S002 The Pernicious Poisoning of Peachblossom

> "*I know TLC told us to not go chasing waterfalls... but...*"
> ― Arson Nicki
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**The Pernicious Poisoning of Peachblossom** was a special episode of Queens of Adventure. It was part of a pride week crossover with other actual play podcasts. It was later converted to the ninth and tenth episodes of Queens of Adventure Legends.

The episode, as released in June 2019, is no longer available. This page exists to archive its existence. Please see the Legends episode pages for full summary of the episodes.

## Synopsis

*For the full synopsis, please see the two Legends episode pages.*

 Booty and the Hofish are hired to perform at the Harvest Festival in the town of Peachblossom. When they arrive, they learn it has been cancelled due to the town being plagued with poison in their water and crops. On top of that, they recently ran out a group of youths who had become werebears. The town now regrets this and asks the adventuring queens to locate the youths with an apology gift of a magic peach pit that can protect from poison.

The queens journey through the woods, befriending flail slugs and river snakes, although they sacrifice the slugs to distract some sturges that attacked them. They meet Pantene, a unicorn who wishes to heal the region from the poisonous effects of the green dragon that recently arrived. He needs a rare flower to produce healing tears. The queens escort him to a clearing with the flower, avoiding the dragon's detection and an auroch stampede. Butylene takes one of the tears with a chemical vile, and the group continues on.

They find a waterfall, and the spirit within it, who guards a cave containing the werebears. The spirit lets them pass and the party pass along the message to the teens, and provide the peach pit. They encourage the youth to be open to the town's apology, but acknowledge it is up to them to do what's right for them.

As the queens return to the town, hoping to use the tear to heal it, the dragon appears. The queens rush through the town, trying to distract the dragon long enough for them to drop the tear in the well. The tear's magic surges across the town, healing it, and driving away the dragon.

The werebears return to town and reunite with their families. The town invites the queens back in a few weeks for the rescheduled festival. At the new festival, they also celebrate the opening of the new werebear bar in town.

### Characters

#### Party

* Arson Nicki - drider warlock
* Butylene O'Kipple - tiefling alchemist
* Fraya Love - water genasi cleric

and Introducing

* Londyn Bradshaw - firbolg druid

## Behind the Queens

* This episode was part of a special Pride event where five D&D podcasts each released an episode, one episode per day, with each podcast taking inspiration from the symbolic meaning of a different color of the Pride Flag's rainbow. Queens of Adventure took Orange, which represents Healing.
* The podcast event used the song "LGBTQ" by Liz Sooy as its theme song, and it replaces the standard Queens of Adventure theme song in this episode.
* Fraya recognizes the sturges. It is unclear if this episode is in the same continuity of the Lost Mines of Phandelvar episodes, or if it is only Fraya the player, not character, who recognizes them.
* DM Matt in the outro re-announces the Patreon Preview weekend happening at the end of June on youtube to introduce the bonus episodes to more people.

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