Episode 25 - Rasha Run in My Tum

Recap
Still on the hunt for badges, the team went to Conan for the rizzy ray race and ended up winning. They then wondered to Grady's gambling room and after playing a game, they found out he was cheating so they were given badges as they exposed Grady to the world. Equipped with all three badges, they came back to the Cushion Cabaret to ask how they get their last badge. They meet Scraps and realized they have already met when they ran past him painting a line just earlier that day.

Episode Summary
The human who turned into a werewolf stands in front of the team. They are staring at each other, jaws open. Dariun awkwardly speaks up and Scraps is furious. Peterson believes they met on bad terms but thinks they can start over. Zippy asks for a badge as he tries to convince Scraps that he doesn't know these others. Scraps believes him but wants Zippy to still do the test to which Zippy agrees. Scraps wants to deal with the other two before he gets to the test so Zippy sits off to the side. Dariun apologizes and Peterson tells Scraps about how they were chasing someone from this organization who stole their stuff.

Scraps is still mad and no matter what Peterson and Dariun say, Scraps is not budging. He tells Dariun and Peterson that they will need to do his special tests before they can do the actual test. They agree and follow Scraps out of the building and Zippy waits in the Cushion Cabaret. Zippy and the goliath guard hang out and Zippy asks for a drink as Zippy talks about the Bramble Batch.

Dariun and Peterson follow Scraps to where he was painting the line. Scraps shows them where a tiny drop is off the paint line caused by them. Scraps tells them they will need to fix this line and make it perfect. Peterson gets right to work with the paint, paint thinner and water and even pulls out his ruler to create a straight edge. As Peterson is hard at work, Dariun decides he'll supervise so he takes a seat, pulls out his never empty margarita glass and starts drinking. Peterson grimaces as he scrubs. He cleans up the line and Scraps is pretty happy with it.

Scraps then pulls out a map of Rasha with lines on it to show the divides in the districts. He tells the team they need to finish this line to the edge. Peterson suggests Dariun gets out a rope and uses that to ensure the line is straight. Dariun agrees to this plan and pulls out his immovable rod to ensure they can get the line just right. They do a pretty decent job and see some people walk over the line which helps Peterson empathize with Scraps. Scraps is happy enough with their work.

Scraps leads them to their next test which is a stable full of giant salamanders called mesalamas. Scraps tells them to scrub them clean. They both get to scrubbing, Dariun begrudgingly. Peterson jokes with Dariun about actually doing some hard labor and Dariun admits this is most definitely out of his comfort zone. They are both not really handling the salamanders and Peterson's even kicks him into a wall. Scraps and inspects the mesalama's and is not very impressed and even starts to turn into a werewolf as he gets angry. Scraps instructs them to try again. Peterson listens well and finished up his mesalama but, Dariun is annoyed at Scraps for making him doing chores so he dumps some water on his mesalama. Scraps is happy with Peterson but is very unhappy with Dariun. He tells Dariun he will wait all day until he can get it right. Peterson comes over and helps Dariun and he finally puts in some effort and Scraps is happy enough.

Dariun and Peterson are lead to another place which is a house carriage and Alba the tortle comes out and they reunite. Scraps is there to fix Alba's carriage as it has been bumpy so Alba invites them on. Scraps moves a rug and opens up a hatch and tells Dariun and Peterson to fix the wheel. Dariun anchors himself with a rope to a pillar in the room and goes under the carriage. He can see the underbelly of Rasha which is a sea of wheels. Dariun inspects the wheel and he can see a little baby salamander in the cogs of the wheels creating a nest. Dariun goes to pull out his wind fan but Peterson calls out and asks Dariun to refrain from killing it. Dariun puts the fan back and instead tries to coax it out of the gear.

He puts out his hand and it bites on his finger. Dariun, with the salamander on his finger, shakes it off and tosses it into the caravan. Peterson catches it and it seems very comfortable in Peterson's hand, he names it Char. Dariun reaches over and pulls out the nest and the wheel starts turning again so he climbs back up. Alba thanks them and Dariun asks if they can get to the real test and Scraps says they can head back but tells them they need to write some stuff down. Peterson climbs up on Dariun's shoulders, along with Char, and starts to write. Scraps begins to speak, telling a lover story. Dariun asks what it is and Scraps and he tells him it's a fantasy in a place with no magic and a government and as they walk, Scraps continues the story. Peterson is pretty into it but Dariun just doesn't seem to understand the art that is this novel. They finally make it back to the cushion cabaret and hear a voice behind the curtain of the goliath and Zippy.

