Tech first: we stopped relying on brittle automations, stabilized the rig by driving it manually, and took notes on what actually works on stream. The plan going forward is simple—lean setup, quick scene kits ready to drop (alleys, rooftops, back rooms), and a clear rule: if we’ll live in a space for more than a moment or it affects positioning, it goes on screen; otherwise theater of the mind keeps us fast.

Story second: rumors of people “returning unchanged” kept pointing us to Menest. Cliff’s shadow-mark grew more active, Tim’s tests confirmed it isn’t leaving without a fight, and the table kept walking the line between talking our way through and drawing steel when the clock ran out. We ended with our heading set: track the vanishings, find the crossing, and face what’s waiting in Menest.

The chase quickens. A scream off the trail, four bears in the mud, and a stranger who bleeds out before names can be exchanged. Pelts packed, nerves raw, the road leads to a smoking shrine—wagon, platform, and an iron-etched cage that won’t yield to gold fire.

Winged kobolds wheel, cultists conjure grasping arms, and the lock has no key to pick. Nilar drops, Kolut follows, Cliff sprints through flying stone to drag breath back, and Mecoo’s axe writes the line. Then the clearing shakes as a vast white shadow falls and a voice of ice asks: Who’s invaded my space? The rescue has become a reckoning.

Music: Street Skirmish (City Battle Theme) by Supernova Collective https://supernovacollective.bandcamp.comLicensed under Scrybe Quill Context Licensehttps://www.scrybequill.com/license

The Sacred Wyrmling is missing. Whispers lead from market stalls to slum alleys, an old seer drops a riddle, and a trail of clawed prints pulls the party beneath the trees.

In this recap: a quiet orphanage check-in, political stonewalling in the capital, a cave raid through kobolds and zealots, and one terrified captive who reveals the handoff: a carriage, two hours ahead. Press play and join the chase.

Music: Whispering Door by z3r0 https://www.youtube.com/@z3r0CopyrightFreeMusicLicensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 3.0 Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/