Episode 6 - Aftermath

## **Episode Synopsis**

### **Recap**

Norman's body was reanimated with the help of the soul power of Norman's old mentor Master Matsumora and Royce, the demon king of the Deep. Norman, in the fishing boat on the silver sea, learnt that he was created as a husk for Royce's soul to host. After speaking to Master Matsumora and reflecting on his backstory, Norman learnt that his previous mentor's intentions were more evil than he knew and Norman threw Master Matsumora into the Deep and was left in the boat with Royce. In the above world, Dariun was attacked by Norman's body and a St. Bernard summoned by Zippy was sent off to the moon by Norman, just as he always wanted. Jezzy's husband and Dariun's uncle Gallard showed up at the mansion to help by giving Dariun a plane-hopping arrow who shot it at May and Cornelius as they used a gauntlet with crazy power. Before they were teleported, it was revealed that May had a blue rose tattoo on her shoulder. While reciting the Bramble Patch friendship pact, Zippy covered Norman with his cloak of growth and tried to heal him with Dariun by his side. They could feel a flicker of life from Norman's body.

### **Episode Summary**

In the quiet silver sea, Chartabis has descended the ocean with Matsumora and Norman now sits with Royce in the boat. Norman speaks about how he always saw Matsumora as his idol and will continue to follow the Calm Cloud teaching even if his master did not. Royce explains Norman is like a reconstruction of him, they shake hands and Royce welcomes him to the team. Royce goes on to say his soul was meant to take over Norman's body over time but Norman's soul seemed to grow faster than his. Royce doesn't want to do any underhanded stealing of bodies and wants to work together with Norman. When Norman asks how he can get back to the material plane, Royce explains him getting back there is up to his friends and Royce is the one keeping them afloat here on the river Altoom. With Royce there, Chartabis will not drag him down to the Deep. Norman takes a look around the water and sees on the surface is faces of people who are floating on their backs. Tentacles gently come up and drag them down below the water. Norman sees Blackjack floating and he tries to reach out to him with mage hand. Blackjack looks over to Norman with blank eyes as a tear rolls down his face and a tentacle drags him under the water. Closer to the boat is Gilbert, Norman gently grabs him and tries to speak to him. Gilbert wakes up and asks Norman to protect the girls as he is also dragged under the water. Royce tells Norman he has some more things to explain as they float off on the silver sea.

Dariun and Zippy are both over Norman's body and Dariun is sure he felt some form of life within Norman. Zippy gets his cloak and walks away sadly but Gallard feels a pulse from Norman. Zippy comes back with the cloak as they try to wake Norman up. They conclude he is in a coma so they bring him back onto the ship and into a bed. Zippy gives Norman a pill he carries around with him and shoves it in Norman's mouth, his veins pop and his body moves. This gives Dariun some hope so they leave to give him some time to rest.

Dariun goes to Gallard to ask him some questions. He first finds out Gallard is his father's brother which he is confused by as Dariun's father is an Arch Fey who comes from the Tree of Seven, having a brother shouldn't be possible. Gallard tells Dariun that his father was not always an Arch Fey. Caspin, Dariun's father, also had a sister named Calarell and all three of them lived in a small farming village named Pago in Ome. Caspin and Gallard were very intrigued in their elven history and travelled around the world to learn more about their heritage. Eventually they went to the Fey Wild through the portal in Dunwich and made their way to meet Fey creatures they had never seen before. Gallard was wanting to learn more about the Fey Wild but Caspin was interested in the Arch Fey. Caspin met a Gazer, beings that are everywhere throughout the world and are identified by a blindfold over their eyes. Dariun recalls the Red Bandit who had a red blindfold which Gallard says is odd as Gazers were often all in white. The Gazer lead Caspin and Gallard to the Tree of Seven but Caspin was unable to become an Arch Fey because there were already seven of them. Gallard and Caspin had a falling out so Gallard came back to Ome while Caspin stayed. 100 years ago, Gallard went back to meet Caspin and his then pregnant wife. They showed Gallard Holven however, the brothers did not patch things up. Gallard says he recognised the ring Dariun has as it was once Caspin's.

