Desmars & Drake Hunting

**Desmars & Drake Hunting** is the fifteenth episode of *Another Bad Side Quest*. The party boards Quincy's ship, The Misty Moon, and meet a few new faces from their past before getting to blow off some steam on the Waribog River.

## Desmars & Drake Hunting

### **Synopsis**

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### **Part One**

Those in the party capable of helping on the ship moved around the deck to assist the crew of *The Misty Moon* as it moves down the *Waribog River* and away from *Kra'Kash*. As the city continued to burn behind them, Damen found Quincy and most of their group on the deck and told them to round up their associates to go below deck. Damen told them there were 350 people in the cargo hold and asked the group to keep an eye on them for the hour it would take to get to the military post and drop them off.

Quincy led them all below deck where they found a long hallway with several doors, a few labelled as personal quarters for Quincy, Kerrack and Damen. Quincy led the six ladies from *The Wandered Eye* to settle in her room, then asked Seren to gather the pregnant women, women with small children and the frail and to bring them to the empty rooms along the hall, which Seren agreed to. Seren went down the hall to another set of stairs that led to the main hold where the 350 civilians rescued from *Kra'Kash* were, and with help from the party, identified and guided those Quincy mentioned into the rooms. As he did so, Seren also took note of those who appeared to be injured and asked Alaerith to do his original task, so he could focus as a medic. Alaerith gave no response, and when Seren looked closer he saw his expression was glazed over and unresponsive, even when shook and called out to, Tabernacle tended to Alaerith while Seren passed off the women and children to Killian and RX. Seren then turned to Yashani for assistance, and though she was out of ki to use her healing abilities, was still able to heal the old fashioned way. From a little ways behind them they heard a voice offer to help, and found an elven man with thick eyebrows and a scarred and whited out eye that Quincy greeted as Kerrack. Together the three, with help of some others in the crowd, heal those injured with a mix of magic and traditional means.

After the hour had passed, the ship began to slow as they begin to dock. The grateful people begin to thank Kerrack, Seren and Yashani for their aid, while several people attempted to hug a tortle. Though Seren gave off the light he usually did, those who knew Seren could see something was wrong. When the call was made to let people off, Quincy started with people in the rooms before getting the people in the hold. After about 45 minutes, the civilians were all off loaded at the military outpost and the party was rest assured knowing they would be safe there, supplied with food and refuge while it was decided what to do next for the people of *Kra'Kash*. As they started to move again, Tabernacle internally questioned the phrase 'the cargo is people', went down to the cargo hold to investigate, and determined that Damen simply meant that the hold was full of civilians. As *The Misty Moon* continued to sail, the party noticed there were very few people left. Damen approached to thank them for their help and encouraged them to go sleep. Quincy offered the unlabelled rooms from before, noting she would be put the girls from *The Wandered Eye* into two of them, but the rest were up for grabs. Seren took Alaerith to his room, and Yashani took Quincy's offer of her room while RX and Killian took rooms for themselves. Tabernacle patted Alaerith's back in an attempt to comfort him, then dropped his things in a room before he picked up his fishing nets, wandered off up deck and Quincy asked him not to cause trouble, but he gave no response as he kept walking.

Seren sat Alaerith down in their room and, while Alaerith was still catatonic, let all the emotions he had been feeling over the last few hours surface, as he let the rage, crying and confusion before he calms himself 20 minutes later, started his ritual to bed down as he rocked himself to sleep while he sung an Aquan lullaby before he slept. Some time after, Aarcanii still in her *Wild Shaped* spider form, came off Alaerith's shoulder and made a web in the upper corner of the room. Yashani and Quincy collapsed on Quincy's bed with little fuss before falling asleep. RX entered his own room, contemplated his first day in the sunlight, before he fell back onto his bed stiffly and let sleep take over him for the first time. Alaerith, while still in his unconscious catatonic state, eventually collapsed on his bed when his muscles finally relaxed enough to, all the while in his head he saw flashes of the sounds from the *Vayilcor Circus*, intermingled with the screams and destruction of *Kra'Kash*, intermingled with flashes from his recent nightmare, to flashes of the Ruined Moon symbol, to flashes of his right hand, to the word "destruction" being said over and over again, and the subtle feel of the boat underneath which reminded him exactly where he was, which was more then enough to put him down completely.

