Inglorious Bards

The season is recapped.

The Krunk convinces Mac to start repairs on The Wake.  The Heroes explore the army base, one of them becomes a cult leader, one of them tries a hand at genocide. Then they head to Vlassara Industries to track down The Crystalline Bell.

The Heroes clear out the remaining Arc Sec guards and go on a search for something they lost in the transition to New Xecsa.  

Transported through time and reality, the Shields crash onto cement streets beneath towering metal skyscrapers, neon lights strobing, and ads erupting every few seconds. The city hums with dangerous locals and traps around every corner. Above them, a menacing flying fortress hunts for the out-of-place intruders. To survive, they must blend into this relentless cyber-neon world as quickly as possib...

The Wake barely crawls into Port Heath, a skeletal town clinging to the ruins of a fallen city. After hasty, inadequate repairs, Zaldor drives the ship straight into a raging magical thunderstorm that is a lethal barrier guarding Xecsa—a realm whose secrets are even deadlier than its storms.

Chilloran magic is ancient, powerful, and difficult - like trying to read a cookbook written by a thunderstorm. The Shields of Calaviarre quickly discover that dabbling in it is less “mystical adventure” and more “near-death experience.” Galen makes a choice that changes two lives forever, and Goli is reunited with adorable wife.

Vessel was created over 4,000 years ago to be a servant and support for the Chilorans. Today, he is once again fulfilling his directive deep in the vaults—this time for a very different group of people. Vessel will lead these adventurers through the underground labyrinth and warn them of dangers whenever asked. But Vessel will not do any of these things until he is asked—and that tiny detail could...

We recap the last 5 episodes.  

Driven by a directive given millennia ago, Vessel leads the heroes into a labyrinth full of traps and trials that test their courage, fortitude, and intellect against the riddles of the Ancient Chiloran. But even if they survive the traps, they must still face the Hulking Automatons that await with their own directive: to kill everyone that is not Chiloran.

Galen gets a break in his quest for Vedenite, and the group decides to cross an ocean beneath the mountain to reach it. Zaldor faces reprimand in his role as a Wizard of Selection, and Goli is dragged into an unexpected reunion.

After enduring a brutal aerial onslaught of dragons, the battered Wake limps toward the legendary dwarven city of Shadow Hall. There, Lord Ansgar is hailed as a hero, while Goli faces consequences of choices he made in his previous life.

The Wake and her crew barely escape the Iron Fortress, though the airship is left badly damaged. With no skilled craftsmen in Kanebren to make the magical repairs she needs, the crew sets their course for Shadow Hall, hoping to avoid trouble along the way. Jericho is reunited with a long-lost acquaintance, while Zaldor is confronted by a figure from his past—one who warns that ancient beasts are b...

The Iron Fortress powers on once more. Its systems groan awake waiting for their next command. Corridors glow with a cold light that reveals dangers previously concealed in the darkness. The archives reconnect to their databanks, exhuming secrets that were never meant to be discovered, and many people who thought that they were lost forever are suddenly, and violently, found. 

Jeremy recaps us up to date.  

Hugo holds up his end of the bargain, even as his thirst for revenge against the Guardians burns within him. Room after room unfolds before them, each passage leading deeper into the heart of the decaying ship. At last, they discover the means to awaken the Iron Fortress—and with it, all of its deadly protectors.

Warily following their new guide deeper and deeper into the bowels of the Iron Fortress, the Guardians are forced to confront the horrors of what the Legion has done—and continues to do—to the people of Calaviare.

Sharemordren's last know location, The Iron Fortress, rapidly decays much faster than time requires on the outskirts of Kanebren. As the Guardians descend into it to look for clues, they find that this rusting city is filled with unknown magic, otherworldly monsters, and some unexpected help.

After overcoming their most formidable enemy, the Guardians are invited to stay in Kanebren and help rebuild. But just as things begin to settle, an old acquaintance resurfaces with a different agenda—with all of Verenn in the balance.

Sent away from their beloved home by Lady Morrowind on a desperate quest for survival, Lord Ansgar and Goli have fulfilled every task laid before them. They sought out legendary heroes, recovered long-lost magical relics, and returned to Kanebren—bloodied, but alive. All of it, for one purpose: to defeat Baleroc—the Umbral Dragon. Now, alongside the Guardians, they cast aside strategy for action....

Jeremy recaps the season up until NOW.

With the power of Osgaren and the keys to the Crystal Towers, the Guardians set out to infiltrate the ruined city of Kanebren. Deep within its crumbling walls waits Baelrock, the Underdragon. Any chance of defeating him will take strategy, courage—and more luck than anyone’s willing to admit. 

Ansgar believes the fabled Protector of Calaviare holds the keys to saving Kanebren, but the Protector vanished into a town no map remembers. If they do find him, will he answer the call… or remain a ghost of the past?

After solving centuries old puzzles to reclaim the legendary Rune of Osgaren, the crew of the Wake must still face a monstrous danger in a massive cavern far below a mountain before they can call it their own. But even if they succeed, they will confront an even more powerful and enigmatic foe.

The Source pulses through Goli, whispering secrets and granting hidden knowledge that draws him toward a mysterious, powerful artifact. Guided by the Source, Goli begrudgingly leads the crew of The Wake into an ancient, long-undisturbed fortress, but to the others, nothing makes sense—and their efforts to help only make things worse…much, much worse.

The bumbling new captain and untrained crew of The Wake follow Goli’s questionable sense of direction in search of people who supposedly know how to slay a dragon. Galen gets recognized from a past life, and Zaldor, in a bold display of poor judgment, nearly dies by hugging.