Roads Uncharted

The battle continues as two more white wolves join the fray. They appear smaller, but they are just as vicious as the first. Unfortunately, the party is unable to protect Rou from a nearly devastating attack. The wound triggers a natural reaction, which transforms the Baukoran.  In an effort to keep his friends safe from himself, Rou runs off and leaves the others to finish the fight. The remainin...

The group follows the trail down into the valley, Arthas maintaining a fair distance ahead. Rou is the first to spot a glinting light quickly followed by shadows moving among the trees. Realizing they’re hot on the trail, Big Mood suggests that Eight and Rou try sledding down into the valley in order to catch up to Arthas. This leaves Big Mood alone to deal with a massive white wolf that emerges f...

CW: Please skip 00:28 to 01:04 if you have misophonia triggered by the sound of someone talking while chewing food. We have discussed this above table but want to make sure your listening experience is a safe and pleasant one. Following the villagers to a farm in the woods, the group finds the remains of Jerry, the shepherd who had been losing livestock. Arthas notices a shadowy figure at the edge...

Rou, Eight, and Arthas come to the end of the tunnels. However, instead of ending at Kidohlva, they find they have arrived in a mountain village named Westbridge. The warehouse workers they run into take them to the local tavern, utterly confused as to how they arrived if they aren’t associated with the supply caravans. While the group waits for some food, they are invited to the table of a minota...

Content Warning: This episode contains descriptions of rotting corpses and the after-effects of death and decay. If you would rather not hear this, please skip 33:12 to 33:44, 35:41 to 35:52, and 40:51 to 41:10. Your safety and comfort are important to us. Taking the loss of two of their guides seriously, Rou, Eight, and Arthas agree to be more cautious going forward. After a week of traveling und...

Content warning: As a general content warning, this episode contains small creature deaths, some gore, and animal corpse descriptions. If this content may be triggering for you, we request you please skip 7:11 to 7:17, 30:39 to 30:44, 38:20 to 38:27, and 48:53 to 49:37.   It doesn’t take long for the group to learn the source of that throaty growl. Three large, canine monstrosities emerge from the...

Arthas discovers that the source of the pin-prick was a sword, wielded by a squirrel-like creature named Neru. Rou is successful in negotiating help from Neru’s people, but in exchange, they need to pay respects to their queen. When the trio agrees, they are escorted down into an abandoned cavern where it appears people may have once lived. Each of them offers up a gift to the queen of the creatur...

Ahead of the group is a set of five tunnels, splayed out like fingers on a hand. Rou tries to discern which way to go, and for some reason feels the tunnel second to the right is the best choice. The group decides to camp, rather than continue further, and after some discussion, they decide to sleep where they can keep an eye on all the tunnels. Eight attempts to make food paste, but it makes a lo...

Returning from what may be his final hunt, Arthas joins his clan in a celebration. Tomorrow he begins his apprenticeship under the Aerir, the elder who is responsible for maintaining and remembering the histories of the Giant-kin. Unlike his friends and family, however, the celebration holds no joy for Arthas. Just as a storm begins to roll in, Arthas hears the sound of metal clanging and hoofbeat...

Rou rejoins Eight and Arthas and updates them about a secret tunnel that will lead them to Kidohlva. If they wish to take this option, they are to meet the clerk at The Purple Plum, a restaurant to the south of town, around supper time. Anticipating how cold it might get underground, Arthas buys some small barrels of animal fat but leaves three on the street “free to a good chef”. Outside The Purp...

Eight, Arthas and Rou wander the streets in the rain, which are relatively quiet compared to the day before. The first thing they find is an old, ramshackle building with a sign that says “Airship Museum”. Deciding to check it out, they find it is not quite what they expected.  As they leave the museum, they run into a woman whom Eight calls Mina - now known as Sarah - who takes them to lunch at a...

Arthas meets a young man named Robert, who wants his autograph, who hands over a flyer from yesterday’s fight. Arthas tells the young man to wait while he goes and obtains assistance from Rou and Eight. When he returns, the young man provides Arthas with his newest title - the Triumphant of Azarra. The proprietor shares that he needs them to leave for the day, at least until 4 pm, so that he can d...

