Chapter two

(Ep.6 - ep.18)

In their pursuit of the jackalweres that kidnapped Prince Dashing, our heroes stumble upon a brigade of sprites and meet Commander Krysta and Cherry Bloom, the pixie. The sprites inform them that poachers have been hunting and capturing magical creatures in the forest. Not long after this, our heroes cross paths with the poachers in question and can’t help but step in to rescue a cart of magical creatures, including a baby owlbear and a pseudodragon.

As they take a rest, Theia receives and ominous dream about the Temple of Kildora, and Delaelia is approached by the Woodward, a companion of her mentor, Wahei, who has sent a summons. From Waheia our heroes learn that there is something poisoning the forest of Maeril, and that Theia’s mother, Queen Jophiel, did in fact posses and practice magic. Theia is also told she must learn to manage her emotions if she hopes to control her own magic. Before departing, our heroes manage to catch and befriend Lorn, the pseudodragon from the poacher’s cart!

Our heroes must travel to Sylvail, in search of Tarwater and the Temple of Kildora if they wish to rescue Prince Dashing. With new determination our heroes set off for a magical bridge. Before they can cross over however, they must each answer a riddle for Nitkin Bonepicker, the apparent mischievous guardian of the bridge. During a bonus round, Feliks manages to win a magical, silver sword called Silver Tongue, and Delaelia a Ring of the Hunt. Only after they’ve solved his riddles, do our heroes suspect that Nitkin Bonepicker might in fact be the god Pax in disguise…

Sylvail is not at all what our heroes expected, and early into their investigation they are attacked by two blighted creatures. Thankfully Delaelia summons Bill the mastiff using her Bag of Tricks and the blights are beaten. Upon entering the Temple of Kildora our heroes soon discover it is full of booby traps and skeletons but Dashing is nowhere in sight.

After solving the riddle of the temple, our heroes discover Prince Dashing tied to an alter, captured by a mysterious Tarwater (aka Cloaky Boi). They rush to his aid, finally able to extinguish the jackalweres thanks to their new weapons of silver. After defeating Tarwater, the temple goddess, Kildora, appears before them and charges Delaelia with an important mission: finding the goddess a new earthly haven. Delaelia accepts the gift of the godseed and our heroes escape from Sylvail just as a terrible monstrous dryad attempts to smash them.

Now our heroes have multiple quests. To find a safe home for Kildora’s godseed, and to discover the truth behind Queen Jophiel’s death.

Oh, and did I mention Kildora also turned Prince Dashing into an adorable golden bunny as punishment for trying to hunt down her wolves?

Read what happens next in Chapter Three!