As Keen warns everyone about the voice speaking to him, Orkira casts death wards on her friends, and a massive undead minotaur lumbers out of the surrounding petrified figures. The Heroes begin destroying it just as a strange, green light fills the area as an ouroboros appears on the ground, and someone suddenly appears inside the creature. As this stranger casts a purple fireball to explode out from the monster's guts and flies into Briv’s arms, Orkira recognizes her friend Harold Hovelton! There are some quick introductions, though everyone recognizes each other from the stories Orkira has told about her time and friendship with Harold and his companions in Waterdeep. During this reunion, Anstis has dashed off to start a ritual that he claims will help them destroy the monster they are hunting. The magic animates the statues, and Anstis admits that these are former companions of his that have been turned to stone by the creature they hunt.
Out from the mist a figure appears, a medusa that once again calls out to Keen warning that there is nothing but death on this island. When Keen asks if she is really an enemy and if they must battle, she quickly explains that she only wants to be left alone. She pleads with them, explaining that Anstis keeps sending people to destroy her because he believes it’s some epic quest, and she has had to defend herself over and over again. Alyndra uses her portents to make Anstis succumb to Orkira’s zone of truth as Harold intimidates the paladin to pull out the full story; he assumes any creature he deems ugly must be evil and must be destroyed, and has used stolen magic from a hag to create this army of statues.The medusa has done nothing to warrant being pursued, it’s his arrogance and self-righteousness about what is good and evil that has caused this conflict.
The interrogation is interrupted by a tremendous explosion, and the sky begins to fill with horrific red clouds and lightning. The ground collapses as a lightless void opens up under the island. Penelope wild shapes into a giant eagle with Keen on her back, Briv mounts his griffon Spiral and they grab the medusa, and Orkira picks up Harold. Before Alyndra can be consumed Harold drops from his friend to dimension door them both to the ship where the owlbear sits, leaving Orkira to dive and rescue Anstis just before he can disappear! Red lightning crackles as inky black tentacles unravel from the sky, and a red wave pulses out to absorb everyone. Orkira, Penelope, Alyndra and the owlbear are teleported into a similar storm high above the city of Waterdeep, while the rest find themselves standing on writhing tentacles, suction cups, eyes, and red mist surrounded by portals to other worlds.
A voice from the mass of storm and flesh addresses Keen by name, claiming all his friends will be killed and he will be turned into it’s champion. Anstis explodes as tentacles wrap around Harold and fill his blood with necrosis that drops him unconscious. Briv manages to tear the tendrils free and heals him back to consciousness, and the bard sets off a bright purple fireball before falling through the portal. The signature fire color is enough to catch everyone's attention and the group starts to converge. However the lingering effects of the infection warp Harold’s leg as the limb detaches itself from his own body!
Knowing they are in the literal eye of the storm, Keen buries one of his Avren coins into the mass of flesh at his feet as he demands to know they are addressing. The monster claims to be death, creating a fleshy golem version of the eladrin that personifies everything he hates. But the real Keen attacks with deadly efficiency and slices the legs off the golem before finishing it off. A massive, bony claw pierces Keen through the chest and would have killed him if not for his death ward! Briv manages to pull him onto Spiral and they flee to join the rest of their friends.
The Heroes burst through a portal into blue skies with a setting sun, and the crisp cold air above the city of Luskan. But just as they think they are free a dark tendril stabs Harold in the back and drags him away!
Quotes from this episode:
“Less talking…” “...more death warding!” - Keen and Orkira
“My child knows much!” “I’m a smart baby!” - Briv and Harold
“If you want glory, face the storm!” - Keen
“I am afraid and I hide my true feelings with bristling bravado!” - Briv
“Orkira is a kinder person than me.” - Lauren
“I gotta get Alyndra who’s like, instant VIP status, then we have Adventure Time Guy, and then we’ve got Eight Pack.” - Harold
“Briv never ceases to amaze me. His unparalleled violence and ability to cause damage is tempered with a side that has family values and takes care of his own as best he can.” - Keen
“We did have a leg up on it.” “I’d normally appreciate the puns, but right now it feels in bad taste.” - Alyndra and Harold
“Somewhere there is a Phoenix laughing at you.” - Keen
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InsiderBeyond Heroes Icewind Dale Episode 1: The Red Storm
Watch the full episode on YouTube! https://youtu.be/soIYntCIwcE
Summary:
As Keen warns everyone about the voice speaking to him, Orkira casts death wards on her friends, and a massive undead minotaur lumbers out of the surrounding petrified figures. The Heroes begin destroying it just as a strange, green light fills the area as an ouroboros appears on the ground, and someone suddenly appears inside the creature. As this stranger casts a purple fireball to explode out from the monster's guts and flies into Briv’s arms, Orkira recognizes her friend Harold Hovelton! There are some quick introductions, though everyone recognizes each other from the stories Orkira has told about her time and friendship with Harold and his companions in Waterdeep. During this reunion, Anstis has dashed off to start a ritual that he claims will help them destroy the monster they are hunting. The magic animates the statues, and Anstis admits that these are former companions of his that have been turned to stone by the creature they hunt.
