Wolves

*At long last the gang has finally found safety in a hippie sasquatch commune with no "catches" or "hidden problems" or anyone trying to "kill" them. No more conflict, everything is solved and normal. Show's over, folks. Unless.....na, no way. Could Cordelia's dad actually be...or what about that inquisitive 'quatch that keeps asking about the callstones....or the other one that kidnapped Freddy....or wait a minute, what's this about a "big show" tonight?*

## Summary

The party has been settling into The Woods Beyond the Woods, a peaceful paradise for Cordelia and the other sasquatches. Albee adjusts to wielding a rapier while Stirfry trains his rats to help him cook. Frederick gains the attention of an enormous sasquatch Leafy Green Surprise and loses his virginity. Bellow inquires about Alcatraz’s ability to rotate his hand and the sasquatch explains his spiritual connection with the rotation of the world. Bellow taps into his recent transformations and begins to learn how to revolve parts of himself at rapid speeds, learning to “spinulate.”

The party grows concerned for their safety when Cordelia is approached by Purity, a surprisingly clean sasquatch who says she’s looking for new friends and asks about the party’s origins. She recognizes them from the callstones, but insists that she would never wish for the Witch Hunters to find their safehaven. She asks to sit with them during the big show that’s being planned. Alcatraz proudly declares that his apartment has finished setting up and calls it The Nest. The name troubles the party as it reminds them of their past encounters and future missions.

The party, Al, and Purity meet up at the show. It turns out to be organ music as an enthusiastic half-elf preacher calling himself Miracle Michael performs a song and dance offering the sasquatches a way into heaven. He claims to have communed with the sasquatch gods that speak only to himself, speaking through their dreams to call them all to The Woods Beyond the Woods. The sasquatches seem optimistic about the news, but the party remains skeptical. They visit Miracle Michael in his dressing room, finding him in heated prayer. They bargain their way into joining him, but when Bellow investigates a small crate Michael’s accomplice (a halfling Pumpkin dressed up as a sasquatch) bursts out. Michael admits to him being a plant in the audience but insists that his motives are genuine despite a lack of understanding of the next step. The party warily leaves him while agreeing to keep eyes on him. They share similar sentiments about Purity, though the party is split on her. Stirfry assigns one of his rats to follow her just in case.

De Bonesby departs to reunite with Leafy Green Surprise while the others return to Bellow’s own apartment. Stirfry and Albee stay up to keep watch and they share a quiet moment. Stirfry sees Albee’s potential for killing and praises her for it. Alarms go off alerting the village to an intruder and they spot a large wolf entering with a dead, limbless albino pig in its jaws. Recognizing the pig as Spilled Milk, Stirfry and Albee leap into action while agreeing that if they find Virginia that they will finish her off.

## Links

Episode: https://rudetalesofmagic.simplecast.com/episodes/wolves