After Gallard tells him about Caspin, he asks why Dariun is here as Fey Wild people don't often leave the Fey. Dariun agrees they don't, unless they are exiled. Dariun explains he committed a taboo against his people and was going to be banished forever but his father was able to reduce the sentence to 50 years. Gallard asks why he was exiled and Dariun shows Gallard his mechanos switch blade. He recognises the mechanos steel and Dariun explains that after the mechanos Fey Wild war, all mechanos material was forbidden however, Dariun and some of his friends felt it was something that was in the wrong hands and could be useful. Dariun shows the switch blade activated as the buster sword to Gallard and explains after he showed it to some of his friends in the Fey, one them, Beans, ratted him out. Elvie, the Sun Sprite Queen and another Arch Fey, came down harsh on the law and was an orchestrator of Dariun's banishment. Gallard suggests they head to their bakery to get some donuts.

Dariun goes over to the kids and tells them he knows it's really hard but he needs them to remain strong. Yogurt suggests they should burry the bodies. They decide to bury them in front of the tree near Gilbert's mansion and Gallard moulds the earth to create three graves. Dariun and Zippy go to put Gilbert's body in a grave and as they do, his pant leg slides up slightly and they see a circlet just below his knee and below that is a tattoo of a flower but it's grey. The design appears the same as the blue rose they had seen on May and Ferryn but it's greyed out. Dariun goes to try to grab his circlet but Zippy tells him to stop. They quietly bicker and as the circlet comes off, the flower gets a slight hint of blue. Paige sees that he took it off Gilbert and asks Dariun to put it back which he does. Yogurt speaks of Blackjack to put him to rest.

The team find themselves in front of Jezzy' Bakery eating some donuts as their airship floats above them much to the confusion and surprise of the people passing by. Zippy introduces himself to Gallard in classic Zippy long winded fashion and they explain that Norman is sleeping on the ship. Dariun and Zippy decide to head to the castle and find Colm in the throne room. Dariun tells Colm about the attack on Gilbert's mansion and although Gilbert did not make it, they were able to save Marley and Paige. He asks that until Marley comes of age, Colm watched over the restoration of the estate and return it to her when she is old enough. Colm agrees and asks if the girls would like to be with the Ranborgs which Zippy very quickly shuts down. Dariun has another family in mind and asks for some assistance with safety and raising the girls from Colm. Colm agrees and wishes Norman the best in his recovery.

As they leave the castle, they see a thin elven man carrying a box who looks over to Zippy and recognises him. He reminds Zippy of his name, Gus Grimsby, and is sad he missed Zippy at the Ammow conference. He asks Zippy if he remembers Chris, the man who got Zippy into Ammow, which Zippy does recall fondly. Gus informs Zippy of another company meetup in three weeks at Bayside and Zippy says he will see him there.

Dariun and Zippy get back to Jezzy and Dariun asks if she and Gallard would take on Marley and Paige. He ensures her that Colm guaranteed they would be looked after if they raised the girls. Jezzy seems a little hesitant but Gallard is very keen to take on kids. Jezzy agrees to take them in and Dariun tells the girls that anything they need they can go to the king and if anything goes wrong, they can contact Dariun.

After they confirm the girls will be okay, Dariun and Zippy discuss where they should go next. They discuss going to Leeks Garden to find someone to translate the journal they found or go to Manasnow, to follow the trail of Felix and the Greeders. Zippy believes it would be best to try to find Felix as he feels this lead may not only help them find their grand treasure but also bring Norman back. Dariun seems more inclined to the more solid lead of Leeks Garden and feels that they will get their answers at Leeks Garden. Zippy decides they should throw a coin, heads is Leeks Garden and tails is Manasnow. They land on Manasnow and agree on going there. Knowing they are heading to a cold place, Yogurt approaches Dariun and Zippy and asks if he can come with them and suggests they head to his home town of Lundy and pick up some Tabaxi fur coats to help them stay warm in Manasnow. James also agrees to go on the journey too and service the Sparrow for terrible pay and little benefits.

