Wanderfool | Yu Pheng Ep. 19: Peace Above the Trees | D&D 2024

Our heroes finally reach Jrenor, the home of Lee Felron and the village that Wognooh has been searching for. With just one artifact remaining, will the allies of Jrenor aid or hinder them?

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Transcript

SPEAKER_06 0:01

What's up, Wonders? It's your DM Jackie.

SPEAKER_09 0:03

It's Wagnew, your favorite elf bard.

SPEAKER_06 0:08

And it's the Black Sky, your sorcerer. And I'm Lee the Ranger. Alrighty, without further ado, let's get into it then. Last time, you all came face to face with a mysterious ranger named Li Phil Ron, who had soon proved to be a powerful ally.

SPEAKER_04 1:06

The currents of the Deja River were strong, but you were all determined to make it across. Wagnu used your flu to ask the water a question, with it guiding you to where the path ends.

SPEAKER_06 1:19

The plan formed quickly as Li suddenly takes hold of the black sky and teleports to the other side. Shusui fired an arrow of a rope attached into a tree across the river, with sky reassuring its dirtiness. Shusui, your experience shown as you nimbly walked across the rope, rot in hand, despite the raging waters beneath you. Wagnu, on the other hand, slipped and nearly fell, but through sheer effort he managed to pull himself across as well. On the far side stood a sign written in Celestial. Unable to read it, the sky caught upon the edge of dawn, which revealed what lay ahead of the runner in the city of England. As Wagnu stepped forward, a warning echoed in Sky's mind. Two ethereal figures appeared, the former guardians of earth and water, Lowok until I Renji was nowhere to be seen.

SPEAKER_10 2:18

The battle was fierce, but his strength prevailed.

SPEAKER_06 2:22

Lee blinked across the battlefield, striking weak wings with his bow. Immovable like the mountain itself. Wagnu fought beside him, a rainbow blade flashing along the side of frost.

SPEAKER_04 2:36

The edge of dawn asserted its will, forcing his god to fight with it as a sought, unsuccessfully to devour the guardian souls. As the battle came to an end, the light was told to Wagnu a new power.

SPEAKER_06 2:50

In a world with the spirit tree's essences fading, Wagnu's resolve hood unyielding, like a river, and always finds a way forward, earning him the title Tidebreaker.

SPEAKER_10 3:05

That night the campfire was alive.

SPEAKER_06 3:08

Sky tried and failed to appease the Edridon. Wagnu handed over the wind artifact to Li. Shu Zui simply breathed through the night. With Lee as your guide, you soon reached the towering trees.

SPEAKER_04 3:23

Looking up, you finally saw drinner, a village above the trees, filled with music, dancing, and delight. The home Wagnu had been searching for. And somewhere nearby, the flames of the fire elemental artifact burned.

SPEAKER_10 3:42

You see uh a head pop out from above the trees. And then it just goes back in before you along with Ross are down by the trunk still. What are you doing?

SPEAKER_09 4:08

I I'm still kind of in disbelief, like kind of letting the realization set in that this is the place I've been looking for for so long. But I'm taking in like the beautiful architecture of the village. Kind of how amazingly they have everything built in the trees.

SPEAKER_08 4:25

Looking up into the uh city and the trees, and uh I'm kinda overwhelmed with emotion because it's been quite a long time since Lee has been home. And he's very excited.

SPEAKER_06 4:43

Did he also give me our first roll to gain a history check? I should have grabbed real time.

SPEAKER_08 4:51

Go ahead and get him if you want. Sorry, I was trying to roll in uh TL Spire stuff. It doesn't want me to roll it. It should be working out. Seventeen plus zero plus seventeen. Oh, and a two, but I think seventeen.

SPEAKER_06 5:08

As you look up towards the the voice that I called for you from above. From what you remember, your home village was indeed above in the trees. But you're taking a look around and you notice like compartments that weren't here before. Um, you notice changes that makes it look a little bit more modern, if you would say. It's not the drenner, it's still drenner, but it's not the drenner that you once knew.

SPEAKER_08 5:43

But I recall how to uh get up.

SPEAKER_06 5:48

Um, if you're 17, you would recall that there is like some sort of lift that you can you can take to take you up.

SPEAKER_08 5:58

Then I would kind of either head to or start looking for the lift while I turn to the other everyone else and welcome to my home.

SPEAKER_09 6:13

Wow, will you look at this place? It's insane.

SPEAKER_03 6:17

Your home? In the trees.

SPEAKER_08 6:25

Well, we we are elves.

SPEAKER_03 6:32

Oh, I didn't think it would be in the trees. I'd assume it'd be in the forest, but in the trees. It's safer up here.

SPEAKER_09 6:46

It definitely is. Are you familiar with this place?

SPEAKER_08 6:49

Oh it's where I'm from, but it's been a long time and some things seemed different, so we'll see how much I remember.

SPEAKER_03 6:59

Quick question, Lee, how you said safe. Safer up there. You guys that's there's no forest fires.

SPEAKER_06 7:08

Not yet. You start looking around um as you're you're looking and talking. You're pretty much walking and speaking with them. And it doesn't take you long, but you do eventually find what seems to be a lift.

SPEAKER_08 7:24

I'll go to it and I'll uh climb onto it and kind of wave over the rest of the group.

SPEAKER_06 7:34

You have like uh what's your passive uh either your passive perception? My passive perception is six. Six. Yeah, you you go to the lift, you wave them over, but you do notice that there's it's just like the platform itself. There doesn't seem to be any kind of like like uh like a wheel or anything, any kind of buttons where you can press to to bring your you guys up.

SPEAKER_08 8:00

Um once I once I like kind of call everyone else over. Uh like once if they're climbing on or once they do, uh yell up into the trees to pull us up.

SPEAKER_06 8:16

You yell and you wait for a few minutes and you don't hear anything back.

SPEAKER_08 8:25

Uh I'll look to the gravel. Well, well, this is a little awkward.

SPEAKER_09 8:28

Um Do you know how that thing works?

SPEAKER_08 8:33

Uh, like I said, it's it's been it's been a long time, but I kind of look around for anything.

SPEAKER_06 8:40

Are you guys on the platform or are you guys kind of like on the ground still, like just looking at the platform?

SPEAKER_09 8:46

I'm still on the ground looking at the platform. I don't fully trust it yet.

SPEAKER_03 8:52

Yeah, I think uh yeah, I would say I would say we're still on the ground.

SPEAKER_08 9:01

I think Lee is on the platform.

SPEAKER_06 9:03

All of a sudden you start to feel the the platform shake a little bit, and Lee, you start to ascend along with the platform.

SPEAKER_08 9:12

Well wait for us, Lee. It's going, it's going. Just just wait a little while. It'll come back down.

SPEAKER_06 9:20

The three of you guys see on the ground.

SPEAKER_09 9:22

I'm gonna try to jump onto the platform and catch it with him.

SPEAKER_03 9:26

Oh gosh. How fast is it moving?

SPEAKER_06 9:33

Yeah, it's not super fast. It's like an elevator, you know, but like a s it's- I mean it's made of like it's made of gears and it's made of like wood and it's just made out of trees.

SPEAKER_01 9:42

So my opposite right now.

SPEAKER_06 9:46

Uh right now, uh, it's probably like like 10 feet.

SPEAKER_03 9:51

What? That's a fast ass elevator.

SPEAKER_06 9:56

Dude, you guys are like in the hall just watching, just watching the as he was going. Oh wow.

SPEAKER_09 10:03

But I'm gonna try to make a jump for it and try to catch the platform.

SPEAKER_06 10:06

Go ahead and roll me a uh athletics check. And you guys are heroes, you guys can jump and catch it.

SPEAKER_09 10:12

It's not too good. You got a 19.

SPEAKER_06 10:15

I think this guy's like seven feet, so it's good.

SPEAKER_03 10:19

God damn.

SPEAKER_06 10:20

Alright, if Wagnu can take it, we can all make it, bro. Yeah, Wagnu, you jump and you just kind of grab onto the ledge, like on the edge of it.

unknown 10:33

Alright.

SPEAKER_06 10:34

Are you guys both jumping as well? Yeah, I'll follow. Wagnu.

SPEAKER_01 10:38

I'm fine waiting for me to come back.

SPEAKER_06 10:41

Okay.

SPEAKER_03 10:42

Alright, I rolled a 15.

SPEAKER_06 10:44

A 15, yeah. You you barely jump. You just kinda like hop a little bit and you grab onto it. Um your your reach is very, very long. Shusu just stands with frost down below as he he looks up as the three of you ascend. Upon reaching reaching the top, you notice that there is no one there to greet you. And then you do see um an elf running back from what seems to be a bridge, and he goes past you into the corner across from you. He has like spiky white hair, he's a little bit um for an elf, he's a little bit more on the the meteor side. And you see he's holding he's holding like a flower in his hand.

SPEAKER_09 11:46

I walk out and try to greet him.

SPEAKER_06 11:49

As you walk up to him, he turns to you.

SPEAKER_09 11:57

Who who are you? Oh, hello! Um We're just some We're just some visitors stopping by.

SPEAKER_03 12:10

Yeah, yeah, wait, wait. Here to deliver a package.

SPEAKER_05 12:13

Oh wait, is that you Lee?

SPEAKER_09 12:19

Did you see Lee? I'll turn around. What? These guys know you Lee.

SPEAKER_08 12:25

I'll start walking forward and trying to get a closer look.

SPEAKER_06 12:30

You walk closer to Lee and you're you're just taking a closer look at his face. Give me a history check. 13. 13. You're looking and you catch like the way his his facial structure looks like. His cheeks. You notice how one of his eyes is um his left eye is like a little smaller than his right eye. And you recognize the look of this eye of a kid you used to once know. That goes by the name of Ravain.

SPEAKER_08 13:16

I'll walk up to him and I'll reach out. Put my hand on his shoulder, and it's it's it's been a long time. Uh I finally made it home, but I picked up this group of strays along the way, and I kind of point to the other two and chisui if he's up yet.

SPEAKER_05 13:40

As you do that, he just goes, Hey mister, have you seen Lee? Lee's home.

SPEAKER_08 13:52

I kinda like get a I'll get a little confused like I'm like it's me. You don't you don't recognize me? Who who are you again?

SPEAKER_05 14:04

I I'm Lee. No, you're not Lee. Lee's a kid like me.

SPEAKER_08 14:12

It's it's been a long time. I've I've been gone a long time, but it's me.

SPEAKER_06 14:20

Give me a persuasion check. Disadvantaged.

SPEAKER_08 14:24

Oh, is it ignore that. Or I'll just roll up. So 16 is the first one. 19. I check my persuasion. There's a plus one, so 17.

SPEAKER_06 14:38

Ooh. Good rose. As you say that it's you, and you're trying to convince Ravane that you are indeed Lee. You see um his eye starts to open up a little bit, um, almost like this sparkles in there. And he takes a closer look at you. You really are Lee! As he says that to you, with your history check from Rangier, you remember that Ravane he had um he's he was always like a child. Even as as you look at him now, he still has like those that those similar childlike traits. Even though he looks way older now.

SPEAKER_08 15:21

How how have you been? It's good to see you.

SPEAKER_06 15:26

I've been good. And he he just starts like um holding his flower, starts moving to the side a little bit.

SPEAKER_08 15:32

I I've been waiting for you, Lee. Well, I'm I'm glad you have been. I'm glad I uh I'm glad I got to see you again. Uh we're let's let's go talk to everyone else.

SPEAKER_06 15:48

Okay, follow me! He starts to go ahead.

unknown 15:53

Okay. Cool.

SPEAKER_09 15:59

I noticed the moving out, and I just started walking towards Lee and Rabin.

SPEAKER_06 16:06

Rabine. Rabbein.

