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With a group of friends sitting around the table just playing the game at D&D, it's a story that sometimes focuses on laughs and failure over heroic conquest. So if you're looking for lighthearted questing, go check out Dungeon Junkies today wherever you get your podcasts. Previously for group B, after getting their bearings in the town of Durran Hollow and setting a course for themselves with goals to accomplish, the first thing on their checklist seems to be trying to get Braelon's memories back. Sadly, this will involve delving into caves that aren't always friendly to outside adventurers.

And that's where we're picking up things today. Let's do that thing where we go around the table and introduce ourselves. I'm Jason. I'm the Dungeon Master. Going around the table, starting with Valerie. Hi, I'm Valerie, and I play Elena, the human fighter. And I'm a Sipkali. And Karen. Hi, I'm Karen, and I play Kali, the elven druid. And Ian. Hey, I'm Ian. I play chili boy called Inhalek. Oh, this is perfect. I'll follow up with Jamie, chili girl. Hi, with no context. That might sound really weird. I'm Jamie. I play Tatiana, the human rogue. And Jameson. Hi, I'm Jameson.

I play Larg, the half-orc paladin. And Alex, who was late today. No, I wasn't late. Actually, I was second to late. Hi, I'm Alex, and I play Braelon, the halfling bard. And I wasn't late. The clapback bard. Before we get started. I wasn't late. [LAUGHTER] I don't know what tonight's session's going to be. Because this is the longest behind the scenes I think we've ever recorded. Because we're all just a mess. So we do know that you guys are in for some good luck in some form or fashion today. Because I had you roll to see what travel was going to be like your first couple of days on the road as you head south toward Esterholt.

And you guys rolled a 17. Nice. Woo-hoo. Are you guys ready to see what the road gives you? Yeah. Yes. OK, so everybody roll for initiative. And-- Awesome. Here we go. Almost did it. I almost did it. Almost. I flipped to my main page. [LAUGHTER] So your first day on the road, it starts off pretty pleasant, right? It is the second of Varyor. And the road south is-- it's a long one to get to Esterholt the way the road looks, basically. It's kind of windy. You're going-- you've got to cross this bridge out of Durnhollow to head south. And then you basically have a choice to break west and head toward Overdale or break south through the mountains and head toward Esterholt.

This is-- it's going to be a long trek for you guys. You said that you wanted to try and keep an eye out for that cave, that cavern system, Eldenbright Cavern. Yeah. OK. So you guys are going to have a fairly uneventful day your first day on the second. It is going to start raining a bit. And as we discussed, you guys are on foot again because of reasons. Oh, right. And eventually-- yeah, eventually maybe you guys get horses and stuff. But that's a bit pricey. You seem to not be able to hold on to any beast of burden. Yeah, it's-- a lot had to go wrong for you guys to lose those donkeys, basically.

Well, we had horses before, too, but we lost them also. Oh my god, you did. That wasn't our fault. They got stolen. That's not our fault. Not our fault. Not our fault at all. I feel like you guys say that a lot. That's very new. I say it in real life and in the game. Thank you, Jason, for letting me-- So it is going to start raining, and that's not very pleasant. And at the end of your first day, you're going to make it pretty far. So you are-- if you're looking at the map, you're probably just past the D in Durran Hollow, like down the map a bit. So you guys are about a third of the way until you reach the mountains.

And you're going to have to-- you're going to have to navigate that. That's a tricky area of the world. So making camp and resting for the day, I imagine you guys have a chance on the road to kind of catch up with each other. And I don't know what that would look like after the events of Durran Hollow. Maybe you guys can help me fill in the gaps, because the life of an adventurer is kind of boring in a lot of spots. Like, it's lots of boredom punctuated with crazy amounts of danger for short periods of time, right? So I guess what do you guys think you're going to be talking about while you're just walking for 12 hours a day?

Probably Breland would keep reading his journal, because he wants to see what he-- but he can-- well, he can't remember, but still maybe pick up from the book. He's just trying to recall stuff. He's like, oh, wow. And at one point, he'll get to the page about the ship and the demons. And he's going to be like, huh. He's going to keep reading. His eyes are going to get bigger. And then he's going to stop for a second, lift up his shirt. And he's going to see all the scars. Oh. And then look up. And whoever's nearby, he'll probably kind of grab their attention.

So I would just say maybe Larg or something. Mr. Larg. What? Did you know I have these scars? He's going to be fling down his shirt underneath. Then we'll set up. He'll just kind of look for a second and be like, yeah, you actually-- you talk about those a lot. Wow. I mean, they're amazing, but great. And a little smile kind of comes up in his face. And he's going to put his shirt back down and keep reading the book. He'll lean in a little bit. Girls like it when you talk about those. OK, good. Yeah, awesome. Now we got to get shirtless art done up Breland. I'll think of those in his mouth.

Yep, I think that's what the people want. He's definitely flexing. I think that at one point, Larg would have tried to catch up with Callie, either on the first or the second day of travel or something like that. OK. He sort of just would like to jog up alongside her and be like, um. [LAUGHTER] Sorry. Like we're cruising cars, you know? Well, yeah. In my mind, he is walking at the back of the group. But yeah, he'll catch up alongside her and be like, so. I was going to ask you about this before, but everything went crazy. You said you had a twin? Yeah. I have a twin, a sister, Ella, and I have an older brother, Flint.

Oh, wow. Where are they? Back home in the Evergreen. They-- I just had to do everything that I could, so I thought it would be best if I did some traveling. What do you mean? Well, this whole curse thing, it's plagued my family for a long time. And sometimes it's hard to explain because we don't really know much or anything about it. And so sometimes it's easy to think that it doesn't exist. But I don't have-- I have a few years left, and Flint has even less time. And I think they're both just in denial about everything that's going to happen. And I don't want to die, so I left because there wasn't any information where I was.

And I have to think that somewhere, maybe a bigger city, they'll have something that could help. OK. So you're looking for them too. Yeah. Yeah, Flint turns 30 this year, so he doesn't have that much time left. And the 30 is the curse? Yeah, that's what I've dug up. I found some notes from my mother, and I found a couple of journals. And that seems to be the general time frame. He'll kind of nod after a minute, and he'll think about it and say, well, there's a pretty big library in Esterhold. So I think when we get there, we can look. That would be really nice because I should have looked when I was there the first time.

But I was just so anxious to get to when Yakirosa is found so fun. And when everything just happened in the woods with those assassins, I didn't know if I was going to get the opportunity to go back. So I hope they have something. I hope so too. She's going to smile at him like, thanks. After a full minute of silence and then just still walking, he'll go. I have a twin too. What? Yeah. I haven't seen him in a few years, but yeah, I have a twin brother. That's so cool. Are you guys not on speaking terms? He'll look at the ground a little bit and be like, well, we were really close for a long time, but we kind of had a fight a few years ago, and I haven't seen him since.