Tabernacle on the deck, took out his nets to fish for the night and caught enough to feed everyone the next day. In his own room, Killian planted the new daggers he was stabbed with, and kept, from Esmeria into the wall, slowly stepped away from them and when he was just beyond 15 feet, the daggers vanished from the wall and reappeared in his hands as he felt the falling sensation like when he was stabbed before, but pushed it aside. He then spent a very long time staring at his palm with the Ruin Moon mark and tried to understand if the mark's connection was two way, but did so in vain before he turned in for bed.

The next morning, as sunlight came through the porthole window of it, Quincy's room was seen. It was revealed as a messy space with things strewn about, curtains around the window badly patched with badly embroidered flowers, bookshelves that lined the room, filled with all sorts of books from histories to farming and a fair amount of fiction, all held in place by ropes across them to keep the books from falling. Strung up on one of the walls were bookmarks of all kinds, some silk and embroidered others from carved, wood or painted, and in a corner was placed a round pillow with the same bad embroidery that might say *Lucky*. Yashani woke to see all this and also noticed that lying on Quincy's other side was one of the girls from *The Wandered Eye*. The woman had curls like thick golden rope and tan skin marked by gold lines where the teal clothes didn't cover, and gently snored. Yashani woke and tried to sit in Quincy's room to meditate, but found it too hard to focus with the rocking of the ship, so she headed to the deck, with her mask off and tied to her hip, found Tabernacle passed out and tried to meditate again.

Seren woke and found Alaerith woke about the same time as him, as he slept instead of his usual trance. Seren asked how he was feeling and presumed neither of them slept well, which Alaerith agreed with. Seren suggested that they try to find breakfast, left their room and were greeted by Kerrack. Kerrack introduced himself as Kerrack Desmar, and helped lead Seren and Alaerith to the Mess for breakfast. Seren noticed that Kerrack wore a necklace with a bloodvial charm that he can identify as a symbol of Dyeltora. They saw Tabernacle on the deck, surrounded by piles of shrimp, but decided to leave him be, before they entered the Mess where Seren set Alaerith up for breakfast, but only took a *Goodberry* for himself which Alaerith noticed. When asked about it, Seren remembered that Alaerith was not present for his explanation, and explained about his experience in the Fey Wild and why he could no longer eat food on the *Material Plane*.

Back below deck, Killian woke, went to Quincy's room, then knocked on her door and waited for her answer. Quincy woke, carefully climbed out of bed so she didn't wake Kaz and managed to make it to the door without issue. She opened the door, stepped out, then closed it behind her to face Killian. Killian asked if they might get the chance to talk to Kylan, the captain of the ship, which made Quincy scoff, but she agreed that it would most definitely be arranged. Quincy directed Killian to the Mess before she headed back into her room. In the Mess, Alaerith pondered what Seren had told him for a moment, then picked up a piece of bread and offered it to Seren. Even after Seren's intial refusal and confusion, Alaerith persisted and Seren eventually accepted. Much to Seren's surprise, it didn't taste like ash, but like bread and in his excitement fell back on his shell. He rolled for a moment before he clambered back toward Alaerith and asked what he had done. Alaerith just moved on to try some potatoes, then offered that to Seren as well. Seren readily accepted, tasted the potatoes happily and told Alaerith, that while he did not understand, he wanted him to continue as he had not eaten food in over a 100 years and asks him to continue. Alaerith steadily continued to feed Seren, while Seren intently watched Alaerith as he muttered under his breath and made small motions with his fingers, and helped him finish the entire first plate before getting Seren a second.