SPEAKER_03 16:08

Yeah, I just follow. I is she's the way up at this point.

SPEAKER_06 16:12

Oh, he is not yet. He's still down below. He's gonna miss out.

SPEAKER_08 16:16

Oh god. If there's a guard or something along the way and like they're gonna uh there's a there's another one uh below if you could lower the lift.

SPEAKER_06 16:25

Uh with your past the perception, you don't notice that there is no guard. You guys can take a little while to low lower the lift if you want.

SPEAKER_03 16:33

Yeah, I feel like maybe we should wait for Shisui.

SPEAKER_09 16:37

Yeah, the last time we lost him, we didn't get him back for a long time. We should go get him.

SPEAKER_08 16:45

Oh, Ravain, uh, let's uh we have one more. Let's wait.

SPEAKER_06 16:49

And as you say that, you turn around to um go back to the live. Uh he tags you real fast and he starts taking off. Uh, you're it, you're it! He starts running off past the bridge.

SPEAKER_08 17:05

Uh good. Wognew, I've never lost a game of tag, and I'm gonna chase after him.

SPEAKER_09 17:13

I start to remember like just watching them run off like that, it just flashes just moments that I from my past of like running across the tree line, the rickety bridges, and I just kind of smile very slightly.

SPEAKER_06 17:30

You two lower the lift for Shusui to come up. Yeah. Okay. It takes you a little while, but eventually you figure out how to work it, and then you start to just turn the wheel and the lift goes down. Shusui gets on top of the lift. Um, was there anything you want to do while you were down the Shusui before you go up?

SPEAKER_01 17:55

I was just looking at the mechanism trying to see if I can like understand how it's working. Yeah, they made everything out of like wood and like rope.

SPEAKER_06 18:06

Give me a um kind of check would that be, honestly. I wouldn't even know.

SPEAKER_01 18:12

Probably just investigation.

SPEAKER_06 18:16

Yeah, sure. Give me just give me a wisdom or I IT check, intelligence check.

SPEAKER_01 18:21

Uh now. That's a two.

SPEAKER_06 18:25

Yeah, you're looking at it, uh very interesting. Um, you don't quite understand it, but it's very cool to you. And then as you're looking at it, the list comes down. And you're like, oh, the list is down.

SPEAKER_01 18:37

Yeah, I'll just uh I'll walk over to it, carrying frost, making sure he's actually with me.

SPEAKER_06 18:44

You get on and you slowly ascend upward. You see shlack sky and Wagnu there waiting for you as you get off the lift.

SPEAKER_01 18:55

So, did I miss anything? I I don't smell any fire, so I assume it's safe up here.

SPEAKER_09 19:02

Well, we don't know yet, but there is a um an elf that just started playing tag with Lee.

SPEAKER_01 19:09

So I mean, sound too strange.

SPEAKER_09 19:13

Well, let's hope it stays that way. I'm pretty sure I saw them run off that way too. And I'll kind of move towards the direction where I saw Lee run off.

SPEAKER_06 19:22

You start moving. Let's just go to let's uh move to Lee chasing after Ravane real fast. Um Lee, you're moving through the trees, the bridges here. It's a lot different from what you remember. It's way more it's almost it it looks way nicer than than what you're used to. Or at least what your memory recalls. You see as Ravane is running ahead of you, he's smiling. Just calling out to you to catch him.

SPEAKER_08 19:56

Um yeah, I'm as I'm chasing around, I'm gonna try. See if anything is as I remember, or if most of it changed at this point. If I'm unable to catch up to Ravine, I will cast Mistystead.

SPEAKER_06 20:16

Nice. Um go ahead and roll me a acrobatics check first. Oh, athletics check, actually. Okay. Oh, you know what? Either one, whatever one's higher for you. Depending on how you're yeah, it depends on how you're trying to do it. Are you using like, you know, like your muscles to boost yourself up, or you're just like jumping around the trees as an elf?

SPEAKER_08 20:44

Yeah, I think kind of jumping around more so trying to like catch close the distance a little with every corner, you know, turn, cut them a little closer or something.

SPEAKER_06 20:56

Okay, yeah, give me a a row then.

SPEAKER_08 20:59

Okay, that's uh 15 plus 4, so 19.

SPEAKER_06 21:03

Dang. Yeah, you start jumping around, hopping from the le the edges onto the branches in the back down, and you eventually catch him, you tag him.

SPEAKER_08 21:14

He goes, Oh you always win the You got that right. And once I kinda we finish up tag, I'm like, uh can you lead me to uh any anyone anyone else?

SPEAKER_05 21:33

Uh sure. What you don't want to play anymore?

SPEAKER_08 21:41

Uh I would I would love to play, but I I'm a little busy at the moment. Um maybe we can continue tag later.

SPEAKER_06 21:51

You see as he kicks like a tree on the ground, like a branch on the ground, it just kinda goes over the bridge. Fine.

SPEAKER_08 22:00

Uh I'll begin to follow up. I'm s I'm sorry, Ravine. I I promise we'll play later.

SPEAKER_06 22:07

Okay, you promise. And then you guys are catching up. You know you just see like Lee hopping around everywhere. But eventually you do make your way over as they slow down.

SPEAKER_09 22:26

Hmm. I'll just know. Man, I didn't think games of tag get that intensely. You're pretty good.

SPEAKER_07 22:33

I've I've been playing my whole life. I'm a professional.

SPEAKER_09 22:39

Who was that anyway?

SPEAKER_08 22:45

Uh his his name is Ravain. Uh we've been we grew up in Renner together. Uh he's gonna lead us to uh the others.

SPEAKER_07 23:00

Oh okay.

SPEAKER_06 23:02

As you start to all follow Ravain, um at this point there seems to be like more elves coming out now. Where he was he was just kind of playing by himself, and as you guys get like more towards the center of the village, more elves starts to pop out, and you notice a red-hair elven woman who's dressed in like a long green, almost like a like a dress of some sort, and she walks towards the four the four of you. And who might you all be? How did she get up here anyway?

SPEAKER_09 24:10

Greetings, nice to meet you. I am Wagnew, and these are my friends. We got up here too.

SPEAKER_06 24:19

We'll let you up. And at this point, you see behind her, she kind of like takes out um like what seems to be like an elven sword.

SPEAKER_08 24:28

Yeah, I don't. I kind of steps between like, whoa, whoa, whoa, they're with me. They're with me. She looks at you. Okay, and who are you? My name is Lee Feleran.

SPEAKER_06 24:43

As you say that name, her eyes kind of widen a little bit. And she points the sword towards your neck.

SPEAKER_08 24:50

Uh, do I recognize her?

SPEAKER_06 24:52

Um, what did you roll your history check last? It was 17, right? Uh 17, yeah. Let's use that roll. With your role from earlier, you start to take a closer look at this at this elven woman in front of you. Um, she notices you she notices your gaze on her. And you see as her her ashen red hair starts to just kind of blow in the wind as the wind blows by. The only ashen-haired, red-haired elven woman you remember as a girl a long time ago was someone named Darien.

SPEAKER_08 25:38

And when she kind of points the sword at me, I'll I'll raise my hands up and I said Lee Felrin. I've been gone a long time. Uh you said uh Darien? Is that what you said?

SPEAKER_06 25:51

Darien.

SPEAKER_08 25:52

Yeah. Uh Darien, it's it's me. Don't make fun of the dead. I I don't know how to prove it to you. I've I know I look different, but I it can't be that different.

SPEAKER_06 26:07

Go and give me a persuasion check.

SPEAKER_08 26:10

Oh, I got my real dice. Oh, I already got this one. Use it. Uh 11 plus 1, I believe, so 12.

SPEAKER_06 26:19

As you say that, she her eyes her eyebrows um stance up or stance down. She gets a little angry. Get away from Ravin right now. Ravain, come over here. Get behind me. See as Ravin just uh starts uh like skipping over towards her. Darian, that's that's Lee. Look, I don't know who you guys are. Don't know how you guys got up. Don't know how you know the name Lee. If you know what's best for you, you should be careful with that name.

SPEAKER_08 27:00

Listen, it's okay. You don't believe me. But um this group I bought brought with me, they have they have a mission, and I think they would like to speak to um I don't know if I would know the name of like kind of the the higher-ups or the leaders off the top of my head, but kind of uh they they would like to speak to someone of authority.

SPEAKER_06 27:30

You were a kid when you when you left Grenor. Um, give me a history check if you would know someone of that of that, like rink.

SPEAKER_08 27:40

Okay.

SPEAKER_06 27:49

I mean you're already pretty good on Tailsfire, so maybe you should keep calling on Tailsfire.

SPEAKER_08 27:53

Maybe I'll just keep using that.

SPEAKER_06 27:54

Uh 18. You remember uh the like the leader of the village, his name was Saless.

SPEAKER_08 28:08

Um I think it would be best if they had uh a meeting with Sales.

SPEAKER_06 28:16

And you say that name and her eyes why didn't and at the same time her face gets even angrier. Okay, you're starting to really make me angry. Salis has been dead for 200 years.

SPEAKER_08 28:33

What what do you mean?

SPEAKER_06 28:40

Sky and Wagnu. Um, as you guys see the situation, is there anything you to want to do?

SPEAKER_09 28:48

Are we in earshot of their conversation? Like we overheard what they were saying?

SPEAKER_06 28:52

Yeah, you guys are like right behind Lee.

SPEAKER_09 28:54

Lee's in front, and then uh you see as Tyrion's like sword is just pointed towards the Yeah, I'll kind of like walk up after noticing the commotion and just try to figure out what's going on. Like, what's going on here, Lee? Uh I thought you said you knew this place.

SPEAKER_08 29:10

Uh I'm not quite sure. They're having a hard time recognizing me.

SPEAKER_09 29:17

And then I'll look over to um who was the person that had the sword to Lee.

SPEAKER_06 29:26

You heard her, uh you heard she didn't give you her name yet, but you heard the uh Lee say Darien. Okay.

SPEAKER_09 29:34

Uh I'll just walk up to her, like, with my hands up and approach her, like, wait, I don't know what's going on, but if you know this guy, if you know Lee, you know that he doesn't mean any harm. Nor do we. Is there something that we're missing?

SPEAKER_06 29:55

Okay, if you're Lee, if you really If you say you're Lee, then prove it. Show me something. That only Lee would have.

SPEAKER_08 30:07

Only Lee would Um, off the top of my head, would I be able to think of anything? I'm not sure when I would have gotten my cloak.

SPEAKER_06 30:15

Um, I would let you I would let you make it up.

SPEAKER_08 30:20

What would you believe? Um I don't know. I was kinda thinking he would have gotten a cloak on his like journey away from like while he was on his way back home. Well, it's it's fine. If you don't believe me, um I at least have proof that we knew Kenneth. Shusui. And I'll kind of point over to Shusui.

SPEAKER_01 30:49

I'm a little confused. Shusui has his cloaked up and I uh showed him.

SPEAKER_06 30:54

Shusui, give me a persuasion check as you show your your red cloak.

SPEAKER_01 30:59

Oh no. That is a uh that's a three. Wow. Oh no.

SPEAKER_06 31:06

First you make fun of Lee. And now you make fun of Kenneth. I'm gonna give you one last chance. You can turn around and leave Drenor. Or we can do this the hard way.

SPEAKER_02 31:25

Cool. Okay.

SPEAKER_06 31:26

You see as uh Ravane just kind of like hops around her. Uh now he looks kind of scared. Not of you guys, but of of Derean.

SPEAKER_01 31:37

Uh, can I do a history check to see if I remember anything Kenneth might have told me about his home?

SPEAKER_06 31:43

Um, yeah, give me a history check.

SPEAKER_01 31:46

Alright, I'm ready for another two. Alright, uh 18.

