Episode 5: End of the Road, Back of the Line

**Episode 5: End of the Road, Back of the Line** (1x05)- The Nearlies, having turned a potential flattening into a friendly chat, move into the last leg of their trip down the legendary One Way Road. Upon reaching their destination, however, they find the Sacred Temple of Inns and Taverns, Faritall’s preeminent launching ground for heroes and adventurers, in a state they had not expected...

### Episode

**Episode 5: End of the Road, Back of the Line**

### Related Content

Sirque's Corner
 Queen's Journal

## Cast

### Nearlies

Josh | Xenator Brisbane
Kathy | Lavaleen Crest
Andy | Martin Sirque
Amanda | Gwendylyn Cloot
 Robbie | The Speaker
 Aaron |  Production & Sound

### NPCs

APPEARING
 Sarah
 Todd
 MENTIONED
 Markin
 Dodderfell

## Summary

The Nearlies go and inspect the gift from the Mountains. It is Gayus palm, a rare and valuable crafting material. With only a few small mishaps and a needlessly convoluted plan, they successfully harvest some and continue along the One Way Road. After continuing along for some time, and harvesting a living spell, the One Way Road comes to an end, depositing the group (minus Marken) at the Sacred Temple of Inns and Taverns. There is a line miles long of wanna-be heroes, who have all answered the open call to become a hero.

## Synopsis

### Prologue

A flying swan is shot down by a royal retinue. They are searching for Lavaleen, and King Demm, missing an eye, is enraged at the mention of his wife’s name. The enchanted bird, who is not Lavaleen, attempts to bite the King, but the attack fails to harm him.  Demm is coldly amused, before ringing the bird’s neck and continuing the search.

### Episode

The group goes to inspect the house sized boulder and the dead body.  Sarah is very excited to discover it’s Guyus Palm ore that is used for magical effects.  Martin, Sarah, and Lavaleen inspect the flattened bodies of a knight and horse. The group peels off his sigil, which is a castle atop a mountain.

Xenator, Gwen, and Val are inspecting the bolder, concocting a plan to allow them to mine some ore.  They petrify a small part of the ore with an acorn and Gwen places the beetles on the rock, who begin eating.  Xenator creates a large brick for Gwen.  They throw in a blue fire pinecone and slam a brick on top to cover the explosion.  Gwen doesn’t fully succeed, and blows off her pinky, but does manage to harvest some ore. The nudge then moves the group along.

There is sound up ahead.  As the group approaches a glen, there is suddenly crackling and the air is full of lightning.  The group manages to evade the attacks, but everywhere the lightning travelled left trails of very plush grasses.  Xenator identifies the magic as Verdant Lightning, a living wild spell.  As it is a witch spell and can live in the body Gwen harvests it and acquires the Verdant Lightning Spell.

The Road comes to an end, and an enormous number of people come into view.  There are hundreds of people waiting in a long line.  The people are all varied in nationalities and species.  The atmosphere is festive, and the people seem quite excited.  The One Way Road has disappeared, and so has Marken.

The group talks to one of the people waiting.  They are all here to answer the open call to the Sacred Temple of Inns and Taverns, the premier starting point for adventuring parties.  The line stretches for miles, and the wait is weeks long.

### Epilogue

Dodderfell, from Sedgebellow is a troll that cared for by his ‘Momma’.  He learned to speak Spoke and was well cared for.  On the 20th midnight she sent him to hide in the cellar.  He saw her being eaten by some creature.  He cried for her in the center of the town when he sees an announcement for heroes being posted.   Dodderfell left to go become a hero.

## Notables

Episode 5
 Objects Acquired
 Spells Used
 Metamorph Attempts

## Quotables

Martin - “No more sticking things in things, and no more letting things be stuck in you.  Just a suggestion.

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