Akuban Knights: Episode 04

## Cast

Neal Pass Erickson - Dungeon Master

Anna-Sophie - Sara

Chloe - Maya

Dan - Sami

Sven - Budariousz

## Recap

### 13th April, 1511

The family is still in Tal'Ushar. The local Sha'zhar representative, Seb, shows up at the palace to share 6 spellbooks with Sami, a collection from late wizards & scholars. He is told to return the books when he is done with them to any Sha'zhar Library and to take good care of the books.

The family head over the temple of Martha to get healed. Then they leave Tal'Ushar and head to Sandashar.

### 15th April, 1511

The family return to Sandashar. They head to speak with the Spark'steel family representative, Dave Spark'steel. The first talk about the trade deal they made with Mistrya. They talk about Duncan Spark'steel, Dave's ancestor, and the secrets that could be in his tomb.

**Duncan Spark'steel**
*Famed smith who mass-produced weapons during a time of war. His endurance and strength were legendary. At one point when his home of Abenkai was under siege, he stayed up for a week straight producing arrowheads for the archers. Even when his smithy was hit by a shot from a trebuchet, he just moved his operation down the street to the neighbor’s smithy and restarted production.*
Dave Spark'steel says he will talk with the rest of his family about allowing access to the tomb, but he doubts they will get permission.

### 16th April, 1511

The Royal Family attend a Meeting of the Conclave. He briefs them on the trade deal and Maya's engagement to Crown Prince Louie. Budariousz also warns of Scoria. It is best that Mistrya and Drekis stay at war, so Mistrya doesn't turn their attention at them. Dave Spark'steel approves of the deal publicly. The Conclave vote on the deal unanimously. The members of the Conclave thank Maya for her sacrifice for the nation.

Sami fails to learn , but manages to learn  & . Sara and Maya head out shopping, Maya picks up a tent.

Budariousz goes to talk with Dunadun, head of the Questari Family. He talks about the problem with the Kobolds outside Tal'Ushar. He also asks the Questari about a potential bride for himself. They arrange for an event on the 21st of June.

### 18th April, 1511

The Spark'steel decided to refuse the entry request into the tomb.

The royal family meets to decide what to do next. Budariousz wants to go after the Kobolds outside Tal'Ushar. They leave Sandashar with Saleen and 4 royal guards.

### 20th April, 1511

The royal family arrives back in Tal'Ushar. Sara looks at an old map of Akuba. Budariousz speaks the Alex who is in charge of the Gryphon Aviary and asks them to take Sami on a flight after they get back from their next adventure.

### 21st April, 1511

Saleen and the Royal Guard shadow the royal family into the Taltemoris Woods. The Royal Family wants to solve this themselves, so ask Saleen to keep a distance from them. They arrive at the spot of the last Kobold attack but can't find the tracks. Saleen offers to find the tracks for them, but Budariousz doesn't want to lose face, so heads off into the woods in a ransom direction.

After ten minutes of going the wrong way, Saleen whispers to Sami which way to go. Sami then tells the family. The party follows onward. They rest at a creek. Sami spots Saleen as turned to stone. The party warned the guards, 3 of them run-up to the royal family. Maya sneaks up to check, alone, and confirms Saleen is a statue. They realise the 4th Royal Guard has also be turned into a statue. Budariousz screams at others to retreat.

Everyone else is separated. Sara almost gets hit by an ox cart. Sara gets onto the ox cart and they rush away to Tal'Ushar and get to the city quickly. Maya and Sami end up on a cliff. Sami and Maya look at Sami's maps and work where they are and head south and get to town easily.

Meanwhile, Budariousz and a Guard named Barberra run into a different cliff coast and are lost. Budariousz plans to wait overnight so they won't be inside the woods when it is dark. That night Budariousz is woken up by Barberra, saying there are goblins nearby. They hide from the patrol of 6 goblins.

The rest of the royal family are in their palace in Tal'Ushar and it is almost sunset. They send out some scouting parties to search for Budariousz. Budariousz mistakes the search party for smugglers and avoids them.

### 22nd April, 1511

Budariousz and Barberra walk back to Tal'Ushar. The family gathers and get a large group of guards and trackers and some Questari members. They find Saleen eaten, but the other guard is intact.

Maya sets up straps around the uneaten stone guard and stakes out the guard to kill the basilisk. That evening the Basilisk shows up and goes into the bear trap. Everyone opens the attack and kills it.

### 23nd April, 1511

The family wakes up and the Questari Family has just captured 3 kobolds and delivered them to their residence in Tal'Ushar, along with a translator. Budariousz gives the Kobold some food. The Kobold reveals that they have been encouraged by other humans from the Brasslands, to attack the roads more. The Kobolds says they were threatened by the humans with their controlled basilisk.

The family shows the kobolds the dead basilisk, proving they can stop the basilisk. They ask the Kobolds details about the humans from the Brasslands. The humans from Basslands turn out to be barbarians. The kobolds have never visited the barbarians, the barbarians visited them.