S02E19 - Promise, Part 8

**Promise, Part 8** is the nineteenth episode of the second season of Acquisitions Incorporated The "C" Team.

## Plot Summary

This episode begins with Diath Woodrow (played by guest star Jared Knabenbauer) searching for the two magic Vistani rings of protection stolen by Omin Dran when he revived Evelyn Marthain which both contain pieces of her soul. Diath visits a fortune teller beneath a dock in Waterdeep who gives him a palm reading and, after a bit of confusion regarding the pronunciation of "Evelyn Avalona Helvig Marthain**",** directs him to the rings in Red Larch. Finding some wagons looking for extra security on their trip to Red Larch, Diath hitches a ride with them. continues

Shifting over to The Dran & Courtier, K'thriss Drow'b has begun research into the connection between the Sanguilith and its ability to consume gods and if that could affect constellations like the Homeward Star. K'thriss finds a book of notes written by his father detailing the laws of divinity which describes a divine vacuum into which a god could be drawn. He also finds a book detailing the Vistani, a nomadic group of people who's wedding rituals combine the 3 metaphysical laws: physical, magical, and magical. K'thriss finds that the rings of protection containing Evelyn's soul are exactly what is needed to preform such a ritual.

Walnut Dankgrass was contemplating the past few days when she sees Nolayan the Grove Keeper leaving her room, commanding Onyx to yield, to which the cat declines. After convincing Propha that her mace was not necessary to greet the newcomer, Walnut tells Nolayan that a Nemezir was planted nearby, and Nolayan makes her way there.

Whilst K'thriss messes around inside of his knife, Walnut attempts to deal with Nilaen, who, after failing to make Onyx yield, leaves The Dran & Courtier for Triboar. Meanwhile a new challenger arrives with the absence of Donaar and Rosie. Diath has come seeking a pair of rings, enchanted with an aura of protection, that Omin Dran took from the Waffle Crew. They contain shards of Evelyn's soul, shattered during a Vistani ritual performed by Rudolph Van Richten involving Diath and Strix, and Diath needs the rings if he is to restore her. The problem is that The "C" Team also need them: in this case to perform a ritual guised as a marriage ceremony to free Malaith from the god of mouths. K'thriss ended up paying Diath 250 gold as compensation until the rings were returned.

After this, the newly forged trio left The Dran & Courtier to investigate the smuggling of daggers in Red Larch. There destination: an old, abandoned jail house recently bought and converted into a secure warehouse of sorts. After K'thriss used his ghost vision to find the daggers, he noticed a strange and complicated series of mechanisms in a pile of shields and barrels. Upon investigating, the pile turned into an colossal killing machine which proceeded to attack the party. Guided by K'thriss's ghost vision, Diath was able to badly damage the construct, cutting a "tightly coiled spring" to ribbons, before Walnut transformed into her Treant form, effectively crushing the machine with her gigantic fists. The trio then had to flee the scene as poisonous gas flooded from the lifeless construct, watched on by a mysterious figure...

## Memorable Quotes

> "Yield. Cat you will yield!" Nilean to Onyx
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> "Everyone who is a friend of Omin's is a friend of mine" Prophetess Dran
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## Cast

* Walnut Dankgrass (Trystan Falcone)
* K'thriss Drow'b (Kris Straub)
* Diath Woodrow (Jared Knabenbauer)

### Notable NPCs

* Prophetess Dran
* Fortune Teller
* Galabrath Welver

## Background Information

* This is the second episode where a member a of The Waffle Crew has played as a guest.
* Omin 'stole' two rings of protection that contained shards Evelyn's soul during his guest game with Dice Camera Action. These he gave to Walnut and K'thriss to assist The "C" Team in defending Promise.
* This is only the second time that Walnut has used her Teant form, the first being in the eldritch cathedral.

## External Links

Promise, Part 8 - S2 E19 - Acquisitions Inc: The "C" Team

Dice Camera Action Wiki