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Episode One

Below is a detailing of the first episode of Once Upon a Witchlight by Legends of Avantris

Frost's home in the Order was a mountainous, snowy region in Yulong, not unlike Tibet

The party has been together traveling for 'many years', and the Carnivale existed for a decent amount of time, under multiple names.

They were in Agwé for one month.

Largely they'd all like to reinstate the Carnivale (Kremy the least)

They repeatedly tried to contact Garou for his help with letters.

The Crossroads in the only inn that might let them stay.

They've never gotten as low as 2 gold before.

Pierre is a Grinning Sinner/Catfish employee.

Gricko doesn't know how to play poker but thought he did. Frost watched him play in horror and didn't say anything. Gricko focuses far more on the looks of cards than thinking about meanings.

Gideon considers the group's money his AND Kremy's. Kremy wanted to cut Gricko and Frost off.

The drinks at the Hungry Catfish potentially have a charm influence to them, making you behave how you normally wouldn't.

Frost doesn't like cigars.

Gricko almost got arsenic poisoning from eating a cigar.

Kremy still has 'lesser contacts' in Agwé.

The Grinning Sinners sometimes have invisibility.

Kremy understands Bullywug but doesn't speak it. The Sinners speak Bullywug but understand common.

Kremy doesn't blame Pierre for anything, since he's just doing his job.

Frost considered breakfast the most important meal of the day.

Immediately offers to give Gricko half his meal after he throws up.

Garou considers 'knowledge' to have monetary value that can be taken from him.

He has been watching Kremy for years since he left him, and knows every single scam he ran, and the amount he 'earned'.

Gideon, Gricko, Hootsie and Frost are named as inheritors of his debt.

They salted mines in Grizzlepaw, and 'something else' Gideon seems concerned about.

They earned a significant amount they earned in Beavercreek, and Gideon actively tries to forget something that happened.

Gricko and Frost were with them the majority of the time.

Gossip travels fast in Agwé

Gricko assumed the Carnivale made no money and that's why he wasn't paid.

Kremy DID pay some costs of the carnivale, just not wages.

Gideon isn't a morning person.

Frost is good at arithmetic.

Gideon's idea was to put Frost back on the tables and card count to win 100,000 gold.

Gricko enjoys making Frost do quick maths. Gricko is bad at maths.

Kremy knows that anyone who wins big against the house always end up dead.

'There's probably no one worse to owe money to (than Garou).'

Garou has more 'friends on that other side' than Kremy.

Frost gets easily distracted by maths challenges.

Kremy fucking hates the idea of honest work. It seems to disgust him.

Gricko thinks much better of people than he really should.

Kremy is absolutely terrified of Garou when he's in his bad books.

Gideon offers to sell Hootsie, suggests that he and Kremy have talked about doing that privately. They genuinely consider it. Especially Kremy.

They can't run from Garou, he will always know where they are.

Kremy considers that the fact that they both work for the Baron is why Garou can watch him.

Kremy lies and says he will ask the Baron for help but doubts he'll help, then tells Gideon he won't. 'Not a fuckin' chance, he'll sloop my eyeballs right outta my head.'

Frost suggests they could perform a heist or marry rich.

Gricko thinks very highly of himself as a partner and thinks it's too early for him to marry.

Frost doesn't really think about women at all.

The richest people in Agwé are Remy Garou and Alphonse Le'Blanc, a vampire.

Mace's first roll is a natural 20.

Derek's is a natural 1.

Garou set up at least 4 Sinners to watch them in the Crossroads tavern, Gaston, other Pierre.

Frost was going to suggest they kill Garou.

Hootsie had buttons thrown at her for a jig she did.

Gricko is extremely gullible and believes Frost's deadpan sarcasm even when it's ridiculous.

The Crossroads is in the Crawdad Quarter, an area where everyone has hunting knives and will stab you over money.

They all try to look cool when they get up except Gricko who focuses kn Hootsie.

Frost crushes a rat with Mind Sliver the second he sees it for Hootsie. Gricko enjoys watching. He praises her for catching dead rats.

There are food stalls, taverns, stalls and shops with busy people around.

Gricko thinks very fondly of the carnies and acts.

They were run out of town for the IOUs given and trusted a shitty accountant.

Garou counted the IOUs.

Frost considers that he could be forced to be a barmaid. (I should draw that)

5 silver for a calico cat belonging to Francine.

Bayou Brass Bar and Music Shop, musical act 10 gold a night, tips guaranteed.

Cousins Louie's looking for a bellhop, 5 gold

Rich Boy Po'boy line chef, 5 gold. Kremy's Meemaw goes there. Free meal every shift.

Gricko likes the idea of that, Gideon can't cook and Kremy refuses to 'go back to that professionally'.

They have 3 weeks.

Kremy considers it unimportant what Garou will do to them, they'll die regardless.

Kremy says Garou can 'pretty much' suck your soul through your eyeballs. The fellas when he's done look like empty caprisuns, withered away.

Gricko thinks you have to spend money to make money. He wants to buy soap with prizes inside in the hopes that one will have 100k inside.

