The Heretic Among Us

The party picks up at Penn's family home in the banquet hall it is revealed. Penn's uncle Quill has just accused him of being a heretic, and argument quickly breaks out as the party awkwardly shuffles deciding if it is time to start a fight. Eventually Penn's mother calms things down and insists if there are any merit to the accusations then there must be a trial. The party reluctantly agrees, but they notice that a few of the knights are clearly allied with Penn's uncle. Craylon is charged with protecting Penn through the night and a trial is scheduled for the next morning. Gilbetta turns invisible and slips away, while the rest of the party studies in the library. Craylon confronts Penn about the accusations, but eventually assets his loyalty for the love of his cousin. While invisible Gilbetta finds the bed ridden king and gathers information with the message spell, she discovers that a special mushroom in a near by forest may be able to heal him. The party resolves to go out to the forest to retrieve these mushrooms The are confronted by Quill as they leave with a tense conversation Quill threatens Penn's friends and family, Penn responds with his own threat and the part departs. When the arrive at the forrest they find it has been stuck by lightening and is burning, when they go deeper they find a pair of cloud giants harvesting the mushrooms. The engages in a hard fought battle and defeats the giants, however Penn filled with rage, uses necromancy to reanimate the corpse of one of the giants. and the episode ends.