We grew up together at the orphanage in Esterhold, actually. Oh, wow. So it's kind of like a homecoming for you. Yeah, kind of. It's been a few years. But I was born in Dawnhurst, but I grew up in Esterhold and went back to Dawnhurst. So it's been a while since I've been there, but I don't think he'll be there. No? Does he become a paladin like you? No. I don't think so. He really liked the orc part of being a half-orc. And he'll kind of-- he's got that scar on his throat from, I don't know, two days ago, or whatever it was. But he'll kind of pull down on the front of his armor, down a little bit past his collarbone.

And you can see the very beginning of this really big, deep scar across his collarbone that looks like it goes further down. And he'll be like, we had a pretty big fight. I'm really sorry about that. So I hope he's not there, if I'm being honest. But anyway, I'm glad that you have a better relationship with your twin. Yeah. Ella's-- she's great. She just would rather be a little more ignorant to some things than I am. And I don't know, when I started doing my druidic magic, she didn't really want to follow me. She thought that it'd be easier to interact with people if we weren't any more different than we already were.

People didn't really-- because of the curse, they didn't really want to hang out with us too much. Curses, you can't catch them. They're not like diseases. But people fear what's different. And she didn't want to be any more different than we already were. So we're close. But there's still a little bit of separation, which is hard sometimes. They'll just kind of nod. And then they awkwardly look away from each other. And then just keep on walking. So let's pick up on the third. You guys are going to have a completely uneventful evening. It's going to-- you're going to get some rest.

You find a nice little spot, kind of talk away from the rain. I'd say the rain's very steady, but light. It's not-- you're not getting drenched. So you find a nice little place to kind of-- it's dry. You set a little fire going. And for the first time in a while on the road, I'd say you guys have a very pleasant night. Like you all curl up. You wake up with the sun. It's beautiful. Third, a fairy oar. I'm so anxious. Why? I don't know. Just the way you're talking. It's good. Do you remember how our last full day of D&D went? Yes, I do. I do. That's the problem. You guys are like-- you guys are like abused puppies.

Like you're-- every time I raise my hand, you flinch. That's not-- it's OK. It's OK. Everything's going to be OK. Just need more treats is all. Yeah. Halfway through the third, I'm going to say it's probably a little afternoon. It's probably like that 1 to 2 o'clock time period. So several times throughout the day, whether people realize this or not, obviously, adventurers stop and you grab a drink. You rest for a few minutes. You kind of take that 5, 10 minute break because you're walking for 12 hours, give or take. That's not counting like, oh, let's stop for lunch or let's sit under this tree for a while or something like that.

Like it's a lot of walking. And it's one of the reasons-- adventurers who make it, probably one of their first investments is some sort of mode of transportation. Whether it's a wagon, whether it's horses, whatever. Yeah, we tried that. Well-- It wasn't for us. The third time's the charm, actually, is what that's going to be. Well, OK, let me ask a question. How often do you guys figure that you hunt? Because, OK, here's another thing about adventures. A lot of people resort to rations, dried meats, breads, things like that, baked goods that you can kind of shove in your pack.

And obviously, the further away you get from towns, the worse things like breads and things get, because they get stale after a while. But sometimes it's considered a healthy alternative to going out and hunting. Because it's nice to have a home-cooked meal out on the road, like if you guys catch a deer, elk, boar, something like that, and you guys are roasting it over-- even like a rabbit, something like that, you guys are roasting it over a fire. That's great. But you got to go out in the wilderness to get it. And sometimes you run into wildlife that you don't want to run into, right?

Whereas if you stick to the main road and just eat rations, it's like canned chili, let's say. [LAUGHTER] So-- Really? I'm bringing that up right now in the middle of the day. [LAUGHTER] It'll sustain you. You're not going to starve. But it's like, oh, man. You remember home-cooked meals? So how often do you figure you guys go hunting? The answer to this question-- Is a trick. No, it's not. [LAUGHTER] We're flinching. Now, look, OK. Whether you say lots or little, you're basically-- you're facing two different doors right now. And which one you choose to walk through is completely up to you.

Well, this doesn't answer your question totally. But I just want to pose to the group. Because Cauldron's not a hunter. But if someone's going out to hunt, he probably would go with them. One, because there's stuff you want to meet-- if you meet in the forest, you don't want to be alone. And two, he wants to practice. Just squeeze a bird. I mean, you're not wrong. Squeeze a bird. Yeah, Larg's not a hunter. So I feel like it's not up to him. Yeah, I would say it's up to the discretion of our only huntress. That's what I was about to say, yeah. Yeah, but I feel like it's up to the group, though, to be like-- how fresh do you want your food?

Aren't you management? Can't you just-- look, make a call. Too real. Too real. Actually, fun fact-- so when I came back from my forced vacation, everyone was like, I'm so glad you're back. Nobody wanted to be in charge while you were gone. And I was like, great. Heavy doth the crown. I would say, if I'm going to make a decision about this, probably a little more than average times than hunting. But not a lot. In our defense, I guess, we did-- We're already building the case. You are. I didn't do anything. So we left Durn Hollow like four days ago. And then we came back.

And now we just left Durn Hollow again. So at this point in our trip, I don't know if it would be necessary to hunt. Oh, yeah. Again, this isn't about-- OK, I don't do the thing where I'm sitting there counting rations each day that you're on the road unless you guys are stuck someplace for a really long time or out in the desert and need water. That's different. I know that you guys, whenever you stop in a town, you're restocking. You're getting dried meats and stuff. That's probably one of the biggest things they sell, are you guys got to eat. Water skins, all that stuff.

That's fine. This is more creature comfort. This is like, oh, man, I could really use-- yeah, it's like, man, I could use a fresh salad. Or man, I could use something-- you know what I mean? Stuff that you can't get when you're out on the road because you just-- so let's table that. Let's put that aside because that went nowhere. [LAUGHTER] Hold on, wait. I want to say one more thing. OK. We won. We won. She would not suggest going hunting unless she-- I'm trying to figure out how to say this. She wouldn't do it if she was concerned about the area that they were in or if she had observed tracks that could lead to big monster things.

OK. She's not going to do it if we were less than a 15. [LAUGHTER] How's about this? How's about? We'll just table that. I basically wanted to know, would you be going out in the wilderness and stuff like that? And there's stuff to see. There's different things. But let's table that. Let's just come back to that another time. Again, you guys are taking multiple breaks throughout the day. And there's this beautiful little shady spot. It's about like 1.30, 2 o'clock, somewhere in there. So the sun's kind of behind you a little bit. And it's this beautiful shady spot.

