Journey to Blingdenstone

Day 12

End of Day 12

• Cynlant sends Gho’rosh asking for scrolls of Greater Restoration
• the partyrew enjoys their usual campfire merriment
• Oneshoe asks Jim Jar more about why he left Blingdenstone
  • he left “hoping to find luck”
  • Oneshoe asks if he found any, in his new friends the partyrew
  • He mentions being imprisoned as a slave
  • “I guess not”

Day 13-15

• uneventful

Day 16

The Society of Brilliance

• the partyrew approaches their planed meeting place with

• their doesn’t seem to be anyone there

  • they wait for a few minutes

• Skriss the troglodyte and an illithid, Grazilaxx, suddenly teleport in

• Oneshoe talks with Skriss about the happenings of the Underdark

  • the fiendish corruption and liberation of Gracklstugh
  • the future wedding of Zuggtomy
  • Themberchaud

• Grazilaxx and Skriss share information on the illithid colony

  • the incursions on the surface are because of their dying Elder Brain
  • they want to feed it fresh brains

• the brain died then revived

  • the ritual was performed by a single individual of immense power
    • likely of demonic origin
    • a large skull like head with horns and wings
  • the Bon, Cynlant, and Yvelia recognize the being as Orcus

• Skriss contact wants the fiend to be slayed

  • can provide runes to allow teleportation in
  • a scroll to teleport out
  • has a way to avoid means of detection

• Oneshoe mentions that Grazilaxx is a mindflayer

  • “How observant” - Grazilaxx
  • Oneshoe continues to interrogate the mindflayer
    • it has no answers

• apparently the demon Prince is not currently at colony

• Skriss’ contact is trust worthy to them

  • he would prefer to remain anonymous
  • the means to mask brain 🧠 waves is a worm

• according to Grazilaxx, the party is well positioned to slay the Elder Brain

• it will take 10 days for the materials to be gathered

• Oneshoe and Grazilaxx shake hand and tentacle

  • daft as always, she tries to recommended a lotion tincture
  • insulted, Grazilaxx and Skriss teleport away

End of Day 16

• Cynlant communes with his patron, asking about the state of Blingdenstone
  • recently destroyed, his patron cannot provide much more information
• Yvelia communes with her patron
  • Mr. F is willing to pay for expunging of Orcus’ influence and his death
  • she asks if he is willing to provide a weapon which can slay a fiend
    • according to Mr. F it would take considerable time and resources to acquire such a weapon
  • the black gem is east of Blingdenstone
• Bon cultivates mushrooms 🍄 on his back
• Cynlant messages his father, asking for items and informing him about the dangers in the Underdark
  • he suggests Cynlant does not engage with Orcus
• the partyrew tries to each Glabagool more about the world and planes
  • Oneshoe teaches it about boats (vehicles)
  • Yvelia teaches it (and Oneshoe) about addition and subtraction
  • Cynlant teaches it about planes and plane travel
• bedtime buffoonery occurs
  • Yl’lib sleeps on Oneshoe who sleeps on Glabagool
  • Cynlant and Ront sleep drunk after being tucked in by Droopy
  • the rest of the partyrew sleeps as normal

Entrance to Blingdenstone

Preparations

• a paranoid Cynlant scans the rocks for elementals
• the partyrew hides their badges of the deep king
• Joaquin travels closer to partyrew members to avoid suspicion
• Jim Jar points out a mine as they pass

Pickshine Mine

• Oneshoe greets the guards in Gnomish
  • the guards stare at Joaquin and Glabagool
• the proprietor of the mine greets the partyrew, but stares daggers at Joaquin and Glabagool
  • Jim Jar vouches for the partyrew members
• the mine owner is still cautious of Glabagool
  • Glabagool telepathically introduces himself and rambles his new found knowledge
  • apparently oozes have been appearing in the city
• Dakso Pickshine is a member of the influential Pickshine mining family
  • he asks if the partyrew would be willing to provide extra security for a wagon