SPEAKER_06 31:51

18. Um. Along on your travels with Kenneth, your uncle, you recall moments where he would talk about his village. You never hear him speak of a brother. Almost as if um whenever like a that topic comes up of his family from before, um, there's like a there's something there, and he's not willing to talk about it. But you do recall him speaking great things about the current leader of Drenor. And notes. Give me one sec. And do you remember as he mentions the name of the current leader who goes by Fenwin?

SPEAKER_01 32:47

Hold up, hold up. Uh Kenov used to tell me stories about this place. Uh, you talk about the leader, uh, Fenwyn?

SPEAKER_06 32:55

And her sort of lowers a little bit as you mentioned Fenwin.

SPEAKER_01 33:03

Well, I mean it's not.

SPEAKER_06 33:05

Seek an audience with Finwin.

SPEAKER_01 33:06

Ideally, yeah. We did come all this way. It involves I I don't know if they reached here, but it involves a group called the uh Black Dawn. They've been going around causing havoc everywhere.

SPEAKER_06 33:25

Uh I'm ready for two.

SPEAKER_01 33:30

Okay. Alright, Nat 20. There we go.

SPEAKER_06 33:34

Nat 20.

SPEAKER_01 33:35

Let's go for it. Let's go. Get those twos out of here.

SPEAKER_06 33:41

Uh her her sword doesn't like stop pointing at Lee, but she does acknowledges you, Shusui, and as you say the word Black Dawn, she has like a like a face of uh as if as if she's thinking about things. Just give me a few minutes then. Don't go anywhere. She puts her sword away and then she takes off. Starts walking back. Gravine comes over to Lee.

SPEAKER_08 34:19

And Darien scares me. Yeah, she's she scares me too. I look forward. Does she see? You s you said Finn is the leader now?

SPEAKER_01 34:31

Uh yeah, that's uh if I remember correctly, that's what uh Kenneth said.

SPEAKER_08 34:36

Well hopefully he will recognize.

SPEAKER_01 34:40

Yeah, kinda surprised that uh no one here seems to recognize you. Just how long have you been gone?

SPEAKER_08 34:48

So, yeah, I was actually gonna You said Salis was the leader when I was a kid? Yeah. Okay. And she said he hasn't been leader.

unknown 35:00

Damn.

SPEAKER_08 35:01

Um and then you also said uh Ravian is he looks older. He looks way older. Okay. Can I make a like perception check to see if he looks older than what I had thought I was going for?

SPEAKER_06 35:24

Yes. Um what were you going for? What were you thinking first?

SPEAKER_08 35:31

Um, I don't know. I'm just kind of I think Lee's kind of just trying to wrap his head around things because.

SPEAKER_06 35:37

Yeah, go and give me a um not a I wouldn't say perception check. Um let me see.

SPEAKER_08 35:46

Give me insight check, yeah.

unknown 35:48

Okay.

SPEAKER_08 35:49

I'm using my real dice this time. I remembered. It'd be the battle.

SPEAKER_06 35:55

Oh that's the real We're good at remembering stuff today. Yeah, you're taking a closer look at at Raviane. Um he holds all the like the facial traits he used to have, or what you can recall when he was a kid. Um in elf years, he's at least like from what you can see and tell, yeah, understand, he's at least like 100, 200, 150 around there. But he retains his childlike like um traits, the way he acts, the way he talks.

SPEAKER_08 36:40

Yeah, I looked at Shisui and just I I thought I was only gone for like like 20 years. But I I don't know. I just kinda he has like a he's he looks a little confused. He looks like he's still trying to figure out what's going on. Shisui, give me a give me an iconic check.

SPEAKER_01 37:06

Uh but that's five.

SPEAKER_06 37:08

Yeah, you're conf you're as confused as Lee is.

SPEAKER_01 37:12

Yeah, uh I don't know. If it's only been 20 years, they should definitely recognize you. Yeah, I'm not sure what's up with them.

SPEAKER_08 37:21

I'm I'm sure everything's fine. Finn will remember me.

SPEAKER_06 37:26

You guys wait, and there's about like three elven guards who are now surrounding surrounding you guys. Just kind of like keeping watch.

SPEAKER_09 37:42

I noticed the the guards kind of surrounding us or just standing around us, and then I'll I'll kind of try to whisper to Lee and Shisui. Like, what's going on?

SPEAKER_01 37:53

Are we in trouble or what? Uh I don't know. Like, this is my first time here too. Like I know I've heard some stories, but that's about it.

SPEAKER_09 38:05

Well, it seemed like you guys were talking to that that person for us.

SPEAKER_08 38:10

Something's something's not right. I don't know. They're they uh they aren't recognizing.

SPEAKER_00 38:15

Okay. Okay.

SPEAKER_09 38:20

As long as um this isn't a situation that calls for you know black sky, then uh we keep the peace.

SPEAKER_01 38:31

Yeah, let's uh let's do our best to keep the peace. Well.

SPEAKER_09 38:37

I just don't think they see us as friendly.

SPEAKER_01 38:39

I'd really rather not have to. I mean, have you seen the world? It's it's a pretty dark place right now. Most places wouldn't see us as friendly.

SPEAKER_09 38:51

It's true.

unknown 38:53

Okay.

SPEAKER_06 38:56

twenty minutes. From where Darien had um had walked off to. Now you see in front. A tall willowy even by like the elven standards, um posture is trained, straight. He has long blonde hair, braided with thin silver threads. As he gets closer, you notice that his eyes are like a pale green color. He's wearing like layered silk and leathers, and behind him you see Darien, along with two other elven guards. What seems to be the matter here? We don't get visitors quite often. Or at least it's been a while.

SPEAKER_09 40:08

Well, are we for uh look uh so they're I'll look over to the I was just gonna say like they're they're like approaching us, like they're like walking towards us, like a heart.

SPEAKER_06 40:19

Yeah, he's he's just like talking to Therian and then he's coming towards you. And as he sees the four of you now, um, he gazes over and sees Lee. I'm gonna roll for this.

SPEAKER_03 40:41

Oh man.

SPEAKER_06 40:43

Someone tell me what it is. He gazes over Lee and then his gaze just goes over Lee onto Skyu, Wagnu, and Chusui, and Frost.

SPEAKER_08 40:55

What an interesting one. I look to the others. I look to the other three, and I'm thinking. Some someone else took the lead on this.

SPEAKER_01 41:03

I look over to Wagnu. You're the feeble person. Uh I think you can explain this.

SPEAKER_09 41:10

Right. Okay. I walk up a little bit kind of forward. And uh I I don't think I got his name, but it's the guard?

SPEAKER_06 41:21

No, right now it's uh the leader of Jenner. Yeah, the blonde here. Uh his name is Finwin.

SPEAKER_09 41:27

Okay. Well, I'll say out loud to him. Would you consider returning residence visitors? Because our friend Lee here, he used to live here.

SPEAKER_05 41:44

Did you say Lee?

SPEAKER_02 41:45

Yeah.

SPEAKER_06 41:53

Lee is dead. I will warn you once. He's a very dear friend of mine. Please do not make fun of him.

SPEAKER_09 42:00

He's a dear friend of yours, huh?

SPEAKER_06 42:01

I have not seen him in over 200 years.

SPEAKER_09 42:05

Is he not the man standing right in front of you here?

SPEAKER_06 42:08

Lee, the last time you saw Benwin, you guys were kids. What's something that Benwin would know, would only know about you?

SPEAKER_08 42:19

Um think he would.

SPEAKER_06 42:22

What's something you would know only about Benwin?

SPEAKER_08 42:24

I feel like there's probably some story of us playing as kids and one of us got like a scar somewhere, maybe. You say he's Lee.

SPEAKER_06 42:32

Lee had a scar on his right wrist, and he shows his left wrist. If you really are a lead, then prove it.

SPEAKER_08 42:48

I'll uh I'll pull up my sleeve on my right arm and reach out. It it's me, Finn.

SPEAKER_06 42:57

As you do that, you see as Finn's eyes start to get watery. He starts to walk closer to you. Lee Felron.

SPEAKER_05 43:19

I wanted to believe you were alive. I never found your body. Where did you go, old friend?

SPEAKER_08 43:29

I went I went to another world. I don't know how to explain it. And I don't know exactly the details, but for me it's only been twenty years. Okay.

SPEAKER_05 43:45

Maybe we get to a more comfortable place.

SPEAKER_06 43:50

Eddie's guards! He raises his hands. It's okay. This is my great friend Lee. He turns around. To the three of you. Forgive me. My name is Spinwin. Spinwin Windbound. I'm the leader of Drenner.

SPEAKER_09 44:11

Nice to meet you. I'm glad we didn't catch you on your bad side.

SPEAKER_06 44:17

Ha! I don't have a bad side. You must be tired.

SPEAKER_09 44:23

Yeah, it's been a long journey. If you have a place for us to rest, have you? Of course.

SPEAKER_06 44:27

We'll get it situated at once. He waves to like a few of the Yovin's uh guards around. Um he starts to like just turns around, talks to them for a little bit. And then turns to Dharien. Darien here will make sure you you are comfortable. He turns to Lee. And you, old friend. Let's take a walk. I'll follow. Lee starts to follow Finn. As the three of you follow Darien, unless there's something you want to do.

SPEAKER_03 45:13

Uh yeah, I think not for me. Yeah, I'm chilling. I'll follow her. Okay.

SPEAKER_06 45:20

She eventually leads the three of you to um a very nice. Like almost like a wooden hut of some sort. Inside is like a hearth going on. Which is kind of weird. The village of trees just the fire here are well contained. You see in the middle, you even see like meat being cooked. Most of your knowledge about the elves. Regular world knowledge about elves are most of them be vegetarians. But you hear you see meat being cooked, you see uh platters of food, and she eventually just motions you to go sit.

SPEAKER_09 46:10

Alright, I'll take a seat next to the fire.

SPEAKER_06 46:12

Well, you'll be staying here for the meantime. Please make yourself comfortable. Feel free to eat anything you'd like. And I apologize again for my behavior from earlier.

SPEAKER_09 46:29

That's alright. Thank you for your hospitality. Have you did you see where our friend Lee went?

SPEAKER_06 46:36

He is now with Ben, Ben de Win. You have no need to worry.

SPEAKER_09 46:43

Okay. He'll be joining us soon at home.

SPEAKER_06 46:47

Eventually. You're safe here.

SPEAKER_09 46:50

Awesome, thank you.

SPEAKER_06 46:52

She turns to leave, and you three are alone with Frost here. Wagner, you're taking a look around, and tell me what's what was your vision of your home? And how much does this hold up to to what you had envisioned?

SPEAKER_09 47:12

I don't remember everything fully, but some things are similar to me, especially the tree like the buildings set across the tree line and the bridges connecting all of these said buildings. I don't remember the fire like in the middle of this room. Nor do I remember the guards. But I think that's just because I was younger and I didn't pay attention to it. But overall, I feel I feel happy to be back to what I know is my home village. It just something feels off.

SPEAKER_06 47:49

Sure, so you notice um there's like a you notice Wagnu making some kind of face, you know. Like a almost uneasy.

SPEAKER_01 47:58

Uh what's going on, Wagnu? You feel alright? I thought you'd be more excited about uh finding your hometown.

SPEAKER_09 48:06

Yeah, I'm I'm alright. I just I'm glad to be back, don't get me wrong. It's it's so beautiful to see it all. But I don't know, something just feels off. The whole thing with Lee, they raised their weapons at him. I don't remember my home village being this cautious? And they keep bringing up this thing, they keep saying you're safe here. Hmm.

SPEAKER_01 48:39

Oh, we can always check things out. You should have family here, right? We can always go look for them after uh after we take a little rest, kind of recover a little bit. Always try to go and find uh your aunts, your uncles.

