Act 5, Episode 5, Scene 45

The Cave Lead Has VQU Students in the Way

2026-04-23 / Road near cave

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

Session LogAdapted RecapAct 5Episode 5Road Near CaveVQU Students+9 tags

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What Happened

Near the cave lead, the party meets VQU students Zetch, Ellenthyra Mew, and Nell Quiv arguing over a legendary wand.

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Rubber - ZetchElastic student / reckless looter: Appears with Ellenthyra Mew and Nell Quiv arguing over a legendary wand, then eagerly engages with Vic's murderball style.Slip - Nell QuivJinni student / Djeebus-family connection: Appears with the VQU student trio and recognizes Jonah through Djeebus family history.Vigor - Ellenthyra MewCatfolk monk student / Ash connection: Appears with the VQU student trio and recognizes Ash from the Temple of the Equinox Veil.Vic VaurrMurderball thrower / Zetch handler: Throws or redirects Zetch like a murderball during the encounter with the VQU students.

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Cardinal - Jonah Subramountian Foulcrum - Ash Stonefist Prism - Elmyra Manticore

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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.The First FiveFounding student cohort

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Von Queef UniversityInstitution / Campus Hub

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Following the cave lead did not bring the party straight to a missing dragonborn.

It brought them to students arguing over loot.

Three VQU students were already near the danger site, tangled in their own adventure before My Alchemical Romance arrived. Zetch was elastic and bouncing, the kind of person who could collide with Vic and turn the encounter into murderball physics almost immediately. Ellenthyra Mew, also Elenthria Mu, was a catfolk monk from Ash's Temple of the Equinox Veil and recognized him from the monastery. Nell Quiv, also Nel Quivslip, was a genie or Jinni student with Djeebus family background and recognized Jonah.

The mission became a crossover before it became a rescue.

Younger VQU adventurers were already looting danger sites, competing for rank, and generating complications without waiting for the older disaster team to arrive. They were not villains. They were not simple civilians either. They were students, which in VQU terms meant ambitious, underprepared, and already standing too close to legendary magic.

The cave lead was still active.

Now it came with witnesses, egos, and a bouncing person Vic could throw.

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 37Orval 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 45 - CurrentThe 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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Back to story index PreviousAct 5, Episode 5, Scene 44: Black Wingkin Goes Back With Jonah's Warhammer NextAct 5, Episode 5, Scene 46: Jonah Suggests Breaking the Legendary Wand

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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