Wildermyth: Circus Freak

[Part of the Cursed story line]

Stuff like this happens all the time.

Having armed his family with inappropriate weapons like futuristic bows, an oversized sword, and a usable scorpion tail that somehow attaches to Jerry's butt, Rick and the Cocks chase the lizard raiders to the borders of the lizard lands where they then use superior numbers to force the Cocks to flee - but not before they learn that the circus freak was some sort of lizard prince who was now being used to unite the lizard tribes.

Knowing war would soon be upon them, Trynne rallied allies in Tymric the Bold (who quickly gets in on with Summer) and Levyel the were-wolf (one of Jaymriel's victims) to assist in fighting back the lizard forces who seem intent on enslaving villagers and making them dig for... something.

It would take some time but the squad faces and defeats prince circus freak twice, with Morty landing the killing blow on the monster on the second outing. Hyped up by the feat, he is encouraged by his grandpa Rick to go live it up with the local ladies as fame is a fleeting thing. The loss of their prince is a painful price to pay but the lizards retreat with an unearthed dragon egg in tow.

Wildermyth: Bury the Tower

[Part of the Cursed story line]

With the Mothqueen finally in the tower Kaydo orders the team to run while he holds a magic duel against her, but they still have to protect from the other endless things him WHILE getting out. Everyone somehow makes it, and Kaydo seals himself in there with the Mothqueen forever. Disconnected from their matriarch goddess the remaining bugs mostly return to their own dimension (lol yep).

Soon after Captain Bear self detonates and Jaymriel goes full wolf form and runs rampant passing on lycanthropy to many innocents before she becomes enslaved by the gorgons. Unwilling to do the same Yoburt gets Sir Igwane to execute him while Kayruen takes root by a nearby stream and becomes a tree (Side note: the tree transformation sucks as you get slower and slower while only gaining toughness and melee skills).

The remaining survivors led by Lady Kamea then begin the arduous task of burying the entire tower so that no one will accidentally ever open it. Worst victory party ever.

Wildermyth: The Mothqueen

[Part of the Cursed story line]

Kayruen is rescued from the clutches of the bugs having only partially transformed into a bug herself, and reveals their god, the Mothqueen, is after her brother Kaydo. Desperate to stop the bug transformation Kayruen pierces herself with a splinter of a magic tree which works, but only because she is now slowly becoming a tree.

Kaydo devices a plan to use a magical prison tower to trap the Mothqueen forever (because you can't kill gods) and so sends the team to clear it out of the bugs currently in there - an easy job thanks to all the transformations going on - and then to lure the Mothqueen in by putting himself inside as bait.

This final battle is freaking epic and pretty tough as you must protect the bait from the endless bug swarm which at this point includes dragon bugs, but at the same time go forward to attack the Mothqueen which "irritates" her and forces her to move forward into the trap based on the damage dealt. Iris, mind controlled by the Mothqueen at one point, rams a spear through Baeloth - killing him.

Wildermyth: The Revengers

[Part of the Cursed story line]

With news of the bugs attacking other villages, Kaydo leaves to become the seer of the forest but not before asking the Cockatrices to find his now missing sister Kayruen. Losing Kaydo is a little annoying, but the on the flip side he can auto-stop some incursions all by himself! Baeloth the bug talker fills his spot as replacement on the team.

Lady Kamea hires the outlander mercenaries, Malice, Glenda and Pump to help with the search but only Pump survives the gorgon ambush at a remote farm where Malice is gored by a boar rager and Glenda is eaten by a bogmoor. Meanwhile the wolf god manages to curse Jaymriel and Yoburt with lycanthropy and Captain Bear gets captured by some Deepists who leave him to rot in an underground cage along side a powered-down deadbot digger.

By cutting off his own arm, Captain Bear manages to power up the deadbot "Erklebits" who digs their way to freedom. Losing too much blood, Captain Bear then begs to the heavens for a second chance and is heard by a star spirit, who gives him a star arm which can shoot exploding stars as an AoE attack (and is frankly super OP). The star condition does slowly spread across his body though, and once it covers him entirely Captain Bear knows it is he himself that will go boom. Wanting to spend whatever time she can with him, Iris, the Captain's daughter, joins the Cockatrices.

Wildermyth: Bugging the People

[Part of the Cursed story line]

It is looking grim for the magical twins Kayuren and her brother Kaydo as the giant bugs surround them in some purple ruins - but at the last moment they are saved by the heroic entrance of Captain Bear and Jaymriel Jasper who escort them back to their village, which unsurprisingly is also being attacked by the bugs!

Once the foe is driven off, the remaining villagers realize that their young have been taken and Bear promises that the Cockatrices will rescue them. Hearing this the village ruler Lady Kamea and her bodyguards Yoburt and Sir Igwane join the quest, as do the twins.

It takes a bit of tracking but the party soon discovers the hive and rescue around fifty people, but lose those who were already transformed into pseudo-bugs that they had to put down. They're an interesting opponent group though as they apply more status effects and prevent more magicka than the previous enemies.

Wildermyth: Core of the Problem

[Part of the Cursed story line]

Defeating the Grand Matron only angers the robodead swarm as they begin bursting forth from another mountain. With their recent losses, the Cockatrices recruit Rue's daughter Jaymriel and farmer Jon to fill out the ranks. Rue also tries ask her ex who leads a mercenary group for aid, but only gets the cold shoulder. Luckily, Runea and Zefelle, two of the mercs, aren't as heartless and offer to join too.

While Gwynelia leads Jon and Runea to defend against incursions in the North, the rest continue sweeping the Southlands of all threats. In one deep cave Zefelle's greed results in a nameless statue shooting a gem into her left eye and turns her into the sight of that forgotten god. It also helps them pinpoint the source of the deadbots which is a tiny crack in a huge mountain.

After fighting through the guardians the team locate a trio of robotic cores that control the machine menace and with help from Hally and Misia's goodbot forces, some of which are destroyed in the battle, manage to destroy these with little issue. With this most of the deadbots return to being dead, ending their threat to the land while the goodbots try change the public's perception of them.