SPEAKER_09 48:58

And then like a wave of silence will hit me as I answer to Shusui. I don't even know if that's true. I don't even know if I have anyone here. But you're right, tired minds don't think right. And I'll just ask Shusui and Black Sky too, like, how are you guys feeling? How you guys feeling?

SPEAKER_01 49:28

I'm attributing most of that to probably just cultural differences. They seem they seem friendly enough once they uh realized we weren't a threat.

SPEAKER_09 49:40

I guess that's fair.

SPEAKER_03 49:42

Wait. Do you hear you guys? Do you hear yourselves right now? They they realized we weren't a threat? I mean I I don't know. If anything, this place feels weird to me. Gives me the creeps. They said they haven't had visitors for a long while. Doesn't this kinda remind you of Kaesh?

SPEAKER_02 50:09

Hmm.

SPEAKER_03 50:10

And they said they haven't had visitors for a long while, too. I don't I'm not sorry, Wagnu, I don't want to ruin your homecoming, but it just it just reminds me too much of Kaesh.

SPEAKER_09 50:28

No, no. I understand. Honestly, a big part of me is really happy to be back. I think it's just I'm somewhere in the back of my mind I'm thinking it's too good to be too good to be true.

SPEAKER_03 50:46

I do a investigation check?

SPEAKER_06 50:49

Yeah, what are you trying to investigate? What are you looking for? Where's the music? You can actually give me a perception check. Not an investigation check, perception check.

SPEAKER_03 51:05

Alright. Oh my god! This is a four. It's it's a four.

SPEAKER_06 51:15

Yeah, you um you for sure recall when you guys were down below, you heard music before you guys came up. Um you just don't hear anything. You don't you don't know what's going on. You can't quite wrap your head around it.

SPEAKER_03 51:27

Alright. And uh I'll bring that up to Wagnu, I guess. Um Wagnu, you said you came from a village of music, but I mean, when we passed by there's music, but uh wouldn't this village be more festive? Especially at a well at a homecoming or a welcoming guest. There's there's no celebration, we're just in a hut. With a fire contained, oddly enough.

SPEAKER_09 52:01

Yeah, in my memories I I hear the songs, but now it's you're right, it's definitely quieter. Hmm. Uh when I get the chance, I'll try to talk to one of the residents here and ask them about it.

SPEAKER_01 52:20

I mean, now that you mention it, when we were down there, uh they poked what was it, the guards? They poked their heads out of the trees, and they seem to recognize uh they recognize Lee. But once we got here, the only one who recognizes them seems to be uh Raviki.

SPEAKER_03 52:41

Oh my gosh, is we you're a genius. You're right. How didn't how did that how did Lee not catch that?

SPEAKER_09 52:53

I don't know, but I think we should stay on our toes. And definitely if we gotta find Lee soon.

SPEAKER_01 53:02

Yeah. Uh let's.

SPEAKER_03 53:04

I say we go right now.

SPEAKER_09 53:06

Right now?

SPEAKER_03 53:09

I mean. I would say yeah, right now. Who's gonna stop us?

SPEAKER_01 53:20

I I've been drunk once. I'd I'd rather. If we don't trust them, we don't trust them.

SPEAKER_02 53:26

Hmm.

SPEAKER_01 53:27

Uh I turn towards Frost. Do you think you can find Lee?

SPEAKER_06 53:32

He gives you like a small a small little bark. Um He seems like he's willing to try. If you have anything that can aid him in it, his chances can be would be higher.

SPEAKER_02 53:48

Do we have anything of uh leave, bro?

SPEAKER_09 53:53

I don't think so. All I like I gave him the wind artifact. That's basically the only thing that he has that we had, but it's not like something we break apart and give him.

SPEAKER_06 54:06

Uh seriously, roll me a luck check. We're just we'll do we'll let the luck decide. Let's go.

SPEAKER_01 54:13

Oh force.

SPEAKER_06 54:16

Oh my god.

SPEAKER_01 54:17

But did his real die or yeah, it should have just done perception. He has like a back to back.

SPEAKER_06 54:27

Yeah, no. You don't have anything that belongs to Lee, so he pross will help you, but it's not gonna be like an easy find or anything.

SPEAKER_01 54:37

Do we have any spells that can help us find him?

SPEAKER_03 54:41

I let me check. I don't think so. I have no, there's no well actually yes. Wait. Alright, yes. Yes, yes, there is. I have a psionic spell called sending unlimited range. Ooh. I can send a short message of 25 words to a creature I have met or a creature described to you by someone who asks medic. Wow. The target hears the message in its mind, recognizes you as a sender if it knows you, and can answer in a like manner immediately. The spell enables the target to understand the meaning of your message. So pretty much, yeah, any anyone I've met, I could just Dude, that's amazing.

SPEAKER_09 55:29

Wait, that's crazy. Let's do that.

SPEAKER_03 55:31

Alright, what what should we What should we tell Lee? Uh I mean, I don't want to freak him out by saying we don't trust his people. Or I mean Walk News people too, if anything. If they are.

SPEAKER_01 55:45

Tell him something's off and to meet us in like the the village like center earlier. And come as soon as possible, but discreet.

SPEAKER_09 55:56

And we should come up with some sort of uh way to tell him that we're in danger if it comes to that. Um tell him if we're in danger to listen for the thunder.

SPEAKER_03 56:07

Okay. Walk new. Are you sure you want to do this? It I didn't want to ruin your homecoming.

SPEAKER_09 56:13

I'd rather us be safe. I'm glad to be back.

SPEAKER_01 56:19

Worst case scenario, we apologize and nothing happens. But but if this is like the other village, let's just be cautious.

SPEAKER_03 56:29

Alright, here goes nothing. Right. Alright, and I will cast Ascending.

SPEAKER_06 56:34

Alright, what do you what's your 25 words? Okay.

SPEAKER_09 56:39

I've never heard of this. It's so cool.

SPEAKER_06 56:44

It's a broken spell.

SPEAKER_09 56:45

Yeah, that's kind of insane.

SPEAKER_06 56:48

It's my favorite. One of my favorite spells.

SPEAKER_09 56:51

Ascending.

SPEAKER_03 56:53

It's sky meets us where we originally entered through the lift to the bridge. That's 13. And then um if you hear thunder, that means this place isn't safe. Danger, danger.

SPEAKER_06 57:32

Danger, and then boom, the second danger doesn't go through. But then we transition to Lee with that sending his bell taken off. Lee, you are walking. Are you walking alongside or behind Benwin?

SPEAKER_08 57:48

Uh alongside.

SPEAKER_06 57:58

how it used to, but the wind here smells the same. Fenwin doesn't look like how he used to. But the way he you see us, the way he laughs, the way he jokes. Despite his his new status. It's still Finwin. Where have you been, Lee?

SPEAKER_05 58:26

I really thought you were dead. I'm not quite sure how to explain. That day. The day you pushed me away. And then we were suddenly engulfed in some kind of light, and you see as he raises his left arm.

SPEAKER_06 58:49

I thought I lost you.

SPEAKER_05 58:53

The scar was a reminder of that day.

SPEAKER_08 58:58

I I thought I was gone for a long time, but uh I I didn't think I was gone this long.

SPEAKER_06 59:09

Two hundred years, my friend.

SPEAKER_08 59:15

I mean look look at me, do I look 200 years older?

SPEAKER_06 59:21

He looks at you. I mean, if I was honest, even though I'm older than even though I look older than you, or I mean, even though I am older than I definitely look better still. I'm not too sure about that, but you see as like the skin on your um on your like your hands and stuff, they're like all um they're worn. You've been you've been battling a lot. Compared to his skin, and you see it's like fair, it's it's shining. What you would expect from an elf.

SPEAKER_08 1:00:06

You were never much of a fighter, but um, what what happened while I was gone a lot.

SPEAKER_06 1:00:21

I can't I mean I can't tell you everything that has has happened in the last 200 years in just a couple of minutes. Maybe over some water, he winks at you.

SPEAKER_08 1:00:35

I'd like that. I'll kind of look around. Yeah, this place is so much different than I remember.

SPEAKER_06 1:00:47

Yeah. After you went away. Say let's see. He said he saw something in his dreams. Something about the trees being engulfed in darkness. And so he changed up Drenner. Rebuilt it in a way. To make it safer for us.

SPEAKER_08 1:01:22

Well, I think that that group I was with could probably enlighten you some on that. They haven't fully told me everything, but they're after the person who who killed Kenneth. You're telling me he's dead now? I was as shocked as you are. Oh. But I'm so sorry, Lee. I'm gonna I'm going to find the person that did it and find out why. But like I said, I don't know all the details of the group. But they do know a lot about what's been going on with other towns, I believe. I see.

SPEAKER_06 1:02:10

Oh. You always were one to be trusting. And you know, your instincts were always right. Should we go back then? Should we host a party today? Or your homecoming. That'd be quite nice. Thank you. I want to show you something, Lee. And as you meet, like, finally reach your destination of where he's been he's been leading you towards. You see, um on the on the ground. You're at what seems to be like the highest point of the tree now. And on at that point you see one wooden slab with your name on it. I mean, you always did like this view.

SPEAKER_08 1:03:04

Well, we don't need this anymore. Um. But if you don't mind, I would like to put Kenneth's name here instead. Of course.

SPEAKER_06 1:03:16

And he just steps back, holds his arms, and lets you take it away.

SPEAKER_08 1:03:22

I'll pull out a dagger from my bag and um kind of scratch out my name and write Kenneth's underneath it. And I'll kind of just stare at it for a minute before I stand back up.

SPEAKER_06 1:03:37

As you do that, a breeze passes by you. The sun starts to glow a little bit more brighter. Shusui on the other side. Shusui, your scarf tugs at your neck. A little tighter. And then all of a sudden a message hits your head, Lee. And you hear Black Sky's voice. And then the last word you heard, danger.

SPEAKER_08 1:04:06

And I can respond with 25 words as well. Yeah. Um, I'll just say.

SPEAKER_06 1:04:31

Okay. And if you go back to Sky and Wagnu and Shoes Lui as that message comes back to you, what are you three doing now?

SPEAKER_09 1:04:43

So, did you Did he say anything back?

SPEAKER_03 1:04:45

I'll just ask. He said like Black Sky. He said to not make ourselves enemies, and it's okay to be cautious. If there's danger, he'll find us. So, technically, he didn't say we couldn't go snoop around. How are you guys feeling? I still think we should go take a look.

SPEAKER_01 1:05:13

Yeah, I mean, we just say that uh you're taking a tour of the village trying to you know re-kindle old memories. And uh oh we're doing that, we can snoop around. We have to find the uh we have to find the artifact anyway, so cover is anything.

SPEAKER_03 1:05:34

Right. And I mean, come on. Lee said 20 years, but they slipped up and said it's been more than 150 years. So I mean, if anything, I think Lee's out of touch with this place. Just a senile old man.

SPEAKER_09 1:05:54

Yeah, I don't I don't know what's going on exactly, but I want to give Lee the benefit of the doubt, and he told us not to make enemies. So let's trust him at least. Alright. Alright.

SPEAKER_06 1:06:12

Or you guys had it. Is there anything you're looking for particular?

SPEAKER_03 1:06:20

Like any what are you searching for? Before we leave, could we investigate the meat?

SPEAKER_06 1:06:29

Yeah, yeah. Go ahead, roll me with uh let's see, let's have you do an animal handling check. You gotta see what meat it is, right, Dr. Looking for that nature.

SPEAKER_01 1:06:45

That's awesome. It's animal handling I was gonna say man.

SPEAKER_03 1:06:51

Frost should be able to tell no sense of smell you went looking you went looking for animal handling like you gotta have frost check bro.