There's a nice breeze. It stopped raining late last night. And it's just kind of been damp and soggy, but in a lovely way. You know that springtime rain smell? Oh, it's fucking great. So you guys are sitting back. And you're relaxing. You're off the main road a bit. Usually when you take a break, you're kind of off to the side near some rocks, trees, something like that. Sometimes you get lucky. And there's like a little pond there. You kind of wash your face and refill your water skins and stuff. Can you all do me a favor and roll Perception? Oh, almost a crit.

Oh, goodness gracious. That's both ends of the spectrum. Callie, holy shit. Yeah. Plus seven? Yeah. Wow, Callie. I vote Callie, new team leader. Oh, you know what? That's why you're the hunter. We haven't had a team leader. Got that wiz for days. No, no, it's a rotating thing. Is it rotating? OK. It's a rule by committee, I believe, in this group. If you listen to our episodes historically, we vote. I feel like we vote a lot. That's true. Yeah. Thrive in chaos. Potato, potato. Callie's going to spot something because that is really high. And this was like shot in the dark.

But like I wanted to see. That's a 26, though. Callie is going to spot something off in the distance. And it's not a sight that is like, oh, my God, look at that. But it is curious. And it looks like about, I don't know, 100 feet away, somewhere in there. It looks like someone set up a tiny camp. But you're not going to see anybody there. But it does look like there's some possessions left behind. OK. And again, it's not like it's... It doesn't stand out. You're going to see what looks like someone set up a campfire, but the fire is not lit anymore. And it looks like there's a bag or two over there.

And it looks like there's a bedroll. From where you're standing, it looks like it's like, wow, looks like someone's got a camp set up, but I don't see anybody in the area. And you're not going to hear anything either. It's actually pretty peaceful out in this field. OK. I think she-- I don't-- it's words I can't even talk now. I think she would point it out to everybody and be like, that's weird. Well, I don't know. I don't know how to move on it. I just like-- I guess Brelin would look. Huh. I mean, if there's nobody there, it's like free, right? I mean, I don't see anybody.

Maybe they went to relieve themselves or something. Does it look like possessions that are like sacks and stuff? Or does it look like-- does it look new or like somebody-- it's been here a while, grass has grown over it or something? From where you're standing, this looks fairly recent. OK. It doesn't look like it's been exposed to too much weather. Like, if they set up camp, it may have been after the rains last night. Again, it's pretty tough to tell from this far out. Again, you're like 100 feet away. So yeah, you're kind of seeing it's like, oh, there's a sack or two.

There's definitely stuff over there. I just don't see anybody laying down. Brelin would look to Callie, do you want me to get a closer look or do you want to get a closer look? Is it like the way we're going or is it off, out of the way? It's out of the way, basically. It's kind of-- it's kind of a tucked away, like it's out of the way like you guys are. But someone definitely set up a camp to sleep there. I have a question. Like, is this uncommon? Like, it seems like this is something that we would have come across before. Like, oh yeah, there's someone's camp or like, oh, that person must have just left from there.

Like, I don't-- do you know what I mean? Yeah, no. And that's-- I guess this depends on your character's particular approach to this type of situation. Because a lot of people who are on the road are very much like, hey, mind your own business. That's not your camp. That's not your shit. Keep moving. Other people are kind of on the mindset that like, if this stuff is abandoned, it's not doing that person any good anymore. And I mean, we could always use the extra cash. Or even if it does belong to somebody and they just left their camp for a bit, screw them.

This is my stuff now. So it-- yeah, it depends. I think Callie would just be like, you know, I'm not going to go investigate it. But whatever you want to do, I'm not going to like stop you. Well, maybe someone needs help. You never know. He's going to keep looking at it as he's talking, like not even looking at her. You know? Maybe they need help. Something shiny. Food's going to go to waste. And as he's talking, he's going to keep walking towards it. You know, maybe they left something that they won't return to the next town in exchange for gold. And then as he keeps talking, he's going to quickly cast invisibility on himself.

Oh my god. Oh, the best things in life start off with invisibility, then thunderclap, then-- Combo breaker. Wow. So I'm invisible now. As Brainerd is justifying it to himself, Larg is just kind of nodding in agreement, being completely like, yeah, that sounds legitimate. Maybe they need help. So I'm invisible, and I'm going to walk to the camp. Sneakily. OK. So as you approach this camp, you're going to notice a couple of things here. One, you're not going to see anybody here. As you approached, it doesn't look like anybody is at this camp currently. You will notice that there is a forest, but it's a good clip away.

Like, we're talking a couple of miles away. So it's probably unlikely that they just walked off and left this stuff here unless they just did not care about it. You are going to notice a bedroll spread out with a couple of rocks anchoring the corners down so the wind doesn't blow at it. You're also going to notice some footprints. Most of it's kind of a grassy patch, but there is kind of a muddy area about two or three feet above the bedroll. And you're going to notice that there is quite a large pack, which either meant this person was just traveling heavy for a long distance type of thing, or they just acquired a bunch of stuff and they were making for a town.

Maybe a thief stash. Could be. So while still invisible, I'm going to look at the tracks and see if it's like-- can I tell-- is it obvious that they walked away? I have to analyze it further to see, like, oh, it looks like they walked away or something took them. Give me a little investigation. Oh, not my best. No. Oh, no. Oof. Oof. So OK, you're going to see a number of footprints kind of crisscrossing. There is going to be-- the freshest set looks to be two or maybe three pairs of boots walking away from this particular camp. With that six, you're going to notice something almost-- it's like out of the corner of your eye, you're going to notice something.

You're going to notice that there's some blood up by the top right-hand corner of this bedroll. Mm. Wow, with the six? I got that with the six. Wow, very generous. Brelyn will see the blood and kind of go, oh, my, and kind of look at it a little closer, see all the different boots, and just kind of think to himself, well, maybe they're dead. And then he's going to start rummaging through the pack. Excellent. OK, so here's what you're going to find in this pack. As Brelyn is-- so I imagine the rest of the team is backed by that tree. I mean, you're not really watching Brelyn, but if you're watching that camp, you're going to notice the bag start to kind of move by itself.

And it's sort of like there's probably-- oh, god. I was going to ask if things are floating around. Yeah, it's probably going to be like this sack is tied at the top, almost like a drawstring type thing. So you're going to see it open up. And yeah, so if you reach into this, there's a lot of stuff that you're going to kind of move aside or just maybe even take out. I don't know how leisurely you're being about this. I'm being very quiet, as quiet as I can be. OK, so you're probably moving stuff to the side, right? So first thing, you're going to see a wineskin sitting on top.

