Once Upon a Witchlight | Ep. 12 | Tunnel of Terror

Derek (0:03)

Oh, hello everyone, welcome to Legends of Avantris. My name is Gricko Grimgrin, and you're listening to Once Upon a Witchlight.

SPEAKER_2 (0:10)

Here's what happened last time.

SPEAKER_3 (0:13)

I overheard Mr. Witch and Mr. Light in their wagons.

Shortly after a conversation that I had with them, where I was pleading to learn more about Prismir, they claim they know nothing. But what I heard proves otherwise.

Mike (0:27)

We agreed to this pact.

SPEAKER_3 (0:28)

Our hands were forced, but our eyes were open.

We let the hourglass coven take what it wants, and in return, we stay in business. This hourglass coven, I've been doing what I can around the carnival to find out more, but no one will say anything. Somewhere in this carnival is the entrance to Prismir. The only opportunity is to steal one of the items during the crowning of the Witchlight model.

Matthew Mercer (0:53)

Mr. Witch and Mr. Light owned a Shadowfell carnival?

SPEAKER_3 (0:57)

They did, yes.

Gricko (0:59)

We have got such a plan, oh, we're going to win.

Gideon (1:01)

Come a Saturday, you can't follow her.

SPEAKER_3 (1:04)

Well, it was lovely meeting you.

Mike (1:05)

You have a nice night now.

Matthew Mercer (1:11)

But what could raise the mood greater than a wedding? Everyone likes a wedding until the pigeons explode from too much rice.

Mike (1:20)

What you see is that you are now surrounded by a bunch of giggling pixies, all of them wearing sashes around their necks that say Bride's Pixie. One of them says Pixie Bride. We're gonna do the wedding right before the crowning of the Witchlight Mark.

SPEAKER_3 (1:41)

It's gonna be amazing.

SPEAKER_9 (1:44)

Pinecone the Pug is now exclusively yours for the next bit of time.

SPEAKER_10 (1:49)

You got beat by four-year-olds! Your dick sucked! Your dick sucked!

Mike (2:07)

Last time, on Once Upon a Witchlight.

SPEAKER_10 (2:10)

Fuck you, Neo! Ah!

Ah! You done?

Mike (2:27)

The party met inside of a pixie house, where they met with the Kenku that has been terrorizing the Witchlight Carnival. They learned some important information and decided that they were actually going to help this Kenku and attempt to steal one of the items from Mr. Witch or Mr. Light in the hopes of getting the information that they needed about Prismir, now learning that there are two carnivals, in fact, that are somehow tied together. More mystery has begun to unfold around them. With the new information that they've obtained, they step out into the pixie kingdom to find that not only is Greco still engaged to be wed, but that they have been voluntold to perform their very own drag show immediately before the crowning of the Witchlight Monarch. They will be expected to have their own performances ready, their own drag names, and they've even been given access to a special costume coffer to procure the perfect outfit for their respective drag queens. In the meantime, they are able to continue to enjoy the carnival. There are still two hours left before they need to make their way towards the big top extravaganza and perform their show. Mr. Witch and Mr. Light will be in attendance for.

It is after this that they make their way to the circular enclosure in the middle of Pixie Kingdom to ride the unicorn pug, Pinecone. Atop the pug, Pinecone runs in circles. They use this as an opportunity to talk for mere moments before the chaotic fae energies turns them on each other. Gricko believing Frost to be no longer Frost, but his old college friend, Neil. The magics and maybe just Gricko's sheer force of belief convinces Frost that maybe he really isn't Frost either. Maybe he is Neil.

A fight ensues, and they're thrown from Pinecone's back as they tumble to the ground enmeshed in each other as they battle it out. The fight for Frost.

Cremie is enjoying a ride upon Pinecone's back, loving unicorns and pugs all the same. He is in his happy place, Gideon riding behind him. And it is here that we start the session.

As Pinecone runs and runs and runs and circles around this enclosure, Cremie pays absolutely no attention to the fight going off to the side between Neil Frost and Griggo. And he doesn't notice as Gideon loses control of the reins that he's holding at his seat. And he begins to slip. Pinecone makes a turn and seems to notice the fight going on between these two friends and stops abruptly to look at him with a sluggery wet tongue.

Gricko (5:39)

You are the worst! You are the worst!

Kremie (5:42)

No, Pinecone, ignore them.

Mike (5:45)

And as this happens, you will have time for RP in a second. And as this happens, as Pinecone slams to an abrupt halt, Gideon is flown from the back of Pinecone and slams into a tree knocked completely unconscious. It is with very quick movements that a group of five candy striper pixies makes their way to him and begins to attach him to a stretcher. Cremie is completely absorbed with Pinecone and trying to get Pinecone to stop licking his friends. Neil and Griggo are embroiled in a fight. No one seems to notice that their friend Gideon is completely unconscious and being taken away to some unknown place, and that is the easiest way to get him out of his sessions.