The party frees a powerful, mysterious being and loses a dear friend in the process.
CW:This episode deals with character death. While we discuss these things above table and feel safe exploring them, we realize this might be difficult for some audience members. Please skip 30:03 to 32:51 if this would be triggering for you. As always, your safety and enjoyment is important to us.
As Eight and Trix plummet toward a pool of molten earth the rest of the party races to help them. Talbain tosses a grappling hook, but it breaks. Realizing Trix is falling, Eight releases the orb into Rou’s possession and summons a portal underneath their friend. Talbain and Rou fumble a little but are able to save the orb from dropping below. Trix manages to angle themselves into the portal and tumbles out on their butt behind Rou and Talbain. As Trix is rescued, Mongo reaches out and catches Eight’s cape, leaving them to dangle high above the molten lake below.
Eight takes the moment of stability to toss the ring through the portal, but watches helplessly when the toss misses its mark and the ring hurtles into the depths below. A blinding light flashes in the cavern momentarily. As everyone’s sight returns Eight slips from Mongo’s grasp. Talbain makes one more desperate attempt to grab Eight but misses the mark and the group is left to watch in horror as their friend disappears into the lava.
A third color of smoke filters into the orb, the copper rings whir and make a clicking noise, the smell of sulfur emits from the orb. Behind them they hear a deep chuckle, and the owner is very large, barely able to fit within the cavern. The person thanks the party for freeing them, and helps them out of the cavern into the Dread Wastes. The stranger calls themselves Umé, and offers a boon as thanks for their freedom. Only Talbain takes them up on the offer, and Rou is broken hearted by his friend’s choice.
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