That's kind of taking that. OK. So that's different than a waterskin. Usually wineskins are a little more fancy and decorated usually. And it's, again, that creature comfort thing of like, man, it's not hard alcohol. It's like, I just want a little sip with dinner or something like that. And moving more stuff aside, you're going to see rations, like untouched rations sealed up. You're going to see a waterskin. You're going to see a second bedroll that's untouched. And as you're reaching past, there's this stuff in a container. And it looks to be like a moss or a fungus, something like that.

But it's in a sealed container. And there's something sparkly at the bottom of this sack. Don't even have to-- of course, you were just for grabs a sparkly thing. Wow. This is interesting. There is a black robe at the bottom of this thing. And it's probably going to be too big for Brelin. But this black robe has what looks to be flecks of red gem stones sewn into it. So depending on how the light catches it, this is a very gaudy robe. This is like-- we're talking pro wrestling entrance attire. It's very, very eye catching. And if you pick up this-- if you pick up this robe and kind of unfurl it and look at it, obviously, a lot of time and attention was put into it.

It's probably worth-- I mean, to the right person, it's probably worth a bunch. You might have to look for a while to sell it to somebody. But it looks like it's-- there's like a big hood that you can pull up and stuff. It's not really meant for the outdoors. It's clearly maybe like for a ritual or something. It might be priestly or something. It's weird. Brelin's never seen it before. He's rolling it up, putting it in his bag, taking the moss jar thing, putting that in his bag, and then going backwards very slowly back to the camp. And when he gets to his friends, unenvisibling-- yeah, it just pops up.

Hey, look what I found. He's going to hold up the robe and just kind of move it around. OK, so you're kind of like shaking it. It's like, oh, look how it shimmers, that type of thing. Interesting. A couple of things are going to fall out of the robe like it was rolled up in it. And there's going to be some pocket squares, like decorative pocket squares that are kind of crumbled up and they're going to sort of hit the ground. And a couple of other objects are going to fall out, but they're going to kind of hit the ground with a thud and they're wrapped up.

It sounds like bits of metal clanging against each other. He's going to look at those stuff. Yeah, any metals are in there. So are the gems that are woven into the cloak, are they any kind of patter? Are they just sort of like-- is it just bedazzled? It's almost-- OK, do you know those pillows that you play with at Walmart where you brush it one way and it's like red and shiny and then the other way and it's just kind of like black? Something like that. So obnoxious. Wow. Jamie loves those. I love you, Jamie. It's technically called Mermaid Sequins, but I was being quiet.

I'll roll religion on it. OK. Do it. Wow. So that's a one. That's a nice coat. You done got a good coat there. Can I cast Detect Magic? You sure can. OK, I'm going to do that. OK. There doesn't seem to be anything magical, nothing innately mystical or powerful about this. It just looks like a gaudy robe. What about the stuff that fell on the floor or on the ground? So OK. Again, those decorative pocket squares, they almost like handkerchiefs type of thing. So a couple of those are balled up. And then the handkerchief that fell and that kind of had a metallic sound, that is also not going to have anything particularly magical about it.

OK. Just making sure. Brandon would also pull out-- oh, yeah, and this and the container with the moss in it and hand it to Callie. You can look at this stuff, right? Yeah, yeah. Do I need to roll a nature, Jason? Please do. OK. It's not as good as my reception, guys. So we all have our flaws. [LAUGHTER] Then rolls a 20. [LAUGHTER] You're killing it. Thank you. Thank you. Sorry, Lark. It's OK. This is actually, depending on who you talk to, kind of a delicacy. This is something that you find in very moist caverns. It's a type of edible fungus that is usually associated with drow cooking.

OK. So it's been called a lot of things. Like, there are a lot of derogatory phrases for drow. So yes. That being said, it tastes awful, but it's basically just another type of ration. You can add it to certain cooking and kind of give it a little kick. OK. Again, it's an acquired taste, but some people pay big money for that. What's it called? A lot of people just call it like a rock fungus, something like that, again. Yeah, so it's very common in damp caves, but it has to age for a certain amount of years before it changes colors. So it kind of has this blue-green quality to it.

It almost reflects light. It's got a very distinctive-- you could tell if someone picked it too-- they kind of scraped it too young, because it'll have a greenish-gray quality to it. OK. And so this stuff still needs some aging, or is aged? You could eat that right now if you wanted to. Oh, OK. So it's been around for a bit. Yeah. It's probably about a pound, if you had to guess. Yeah. So it's a blue cheese. Yes, think of it-- yes. It's an acquired taste. Oh, she told that. She'll probably make it-- like, she'll inspect it, make a face. I'll just say it's like a cooking herb almost.

It's not very good, though. OK. And he'll just-- he'll pocket it if you're not using it, if you're not going to hold onto it. Yeah, she'll give it back if he wants to take it. Yeah, he'll just take it and put it in his pack. Kalden will reach for whatever closest thing fell out nearest to him and pick it up and ask Brelin, was there any sign of violence? Hmm? What? Oh, yeah. There's blood on the bedroll and a bunch of boots going everywhere, and there's a big forest behind there. I don't know. Something probably got beat up and kidnapped. Kalden will look at everyone else and be like, this may warrant that we take a closer look.

I mean, this is somebody's stuff, not saying that they're not going to need it anymore. But if something happened out here, we might want to know. Well, I mean, I left them their water and food. Yeah, Largo will kind of just shrug after a minute and start tromping over toward the campsite. Kalden will go with him. OK, you said you picked up some items off the ground? Yeah, just whatever fell out those clothes. Yeah, I guess the only thing that really fell out was those handkerchiefs and stuff, and they're kind of balled up. Honestly, here's the thing. Give me a perception check.

OK. Well, I was going to say, I started unwrapping it as we were walking over just to see what's inside it. OK, sure. So you know what? Let's say that you kind of skirt the two balled up handkerchiefs, because who wants to touch that? Honestly, it looks like there was some phlegm on them and a little blood. So let's say you just went, ugh, no, and passed on that and picked up the heavier-- something's clearly wrapped. So if you unwrap that on your way back to the campsite, two things are going to fall out. One is a ring. It looks like a signet ring, something like that.

And there appears to be some sort of head, or like a skeletal head-- not a human skull, sort of an elongated skull with horns that wrap around it. And it's kind of a bulky, almost like a Super Bowl ring type of thing. Oh, the ring? Yes. The ring is in the shape of a skull? Yes. OK, gotcha. And a key is also going to fall out. A big, like a fairly sizable iron key. And right at the top, where you'd grip it and turn, there are numbers sort of etched in. Like the key was designed with this in mind, not like something someone engraved after the fact. And the numbers 4, 2, 3 are going to appear.