Killian kicked Tabernacle on his way to the Mess, which woke Tabernacle as he grouchily asked why everyone insisted on kicking him, and Killian insisted he would rather not touch him with his hands. The two walked in to find Alaerith feeding Seren, noticed a lizardfolk with red skin and purple eyes walked out of the kitchen and agreed to help Tabernacle cook up the shrimp as he let Tabernacle back into the kitchen. Below deck, RX woke up, having not quite dreamed, but felt a spark in his sleep that he figured might be similar. RX then climbed out of bed, assessed how sleeping made him feel and announced his finding to everyone in the Mess 20 minutes later that sleep was amazing. Killian asked about this, as it was previously believed that RX did not need to sleep, but RX explained further that last night he had begun to feel tired, which was a new feeling for him. Killian then asked if he saw images while in that state, and when RX replied he didn't believe so, Killian asserted he had never asked a baby about their dreams so it seemed to be a fair answer.

Stepping back in her room after her conversation with Killian, Quincy took moment to appreciate the way Kaz snored as she was a beautiful woman and it humanized her. Quincy then sat back on her bed, pushed the hair from Kaz's face as she admitted quietly to herself -

*"You know, when I warned you that I would leave, I never thought I would get to take you with me."*

One of Kaz's eyes slowly opened at Quincy's voice and Kaz complained about the quality of Quincy's bed, which Quincy apologized for jokingly. Kaz said it would have to change, but when Quincy asked if she planned on sticking around, Kaz was once again asleep. Quincy then stood from her bed, left the room quietly, went to the room where Fren was and knocked on her door. The elderly elven woman steps forward and Quincy offered the Mess hall for breakfast, but Fren decided it might be best if the girls got more sleep before they started their day. Fren mentioned that she wasn't sure how Antra would take to the scenario as she wasn't too keen on it, which Quincy understood without question. Quincy awkwardly lets Fren know Kaz was in her room, which Fren did not seem surprised by, before the two parted ways as Fren returned to bed and Quincy headed for the Mess. On the way she spotted Yashani and purposefully clicked her heels to announce her approach and get Yashani's attention. Quincy asked if Yashani wished to get food, but Yashani winced and just asked if the rocking of the boat ever stopped. Quincy regretfully told her no, but assured her she would get her sea legs with time. Yashani apologized before saying she wanted her time on the boat to be short as possible. Yashani stood and followed Quincy as she told her of a tea that might help with sea sickness on their way to the Mess together. As they passed under one of the masts, Quincy spotted two familiar grey paws. Quincy called out to them, addressing them Lucky, but was ignored as the cat wandered away. Quincy seemed to take in stride as Yashani smiled at the cat as it left.

Inside the Mess Hall, Yashani and Quincy walked in and found Seren napping on his back on the ground, happily covered in food, which Quincy questioned in concern. Alaerith assured them Seren was alright, but noted he might have gotten him too enthusiastic. Quincy asked if he ate food and Alaerith simply said yes in response. When Yashani commented that he didn't usually ate food, Alaerith explained that Seren told him his story, that he tried something to see if it would work, which apparently did. As Alaerith cast *Prestidigitation* to clean Seren up, the group heard the lizardfolk, Lechi, called out from the kitchen for Quincy, told her it was good to see her not dead and Quincy reiterated the same back before Lechi called back for Tabernacle to wash his hands. Quincy then greeted the group and Killian informed her that RX slept last night and RX excitedly explained more of his experience with being asleep. Quincy offered a book from her room and Killian expressed concerns as to why this was now a thing and if it might just be the first time RX ran out of power. Quincy admitted she didn't know how to track that and RX said it was something could can. Quincy then asked RX why he went to sleep and RX explained how he felt tired and that he simply followed his body's messages to sleep.

As they all spoke among themselves, a sound came from outside along with the sound of footsteps getting closer, before the Mess Hall door slammed open and a loud voice shouts into the the room

*"QUINCY ALWYNN FEYRE DESMAR! THE FUCK HAVE YOU BEEN!?"*

Quincy, after noting that she was in a lot of trouble, turned with the biggest smile on her face, launched herself towards the man and hugged him as she shouted "Kylan!". The man was about 6" tall and human, with a mop of red curly hair, a nicely trimmed beard, with pockmarked cheeks and an elegant captain's coat, a gun on one hip and a scimitar on the other. Kylan hugged them back as he told them he thought they were dead. Kylan then looked to the rest of the group and after excitedly she told a few stories like about a man that supposedly lost his arm trying to domesticate a hellhound, introduced them all and noted they were all new additions to her adventure as of recent. Kylan then introduced himself as Captain Kylan Desmar of *The Misty Moon* to which Yashani noted the matching last names and that they didn't look related. Quincy explained that it was like being adopted, which Kylan continued further that there was more than one Desmar on the ship and Quincy told the party that Kylan tended to pick up strays, which Kylan rolled his eyes at.

