Our heroes are in transit via cloud castle. While in transit a group of vulture riders came to speak with Zephyros. They walked in, talked down to the heroes and made an offer of dust to the Giant. Lurker got into the face of one of cultists and he was having none of it. Lurker killed seven cultists with a very powerful thunderwave but was hit by something invisible. The party made quick work of the Riders as Zephyros looked on from above. He gave the party the dust and the party looted a smiling bag of holding.

The party was dropped off Near golden field and Zephyros kept Tink back after reading an ill omen had he continued on w/ the Misfits. Reluctantly Tink stays on the cloud tower and hocks a loogie at his sister.

The party enters Golden field are impressed with the vast array of food being grown/raised there. They wonder toward the town center and to meet Miros. Along the way they see an awaken tree Lifferlas and hear some lute playing from Vael'estist. The group follow vael to the Northfurrow's End Inn where Vael and Oren get in a musical Duel and Vael ends up victorious.

The Misfits tell Miros about his dead parents and he takes it hard. They drink to their memories and start to relax. As the night winds on Oren, already drunk, stumbles in white a ghost and yells they city is under attack. Miros grabs his club and walks outside along with other patrons of the NE. The party steps outside to see a Two ogres a group of Goblins and bugbears with a mission to pillage.