Volcano of Violence is the second episode of season 2, Escape from the Bloodkeep.
Recap[]
"Last we left our vile villains, they were down in the forge in Ro-ro-ro-ro-ror-kin-drath, the Scary Volcano. This is the forge where Zaul’Nazh, The Lord of Shadows, first forged the circlets of eternal chains, and his One Crown. You have all surrounded the two halflings down by the magic anvil. This anvil is covered with glowing green runes in the Midnight Tongue, a gift from Gogmoth to his servant, Zaul’Nazh, all those long years ago. The anvil looks really fucking heavy. It's a big-ass anvil. There's two little halflings next to it, and Kasara the Beige, an Airu Spirit, and Telmeir the Calm, the father of Efink Murderdeath. And, a number of high elven warriors have just appeared in a blinding flash of light."
Synopsis[]
The Lieutenants prepare for battle with Kasara the Beige, Telmeir the Calm, and a host of elves in the caldera of the Scary Volcano. The elves begin charging down the walkway towards them.
Lilith uses a Blood Spirit Totem to give her allies nineteen temporary hit points, and moves fifty feet up a bridge. Galfast Hamhead carries Drova Longfoot towards the foot of one of the bridges to escape the Lieutenants, however, Leiland cuts off the halflings, and casts Circle of Death, surrounding Kasara, Telmeir, and many of the elves, dealing them a lot of damage. Kasara casts Fear, which frightens Lilith, Maggie, and Efink Murderdeath. Maggie dashes eighty feet up a ramp, and goes into a rage, which allows her to suppress the Frightened condition due to her Mindless Rage ability. Telmeir dashes onto a bridge behind the other elves. Efink uses the Staff of Storms to deafen many people and strike Kasara with lightning, dealing twenty seven damage. Kasara sends a radiant fireball to the centre platform, dealing thirty radiant damage to Sokhbarr, J'er'em'ih, and Efink. Sokhbarr summons the Lava Mog, and casts Animal Friendship on her as she emerges from the lava in the centre of all of the bridges. The Lava Mog caresses Sokhbarr affectionately, and deals him seven fire damage. Sokhbarr realizes that the Lava Mog is a brood mother, and could be carrying many baby lava mogs. Sokhbarr mounts J'er'em'ih, and rides forwards. Markus St. Vincent follows and attacks Galfast Hamhead, dealing twenty eight damage to her with his short-sword, Fog of War. Galfast places Drova Longfoot gently on the ground, and draws a frying pan in response, as Markus uses Fog of War's special ability to teleport past her.
A giant eagle swoops into the battle and drops Percival onto a bridge, who professes his love to Efink. Another giant eagle arrives and attacks Markus, dealing him fourteen points of damage. The eagle attempts to push Markus into the lava, but fails. The Lava Mog destroys a bridge, and an elf falls to their death in the lava. The elves continue to charge forwards, and one of them enters Lilith's range for Grasping Web, but they succeed on their save.
Lilith uses her Bonus Action to cause webbing to pull an elf off of a platform to their death in the lava. She then casts Infestation on one of the elves, but he succeeds on the saving throw. She successfully ends the Frightened condition on herself. Galfast hits Leiland with her frying pan for fifty damage. Leiland places his Hexblade's Curse on Galfast, and hits her twice for a combined forty two points of damage with Griefmaker, Runeblade of Twilight. Galfast compliments Leiland on his abilities with his sword, which he takes as an insult. Kasara casts another spell with her staff, and deals forty eight points of damage to Lilith, Markus, Sokhbarr, and J'er'em'ih, and twenty four damage to Efink, Leiland, and Maggie. Maggie grabs a chain and uses it as a lasso to restrain an elf. Telmeir follows the elves down the causeway. Efink calls for Divine Intervention, but just gets Gogmoth's voicemail, then casts Sanctuary on Lilith. Kasara casts Banishment on the magic anvil, and Efink overcomes the Frightened condition. Sokhbarr rides a dashing J'er'em'ih up the causeway, and casts Conjure Animals to summon four worgs behind the elves on the causeway. He casts Healing Spirit to heal himself and J'er'em'ih for two and three hit points respectively. He suggests to the Lava Mog that she should tip a bridge so that the two elves and Percival will fall into the lava. Percival attacks Markus, dealing fifty four points of damage with three attacks. Markus mounts an eagle against its will. He begins negotiations with the eagle about a bribe. The eagle requests a golden nest, and Markus calls Ol' Pickering, who says that a golden nest could be acquired. Galfast tosses Drova up to the other eagle, and it flies away with her. The worgs dash up behind Kasara. The Lava Mog lifts up the bridge, as Sokhbarr requested. The two elves fall to their deaths in the lava, and the Lava Mog swallows Percival.
One of the elves misses an attack on J'er'em'ih, whilst another hits Sokhbarr for eighteen points of damage. Lilith pulls Telmeir into the lava with a web, and he dies. She casts Reverse Gravity, and three of the elves 'fall' upwards and hit the ceiling. Two of them manage to hold onto the floor, and the elf tied up in Maggie's chain flies up like a balloon. Galfast misses two attacks on Leiland. Leiland deals twenty five points of damage to her on his first attack, but misses his second attack. Kasara casts Dispel Magic on the worgs, and they disappear. She then begins to fly away. Maggie uses the balloon elf to assist a jump over the Lava Mog, in order to fling herself through the air at Kasara. She deals twenty five points of damage to Kasara with the elf, who dies on impact, and then uses the chain to restrain her. Maggie knocks Kasara into the lava, where she dies. This means that she loses concentration on her Banishment, and the anvil reappears. Efink surreptitiously heals Percival, but Leiland and Lilith notice. Percival escapes the maw of the Lava Mog, and agrees to join the side of the Lieutenants. Sokhbarr's Healing Spirit heals him for three hit points, and J'er'em'ih for six. Sokhbarr does fifteen points of damage to one of the elves, and misses an attack on the other. J'er'em'ih misses one attack on the elf, and then stabs them with the bone spikes coming from his eyes, which causes that elf to explode, and the other to 'fall' to their death on the ceiling. Sokhbarr and J'er'em'ih then retreat down the causeway, suggesting to the Lava Mog that she catches Maggie. Percival escapes from the Lava Mog onto the platform with Efink. The eagle that Markus was riding returns on the side of the Lieutenants. Markus jumps over Leiland, and deals thirty five points of damage to Galfast, knocking her unconscious as he teleports to the centre platform. He then falsely congratulates Leiland on killing her. The Lava Mog grabs Maggie, and puts her safely back on a platform.
Lilith releases the Reverse Gravity, and the floating elves fall to their deaths. Efink tries to get Percival to join the side of evil with her. He casts Spare the Dying on Galfast, and begins to tie her up. Efink badly role-plays Percival spontaneously agreeing to join the team; the rest of the team easily catch on, but begrudgingly agree to him joining the team. Markus and the eagle begin discussing the exact terms of their monetary deal. The Lava Mog gives birth to many baby lava mogs. The Lieutenants have won the battle at the Scary Volcano.