As Killian mentioned that adoption was a common practise among sea faring people, Quincy told Kylan there was a lot to discuss, especially about why they left *Kra'Kash* burning. Kylan asserted that Quincy was a part of it in some way, and though Quincy tried to assure him she tried to not cause problems shouted about her getting into trouble all the time. Kylan then said that what happened in *Kra'Kash* was "work" and now they would have to go back to *Vayilcor* and talk to them. He sighed after a moment and commented that he should have known Quincy would bring along problems and Quincy happily reminded him it had been ten years. Kylan noted that he was aware, citing the grey hairs on his chin and Quincy countered that Kerrack's doing as well. Kylan seemed to agree as he noted it happened when Kerrack had become blind, which confused Quincy and Kylan reminds her that when she was tossed from the boat, they lost a lot of good people and even more were injured, which included Kerrack now being blind in one eye. Kylan also mentioned he was going blind, that he had to hired back Lechi as a cook and had brought on a Tabaxi for watch. Quincy insisted that they might as well talk about things now and then asked where Kerrack was, but Kylan told her he was salty and also out doing his job on the ship, as he had taken up some of her job since she'd been gone.

From the ground, Seren tried to rock back up onto his feet, with a little issue caused by the boat's rocking, before Alaerith helped him up, as he then asked if he could be of help, but at that moment both realized they had used their left hands, marked with the Ruin Moon, but were relieved to realize nothing had happened. Kylan asked how long they intended to stay and what good they could be. Yashani replied that their answers might all be different, but that for herself she would like to leave as soon as possible and would be of no help as she had no knowledge on boats, and Alaerith and RX agreed. Killian said that if most of them were unhappy about being on board then they might as well drop off at *Vayilcor*. Kylan admitted that was a ways away, and when asked by Yashani, told them the nearest place to get off is *Krapjess*, then the outpost on a glacier and then *Vayilcor* which was about three weeks away. As Yashani started to say she wouldn't be able to survive for three weeks, Tabernacle hurriedly talked over her to say *Vayilcor* sounded wonderful. Tabernacle then walked out of the kitchen to shake Kylan's hand, shared a moment over their shared title as captains, then explained that their destination might have to be decided as a group. Killian asks how long to *Krapjess* and Kylan said a week and a half, much to Yashani's dismay, as she rested her head on the tabletop. Quincy asked Lechi for the nausea tea and Tabernacle suggested extra ginger would be needed.

Kylan noted that they might get there faster as they didn't have cargo or holding any weight. Killian replied that a week and half would give them time to decide, but Kylan offered that he could stop sooner though it would mean they would be left in the wilderness. Killian said he preferred an established town or anywhere with a name, but Yashani pointed out they had a bad track record with towns, which Seren agreed with. RX noted his excitement to see nature again, and Tabernacle seemingly confusingly mentioned they had a donkey around there somewhere. While the party spoke, Seren looked for the *Wild Shaped* spider-form of Aarcanii, and after he noticed a group of spiders, with one spider with a distinct familiar crescent moon on them, with he noticed her in a web above them, suggested they consult their "additional guest" as well which everyone agreed. At this point, everyone heard what sounded like squawking of a bird and the roar of a tiny dragon combined, and everyone, but RX and Yashani could identify them as kelp drakes, creatures that hunt in packs and were generally assholes. Kylan told Quincy to take her group to the deck to handle things up there, while the rest of the crew went to the hold to keep the kelp drakes from destroying their provisions. He also mentioned that this was Quincy's favorite form of practice back in the day and Quincy giddily pulled our *Peril & Pain* and showed them excitedly to Kylan. Tabernacle mentioned he had an old crewmate who liked to do the same and cast *Summon Undead* to summon a skeletal humanoid with a pistol, which creeped out Kylan, but ignored it for the moment to head down into the hold. Tabernacle asked "Karina" to follow him, while he lead the group out onto the deck, where the party saw several thin, large, dog sized, serpentine creatures with long goose like necks and weird wings, picking at crates and on noticing the party turned and squawked at them.

