Editing Chapter 5.40

{{Infobox_episode|title = Chapter 5.40|published = November 24, 2018|previousChapter = [[Chapter 5.39]]|wordcount = 13,897|nextChapter = [[Chapter 5.41]]|link=[https://wanderinginn.com/2018/11/24/5-40/  Chapter 5.40]}}'''Chapter 5.40''' is the 43rd chapter of [[Volume 5]], and the 21st chapter of [[Book 8]], '''Blood of Liscor'''.

== tl;dr ==
Griffon Hunt reveals their negative past. Bird is retrieved from the dungeon by the adventurers.

== Synopsis ==
[[Yvlon Byres|Yvlon]] wakes the next morning, magically bound to her bed. She  cannot break the bonds, and neither can [[Ksmvr]]. Breaking the bed proves fruitless as well. They get bleary-eyed [[Pisces Jealnet|Pisces]], who helps break the bonds. In [[The Wandering Inn|the common room]] the other silver-ranked [[adventurers]] initially try to stop the [[Horns of Hammerad|Horns]] on orders from the gold-ranks, but quickly change their mind, for the most part. When the more serious teams try to keep the Horns more earnestly, Pisces summons his Bone Horror. The adventurers quickly make way and partially join the Horns on their track to [[Liscor's Dungeon|the dungeon]]. 

In the dungeon the various gold-rank teams are assailed on all fronts, but do make slow progress. [[Jelaqua Ivirith|Jelaqua]] almost gets roasted by a [[Raskghar]] trap as she follows the Raskghar that had abducted [[Ceria Springwalker|Ceria]], but survives. [[Moore]] gets wounded. The [[Halfseekers]] and [[Silver Swords]] team up. [[Griffon Hunt]] makes the most progress, but everyone gets progressively more exhausted. By now the seven silver-ranked teams, who took off on their own with the Horns, are in the dungeon as well, close to Griffon Hunt. The other gold-ranks consolidate forces to retrieve the two groups from deep in the dungeon. After they catch up,  it takes some convincing, but [[Halrac Everam|Halrac]] finally gives in. They divert towards the silver-ranks' position. It is revealed that Griffon Hunt employs plague and poison to deal with this dungeon, a tactic they only seldomly use nowadays after inflicting heavy collatoral damage during a severe [[griffin]] infestation three years ago. Once the Horns and other silver-ranks are picked up, the teams intend to collectively retreat, but Halrac wants to push on. It is then they discover [[Bird]], half-buried beneath a dead [[Face-Eater Moths|Face-Eater Moth]] and deeply in pain. The [[Antinium]] admits to looking for [[Mrsha]] to make amends. Hearing that, Halrac is ready to retreat as well, further underscored by the horde of dead [[Free Antinium|Antinium Soldiers]] Bird is pointing out. 

[[Calruz]] is revelling in the victory he orchestrated, confident that he will wrest treasure from the dungeon and conquer its heart. He plans to move the Raskghar camp come nightfall. Ceria is doubtful of his plans, considering the female and other Raskghar eying Calruz. 

[[Redfang Elite Warriors|The hobs]] enter the dungeon.

== Characters ==
* [[Yvlon Byres]]
* [[Ksmvr]]
* [[Pisces]]
* Silver-rank Adventurers
** [[Insill]]
** [[Anith]]
** [[Dasha]]
** [[Larr]]
** [[Pekona]]
** [[Gemhammer]]
*** [[Earlia]]
** [[The Pride of Kelia]]
*** [[Nailren]]
** 4 other Unnamed Teams
* [[Lyonette du Marquin]]
* ? - Drake [Barmaid] (Ch 5.41 revealed that it was Imissi)
* [[Wings of Pallass]] (4 Members)
** [[Bevussa Slenderscale]]
** [[Issa]]
** [[Zassil]] (''Identity Revealed'')
* Scaleguards (Drakes (''No.?'') and 2 Gnolls)
** Essa (''Identity Revealed'')
* [[Flamewardens]] (4 Members)
** [[Keldrass]]
** [[Nautia]] (''Identity Revealed'')
* [[Jelaqua Ivirith]]
* [[Moore]]
* [[Seborn]]
* [[Raskghar]]
** Raskghar in Armor
* [[Falene Skystrall]]
* [[Ylawes Byres]]
* [[Dawil Ironbreaker]]
* [[Halrac Everam]]
* [[Typhenous]]
* [[Revi]]
* [[Bird]]
* [[Calruz]]
* [[Ceria Springwalker]]
* [[Nokha|? - Female Raskghar]]

== Locations ==
* [[Floodplains]]
** [[The Wandering Inn Wiki|The Wandering Inn]]
** [[Liscor's Dungeon]]

== Creatures Introduced ==
* [[Stone Starers]]

== Creatures ==
* Bone Horrors
* Enchanted Suits of Armor
* Ghouls
* Zombies
* [[Crypt Lords]]
* Giant Worms
* [[Face-Eater Moths]]
* [[Flesh Worms]]
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