Out from the mist a figure appears, a medusa that once again calls out to Keen warning that there is nothing but death on this island. When Keen asks if she is really an enemy and if they must battle, she quickly explains that she only wants to be left alone. She pleads with them, explaining that Anstis keeps sending people to destroy her because he believes it’s some epic quest, and she has had to defend herself over and over again. Alyndra uses her portents to make Anstis succumb to Orkira’s zone of truth as Harold intimidates the paladin to pull out the full story; he assumes any creature he deems ugly must be evil and must be destroyed, and has used stolen magic from a hag to create this army of statues.The medusa has done nothing to warrant being pursued, it’s his arrogance and self-righteousness about what is good and evil that has caused this conflict.
The interrogation is interrupted by a tremendous explosion, and the sky begins to fill with horrific red clouds and lightning. The ground collapses as a lightless void opens up under the island. Penelope wild shapes into a giant eagle with Keen on her back, Briv mounts his griffon Spiral and they grab the medusa, and Orkira picks up Harold. Before Alyndra can be consumed Harold drops from his friend to dimension door them both to the ship where the owlbear sits, leaving Orkira to dive and rescue Anstis just before he can disappear! Red lightning crackles as inky black tentacles unravel from the sky, and a red wave pulses out to absorb everyone. Orkira, Penelope, Alyndra and the owlbear are teleported into a similar storm high above the city of Waterdeep, while the rest find themselves standing on writhing tentacles, suction cups, eyes, and red mist surrounded by portals to other worlds.
A voice from the mass of storm and flesh addresses Keen by name, claiming all his friends will be killed and he will be turned into it’s champion. Anstis explodes as tentacles wrap around Harold and fill his blood with necrosis that drops him unconscious. Briv manages to tear the tendrils free and heals him back to consciousness, and the bard sets off a bright purple fireball before falling through the portal. The signature fire color is enough to catch everyone's attention and the group starts to converge. However the lingering effects of the infection warp Harold’s leg as the limb detaches itself from his own body!
Knowing they are in the literal eye of the storm, Keen buries one of his Avren coins into the mass of flesh at his feet as he demands to know they are addressing. The monster claims to be death, creating a fleshy golem version of the eladrin that personifies everything he hates. But the real Keen attacks with deadly efficiency and slices the legs off the golem before finishing it off. A massive, bony claw pierces Keen through the chest and would have killed him if not for his death ward! Briv manages to pull him onto Spiral and they flee to join the rest of their friends.
The Heroes burst through a portal into blue skies with a setting sun, and the crisp cold air above the city of Luskan. But just as they think they are free a dark tendril stabs Harold in the back and drags him away!
Quotes from this episode:
“Less talking…”
“...more death warding!” - Keen and Orkira
“My child knows much!”
“I’m a smart baby!” - Briv and Harold
“If you want glory, face the storm!” - Keen
“I am afraid and I hide my true feelings with bristling bravado!” - Briv
“Orkira is a kinder person than me.” - Lauren
“I gotta get Alyndra who’s like, instant VIP status, then we have Adventure Time Guy, and then we’ve got Eight Pack.” - Harold
“Briv never ceases to amaze me. His unparalleled violence and ability to cause damage is tempered with a side that has family values and takes care of his own as best he can.” - Keen
“We did have a leg up on it.”
“I’d normally appreciate the puns, but right now it feels in bad taste.” - Alyndra and Harold
“Somewhere there is a Phoenix laughing at you.” - Keen
Clips from this episode:
Adorable Way To Die - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/660842553
Harold Arrives - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/662344941
Introductions - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/662350113
Prestidigitation - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/662356422
Weapon Safety - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/662366881
Monsters - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/662388638
Purple Pants Hand - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/662460197
Giant Eagles and Owlbears - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/662465895
A Vision - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/662499750
Leg Removal - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/662505343
Bad Leg - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/662512893
Healing Word - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/662514711
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