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### **Part Two**

Combat opened on the main deck of *The Misty Moon* as several of the kelp drakes were already onboard and spread out amongst the main deck and the upper deck. Quincy, who stood at the stern of the boat and spotted a drake rather close to the one set of stairs leading down below deck, stepped in range to blast it with *Peril & Pain*, using them for the first time since being serviced by Masq and noticed the balls of black and lightning shots were no longer separate, but combined. Quincy then turned, so the rest of the group could hear them, and called for them to not let the drakes get below deck. Following Quincy's turn a drake darted out of the water and onto a set of crates behind them, while another drake near to Quincy, leapt forward and missed with it's bite, but struck with it's claw. At the same time, the drake Quincy had had shot put some distance from them.

Killian, noticing that the drake that had been shot ran to its allies creating a line of 3 drakes, moved from the main mast, hurled one of the new daggers from Esmeria, which were described as longer than most with a hooked end and made of all black metal, to the one closest to him and as it sunk into the first drake Killian activated his *Channel Divinity : Storm Strike* to channel lightning through the hit and struck each of the drakes with lightning, while also activating his *Defensive Flourish* for extra damage and to bump up his defence, then hurled the other matching dagger leaving the drake closest to him heavily damaged, but still standing. Alaerith, who felt in dire need of releasing steam, moved around the mast to cast *Firebolt* at a drake on the upper deck at the bow of the ship and Alaerith. who could understand the drake as they spoke Draconic, which were mostly curse words, told them to come back when they had demonic powers and to shut up until then, to the drakes confusion, before he jumped back onto some barrels to keep the door to the area they came from in sight.

Yashani took note of the drake that had jumped up and figuring that Quincy might not have noticed it, easily climbed the crates and barrels near Quincy, advanced on it, struck it with one of her two unarmed strikes, with her new *Necrotic Wraps* around her hands from Masq doing added necrotic damage, then used activated her *Flurry of Blows* to strike it again it and grab it by its goose-like neck. Tabernacle positioned near Killian and the upper deck, summoned Hobble to his side, made sure his summoned undead skeleton, Karina, a skeletal figure with skin that looked shrink wrapped to the bone, dark hair and tiefling horns, in a long heavy coat that looks like a hand-me-down from Tabernacle, stayed close and asked her if she still had the arquebus he gave her. When she pulled it out of the coat, Tabernacle smiled, activated his *Form of Dread*, pulled his rifle out and cast *Eldritch Blast* on the two drakes closest to Killian, killing the one closest to Killian. Karina took a shot on the one attacked by Quincy and peppered it with ball bearings.

The drakes on the bow of the ship, advanced towards the center of the ship, with the party noticing their webbed style feet definitively more fit for the water then on land, one advanced on Tabernacle and managed to claw him, while the one that Alaerith attacked bit Karina. Seren was then up as he cast *Spirit Guardians* which caused his glow to extend 15 feet around him, which was filled with flitting little sprites and pixies, then cast *Shillelagh* on his staff and relaxed a bit where he stood. RX positioned near the stern with Quincy, noted that most all of the drakes were currently being handled on that side of the ship, and sprinted across *The Misty* *Moon*, jumped onto the upper deck and advanced on the two drakes not yet engaged.