Dariun and Peterson come on in and Zippy asks what took them so long. Dariun tells Zippy he wished he had gotten run over back there cause it would have been better than the journey back but Peterson tells Dariun he just doesn't understand love. Scraps is so happy with Peterson's love for the story that he gives Peterson a badge. Scraps turns to Zippy and Dariun and gives them the final test, a tongue twister. The first one is for Zippy and after Scraps says it, Zippy repeats with a bunch of sounds. Scraps feels bad for making Zippy wait so he gives Zippy a badge. When it's Dariun's go, he doesn't impress Scraps so he gets another go. Dariun goes again and Zippy tells Dariun he thinks it's a question and not for him to repeat the riddle. Dariun gives it a couple guessed but isn't getting it until Peterson sneakily gives him the answer and Dariun finally gets his badge. Scraps says goodbye and heads out.

The goliath tells them that they can head on into to Cushion Cabaret. When it opens up, there's fine cloth draped around and tables for people to sit and drink. There is a pink skinned tiefling dancing on a stage with dim lighting showing severs walking around in togas. Dariun asks the goliath where the guy with the four arms is and asks what his name was. The goliath tells them he's out the back and is named Chanzog. Zippy decides to run off to go to the bathroom as he drank quite a lot earlier. Dariun calls over a server and has a look at the menu with Rasha rum and other sliders. A triton server is hailed down and tells them the specials. Dariun orders some bullywog beef and asks for it uncooked and the triton seems a little weirded out. He also asks for some rum.

Zippy goes into the bathroom and sees it's empty and looks for the smallest toilet. He finds a urinal that is appropriate for his size and goes to town. As he is relieving himself, two drunk orcs come in and are slurring their speech. They speak about how Chanzog got a grand treasure clue and he's going to throw it into the second grand treasure as a sacrifice. One orc passes out on the ground and the other admires the stuffed animal that is Zippy. When Zippy talks, the orc stumbles back in shock. Zippy tells the orc that they need to help the other guy up and plays that they all know each other. Zippy asks if their plan they definitely talked about earlier is still going ahead. The orc is confused and Zippy continues saying they would tell Chanzog they would take the stuff to the second grand treasure and sacrifice it for him. The drunken orc doesn't really know what's going on and agrees that this is the plan before passing out. Zippy goes through their gear and finds a mini treasure chest with 800 gold in it. Zippy looks in the mouth and sees two gold teeth and he yanks on them, waking up the orc and not getting the teeth. He decides it's not worth it so he leaves and heads back to the team.

The food and drinks come out to Dariun and Peterson not far in front of Zippy who asks what's going on. Dariun tells him he was gone for a while so they got some food and he offers Zippy some. He turns it down telling them he is more into tomato soup. The server asks if Zippy wanted anything but denies any food and tells the triton they are there for a meeting with the big guy. Dariun finishes off his rum and Peterson holds his glass with the small amount of remaining rum in it. The server guides them through the back through some rooms to another curtain revealing a large and luxurious room. They see the nine foot tall, four armed furry purple being with a cloth over his face. In the room is also a centaur with a note pad. Zippy tells them to follow his lead and they both agree.

Dariun calls out hello, the giant purple beast stomps and turns around and speaks to them in a language they don't understand. The server says they had an appointment but the centaur looks at their notepad and tells them there were no appointments. Zippy tells them he assumed Chanzog wanted to meet them as they are the first new members in 3 years. Chanzog speaks and the centaur translates that they do want to meet so they sit. Chanzog speaks and asks how they passed the test as he believed he picked pretty challenging counsellors. Zippy explains how they got the badges and tells Chanzog that they were the ones who stole from the tower and he must have heard of them.

Chanzog is impressed with their work and assumes they are blessing of Michi. He is happy they found their way here and  is also impressed with their work at the Beroger spire. Dariun goes to ask about Michi but Zippy speaks over him and asks about the grand treasure and he had heard how Chanzog likes to do sacrifices to the treasure. Chanzog explains they are not sacrifices but gifts to Michi and they are clearly uneducated so the centaur explains. Michi is the second grand treasure and Chanzog is it's care taker. Since Michi shows them the way, they must also give some of themselves to Michi to allow it to move forwards.

