishment* on Diath, causing him to appear at a party in Sigil with her. He demanded to be brought back, and ultimately she relented.

Widow Groat told the group that, as payment for drafting the Ashton Concordance, Shemeshka has a piece of Diath's soul. She keeps it in a box in her house. She also explained that Mr. Fox and Shemeshka are enemies, and that her truename is kept in one of the Books of Keeping.

1. ↑ Episode 53
2. ↑ Episode 62
3. ↑ Episode 80
4. ↑ Episode 89
Vireth

Vireth is a drow who brought the iron flask containing Maegara to the fire giants of Ironslag. Kozin, her cousin, was originally in her party of Drow but turned against his kind and helped the Wafflecrew instead, apparently just to spite her. The group had captured her outside Ironslag, but she escaped.

1. ↑ Episode 47
2. ↑ Episode 49
Anglerfish

**Anglerfish** are large hostile creatures that can be found within Dark Bramble.

## Description

Anglerfish are much larger than the player's ship and pose a serious risk to exploring Dark Bramble. Their bio-luminescent lure strikingly resembles the glow of the portals within Dark Bramble and can easily be mistaken for one. When alerted they can move faster than the player's ship and are capable of swallowing it, instantly leading to certain death.

## Location

There are many anglerfish throughout Dark Bramble. Most rooms within Dark Bramble feature at least one, however some can have more. Feldspar's Node, the maze node, and the Vessel node are the only areas not to feature Anglerfish. The largest concentration of them can be found in the Nest Node (distinguished by its red glow) which features five Anglerfish, three of which are guarding the entrance.

## Tactics

As revealed from the Anglerfish Fossil within Ember Twin, Anglerfish are blind and hunt using sound. The player can freely pass as close as they wish and as fast as they wish, as long as they are not making any sound when doing so. Rotational thrusters will not alert them but directional thrusters will. The scout cannon will also alert them if fired within proximity to them however probe impacts will not. The player's suit thrusters are much less detectable than the ship's.

Anglerfish will release an audible growl when they detect movement and will move to investigate the source of the sound. If the player makes further noise during this state, the Anglerfish will roar loudly and begin pursuing the player. If nothing is detected they will go back to their idle state.

Anglerfish have a slower acceleration but faster top speed than the player's ship. This means the player can escape if they react fast enough. Branches within Dark Bramble can also be used to the player's advantage. By weaving between branches, any pursing Anglerfish are likely to get stuck on the branches due to their larger size. Anglerfish will go back to their idle state if the player manages to create enough distance between them.

Players may find inconsistent solutions to getting past Anglerfish, but given that when travelling through a Dark Bramble node, the player always comes out travelling in a specific direction at a set speed (regardless of the angle and speed they enter at), the most consistent tactic is just to drift until you are a safe distance away, not thrusting at all (and thus perfectly safe). This strategy is perfectly consistent and may help ease frustration.

## Notes & Trivia

* An adolescent Anglerfish can be found in containment within The Observatory on Timber Hearth, having been accidentally removed from Dark Bramble when it latched onto the hull of a passing ship.
* If an Anglerfish devours the player's ship but not the player, the Anglerfish will permanently become idle until the next loop.
* In one of their dialogue option, Feldspar mentions that the lure of their Anglerfish skeleton keeps the other Anglerfish away because they're very territorial, hinting that they may have some sort of basic light perception sense at least, despite being blind to their preys.
The Order of the Gauntlet

The Order of the Gauntlet is a militant organization headed by wealthy nobles from various area of the Sword Coast. The Order established Camp Vengeance in the jungle of Chult.  The group learns that the Order at Camp Vengeance has been attacking the grung, who mean them no harm.

1. ↑ Episode 62
2. ↑ Episode 68
Talastin

Talastin Daragon is a blind drow priestess of Lathander. She claims that she became a follower when she emerged from the Underdark and first saw the sun. She says that Lathander allowed her to become a follower in exchange for her sight. She arrived in Waterdeep to take over the Spires of the Morning, the church of Lathander there. Some time later, she gave Diath a crystal diadem that he used to pay for the re-making of Lightfall.

1. ↑ Episode 118
2. ↑ Episode 131
Zaress

In life, Zaress was a crusading agent of Lathander. She met Evelyn as a spirit, waiting to be devoured by the Soulmonger.

Evelyn met Zaress again in the afterlife, where Zaress became a mentor figure to her, and attempted to impart the wisdom that is is also Lathander's will that she be happy, and consider what she wants as a person, rather than being strictly a tool of her god.

1. ↑ Episode 86
2. ↑ Episode 87