Episode 6: Deceit is a Snake

Full Episode Name: Deceit is a Snake, The Cobra Strikes

The Crew have finally reached Ringtos after a week of travel. Once they pulled into the harbor, the whole crew disembark and walk around the city of Riverford, before heading to the tavern known as The Frozen Drum Tavern, where the crew hoped to acquire information about Earl Effman, his task, & the devil fruit. However, rather than info, the crew came across a fight after Fost tried to flirt with a young woman and her boyfriend, Bark and his men attacked the crew. The crew would go on to defeat them and leave the bar after acquiring a wanted poster of Captain Nox and the barkeep telling them where to go. They are then met by a young man that informed them of his Master, Earl Effman's need of an audience with them. The Crew then went before the Earl and learned of a possible cue from the City of Drought, which laid across the bridge. The group would accept the mission and head off across the bridge to confront the mayor of the city. After defeating a group of savage guards and breaking a hole in the gate, the crew finally found the Mayor known as Pab. However, the group soon found out that Effman had lied to them and simply wanted to rule the island under an iron fist. The Crew would take Pab back with them to fool the guards and returned to Effman's Throne. The large man was confused as to why they hadn't killed the old man and soon the crew were picking a fight with the man and also learned that he was in fact one of Captain Nox's Knot Commanders, The Cobra Knot. The Earl called for his two guards as he charged at the group with twin cutlasses. As quickly as it began, Earl Effman was beaten down and almost killed, however, he then proceeded to drink a vial and his body started to grow as his shirt ripped off and a Hulking Beast replaced where Effman once stood and the Crew readied for round two.