Oh, like appear on it? Like magically? Not-- well, OK, here's the thing. What it looks like is kind of like the robe, where, depending on how the light catches it, this is going to be sort of like etched in, kind of a light, like a pale blue, like a shimmer. Cullen will show these to Larg as we're going over and say some strange trinkets. Do they look like any symbols of any kind of church or anything? That's a great question. I don't know how much numerology is in our religions, but I'll roll religion again if I can. You know what? Go for it. Hey. Hey. Wow, that's like the opposite of what you did.

Almost a crit. So the numbers aren't going to jump out to Larg, but that skull shape is. And what this looks like is a particular type of demon skull. So this is probably part of like someone who might be in an exclusive club, let's say, of demon worshippers. Yeah, or a cult. Or a cult. Perhaps. OK. He'll just kind of point and be like, that's a demon, and keep walking. [LAUGHTER] Call it a stop. Well, it'll be like that thing where the camera stops, and Larg just walks past, and just stops. He just wraps it back up in the handkerchief real quick. And takes a look at this key.

Is there anything else on this key? Or is it just those numbers? It looks like a big skeleton key, like the most key-shaped key you've ever seen. It looks like it either opens a very large door or something with a big friggin' lock on it. OK. I guess we go over to the camp and see if there's anything with a big old lock on it. So walking back to this camp, you're going to see everything Braelon said. There are multiple sets of footprints floating up near-- not floating, but in the mud-- up near the bedroll itself. On the corner of the bedroll, the top right-hand corner, there's going to be a little bit of blood.

If you were to-- you know what? Someone give me an investigation check. You're really looking at this bedroll, let's say, because that's where the blood is. I'll give it a whack. Yeah, do it. Oh, wow. Yeah, OK. That's good. That's much better. OK. So you're going to notice that that blood is mixed in with this yellowish phlegm, too. This is-- judging by the position of this, this person may have been coughing violently, and that's what's on the bedroll, like if they were laying on their side. So it doesn't look like-- it may not have been a salt, is the thing.

Gotcha. Yeah. You're also going to notice something else. Remember how I said that there were some rocks anchoring down this bedroll to make sure that it doesn't kind of blow around in the wind? Oh, no. They're in a pentagram. No, no, no. It's just like two rocks down at the bottom. There is a bit of paper, like a bit of parchment sticking out from under one of the rocks, just a little bit of a dog-eared corner. Yeah. Colmar will go down and see if he can see. Is there writing on it or anything? So if you lift up this rock, which is like a softball-sized rock, something like that.

Pick it up, drop it on the ground, poof. The parchment has a red X on it, and it appears as though this was created using blood. A big bloody X. Now, if you'd like, you can kind of-- you could roll to see if you'd know what that was or if you'd ever heard of something like this, that type of thing. Yeah. Can I do that? Yeah, please. See what it is, if I know what this marking is? Yeah, yeah, yeah. So if you want, you can just give me a wisdom. Gotcha. Shit, that's pretty good. So this dips into some weird territory. There's a group called the Collectors. Oh, my God.

And these people have a history that dates back perhaps hundreds of years, because there's weird, almost boogeyman-esque stories that people tell around campfires. There's a written history of these people who essentially steal other people. It's been said that they perform experiments. It's been said that they've released plagues. There's all kinds of weird stuff attributed to them. The craziest thing about them is no one's ever seen one. No one's ever seen any people that they know for sure are a member of this clan. But they do leave behind a note just like the one you're holding every single time they abduct somebody.

It's somewhere in the area. Sometimes it's behind a rock like you picked up. Sometimes it's on the person's possessions that's left behind. Sometimes it's crammed in between bricks and a wall, but it's always there. So they leave this calling card. Yep. Cauldron will look at this, realize that it's made with blood. It'll click in his head, and he'll call out to Larg and say, "Larg, we should get out of here." Yeah, okay. As they kind of turn to go, I assume that we're both right up in the center of this thing when he finds that in the center of the camp.

Yeah, yeah. I imagine you're all pretty much right on top of each other. I'm just going to fire off a divine sense and see if I can pick up any kind of like supernatural evil since there's a demon ring involved. Sure. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's actually a good call. So within 60 feet, I can detect – let me read it. Sorry. The presence of strong evil registers on your senses like a noxious odor and powerful good rings like heavenly music in your ears. 60 feet, celestial fiend, undead. Yeah, that's basically it. Right. So here's the creepy part about all this.

It would be so easy to write this off as supernatural or someone bartering with something that they just got in over their heads or something like that. Not only did this person's possessions not ring of anything magical, there's nothing in the area that would suggest that this is demonic or that anything in the area has been touched by demonic power. This is just people, it appears. The ring doesn't ping either, huh? Nope. Okay. Okay, yeah, he won't really say anything, but he'll turn around and walk back with Kal in a little bit of a hurry. Okay, time to go.

Nothing to see. Yeah, we get back to the group and Kal then says, "I think we should make haste down the road." Why is it that? I don't know. This place was visited by people called the collectors or a group called the collectors. They take people, they disappear them, they do experiments on them or they leave plague or sickness. Whatever is here, whoever was taken, whatever they're a part of, we don't want to be a part of it. Hey, when you say they leave sickness, he's going to look at the robe that's in his pack and look back with a surprised and frightened face.

Should I throw this away? I don't know. Unless you really like it, I don't see any reason to keep it. Brelin immediately takes it out and just kind of throws it near, like under the tree, just tosses it aside, away. Yeah, Larg is actually going to cast lesser restoration on Brelin, which will cure minor diseases. So if it's a big one, then I can't help, but if it's a little one, then I can. He feels good. "Oh, it's like drinking Sunny Delight. All right." It's like peppermint. So you guys want to keep going? Yes, get the fuck out of here. Okay, but like, how much money was that robe worth?

It doesn't matter. How many? How many deaths? Karen wants to know. Okay, then Callie, let's say you were just eyeballing that robe, right? Yeah. Do me a favor, give me a Wisdom check, just to kind of like, it's like, "Hey, I mean, those materials based on talking to merchants, what could we get out of that?" Well, that's a 16. Okay, so a conservative estimate. Let's say it might take you a while to find a buyer, because that is... It's a gaudy robe, right? We're talking like Elton John levels of gaudy, but you could probably get about 750 gold for that. Oh, why did you open the book?

I'm already thinking of the most perfect buyer. Open the book. I'm just thinking I could buy some nice horses. Yes. Not if you're coughing up blood, Slim. Is there... I just don't want to be meta about it. Like, I'm just trying to figure out if there's any way to tell if it's like infected. I feel like that would be kind of meta to play it that way. Throw it in water. If it floats, it's a witch. That's science. I think... I mean, it's got rubies on it. Even if somebody doesn't want to buy the cloak, you just sell the rubies. This is a hard question. I'm so sorry.

