How the Quest Was Won

The party continues their battle against the frost giant mammothherds. Angelica's rally becomes useless. Nyx suggests a durable creature, like a horse. Bob ignores this suggestion. Hugo injects a mammoth. Drummy helps.

The party fails at convincing two frost giants that they are harmless scientists. Queen of Darkness Nyx experiments with command. Bob says he has no useful spells, but he does have Drummy. Angelica embraces her role as tank. Hugo takes his important spine responsibility very seriously.

Before their adventure together ever began, the party celebrated one last Solstice Night at their homes. Hugo went skating. Angelica pulled a prank. Nyx sang a song. Bob spent time with his wife.

The party learns about their rescuer. Angelica is eager to swear to secrecy. Bob isn't very trusting. Nyx plays sea shanties. Hugo mills around. | NPC Names: Rajiaga of the G'ed-my'ri, Old Man Hagen |

*Not technically a beast, that's why Hugo couldn't use speak with animals. The party regrets messing with the frost worm. Bob targets the duodenum. Angelica decides to actually be a tank. Hugo jumps on. Nyx ponders what would gross out a worm.

The party heads back to the glacier elf city with the stolen ice core drill. Bob can do math. Hugo just wants to figure it all out when they get there. Nyx doesn't stop the sled. Angelica is not stealthy.

The party goes to the glacier elf Academy to learn about climate science. Angelica has given up on diplomacy. Nyx wants people to look at her. Bob becomes 'Globothiathan.' Hugo is back in his favored terrain. | NPC Names: Q'aviiren |

The party (well, half the party) meets with the glacier elf Frostspeaker. Angelica muses in the wind. Nyx is diplomatic. Hugo speaks to a new animal. Bob is skeptical of this whole "plan." Bonus Episode-within-an-Episode: "What's Fei Eating?" | NPC Names: Bald Craig, Gelvar, Frostspeaker Selu'al, Rimepaw the Snow Leopard, Larfin | | Place Names: Eitra-fyr-Ystr'ma, Polynya |

The party arrives at last in the land of the glacier elves. Angelica is upset about the smell. Hugo is challenged to a game of dragon chess. Nyx speaks to a barman with a rich backstory. Bob has a soak. | NPC Names: Captain Turonde Drakebane, Kelon Floewatcher, Tepa, Old Man Hagen | | Place Names: Polynya, Eitra-fyr-Ystr'ma |

The party must save a penguin (and a half elf) from a fearsome abominable sea yeti. Angelica sneaks unsuccessfully. Nyx tastes yeti. Bob learns how Concentration works. Hugo almost gets Steven-ed.

The party sets off to rescue their kidnapped guide. Hugo uses a new ranger ability. Angelica is good at climbing ice. Nyx goes scouting. Bob makes a scarf.

The party must defend the ship from attacking sea yetis. Nyx and Bob bust out some powerful new spells. Angelica goes for a swim. Hugo gets tossed.

The party sails north towards the city of the glacier elves. Hugo talks to a new animal. Bob casually mentions his death. Nyx wants to take advantage of someone's gambling problem. Angelica practices with her new hammer. NPC Names: Captain Turonde Drakebane, Kelon Floewatcher, Tepa Place Names: Eitra-fyr-Ystr'ma

The party visits the Tipping Tankard Inn. Angelica challenges everyone to a game of chance. Nyx takes bets. Hugo does his best not to lie to a priest. Bob guesses the right password.

The party returns to Alharbron, but finds it a little different. Bob makes a new friend. Nyx gains some local knowledge. Angelica doesn't know how much a great sword costs. Hugo thinks of a clever engraving.

The party has to keep their end of the bargain. Bob wonders if there will be consequences for what they've done. Nyx uses a spooky voice. Hugo talks to a pigeon again. Angelica is loud drunk.

The party returns to the land of the living. Bob kinda liked Gorthmar. Nyx becomes paranoid. Angelica wants to give a speech. Hugo is rude to the innkeeper.

The party makes a hard(?) choice. Nyx is back! Bob puts his jeweler's tools to work. Hugo just wanted to keep his options open. Angelica doesn't feel personally responsible.

The party faces off against one of the ancient servants of the Darkness. Hugo throws daggers. Angelica needs to see a therapist. Bob misty steps, like a goon. Vistra gets to fight Carzana one-on-one.

The party puts their escape "plan" in motion. Vistra has a solo fight. Bob explains things poorly. Angelica tries to make a deal. Hugo suggests becoming independent contractors.

The party discusses how much they all weigh. Vistra's ability scores are getting low. Bob consults his Keen Mind. Angelica reunites with her ex. Hugo has an appointment.

The party attempts to run away from the hungry Baba Lwerga. Angelica does her usual shouting. Vistra *the paladin* doesn't want to help. Hugo takes the cat. Bob stands alone.

The party enters the Tower of Shades. Vistra investigates the architecture. Bob looks in a mirror. Hugo greets a fellow musician. Angelica plugs her ears.

The party attempts to navigate the barren and hostile environment of the Darkness. Bob names a new friend. Angelica didn't have a good Wisdom score to begin with. Hugo has all of his daggers. Vistra climbs on Angelica's back twice.

CW: blood, sacrifices to a dark god, assisted suicide (with planned resurrection) The party sacrifices themselves to the Oracle of Gorthmar in order to enter the Darkness. Angelica formulates a plan… to protect her valuables. Hugo wishes one of his mortal enemies was around. Vistra goes first. Bob asks an unexpected question.

