The exciting conclusion of the second Legend Lore flashback! Benjil Turcott, gnome mercenary, has just gotten done killing a guardian of Lathander's temple so he and his band can plunder the holy relics for the Zhentarim. However, one of the relics speaks to him- a sword with a ruby-quartz blade- and begs him not to go through with this job. There is much at play in this story, says the sword, and Benjil has an important role to play as well. Will this request- as well as the urging of an old friend- be enough to turn Benjil from completing his end of the deal? And if he decides to go through with it... can the Black Network even be trusted not to betray him?
I really like this episode. It was difficult to make- there were a lot of logistics going on behind-the-scenes that made this one a unique challenge- but after editing out all of the difficult bits I think the end product is fantastic. This is also an example of the kind of games we had to play with the existing canon of the Forgotten Realms- as much as possible I wanted to adhere to and involve the lore that existed, but in so many cases there's so little to go off of that I really had to stretch what little I could find. But, like I said, I'm happy with the result!
I hope you all enjoy the episode, and next week, tune back in for the last (and longest) of the Legend Lore flashbacks!
Chapter 5, Episode 3: Legend Lore - Broken Promises
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