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5 min readThe Cows Have Eyes
The wedding is in three days, and the party has arrived in the cold northern nation of Vasa to find a political landscape that is, as Vincent puts it, "a people bound together by mutual necessity" where magic is tightly regulated and the Ironfell Council of twelve holds real power. But the blood mages who may be trying to become the new Witch King are somewhere on that council, and the party needs to find them.
The Wedding as Political Cover
Quinny's arranged marriage to Vincent Charlemagne—daughter of the beet-farming, status-hungry Salieri Charlemagne—provides the perfect excuse to get close to Vasa's power structure. The Ironfell Council meets irregularly, but a wedding in Telos City overseen by the Luminaries would attract council members, especially if the King of Asgard (Butthole) is in attendance. The plan takes shape: send sample potions from the Planteers to each council member today as a teaser, then use the rehearsal dinner tomorrow night to request a private audience with the Voice of Telos—the first among equals on the council—before the ceremony itself.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:34) **Welcome Back to Vasa** - The DM recaps the party's arrival in the northern nation of Vasa for Quinny's wedding to Vincent Charlemagne, and their goal to find the hidden blood mages by speaking to the Voice of Telos on the Ironfell Council.
- 2 (03:32) **Planning the Political Approach** - The group strategizes on how to get an audience with the Voice of Telos, deciding to use the wedding as a political event to lure council members.
- 3 (08:50) **The Social Rules of Engagement** - Vincent explains the cultural norms of Vasa, where protecting one's own is deeply respected, giving the party license to violently defend their companions.
- 4 (16:26) **Butthole's Vision and the Plan Solidifies** - Butthole reveals his old conversations with Reginald about overthrowing Vasa, and Vincent admits the idealism is now worth trying, while the group finalizes their wedding-weekend strategy.
- 5 (22:51) **A Side Quest Emerges** - Mo reports overhearing a problem at a beet farm, and the party eagerly decides to investigate it instead of dealing with politics.
- 6 (33:14) **Reginald's Security Sweep** - A comedic scene showing Reginald obsessively securing Quinny and Ford's room, disassembling furniture and testing for traps and poison.
- 7 (38:54) **Farthole's Telos Confusion** - Farthole is released from the closet and immediately panics, mistaking the foreign land of Vasa for a destroyed Asgard and calling out for "T-Lose" instead of "Telos."
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Show Notes
Our heroes have arrived in Vaasa! Quinny (Tyler Hewitt, @Tyler_Hewitt) learned the rest of Vinten’s family are awful people, Gartok (Laura Hamstra, @lauraehamstra) was horrified to discover the country is racist against smaller beings, and Butthole (Ryan LaPlante, @theryanlaplante) was forced to keep everyone behaving by flexing his royal powers! But can our heroes get the voice of Teelos’s support to find the hidden blood mages?! 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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