Quincy, having been advanced on and attacked by the drake in front of her, activated *Peril & Pain*'s *Barrage* feature by clicking back on a hammer on each of the pistols which made them vibrate in her palms and unloaded onto the drake which exploded in a red mist as the pistols overheated in Quincy's hands, then stowed them to pull out her regular pistol, stepped forward, looked down the barrel of her gun as she activated her *Sharpshooter* and fired at the one that had tried to run from her earlier for significant damage, but was still standing. The drakes started their turn, with the one near to Karina and another near to Seren, started within the range of Seren's *Spirit Guardians* and took damage. The drake Yashani had by the throat failed to bite her, but managed to claw her stomach. The two closest to Quincy advanced on her and both managed to bite and claw her heavily, but resisted their *Death Roll* attempt. The drake near to Seren, who was damaged by his Spirit Guardians, managed to bite and claw him, but also resisted their *Death Roll*.

At the start of Killian's turn, the daggers he had thrown returned to his hands, but managed to resist that momentary falling feeling from before, which some of the party who could see Killian noticed that same flicker from before. He then struck the drake between himself and Quincy, as he activated a 2nd level *Divine Smite* as his eyes flickered between gold and black as he channelled two very different powers from the daggers and Avranti, as Avranti's power slays the drake, then activated his *Honor Crest* to extend the reach of second dagger strike, as he activated a 2nd level *Divine Smite* again and finished as he stepped towards the remaining drake, said "gotcha" while his eyes went full black and and used the daggers to *Mark* the drake. Alaerith, still on the other end of the boat with Seren, Tabernacle and RX, hearing the sound of Yashani's fists on the drake, and remembering the near miss of the morning with his Ruined Moon marked hand on Seren, he stepped in close to the nearest drake, reached out with his marked palm and thrust it into the drake and felt an unknown connection as he suddenly felt rejuvenated as the drake in turn seemed to wither and be drained of life. A little uncomfortable by what happened, Alaerith activated *Metamagic : Quickened Spell* and prepared to cast *Shocking Grasp* as a bonus action, but as he warned the drake

*"If I were you, I would just better...Go!"*

the last word became came out as a terrifying roar as he unintentionally cast *Dragon Roar**,* which left Alaerith a little confused at the scared reaction on his face.

On top of stack of crates by Killian and Quincy, Yashani tightened her grip on the drake's neck, struck it twice as she crushed its windpipe till it fell limp in her grasp, then tossed the carcass over the side of the ship, jumped down the crates to get between Quincy and the drake that had attacked her, activated her *Flurry of Blows* to choke out the drake with one hit, while she used the the other hit to touch Quincy and activate her *Hand of Healing*. Tabernacle moved to a more advantageous spot with the two drakes in front of him and Karina, where Karina missed one of the drakes from close range, but Tabernacle cast *Inflict Wounds* on the other nearby drake and grabbed it by the neck like he saw Yashani do.

The drake near to Karina started within the range of Seren's *Spirit Guardians* and pushed through the damage, missed Tabernacle with it's bite and claw, while another drake missed with their bite, but struck Karina with it's claw. The two drakes at the bow moved to RX, which also put them in range of the *Spirit Guardians,* and both managed to claw him, while only one managed to bite him, but still resisted it's *Death Roll* attempt. On Seren's turn, he casts *Inflict Wounds* on the the drake closest to him, then cast *Spiritual Weapon* to kill it and punt it off the ship deck with the branches of the spectral tree, then moved to get himself in the center of the action near his allies.

RX *Grappled* the drake closest to him, struck it once with the pommel of his longsword for good measure, lifted the drake up, rushed for the edge of the boat, dived off the side of *The Misty* *Moon,* activated his *Action Surge* and cast *Shocking Grasp* as he hit the water with it. Quincy, still coughing up blood from the damage she took, shot the drake closest to her twice, with the second shot activating *Sharpshooter* ending it within Yashani's grip, then ran where RX jumped off, activated her own *Action Surge* to clear the distance across the ship and activated her *Second Wind* as she looked over the edge where RX had gone over. Killian used his action to dash to the drake left on the bow's upper deck, and cast *Compel Duel* on it.