No, it's... Hey, just think about it. You could totally leave it here under this tree forever. Leave it behind. Okay, I don't think Callie would pick it back up, but I think she would just kind of... Look over to Tatiana and be like, "It's worth a lot of money." Damn it. My only thing was that Tatu would think this was a gaudy piece of garbage. But if you tell her it's worth a lot of money, she'll sort of eye the robe and just say, "I mean, how much money?" If you found the right buyer, probably around 750 gold. Eyes wide, Tatiana is gonna go over to this robe that Bralin just tossed and sort of find something in her inventory that she doesn't need anymore.

Let me see. Wow, this medicine I don't need. I was thinking more like some sort of bag or... I don't know. I may have a backpack, but I assume all this other stuff is in there. Yes, yes. Let's see. Yeah, I don't really have anything to put it in. You can just shove it in with the rest of yourself. Wait, there's that extra bedroll. I mean, we don't know about that. Yeah, you could wrap it up in the other. I mean, I could use my bedroll. Do I have a bedroll? Of course. Every good adventurer has a bedroll. Yeah, but then you have to sleep on that. It's true. Or I just won't use it.

Okay. That's true. Yeah, I'll just do that. Because she knows that there's a possibility of it being infected now because of everything we just talked about. So she's definitely not going to touch it. Right. So, okay, that's in Tatiana's inventory. Yeah, you know what? I am going to add that to your inventory right now. What are you going to call it? It's a gem studded robe. Nice. There we go. It's right in your... Yeah, you're not wearing it. So here we go. Guess what, guys? I got good news for you. Yeah. You're about two hours out from Eldenbright Cavern. If you're still interested, it's a little off the beaten path.

You're probably... You're about two hours east of it. So this involves basically getting off the main road and kind of going out in the middle of nowhere. But if you're still interested, you could find some low tassel and bull moss. These are two ingredients that you would need to concoct a potion that could bring Braelon's memories back. Save you a lot of headache. Yes. I had a headache once, and then I lost my memory. Now, you can either go to Eldenbright Cavern or you can continue on the road south. I mean, we said we were going to stop if we found it, right?

Yeah. Fine in this place is that you were told it's a little out of the way. So here's what we're going to do. I would imagine, since you're going off the beaten path, it's pretty much on Callie, because she's wilderness chick. Always and forever. Yeah. Yeah. Wow. So you know what? Give me a survival check. All right. Oh, God. I swear to God, if these days screw me over right now, this second, I'm going to cry. That's not bad. Wow. Plus seven. You're sore all about stuff. That wisdom, though. So there is a bit of hunting and pecking around, but I would say by the time dusk is hitting you guys, Callie is going to find what she perceives to be the entrance to Eldenbright Cavern.

Why do you have to say it like that? What she perceives to be? Well, I mean, okay. It's a cavern. It's not like there's a sign up. That's true. It's not a Taurus trap. But I mean, based on everything that Callie's been told, it's like this seems like the place. I have a good feeling. Okay. I mean, I'm down. Let's do it. Before we go in, I think Tatiana would ask Callie like, okay, so I've never been like deep cave diving before. Do we need to worry about any specific stuff in here? Oh boy. Same to you. Same. I feel like that's Jason's response. Oh boy, do you. That's a great impersonation.

I thought it was Jason. Thank you. So, yes. Is that the response? Just yeah. Yes. And then walks away not answering. Well, so I've imagined, right, that Callie has in her past been in some deep caves. Oh, sure. Because there's caves in the Evergreen. Oh, dude, Alara's littered with them. Lousy with caves. So, yeah. So do I have to roll a nature check or you're just going to tell us what we can go for? Here's the thing. There's such a wide variety of things. What I want to do is I want you to roll a flat d10. Now, the higher the number, the better a Callie's past experiences in caves have been, which means you probably didn't run into too much crazy stuff.

The lower the number, we're talking like at a one, Callie barely escaped with her life. Okay, here we go. You said a 10, right? You're hoping for a low roll on this one. Well, I mean, like you said, a d10, right? Oh, yes, a d10. Oh, that's an eight. So, Callie. Okay, Callie would know a few things, right? There are certain creatures that are very light sensitive, so they don't venture outside of caves. Goblins are the big one. Goblins are a pain in the ass. These things can run up walls. They usually hunt in packs. They're just... If they are in a place, they're like bees.

You don't usually see one bee. There's a hive. Like there's just... They're all over. So, goblins are a pain in the ass, but they're one of the most humanoid creatures you'll find in caves. There are all kinds of oozes and jellies and mosses and all kinds of stuff that are kind of shapeless pools in the shadows in caves. One of the biggest things you got to worry about is just getting turned around because caverns aren't set up for you to traverse. They're naturally forming things, so you could get lost and turn around in a cave pretty easily if you're not prepared and people starve to death.

So... So that's good. Yeah, that's okay. Okay. Well, so I think she would definitely explain a lot of that. And then she'd be like, "Y'all got dark vision? Is that a thing? Like, can y'all see in the dark?" As like you're explaining all of these horrors and night terrors, because Tatiana is a city girl and likes to deal with like thugs and criminals, her eyes are just going to get wide and she's going to sort of like back away and say, "No, no, no dark vision." Okay. My girl raises his hand. I do. Okay. I can see in the dark. I do want to bring something up again.

This is with an eight. There are things in the deep dark. Just last live in our fantasy. Did you know that there are insects in Theria that like to burrow into children to incubate? Hey, we know about one that burrows on the ground and rips arms off. Well, I don't remember that, but... I've heard of Olivia in Theria. I know. Jason, we've had this conversation. I don't do bugs. Well, you might have to today. We don't have... None of us are children, so we're fine. Yeah, I am mistaken for it. Oh, okay. We'll run out and get a child real quick and then... Just hold a baby out in front of you.

So will I not be able to see if we go in the cable, I need to light a torch? Oh yeah. Okay. Probably several. Callie will ask you though, do you have like any... Because you're kind of like a rogue. Well, you are a rogue, but... Do you have any chalk or something that we could write with so we can mark our way? Ummm... So spelunking or cave exploring in general is pretty much like any other thing. Like if you're going to trek through the swamp, you're going to need certain gear and expertise. If you're going mountain climbing, it's the same thing. So yeah, there are terrible things in the dark.

And yes, you have no idea what kind of cavern, because basically you're throwing a dart at the dartboard. You're not really sure what's in this place. It could be one of any number of a hundred things, but you do have someone who's seen a few things, so that's cool. You got a guide. And who knows? We could take one step in and find everything we're looking for, and then we can go along on our merry way. But no, I don't have any chalk. Sorry. I'll pull out a dagger and say it's not chalk, but we could make markings along the walls. Scratch some kind of symbol or something, an arrow.