As they fly through the skies, they see the breathing chasms with hundreds of slashes into the ground. There is a jungle to the right and the ocean below them with Bayside, a coastal tropical area.  Further along is a huge naturally made thin bridge from the jungle to a new wooden area. Beyond is a drop off of earth and a cliff face leading to the golden lands of Stroomshair desert. Then, there is a dark wooded area with clouds looming. Off in the distance, in the ocean are little islands and beyond that is the floating land mass of Sanguine and even further beyond that, they can see some twinkling of the crystal islands. Off the coast of the islands and the dark wooded area is a huge pillaring rectangle box looking like a wall in the sea. They fly past and further off, south from the dark wooded area is a small village in farmland. As they come to land, they can see they are coming up to the glaciers and cold areas leading to Manasnow.

After the four day trip, they arrive in Lundy, a town of Tabaxi folk. Yogurt directs them to Fur Balls Fur and Accessories, the coat store in Lundy. They step inside to see a huge calico tabaxi and look around to find a coat to get them through the chilly weather of Manasnow. Zippy is looking for leather jacket while Dariun is looking for the biggest, puffiest jacket he can. He also looks for a fur beanie, gloves and pants. Zippy buys a leather vest and some leg warmers and Dariun is decked out in his fur gear.

Dariun searches the store for Zippy and finds a 4ft person with a coat on. Dariun taps him on the shoulder assuming it is Zippy only to see a dark green goblin wearing a fur hat but underneath is a thick tree bark mask just above their eyebrow. The goblin introduces himself as Peterson and when Dairun asks about his mask, Peterson explains it allows him to see into the aethereal plane. When Peterson pulls down the mask, Dariun can see it has no holes but there are white panted eyes of different shapes and sizes all over the wood. He gives Dariun a looks and can tell he has been to the aethereal plane recently. Dariun introduces himself and Peterson goes on to explain he is the sole survivor of the Eastern Spear Goblin Tribe and sole apprentice of the late grand mage Althezar Greyland. Dariun explains he and his friend are travelling to Manasnow. Zippy turns around the corner to see Dariun speaking to Peterson. Zippy comes over and also introduces himself to Peterson. Dariun takes a seat and prepares himself for a long next few minutes.

## **Quotations**

* Norman "*I guess now I get to shake the hand of death in a way.*"
* Norman "*A single note is not nearly as strong as a note with a harmony, we'd be better as a chord.*"
* Dariun "*I feel powerless and stuck and I don't know where to go next.*"
* Yogurt "*You were the brains and I was the paws.*"
* Jezzy "*Redbull gives you wings, so do my donuts.*"
* Peterson "*Salutations, fellow travellers and compatriot. My name is Peterson.*"

## **Featured Characters**

### **Main Cast**

* Norman D
* Dariun Branch
* Zippy Westborrough
* Peterson

### **Returning Characters**

* Royce
* Blackjack
* Gilbert
* Gallard
* James
* Bradley
* Paige
* Marley
* Yogurt
* Caspin (Dariun's father - mentioned)
* Colm Alvero
* Gus Grimsby (Ammo representative)

### **New Characters**

* Calarell (Dariun's Aunt - mentioned)
* Beans Sprout (Dariun's betrayer - mentioned)
* Elvie (Sun sprite Queen and Arch Fey - mentioned)
* Chris (Ammo representative - mentioned )
* Althezar Greyland (late grand mage, Peterson's mentor - mentioned )

## **Locations**

* Gilbert's Mansion
* The Sparrow
* Aurum
* Grave site
* Aurum castle
* Light as Air Bakery
* Lundy
* Fur Balls Fur and Accessories (coat store in Lundy)

## **Trivia**

### Episode Tidbits

* The special flavour of the Fey donuts at Jezzy's bakery comes from Sunsprite dust.