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Chapter 1:  Bad Moon Rising.

In which the scattered children of the Count of Surrexus gather and learn of the treachery that threatens their House.

Chapter 2:  Dirty Laundry

Our heroes discover a suspicious band of armed men lurking near their hunting lodge.

Chapter 3:   Who Let the Dogs Out?

The party sets out for the Falls of Bashan, where they hope to set a trap for Sir Terrens.  But four strange wolves dog their path...

Chapter 4:  Take Me To the River

The party ambushes Sir Terrans as he attempts to cross the stream beneath the Falls of Bashan.

Chapter 5:  Beer For My Horses

The party gets their first bit of pay-back against the Bad Guys, then sets out for the capitol city of Rostilla.  On the way they run into their uncles, returning to Surrexus with two bodies.

Chapter 5a:  Papa Don't Preach

Leyna confronts her father.

Chapter 6:  He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother

After dealing with some bad room service, the band faces uncles Larentius and Martialis.

Chapter 7:  Take a Letter, Maria

Titus and Marius ogle young priestesses in Birus and the troop sends its letter.

Chapter 8:  Mortal Kombat

The band heads to Altus Heights, intending to scout out the temple of Lil that's there.  Once they arrive, they decide to just slaughter everything instead.  Much carnage ensues.

Chapter 9:  Leaving on a Jet Plane

Many goodbyes at Molossus -- to aunts, uncles, grandparents, and the dead.  The party struggles to decipher the cryptic letters they looted from the Temple of Lil.

Chapter 10:  50 Ways to Leave Your Lover

After a polite dinner and chat with two representatives of the Order of St. Cavallius, the evening degenerates into chaos and confusion.  Something odd is happening in Tillaford -- and it probably has something to do with the noblewoman the party finds fleeing for the south gate...

Chapter 11:  Band On the Run

The party searches desperately for young Mores, as Tillaford goes on full alert.

Chapter 12:  With a Little Help From My Friends

A reunion with a long "lost" ally and a whole lot o' research.  And baths.  And bacon.

Chapter 13:  One Way or Another

A pack of soul-sniffer demons make the mistake of tracking down the party.

Chapter 14:  The Handsome Cabin Boy

The party heads north for Harrans aboard the Skipping Stone, under Captain Raff Skunk-biter.  And as the days while away, the talk turns to... pretty boys.

Chapters 15 and 16:  Eve of Destruction

After long talks in Harrans, the Skipping Stone sails for the Elven Forests.  The elves assure the band that they shouldn't worry their pretty little heads about the Sebetu.  Everything's fine, everything's under control...

Chapter 17:  Money

The party attends the Viridian Fair.  Their manic shopping spree is, alas, periodically interrupted by trivialities.  Like a summons from the Empire's secret police... a butter-fingered liche... and more unclean dreams sent by everyone's favorite anti-paladin.

Chapter 18:  Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)

In which our valiant heroes spend an entire evening opening a box in a wall... and then killing what pops out of it.

Chapter 19:  Down Among the Dead Men

The band travels to the Altanian village of Noricus and begins their exploration of the Dead City of Hakarim.

Chapter 20:  Break On Through (To the Other Side)

In the bowels of Hakarim, the troupe finds a familiar vampire, a deadly mist, and a plot to destroy the souls of an entire city.

Chapter 21:  Birthday

Returning to Viridistan, the party gathers news from Rostilla and celebrates Marius' coming of age.

Chapter 22:  The Real Slim Shady

The Council of the Order of St. Cavallius finally assembles... but one of these paladins is not like the others.

Chapter 23:  What Would Brian Boitano Do?

The band tries to find a way to rescue Sir Daciens, a young paladin on trial in Rostilla.

Chapter 24:  Dude Looks Like a Lady

Young Sir Daciens is rescued -- and the party comes up with a radically new way to embarass their evil aunt Surilla.

Chapter 25:  Rats in the Cellar

Having captured the drunken General Corresanti, the band flees Rostilla -- only to find their escape blocked by a peculiar swarm of vermin.

Chapter 26:  Light My Fire

The first of Surilla's revenge... and the journey north is interrupted by a dragon and her brood.

Chapter 27:  Would You Lay With Me (In a Field of Stones)

Battered and bloody, the party limps to Corresanti for a confrontation with the Count... and a wedding.

Chapter 28:  Having My Baby

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes... a surprise at the Festival of Harvest.

Chapter 29:  A Man of Constant Sorrow

The party accompanies Prince Oshan back to his homeland, Dulsanius.

Chapter 30:  People Are Strange

Still playing bodyguard, the band travels to the odd realm of Sobel Ka -- the Land of Topless Women.

Chapter 31:  Short People

The party manages to arrange an audience with King Morradin of the Dwarves.

Chapter 32:  One of Us

Leyna goes to the Holy Mounds, seeking to become a paladin.

Chapter 33:  Beatin' the Odds

After a brief visit to the Golden House, the band travels to Invictus... and encounters the Mother of All Black Dragons.

Chapter 34:  Billy Don't Be a Hero

Visions warn that Lucellus is about to get himself damned in a futile attempt to save Mores.  Can the troupe drive some sense through his hideously thick skull?

Chapter 35:  Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song

Horror after horror unfolds as the band assaults Ossarius.  And the carefully laid plans of mice and men go awry.

Chapter 36:  Nemesis

There's no rest for the blessed.  Undead abominations (and a familiar necromancer's minion) attack the band while they sleep.

Chapter 37:  Turkish Song of the Damned

It's executions all around -- and then the party finally assails the Black Ship.

Chapter 38:  Hell Is For Children

The paladins recover Mores.  Or, what's left of him.

Chapter 39:  Come To My Window

The day of Equestria dawns.  The troupe invokes the Gods' blessing and attempts to recover their father's skull.

Chapter 40:  Stand By Me

The band attempts to cleanse the Shrine of the Fundati, and has a run-in with their favorite aunt.

Chapter 41:  Heard It Through the Grapevine

News comes as Rostilla falls into riots, and family members need to be evacuated.

Chapter 42:  Our House

The Surrexi return home to give their father a proper burial.

Chapter 43:  Total Eclipse of the Heart

As the sun grows dark, the Gods send visions to their faithful followers.

Chapter 44:  Bungle in the Jungle

The band takes a quick trip to Altania to recover the Altanians that Surilla betrayed to the drow.

Chapter 45:  Take the Money and Run

After a visit to Damaskina, the elvish capitol, the Surrexi commit a robbery with daunting implications...

Chapter 46:   Free For All

Fallen Grand Master Theodosius shows up to reclaim the Council Blade that the party "liberated"...

Chapter 47:   Safety Dance

The party arrives in the Dus Lands to investigate the mystery of "five upon five."

Chapter 48:   She's In Love With the Boy

Conversations with an ancient ghost -- and a very unexpected proposal of marriage.

Chapter 49:   Highway to Hell

Following the mysterious elvish trods, the party finds itself abruptly dumped in the Fallen Lands.

Chapter 50:   The Twilight Zone

Marooned in the Fallen Lands, the Surrexi investigate the ruins of Tell Barrak.

 

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