Eldermourne Episode 5: The Baroness

**The Baroness** is the fifth episode in campaign 2.

The new crew puts Sadie to rest, then embarks on a quest to bring her killer to justice. Fia eyes a familiar blade, Zirk gets chatty with dangerous company, and Henry names his shadow.

## Plot Synopsis

The Third Mates take the time to bury Sadie Bellwater in a "deluxe grave," then head back into Thornkirk. There, they notice a strange crowd in the town square. A bunch of knights wearing the petty king's colors. The group are flagged down by Marcy, who warns them that a royal edict was cast down from the Petty King Brightleap, stripping the baron of his lands, throwing him in jail, and naming Madame Whitlocke the baroness of Thornkirk. Marcy lost her job as captain of the guard to Fergus Whitlocke, and wondered aloud why the crown would legitimize the Rooks. She gives them a run down of the jailhouse layout, should they decide to confront Fergus there, and supplies them with a set of keys.

Next, they visit Madame Whitelocke at the baron's keep, and walk in on her talking to a man named Petty Jack. Petty Jack infers that the petty king was surrounding himself with Reaper worshippers recently, including a sorceress, and several former Blades who had switched sides. As Petty Jack got up to leave, Fia spotted Batilda's blade at his side. Before she could chase him though, the group had to prove to Madame Whitlocke that they had banished the broken-heart banshee that was killing the Rooks. After doing so, Madame Whitlocke gives the group Dr. Nebble's intended destination, a mountain pass in the Scaletip Valley of Innerborough. They say their goodbyes, and head to the town square to stalk Petty Jack and retrieve the sword. Fia created a duplicate of Batilda's sword, Zirk dosed Petty Jack with ex-lax, and Hank sent Shadow Hank, aka Shank, into the woods where he was able to successfully swap the swords where Petty Jack was shitting, bringing the real blade back to Fia.

The next day, the group went to Blackthorn Hall to talk to Syb, and discover them plotting their own rebellion against the Whitlockes with some of their own Rook veterans. Syb implies that their interests may be aligned, and offers to work together.

## Quotes

* "This is how we play, we dig holes. Fia and I just go into the woods and she digs holes and I say *dig dig dig! We're gonna dig today! We're gonna dig a hole!"* Bukvar explaining why Fia is so good at digging holes.

## Trivia

* Fia digs her first trench of the campaign as a grave for Sadie Bellwater, and appears to do so in about 2 minutes and 45 seconds

## Music and Sound Effects

* "Club chatter, London" by mlteenie at Freesound.org.
* "Broken Heart Banshee" by Emily Axford.
* "Gunvar" by Emily Axford.
* "Conspiracy in the Clouds" by Emily Axford.
* "Grimhawke" by Emily Axford.
* "Shadowfell" by Emily Axford.
* "Henry" by Emily Axford.
* "Bonkginya, Fia Bonkginya" by Emily Axford.
* "Balnor the Brave" by Emily Axford.
* "A Friend for Life" by Emily Axford.
* "Blackthorn Hall" by Emily Axford.
* "The Petty Guard" by Emily Axford.
* "Batilda's Blade" by Emily Axford.
* "Unknown Tome" by Emily Axford.
* "The Lonely Autumn" by Emily Axford.
* "A Fate Refused" by Emily Axford.
* "Langston" by Emily Axford.
* "The Baron's Estate" by Emily Axford.
* "Two for Tea" by Emily Axford.
* "Fia" by Emily Axford.

## External Links

* Headgum
* Spotify
* NADDPOD Subreddit Thread

## References

1. ↑ **Eldermourne Episode 5: The Baroness** 14:43
2. ↑ **Eldermourne Episode 5: The Baroness** 11:45-14:30