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TMC: The Mercurial Avengers
The Vineyard Vitalis - "Diplomacy"
On the way back to the Lion’s Den, Rig, Kyver, and Cereius discussed other possible avenues of approach for taking down the Vitalis family. Rig proposed the idea of working with Agatha and getting her to look the other way so that they could get past the wards on the manor and set up the explosives as part of their operation. Piecing together the clues, they were able to determine that Abraxis was more than likely a revenant, and that he was able to sense Kyver all along, ever since he was brought back from the dead by his father through a dark ritual of sorts. The vendetta that is now keeping him alive was not affected by the amulet against proof and detection. This much was made sure when Abraxis sent him an old yarn ball that Abraxis would keep in Kyver’s cell with him during his time of slavery.
The group decided to gather their thoughts and rest for a bit, but Rig sensed a strange presence in the room, as if she was being watched. As she investigated further, Rig took notice of a silver-haired noble woman’s reflection in the window, and a power that emanated from the ring of mind shielding she wore. As she tried to delve deeper into it, it triggered a strange event where she linked senses with Kyver and Cereius and was able to see through their eyes for a mere moment. Sizing up the opponents that they would have in the near future, the party came across a procession through the city with the mother of the Vitalis, Agatha, and her brother, Abraxis, followed by their guards as the people cheered them on. As they confirmed that Abraxis knew of Kyver’s whereabouts, the group decided to split as Kyver headed back to the Lion’s Den, whereas Cereius and Rig headed to the Cat’s Cradle to meet with Agatha and Alma for further discussion.
As Kyver was leaving Sammi’s Salami, the nearby meat shop with a bucket of entrails for Audrey-3, his flesh-eating plant companion, he spotted Abraxis Montgomery IV at a nearby cafe with his guards. Kyver got the hint and sat across from him, sharing a heated conversation with his previous master that stirred up many dark emotions. But with a promise to kill him, Kyver walked away as the son, Vitalis, let him go. And now, we cut back to Cereius and Rig, who have been sitting in the lobby of the Cat’s Cradle Inn, where they’ve noticed people have stopped coming and going out of the lobby for the short duration of time that they’ve been there. As a hooded figure sits down at the table, she looks to Rig, asking why they’ve decided to seek out both her and Agatha at this time.
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1. Prologue pt 1 - Designation: Mercurial Avengers
37:54||Season 1, Ep. 1Vengeance never dies, it's just reborn.This campaign is happening in tandem with Collateral Damage. Attros and We’ahqa exit the campaign after the Strahd adventure (ep 45/FR 7). Cereius and Kyver disappear from the party after the run-in with Galahad’s mentor Antonius (ep 63/FR 10). The first adventure that you will all hear occurs while Collateral Damage is spending time in the city of Nymora and ends a few days before they make it to the Heartwood and speak with the Arbiter (ep 75/FR 12). I know that this may be a bit confusing, but I recommend listening to the Field Reports episodes (1-12) to provide yourself with a bit more context for this whole thing.Theme composed & performed by EfflorescenceArt by BulletproofturtlemanWritten, read, and mixed by Thomas Lapierre IIICheck out the show at themedusascascade.com2. Prologue pt 2 - Ash and Wind
18:03||Season 1, Ep. 2Vengeance never dies, it's just reborn.This campaign is happening in tandem with Collateral Damage. Attros and We’ahqa exit the campaign after the Strahd adventure (ep 45/FR 7). Cereius and Kyver disappear from the party after the run-in with Galahad’s mentor Antonius (ep 63/FR 10). The first adventure that you will all hear occurs while Collateral Damage is spending time in the city of Nymora and ends a few days before they make it to the Heartwood and speak with the Arbiter (ep 75/FR 12). I know that this may be a bit confusing, but I recommend listening to the Field Reports episodes (1-12) to provide yourself with a bit more context for this whole thing.Theme composed & performed by EfflorescenceArt by BulletproofturtlemanWritten, read, and mixed by Thomas Lapierre IIICheck out the show at themedusascascade.com
3. The Arbiter's Tome - "Seeking Answers"
02:04:02||Season 1, Ep. 3Mr. Bell has recruited Rig to pull Attros and We'ahqa from the Astral Sea. The three decide to recruit Cereius and Kyver from Collateral Damage to help them finish what they started. All the while, Mr. Bell runs a risky gambit to save the planes...Theme music by EfflorescenceMixed by Thomas Lapierrre IIICheck out the show at themedusascascade.com
4. The Arbiter's Tome - "Welcome to Willowdale"
