Unbalanced Encounters: Rally

"The name's Bruce. I'm uh........... here to fix the pipes?"
Everything has to go precisely according to plan. Harisa and Isaac have coerced a myconid into stealing an elderwood berry. Mel and Guard have concocted a scheme to frame that myconid for a greater theft. All to distract Ganbald so that June can sneak in to get access to the ledgers and, more importantly, Demoiselle.
Will their twisty heist go off without a hitch?
Probably not.

”Being a god and everything, these things are not worth what you're charging.”
In a moment of reprieve, our heroes collect themselves, their thoughts, and a series of artifacts from the world of the living — in that order.
It turns out that those forks and bowls and berries might hold the key to distracting Ganbald, accessing Demoiselle, and extracting the Minehead boys.
But can Isaac Axedrummer live up to his Danny Ocean aspirations?
Probably not.

”I think we need to kill the Empressar.”
Shaken to their core by a surreal encounter with the Elder God of Death, our heroes regroup — where else — in a bar.
Over a few bottles of perilberry wine, they finally come clean. Mel has been conning Ganbald. Harisa has seen Sherwood. Guard has seen Demoiselle. Isaac is done serving the Empressar.
But as they make plans to find their way home, we're moved to ask the most important question: will anything surpass Mr. Spinx in a Marie Antoinette ballgown?
Probably not.

”Who's out there? No one is supposed to be here!”
Moved by brazen curiosity, Harisa has found herself staring down the wrath of an elder god. One by one, each of her allies snap out of their memories and rush to her aid, only to be confronted by eldritch serpents, an inconsolable mourner that can kill with a touch, and Reevesy, who is trying his best.
Will Isaac's apology be enough to quell the grief of the mother of death?
Probably not.

”It’s about time I got treated the way I should be treated! I’m sick of the way you treat me! I am a god here.”
You rarely want to find yourself permanently stuck in the afterlife, no matter how much it resembles a five-star spa resort. However, that’s exactly what has happened. Guard, June, and Mr. Spinx all try to make the best of it while Isaac meets another warden and Harisa tries to get herself killed. Will our heroes survive being very-nearly-almost dead?
Probably not.

"The farther we get from Rally, the more the... 'mission' fades."
The Western Wealds drags on for days as our heroes search for their lost friends — or the god of death, whichever they find first.
But as they draw nearer and nearer to the swamp where Sherwood's lute was found, they find themselves going through... changes.
Will they be able to find the Minehead boys and get out of the this topsy-turvy swamp intact and unharmed?
Probably not.

"Martin's great. Martin's the best. Martin is competent at his job."
The Minehead Boys have been missing for a month, and now Porki has found Sherwood's lute — in a swamp way off course.
Now our heroes have to pull together to find their friends and quell the fury of The Guide.
But will they find Sherwood in time?
Probably not.

"...a world we could share with other rebels, other lost children, others who wanted to plant their own flag in life."
For the first time, our heroes have taken up arms in defense of Rally. For the first time, Harisa and Scrumpy lie wounded in Oz's infirmary. For the first time, June must confront the inevitability of war.
For the first time, Isaac must stand before his people and convince them that it is all worth it; that Rally stands for something more than just a place to call home.
But will it be the last time?
Probably not.