Recaps

He Xi’s expedition to clear an ogre valley led to a cavern collapse, a meeting with the copper dragon Velsadorn, and He Xi taking a dragon egg. After returning to Dalt, He Xi’s group set out for Mist Town while Harvey began searching for the egg.

• Mirabelle approved He Xi’s leave for the Spring Hunt, and Lidona took over his teaching assistant duties while resolving to improve her Lightning Bolt.
• He Xi and his companions hunted ogres and goblins around Dalt, then joined Edlin’s expedition to investigate Ralph’s hidden valley full of ogres.
• He Xi’s party battled the ogres and collapsed the valley floor with Earthstone Eruption, sending Ulag and others into an underground cavern.
• He Xi searched for Ulag and found a glowing sphere before Velsadorn appeared carrying Ulag and Morgal, and the dragon recognized the sphere as its egg.
• Velsadorn let He Xi keep the egg, rewarded Ulag for telling dwarf jokes, and offered Priscilla a trade to help him become a true dragon.
• He Xi and the others returned to Dalt, where the Adventurer Guild struggled to pay commissions and Ulag defeated Theron in a tavern fight.
• He Xi, Zoya, Bruce, Ulag, Grot, and Kazmir left for Mist Town while Ryan recovered his lost crystal ball from Hogen’s shop.
• Harvey found the egg missing and learned from Velsadorn that a human had taken it, then vowed to find the human and punish whoever discarded a Ghoul Hag’s head.

He Xi’s search in Mist Town uncovered a fungal cult, a stolen spellbook, and Siluo'er, while Harvey tracked the dragon egg to He Xi’s home. After Fivik helped end the standoff with the guards, Harvey revealed that Kozmioko’s egg needed power from different dragon lairs, and He Xi was left to decide whether to undertake the dangerous task as Alser’s Steps approached.

• He Xi’s party investigated Zachary Oss in Mist Town, uncovered conflicting descriptions of him, and found Weijia accusing Siluo'er of stealing his spellbook.
• He Xi exposed Katzke’s fungal avatar beneath the inn and destroyed it, while Siluo'er killed the escaping Katzke, returned Weijia’s notes, and invited He Xi to worship Eilistraee.
• He Xi’s group caught Walking Mushrooms and left Mist Town, while Siluo'er later held a moonlit celebration with He Xi and Zoya.
• Harvey searched Sea Breeze Street for the dragon egg as undead incidents drew the Watchers and Griffin riders away, while Trist and Harvey clashed with the guards.
• Harvey revealed himself to He Xi at Number 46 and explained that Kozmioko’s egg had chosen He Xi, then Fivik arrived and forced the guards to stand down.
• Harvey explained that the egg was a rebirth cocoon that needed power from different dragon species’ lairs to awaken, and he left to search for a suspected gold dragon’s lair before returning for He Xi’s decision.
• Harvey and Trist repaired the damaged street, while Fivik arranged for He Xi to visit Flora about Weijia’s spell notes.
• He Xi gave Mirabelle two Pooji and learned that Alser’s Steps would open in two days, that Lidona had joined another team, and that Cyril was a promising apprentice.

He Xi entered Alser’s Steps, helped his team escape the Red Fang War Camp, and survived a battle with the Two-Headed Ogre before reaching the cursed second stage. As he sought answers from Fivik and Flora, Lidona approached Flora’s library and found He Xi hidden there.

• He Xi agreed to join Cyril, Ferdinand, and Otto in the Alser’s Steps challenge, while Flora drew Fivik into a dream-based bet about his response to her test.
• Flora’s dream pulled He Xi into a scenario where he refused to choose between Isla and Zoya, then kissed Flora before she knocked him unconscious.
• Trist asked He Xi for help with the Lord of Rifts and Dimensions’ demand for intelligent souls, and He Xi helped her sacrifice a Sahuagin while concealing Duga’s fate.
• He Xi joined Cyril and Reese in the Red Fang War Camp, where they looted the orc camp, freed Lorne’s captives, and fought their way toward White Heron Ferry.
• He Xi held off the Two-Headed Ogre and Redfang General Groot’s pursuers so Cyril and Reese could escape, then returned through the portal after the ogre’s corpse restored his crushed body.
• In the second stage, Rowan attacked He Xi as Vladislav von Karnstein’s Curse drained his stamina and magic, and He Xi shared what he had learned before seeking advice from Fivik and Flora.
• Fivik explained that He Xi needed to take first place and urged him to prepare practical spells, while Flora recognized “Vistani” as He Xi described the curse and Rowan’s attack.
• Flora wore the secretary outfit He Xi had designed when Lidona arrived, so Flora hid He Xi and called Lidona “Mother” as she opened the door.

He Xi trained in new magic, helped Fivik defeat the swamp hags, and left the frogfolk with Robit still on the throne. In the city, he investigated a string of murders tied to the red-corded monks and Reapers, then broke into Griffin Fortress’s archives to find evidence and spotted a dossier about Fivik.

• Flora persuaded He Xi to team up with Lidona for Alser’s Steps, while Fivik took He Xi to the swamp and helped him kill Aunt Jing Shui and the other hags.
• He Xi learned Misty Step, joined Fivik in confronting King Sticky Robit, and persuaded the frogfolk to keep Robit as their king with Jin Bi as his loyal adviser.
• He Xi gave Fivik the Extraordinary Lifespan tag during their farewell, then sold his loot through Cross Auction House and explored Alser’s Steps, where he encountered a curse he could not break.
• He Xi studied the Hairyfoot Hut Spell with Flora, arranged to join Lidona for another challenge, and learned that Mrs. Royce’s husband Alvin had disappeared after City Hall was attacked.
• He Xi and Ulag investigated the murders with Bishop Kolfus, who gave He Xi a necromantic notebook and directed him to seek Abbot Damian Shaw.
• He Xi used Speak with Dead to uncover clues about the killers, then fought Reapers who attacked him and learned they planned to strike Griffin Fortress on May twenty-second.
• He Xi warned Captain Xifort about the planned attack, but Xifort dismissed his evidence, so He Xi used magic to sneak into the fortress archives.
• He Xi read Investigator Evan Creel’s report linking the murders to the revival of the Bhaal cult and noticed a dossier about Archmage Fivik Kvais as others entered the archive.