01:57:34||Season 1, Ep. 4The newly formed party finds its way to the Heartwood on the plane of Sloane. After disguising themselves and a bit of searching, they get an audience with the Arbiter, an Unillum called Amina. She's expecting them and asks them to help her find a Bard named Aldis, who goes by the moniker "Sleight Hand", who can help her defend the region from destabilizing forces. The only clues that she has are in a tome given to her by an Artificer who once knew the Bard. If they are successful, she will give Cereius the piece of the Heartwood he needs to save Valencia. The group agrees, and with some time and dumb luck, they open a portal within the tome and step through it...Theme Music by EfflorescenceMixed by Thomas LapierreCheck out the show at themedusascascade.com
5. The Arbiter's Tome - "Behold"
01:38:20||Season 1, Ep. 5The party had made its way into the Arbiter’s Tome in search of Aldis, a powerful bard who could help protect the Heartwood from extraplanar forces. They emerge from the portal and find themselves in a forest, on a path that leads them to a small and idyllic village. But something is off with its inhabitants, and We’ahqa is the first to notice. They eventually figure out, through several interactions, that all of the villagers seem to be constructs, and they remember that an Artificer was the one to give the Arbiter the tome. They feel this might be their doing. Making their way to the large manor at the back of the village, via information from the tavern keepers, Rig and Kyver sneak their way in as Attros, Cereius, and We’ahqa provide a distraction. The rogues find a ballroom inside that is being prepared for a feat, and holds both Aldis and a Beholder in it. After some shenanigans, the distractors break into the manor and are met by two sets of animated armor. We pick up as the three engage in combat with the constructs, and Kyver tries to stave off the Beholder’s involvement inside the ballroom...Theme Music by EfflorescenceMixed by Thomas LapierreCheck out the show at themedusascascade.com
6. The Arbiter's Tome - "The Cure"
01:39:14||Season 1, Ep. 6Last we left off, several things were happening at once. We’ahqa, Cereius, and Attros started and then quickly finished an altercation with two sets of animated armor. While this happened, Kyver revealed himself to Aldis and the Beholder, pleading with them not to attack him or his friends. After the animated armor sets were defeated and stuffed into Attros’s bag of holding, the three combatants entered the ballroom, where they explained themselves and their mission. Aldis and the Beholder seemed uninterested. On a hunch, We’ahqa peered into the Beholder's thoughts and realized that Aldis was an illusion. The druid executed a preemptive strike against the monster, which resulted in an all-out brawl. Luckily for the party, with quick thinking and clever uses of magic, they came out on top.Theme Music by EfflorescenceMixed by Thomas Lapierre IIICheck out the show at themedusascascade.com
7. The Arbiter's Tome - "Past Projects the Future"
02:06:16||Season 1, Ep. 7Last we left off, the Beholder was defeated, and the search for Aldis was at the forefront. With the corpse of the Beholder looted and picked clean for ingredients, the party splits. Rig and Kyver make their way through the mansion while Cereius, Attros, and We’ahqa try to figure out where the bard may be. Using various spells, the three in the ballroom discover that the large painting in the room isn’t a normal painting but a doorway of some kind. The two rogues find an empty manor, which contains the prison of the party in the ballroom. Once Aldis appears, the tome begins to alert Cereius to something in its pages: a crystalline dagger that gives him the distinct impression that this is the cure they need for Aldis. The cleric gives the dagger to Rig, unable to act on this newfound knowledge, only to see it pierce through Aldis mid-sentence.Theme Music by EfflorescenceMixed by Thomas Lapierre IIICheck out the show at themedusascascade.com
1. The Vineyard Vitalis - "Blightfiend"
02:04:34||Season 2, Ep. 1Last we left off, the Beholder was defeated, and Aldis was released from his prison within the Tome. The Party interpreted the clues from the Tome and found the cure for the bard’s affliction. With Aldis free and restored, the party brings him back to Amina, who rewards them with gratitude and a piece of the Root of the Heartwood. She imbues the piece into Cereius’s rings and makes a subtle suggestion to venture to the city of Nymora next. While she is powerful, she cannot combat everything at once. Pulling from some of the clues they uncovered in the Tome, they take the suggestions and run with them, literally. Using various modes of transportation, the party makes its way north to a small village not far outside the Tabaxi city of Nymora. Two weeks have passed…Theme music written and composed by EfflorescenceEdited & Mixed by Thomas Lapierre IIICheck out the show on themedusascascade.com
2. The Vineyard Vitalis - "Preparation & Paranoia"
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