Blingdenstone

Ooze Investigation

The Whispering Chamber

Lounging in the Medrowusa Chamber

• the boyscouts perform their various activities
  • Ront chugs from the alchemy jug
  • Cynlant prays
• Bon attends to this hook horror eggs
  • they seem to be near hatching
• Oneshoe thumbs then fists through the Medrowusa’s journal
  • the drow’s name is Neheedra Duskryne
    • she is from the same house as the animated statues
  • she was a part of the army that sacked Blingdenstone
  • she used to be a Lolth drow priestess
  • the reason she stayed behind was her obsession with spell gems
  • Neheedra commanded an army of drow servants
  • due to her greed, see sought out a magic pact which eventually turned her to a medusa
  • after her transformation, she made her former allies and any other creature that dared to cross her path into stone
  • Neheedra believed the malevolent cloud was linked to Ogremach
• the partyrew deliberates on their future plans after their rest
• Oneshoe attempts to detect magic but finds nothing
  • she tracks back into other caverns, hunting for the creatures of the Medrowusa

The partyrew begins to rest.

Cynalnt’s Dream

• Cynlant finds himself in a surface world city street
  • his sword is drawn and is pressed tightly against the neck of a man
  • the man is scared and begging “Please I didn’t do it”
  • in a split second, he decides to lower his sword
• He comes to, surrounded by the boyscouts
  • Ront is fast asleep cradling the alchemy jug
  • Oneshoe mememememememe’s to herself

Rising and Rousing

• the partyrew begins to pack up camp
• Bon mentions he may be able to stoneshape the cave-ins so the party may pass
• the partyrew decides to eldritch blast their way through the cave-in

Continued Exploration

• the partyrew moves to the cave-in near the menhir

Cave-In Traveled

• after a while of blasting some progress seems to be made
  • it would still take a while to blast all the way
• the partyrew decides to have Bon wildshape into a spider
  • the spider Bon will carry bags of holding through the rubble
  • after some back and forth Bon promises to return the bags after traveling
• after some traveling through some winding turns, Bon emerges on the other side

Deck of Minor Boons and Banes

• Bon waits a second, then returns to human form
  • as Oneshoe exits her bag, Bon steals a card from the deck
  • he draws the adventurer

Adventurer

a card of an adventurer surrounded with golden coins and gemstones a map appears in his presence, the map leads to a guarded trove of treasures the trove is on the surface, the map leads to an exit from the Underdark

• Cynlant sees Bon with a card
  • Bon and Yvelia try to convince Cynlant to draw a card
  • He draws the Star

Star

thousands of stars shimmer on the card any time a 20 is rolled on a d20, a 1 is rolled instead the effect is ended if 2 20’s are rolled consecutively

• Yvelia tries to convince Oneshoe to draw a card
  • she uses magic to try to convince her, with the help of Bon and Cynlant
  • her magic fails, but Oneshoe is convinced anyway

Death

a skull eyes the holder of this card immune to necrotic damage, receives half healing the effect ends upon being resurrected

• Yvelia draws the fool

Fool

a jester adorns the card, its eyes and ears are sewn shut permanently render blind death and mute a chaining condition breaks the curse

• at first Cynlant had to jump inside of Glabagool
  • after explaining over message, the condition changes
  • Yvelia uses Kyem to say Oneshoe had to kiss Bon to break the curse
  • after doing the condition changes to Droop having to punch Ront
  • next the Condition changes to Bon having to wildshape into a baboon
  • realizing the condition keeps changing, Yvelia hints that Eldeth must hug Jim Jar
• she is freed from her curse
• Yvelia wants to celebrate the card by drawing another
  • the squire

The Squire

a squire stands in the card a second character appears at level 4, it gains a level every two levels

• “Hi I’m Ailevy”
  • she’s extremely enthusiastic near identical to Yvelia
  • apparently she is an intern sent from Mr. Gho’rosh
• eventually, the partyrew decides to continue on in their adventure

Emissary of the Faceless Lord

• the reach a fork in the tunnel
• down one path lies green slime oozing from the ceiling
  • it is hazardous to adventures
• Oneshoe asks Glabagool if there are others of his kind around
  • He responds, that he feels many near by
• Cynlant and Bon lead the party down a path
• as the partyrew gets closer, a voice starts echoing

“Visitors? Now is not the time. Wait in Blingdenstone for the coming of the faceless lord!”

