Episode 40 - New Friends With Guns

Intro
Matt: Hello and welcome to Celestial Expanse, a real play D&D podcast set in the celestial expanse universe, my name is Matthew, playing as your DM for the day, with me today is Ben playing as Rell... Ben: Hello. Matt: Theran, being played by Jason... Jason: Hey Martle, did you know you can't spell quarantine without U, R, A, Q, T? Rebecca: That's cute, but also I consider you my brother so that's gross. Matt: And that was Rebecca as Martle. Rebecca: I don't have a joke, but did you know that baby rabbits are called kittens? Natalia: Aw! No, did not. Ben: What? Rebecca: Yeah. Baby rabbits are called kittens. Jason: Isn't that just like, cat. Natalia: The po - the contrast is great. Jason: It's weird. Matt: And Natalia as Z... Natalia: Ewo! Matt: And we actually have a new player with us today, known as Mitch, he's better known as flufflypenguin... Mitch: Hello! Matt: And we're gonna meet his character soon enough, so let's get this started.

Episode Description
The Crew set off to get revenge against the inquisition but need info. Their next mission is to find where they are hiding but they encounter something from their past and make a new friend.

Summary
The episode starts with the party entering Demia's office to talk about their mission to Agma. Demia was clearly drinking heavily last night, and offers Z one last bottle of rum. They warn Demia of Ashley and go over the details of the mission. Lelia, who will be staying to take Quin's place running the spy network, comes to say goodbye, with a parting gift of new underwear for Martle.

They make their way to Agma, where they see the shattered remains of Aesep, the gnome home planet. Z walks Rell through docking and they enter the satellite's airlock. It appears to be on low power mode. Unsure of what to do, Z presses the decontaminate button, and the party is heavily misted with disinfectant. Rell presses the opening sequence button and they make their way inside. The entrance is covered in blood and bodies, which begin to rise as shedders. As they battle, a purple Mentaru with a laser rifle joins the fight and helps them defeat the zombies. Afterwards Martle grills him and finds out that he's alone, there are lots more zombies, and he's also looking for information to hunt down the Inquisition. He introduces himself as Zarial, and the episode ends with everyone heading deeper into the station.

New Information

 * Zarial is about 6'5", built, and very purple, with a black tattoo on his left arm and greyish purple scar tissue on his right arm. He has a ponytail and blue eyes. He has the uniform and appearance of a soldier from a Mentaru army.
 * Zarial's laser rifle can turn from a sniper rifle into a battle rifle.
 * Zarial has almost exclusively interacted with other Mentaru.

Memorable Quotes
Martle: But if you do see her, tell her that Martle says to fuck off and leave you alone.

Jason: We have to quarantine even in D&D?

Trivia

 * This is the first episode with Mitch, playing Zarial.
 * Zarial's rifle has a burst mode in battle rifle form, which allows him to reroll a damage die.
 * This is the start of Rebecca's rabbit fact intros.