Alaerith called out for RX, as he saw him dash over the side of the boat, took a step in his direction, but a glazed over expression soon came on his face as he froze on the spot. Yashani, having had the drake shot out of her hands, ran for the drake hovering near Tabernacle and the skeletal girl on top of crates, climbed onto the crates with it, reaches out for the drake's neck like she had with the others, lifted the drake, swung it over her head and bashed it against the crates away from Taberancle, activated her *Flurry of Blows* and clamped down on the drake's mouth to crush it's jaw in her hands. Tabernacle moved around the drake in front of him, directed Hobble to give Karina advantage, but missed sorely, which Tabernacle promised they would work on it later, then ran beside Quincy at the railing, as the drake used it's reaction to attack but missed, told her he would get RX, activated *The* *Claws of Vaust* and jumped into the water as well.

The drake near Karina and the one near Killian started within the range of Seren's *Spirit Guardians*, felt as the fey creatures passed through them like specters, came out the otherside of them laughing hysterically, ending the one near Karina. The one near Killian struck with it's claw, but missed with it's bite, and Killian used his reaction and activated *Battle Maneuver : Riposte* to swipe swipe against the drake, as he activated a 1st level *Divine Smite* into the attack as well and used the daggers to *Mark* the drake. The drake in Yashani's grasp managed to break free, as Yashani used her reaction but missed hitting it with her unarmed strike, and hopped off the stack of crates. The drake in RX's hands managed to slip our of his grasp, demonstrating it's much faster speed in the water then on land, as RX used his reaction but missed hitting it with his longsword, as it swam away.

Seren went to the drake that escaped Yashani, struck him with his *Spiritual Weapon*, then finished it off with his *Shillelagh* empowered staff to finish off the drake that had escaped Yashani, and on seeing no further danger in the vicinity, shrugged and relaxed a bit. In the water, RX switched to his longbow and managed to hit the escaping drake with one of his two arrows, but not enough to finish it off.

From the deck Quincy found rope nearby and very aware she was not strong enough to lift anyone out of the water, tied it to the balustrade and dropped it over the side of the ship. On the upper deck, Killian mocked the drake in front of him

*"Your friends have left you...you're all alone...doesn't that scare you?"*

then bamphed out from in front of it, reappeared behind it and stabbed it twice in the neck like how Esmeria had done to him at *The Embassy* with the daggers, as he activated a 1st level *Divine Smite* for each stab, but as the drake fell dead in front of him, Killian's form flickered and he disappeared, and reappeared 120 feet away to the north of the ship and dropped into the water below.

1. ↑ As stated before, magic is not generally accepted in the Skorian Empire, but smaller healing magics are allowed
2. ↑ As mentioned by Damon in "Magical Markings & A Misty Moon".
3. ↑ She had been on Alaerith's shoulder in her Wild Shaped spider form since he and Yashani ran to the house for her in "Magical Markings & A Misty Moon".
4. ↑ From the episode "Deliberations", Alaerith had dream of some destruction of a city underwater that has not yet been elaborated on.
5. ↑ Alaerith at the time was at *Cutter's Shop* on his own, while the rest were at the *Church of Demigods*, and heard Seren's story.
6. ↑ As mentioned in "Memories", Seren ate while he was lost in *The Feywild* and now regular food turned to ash in his mouth
7. ↑ Technical difficulties in the VOD at this point as several people switched screens in the overlay after Jon accidentally turned off his camera
8. ↑ Though not mentioned by name, Kylan was referred to the *Ve'ji Outpost*.
9. ↑ This is in reference to the donkey the party had, and left on it's own in *Quarry Hold* in "Deliberations".
10. ↑ When the party first met Aarcanii, they noted she had a large, white, crescent moon on the back of her spider abdomen.
11. ↑ Darrin described them as the "Canadian geese" of this world which was a comment that did not die for the rest of the episode
12. ↑ Jeremy explains the magic item Vile's Fang to the audience
13. ↑ Seren noted that those with high passive perceptions could notice 1 of those same little translucent fey creatures hovering close to Seren's ear, but hidden still.
14. ↑ Mechanically this became 7 temporary hp.
15. ↑ *Dragon Roar* is a homebrew spell by Darrin, which forces a single creature in range to do a charisma save and on a fail, takes psychic damage and is frightened untill the start of the caster's next turn.
16. ↑ Mak referred to the daggers by name, as the *Shadow Twins*.