TL;DR Episode 5 - Vergissmeinnicht (Forget-me-not) Part 2

**Short Summary:**

As the party walks into the forest, Fen is telepathically contacted by Jander Sunstar, an elf vampire who asks her to find and save his daughter. He says he will contact her again once he scries where his daughter is, and warns Fen to get out of Falkovnia before the new moon.

As they walk, the party asks Adi what the villagers feed the plant in exchange for protection. She dodges the question, and suddenly they come face to face with the monstrous plant. They find themselves surrounded by villagers, who have been turned into plant podlings after it hollowed them out. The party fight for their lives, and Valentine goes unconscious early, only to be brought back by Tregrum. When Stewart fires a psychic beam at the entire party except Nahara and Valentine, he takes out Desmond and Uriah in the process. Uriah is brought back by a voice that speaks from his mouth, telling him it still has a use for him. He heals Desmond, and the fight continues. Tatyana is grabbed and eaten by the plant, but Fen reaches in and pulls her out. As the plant attacks Fen, Desmond takes on his lycanthrope form and tears it to shreds, killing it and all of its podlings.

The party realizes the plant’s roots are still alive, and Nahara casts Poison Spray on it until it is truly dead. She finds a red jewel buried under the plant, and takes it, against the advice of the party. After burning the bodies, the party barricades themselves inside the largest house in the village and tries to recover. Fen and Desmond talk about their bestial powers and curl up together to rest. Valentine confesses to Tatyana that she’s afraid the price she is paying for being alive will corrupt her. She makes Tatyana promise not to let her become something she hates. Uriah tries to talk Nahara out of keeping the bodytaker plant seed. As they examine it together, Uriah realizes there are undead sneaking up on them. Nahara is attacked by one, and he accidentally casts Turn Undead on her. She crashes out the window, and everyone runs to help. Uriah and Nahara manage to destroy the boneless undead, only to realize there are more coming.

**Notables this episode:**

Jander Sunstar mentions both his time in Mordent and that Strahd is an old friend.

We learn how the bodytaker plant operates.

Stewart is openly hostile toward everyone but Valentine and Nahara.

Uriah’s connection to Azalin Rex is teased.

B. Dave says Desmond ingesting part of the plant will have no repercussions later on.

We learn how both Desmond and Fen got their transformative gifts.

Nahara reveals why she compulsively collects things.

We learn Uriah’s Turn Undead works on his undead party members.

**Firsts:**

Jander Sunstar is introduced

The first time Valentine, Desmond, Uriah, and Tatyana fall unconscious

We see Nahara’s new Form of Dread for the first time

Fen’s dark gift manifests for the first time

The first time Fen speaks about her childhood

Uriah channels divinity to Turn Undead for the first time

**Crit Count:** 5 successes, 5 failures

**Memorable Lines:**

Bodytaker Plant: Don’t worry, soon all of your pain will be at an end.

Tatyana: I **like** my pain!

Desmond: (looking at the plant) I hate it when my salad is angry.

**Previous TL;DR:** Episode 4 - Vergissmeinnicht (Forget-me-not)

**Next TL;DR:** Episode 6 - Weapons of Last Resort

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