In which the crew wind down from the Talos fight with some social links and testing their might against an Alloy.

Galva has unwittingly unleashed the Shade of Talos onto her crew, so that needs to be dealt with. After that, our heroes finally discover the secret Giga stole from the Aether Council that they desperately want back.

CW for emetophobia

The crew and Dakka square off against a pack of metal-eating earth elementals, and discover the guardian of Gond’s inner sanctum, who puts them through a gauntlet of tests.

Finch grabs a moment to prod at Galva’s frustration, and the crew finally learn some of their awkward fighter’s core memories and trauma. Wilhelm and Finch have a heart to heart, and the crew finally step foot into the temple of Gond.

After being explicitly warned not to make any deals with the Gondian Fae, Galva does an oopsie. 

In which Eo rolls a lot of 0s, 1s, and 2s, Khardak tips his hand and reveals his big secret, Finch shares their water phobia with Galva (who takes entirely the wrong message), and the crew finally make it to the Construct’s Cloister.

It’s a rock ‘em sock ‘em beatdown featuring the Fellstar Pirates, their buddy Khardak, and the aptly-named Ruin Grinder!

The crew and Khardak wind down after a rough fight. Galva tries to get Khardak drunk while Finch tries not to doom spiral. After a restful break, the gang venture forth into the abandoned town they have discovered, and incidentally learn something very interesting about fairies.

In which the cave known as Lolth’s Maw is full of spiders, actually.

Zellias and Finch have another epic Swan Boat Moment while Galva and Eo perform their tasks competently and with great style. The crew and Khardak encounter a derelict Adamantine Authority cruiser in the midst of the Gamma Bramble, which leads to some interesting revelations, and nudges Khardak to confess one of his main motivations for joining the Fellstar Pirates in the first place.