Dungeons & Airwaves

Our trio are ambushed separately by assassins at the Windgates, only to easily defeat their foes. Kodak takes a prisoner, Gordi steals a journal, and the three of them reunite in Ser Aurum's inner sanctum, accidentally stumbling upon a very secret shrine.  

Apologies for the odd buzzing that can be heard around halfway through the episode, we are not sure what caused it but it only lasts for a few minutes. 

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In lieu of a regular episode, join DM Ash and players Billy, Emilie, and Ben as we discuss the events of the campaign so far. 
Apologies for the audio this episode, we have been recording from home. Headphones highly recommended. 

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After narrowly escaping the cave-in, our group of adventurer's find themselves back at dear old Auntie Wicklow's house - much to the surprise of her potentially unwelcome guest, Father Dornan. Having accidentally interrupted a heated discussion, Lejonet and Gordina are sent to bed, and Kodak is sent on a secretive midnight mission...

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After delving deep into the caverns below the Church of the Eternal Flame in Halfway, Lejonet, Kodak, Gordi, and Eshal engage in a terrific battle with a fiendish being made entirely of chains - who wears the faces of deceased loved ones. The battle is difficult, but they prevail, only to find themselves stuck between worlds as the foundations crumble around them.

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Song Breaks
1. Disco Inferno - The Trammps
2. Can't Get You Out of My Head - Kylie Minogue
3. You Should Consider Having Sex With a Bearded Man - The Beards
4. I Knew You Were Trouble - Taylor Swift
5. I Can See Clearly Now - Jimmy Cliff
6. Under Pressure - Queen; David Bowie
Outro. Radioactive - Imagine Dragons

Content Warning
Self-inflicted wounds in the latter half of the episode.
 
After staying the night at Auntie Wicklow’s, our trio is offered a valuable upgrade to their weaponry; the catch is that Kodak must be in her service for seven years, seven months, and seven days. Together with Esharl; Lejonet, Kodak, and Gordi make their way through the burnt husk of a town and delve deeper into the darkness, determined to discover exactly how these fiendish beings have been crossing into the world, and where exactly they came from. After pushing further and further into the unknowns of the underground, they soon discover much more than they bargained for...

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Song Breaks:
1. The Headless Waltz - Voltaire
2. Into the Unknown - Panic! at the Disco 
3. Blue - Eiffel 65
4. Manic Monday - The Bangles
Outro. The Lazy Song - Bruno Mars

After a nerve-wracking swim through a submerged cavern, Lejonet, Kodak, and Gordi make it through and emerge on the other side. Upon resurfacing, however, they are immediately set upon by a swarm of the undead without any time to compose themselves. After a rough and very difficult battle, Lejonet is finally and barely able to repel the decomposed masses before succumbing to Death's embrace and they escape through the tunnels. Finally, they emerge back out into the light; relieved to finally be back out above ground after a harrowing journey through the hidden horrors of what lies below. They hastily continue on their journey to answer Esharl's call and arrive at Halfway... only to find a smouldering ruin where the town once lay.

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Song Breaks:
1. When You're Evil - Voltaire
2. Bad Day - Daniel Powter
3. Bring Me to Life - Evanescence
4. Magic Dance - David Bowie
5. Hero - Skillet
Outro. 50 Ways to Say Goodbye - Train

During the night Finellan Firebeard and new party member Gordina discuss their objectives. Excited to make new friends, Gordina can barely wait to wake up Kodak and Lejonet, who are still reeling from the events of the past couple of days.
They eventually make their way deeper into the caverns of Cairn Dunloden, where they navigate the dark tunnels. Unfortunately, however, they soon discover that they are not alone...

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Song Breaks:
1. Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows - Lesley Gore
2. Tiptoe Through the Tulips - Tiny Tim
3. Tag You're It - Melanie Martinez
4. Light My Fire - The Doors
5. Ghost River (Live) - Nightwish
Outro. Zombie - Bad Wolves

SPOILERS - DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE UNTIL YOU HAVE LISTENED TO EPISODE 9!

