Ep. 15 Eberron Reduced “Family Dinner” (C2)

## Listen

C2 Ep. 15 Eberron Reduced “Family Dinner”

—Kath

Sana and Kath invite everyone to their parents' place for a Unity Dinner. They plan their various dishes, and take a shopping trip to the bazaar for supplies. They spend some time preparing the dishes, and finally attend the event. The hosts are more than happy to welcome them to their dinner.

## Synopsis

Three days after the Dragon's Breath job, the crew chills at the Four Sails. Erys has a bunch of components spread out with something half-built on the table. She's sketching a large and elaborate gauntlet, and every once in a while goes over to Hob and measures his arm. Hob doesn't have hobbies, but focuses on meditating instead.

Kath is at the bar with Reynard and Milo. Sigil is at their own table, looking through some papers, the schema beside them.

Sana joins them at the bar and starts telling Kath about the desert they need to bring for the Unity Dinner, though Kath is less than enthusiastic.

Milo and Sigil had attended Unity Dinners in the past, as had Erys, out of a sense of obligation, but Hob and Reynard had not. Sana invites Milo again, and he is pleased to go, and she moves on to Erys.

At the last dinner, Erys spent most of her time with Maylan, Sana's dad. She politely listened to his stories, and apparently he asked Sana if she was coming again. Erys says sure, and Sana tells her they like when people bring a dish from their culture. Hob doesn't see a reason not to go. Reynard is bringing wine, and Milo mutton mince pie. Hob suggests that he and Erys talk to each other, so they don't have to talk to strangers, but Erys is sure this won't work, as their hosts are very friendly and love talking to their guests.

Sana invites them to the bazaar with her and Kath, to buy supplies for their dishes. Everyone but Sigil goes with her. Erys bundles up her satchel to leave, and slides something she's been working on onto her arm a City Watch vambrace that she's obtained.

The bazaar is the biggest marketplace in Sharn, stretching over dozens of different towns. Famous for pickpockets and con artists, and located in Middle Dura.

Reynard gets a wine from Arcanix Vineyards, called Fireburst Wine. It's a carbonated drink, and when you burp, it causes a small spout of flame to shoot up. Erys needs specific honey, and a very specific grain that grows in Darguun. Milo shops at Jorgen's Meat for a leg of lamb. Sana is bringing a cake-based dish, but contains orange pepper from Breland and is sweet. Kath and Sana couldn't come to an agreement for what to bring, so Kath is bringing her own thing: kettle fried spiders with red-eyed berries.

Jorgen's sells the spiders as well as the livestock and meat, so they go there first. Jorgen himself is a bald, overweight halfling. His white apron is always red. Milo gets his lamb, and Hob orders "all the white stuff" that you normally throw away from a pig, plus some dried corn that they'd feed it, some cubed beef, bones, and a burlap sack to put it all in. Kath orders two dozen spiders.

While they wait for their orders to be filled, Sana and Kath fill Hob and Reynard in on what to expect at the dinner. Kath says don't talk to Sana's dad; Erys did once and it was her whole night. Erys looks incredibly uncomfortable, and has no wish to say anything but honorable compliments about her friend's father. She says he has interesting stories, and Kath reiterates that if they want to mingle, don't get into a conversation with him. Sana defends him by saying he's 800 years old, so of course he has a lot of stories to share.

Hob asks how he can get out of both mingling *and* talking to Sana's dad, leaving Erys horrified at his manners and Sana offended.

Jorgen gets their stuff out, and they move on to the general market.

Everyone but Hob notices a human sizing him up, walking nonchalantly, but when they see they're being noticed, they side step him and go around.

At the wine stand, an elf with an elongated nose is slowly drinking from a glass. He examines a bottle pretentiously while Reynard orders.

From the Darguul shop, Erys orders her items from a bugbear.

They return to Four Sails to prepare their meals. Erys listens to her music box in the kitchen, playing her favorite band, the Hounds of Baalkan. She's making noon, which is cornbread, and shaat'aar, a sweet bun filled with honey cream. Hob is making fried bread and corn soup.

They get to Kath and Sana's place around 6:30, arriving in time for dinner to be served at 7. Katherine greets them, excited about the mutton pie, which Kylie had made for them in the past. Hob awkwardly tries to give her his dish, and she asks him to put it on at table, seeing as she's got her hands full.

On this rare occasion, Erys is wearing a skirt and a nice shirt. She has long gloves, and her scarf acts as a sash(with a knife hiding in it). Hob is wearing the only shirt he owns, which is nice from its lack of use.

Sana talks to Hob. Family is important to her, so she took his comment a little hard. They make up.

Erys uses Maylan the way she usually does Hob. She genuinely likes him and his stories; stories matter a lot to her. She tells him about ban'na.

Reynard tries getting people to drink his wine. He gathers people and gives a toast, after which he and Milo let out huge belches of fire. Katherine is slightly annoyed, but Maylan and Drauthr think it's hilarious. Milo apologizes profusely.

End of episode.

## Locations

* Four Sails
* Jorgen's Meat
* Marketplace
* Mithril Tower District
* Kath and Sana's home

## Quotes

"Supposing I want to neither mingle nor talk to Sana's dad, is there a third option?"
*—Hob 0:52:18*

"Unity dinners happen all over the city, and pretty much everywhere in the country, and it's just an opportunity for Khoravar to open their doors to any other Khoravar that are traveling, or in your all's case, people that reside in the home inviting people that they want to dine with and want to have conversation and break bread with. It's a dinner party; it's not complicated. Just don't be weird, and don't break anything."
*—Kath 0:58:13*

"Fireburst, Reynard? Are you sure that's a wise choice?"
"Milo, have you known me to make wise choices?"
"I've known you to make fun choices."
*—Milo and Reynard 1:04:15*

## References and Footnotes

1. ↑ It's whatever the equivalent of barley is.