By a remarkable coincidence, this train comes pre-loaded with character-specific side-quests! Clair and Toby each discover a little business that needs taking care of, and the gang get ‘er done.

The gang pile into a dining car to grab some lunch, and Bunga has a thing or two to teach Toby and Cowa about sandwiches. After lunch, Bunga runs into an old friend, Toby takes a nap, and Clair and Cowa see how close they can get to the front of the train.

Scott takes the DM seat as we conduct a small interlude! Introducing the one-shot heroes of the Fantasy Steampunk Old West! Join them as they illegally board the world’s most lavish luxury passenger train, the Radiant Empress.

In which the Veda Force is a pack of schoolyard bullies, Lucenti is a shitty hypocrite, and the forces of good prevail in the end.

Even though Eo shot him again just to be sure, Taurok Ravrun persists despite being shot with a ship's gun and free-floating in the cold unfeeling vacuum of space.

Finch starts off the session with a little cleric-paladin shop talk with Novaguard. After that, Zellias makes sure the crew is ready for the exposure this gig is likely to bring, and then the big stealth mission really takes off.

The crew tell Kimril Novaguard what they observed when they fought the Adamantine Authority’s Fellforged machines, and Novaguard wants to experience the might of the Fellstar Pirates for himself. 

The crew finally make it into Fort Olor, and receive an unexpected invitation. Wearing yet another new disguise, Finch meets Col solo at the Blasted Balrog to check for traps. What they find instead is a wholesome boy who’s too smart for his own good.

Zellias bothers Finch in the wee hours of the morning, seeking advice for dealing with disrespectful peeping toms. Eo and Zellias both get some new bling, and the giantkin cadavers from Osiris are finally laid to rest as one of them had requested. The crew bid a fond farewell to Cindra and Sid, and set off for Breyonis to begin Operation: Rescue Galva’s Idiot Teenage Brother.

Galva’s step-mother feeds the crew, and Eo and Finch throw Zellias under the bus by telling Sid about some of the dangers his beloved daughter has faced. After dinner, Galva clarifies things to her father and the crew uncover some concerning facts about Col’s disappearance.