Misscliks Devotion: Episode 12

Recap Day X
The band are in Sandashar, Akuba, having just arrived off the boat. They follow Koibus Khorus into a large tavern. The tavern has normal humanoids as well as half-orcs & goblins, to the band's surprise.

Once the band composes themselves, Kellen loudly challenges Koibus Khorus to a musical duel. The bar-owner demands that the bands pay a fee to perform this duel in his establishment, to the bafflement of Kes & Kellen. The two bands eventually agree on a bet 200 gold each, and then pay the fee to perform.

The contest is best of 5 rounds. Olivia makes sure that neither band uses magic to win the musical duel.

Round 1, Kes & Kellen win with: Pound the Table, Sing the Song

Round 2, Kes & Kellen lose with: Thoughts on a Brick Road in the Dark of Night. Ransom applauds for Koibus Khorus as they perform better, to Kes' disgust.

Round 3, Kes & win with: Throw your Drinks up in the Air

Round 4, Kes & Kellen win with some spoken word improv. Olivia get some people in the crowd to dance with the song.
 * Who are any of us? Among the winds blown to and fro, to and fro
 * One and another, inside. Who are you? Who am I?
 * The apple tree, the fruit falls! Breaks, two halves. One heart. Delicious
 * Dragon!

The bar-owner announces that Kes & Kellen are the winners. There are hugs all round. Koibus Khorus pays up. Olivia then reveals that Ransom is under the effects of a love potion with the target being Ian, the leader of Koibus Khorus. Ian denies this, then leaves with Greg, Gregory, George, & Georg.

The party seek out a cure for Ransom. A wizard in the tavern recommends a wizard named Rasputin. Kes rushes out. The rest of the party follow after after. Kes arrives at Rasputin's Alchemist shop first. It is down a narrow dark ally. 3/4 down the ally, before it dead ends, there is a small staircase into a half-level underground. There is a little door with a knocker on it. Tied to the knocker by it's tail is a dead rat.

Rasputin says he can make a cure, but the ingrediants are hard to come by.