Immediately sensing that something has gone very wrong, Lejonet rides Midnight at breakneck speed towards the sound of Katya and Mercer Green screaming and doing battle. Kodak is racing along as fast as his bear form can possibly run, having too grown very worried at the uneasy feeling in the pit of his stomach. Despite their desperate efforts, they arrive too late to save Katya and both arrive at the same time to see her and Mercer's lifeless bodies. After futilely attempting to heal and revive their fallen friend, they resolve to bring Katya with them to lay her to rest properly. However, after setting out on Midnight and Onyx to find their wagon, they find themselves being surrounded and swarmed by even more otherworldly demonic beings. They do not even have the chance to draw their weapons before they are attacked and both stabbed in the chest, looking up at a being that should not exist before falling off the edge of reality...

...And waking up deep underground. Just as our remaining party members looked lost, they were rescued by a group of mountain dwarves including Lejonet's closest and longest friend, Finellan Fireforge. They were nursed back to health and they learn a little about the disturbances the dwarves have been experiences and realize with growing horror that fiendish beings are crossing into the world in greater strength, numbers, and regularity. With heavy hearts, they jointly prepare Katya to be laid to rest and conduct an emotional but heartfelt funeral for her along with Mercer; sharing emotions and sentiment before crafting personal touches to her pyre before sending them both to the next world. Realizing they are still in no state to continue travelling having been brought back from the brink of death, they accept Finellan's offer of temporary hospitality and resolve to continue travelling to Halfway to answer Esharl's increasingly desperate call for help after a few nights of rest and recuperation and use scrolls of sending to inform Ser Aurum and the Chieftain of Kodak's clan of their decisions and the tragic death of their companion.

Rest in peace, Katya...

Make sure to tune in next week as our campaign continues, and don't forget to visit dungeons-and-airwaves.tumblr.com for maps, artworks, backstories and lore, along with other complementary campaign resources!

Song Breaks:
1. You Give Love a Bad Name - Bon Jovi
2. Stuck in the Middle with You - Stealers Wheel
3. My Immortal (Band Version) - Evanescence
4. My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up) - Fall Out Boy
5. Sending Out an S.O.S. - Kryder vs. Danny Howard; Joel Edwards
Outro. Highway to Hell - AC/DC

Following the exhausting and overwhelming encounter with a group of knolls that was very nearly fatal to Katya, our campaign continues on their travels towards Avonleigh and Halfway to answer the desperate call that Eshal sent Lejonet during the night. As they skirt alongside the edge of the Ironback Forest; wary of what lurks within, they set up camp next to the remains of a long-abandoned hut and settle into a night of restless sleep. Unfortunately, Katya's past catches up to them and they have been tracked and discovered by an unsavoury group of bandits that seem to have quite the connection to the mysterious mauler...

NOTE:
Episode 8 is unfortunately permanently lost to the winds due to server issues, however, a full recap will be available on our webpage! Visit dungeons-and-airwaves.tumblr.com for the full recap along with other complementary campaign resources.

Song Breaks:
1. Fireflies - Owl City
2. The Boy Does Nothing - Alesha Dixon
3. I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers
4. We are Never Ever Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift
5. Babooshka - Kate Bush
6. Stayin' Alive - The Bee Gees
Outro Part 1. My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion
Outro Part 2. The Night We Met - Lord Huron
Outro Part 3. Always - Bon Jovi
Outro Part 4. Rasputin - Boney M

Picking up where we left off; our party has managed to vanquish the imp ambush from the last episode and takes the fight to the cultists hidden deep in the ruins' main room. Kodak manages to save one from near-death and stabilize him to bring him back to Ser Aurum's tower for questioning, where things begin to go wrong. Lejonet is clouded by emotion in a way he has never been before and takes things a little too far...

Song Breaks:
1. We Didn't Start the Fire - Billy Joel
2. Doctor! Doctor! - Thomson Twins
3. Problem - Ariana Grande; Iggy Azalea
4. Truth Hurts - Lizzo
5. Born This Way - Lady Gaga
Outro: Losing My Religion - R.E.M