SPEAKER_06 1:07:04

I didn't I didn't roll good you gotta have but didn't frost go looking for leave to go look for the uh Skycasted uh center Alright okay yeah have frost check because I rolled at 11 I think his his animal nose would be better than our eyes I mean yeah I I guess I'll like grab a piece of meat and try to see if uh frost will will eat it or not yeah you feed it frost eats it he smiles at you it's like the dog grinning you know the teeth showing uh can I do a uh can I sniff the food see if like I notice anything like off of it yeah yeah go ahead you sniff it um let's see uh would you like me it animal handling animal handling we're handling the uh uh cooked animal that is true that's true that is true come on man like perception nature medicine don't make sense animal handling come on animal handling to to handle the cooked animal all right I got eight uh it's me it it's edible it smells good uh uh oh well I'll just feed Frost another piece before I guess a nature check would probably make more sense though go ahead roll me a nature check okay that's a 14 okay that's better let's go yeah you you uh you're taking a look at it um you smell a little bit it it smells like like some kind of like beefy beefy smell I go uh wong do we we should ask them what this is it does smell like normal meat but I'm kinda curious how they're getting meat here kinda in the middle of nowhere like you saw how difficult it was for us to catch even just a rabbit so how are they getting this meat yeah and they're up in the trees huh yeah like if it was fish they could just get it at the river but I don't remember eating a lot of meat growing up but I definitely developed a taste for it but I mean here why not just give it a try and I will take a bit out of the meat It tastes like barbecued beef yeah hmm that's good that's that's definitely chicken no it's just regular meat you guys and then I'll finish off the piece wanted to check um I don't think this hut has much so I'm I'm ready to leave yeah let's uh let's go investigating wait wait wait wait wait wait actually I'm curious about something um do we have access to the fire pit is it like a glass off fire pit is it water no yes it's not it's not glass off or anything you have access to it okay I am gonna reach and grab a piece of uh timber from the fire pit and drop it on the hut just on the floor drop it on the hut yeah like the floor the floor of the hut okay yeah you do that you drop it on the hut um the leaves around it starts to catch on fire and it's starting to spread what are you doing sky I say as I swallowed down the uh the edge of sea I will cast stormed smoke oh gosh I help me wait wait guys help me turn help me kill the fire help me kill the fire I just empty my water skin on top of it I'm just over here like casting sources burst casting cold everywhere yeah you empty your water skin uh it it kills eventually um Sky give me Arcana check as well alright let's go die don't lie oooh 18 18 um when you when you dropped uh when you got the fire onto that temp that piece of wood and you dropped it um there was an odd sensation from that that flame it wasn't like what you're used to you're someone who plays with fire a lot you you use fire magic you know uh the sensation of that fire that flame from the pit it was a little bit more cool but you're only able to realize that when you got that close like touching close but when you're away from it like you're standing away from it you feel the warmth is giving off and then I'll turn to um Wagnus Wii and then oh sorry guys I was just it's just so odd to me the the fire in the trees and they say they haven't had a fire in years.

SPEAKER_03 1:12:47

I mean nothing is just adding up I just I just hope we're not inside a magic barrier of some sort so I mean to I figure if they live here they must have uh found a way to deal with fires you know it's a pretty big necessity just enchanted their homes and you know not burn as well that means it's some very strong magic barrier if there hasn't been a fire for 200 years. Anyways this place gives me the creep.

SPEAKER_06 1:13:28

I'm ready I'm ready to leave yeah let's go check out the rest of the the village you guys start to head out from from the hut and as you head out you see Lee and Benwin walking towards you too Wow what a coincidence right when we were leaving Wait where's Lee They're right in front of you as they're walk like they're walking towards you guys as you are now outside like outside the hut.

SPEAKER_03 1:14:04

Oh there okay he looks to be in one piece yeah maybe uh I don't know it's it's been a long time since he's been home too so we'll uh we'll keep investigating but for now I say just let him uh let him kinda enjoy being home yeah yeah of course of course and I'm sure they wouldn't mind us exploring the village as guests right yeah I mean they shouldn't I mean Wagnu used to be from here too so wait Wagnu do you is that something you want to disclose to Fenwin?

SPEAKER_09 1:14:50

He's Um I don't know they weren't too kind to us earlier when they thought we were just random visitors so I don't know if me dropping that that bombshell with some information on him might make them more suspicious or what? Besides I cut off my ears a lot long time ago so it makes it extra suspicious.

SPEAKER_06 1:15:14

I mean even if they don't recognize or remember you they might recognize or remember your family like that's a good point I don't think it's been that long since you've been gone they should someone should remember something right I mean it's just odd to me that the leader of this village doesn't remember one of the the the villagers according to him it has been 200 years can't can't remember everyone at that point uh Fenwin now approaches you with Lee right next to him I see you are ready to go and tour Drenor Please uh make yourself at home I'll prepare a party for the homecoming of my friend as he turns towards Lee have fun enjoy the trees and the wind sorry how how rude of me and then before uh Finn leaves I'll reach out to shake his hand I'll introduce myself my name is Skye and when he reaches out to uh shake my hand if he does I'll try to uh pickpocket him okay uh he reaches out to re to shake your hand how are you trying to pickpocket him uh I'll pull him in for a hug okay first pickpocket him okay cool um what's your strength oh my god this guy is strong then 14 14 okay you pull him in uh go ahead and try to pickpocket him all right uh look at the knot that's what my master said die don't lie oh my god 26 let's go 26 jeez um you go and you start rummaging through stealthily of course so it's 26 so high even not even not even uh unless they want to roll against you to see if they can notice um they wouldn't even see it so unless Chusui or Wagner or uh Lee wants to perceive this you guys can you guys want to try uh yeah I'll try that's pretty high like see black sky hugging someone it seems highly suspicious uh what is this for seven uh nope only eleven uh man okay um finwin isn't a guy who carries around like much of him um he's the leader of this place and he does feel pretty safe here very safe actually so when you go into pickpocket him he doesn't have too much things on him but with a 26th you do pull out what feels like some sort of like a small little piece of branch and as you pocket it uh your eyes catch it real quick because you don't want it to make it too noticeable and you see that this branch is a golden a golden color okay uh didn't expect to be a hugger as he pushes himself away from you a little bit interesting friends here you got Lee sorry it's just just my love language anyways I suggest you four uh go and see Draenor it's better if you just experience it for yourself you're done come back here and we'll really show you what Draenor is all about okay I'm excited I have a question for you Fenwin ask away where do you gather to play music you ask music his eyes open up his face like lights up a little bit oh you want to hear music do you yeah let's save it for the part I promise you you won't be disappointed alright I'm excited then and if my allies and I needed to touch up our weapons where could we go? Well we don't have too many stuff here but we do have uh he's an odd one Rabai not really a much of a a blacksmith per se but he does collect some pretty some pretty weird things some pretty odd things and hey if you if you like it maybe he would trade you alright thank you I appreciate that oh and be nice to him and he goes back he goes into the hut where you came out from uh as he does you suddenly see like ten elves who just rush from behind him um from where the bridge is and where Lee had to king from earlier and they entered the hut as well. Uh-huh and then where are you guys headed?

SPEAKER_09 1:21:15

I'm down to head over to find Ravai just to look at his items you know see what he has okay yeah same along the way I wanna like talk to Lee like so what happened?

SPEAKER_08 1:21:31

Uh there seemed to be some sort of uh misunderstand. It seems the town of Drennor had believed that I had been dead for 200 years.

SPEAKER_09 1:21:44

What? Two hundred years?

SPEAKER_08 1:21:47

Yeah well I'm not sure exactly but from my knowledge I've I've been gone for 20 years but I'm not sure exactly what's going if time works differently here or what I see that's but you recognize Benwin no yes he looks quite different um the last time we saw each other we were kids but um I do recognize he had the his smile same smile and jokes however he looks much older black sky also brought up yeah it's a little strange I agree about that say uh Shusui uh yeah about how old how old did Kenneth look to you when he died I mean it's uh hard conversion with elf years since I'm not really an elf but he didn't seem that old not for sure not as old as uh as Benwin.

SPEAKER_01 1:23:26

Hmm strange uh yeah uh about this uh issue with time what year do you think it is?

SPEAKER_06 1:23:36

That's a good question what year would I think it is we what year do you have on your notes? Uh alright let me flip all the way to the back like section one oh shit uh insane ball knowledge right here I believe it was like 1770 1178 1178 uh what I have down here yeah I'll be that that sounds actually yeah Lee that's that's what you would know okay so I would you said 1170 okay 1170 I believe the year is 1178 and that matches up with like what I think the current year is wait no no no can I interject Sky like I'm assuming we're like in a conversation as you hear uh Lee says 1178 you can interject if you want 1178 what that's if you guys don't remember that's an Elder Tubbs journal that's when Elder Tubbs is talking about your What is that right eleven 1178 has been a while ago I mean I would know because I'd burned down the village but yeah that's so strange And Lee you did say this place looks fairly different from what you remember right yes um uh Finn told me that uh Salis the the previous leader of Brenner uh took actions to make it uh more easily protected Oh see Shizzley give me a history check uh not 20 there we go I'm good at remembering things today let's go Okay I won't remember things today 1178 enters your mind Sky's comment enters your mind you realize that that timeline it's not too far off it's um the time that Ottertub mentioned about Yur and Renji and the time that Doong village had burned it wasn't that long you also get this weird sense and you notice the confusion on Skye's face because 1178 to him sounds weird sounds outrageous but to you it's not and then you how far were you how long were you gone outside of Yuping again? It's been it was a couple weeks right yeah like a few months like three four months up to like half a year and then you be you recall back to that that it's been only it was only a few months when you were outside of Yuping and then you recall back to when you met Ottertub at Doong Village and you recall him saying Shu Sui It's been years since I've last seen you Shu Sui you have that realization and um you just see your friends looking at you You're onto something Sky uh something is most definitely going on the the years don't really matter

SPEAKER_01 1:28:02

This can't be right. Uh should we go ask Fenwin what year he thinks it is? So we have a third date to compare?

SPEAKER_09 1:28:11

That sounds like a good idea.

SPEAKER_03 1:28:13

I mean, we're on a way to see uh Ravain, so Oh yeah, yeah, that's a good idea. Ask him.

SPEAKER_01 1:28:22

Yeah, actually. That's that should work.

SPEAKER_03 1:28:25

And he's the first one to uh remember Lee, so yeah. If anything, it should confirm one part of our theory.

SPEAKER_01 1:28:33

Yeah, we'll try that out.

SPEAKER_09 1:28:35

I agree. Do you know where Ravain is, Lee?

SPEAKER_08 1:28:38

I believe I could lead us through. Awesome.

SPEAKER_09 1:28:40

Lead the way.

SPEAKER_06 1:28:41

Go ahead and give me a um you can either give me a history check you're trying to remember, or um just a straight survival check and to see if you can maneuver like maneuver around and just find the quickest way there and hopefully find it. Okay. Uh ten. Ten. Uh it's a little different now. It's hard for you to to um kind of recall where exactly Hervain's home would be. But you do see like a few a few elves around that you could possibly ask for directions.

SPEAKER_08 1:29:21

Uh yeah, I'll go to post.

SPEAKER_06 1:29:24

You see um uh a dark-haired, uh, wiry elf.

SPEAKER_08 1:29:30

Would you be able to help us find uh Rav Ravain? Oh, you you guys are the the visitors, uh of course.

SPEAKER_06 1:29:38

Um so you know where you you came from earlier, right? From the lift, right? Just just follow that, go back over there a little bit, and um you just make that first left.

SPEAKER_08 1:29:52

Thanks.

SPEAKER_06 1:29:53

Uh there he has like a on top of his house, there's like a like a sign, like a weird sign. It's a little odd, but uh you won't be able to miss it. It's like a like a green diamond, uh two pair like a pair of wings. It's very odd. Thank you for your help. Of course, no problem. Have fun. Enjoy drenner. Start leading him. It's hard to be in the way, and eventually you do come up to what seems to be Ravain's home.