Dariun asks where Chanzog came from and how he became the caretaker. The centaur explains that he is a self-appointed caretaker and is form the land of Bling and is why he speaks this language. When Chanzog came here, he found Michi in disarray with bandits tearing it apart and entering haphazardly. Chanzog put a stop to it and also brought in some nomads to start this carriage city that is now Rasha. Dariun asks what the language is called and the centaur tells them it is crystalline common.

Zippy tells them they would like to be considered as gift givers for Michi. Chanzog is curious and would like to know why they are so keen to deliver gifts. Zippy explains they have no more time as the state is coming down on them and they wish to reach the end of the pilgrimage which is the second grand treasure. Chanzog reacts and tells them this is not the end and the end is when Michi stops moving. Peterson speaks up and tells Chanzog they just wish to experience it's greatness while following the proper methods. The centaur believes they can go but they need to wait. Zippy is now begging and tells Dariun and Peterson they also need to put on a begging act very subtly. Dariun gives it his best go and Peterson also begs.

Zippy is laying it on thick with the support of Dariun and Peterson and Chanzog looks. They cross all of their arms and the centaur tells them it’s a no from Chanzog. Before they leave, the centaur tells them he would like to see them at another gift giving ceremony. Dariun asks if they have seen a mask and some gold and the centaur tells them a lot of things come through here. The centaur tells Dariun that the items here are all blessings from Michi and must be returned to Michi. Peterson is looking around the room and he swears he could see his mask in in some bag behind Chanzog. Peterson clears his throat and talks about what he learnt on his journey which was to always bring some insurance. Peterson drops a bean into the glass of rum.

The bean drops. Zippy and Dariun's eyes shoot to the glass. A bead of sweat goes down Peterson's forehead. Suddenly, a geyser of rum explodes out of the glass. Zippy jumps under a table and Dariun gets out of the way but Peterson is thrown to a wall. Chanzog and the centaur are getting splashed with rum. Zippy, in the chaos, transforms into a peacock he sees on the side of the room. He flies over to the other peacock who is freaking out. Zippy has swiftly moved to the peacock and goes for the jugular. Zippy grabs the peacock and kills it, draining the blood in the bucket and puts the corpse into the bag of holding. Zippy takes up the roll of the peacock.

Dariun hears Peterson call out that it is behind Chanzog but Chanzog and the centaur also hear this. Chanzog grabs a large bag from behind him. Dariun fey steps behind Chanzog and goes to slice at the bag. Dariun slashes the bag and behind him he senses something moves. A pillow starts to change into a white figure and the changeling goes to attack Dariun but he is able to dodge. Dariun was able to slice the bag and stuff starts to spill out. Dariun spin kicks and knocks the changeling into the center of the room.

Peterson casts bane on Chanzog, the centaur and the changeling and goes to run for the items. Peterson dives for the bag and one of Chanzog's arm goes to grab at Peterson. They get a hold of him and raises him up and yells something in crystalline common.

Quotations

 * Peterson "The wolf one is clearly a type a personality. High attention to detail, objective focus. Doesn’t really care about the state of his employees. This is common in goblin culture."


 * Connor "Why am I doing chores?!"


 * Goliath guard "That was the most insane origin story I have heard of any place ever, Yibby Dibby is a saint!"
 * Zippy "Yeh I know and no one ever wants to listen to the whole thing, everyone always cuts me off!"


 * Zippy "I'm more of a tomato soup guy myself."


 * Zippy "Dariun, do you believe me?"
 * Dariun "Yeh Zip. I don’t know why you keep asking me that question!"
 * Zippy "You never say it, I always have to ask."
 * Dariun "Zippy, I believe in you…"
 * Zippy "Ahh that’s so nice Dariun!"
 * Dariun "… most of the time."


 * Adam "This is D&D at its core, like total random bullsh*t!"

Main Cast

 * Dariun Branch
 * Zippy Westborrough
 * Peterson

Returning Characters

 * Goliath Guard
 * Scraps
 * Alba

New Characters

 * Yibby Dibby (mentioned)
 * 2 very drunk orcs
 * Chanzog
 * Centaur translator

Locations

 * Rasha
 * Cushion Cabaret