Content warning: As a general content warning, this episode includes scenes of magical restraint and interrogation. If this type of content may be triggering for you, we request you skip from 8:38 to 27:03. The group decides to interrogate Aerin Vess, to see if they can discover any connection between him and Jane. Believing ambushing him in his room is the best course of action, Eight poses as ro...

We join our party just as they sit down to dinner at The Overlook Inn. Most of the individuals Arthas saw earlier in the day are still there, but the individual he had questioned is gone. There is now a chipper young woman, named Noura, acting as the server. The “menu” is as questionable as the establishment and consists of a single option. The group is hesitant until smiling Noura shares that all...

Art and Rou follow a suspicious, unnamed individual who leads them to The Overlook Inn. Arthas heads inside to find out more about them while Rou keeps watch from the building’s exterior. When Arthas begins to question the man they followed, he suggests they should be careful who they trust. When he implies Francis might be a crooked detective, Arthas and Rou rush back to the medical tent in case...

The Inspector shares the meaning behind the fingerprint he found and explains that the next step in the investigation is to conduct interviews. The group concurs this is the logical next step and begins to organize and prioritize their list of suspects. Eight recommends they should also compare this fingerprint to Jane, to make sure she didn’t intend to poison someone else and failed. When they re...

Arthas rejoins Eight and Rou, who are saddened by the news of Jane’s passing. The group meets Inspector Francis Broussard, a Tiefling that works with the town guard, who tells them he is investigating her murder. The Inspector agrees to allow the party to assist him, so long as they understand they’re still technically suspects, and begins to collect evidence. Eight creates a pipe to mimic Francis...

Rou and Eight make it to the pie-eating competition, which is run by a gnome named Reginald. The goal is to eat as many pies as possible in an hour - no regurgitation, no passing out, and no leaving the table for any reason. While preparing for the competition, Rou and Eight meet Jane, the reigning champion. Eventually, Jane and Eight are all that remain at the table. Unfortunately, Jane starts to...

The episode opens with Eight and Rou leaving the arena after the fight between Renny and Arthas. The competition lasted several hours and it is now mid-afternoon. The atmosphere of Azarra is very festival-like - vendors selling fried food, games, friendly competitions, etc. Eight questions a local about what to do, and he suggests they go check out a local crisp vendor. She is an older woman, but...

Rou, Eight, and Arthas enjoy a large breakfast before they rush off to get Arthas registered for the fight. According to the proprietor, they can find the arena at what the locals call “the pier”, a mass of rock on the cliffside that juts out over the sea. Traveling through the bustling crowd they eventually come to the registration booth, where Arthas meets a very nasty cat-person. Eight and Rou...

As Eight and Arthas make their way through the city streets they are approached by a man named Thomas. When attempts to cause trouble fail, Thomas and his companions leave the duo confused and concerned.  Rou arrives at The Hedgehog Inn, a recommendation from Azarra’s Welcome Center, and begins to make himself comfortable for the evening. As he enjoys his dinner, the door opens and a massive man b...

During the last few hours of his journey toward Eulela, Rou wanders into the café and meets a young woman named Sarah. When she comments she is originally from Eulela, Rou nervously asks for recommendations in regards to places to visit and things to do. She invites him to join her for dinner and the pair learn they have far more in common than originally expected, despite the differences in their...

Teddy leads Eight and Arthas through the Wildwoods, sneaking by the sentries, until they reach the real reason he is here. Teddy reveals he has been researching rifts hidden within the woods - rips in reality made of crackling energy. Whereas Eight wants to research cautiously, Arthas decides to take a head-on approach and charges into it. Unfortunately, this sets off its magical properties and th...

A scholar in the library overhears strange voices talking about the books they have borrowed. Deciding to follow them out into the city proper, he discovers the voices belong to Eight and Arthas. While trying to figure out how to introduce himself, Eight saves him the trouble and makes the first introduction. Agreeing that he seems harmless, Eight and Arthas agree on a “mutually beneficial arrange...

Rou provides a little insight as to why he left the safety of his home and what drives him to explore Eulela, the continent to the east. Follow Dax @GM_Dax , Kappa @TheKappaChris and Wren @ThornyDryad EPISODE CREDITS:  Produced by Dax Opening theme music, editing and mixing by Wren Logo Artwork design by Jessie Character Artwork design by Riyuski Segment music and sound effects licensed throu...