Yeah, that will work. How far into the cave do we need to go? How easily obtainable is this thing that grows? Probably not very far, huh? Well, you did roll for it, and you do know something about these. So they tend to grow in deeper, moister spots. So usually if you get lucky, there's a body of water, and that would be great. But usually there's some kind of moisture or humidity that kind of pools, and you're probably... It's not going to be by the entrance, most likely. But it doesn't necessarily mean that it's 18 levels deep. I mean, it did just rain, so maybe we'll get some fresh body of water.

Yeah. So yeah, this is going to be fun. Let's go. Let's do it. Let's do it. What are you waiting for? Let's get in there. Let's die, dude. Fuck it. All right. Wow. Wow. Not quite the pep talk. Well, Kalden will be like, I know it'll be dark. It'll be dangerous, but we've got to do this for Brelyn. This is the only place to get this. We can't leave here empty handed. And he'll start walking towards the cave. Brelyn will speak up, so you guys want me to wait here or... Oh, you're coming with us. Go invisible, Brelyn. Here's the thing. Okay, I'm not here to metagame for you.

I would advise not going invisible in the cave. I'm not planning on doing so. I can only do that at the max. Oh, I have third level spells. I do it all day. As soon as Brelyn says, Hey, should I stay out here? Larg will pick him up and carry him under his arm like a pillow. Watch your head, though. Okay. Tatiana is going to sort of like pull something out because she was looking for something to mark before, and she's going to pull out this string and just say, should we all stay connected? I don't know. I've never done this before. She's like basing this on things she's read.

Aww. Well, since Callie and Larg have dark vision, should we have us on either end of the caravan? Have all the blindies in the middle? Yeah. I can see in the dark, but I'll go in the middle. You're like so funny. Well, I can help you. Excuse me. No, that's a good idea. Okay, that's fine. And she'll tuck her string back in her pocket. Aww. There's something about that that's so sweet. It'll be okay. Just stay close. All right, here we go. You know what I appreciate about you guys? How brave you are. Why would you say that? Well, okay, hold on. Callie told you all about this stuff, and you're heading into this cave as the sun's setting?

I just want to give you props. Like you guys. Oh, shit, the sun's setting. Oh, you're doing a great job. No matter what time of day it is. That's a good point. And who's this herb for? If it's the sun setting, anything in that cave is going to be coming out. Oh, yikes. Look, that's a glass half empty mindset. And again, this is you guys flinching again, and I'm trying to pay you a compliment. That's fine. I want to roll a fighter next time anyways. A fighter who wields two Brailens. But they're always invisible. That's a very cool weapon. That is cool. Someone draw that.

Okay, it's invisible. Two Brailens. Two invisible Brailens. Done. It's just the easiest. Yeah, it's done. All right, so you guys are motioning into this cave. Now this is one obviously very dark, as most caves are. And as you leave the light behind from the entrance, you're going to be presented with a plethora of options. Now, obviously, you're probably going to want to start heading down any pathway that looks like it kind of slopes down. There's probably off the bat, there's probably a lot of slippery edges that you're going to have to step down and do some climbing.

So right off the bat, you kind of know that this cave, you're going to have to watch your step here and there. I'd say the first 10 minutes or so as you wrap around these ways, you're going to have to probably do some light. That's like, "Oh, watch your step here." You're holding torches for people who don't have dark vision, that type of thing. And as you hold your torch out, you're going to see the light touching these rocks are very slick. They're shiny. That's good. Yes, that's good. That is good. This is good. It's good, but a little dangerous. So just be careful.

So you are going to continue on for a while, and you're going to be presented with a choice. There's a right path, a left path, and a path that leads straight ahead. And again, you've been traveling for probably 10, 15 minutes at this point. I'll put my hand on Callie and just say, "Can you hear any water?" You could give me a perception check. Okay. God. Ooh. Ooh. So. Callie, everyone's going to shut up for just a minute. So you're going to hear the burning of torches and stuff like that. How many torches do you have lit? Just to check. Two? Three? I would guess two, right?

Two? Okay. I would probably have only suggested a couple. Yeah. So one at the front, one in the back, that type of thing? Yeah. Okay. But you're bunched up on each other. Everyone's lit. Okay, good. So everyone is like, it's kind of like, "Hold on, let me listen." And Callie's going to almost look like she zones out for a good 20 seconds or so. Callie's going to hear running water. But she can't quite tell from which direction it's coming from. It's either straight ahead or maybe to the right. Let's go straight. I'm just going to make a decision. So are you telling that to the group with confidence?

Like, "Oh, it's definitely straight," or... I think she would say, "I hear water. I think it may be this way." And that's as much confidence as she's going to have. Okay. Cauldin will put his hand on the wall of where she's heading. Do the rocks feel any wetter? It kind of has a damp quality throughout. So there's going to be sections of these cavern walls where there's like a trickle of water every once in a while. You're probably hearing little drips every once in a while. But I wouldn't say that it feels any wetter this way. The water that Callie hears is definitely in the far distance.

Gotcha. Okay. Okay. Callin will follow right behind her. Call the shot. Love it. Tatiana is closely following behind, probably holding on to whoever is in front of her to make sure she doesn't lose her step. Yeah, same with Braylin, because he's tiny. He will easily fall in a hole or get lost. I was assuming it was still carrying him. Oh, that's even better. That's even better. Just holding him up like a torch. Just holding him like a football. I would probably be riding on the back of his head. Just watch out for stalactites. Yeah, I'm dodging him. So Callie's leading the charge here.

So what we're going to do is you guys are going to walk for another five minutes or so, and you're going to start descending again. And this time, these rocks are very... It's very sheer, right? The other ones had a large surface area that you can kind of spread out on and you go, "Oh, careful." These are... There's kind of a sheer drop off. So if you were to fall, you'd be sliding down for quite a bit. So if you could do me a favor and just give me an athletics check. Oh, Jesus. Just an athletics check. This isn't a high one. This is like, hey, you'd have to beef it pretty hard.

Oh, gorgeous. Zena warrior princess. Yeah. So not only do you succeed, but you're going to guide everybody else down smooth as butter. You look like a million bucks right now. You know what you're doing? You're leading everybody through. It's like, "Hey, I got this." Do me a favor and give me a perception check. Just real quick. Okay. Okay. Mmm. Good. Ahead of you, you're going to notice that this roof looks unsteady. Like so much so that it looks like the slightest motion near it. A wrong step. Something like that. This roof could cave in. It looks like a lot of rocks at one point tried to fall.

