Heralds - E2 Summary

**The Heralds of Wayinar: Episode 2-Blood Door**

**Cast (In order of appearance)**

Player                                                   Role

Russel E. Welch III                            Dungeon Master

Matt Connor                                      Gorrkarraus

Zane Ellenbarger                              Lord Amadeus

Ariel Quinn                                         Rosara

Brad Marsh                                         Obi

Josh Jenkins                                      Vano

Episode two starts with the heroes on the edge of a cliff spawns of shadows and the undead in front of them. The characters running for their lives to escape the hoards of the undead, Gorrkarraus giving the ultimatum of fighting or dying.

They discover the path is blocked, and Rosara ponders if her holy symbol will affect the fiends. Lord Amadeus uses Thunderwave to clear some of the ways. A battle ensues where arrows fly, and halberts swing.

With Vano in the lead with rage, he and Gorrkarraus attack with a vengeance for the team. Obi manages to get a sound footing on the cliff's edge and take care of the zombies attacking the spell caster. Rosara manages to get a nat one and get stuck in the mud as she uses her short sword.

Along the way, the players learn that Gorrkarraus discovers as Obi gets wounded on the beach that Tokorozie hunts them. With some well-earned hits, the party takes damage from the arrows, both piercing and necrotic.

The party find the safety of a cavern with sets of levers and doors. Through gruesome trial and error, it is discovered that the door and cavern demand a sacrifice. Here the party learns of Gorrkarraus's past. He was a shadow rider and a follower of Shadzog. The party is not excited by this news, nor is it welcome in their current state of hiding in the strange cavern.

After discovering that Lord Amadeus doesn't understand leadership and instructions, the party heals him as they investigate the other bodies in the room with them. They find out that the two bodies are a run-of-the-mill merchant and his guard. Who murdered each other in this room. The party heals Lord Amadeus and attempt to understand what this room holds for them. Individually the group decides here might work for a short rest and recharge. Gorrkarraus does his signature dirt eater move in gratitude to Shadzog. The party rests for the night in the chamber with the dead bodies.

The following day the party discovers there is only one door between them and the monsters who hunt them. The party agrees that they should head to the shore and travel around the island in search of their unknown quest.

Through bloodletting, it is discovered that the door levers must be flipped in ritualistic order. It is also found that there are ruins for "blood door'.  Gritzern gives a sacrifice of his arm to the process by using Rosara's halberd. This does not provide them with the solution they need. Rosara attempts to heal the stump of where his arm once was.

Gorrkarraus decided that this is where his fate has to lead him. The team in their ways say goodbye to Gorrkarraus and thank him for his sacrifice. Gritzern gives an emotional speech:

*"Too many times have I been down this road. And they fall one by*

*one, again and again, and again, and yet I remain. I would not be good to you in life, because of the cost to*

*me and you, because of this road we tread. But because you choose to sacrifice, I…I will say this.*

*You have fought well, and with courage. You have acted with valour. And at this time, I do not*

*care in what legion you ride, what god you serve, or for whom you fight. The true spirit of an Edwed is to*

*fight with all their heart, and you have. It&#39;s been an honour to face foes alongside of you, and I do swear to*

*you, that if it is the last and only act I do upon this earth, I will put that hell rider into the flames."*

Gorrkarraus closes the door and opens the door for the party on the other side so that they can see the glorious light of day.

The episode ends with Rusell saying a tearful thank you for Matt Connor's work into Spawns of Chaos. He ends the show with the following quote "Take care of yourself out there, and always remember: even though chaos awaits you in the dark, so do others who have your back."