Club Éclair is approaching Book IX, Chapter 2.
. . .
I have a plan for this instance, but it requires two characters to travel with Club Éclair at 9:00 AM July 30.
These two players will play a Captain-type and a squire. The person who plays the squire will need to be familiar with what happens in the Book IX, Chapter 2 instance.
The group will march to Barad Gularan as requested.
When it comes time to enter the instance, the Captain will say, "Wait here for me. I must do this alone" - which means he will take his squire with him.
They vanish. The group waits.
A short while later, the squire appears - out of breath - and reports to the group what happened in the instance and the fate of the Captain.
This will get Club Éclair past Book IX, Chapter 2, without any Eclairian suffering the fate of the Captain.
. . .
Any volunteers?