TG420

Abort, Retry, Fayel

Episode Number: (TG420)
Original Airdate: 10/2002

[Ed. note: Happy episode 420!]

The battle outside Arcanae continues as a beholder shows up. After finishing it off, the party finds Yadarjin holed up in Arcanae, which temporarily was protected like a fortress. The next day, Tierney, Sendant, and Arlemis meet with Fayel to discuss Duke Eledin's edict. That evening, Karilon calls the group together to prepare for the Ironpass mission.

Plot Points

• The beholder was wearing some unidentified runes, possibly an insignia or rank designation of some sort.
• Sendant saw Fayel and Gart both as powerful beings, with Gart being under some sort of restraint. Fayel somehow exhibited auras of all alignments.
• Arlemis senses that Gart is a powerful Ta'bar'pur creature.
• Fayel knows that the chess game in which Duke Eledin is involved is important. He also thinks that Eledin is not devoting as much time to the game as is needed. Fayel suspects that there is a connection between the chess game and Duke Eledin's bloodline, and is seeking solutions along that direction.
• Fayel will be leaving Twingate and visiting Glain and Ironpass to rally support against Duke Eledin before heading back to the southlands.
• The party has done some shopping, and are a little more decked out.

Analysis

• Beholders are sort of hit or miss -- either they wipe out half the party or die in the first couple of rounds. Fortunately, the latter occurred.

Unanswered Questions

• Why were a beholder and a team of umber hulks and air elementals sent after Yadarjin? Was it something he did?
• Okay, seriously, what is Fayel?
• Who knew librarians could be so buff?

Gryffid Speaks

Hate umber hulks. Hate hate hate.

Arlemis, you brighten my day. You know that? I could have been repeatedly disintegrated, plane shifted, petrified, and buggered with a keen vorpal flaming halberd of speed, but thanks to you, I was only down and dying. You are a true friend.

And as for the unanswered questions:

(1) Given the amount of shit that seems to get thrown around in this world, anyone will find a reason to kill anyone else. Makes the Savage seem downright benign. Either that or politically progressive.

(2) More flamboyantly gay than any Elf I've met before, Tierney included.

(3) If you think Ironpass has strict librarians, try returning your books late to any Dwarven library in the Kingsteeth. We have a story we like to tell the children, about Conan the Librarian...

Arlemis Speaks

Gryff: You're welcome. I think.

On the one hand, I'm relieved that we didn't have to fight one of the TBP's special agents. On the other hand, I was expecting more.

Quotes

Patrick: I have decided that we will be doing Ironpass as a LARP.
Tony (quickened, as if metamagicked): Fuck you.
Patrick: Maybe we can compromise.
Dave (throwing stuff at Patrick): Lightning bolt! Lightning bolt! Lightning bolt!

Tony: ...Codpiece of Holding.

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