Journey to Redgulch

Lau Nailo appears from the Feywild, confused, disoriented, and holding an undying flower. Twig retrieves the Emerald Rod from Nadu after pouncing on him and reclaiming it from Milk's grave. En route to the mining town of Redgulch, Nadu makes love to Fredward, but the portly, older man dies of a heart attack in the midst of intercourse. Angered by this setback, Taigus demands that Nadu take on the man's debts.

A vicious heat wave scorches the desert, forcing the party to move at night, whereupon a band of raiders unsuccessfully attacks them. Alexander's original identity of Hachiman is also restored, the traumatic encounter with the Rott Sisters eroding the false identity of Alexander. The party catches him up to speed on recent events, though he remains highly confused and recalls very little of his original life, other than the fact that he is from a faraway land called the Typhoon Isles. Upon reaching Redgulch, the party discovers it to be surrounded by a dome of electricity and seemingly abandoned.