John Hodgman gives his backstory with role-playing games. Dan relates and jokes about his career being based on bullying his nerdier, younger self.

Fondue wants to rename the "Sandman Desert." He has a brief conversation with the Sun.

Jeff mistakenly eats a cheeto, John warns him not to touch his eyes for five days.

In attempt to cause a distraction for an escape, Hawaiian Coffee assumes the shape of one of the Guard's Mother. She insists the guard needs to leave and help his brother.

The group argue over their next move. Fondue wants to hide the guards' bodies to hide the evidence, but Beur, Boneweevil and Hawaiian Coffee question his judgement. Beur punches Fondue in the face to calm him down, which does not work. Hawaiian Coffee ignores Fondue's rant. Boneweevil tries to keep the peace. Fondue moves the guards' bodies out of stubbornness.

The group finds themselves in a prison cell, where a voice reveals another prisoner; a gnome named Hawaiian Coffee. Fondue finds a toilet, but Hawaiian Coffee warns him to stay away. She explains how she got arrested and her clothing, before revealing she is magic and can transfigure anything.

In attempting to fish, Fondue stumbles his words, causing Beur to go off on another racist joke against Orcs. Rib joins in on the fun. Fondue fails to keep his cool.

Rib reveas that he grew up in a place where everything was hard, so he smuggles soft things back to his land and get rich. Fondue tries to relate, but Rib reveals he is slightly racist against Orcs. Beur is amused by Rib's racist jokes against Orcs. Fondue tries to keep calm.

As they group asks Rib Sanchez about his backstory, Boneweevil gets a little too close. Fondue tries to figure out whether the sailors are for the crown or against the crown. Beur wonders whether they are poop and pee smugglers. Rib Sanchez is pro-environment, but also makes drugs out of the excrement.

Fondue wants to draw a penis on the guard's forehead. Beur asks questions about what an Orc penis looks like. Fondue goes into great detail, in order to hit on Beur.

Fondue distracts the guard, Knave, creating a diversion for Boneweevil to enter the Union House. Boneweevil tries to get information out of the bartender, who gives Boneweevil a hard time.

Spencer gives Steve Agee a tutorial in which he finds himself in a large cardboard box, filled with a mysteriously salty fluid. Steve finds a way to exit the box, and reveals he killed JFK.

Beur crawls through the tunnel, warning Boneweevil not to fart on her. Boneweevil farts into the tunnel, thinking that it's Fondue. Beur is reminded of her father. Jeff gets his Harmon universes mixed up.

Entering the cave, Deepk Chopra explains her backstory and how she became a monk. She reveals that she was not talking to anyone else in time at the time of the attack; the "Kevin McCallister" of Dwarven Monks.

Boneweevil taunts at the Dwarf Ghosts, who in turn try to attack him with pick axes. Boneweevil has evasion, and is one-step ahead of their attack.

The group searches for a way to get through the cave into the mine. Deepok Chopra's feud with the Dwarf ghosts comes into play. Fondue finds out that women have the best perception, Beur and Deepok explain how they scan, Fondue gets impatient.

The group tries to barter with the old Chief to pay off Chadge's debt. Chadge insists he can't allow this to happen. Fondue tries to get their priorities straight before worrying about "invoices." Fondue gets emotional and insists his father owes him. Chadge tries to make it up to him by offering him a painting.

While building the cage around the village, Fondue hangs from the monkeybars as Chadge works. Fondue recalls a similar childhood memory in which he was swinging from monkeybars, but his father was nowhere to be seen. Chadge disappears into the void. Back in the present, Chadge gives Fondue words of support, while Fondue hopes the Manticore can't get through twigs.

Boneweevil and Fondue inspire Tedder Spice to rally the people into defending the village. Various villagers speak up in support of the Chief and his hair. A little boy tells a sad story.

Chadge is eager to rebuild his relationship with Fondue. He asks about Fondue's mother, Fondue tells him the grim tale of her eventually slapping herself to death because she was alone.