Episode 22

Episode 22: A Dangerous Path.

Ajax brings the Shepherd crew to the mountainous Kenai Pass, hoping to get through as quickly as possible. As they travel, party relations begin to become clearer, with Gemevieve and Taylansta getting into arguments more frequently. The group does make good time as they travel however, up until they run into some Sauter Spiders that they disturb by accident. Their numbers are alarming, and Ajax briefly worries about the hordes making it to Valdore with this level of power, but is unable to do anything but fight. The party gets through the regular sized hoards without much trouble, but then also encounter some larger, stronger female Sauter Spider queens right as they are about to camp for the night. These queens prove to be more of an issue, but the spiders are eventually knocked out, Gemevieve refusing to cause lethal damage to them. The party decides between two paths going forward: one path that is more familiar, but is home to a territorial village that may not welcome them, but the second path being more unfamiliar and possibly more dangerous. The party goes to bed exhausted, clearly all having different feelings about killing monsters and enemies.