Episode 2: Something Familiar

"'The Fated get settled in the playful town of Shaygrove, but they find someone familiar...'"

Episode Events
The party investigates the pamphlet that was given to Mountain. It is a small excerpt from a play titled The Hunt For The Bastard Son, and tells of a king who had an affair with a servant, and was to be imprisoned while the son was cast away.

Velrisa tells Br'aad that if he wants the Wand of Wonder back, he must promise not to use it for ridiculous motives, and to pay for a haircut for Velrisa.

Mountain, Br'aad, and Taxi go into town in search of the rumored wizard. As they leave, they bump into the Dragonborn that was in the tavern the night previously. He asks if the party has heard of a blue orc, and the party replies that they do. The Dragonborn wants the blue orc dead, which is why he is gathering information.

The party approaches the wizard tower, and knocks on the door. A tiny beholder opens the door. A voice echoes down the hall, and they enter, meeting the wizard. He introduces himself as Atticus. Br'aad requests to use or purchase a brass brazier to summon a familiar, and Atticus allows him to use his in return for a favor. Atticus asks the party to find information on the outbreak at Gayewick and the other survivor.

Br'aad uses the familiar summoning spell with Taxi beside him, summoning a small beholder.

Sylnan asks Atticus about his arm, to which he replies that the only way to cure it is amputation or exorcism.

Br'aad and Taxi go back into town, getting supplies and selling items. Velrisa, Sylnan, and Mountain head towards the theater, The Crossing Hammers. Inside, a Dragonborn catches their eye. He bows, greeting the party as Thardo, the stage keeper. They inquire about the play The Bastard Son. Thardo describes the play to them, saying that the king fell in love with a servant when he found his wife to be boring, and they had a child. The servant, king, and child were cast away from the kingdom, as well as all the other children of the king in fear they too are children of affairs. The king eventually returns to the kingdom, gathering an army to trudge across the lands in search of the lost children. Thardo then convinces Sylnan to take a part in a play, promising payment but alluding to payment in a more sexual form if desired.