Frost promises to show Gricko how to play poker and smoke cigars. Gricko claims he's 'always smoked a pipe', and its 'very easy, simple'.

Frost in INT based.

Everything else on the job board is much older but Frost feels bad about the cat and wants to keep an eye out for it.

Roslof is part of a Warlock guild. He wants a adventuring party to travel into the Feywild to find his patron.

The advertisement for the patron was put up a long time ago.

Frost wants to go for the cat over the patron seeking because 'cat owners are shifty' and suggests they can find something in her mattress. He doesn't like that the patron one isn't specific enough

Guilds have tons of gold because its very expensive to be part of one. Kremy isn't in a guild.

Frost makes a joke about peacelocks as opposed to warlocks.

The patron post looks like its made with shitty clip art.

Kremy considers Archfey warlocks totally different to him.

Kremy knows the layout of Agwé well and has heard the name Madrick Roslof, he's been around for a LONG time. He's rumoured to be wealthy, his house is nice despite being on the edge of the swamp. He 'swims in the same circles' as wealthy elite

Frost knows what Archfey are.

Frost is upset that they said the giant pumpkins weren't big enough, happier when they're 20 by 15ft

Kremy thinks the patch itself is huge

Madrick's full name is Steve Madrick Roslof.

Kremy didn't know he was a warlock.

Gricko would save the Archfey for friendship and to help people rather than gold.

Richie stole Nikkie's dice.

Multiple Sinners are watching them outside.

Agwé is surrounded by swamp.

Magnolia Promenade is another area.

Gideon also believes deadpan sarcasm and obvious lies from his friends.

Gricko can't take a hint.

Kremy knows the swamp itself like the back of his hand, they go through the water itself. Knee deep.

Takes 2.5-3 hrs to get to Roslof's home.

25 giant pumpkins in the patch.

The house seems dwarfed by the pumpkins around it. The house smells like pumpkin pie.

Kremy loves pumpkin pie.

Kremy claims the pumpkins were normal sized last time he was in the area, suggesting a lot of time passed.

Gricko doesn't catch onto innuendos a lot of time. Frost does and kinda hates it.

Gricko just wants pumpkin pie. Frost would rather have money.

Gricko tells Hootsie to mind her manners, speak up but only speak when spoken to.

Kremy knocks with his cane skull topper.

Roslof doesn't come to the door until they knock loudly.

Roslof wears a black cloak, a long tailored embroidered shirt, billowy pants and house slippers.

Two 'what appear to be pixies'. Blonde in purple clothes, red in green clothes.

Roslof's hair is very long, down to his back, solid white. His eyebrows are bushy, piercing blue eyes, small tattoo of his right eyebrow in the shape of a chicken foot. He's hard of hearing.

He can hear the pixies even when nobody else can.

He runs the guild.

Kremy claims Roslof was a regular of 'Crusty Dick's', where he worked as a cook 'back in the day' that served crab.

Roslof says he's 'spritely'.

It's a cosy, comfortable cottage with lots of books. The pixies have a tiny shrunk oak tree with tiny houses with porches as a pixie tower. They drink tea.

They seems to speak telepathically to Madrick and verbally to each other.

Madrick might do crochet, he has crochet throws and there are balls of yarn in a basket 'he clearly enjoys yarnwork'.

Kremy makes sure to ask for pie for Hootsie. Coffee exists and they all like it.

Gricko immediately offers to help Roslof, Kremy and Gideon just sit down. Hootsie settles into a dog bet that's much too small for her.

Roslof may have owned a sausage dog called Sparklebutt, he has a pillow with one on and a small dog bed.

The calico cat from the missing poster is in his home (missing things find their way to the Feywild?)

Kremy and Gideon start looking for things to steal.

Roslof wears a apron that says 'kiss the cook'

He serves it with iced custard, candied pumpkin bits, homemade whipping cream and cinnamon, the coffee is pumpkin spiced.

Gricko tries to make conversation with him and asks questions about his home.

Roslof has giant pumpkin seeds around his home.

Kremy knows the fey are 'tricksy'. Gideon doesn't have a great memory.

There are photos of Madrick on the wall documenting his life and the adventuring party he used to be part of.

Kremy gets nervous that the pumpkin pie is the grand reward.

Frost also helps bring the coffee and pies.

Roslof mistakes Gricko for being Frost's 'green child', and Hootsie for a dog he likely has poor eyesight even with his glasses. He thinks its weird that Gricko is named Gricko Morning.

Roslof realises he's a goblin when he squints and moves closer, so he's near sighted.

Gricko is the oldest of the group.

Gricko thinks its considerate and nice to be offered a booster seat but he doesn't need one. He loves colouring books, especially mazes. Frost automatically does the word jumble over Gricko's shoulder. Gricko claims he 'always does this'.

Nobody's visited Roslof in a long time.

He spent 35 gold on making the advertisement.

Roslof hasn't heard from his patron in 15 years. He still has all his magic.

He seems to be very observant, telling Kremy he's a 'great liar' when he's barely said anything, just claimed they want to help him.

Kremy takes it as a compliment.

( To be continued, stopped at 1:08:04)

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