And so many tried to fall at once that they all caught each other. Oh, no. Yeah. So you have a choice ahead of you. You could either turn back, go back the way you came and maybe head right. You could try and just slip past this and warn everybody. Or you can try and stabilize this roof. But to do that, you're gonna have to kind of get under it and maybe prop it up with some sort of wood or something like that. Or we could cause it to cave in while we're a safe distance away. That's true. You could do that too. Oh, that's a good idea. That could block your path.

Well, I won't know. Alex is just saying this. Braylin wouldn't know. Well, I think that Callie would voice the concern to the group. Put it up to the vote. Yeah. Like, this is not stable. We can keep going, but you have to be really careful. And who knows when it can drop. So we could keep going or maybe we try one of the other tunnels. Do any of us hear water more prominently now that we're a little further in? Give me a perception roll. No. I wouldn't say that it would stand out to you. I think the torches would get in your way. Like, just there's too much static, too much white noise.

Gotcha. Yeah. So what's the group thinking? We should turn back. There's more than this isn't the only route. There's still other chances to find the things that we need. Yeah. Okay. There was that other tunnel that the water may have been coming from, too. I wasn't exactly sure. So we could try that one, and hopefully there's no collapses that way. I love it. Let's go. Cool. Okay. So you're gonna navigate your way back up because you so expertly did it the first time. You're gonna go, oh, mind your footing, that type of thing, and kind of climb your way up. Everyone's kind of supporting each other.

It's much easier to go up than down. And you're gonna get back to the room you were, and you're gonna head down that passage to the right, and immediately, like four or five minutes in, you're gonna start to hear running water a little more clearly. It's like, oh, wait, no, this, we're on the right track. Okay. Much better, guys. You're nailing it. Now, Callie. Yeah. I want you to do me a favor. Now you're at the depth where you're gonna start to see things, and we're about to find out what kind of cavern you guys are in. Now there's all kinds of things that could be in here.

What I'd like you to do is roll a D 100 for me. Oh, holy shit. Okay. 97. That's really close to the bottom of the list or the top. Depends on which way he made it. I'm so nervous. You should have asked which end was good. Yeah. Neither one. Yeah, there's 100 bad options. There's actually a unicorn hidden in here, and it's gonna attack Kaladin and I, and we're all dying. Oh, shit. I will thunderclap him into a rubble pile of rocks. You know, you gotta stop with the thunder. Don't thunderclap me while I'm blind. I'm already blind. I can't be deaf, too. Okay, just stand behind me.

All right. She's already got tinnitus. Bad. It's bad. 100%. Callie is gonna see a figure up ahead. Again, this cavern is gonna start to open up a bit, and it's very green, very mossy in here, and there's a lot of slick rock that's angled downward almost into a pit. And the the cabin kind of continues about 30 feet beyond that. So it looks like there's a lot of mossy crap you have to step past, and then the cavern proper continues on the other side. And it looks like there's a woman laying in the middle of this mossy patch. It appears to be drow and just sort of sprawled out lower half looks to be like behind rocks.

It's tough to tell from here, maybe buried in rocks? But she's kind of like angled away and laying back like arms kind of stretched over her head. It looks like she might be unconscious. Oh. Or dead. So... Is she buried in rocks? Give me... You know what? Give me a perception check to see. Me or everyone? Uh, anyone could do it. What did I see with my dark vision? Well, that's a seven. So again, you'd see the figure and it's like, I can't tell. Boy, I'm going to give a bad analogy. You ever visit a Walmart and like you forgot your glasses and you're trying to read the signs up top?

It's like, I see signs. I don't know what that says. Does that say housewares? I can't tell. That's a terrible thing. Usually a lot of Walmart analogies. I get it. I use a lot of... But you know what I'm talking about, right? Yeah. Yeah. Me when I'm driving. Why would you not bring your glasses? Wear your glasses when you're driving. I haven't gotten new glasses in like two years. I need a new prescription. Well, go get them. Bring your glasses for your meetings. She's got to drive there. That's the problem. Oh, I see. It's a catch-22. Okay. So what's the plan? Well, Callie would stop the group because there's a figure in this cave and she...

I mean, she would say that she's like, there's somebody in here, but I don't know if she's like, she's on the ground. And I think she would just like, I mean, like, hello. You're fired for being team leader. I don't want to get too close. Is that the moss we need though? I don't know. Oh, do you motherfucker. I have a question. Yeah? I'm now like confused on the timeline of the past like five seconds. Sure. Is this the same day that we saw the camp or is that the day before? It's the same day. It's just later that evening. I mean, like, how far away is it from, like, are we like a mile away or it's been like, oh, no, those two couldn't possibly be related.

I mean, you're miles away from that. You're hours away walking. So like if they were connected, it would have to be a stunning coincidence. Okay. Well, we got the drow food, right? Sorry. We got the drow mushroom. This person's a drow, right? Yeah. So I see the connection you're making, I think. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I got you. Or not even that, just like a person's dead and though they take people. So you're calling out. Yeah. So this person isn't going to move. Okay, good. I was afraid. Really quick, is this the moss that we need? Are these the droids we're looking for?

Give me a little, you know what? Give me a flat D10. Okay. That is the moss you were looking for. Holy shit. Yes. Let's get the fuck out. You're on fire today. You're later again. You are too late. Yeah, you're later. Welcome back, dude. It's the starship troopers thing of you're it until you're dead and we find someone better. So we're reaching into this pit and we're grabbing some moss, right? Yep. Okay, let's do it. Just moss, nothing else. Okay, so the second you touch this moss. No. That body is going to start to move. But here's the thing. Weirdly so. Like, it's like the lower half is being pulled away.

What's going to happen is you're going to see these spider-like legs start to angle around that rock. Oh shit. And this creature... I mean, it's tough to describe, but it is almost as if this upper half of a person is mounted to a scorpion slash spider. But the person half is just sort of deadly flopping. Could you do my favorite roll of nature check for me? This is terrifying. Oh, I don't want to know. You're still on fire though. You're still doing amazing. You know exactly what this is. This is a doracha. It is a type of insect, very large, by the way. It senses vibrations and uses its upper half that looks like a person to lure people next to it.

Ew. And I think that's a pretty good time for us to stop. That's very good. Oh my God. Well, I just got to get out of here alive and Fraylin's got his memory back. Yeah. Well, look at it this way. If we can make friends with it, it can join our party. We have to give it somebody. Well, just a reminder, you got one ingredient that you need. Yeah, there's a second thing in here. Right. We hope you enjoyed today's episode. If you don't listen to this ending spiel normally, you might want to stick around for just a minute because there's a couple of announcements that you might not catch if you don't follow our social media on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, all that good stuff.

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