Act 5, Episode 5, Scene 37

Orval Finkus Wants His Dragonborn Returned

2026-04-23 / Root Barrel Farm

Recap StoryCurrent Campaign2100 M.B. / recorded 2026-04-232100 M.B.

Session LogAdapted RecapAct 5Episode 5Root Barrel FarmOrval Finkus+7 tags

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What Happened

Orval Finkus explains that several displaced dragonborn workers have gone missing from Root Barrel Farm and offers payment for their return.

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Main Cast

Colonel - Orval FinkusFast-talking farm host / refugee employer: Explains that Castro pushed dragonborn/Wingkin refugees out, he gave them food and work, and several have vanished: green in the fields, red near cathedral/cave, black hiding, blue unknown.Madcap - Hugo DriderShadowing hunter / tree-line observer: Keeps following at a distance because Jonah ruined his trap and the party remains his best Castro lead.

Supporting Cast

Brother - Fidelphi CastroDisplacing threat / refugee cause: Is named as the force pushing the Wingkin/dragonborn refugees out of hiding and toward farm work.Firestarter - Nick KrempCheerful farmhand / impossible-return figure: Stands with Orval and acts overly cheerful while helping present the missing-Wingkin job.Ouija - Kuovena BravespeakerInside resident / farm-context figure: Is described as inside with I.J. while Orval and Nick discuss the missing refugee problem.

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Cardinal - Jonah Subramountian Foulcrum - Ash Stonefist I.J. - Iwlvflybadofsjhhu Jr.Birdfolk farm resident / Nick-context source: Is inside or nearby at Root Barrel Farm and is repeatedly referenced by Nick as having told him social details.Lamia - Morgan Draxtler Prism - Elmyra Manticore Vic Vaurr

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Pink Pony GirlsThe Pink Pony Tavern-centered story orbit and wider social name for characters connected to that crew. When they adventure formally, their official group name is Kickassery Inc.My Alchemical RomanceThe primary adventuring orbit of the current campaign. My Alchemical Romance is the adventuring name people use for the party; officially, the team operates as Q.U.E.S.T. under Von Queef University.Von Queef UniversityVon Queef University currently has 76 linked character entries in the World of Jericha archive.Castro ForcesShapeshifting voidling faction

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GravenhurstCity District / Quarter Root Barrel FarmFarm / Commune Site

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When the story returned to Root Barrel Farm, Orval Finkus explained the farm in the language of care and ownership at the same time.

Displaced dragonborn refugees had been living and working there after Castro pushed them out and Gravenhurst would not accept them. Orval described himself as someone providing shelter, work, and order. He also kept calling them my dragonborn and my nest, which made the protection feel possessive enough to set teeth on edge.

Several dragonborn were missing.

Green had vanished near the fields. Red was tied to the cathedral or cave area. Black was hiding somewhere. Blue was unaccounted for. Orval offered payment if the party found them and brought them back.

The job was simple on paper.

It was not simple in tone.

Root Barrel Farm had already looked like a controlled labor site. Orval claimed the dragonborn were free to leave and that he was worried because they had disappeared without goodbye. Both things could be true. Both could also be part of the performance.

The party now had a rescue job inside a question: were they returning refugees to safety, or back to a prettier cage?

Episode / Arc

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Episode Scenes

Scene 1Enemy Offers Peace in Bones's Crypt Scene 15Elmyra Inherits the Problem Scene 16Elmyra Manticore Refuses the Smelly Labs Scene 17Oskar Comes Home Duller Than His Armor Scene 18Gemma Delivers More Than Mail Scene 19Jonah Interrupts the Big Project Scene 20Nick Kremp Is Seen Alive Scene 21The Trap Is Not for Jonah Scene 22The Mystery Machine Pays Out Scene 23Ash Refuses the Path Oskar Still Offers Scene 24The Farm Becomes More Important Than the Quota Scene 25The Mail They Missed Still Matters Scene 26Hexnames Become the Identity Check Scene 27The Death Mask Leaves the Party Scene 28Judah Brings the Crown of Thorns Scene 29I.J. Answers Where Nick Does Not Scene 30The Troll Under the Bridge Possesses Morgan Scene 31Katrine Draxler Fines Her Sister Scene 32The Road Is Lit by Petrified People Scene 33Root Barrel Farm Is Open Again Scene 34Orval Finkus Offers Hospitality Before Nick Appears Scene 35Elmyra Asks How This Team Crosses Anything Scene 36No One Knows Which Ring Maine Has Scene 37 - CurrentOrval Finkus Wants His Dragonborn Returned Scene 38Nick Fails the Nick Tests Scene 39Blue Wingkin Says the Farm Is Better Than Prison Scene 40The Party Decides Not to Confront Nick Yet Scene 41Black Wingkin Hides Above the Dead Necromancer Scene 42The Chapel Belongs to the Vayne Family's Old Rot Scene 43Hugo Keeps the Gloves Vic Throws Away Scene 44Black Wingkin Goes Back With Jonah's Warhammer Scene 45The Cave Lead Has VQU Students in the Way Scene 46Jonah Suggests Breaking the Legendary Wand Scene 47Hugo Keeps Following From the Trees Scene 48The Students Guide the Party Back Into the Cave Scene 49The Cave Is Still Full of Gnolls Scene 50Elmyra Clears the Cave With Fireball Scene 51Vic Throws Zetch Like a Murderball Scene 52Jonah Falls Through the Owlbear Nest Scene 53New Goblin City Waits Under the Cave Scene 54Elmyra's Command Wakes the Boosted Spiders Scene 55Madame Batdorf Starts Talking From the Loot Scene 56The Students Accidentally Hand Over Better Loot Scene 57Vic Breathes the Boost and Gets Only the Poison Scene 58Morgan Lightning Bolts the Spider Pit Scene 59Zetch Jumps After Vic Scene 60Hugo Stops Shadowing and Starts Fighting Scene 61Jonah and Elmyra Hold the Pit Together Scene 62The Ledger Goblin Explains New Goblin City Scene 63The Collectors Try to Stop the Leak Scene 64The Three-Lock Box Remains on the Bridge Scene 65Jonah Worries What the Students Are Learning

Episodes In This Act

Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 7 Episode 9 Episode 10 Episode 11 Episode 12

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Current Campaign / 2100 M.B. / recorded 2026-04-23

Story Type: Recap Story
Timeline Bucket: Current Campaign
Chronology: 2100 M.B. / recorded 2026-04-23
In-World Date: 2100 M.B. exact day TBD
Campaign Year: 2100 M.B.
Recorded Date: 2026-04-23