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5 min readThe Recruiting of Trashy Dumpton
The evening before the wedding journey to Vasah, Butthole gets word that a prisoner named "Trashy Dumpton" has been arrested and wants to speak with him. When he arrives at the dungeon with Quinny and Gartok, he finds a man wearing a fake nose, a shitty beard, a stovepipe hat, and a ratty coat—a cartoon hobo disguise that barely conceals the figure of Requiem, the master spy from the Planteers' card deck who Quinny had previously encountered. Butthole casts a zone of truth (DC 18, which everyone fails) and gets straight to business.
A Spy's Last Job
Requiem explains he was high up in the Unseen Hand—the thieves' guild that operated under Emily's leadership—and that his position meant many people wanted him dead. He's been poisoned, badly, and has roughly eight months to live. When Butthole offers to heal him or even resurrect him after death, Requiem refuses. "I have to honor what I've done to others by accepting it myself," he says. He doesn't want to bear the weight of his past unendingly.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:32) **Welcome & Episode Setup** - Host Mortal Snort recaps the pre-wedding emotional fallout: Quinny’s shirtless-Reginald plan fell apart, Gartok struggles to talk to Kevin the ghost, and Budhole had a tense conversation with Ginny about the price of being a briggs.
- 2 (02:10) **Budhole’s Calm After the Ginny Conversation** - Budhole reports he left things on even ground with Ginny, telling her she can be whatever kind of person she wants, and that getting caught as a luchador means it all goes away.
- 3 (03:36) **Requiem Arrives as “Trashy Dumpton”** - A runner tells Budhole a prisoner arrested earlier that evening wants to speak with him; it’s not Lexi but a man named Trashy Dumpton.
- 4 (04:52) **Meeting Trashy Dumpton** - Reginald confirms the prisoner is named Trashy Dumpton, arrested by hammerers; Quinny deduces this is Requiem in disguise.
- 5 (07:10) **Zone of Truth Reveals Requiem’s Motives** - Budhole casts Zone of Truth (DC 18); Requiem passes, Quinny fails, Gartok fails. Budhole confirms Requiem was high in the Unseen Hand’s deck of cards, meaning many wanted him dead.
- 6 (09:34) **Budhole’s Pitch: Trashy Dumpton Runs the Network** - Budhole proposes hiring Trashy Dumpton to run the Unseen Hand in Quinny’s name for eight months, then train a replacement.
- 7 (13:46) **The Flower Springs Reveal** - Budhole asks Requiem what he’s done that would make him most uncomfortable if discovered; Requiem admits he made the town of Flower Springs cease to exist.
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Show Notes
Our heroes are facing their demons before the wedding! Quinny (Tyler Hewitt, @Tyler_Hewitt) realized his flight made the shirtless Reginald plan fall apart, Gartok (Laura Hamstra, @lauraehamstra) learned just how hard it is to talk with Kevin the Gauche, and Butthole (Ryan LaPlante, @theryanlaplante) had a long very hard conversation with Ginny about the price of being a Prinx! Can these heroes pull themselves together in time for the wedding?! Also featuring our awesome DM Tom McGee (@mcgeetd). Enjoying Dumb-Dumbs & Dragons? - Consider supporting the show for as little as $1 a month to get BTS fun, an ad-free feed, and even add your own character to the podcast! (https://dumbdumbdice.com/join) - Buy merch on our website (https://dumbdumbdice.com/) - Follow us on social media: @dumbdumbdice - Watch our video episodes on YouTube (https://youtube.com/@dumbdumbdice) Artwork by the brilliant Del Borovic - Website & Portfolio (https://delborovic.com/), @deltastic on socials
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