Deals in the Dark: Episode 03

### YouTube VOD

***Deals in the Dark* Episode 3** was streamed on Arcadum's Twitch channel on November 1, 2019, and premiered on Arcadum's YouTube channel on January 7, 2020.

## Summary

The group wakes up and starts examining newcomers, Pricilla Truefoot and Len Yes of the Shackled Legion. The group comes down one by one for breakfast and Torl time, even though Rivitah takes four hours to make his bed. The group, not liking how Len has been arrested for “gratuitous sex,” and so put Pricilla to sleep, with the rest of the bar joining in to help or get a laugh out of it. Letty and Gross Derick are seen getting along, later having Turr Khei and Madd Morc join them.

The group finally goes over to talk to Mr. Knuckles. Today’s mission has the group have one of themselves pretend to be a noble while the others follow as entourage. They will then sneak into a party on the estate of the noble Haxten Vale and try to steal a single book, "*Abaddon's Call*". They are to keep as low a profile as possible, being told explicitly that if they start a fight they most likely will die.

The group decide to follow the mission given to them by Equisiteen Buble-Schinslow Backslashinfourth VIII. Rivitah, following up on the last mission, talks to Mr. Knuckles and confirms the scroll was given to his boss. Rivitah then talks to Carter, learning more about the scroll and Carter’s past. Argh'xl hangs out with Torl for a few moments, before they part ways again.

The group, with Equisiteen, meet with Tommy Two-Hands, who tells them the supplies are currently at the Apothecary, held by the man known as the Lepar. He informs them they need to get the supplies through buying or theft, also charging them to steal back a necklace he once pawned off. At the Apothecary, they quickly get the Lepar to admit that he has the stolen goods, but he panics when they ask for the necklace. He runs to the back room to try to get away, but Neve instantly opens the door and Madd Morc WWE style elbows his face in. Neve quickly tries to heal him with a potion, but it starts melting the man’s skin. The group tries to find a way to heal him while Equisiteen robs the shop, eventually using an Oil of Inflict Wounds to kill him, scarring Rivitah. Equisiteen quickly takes control of the shop then rings a bell to call the guards. The group quickly blames the Lepar's death on Equisiteen, who kills the gnome.

The group returns to the bar. Madd Morc and Turr Khei quickly catch up with Gross Derick and Letty, an interaction which ends up with all four wearing top hats, and the creation of the TOPS. Mr. Knuckles is quickly angered when he realizes the group not only killed his friends, but got the guards involved. He gives up and leaves the group the dossier to the mission and leaves them to the mission. The group argue among themselves who would be the one to play the role of the noble, eventually settling on Torl.

And so the group, Torl, and the TOPS prepare for the party.

## Featured Characters

### Main Characters

* Rivitah
* Neve
* Madd Morc
* Turr Khei
* Argh'xl Roz

### New

* Pricilla Truefoot
* Len Yes

### Returning

* Torl
* Letty the Lender
* Gross Derick
* Mr. Knuckles
* Equisiteen Buble-Schinslow Backslashinforth VIII
* Tommy "Two-Hands"
* The Lepar

## Trivia

* This is the episode where the faction TOPS were created.