The holiday party must break into the Gildebrandt Family villa to steal the Froststar Tiara. Poison Pie brought chocolates. Bungus is still sad. Toothcrust rhymes. Smut attacks a child. | NPC name: Chesterton Gildebrandt III, Mayor Cassalynn |

The party now has two out of three Skulls of the Darkness and must prepare for rescuing Nyx's soul. Bob thinks about somebody that he used to know. Hugo remembers Nutmeg, thankfully. Angelica triumphs over leeches. Vistra makes a deal. | NPC Names: Dregha Three-Tusks , Prince Drylus Bane, Othor the Blessed, Chamberlain D'Roux |

The party fights the orc Inquisitor. Bob falls unconscious a lot. Angelica was born to wear a crown. Hugo gets to be a dinosaur this time. Vistra's aura saves a life.

The party must infiltrate the orc fortress of Kûn-Gorthm'ad. Vistra didn't realize that she drank orc milk. Bob mouths off and gets smacked. Hugo smells a smelly smell. Angelica really doesn't want to be exhausted.

The party has to gain the trust of Dregha Three-Tusks. Vistra uses everyone's real names. Angelica is all about vengeance! Bob wishes that he had some paprika. Hugo can have little a leg, as a treat.

The party enters the Fetid Fens. Angelica worries about her complexion. Hugo volunteers to go in first. Vistra wants to try and sneak. Bob plays chess, in a way.

The party arrives in the fishing village of Westweir and learns about the dangers of Fetid Fens. Vistra meets a fellow devotee of Atonath. Hugo wants to know how much he is getting paid. Bob makes a new friend. Angelica has a family reunion.

The party faces more plant dangers in the Waking Woods. Bob makes a beige, art-deco hut. Angelica becomes Enlargica. Vistra flexes her way out of a grapple. Hugo tries to use 'the poor man's fire spell'.

The party enters the Waking Woods. Hugo has a secret spell. Bob makes some tea. Vistra questions Hugo's survivability. Angelica doesn't want to offend the fairies.

The party begins their overland journey to the Fetid Fens, where the Oracle of Gorthmar is located. Angelica wants to prank the Mountain Clan. Vistra gives mushrooms to some guards. Hugo tries to spike some wine. Bob finally succeeds at telling a lie. | NPC Names: Jehan |

The party is trapped down an old well, and it is up to their pets and companions to save them! Stephen the cat gets stuck in a tree. Nutmeg the goat gives everyone a ride. Tiffany the lamp does "magic". Magnifico the pigeon has an elaborate, tragic backstory.

The party finally escapes from the city of the shadow elves. Vistra is 200 lbs of solid dwarf. Hugo grabs some mushrooms. Bob goes to the bathroom. Angelica takes no responsibility. | NPC Names: Angeliclone, Darksoul Saltine, Smut, Poison Pie, Toothcrust |

The party makes an unlikely ally. Vistra forgets the code word. Hugo wants to share potions. Angelica fights from the back. Bob joins the Fangeliclub.

The party meets unexpected allies while escaping from the Fane of the Darkness. Angelica fakes her way through some introductions. Bob wants to buy a ticket. Hugo gets surrounded. Vistra neither has nor is proficient with thieves' tools. | NPC Names: Smut, Toothcrust, Poison Pie |

The party faces off with Shadowspeaker and her guards in the pinnacle of the Obsidian Fane. Bob curses dark elf interior design. Hugo is still good at killing. Vistra knocks out someone's tooth. Angelica only loves her sword.

The party learns some important plot information about the shadow wights. Bob(athalien) negotiates with the dark elf Shadowspeaker. Angelica and Vistra are still tied up. Hugo grants absolution to a parishioner.

The party arrives at Myn-zab-na-tlawa, the city of the dark elves. Angelica has an oil lamp. Hugo gets shrunk. Vistra's hands are tied. Bob pees himself.

The party battles a monster as they drift down into the darkness. Angelica is bad at archery. Bob grabs Vistra's face. Vistra gets to be big. Hugo throws his dagger away.

The party thinks that they have found an evil artifact. Bob talks to a zombie. Vistra doesn't fall for Bob's bullshit. Angelica invents tweeting. Hugo knows about the cube-square law of magic. | NPC Names: "Frederick" |

The party has split themselves again. Hugo is still good at killing animals. Angelica wants to retreat, then fight, then retreat again, actually wait fight more. Bob and Vistra honestly aren't in this one very much.

The party arrives back in Cryker and rents mounts. Hugo speaks to a horse. Angelica threatens a horse. Vistra goes back to bed. Bob uses magic to make two new friends. | NPC Names: Captain Talulah, Ehd the Pony, Dahn the Horse, Harryh the Pony, Cowahrd the Horse |

The party heads to the town of Snowcrest for the holiday of Solstice Night. Hugo talks to a reindeer. Vistra does a voice. Angelica sneaks away. Bob still believes. | NPC Names: Moroz, Wil and Willa, Tommi, Kara |

The party sails north to Cryker. Hugo asks four questions. Angelica tries to catch a seagull. Vistra throws things. Bob capsizes a boat. | NPC Names: Captain Talulah |

The party regroups and goes to Vistra's house. Bob learns about Phyloran current events. Vistra learns about her companions' crimes. Hugo doesn't have the face of a criminal. Angelica hugs her sword. | NPC Names: Chamberlain D'Roux, Brother Maltus, Captain Tallulah |

The part confronts Chamberlain D'Roux. Vistra sticks her foot in a door. Angelica completely forgets her own quest. Hugo stabs a guy. Bob just wants to talk it out. | NPC Names: Boss Wheedlin, Chamberlain D'Roux, Eugene |