Ashes of Athas

In our penultimate episode (really the last real one for the season) Our heroes try to cleanse the Temple of Air from the magics corrupting it.  The True defiler and his insectoid beast don't want that to happen.  Gigus breaks out a trusted maneuver, and Segos seeks to undo the damage while Solania fires away.  Grizmo goes for a ride

  Will the temple come down around them as they try to save the elements in this once sacred structure? What happens when they make it into the Water Temple.

Who does that voice belong to?

CW: Explicit language, poop humor.


Featured Music:
Metal by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6554-metal
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Stoneworld Battle by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4420-stoneworld-battle
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Crimson Sky by WinnieTheMoog
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8515-crimson-sky
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Through The White Steppes - Metal Version by Alexander Nakarada
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Sandstorm by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5109-sandstorm
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Early Probe Eats the Dust by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5105-early-probe-eats-the-dust
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A Breath Of Fresh Air by WinnieTheMoog
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6436-a-breath-of-fresh-air
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Journey Through The Oriental Prairies by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7098-journey-through-the-oriental-prairies
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Atmospheres #11 - Unfamiliar Wind by Brian Holtz Music
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The party continues their fight against The True within the Temple of Fire and Sun while the very ground shakes beneath their feet.  Gigus employs brilliant combat tactics.  Solania rings Segos' Bell and Grizmo gets stabby.

What is in the sarcophagi? More enemies in the Nexus of Earth? Can they make their way deeper into the Temple?  Why does everyone want to fight them?

CW: Mention of slaves, Cannibalism reference, Explicit language, crude humor

Art by Erin Anderson @ErintheZ on Twitter
https://www.erinzandersonillustration.com

Featured music:
Heavy Suspense by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8457-heavy-suspense
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Dark Cinematic Ambient by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7239-dark-cinematic-ambient
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Lost Place Atmospheres 001 by Sascha Ende®
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7664-lost-place-atmospheres-001
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Circuits by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5194-circuits
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Deevo dies mysteriously (in an freak audio equipment error we didn't discover until after the fact)!  He actually monologued a bit and then choked as a green fog emanated from his throat and the obsidian orb he held cracked.

Yuna the mul and the dwarven driver tell the party about a nearby temple the True are corrupting and using as a base of operations.

Some debate about investigating the temple or returning to Altaruk results in the party heading for the temple.

Behind a fantastic wall of red-gold sandstone carved with elemental symbols, they find a dimly lit room with enemies waiting for their arrival.

Featured music:
Waltz Primordial (feat. Alexander Nakarada) by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7929-waltz-primordial
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Cinema Blockbuster Trailer 13 (99FIRE-FILMS AWARD) by Sascha Ende®
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3137-cinema-blockbuster-trailer-13-99fire-films-award-
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Torment by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4828-torment
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Stygian Rise by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4825-stygian-rise
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Our heroes have avoided the hazards of the badlands and caught up to the fleeing assassin and his companions.  A desperate struggle follows as chariots fly through hazardous canyon terrain that poses as much of a threat to the party as their enemies.

The mul gladiator looks like a big threat and just what is a Mind Blade? How good a driver is Gigus? Can Solania pick off Deevo from afar? Just what is Grizmo's problem?

Thrilling heroics and some surprising behaviors from our heroes. You never know what to expect on Athas.

Featuring music by:
Metal by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6554-metal
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The Final Battle Of Superheroes by WinnieTheMoog
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7418-the-final-battle-of-superheroes
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Adrenaline In My Blood by WinnieTheMoog
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6088-adrenaline-in-my-blood
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Battle Metal by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6107-battle-metal
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Apex by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4798-apex
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Metal Interlude by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7818-metal-interlude
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Deevo the elf who assassinated Lord Aris is escaping into the desert!

Sartaj provides needed rejuvenation magic to the party before they give chase. Several nasty surprises are in store for Solania, Segos, Gigus and Grizmo before they can catch up to the assassin and his lackeys.

Will they close the distance or will Deevo escape into the desert and the True get away with murder? How many different 'chase songs' can we get into one episode?

CW: Spider (a big one)

Featured music:
Chase by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5766-chase
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

They Are Here (the Chase) by Lilo Sound
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5570-they-are-here-the-chase-
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Shangai Chase  by Rafael Krux
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5322-shangai-chase-
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Spider's Web by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4406-spider-s-web
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Feral Chase by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3746-feral-chase
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Lullaby by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4812-lullaby
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After discovering evidence that could clear their names, dodging guards and NOT killing anyone while defending themselves from an angry mob, the party has arrived at Magistrate Alensia's estate to plead their case.

Segos puts for an argument for their acquittal while Solania eyes Jax! Captain of Altaruk contemptuously. Gigus is just glad he is in no danger of falling through the floor and Grizmo gets to see how the better half lives.

Sounds of combat from the courtyard reveals the tattooed elf escaping on a chariot  while House Wavir guards pursue. Alensia orders her guards to attack the traitors, but who is the real traitor here?

Featuring:
Metal by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6554-metal
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Aka Manah by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4797-aka-manah
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The party has a lead on how to prove their innocence!

The ledger from the tanner Scalgow contains a cypher with a symbol matching the tattoo of the elf they think killed Lord Aris. Gigus'  clever disguis isn't what we think it is while the group runs towards Magistrate Alensia's manor to clear their names.

In the clearing before her estate there is an angry mob and several merchant house guards as well as a very handsome and capable Guard Captain.

CW explicit language and juvenile humor

Featured music:
Metal by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6554-metal
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sandstorm by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5109-sandstorm
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Sneaky Sloth by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8112-sneaky-sloth
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Flying Kerfuffle by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4660-flying-kerfuffle
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A little banter that was cut from recent episodes.

Escaping the mayhem of the Governor's mansion, Segos, Solania, Gigus and Grizmo (less so) comfort Sartaj in her very real grief. Lord Aris, her father is dead and the party has been framed for the murder.

Sartaj instructs them to find an old friend who provides safe harbor and sends them on a path for more information on the quest to clear their names.

Featured Music:

Metal by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6554-metal
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Emotionalism by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5867-emotionalism
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Unsafe Roads by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4923-unsafe-roads
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Partners In Crime by Alexander Nakarada
Link:https://filmmusic.io/song/4792-partners-in-crime
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What is happening? A peaceful dinner with Lord Aris turns into carnage as True assassins crash the party.

Segos follows Grizmos lead, Solania has a little hair trouble, and Gigus is a little light on his feet while the halfling does a wonderful job repaying murder for murder. Nothing about this dinner goes according to Sartaj's plans but you know what they say: 'If you gotta go, go with a smile!'

Featured music:
Metal by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6554-metal
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Valhalla by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7802-valhalla
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