SPEAKER_08 1:30:24

Not a knock on the either the door or the door frame. Uh Ravain, are you home?

SPEAKER_06 1:30:32

Yeah, you go to knock, and the door just like opens up slightly. And you it almost your knock just pushes the door open all the way, actually.

SPEAKER_08 1:30:44

Kind of look for Ravain before I enter.

SPEAKER_06 1:30:49

You're looking around, um, you don't see him, but you do hear like his voice, his after. Uh you hear him like just like clanking things together.

SPEAKER_08 1:31:00

Okay, I'll turn to the group. Uh it's it seems he's inside. Uh I'll just we we can probably enter. As I'll enter, I'll just I'll try and call out to him. Rava Ravain, we're we're here to visit.

SPEAKER_06 1:31:20

As you go in, um, everyone except for Wagnu, um, you find yourself having to hunch a little bit. And you notice that the ceiling is a little bit lower than usual. Um, it's it's like a good size for you. You don't see him yet, but you do notice around. You see like nets full of like bones and like shells and metal scraps. You see a sleeping mat that's shoved under a table. You see uh chalk marks on the walls. Um see some stuff like rattling from the ceilings, and it smells kind of like resin and like old leather. As Lee calls for for Ravain, you hear a thump. As if his head just hit the table. He gets up.

SPEAKER_08 1:32:27

Oh, Lee! Hi Lee! Hello, hi Ravagin. Uh my my my friends here wanted to visit.

SPEAKER_05 1:32:36

Oh, are are we are we gonna play tag?

SPEAKER_08 1:32:41

Uh sure. I'm sure I'm sure that these three are very good at tag.

SPEAKER_05 1:32:48

Uh I don't know. Uh I don't know, I'm pretty good.

SPEAKER_08 1:32:51

Well, you might have to go easy on them.

SPEAKER_09 1:32:55

That's right, I mean, we'd love to play some tag. We also heard you have some pretty interesting items, Ravain. Is that true? Yeah, yeah, I I'd like I like to collect stuff. We like to collect stuff too. Maybe we can trade a few things. Oh, I remember you. You were the the nice boy from earlier. Yeah, I remember you too. You were that guy that's super fast at tag.

SPEAKER_05 1:33:25

Yeah, my name's Rabbi. I'm Wagnu. Wagnu, W Wagnu, okay, okay.

SPEAKER_06 1:33:32

You see him just repeat it a few times.

SPEAKER_09 1:33:35

What can I see some of your items?

SPEAKER_05 1:33:39

Oh of course, but but you can't have it.

SPEAKER_09 1:33:44

Okay, I mean maybe I'll show you some of my items and then we can trade if you are willing.

SPEAKER_06 1:33:51

He looks over to Lee, his eyes like lights up. Can I Lee? Can can we trade?

SPEAKER_08 1:34:00

Yeah, I'm sure they have some quite interesting things. They've traveled quite a bit, it seems.

SPEAKER_06 1:34:07

Okay. If Lee says so, who's uh looking around first?

SPEAKER_03 1:34:14

Um I'll I'll look to trade too. I don't think I'm looking around considering I'm tall as fuck and I can't move.

unknown 1:34:23

Yeah.

SPEAKER_09 1:34:23

I'm done look at his items.

SPEAKER_06 1:34:26

Okay. Um yeah, anyone who's looking around or trying to like make a trade, you can give me an investigation check.

SPEAKER_09 1:34:36

Gotcha. 12.

SPEAKER_03 1:34:42

Damn.

SPEAKER_06 1:34:46

Anyone who is uh trying to like see what's around. Okay. All your rolls have been used for history. Oh yeah.

SPEAKER_03 1:34:55

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Roll the five.

SPEAKER_08 1:35:02

Oh, was it perception? Yeah, I'm gonna do a little luck. Oh invest. 17 plus 17. Nice.

SPEAKER_06 1:35:15

Uh Sky, yeah, you are a little too tall, so all you do, like you're kind of like too busy trying to make sure you don't hit and bump into anything. Not quite not really paying attention to like try to find something right now. Shusui, you do You wrote a 12, right? Yep. Um, you do see like on his table um what seems to be like a a spyglass. And when you see the spyglass, you recall it when he had came out from the trees from above to look down on all of you from below. He was using the spyglass to like look at you guys, and then he cut out to Lee.

SPEAKER_05 1:35:57

11.

SPEAKER_06 1:35:57

What did you roll, Wagnu? 11. And then next to that spyglass, Shusui, you also see uh what seems to look like a like a die, like a six-sided die. Wagnu, with your 11, you see um you see a like a 50-foot rope just very messy on the ground that catches your attention. Uh you wrote an 18 shift or the uh 17. 17. Yeah, so with a 17, you see all of these things. You also see um what seems to look like a funny little hat. It looks kind of like it has like a like a funny weird animal on it. Uh you can't quite discern like what kind of animal it is exactly, but it has like very big eyes, and it just looks very silly. And then you also see um you also see on the walls, it's mounted on the wall, and doesn't seem to look anything too special, but it does stand out. And it looks like a helmet and like a two-piece set, a helmet and a chess piece. And it looks kind of like some kind of some kind of insect, some kind of weird creature.

SPEAKER_08 1:37:25

I'll kinda walk up a two-piece set thing. And talking to uh Ravaien of Oh, you've expanded your collection quite a bit.

SPEAKER_05 1:37:39

Yeah, I I I've been I've been doing things. There's a lot of things on the ground, people just drop it. They don't they don't care.

SPEAKER_08 1:37:49

Well, uh, I don't have much to trade at the moment, but I would like to give you this. And I'll reach into my uh bag and I pull out this small little acorn. Uh it's not much, but I collected it while I was gone. And I it's brought me a lot of luck, and I would like to give it to you.

SPEAKER_05 1:38:14

Well a lucky acorn! You just you're gonna give it to me, Lee? Of course. Oh, oh wow. Oh, I'm I'm gonna I'm gonna cherish it forever.

SPEAKER_08 1:38:26

No, kinda just I'll sit either at the table or just kinda on the ground next to Ravain while everyone else looks through the stuff.

SPEAKER_03 1:38:35

Okay. Uh before I do uh my scandalous activities, I'll give everyone a chance to.

SPEAKER_09 1:38:44

I just wanted to ask Ravain about the rope that he had. The really long rope. Oh. Uh what you like that rope?

SPEAKER_05 1:38:56

Very, very, very well made and it's very long. Where'd you get this? Uh I found it on the ground. It it's so annoying. I I keep cutting it, but it won't cut it. I can't like I can't I can't even use it. I just want like a feet of it, but I can't.

SPEAKER_09 1:39:15

I see, I see. How about this? I think this rope, it's a little a little strange. I'll trade you for this rope that I have here. And then I will take out the rope from my pack. Can I trade it? And then I'll I'll kinda like lay it out in front of him.

SPEAKER_06 1:39:37

Um something near him, um, like a little knife or something, and he would just start sawing at it. And you see as your rope splits in half, and he he gets like a wide grin.

SPEAKER_05 1:39:51

Whoa! There, you can have that one. That one sucks. Yeah. Thanks, thanks. I think it's a fair trade. Okay, no, no takes, no take backs.

SPEAKER_06 1:40:04

Okay, you can remove that rope from your inventory and you can add a rope amending to your your bag.

SPEAKER_01 1:40:10

We'll never have a rope again.

SPEAKER_06 1:40:12

Oh late.

SPEAKER_01 1:40:13

Uh yeah, I'll go and uh check out the spyglass. See if it's just a regular spy glass or if there's anything like to it.

SPEAKER_06 1:40:21

Uh yeah, you go and check out the spy glass. Uh is there like a specific way you're looking at it? Are you gonna put it on or anything?

SPEAKER_01 1:40:30

Uh oh, yeah, I'm just gonna like, I don't know, try and like look through look at the like horizon or wherever unobscured like line of sight there is. Try to see like how much zoom it is there.

SPEAKER_06 1:40:44

Yeah, you uh you put it on and it it just seems like a very well-made uh it's it's not like um it doesn't look nice, but when you're using it, it does you do see very good in it. And you're like playing around with it, looking at the horizon, and then you suddenly like come down and it's it logs on to this this die that I was next to.

SPEAKER_01 1:41:09

Uh yeah, I mean I'll check out the die too. Kind of kinda pick it up, kinda like look at it. Kind of curious why there's the random dice here.

SPEAKER_06 1:41:20

Yeah, you pick up the die and um you're looking at it and it just kinda drops from your hand. Um as it drops, just give me a number that you're thinking about. 1 through 6.

SPEAKER_01 1:41:35

1 through 6, 3.

SPEAKER_06 1:41:38

And you see as the die lands exactly on that number.

SPEAKER_01 1:41:41

I try rolling it again. This time I think about two.

SPEAKER_06 1:41:46

And you see as you roll it, it lands exactly on number two.

SPEAKER_01 1:41:49

Interesting. Uh I go. I kinda want these two. And then I pull out uh I pull out the diamond and I go, here, do you want this? I'll trade you this for them.

SPEAKER_09 1:42:03

This guy's trading a dime. He looks like he is doing that.

SPEAKER_05 1:42:11

I got a diamond for you. It's so shiny. Okay, yeah. What's your name? Uh mister? Oh, I'm uh I'm Shushui. Shusui, I like you. I'm calling you shiny shusui from now on.

SPEAKER_06 1:42:26

Uh Wow, he takes your diamond, he's looking at it like in the sky as like the sun reflects onto it.

SPEAKER_05 1:42:33

Yeah, you can have those two. No trade bags.

SPEAKER_01 1:42:39

That's fine. Right. I'll find another one. That'd be great.

SPEAKER_03 1:42:49

I'm pretty sure our last two episodes that we needed coal and well for not trained.

SPEAKER_01 1:42:58

You don't need to say that. You can remove the guy, okay. You're over here Robin.

SPEAKER_06 1:43:04

You can remove the diamond from your inventory, you can add a spyglass, it's just a standard equipment, and then you can add the um the charlatan's dye into your inventory. Charlatan's die just that you roll whatever number you want.

SPEAKER_09 1:43:17

Oh damn. Alright, I just want to make sure I have the rope of mending right too. Is it um says 50 foot of core rope that can repair itself when cut into any number of small pieces? Cool, cool.

unknown 1:43:29

Okay.

SPEAKER_06 1:43:29

Yeah. It just mends itself.

SPEAKER_09 1:43:33

Okay, cool.

SPEAKER_01 1:43:35

Awesome.

SPEAKER_06 1:43:36

Alrighty. Sky, what was that? Did you want to do?

SPEAKER_01 1:43:39

Anyway, this scalp this fine glass was worth a thousand gold. That's crazy. Why is it so expensive? Is it really? What the fuck? I mean the diamond was worth 5k, so not too bad.

SPEAKER_03 1:43:53

Okay, holy shit.

SPEAKER_01 1:43:55

Holy fuck.

SPEAKER_03 1:43:56

Okay. Um, as a as uh you went.

SPEAKER_01 1:44:03

I have to attune to the diamond.

SPEAKER_03 1:44:06

Oh, Ian inspects the diamond, I'll um walk towards him. And then I'll I'll I'll reach for my bag, I'll bring it in front of me. And I'll act like I'm shuffling through the bag, but I'll walk up to him and pickpocket him as well.

SPEAKER_06 1:44:24

Pickpocketing Ravy Yang. Yeah.

unknown 1:44:28

Okay.

SPEAKER_06 1:44:30

Uh yeah, go ahead and roll uh you can roll uh Slide of Hand and then Slide of Hand. Anyone if you guys want to catch this, you guys can roll.

SPEAKER_09 1:44:39

I'm not gonna against Scott.

