Tanis chooses for the group. They will accept the task given to them by the Forestmaster. The Companions wonder at what exactly it is they must hunt down. The Forestmaster whisks them across the continent on pegasuses. Goldmoon and Riverwind experience serious trauma. Their acceptance of the blue crystal staff continues to have a high cost. The Companions hurry to meet the deadline set by the Forestmaster entering a dismal swamp. Before they can find the ruins of Xak Tsorath they're ambushed and defeated by Draconians

The Companions journey through Darken Wood. Wherein they find a place more alive than tales would have lead them to believe. Once night falls they meet some of the "less alive" denizens of the Wood.

The Companions are lead to the Master of Darken Wood and are provided much needed context and direction. Oh, and an impossible task...

The Companions learn more about the strange party of black robed 'clerics' they encountered. Goldmoon tries to gain new information about the blue crystal staff. A new race is introduced to Krynn, creating problems for the Companions. The party flees, again.

Sturm remembers and maybe goes a little crazy. The Companions benefit (?) from his mental turmoil. They follow his madness (?) into Darken Woods.

Things are really picking up in Dragons of Autumn Twilight. The Party is complete, all the Companions have been introduced, and the adventure is underway! The Party escapes from the Inn of the Last Home, flees Solace, and finds its way on the road to Haven with a divine staff that hasn't been seen since the time of the Cataclysm. Along the way we meet a new threat, not just to the Companions but to all of Krynn

Shivam and Jonathon continue their dive into the first Dragonlance novel, Dragons of Autumn Twilight. We are introduced to the Inn of the Last Home and more of the Companions! The twins: Caramon and Raistlin, the knight Sturm, and a pair of Plainspeople who have come to Solace. And they are all unceremoniously dumped into an adventure!

Jonathon and Shivam dive in to the first Dragonlance novel, Dragons of Autumn Twilight, covering the Prologue and the first couple of chapters. Listeners are introduced to the world of Krynn, parts of its history and we begin to meet the protagonists of this tale!