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The company is overcome by Cram Mania, and travels to Fulcwian’s house to try and start a multi-level marketing scheme. After a couple of bathroom breaks, the Key to the Low Road is found. The company offloads a lot of Cram and picks up a Cimra.
The Company offloads a Cimra and picks up a trail.
The Company follows a Trail and fails to search two bodies. They find Poki’s body and fight the ghost of a Petty Dwarf aka “Lil Cutie” (ed note: get pic of Lil Cutie). Poki is holding a mineral rod of a material called crospar. Handíl finally gets enough money to afford a horse.
The company finds Gnoki wandering in the woods, but are unable to calm him down. They strap him to Teebeedee. On the way back to Tirthon, the company spots a Blood-wight, but does not engage.
Marendil tells the company about crospar, a mineral that dwarves use to store ghost energy. Gnoki reveals that Jari took a bunch of dwarves to a tower in the mountains, and performed unspeakable acts so unspeakable, that he cannot say what they are. Bjarne pulls off a Talent Show victory with his “Bjarne-balm Demonstration.”
The company wants to get a posse together. Marendil offers to help if they first attack the Orc Stronghold. The company accepts the offer.
The Company can’t smoke ’em out of the Orc Stronghold. Bjarne tries to kill the two sentries in one hit, but one survives and sounds the alarm. As they retreat, Handíl is wounded by Orc Poison.
The Company leaves the Rangers to it.
The Company stumbles upon the site of a gruesome ritual carried out by Jari and confronts three Lil Cuties. Iris is driven to Madness. Bjarne kills one Lil Cutie, then escapes. Handíl is killed by a Lil Cutie.
Bjarne re-enters the tower and nearly dies saving Handíl, but kills the remaining ghosts singlehandedly. Bjarne resurrects Handíl using the Horn of the Dunlendings, which is forever shattered. The party escapes and decides to go home.
On the way to The Grey Havens, the Company passes through the Shire and encounters a Joyful Sight: a fat hobbit chasing a pig wearing a pink dress.