The Main Gate

• after a few hours travel the partyrew and mining wagon reach the Blingdenstone’s main gate
• the mine hands load their ore onto a stone cargo lift
• Oneshoe feeds Glabagool a pygmy mushroom
• the partyrew climbs up a gnome sized staircase
  • Oneshoe, Jim Jar, and Droopy easily slink up them
  • the rest of the Partyrew struggles
• a heavy steel door is surrounded by arrowslits and other defensive fortifications
• a gnome waves a magical gem over the party, scanning them
  • Oneshoe overhears that the party is clear to enter
• a guard asks the partyrew’s business
  • the mine hands vouch that partyrew
  • Oneshoe says that the partyrew is primarily here for trade
  • she blunders, saying that the partyrew is from Gracklstugh
  • she recovers saying that the partyrew has traveled throughout the Underdark and has information about the fiendish activity
  • the guard relents after the testimony of Jim Jar, directing the party to speak with Blingdenstone’s leader
• the partyrew is waived in

The Maze

• two guards lead the partyrew through a stony maze
  • the walls of the maze have a downward slope, making them difficult to climb
  • nails stand out from portions of the walls and floor
  • some hallways and tunnels require the larger partyrew members to crouch and squeeze
• eventually the partyrew reaches a second gate with more defences
  • the gate slowly opens
• the partyrew passes through two more tunnels
  • the tunnels have traps throughout
• finally, the partyrew passes through an reinforced door into the inside of Blingdenstone

Blingdenstone

• the city of Blingdenstone is bright, colorful, and friendly
• some gnomes are untrusting of Glabagool and Joaquin
• the city is constructed of tight interweaving passageways

The Diggermatachs

Escort

• the partyrew is lead through populous tunnels and caverns
  • they pass a shrine and various hovels
• the guards lead the partyrew through area 8 and 14
• they announce the are at the home of Dorbo and Senny Diggermatach
  • Dorbo and Senny were responsible for the recolonization of the city
• 20+ Svirfneblin are in the halls, pouring over maps and sheets of paper
  • their eyes trail over to the partyrew, specifically Joaquin and Glabagool
• the two Svirfneblin leaders speak, asking the partyrew’s business

Dorbo and Senny

• Yvelia responds in undercommon
  • the party is seeking trade and to share information on the happening of the realms
  • Dorbo and Senny questions the presence of a drow and ooze
  • Jim Jar additionally vouches for the partyrew
• the Diggermatachs still question the Glabagool’s presence
  • Glabagool lies and says that he only eats mushrooms
    • Oneshoe tosses him a mushroom, which he schlurps up
• Dorbo orders everyone but the guards to leave the hall
  • Cynlant informs the Diggermatachs of the recent fiendish incursions
  • Senny says their hands are tied and they are unable to provide assistance, except for a safe place to rest
• Cynlant inquires about work for the city and market stalls
  • there is work in handling the ooze incursion in northwester settlement
  • they are looking for any information
  • a den of wererats lie in a section of the city
    • Dorbo prefers pure erradication
    • Senny wishes for the wererats to be integrated in to the city
• The druidic circle of the Stoneheart Conclave lies on the outskirts
  • the make the Stoneheart quarry their home
  • the circle may possess greater restoration
• the Dorbo tells the partyrew of that lodging is available at the Foaming mug
• after goodbyes, the partyrew travels through area 8 towards the trader’s grotto

The Trader’s Grotto

Travel to the Grotto

• guards glance as at the partyrew as they pass
• Oneshoe thanks Jim Jar for not immediately ditching the partyrew
• the northeast is the prince of evil, Ogremach’s domain
  • all the partyrew knows is that it is an elemental
• a vat of magical dust ✨ called bane lies in Ogremach area
  • earth elementals are driven mad by the presence of bane
• Cynlant discerns that the oozes might be caused by Juiblex

Ruby Rest Temple

• acolytes pray in a cavern with graves off in the distance
• Oneshoe approaches the most authoritative looking priest
• he greets himself as is Glyphic Shroomlight
  • he is somewhat uneasy upon hearing Oneshoe’s explanation of Pelec, the murdered gnome’s fate
  • after clearing up the confusion, Oneshoe, Bon, and some of the partyrew follow Oneshoe to the burial site
• Oneshoe provides a eulogy for Pelec
  • it is surprisingly sweet
  • Bon decides to fire off a pistol into the cavern ceiling
    • it BOOMS and echoes throughout the cavern
  • as they begin to leave, a ghost appears
  • Bon fires ANOTHER round
• the warrior ghost, Jagder is confused
  • he thanks the group for laying the Pelec to rest
  • he informs Oneshoe that multiple spirits haunt the city
  • he offers knowledge of the Underdark in return for laying the spirits to rest
• meanwhile, Cynlant asks if the head priest can cast greater restoration
  • he is unable to and suggests the partyrew heads to the Stoneheart Conclave