SPEAKER_03 1:44:43

Yeah, because I'm like, I'm like I don't think really hot. Alright. I rolled a 21. Yeah. Oh 24. Oh yeah.

SPEAKER_06 1:44:56

Yeah. You guys see uh you do notice that Sky's being he's being a little off, you know, like um but you don't see like exactly what he's doing, or you do just get like a feeling just sky being a sky. But alright, Sky, you're pickpocketing Ravyang. Uh you're going through quickly, so fast that not anyone like no one can like nobody's even nobody even see it. Can't even talk. And then um you're grabbing onto him. Suddenly you see he puts his diamond away and you pick up at him and you take that diamond back. Oh my god, I felt like an asshole.

SPEAKER_01 1:45:41

I don't want to see always put it back down.

SPEAKER_03 1:45:46

No no, I'll reach into the bag, my bag, and then I'll pull out my big obsidian that I farm like when we're in cash. Okay. The one the size of my head. Oh shit. Hey Rebby, I have something better. It's all yours. To commemorate our friendship. I'll just place it down on the ground, because it is pretty big.

SPEAKER_06 1:46:09

He comes up to it, he uh starts like looking around it.

SPEAKER_05 1:46:12

Whoa! Is this a a black diamond?

SPEAKER_06 1:46:17

Takes out his little diamond. Wait, where's my diamond at?

SPEAKER_05 1:46:20

Oh man. Whoa, black diamond.

SPEAKER_03 1:46:26

Yeah, it's a it's all yours. It's super rare to come by, you know. Um, considering where you guys live, the village, you know. This is deep into the earth and the caves, so it's a nice little gift for you.

SPEAKER_05 1:46:40

Wow.

SPEAKER_06 1:46:40

He looks for Z.

SPEAKER_05 1:46:42

Zee, can I have this? For real?

SPEAKER_08 1:46:46

Yeah.

SPEAKER_05 1:46:49

Okay. Uh you can you can just choose something you want. It's it's too big. I wanna take it for free.

SPEAKER_03 1:46:58

It's okay, Ravini. Um, completely free. How about a question? What year is it? Uh oh.

SPEAKER_05 1:47:09

Lee, what year is it?

SPEAKER_08 1:47:14

Uh I believe it's 1178.

SPEAKER_05 1:47:17

I think it's 1178. Uh, I don't know your name. My name is Ravian.

SPEAKER_03 1:47:24

Oh, Ravian. Uh, nice to meet you. My name is Black Sky. And if you don't mind, what another question. What year were you born? Or when's your birthday?

SPEAKER_06 1:47:38

Uh uh uh you see he puts his hand on his mouth.

SPEAKER_05 1:47:43

Um I don't I don't know. My my name is Ravine though.

SPEAKER_06 1:47:51

He goes over to uh the wall and takes like the the two-piece from there.

SPEAKER_05 1:47:58

Oh, you can have this. You can have this. Oh. Thank you. It's so generous of you. Yeah, you you kinda look like a like a superhero, so I think it'll it'll it'll look good on you. Oh wow you know, like you stop you look like you so you look like someone who stops like thieves and stuff.

SPEAKER_03 1:48:24

Yeah, I I definitely do. Thank you.

SPEAKER_05 1:48:30

So uh Okay. Is that it? That was cool. Can we play tag now?

SPEAKER_08 1:48:38

Uh maybe at the party tonight if you'll be there, Ravain.

SPEAKER_05 1:48:42

Oh they're throwing a party for you, Lee? Okay, I'll be there.

SPEAKER_08 1:48:50

Perfect, we'll play tag then. We have a few other uh things to do before then. But we'll see you there.

SPEAKER_05 1:48:58

Okay. Fine. I remember you promised.

SPEAKER_07 1:49:03

I promised.

SPEAKER_05 1:49:04

Thanks for the trades, Raven. See you, thank you guys again.

SPEAKER_06 1:49:09

Before Shusui um leaves, he just goes to Shusui.

SPEAKER_05 1:49:13

Oh I'm uh I'm sorry, I lost a diamond.

SPEAKER_01 1:49:18

It's fine. I'm sure you'll find it somewhere around here.

SPEAKER_05 1:49:22

Yeah, it it's probably somewhere here. My it's messy. Anyways, thank you, shiny Shusui.

SPEAKER_01 1:49:29

No problem.

SPEAKER_06 1:49:32

He just goes back and starts playing with like all his new toys he just got. Alright, where are you guys heading?

SPEAKER_03 1:49:44

Yeah, that was messed up. Yeah, that's so bad.

SPEAKER_09 1:49:49

That was I do think Alright. So let me just make sure to Raven. didn't really help us conclude come to any conclusion but the timeline, huh?

SPEAKER_01 1:50:06

No, because he he didn't know what year it was.

SPEAKER_09 1:50:08

I feel like not to not to sound mean, Lee. I feel like we should probably try to talk to one more person other than Ravain about what time it is.

SPEAKER_01 1:50:22

Oh I mean, I'm sure we'll run into someone. We still have to find where the like artifact is. Uh Lee, do you know where the artifact might be held?

SPEAKER_08 1:50:36

Would I know?

SPEAKER_06 1:50:37

You would not. You were too young.

SPEAKER_08 1:50:40

Uh no, I I do not know, especially how much things have changed.

SPEAKER_06 1:50:45

The artifacts.

SPEAKER_03 1:50:48

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Uh first of all, I don't think um asking for the artifact would make us seem very friendly. I wouldn't want to put Lee in an awkward situation. How about Lee? Your friend Therion, how about we why don't we go and give her a visit? Okay.

SPEAKER_08 1:51:12

Although she didn't seem too friendly uh a little bit ago. But maybe now that she knows it's me.

SPEAKER_03 1:51:21

Yes, exactly. I'm sure she misses you. And she's very of sound and of nature, so it wouldn't hurt.

SPEAKER_08 1:51:31

Um then I'll attempt to lead him to Darien, but also I kinda wanna while I'm heading there, like try and get a lay of the town and see if I can remember, like I guess the the house that I grew up in, more so.

SPEAKER_06 1:51:48

Okay. Um you can give me a perception check. As you're walking around. Or investigation. You're act- you're actively trying to look for it, so you can do an investigation check.

SPEAKER_08 1:52:01

Uh, as an 18 for investigation.

SPEAKER_06 1:52:04

18, okay. Um as you are looking as you all are looking also for Ethereum. Um you see a house that seems to be where yours used to be at. It looks a little different. It doesn't look like it would be yours, but that location it's very similar.

SPEAKER_08 1:52:30

Um do you do you three mind if we take a short detour?

SPEAKER_01 1:52:37

We're just taking a look around the village, though. Who knows? Maybe we'll learn something on our way there.

SPEAKER_08 1:52:46

And like to go up to the house then.

SPEAKER_06 1:52:49

You go up to the house and you see it now that you're closer. You see, um it's uh it's a homey looking place. It has a lot of like red color on it, almost like the like like a like an orange reddish color. Painted on the on the doors and stuff. Uh um I'll go up and knock. As you knock on the door, what's a memory that you have of your own?

SPEAKER_08 1:53:27

Um probably uh I'd remember Elyra, my sort of like mother figure, uh, making a meal for Kenneth and I. And I'm sort of hoping that whoever opens the door, um I'm hoping it's her.

SPEAKER_06 1:53:53

With that hope in your in your heart, you hear the door suddenly creak open. And as it opens up, you see red ashen hair blows like just flowing past you. And this figure leans on the door. You see Therian in front of you.

SPEAKER_08 1:54:19

Yes? Uh you kind of see Lee's posture kinda slumps a little bit, but he he turns around and he's um the the guests to driner wanted to speak with you.

SPEAKER_06 1:54:37

How how'd you know where I uh and she looks behind you? Whatever.

SPEAKER_03 1:54:42

I scoot up to Lee and I whisper, Did you say this was your old house?

SPEAKER_08 1:54:47

Uh yes, it was.

SPEAKER_03 1:54:51

Uh uh, I'll turn to Wagneo and she's like, uh I think I'm not the best person to talk to. So I'll pass on to you guys.

SPEAKER_06 1:55:03

She comes out fully and closes the door behind her. Um she doesn't have her sword with her, but uh she's still wearing the same the same clothes she wore from earlier, just like the the green dress.

SPEAKER_01 1:55:15

Uh yeah. Uh we were hoping to talk more about the uh the black dawn. Uh no, it didn't seem appropriate to speak about it during uh the festival or the uh the celebration. So we're hoping to uh talk about it kinda before the festivities start.

SPEAKER_06 1:55:36

Okay. Uh well what do you want to talk about? I it seems you guys know more than me.

SPEAKER_01 1:55:45

Uh well, we know for sure that the uh the Black Dawn, they're targeting the uh elemental artifacts. And we just wanted to make sure that everything was still fine with uh the one that we heard was here.

SPEAKER_05 1:56:02

Who told you that?

SPEAKER_06 1:56:05

You see as she reaches for like where her sword to be, but and then she knows it's not there, and then she um lets go. Like just relaxes her posture a little bit.

SPEAKER_01 1:56:17

I just uh I'll reach into my pack and I'll pull out the earth artifact and I'll go. Uh no no worries. Uh I'm protecting the earth artifact. Uh I'm just here to try to make sure everything's fine. Try to make sure it stays safe and out of the uh black dawn's hand.

SPEAKER_06 1:56:37

Wait, you have the earth artifact? What what's actually going on here?

SPEAKER_01 1:56:44

Uh we're we're not entirely sure, but we do know that the Black Dawn is targeting the artifacts. So.

SPEAKER_06 1:56:52

We need Finwin for this then.

SPEAKER_01 1:56:58

Yeah, uh, he just seemed tired after his uh conversation with uh Lee, so we figured we were uh take a tour of the the village, but we couldn't really find anything, so we figured we'd just come and uh talk to you about it.

SPEAKER_06 1:57:15

See as she uh lays like leans back against the door. Um her head tots up slightly. And what about you, the rest of you? Do you each have one of those too?

SPEAKER_03 1:57:30

Reach into my bag. Pull out nothing. Hold on. I did.

SPEAKER_09 1:57:38

I'll reach into my bag too and pull out the water artifact. I will the water artifact. This is why we really, really want to find out if you guys have encountered the black dawn or what you guys know.

SPEAKER_08 1:57:50

Pull out the wind artifact. Uh I don't I wouldn't say I necessarily wield it, but uh they trusted me with it.

SPEAKER_06 1:58:02

As Lee pulls out his artifact, you hear like uh Darian clicks her her tongue. Uh she's a little you could tell she's like a little annoyed. Um, and then she turns towards like Wagnu and Shusui. Uh I I I don't know if this like bodes well or not. That the fact that you guys have the artifacts. That means the guardians fail. We have new guardians now. Apparently it's you. Someone's going around. The Black Dawn. They're looking for the fire artifact. Okay. I'll try to get us a meeting with Finwin. Uh it seems pretty urgent, so. How about after the party that he's preparing for? And she looks towards the him.

SPEAKER_04 1:59:00

Look about the Black Dawn, I don't know anything about them. I just I just heard a little bit about them from Ben Wynn. So he might know more. After all, he is the leader of Drenor. I'm I just I'm just under him.

SPEAKER_01 1:59:17

That's fair. Uh oh, and uh you know what year it is? We're trying to figure out why uh Lee thinks it's only been 20 years for him and uh for me. I I left the region for a couple months and I came back and the things don't really match up for me either.

SPEAKER_06 1:59:39

Um it depends. What year are you doing?

SPEAKER_04 1:59:44

I mean, like what calendar are you talking about? And right now she says that you hear uh like a drum startling she turns to the behind you.

SPEAKER_10 2:00:26

Sounds like a good idea.

SPEAKER_03 2:00:28

Finally some music.

