How the Quest Was Won

The party learns about Angelica's past. Bob earns some money. Hugo gives money to a beggar. Nyx listens at a window. Angelica pushes some papers off a desk. | NPC Names: King Regalus Bane, Prince Drylus Bane, Prince-Regent Saltine, Cassalynn, Jarvin Tresaud |

The party auditions for the job of wedding band. Bob remembers a dentist appointment. Nyx does voices. Hugo plays a viol now. Angelica talks to herself. | Prince-Regent Saltine, King Regalus Bane, Jarvin Tresaud, Chamberlain D'Roux, Sir Torald Harm, Tarq One-Eye, Quimbly the Barkeep, Zazaer the Alehouse Drake |

The party lays low… just kidding, they form a band. Nyx briefly becomes an emo musician. Bob sneezes. Angelica insults a bar patron. Hugo buys a drake a drink. | NPC Names: Prince-Regent Saltine of Kryker, Sal the Farmer, Quimbly the Barkeep, Zazaer the Alehouse Drake, Sir Torald Harm, Queen Andalorina of Kryker, High Priest Othor the Blessed, King Regalus Bane, Prince Drylus Bane, Jarvin Tresaud |

The (original) party witnesses a ritual at the village of the mountain elves. Nyx has a medical issue. Bob gets a magic pebble. Hugo remembers something important from two arcs back. Angelica has some character development? |NPC Names: Stonekeeper Duoraleth, Kenal, Raeleen|

The ancient fey heroes finally locate the machine that is disrupting arcane magic. Ilyana Farfina uses a portable ram. Penny Sparklegem tries to get in between brothers. Valtor Carzana gets a bad sunburn. Tim questions an azer about a turtle. | NPC Names: Khoran, Who Designed the Master's Labor; Atonath the Flame of Illumination, the Fire of Creation, One of the Two Elder Fires; Dohrth, Who Tends The Flame Below; Havhad, Who Wrought The Great Mechanism; Tharazh, Who Kindles The New Light; Stonekeeper Duoraleth |

The ancient fey heroes enter the mountain where arcane magic is being disrupted. Tim summons a pretentious steed (twice). Penny Sparklegem detects some doors. Valtor Carzana gets new headgear. Ilyana Farfina asks to speak to the manager. | NPC Names: Khoran, Who Designed the Master's Labor; Atonath the Flame of Illumination, the Fire of Creation, One of the Two Elder Flames; Dohrth, Who Tends The Flame Below; Havhad, Who Wrought The Great Mechanism; Tharazh, Who Kindles The New Light |

The ancient fey heroes discover the dangers of the Forest of Shadows. Ilyana Farfina gets their dog. Tim clicks his rods. Penny Sparklegem shouts that she's hiding. Valtor Carzana contemplates turning himself into a duck. | NPC Names: Master Artificer Zielioni | Toponyms: Aelih-Nal-kan-Zaril-Sorat-Nahhand, The Forest of Shadow |

The ancient fey heroes follow some magical moths eastwards. Penny Sparklegem rides a dog. Ilyana Farfina feints a bird. Tantimaller'verian ("Tim") tries to cast a "wood ray" spell. Valtor Carzana refuses to name his summoned creatures. | NPC Names: Archmage D'ireszha Two-Staves, High Druid Iqoreth, Master Artificer Zielioni, Raina the Mastiff | Toponyms: Aelih-Nal-kan-Zaril-Sorat-Nahhand, The Great Sea, The Mountain of Western Fire, The Lake of Black Glass, The Golden Steppelands, The Forest of Shadow|

The party faces off against the Iron Right Hand. Angelica his someone when they are down. Hugo starts a fire. Nyx flies away. Bob's heart is broken. NPC Names: Stonekeeper Duoraleth General Varr Luthan Terrance the Guard Raeleen Quartermaster Duran Kenal Toponyms: Teranth River Kaer-na-Yeldra-Daer

The party tracks the humans who raided the village of Kaer-na-Yeldra-Daer. Angelica plots an assassination. Bob thinks back to his time in wizard school. Hugo tries to join the Scouts. Nyx uses the sleep spell on enemies this time.

The party arrives at Kaer-na-Yeldra-Daer, the village of the mountain elves. Nyx asks a lot of questions. Hugo is still good at killing. Angelica disarms someone. Bob sits on a rock.

The party consults the Oracle of Gorthmar and arrives at the the mountain of the Mountain Elves. Nyx asks a question. Bob gives Angelica a magical push. Hugo throws his daggers away. Angelica defeats a pile of rocks.

The party stops to investigate a ruined farmstead on their journey towards the home of the Mountain Elves. Bob grunts and gestures. Nyx learns how to persuade Angelica. Angelica ties a pretty good knot. Hugo talks to a goat.

The party completes their quest for the wizards of the Ivory Tower. Nyx sings her name to everyone. Hugo wins a game. Angelica shouts and makes sword noises. Bob joins an angry mob.

The party heads to the Marshdocks to search for a brown slaad. Bob asks Nyx an offensive question. Hugo knows a lot about pirates. Nyx cuts Angelica's hand. Angelica only does a deep voice when saying the name "Malak the Defiant."

The party explores the ruins of the First Tower. Hugo opens a chest. Angelica reads an old note. Bob smells something. Nyx suddenly cares about a person's rights.

The party arrives at the Ivory Tower to investigate the mystery of the red moons. Nyx flies up to a balcony. Hugo gets a second fake name. Angel interrogates a grieving father. Bob pours one out for Bramblebeard.

The party tries to get answers from the Steward. Bob practices some medicine. Angelica glares at everyone. Hugo mounts a pretend horse. Nyx straight up blinds a guy.

The party burns down a barn and confronts the Steward. Angelica does a deep voice. Hugo steals a horse. Bob buys a round for some helpful guards. Nyx disguises herself as a different pixie.

The party decides on a plan of action. Angel makes a deal and then immediately goes back on it. Bob looks up useful spells. Nyx sneaks into the keep. Hugo offers some fashion advice.

The party tries their hands at tax evasion. Bob shows off his dance moves. Angel attempts to bribe a guard. Nyx flies outside. Hugo orders a drink at the bar.

The party reaches the heart of the Maze! Hugo remembers the name of a duck. Nyx actually uses a cantrip. Bob puts Nyx inside his backpack. Angel discovers that she has an attack bonus.

At the end of the First Annual Holiday Special, Nyx the pixie bard composed a song for the party's new friend Bungus. Here is the Ballad of Bungus, sung by Nyx (Fei) herself! Composition: Eshan Mitra Vocals: Fei Cai You can find this and the other music from our show at our new Bandcamp page! Check it out: https://howthequestwaswon.bandcamp.com/

The party celebrates the Winter Solstice! Hugo explores the docks. Angelica learns the value of money. Bob electrocutes some ale. Nyx sings some carols.

The party struggles. Hugo tries to cheer people up. Angelica remembers something. Bob plays with fire. Nyx fights a goldfish.

The party solves some puzzles. Bob feels some runes. Nyx murders some goblins. Hugo pulls on a rope. Angelica goes on a rant about dragonchess.

The party makes some friends and discovers a secret of the forest. Angelica is accommodated. Hugo ties up a druid. Nyx unties the druid. Bob knock Hugo unconscious, again.

The party enters Harwood Forest to investigate a mystery. Nyx learns about her fairy blade. Angelica brings a change of clothes. Hugo kills some mules. Bob knocks Hugo unconscious.

The players make their characters for our D&D 5e campaign. A princess steals a sword. A fairy gets exiled from her home. A blind wizard tries to figure out how to read a spellbook. A halfling learns to rollerskate.