Eldermourne Episode 14: The Petty King of Outerborough (w/ Lou Wilson)

**The Petty King of Outerborough** is the fourteenth episode in campaign 2.

The HexBuds confront an old friend, gone bad. Jabari experiences deja vu, Tarragon channels John Wick, and Corbeau gets lucky.

## Plot Synopsis

Upon finding undead soldiers on the second floor of Jackalope Keep, the Hexbuds prepare to fight. However, they are quickly met by the much younger looking Petty King Thurston Brightleap. He asks the Hexbuds to stop their siege of the castle, explaining that during the ritual conducted by Moxxora, he met the Reaper, like the other Prophets before him. He explains that there is a child of the Trickster living amongst the mortals in Eldermourne, and until that soul is destroyed, no human souls will be allowed to pass into Reverie.

The Hexbuds are unmoved by the Petty King's story, antagonized by the cruel whims of the Reapers, so they take up arms in a fight against him. In a savvy move, Tarragon burns all three of the king's legendary resistances in one turn with three stunning strikes, but the king successfully enchants Jabari and forces him to attack Corbeau. After several rounds of combat, Tarragon lands a finishing blow, just in time for Caidron to come to get them, telling them it's time to evacuate. They bring the head of the king along with them, and Caidron casts fly, evacuating them.

But then, a mace flies up from seemingly out of nowhere, knocking Caidron from the sky and breaking their concentration, sending the Hexbuds to the ground. Chains shoot out, hitting Corbeau and Tarragon, and the headless body of the king arises, smoldering and clearly undead. After a couple of successful life drains on Corbeau and Tarragon, Jabari gets the real final blow, and reflects with some sadness on the man that this horror used to be. The Hexbloods agree to honor Thurston Brightleap's memory by saying the real Brightleap died two days earlier, when they should have had a funeral instead of a blood ritual with Moxxora.

Caidron offers to take them on alongside the Cindersworn as they try to manage the mounting number of Horrors in Outerborough, but the Hexbuds decline.

## Quotes

* "If you burn all of my Legendary Resistances in one turn, I'm going to be so pissed." Brian Murphy to Emily Axford, shortly before she finishes burning all of his Legendary Resistances in one turn.
* "This is the first hug that Jabari has ever coordinated!" Jabari

## Music and Sound Effects

* "Horror Ambience" by Klankbeeld at Freesound.org.
* "Explosion Bomb Blast Ambient" by Zimbot at Freesound.org.
* "Building Collapse" by Onteca at Freesound.org.
* "A Wizard Tournament" by Emily Axford.
* "Unknown Tome" by Emily Axford.
* "Kingshammer" by Emily Axford.
* "Broken Heart Banshee" by Emily Axford.
* "Demi-God" by Emily Axford.
* "Gutless" by Emily Axford.
* "Winter Sprite" by Emily Axford.
* "Hospitable" by Emily Axford.
* "The Pact" by Emily Axford.
* "The Hexblood Centurions" by Emily Axford.
* "All I Need is One Thread to Spin a Web" by Emily Axford.
* "The Purge" by Emily Axford.
* "Into the Fire" by Emily Axford.

## External Links

* Headgum
* Spotify
* NADDPOD Subreddit Thread

## References

1. ↑ Eldermourne Episode 14: The Petty King of Outerborough (w/ Lou Wilson) 24:30
2. ↑ Eldermourne Episode 14: The Petty King of Outerborough (w/ Lou Wilson) 1:19:18