Underdark

Gracklstugh

The Tunnel

Fork in the Tunnel

• the party backtracks to where the tunnel splits into three
  • the fates (silly lil d3) decide which path
• oneshoe looks for, and fails to find the ghost’s hand
• the whorls on the walls of the cavern continue
• the mushrooms in the cavern appear to not be in the oneshoe’s book
• as the party continues down the path, another small crack veers off from the party’s chosen path
• oneshoe asks a cranium rat what the heck is going on
  • they ignore oneshoe
• bon pulls a squirrel from his pocket, and asks him to investigate
  • the squirrel salutes, then runs off into the crack
• the squirrel reports a big flat rock, and whispers

Locked Door

• the party progresses deeper into the cavern until
• a disembodied voice calls out, asking the party their buisiness
• yvelia lies, saying they have a delivery
• it doesn’t go well, they question where droki is
  • yvelia claims that droki was beaten and robbed (which was true)
• two duergar drop invisibility, and begin to unlock the door and lead the group in

Locked Chamber

• cynlant notices a brain with legs hiding behind a rock as the party enters the chamber
• oneshoe realises the creature is an intellect devourer, which is associated with mind flayers
• whispers are heard in the distance

Fungal Chamber

• a large assortment of mushrooms grows in the center of the chamber
• a guard asks for the delivery
• the duergar here looks like they are part of the empty scabbard
• the party begins to scheme on what to give them
• yvelia gives them a bag containing
  • vile of black dragon blood
  • spell book from droki’s bag
  • mushrooms
• the accepting duergar, is puzzled at the delivery
• asks when they’ll get their proper shipment
  • yvelia lies and tells him he should be back soon, but in a different condition
• awkward banter about droki being weird
• piles of fish skins, parchment litter the floor
• the duergar were unaware of the buppido’s former inhabitance in the caverns
• the head guard suggests the party leaves
• they do so, and over rapport spores plan to storm the chamber at a later date with more resources
• bon eats one of the purple mushrooms, and begins to grow
  • bigwig is the purple mushroom and acts as enlarge
  • pigme(??) is the other mushroom and acts as reduce

Outside the Locked Door

• oneshoe asks if the empty scabbards control any other part of the cavern, so we can avoid
• the guard warns that hydras exist in a cavern to the north
• cynlant recalls that they are monstrosities that live in water and can regrow heads
• the guard also says that most of the territory to the north is outside of their control
• apparently the derro are in control of most of the caverns in the cave system

The Crack

• the guards from the gate look on confused
• GIANT BON begins to pummel the slim cavern entrance
• the guards yell out, that there is danger further down the crack path
• oneshoe proceeds to shimmy through the crack

Inside The Crack Chamber

• Oneshoe stealths her way through the crack and enters into a chamber
• Faerez shifts in the chamber, as if carried by unseen winds
• a large stone mesa lies in the center of the mesa
• Oneshoe hears the whispers, then throws a ball bearing
  • no reaction, only the sounds of the ball bearing dink dinking

Return to the Mushroom Chamber

• the group returns to the mushroom area, and begins to pick
• after half an hour, the party back tracks to the fork from earlier

Another Fork

• the group reaches another fork, oneshoe senses a presence around a corner
• cynalnt doesn’t detect it as celestial or fey
• the group decides to press on
• oneshoe stealths forward and sees the same chamber from before (the crack chamber)
• faaerez spirals up towards the ceiling

Faerez Mesa

• boyscouts push forward, bon and yvelia rail behind them, oneshoe stealths behind even further
• boyscouts sees no one at the top of the mesa, hears many sounds
  • sounds of Gracklstugh
  • screams and moans
• cynlant looks up, sees mostly darkness
• he throws a rock with light cast on it, sees the faerez spiral higher and higher
• drops of blood, fragments of weapons, and other signs of battle litter the chamber
• a body of a dead derro is on the mesa
• the chamber seems to hold some importance to someone
• cynlant tries to listen to the sounds after casting tongues on himself
  • takes psychic damage
  • a deep voice says “we need to find that egg”
• group schemes on how to throw oneshoe high enough so that she can see
  • they realize it makes no sense
• bon wildshapes and climbs up and sees the cavern doesn’t open up more
• group decides to return to the fork

Different Fork

• cynlant hears dwarvish chants in the distance
• group decides to long rest in a cavern nook
• cynlant uses his sword to cover the party in nonmagical darkness
• rest is mostly uneventful, a large bug like creatures notices oneshoe, then decides to ignore the party
• the faerez slightly maddens the group
  • bon, droop, and ront gain 1 level of madness
  • bon can no longer take anything seriously, and is very possessive
  • droopy falls unconscious
  • ront becomes an alcoholic (like his best bud)
• cynlant carries droopy with his shield, since bon does not want to give up his carrying cloth

Chanting Chamber

• the party stealths forward towards where the chanting occurred
  • ront clanks about
• oneshoe notices a hidden pit trap
  • looks in and sees 10ft deep pit, with green slime covering the bottom
• a cage snarling dog is in the distance next to a derro
  • the derro is cursing at the dog
• the group begins to advance into the chamber
• a mushroom begins shrieking
  • is called a shrieker, shrieks when a creature enters its blindsight
• multiple derro and an etin stir
• one derro yells out “GET THEM”

Cultist Combat

• a cultist casts a wall of flames in front of ront
• oneshoe incapacitates multiple of them with hypnotic pattern
• yvelia blasts two derro into piles of mush
• the etin advances towards the party
• cynlant hulks out with a mushroom and strikes at the etin
  • his wings flare out and more hairs grow on his word
• ront also hulks out, rapidly hacks the etin to pieces
• oneshoe eldritch blasts the anti-paladin and bardic inspirations yvelia
• the death dog rushes and downs ront
• oneshoe uses healing word on him
  • healing word of the day was “what that dog doing”
• group continues to wail on the enemies
• the one very strong mage takes a while to take down