Ep 45 - Consequence Debt

## Episode 45 - Consequence Debt

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Justin dangles several very convincing plot hooks, but the team manages to avoid most of them.... until they don't! Can Zelf figure out what's happening at the Vilnit estate before they have to leave? Will Patty be able to resist involving herself in a labor dispute? How many giant lollipops CAN Astra source? Also Janni Innaj is still here, messing up the moral pH balance of the group!

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## NPCs in Description

NPCs mentioned in this episode:

* Alok Vilnit - A young noble afflicted with a vampiric influence.
* Aeyrin Starsinger - Shadowend cadet in Valentine's squad, and an acting rival of Patty Hurts.
* Shyla - Shadowend cadet in Valentine's squad, also known as an ASMR Bard.
* Wyn Marth - believed to be the Beast of Mealnor
* Xitrix - Chaotic evil god
* Dominus Peddledream - President of the Errosian Resettlement Office (ERO), a group that was supposed to be helping refugees find housing but which ended up serving mainly the wealthiest Errosians displace the local Reskarian population. Rarely seen publicly, he was attacked by Patty and the members of RAID during a blessing ceremony, which resulted in their imprisonment.
* Smol Blep - Astra's cousin. He has no shadow, and attempted to get Zelf to sneak him into the catastrophic Blitz game in Faenelin.
* Pahpa Phirel - Glorihan and Ansel's father. He has no shadow, and seemed to be vary wary, perhaps even afraid, of Astra.
* The Dentist - Mealnor's signature superhero, and a huge fan of Patty. Secret identity of Gentry Til.

**WARNING SPOILER INFORMATION on NPC appearance below**

* Sniprit - Black market vendor from Newhaven and follower of Xitrix. He tricked Janni into delivering a cursed item; Janni then burned down his shop
* Zalvot - Leader of the Thieves Guild. Astra convinced him to let the team go, with the understanding that they'd help Tommi Embereyes track down Pearl and Glorihan.
* Tudgrack - Found a piece of meteorite that Bovil was searching for, to become the demigod of Hybdall. The team stole his meteorite.
* Rare Monster Vendor - Black market vendor from Newhaven. Zelf bought Piccolo the Eleflute from him, and Patty released a bunch of his animals.
* Bruler - Supplied bombs to RAID. Formerly a huge fan of Patty Hurts, but then he tried to kill her so she rigged him with a Saw-style explosive jacket.

## Summary

* The party heads back to the Vilnit estate and find Aeyrin, who is yelling at Alok Vilnit and being held back by Bantaro Valentine.
	+ Aeyrin believes that Alok killed Shyla for knowing that he is a vampire.
	+ Zelf tells Count Vilnit about Wyn Marth being the Beast, but ultimately the party decides not to investigate.
* The party plans to take the train to Nan Tahrum while in disguise.
* When the squad gets to Waypoint, they see the continuing protests against the Triad Train Company and scope it out.
	+ Zelf asks Janni Innaj for the crown of Lunas, but Innaj declines. He claims he wants to destroy it, but is also willing to put it on Zelf or Astra.
	+ Janni Innaj wants to give the protestors explosives, but he's so creepy about it that the rest of the party decide not to help the protestors in any way.
* Secret recording! In the evening, Patty talks to Janni Innaj who tells her his suspicions about Astra and Abraxibulbula.
* The next day, Astra wakes up at level seven. The Little Stranger is sitting on her, looking bigger and less cat-like.
* The motel clerk gives Patty a note from the Dentist, which says that the party members should enter specific train cars and await further instructions.
* The squad enters their respective train cars, which turn out to contain the Black Market Boys: people that they have slighted during their time in Newhaven.
	+ Zelf and Manny face off against the rare monster dealer and Tudgrack, the dwarf with the meteorite.
	+ Astra tears off her guard uniform and prepares to fight Zalvot, the leader of the Thieves Guild who thinks she's killed Tommi Embereyes.
	+ Janni Innaj enters a car with Sniprit and train employees in a bloodlust. Sniprit realizes Innaj is the demigod of Xitrix.
	+ Patty follows the limping man in the Dentist costume into the caboose. It turns out to be Bruler, and Gentry Til is strapped to a bomb in the middle of the car.

## Trivia

* On the same day the episode dropped, a post-episode 45 recap was released, made up of snippets of previous podcasts.
* On the Spotify app, this episode's poll reads: "Who's winning their cage match?" with the results "Astra" at 15%, "Janni" at 53%, "Patty" at 12%, and "Zelf" at 17%.

## Characters

### Player Characters

* Astra Blep
* Janni Innaj
* Patty Hurts
* Zelf

### Actually Showed Up

* Aeyrin Starsinger
* Bantaro Valentine
* Mansion staff members
* Alok Vilnit
* Countess Vilnit
* Count Vilnit
* Shyla (as a body)
* Manny
* The Little Stranger
* The Dentist
* Zalvot
* Unnamed train employees
* Sniprit
* Rare animal vendor
* Tudgrack
* Gentry Til
* Bruler

### Mentioned

* Wyn Marth / Beast of Mealnor
* Duke Marth
* Ten-Face
* Bovil Flaskforge
* Lunas
* Molni
* Xitrix
* Chairman Naga
* Unnamed previous president of the train company
* Dominus Peddledream
* Janni Brightchild
* Gore-met Goblins
* Smol Blep
* Pahpa Phirel
* Castien Grefiel
* Ansel Phirel
* Piccolo the eleflute
* Wynhorn
* Fimari Til (unnamed)
* Tommi Embereyes
* Gavelyne
* Doomweapon

## Locations

### Visited

* Mealnor
	+ Vilnit estate
		- Vilnit Tea House
* Waypoint
	+ Axis Train Station
	+ Right Way Motel
* Train cars

### Mentioned

* Nan Tahrum
* Mealnor
	+ Marth mausoleum
	+ Vilnit Candy Factory
* Faenalin
	+ Court of the Archmage
* Arrowpeak
* Errosia
* Newhaven
	+ Thieves Guild
* Reskarus
* Birwine
* Bitterhold Dungeon