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Gravewake is behind them… but curses don’t always stay where you leave them.With Borrik the dwarven miner rescued and the river pulling them ever closer to Valkaar, the Outworlders and Captain Quinn press on down the Wyrmstooth toward answers, or something far worse.Because something is watching.The Tanari is patient. It doesn’t chase. It waits.And for Quinn, the past he thought he escaped is finally catching up. The scars, the loss, the thing that took everything from him... it’s not done yet.As Quinn steels himself for revenge… the beast prepares to finish what it started.Some things you can’t outrun.And some things… follow you downstream.

The Outworlders’ journey toward the great river city of Valkaar takes a dark turn when they arrive in Gravewake, an abandoned mining hamlet cursed so deeply that nothing.... dead or alive ever leaves. With their path forward blocked, the party is forced into the depths of an abandoned mine where the world itself seems broken. Tunnels twist in impossible directions, gravity can’t be trusted, and the ghosts of dead miners wander the halls, restless and demanding peace.If the Outworlders want to escape Gravewake and continue their journey, they’ll have to navigate a place where the rules of physics no longer apply… and where a single wrong step could mean the end of the road.

After leaving Brookhaven behind, the Outworlders take to the Wyrmstooth River alongside their newest ally, Captain Rhys Quinn. But this trade route has been abandoned for years... ever since whispers began of the Tanari, a mysterious river beast that turned safe passage into a gamble with the unknown.As civilization fades into the distance on the journey toward Valkaar, secrets surface. The Outworlders must finally explain who and what they are… while Quinn is forced to confront his own ties to the Void... and to young Shaunus.And the river itself isn’t the only threat. The Murkmantle Wilds have reclaimed these waters, and something is watching from the canopy above.The wilds are closing in.

In the year 887 of the Third Age of Zumundo, the island nation of Eletar vanished. Every city, ship, and soul. Gone without wreckage, survivors, or explanation.For twenty years, the world has called it a mystery.But a few know the truth.And one man knows more than most. Rhys Quinn.Because he was there.Before he was a captain, he was just a deckhand aboard the LNS Radiance the day the sea swallowed a kingdom.In this flashback episode, we sail into the heart of the cataclysm that reshaped Zumundo, witness the moment Eletar was lost to history, and uncover how the endless war between the Bloodfang Clan and the Luminary Order is tied to what happened in that storm.

With Roll4Real Studio temporarily under renovation, Doolin calls for a well-earned short rest from the main campaign. In this special mid-season recap, he sits down with Ian (Andrew), Amanda (Lilith), Stubbs (Alex), and newest party member Mike (Captain Quinn) to reflect on the journey so far and look ahead to what’s coming next.⚠️ Spoiler warning for Episodes 1–15 ⚠️Stubbs opens up about Alex’s powerful sacrifice and what it meant both in-character and at the table. Amanda dives into Lilith’s adoptive role as Shaunus' mother and how that connection could ripple through the story moving forward. Mike shares what it’s been like stepping into the campaign as Captain Quinn, going from fan of Roll4Real to full-fledged adventurer traveling alongside the Outworlders.The party also speculates wildly (and recklessly) about the road ahead: unresolved mysteries, lingering consequences, and the questions that will shape the next chapter of the campaign.New to Roll4Real but intimidated by jumping in at Episode 1? This episode is the perfect entry point. Catch up on the story, meet the players, and get ready for what awaits beyond the crossroads.

Lumina’s Day dawns cold over Brookhaven... and with it comes a reckoning.As war drums echo through the snow, Freddy Theodore Watkins must stand alone against Gorath, the Bloodfang War Chief, and the warband poised to burn the halfling village to the ground. Wearing the face of Roscoe Toscobble, Freddy is forced to confront not only a brutal foe, but the doubts and insecurities he’s carried his entire life. For the people of Brookhaven, he must be their hero, whether he believes he deserves the title or not.As the dust settles, a new ally emerges. Rhys Quinn, a retired and reluctant riverboat captain, agrees to ferry the party down the dangerous Wyrmstooth River toward Mount Vel’Drahn. But the river is cursed by a deadly monster, and Quinn himself may be hiding more than just old scars. And in the quiet aftermath of battle, amid lantern light and falling snow, Lilith faces a heartbreaking choice. In a village that feels safe, for now, she must say farewell to Shaunus, leaving behind the child she’s sworn to protect.