Patrons of My Right

"Patrons of My Right" is the eleventh episode of Verse 4 of the Ballad of the Nightmare Krew.

## Cast

### Cast

Jonathan Champion
William Champion
Dan Krackhardt
Kyle Knight
Hannah Minshew
Woody Minshew
Drew Nauden

## Locations and Characters

### Notable NPCs

RittenhaskAmber
Cori
Hugh Thorton
Keepa Goldspear
Yara Griftclaw
Stephana La Fleur (dream)
Vesper
Tempest

## Official Description

*"The Nightmare Krew carved their way through the colossal Scion of Surtr to use the Necterium, in order to restore the soul of their Voided comrade, Ember. The Warlock now returned both in body and mind (don't ask me how they skirted past my confines and invented time travel, I couldn't CARE to reopen that disaster), the Krew has returned to the Vivarium, home of Rek'Niht's reforged Kintsugi Clan. Here they will rest, restock, and ready themselves for the task they came into Wildspace to accomplish in the first place: confront the masters of Raya-1, the infamous Illithids..."*

## Plot

The Nightmare Krew feasts at the Vivarium with the Kintsugi Clan, having just returned from the events at the Necterium. Privately, Ember meets with Amber and Cori in the lantern, where he is given new mithril armor and a bone maul, as well as new terms.

At the feast, Hugh announces a plan to return to Iteration IV Cordia with the goal of establishing a home base for the Nightmare Krew and their affiliates. Possible locations are discussed, with Rittenhask putting forward his home of Nestleton as one of several options.

Hugh, Cora, Yara, Keepa, Vesper, and Tempest will all go to help establish this new base, wherever it may be, with the Vivarium in tow. Fim Fam, having grown invested in his newfound companions, will remain with the Krew on their quest to defeat the Illithid threat. Leonidas is fearful about being separated from his family once again, but Rek'Niht and Kallias both swear to reunite them, no matter the cost.

The next morning, Kallias unknowingly interrupts an intimate moment with Leonidas and Yara. Kallias quickly gives Leonidas the maul from the Scion of Surtr, still slimy with bile after being regurgitated, before escaping to the galley.

At breakfast, Lilith and Ryujin both tell the Krew about the deeply troubling dreams they each had the previous night. Strangely, both dreams involved Lilith’s mother, the Grand Duchess Stephana La Fleur.

In Ryujin’s dream, Stephana was hailed as emperor of a conquering army in the sacked city of Marvelhold. In Lilith’s, a version of Ryujin wields an ominous red blade in the throne room of Revan, with Stephana and Lilith’s father Leon among the many slaughtered bodies.

Ryujin tells the Krew about a cursed blade passed down through generations of the Valtameri family, and wonders if it is the same one in Lilith's dream. The Krew uses the scrying ball to determine whether the dreams were visions of the present or future, or perhaps another Iteration. While they confirm Stephana is alive, they learn little else.

Later, while the Krew upgrade the ship and their gear in preparation for the next step of their quest, Hugh approaches with new research on yet another city of legend—Oryndoll, the capital of the old Illithid empire. In the ‘library’ of brains aboard the *Aberrant Void*, a message is broadcasted to one in particular:

> *“Within the Roiling halls of Vafi, a Glyth of dominion past. Oh Scions mine, enscroll thyselves unto my celestial orbit, your queen, your protector, your Oryndoll”*
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They connect the brain to the Divine Cartographer, and find their heading.

## Tarot Card

The tarot card for the episode was The Magician, drawn by Hannah.

## RP Warm-Up

The roleplay warm-up question for the episode was "What can someone do to make your character trust them?"

## Notes

The title of the episode is a reference to Shakespeare's *Titus Andronicus*. The same play is also referenced in the previous episode Noble Patricians,.

## References

1. ↑ Bards of New York. Patrons of My Right (Video). *Ballad of the Nightmare Krew*. YouTube.
2. ↑ From Woody Minshew's Twitch comment with the correct text and spelling of the message