S2 Week 1 (Part 1) - "It's a mad, mad world"

(Only Cysero, Artix, and Dumoose were able to make it for the kick off to season 2. Alina, Galanoth, and Rolith were all working away from the office for various reasons.)

It was another day in post-apocalyptic Thalassia, same as it had been for the past three months.

Morale was low in Erwise's base of operations, the now derelict Dawn's Grasp Chapel, which had avoided destruction from marauding Deepforged thanks to its inconspicuous location, nestled on a hill in the shadows of two barren rock faces.

Xavier's next supply pod was set to land in a matter of hours, but before Erwise (played by Cysero) and Fernal (played by Artix) could prepare themselves for the landing, a mysterious, seemingly deranged hermit burst into the chapel, spewing nonsense about his patron moose god, Godai. This shaman, Mootan (played by Dumoose) fervently explained to our heroes that he was a prophet, over a thousand years old, and was convinced that Fernal was actually part of a prophecy.

The group was suspicious of this fellow, but decided to trust him for the time being. Mootan was content with following Fernal where ever the Genasi Swordmage would go.

Meanwhile, a far off orange glow illuminated the stormy skies over the coast. The supply pod was incoming, and Erwise eagerly anticipated its landing at his doorstep!

Suddenly, an eldritch blast of green energy rocketed forth from the smoldering ruins of the town of Brineshire; the focused beam intercepted the pod, sending it spiraling miles off coarse into the west, toward a foul region called the Rimebog. It would seem the Deepforged menace had concocted an aerial defense!

With little option but to race to the pod before it fell into the wrong hands, Erwise, Fernal, and Mootan set off into the driving rain, sticking to the muddy hill line instead of risking the poisonous machine exhaust which lingered in the valleys below...

Meanwhile, Book and Thrand held down "the fort," ever vigilant against machine invaders.

(To be continued...)