The Grotto

• the partyrew enters a grotto full of petrified mushrooms, market stalls, and the bustling of gnomes
  • a collapsed tunnel way and reinforced door are far off in the distance
• Cynlant travels to multiple stalls off loading his wares
• at a magic item stand, Cynlant finds a wand of Lightning Bolt
  • 2500gp
• a scroll seller has a scroll of Greater Restoration
  • 3000gp
• Yvelia and Cynlant discuss enchanting the scroll to be cheaper
• Oneshoe finds a wand of fireball
  • 3000gp
• Yvelia finds iron bands of Bilarro
  • 3000gp
• Bon finds a figurine of wondrous power, depicting 3 goats in ivory
  • 2500gp
• Oneshoe tries to trade with the wand of fireball seller for her wand of wonder
  • the seller questions the spell’s reliability
  • Oneshoe somewhat persuades the wand seller of it’s value
  • the seller agrees
  • Oneshoe waits while Yvelia clanks over with the party fund
  • the seller agrees to trade the wand of fireball for 1500gp and the wand of wonder
• the partyrew also purchases the scroll of Greater Restoration
• as the partyrew discusses their next course of action, screams echo in the distance
  • the run off towards the source of the sounds
  • Cynlant goes invisible as he is running

Oozes Attack!

• two oozes are inside the city
  • a gnome is inside of the oozes
• Bon initiates the fight with a guiding bolt 🌠
• an invisible Cynlant grabs the engulfed gnome and throws him to safety
  • acid BURNS Cynlant’s flesh
• Ront approaches the ooze that seared Cynlant, then fells the ooze in two attacks
  • after each swing of his sword splashback dissolves some of his flesh
• the remaining Ooze whips its tendrils at Ront
  • the pseudopods thwack into Ront, bruising him
• Oneshoe and Joaquin are able to fell the last Ooze

Ooze Aftermath

• as the gnome is catching his breath, Oneshoe heals him
  • seeing he is scared of Glabagool, Oneshoe tries to assuage his fears
• Cynlant intensely asks the gnome to spread good words about the partyrew
  • he is convinced and scurries off
• the partyrew heads east, towards the source of the oozes

Attacking the Oozes!

• as the partyrew approaches a gate to the old city, the guards turn them away
  • it is too dangerous for them to open a gate near a populated area
  • they steer them down towards a more southern gate
• at the other gate the guard inquires on the partyrew’s business
  • he offers a gold and diamond reward for slaying the wandering medusa
  • the partyrew convinces the guard to more gold for slaying the medusa

Lake Cavern

• after passing through a double set of gates, the partyrew enters a large dark cavern
  • the area appears to be a former residential area
• off in the distance a battle echoes
• the partyrew walks for a few minutes, but the sounds never seem to get closer
• “Are there any ghosts here?” Oneshoe
  • a Svirfneblin ghost appears, nearly frightening Yvelia and thoroughly scaring Joaquin
• the ghost floats into burrow
  • Oneshoe follows inside and sees a skeleton on a stone bed
  • the skeleton is on it’s stomach, with one hand under the bed
  • Oneshoe conjures a mage hand under the bed, which finds nothing
• a confused Yvelia asks why Oneshoe brought back another dead body
  • Cynlant tells her not to bother questioning Oneshoe’s tomfoolery
• Bon begins salivating at the thought of obtaining a medusa corpse

Waterfall Cavern

• the partyrew continues through the cavern, climbing up a staircase near a waterfall
  • the walk by the river which feeds the waterfall
• crystals grow on the banks, being overlooked by two stone statues
• Oneshoe and Glabagool run up the steps to look at the statues
  • they uncrust, leaping to strike Oneshoe
• the partyrew makes short work of the Gargoyles