SPEAKER_06 2:00:31

You guys are heading back to the hut where you guys were at before.

SPEAKER_10 2:00:41

Around here.

SPEAKER_04 2:00:43

Um looks like a few about a hundred elves only. They're not all inside, but they're all around the area. Long here, loot here, loot.

SPEAKER_06 2:01:01

Um you're looking at all those elves. The ones that are dancing. When they dance, they look like they're floating.

SPEAKER_10 2:01:09

They're just like almost like they're like skating. You start to hear it singing.

SPEAKER_04 2:01:21

And when you hear it, it sounds exactly what you what you hear in your mind when you envision.

SPEAKER_08 2:01:44

On a special occasion, yes, we can throw we can throw quite the party.

SPEAKER_06 2:01:50

And Lee, as you say that, you remember that every day was a special occasion.

SPEAKER_08 2:01:58

But luckily for the town of Drenner, every day was a special occasion.

SPEAKER_09 2:02:08

I only remember traces of the music my village plays when I was a kid. Um, but it feels good. It feels good to be surrounded by all this lively music, all these elves. I guess I just feel a little a little bit like an outcast. This is my hometown, but my home village, but I I don't remember any any festival or any festive activities. I just remember the horror.

SPEAKER_08 2:02:47

What did you What did you say your family name was?

SPEAKER_09 2:02:52

I I wish I could tell you. I don't even know.

SPEAKER_08 2:02:58

Well, we can uh we can talk with Finn. You think he may be able to help me. I hope so.

SPEAKER_09 2:03:08

Why why did you leave our village?

SPEAKER_08 2:03:11

Um it wasn't by choice.

SPEAKER_09 2:03:13

I guess you and I have that in common. Well, it feels good to finally relax for a bit. I just have this weird feeling like I need to be on guard.

SPEAKER_08 2:03:24

Well, you can let me handle being on guard. I think you three should enjoy yourself.

SPEAKER_06 2:03:31

Give me a uh a constitution saving throw. Oh actually, just let me double check real fast, making sure it's the right the appropriate one.

SPEAKER_02 2:03:48

Come on, man.

SPEAKER_08 2:03:50

I will say I I will say I have an advantage on savings throws against being charmed, but uh for just straight constitution savings throw, that is a 12.

SPEAKER_06 2:04:02

Give me one second, let me just double check. Actually, give me a wisdom saving throw.

SPEAKER_08 2:04:10

Much better, that's a 21.

unknown 2:04:13

Woo!

SPEAKER_06 2:04:13

Let's go. You start to feel the beat of the drums in your heart. Um, you feel your body want to move by itself. But you you hold yourself together as you say that to Wagnu to let you be on guard.

SPEAKER_08 2:04:36

Now get in there and enjoy yourselves, you three.

SPEAKER_09 2:04:38

I look over to Black Sky and Shisui. It's been a while since we kind of just cut loose. Uh yeah.

SPEAKER_03 2:04:50

Yeah. Sure. I mean, yeah.

SPEAKER_09 2:04:57

Alright, well. You know, I guess there's a time for everything, and now we should we should enjoy this. And I'll stand up, and then I'll go to where like they're playing music, like bongo or something, stuff, and then I'll just kinda join in on the dancing and the singing and stuff.

SPEAKER_06 2:05:17

Okay. Yeah, Wagni, you find yourself in the center. Um, the elves start to surround you. At first, you're a little nerve, a little nervous. You start to just kind of move your body a little bit, and then it doesn't take long, but you start to find yourself in stride with all the elves around you. You start to feel your feet barely touching the ground. As if you're skating on air. Give me a um, would you want to resist anything? I got I'll ask you, I'll ask you that first.

SPEAKER_09 2:05:57

No, no.

SPEAKER_06 2:06:00

In this moment, no? You find yourself um grinning super wide. You find yourself ecstatic, happy. Sky and Shusui looks over to you, and you know they know you as the one who always smiles. But this is a you that they haven't seen, even they haven't seen yet. A true moment of joy. Shusui, all of a sudden you feel a bump. Turn around, you see uh Ravyan.

SPEAKER_05 2:06:40

Shiny Shusui! I I found the diamond!

SPEAKER_06 2:06:44

He pulls out like a like a white rock.

SPEAKER_01 2:06:46

Oh. That's right. Found it. But uh, why are you still messing with that? Why don't you uh enjoy the festivities with the others?

SPEAKER_05 2:06:57

Oh, because it's it's more fun with friends.

SPEAKER_06 2:07:00

He tags you.

SPEAKER_05 2:07:02

Tag your head!

SPEAKER_06 2:07:03

He starts running around.

SPEAKER_01 2:07:05

I guess I'll chase after him.

SPEAKER_06 2:07:06

Uh is there a specific way you're trying to tag him, or are you just you're letting loose?

SPEAKER_01 2:07:11

Uh lots of running and rolls, jumping around.

SPEAKER_06 2:07:17

Give me an acrobatics check.

SPEAKER_01 2:07:19

Alright, I'm supposed to be good at these.

SPEAKER_06 2:07:22

Uh uh 3020. Sheesh, nice. Yeah, you start rolling, um, you start jumping around. Uh to everyone else, it looks like you're just dancing, but it's like your own dance. It's not the elven dance here. Um, but you're you're doing this so gracefully that it looks like you're you're already dancing. And you do eventually tag him. You see, uh he pouts a little bit, he starts chasing after you, and you just start taking off as well. Sky, what are you doing? Oh gosh.

SPEAKER_03 2:07:54

Uh since Sky is not really a festive person. And where he comes from, his background and everything, he's not really used to this. Um here in your head?

SPEAKER_06 2:08:09

We can go outside.

SPEAKER_03 2:08:11

Outside? Of the village?

SPEAKER_06 2:08:13

No, just out the door. There's a place over there I saw earlier. There's no one there. This isn't your style, anyways, guy.

SPEAKER_03 2:08:23

I mean, yeah, you're right. Why not? It doesn't hurt.

SPEAKER_06 2:08:30

And you start walking outside. Okay. Uh give me a stealth check. And if anybody who is currently enjoying or not enjoying themselves, uh, if you want to try to notice Sky going away, go ahead and roll the perception check. I'll try and spot him.

SPEAKER_08 2:08:49

Oh, not great.

SPEAKER_03 2:08:51

By the way, all of these actions that I've been doing has a plus six modifier, so I know. It's great. Oh my god.

SPEAKER_01 2:09:01

Are you sure you're another rogue?

SPEAKER_08 2:09:04

He's sneaky.

SPEAKER_06 2:09:06

Yeah. Um You're just a rogue. This is not something. No, you're just a rogue. We're not even a sort of anymore. Within this bright room, full of joy and full of light, Sky still finds himself clinging onto the shadows. And while everyone else is enjoying themselves, you step away. You pass all the elves outside. Uh no one seems to even like pay any attention, or they just can't see you as you're able to maneuver around them so expertly. You find a spot on top of a branch where you can see the clear night sky. The breeze is cold. You hear in your head the edge of dawn.

SPEAKER_04 2:10:00

Much better.

SPEAKER_03 2:10:01

Right? I mean, I'm indifferent to it. What? You led me out just to sit on a branch? Oh yeah, that and uh look.

SPEAKER_06 2:10:18

I just I just wanna apologize. Apologize for what? For saying the things I said earlier? Look, I really don't want to hurt you. Okay? It's not like I purposely choose to do so. What what are you talking about? You ever get so hungry that that you just can't control yourself? That's how I feel like.

SPEAKER_03 2:10:37

Wait, who's this?

SPEAKER_05 2:10:42

It's me. The edge of dawn.

SPEAKER_06 2:10:46

And you feel like a a warmth slash coldness on your side as the dagger on your side starts to hum a little bit.

SPEAKER_03 2:10:58

Huh. Alright, well, apology accepted. And it's not like it was you, anyways. That was just that full of Angor.

SPEAKER_06 2:11:08

Uh I I devoured him. I got too hungry.

SPEAKER_03 2:11:12

Oh.

SPEAKER_06 2:11:14

Okay. But I'm telling you, I I really don't want to hurt you. So eventually you will have to find me a cell. I don't care who's so. Does have to be human so though.

SPEAKER_03 2:11:29

What? I fed you a rabbit. And Mingor said that wouldn't suffice.

SPEAKER_06 2:11:34

That didn't suffice, that's why I took his soul.

SPEAKER_03 2:11:37

Oh. But you just said any soul. It doesn't have to be human soul.

SPEAKER_06 2:11:41

But any soul. I don't know as in like, I don't care if you kill someone good, someone bad. Just gotta give me a soul. And trust me, I'm just trying to keep you alive.

SPEAKER_03 2:11:53

Keep that in mind. Alright, well. Enjoy the scenery. Guess we can relax here. Nice knowing ya. I guess I could say we're partners for now.

SPEAKER_06 2:12:05

That does sound pretty nice. As you sit, the night skies above you. You look up and you don't see any stars. Lee, what are you doing?

SPEAKER_08 2:12:19

Um I've been kind of sitting, like leaning against the doorway of the building, keeping like an ear facing out, trying to listen while also enjoying my party to the best of my abilities while staying on guard as well.

SPEAKER_06 2:12:37

You see Finwin makes his way towards you. Come on, Lee. It might have been two hundred years, but I know you can still dance.

SPEAKER_08 2:12:48

Ugh, then you know I've never been the dancer.

SPEAKER_06 2:12:55

I guess even even after two hundred years I will still teach you. He takes you by the hand. Come on, old friend. Enjoy the moment. This is your party after all.

SPEAKER_08 2:13:09

Only for a minute.

SPEAKER_06 2:13:12

Oh, hey. And I got us some water. He takes out like uh two water skins and gives it to you, one to you. Uh he does the shush sound. Don't tell anyone. I'm a leader after all.

SPEAKER_08 2:13:25

I grab it and I kinda raise it in the air and thank you. And I'll start sipping on it.

SPEAKER_06 2:13:30

Yeah, he sips it too, and it's some hard stuff.

SPEAKER_08 2:13:36

You always knew how to find the best water.

SPEAKER_06 2:13:39

Don't tell anyone.

SPEAKER_08 2:13:41

I'll head in and uh I'll I'll dance for a little bit, but I do wanna kinda get back on guard as soon as possible.

SPEAKER_06 2:13:47

Okay. You dance for a little bit. As you get back on guard, you go outside. You find yourself walking through your village. It's almost as if you you blacked out for a little bit. But when you come back to it, you find yourself at the wooden slab of Kenneth's name. You sit down as you see the full moon.

SPEAKER_08 2:14:12

I'm just kinda looking out to the sky as I'm sipping on my water. I'll just kinda say. Well, I never thought you would die before me. As I pour a little bit of the water onto the slab.

SPEAKER_06 2:14:32

As you do that, a gust of wind blows past you as your hair um blows from your face. The wind artifact on you starts to ring a little bit. At this moment, under the sky, I'll give you a chance to attune to the wind artifact at advantage. So you would have to roll to attune to the artifact, you would have to roll um over at least a ten or higher three times. Okay. So it's once per long, like once per longness. I'll roll two twenties and then I'll do that three times. No, you just roll two twenties. So once a day you can do it once. Oh, okay. So this would be your first one. Uh an eight was the higher one. The winds blow past you. The thought of Kenneth enters your mind as you let the water in that that water skin drown you out for a little bit. It's cold, but it feels nice. At least you're back home. That's where we'll stop for tonight.

SPEAKER_09 2:15:53

Dude. What a lovely, like peaceful night.

SPEAKER_08 2:15:57

Too peaceful.

SPEAKER_06 2:16:10

Hey there, wanders. This is your DM Jackie. If you enjoyed that episode, don't forget to like, subscribe, and follow. You can find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Until next time. Keep on wandering.