• the voice is directionless
  • Oneshoe lies and says she doesn’t speak Undercommon in gnomish
  • the voice responds, in gnomish “Leave!”
• an invisible Cynlant steps forward
  • “BEGONE!”
• Bon detects multiple oozes surrounding the partyrew
• the partyrew debits if they should retreat or fight their way through
  • they decide to regroup in town, with the Diggermatachs

Return to the City

• the partyrew treks back to a collapsed section of tunnel
  • Bon wildshapes again with bags containing party members
• multiple Svirfneblin are surprised to see Bon return to human form
  • the partyrew members crawl out from the bags
• Bon investigates the mushrooms the gnomes are cultivating
  • they are primarily for sustenance and structures
  • He donates a Bygmy and demonstrates its uses
  • the farmers thank him

Put to Rest

• Oneshoe, Jim Jar, and Eldeth split from the main party
  • they go return to the catacombs to lay another Svirfneblin to rest
• it Woooos and asks if Oneshoe has questions
  • she will ask questions once all bodies have been laid to rest

Meeting with the Diggermatachs

• the rest of the partyrew sees the guard who gave them the quest to slay the medusa
  • Yvelia pulls the head out as proof
  • the group continues on in a hurry
• sometime later, Oneshoe’s group meets with the guard
  • she banters with the guard for a little, then recieves the reward for the partyrew
  • 500 gp + 1 diamong (500gp)
• the main partyrew reaches Dorbo and Senny
  • Cynlant briefly (thanks to the absence of Oneshoe) explains the presence of Juiblex
  • Dorbo and Senny, realizing the gravity of the situation, agree to allying with the Were-Rats to handle the fiendish incursion
  • the partyrew begins to leave
• Oneshoe’s group comes running in
  • Cynlant grabs her by the scruff as the full partyrew begins to leave
  • the Diggermatachs mention that they will raise some forces in the meantime

Svirfneblin Were-Rat Alliance

• the partyrew makes it towards a gate, guarded by earth elements, giant badges, and armored gnomes
  • Bon begins to pet the badger, much to the guards chagrin
• Cynlant explains that the group is heading to meet with the Were-Rats
  • the guards recognizing the partyrew as the hired adventures, begin to open the gate
• the guards mention to that Were-Rats do not like visitors and tend to set traps

Advancement into Were-Rat Territory

• the partyrew assumes their usual marching order, but with Oneshoe near the front
• Yvelia summons an Unseen Servant to hold a spear in front of the group
• Oneshoe detects a trap ahead, which would cause the ceiling to collapse
  • together, Oneshoe and Jim Jar successfully disarm the mechanism
• off in the distance, Cynlant hears whispers
• the partyrew continues forward, with Oneshoe and Jim Jar looking for more traps
  • disarm a few but eventually some Were-Rats appear

First Contact

• the Were-Rats start off hostile
  • Cynlant and Oneshoe convince them that the partyrew brings important news
• only the party is allowed to advance forward
  • the party is lead deeper in, past old smelters and miners
  • they are being lead to meet Chipgrin Goldenwhisker

Chief Chipgrin Goldenwhisker

• the party enters a chamber
  • the chamber contains a throne flanked by two giant rat-like beings
• the Chief greets the party, and informs them that his clan plans on leaving soon
• Oneshoe begins to speak for the party
  • she tells how Senny wants integration
  • she also speaks on the encroaching Ooze Invasion
• the Chief retorts that he is well aware of the “Pudding King”
  • his clan will have to leave unless they are within the cities walls
  • he agrees to meet at a council with the Diggermatachs the next day
• Yvelia asks the Chief about the return of the twins Topsy and Turvy
  • they returned a few months ago, which the Chief thanks them for
• the Chief seeks either peaceful exodus or reintegration

Return to the City

• the party meets back up with the rest of the partyrew, then march back to the gates
  • the guards are surprised to see them return so fast
  • Oneshoe exclaimed her surprised at the ease of convincing the Were-Rats
• the partyrew begins to make there way to the druids that live within the city

Speaking Stones

• the partyrew enters a small cavern which contains a circle of menhirs
  • druids are in the center, performing a ritual
  • the party members are able to discern they are casting a type of divination magic
• Cynlant looks towards the most authoritative looking preach
  • the gnome druid begins to approach the partyrew
• he introduces himself as Gurnick Tapfinger, head priest of Calendar Stonehand
  • the druids are working with the ancient menhirs, attempting to commune with a god
• Cynlant asks if the he is appraised of the situation
  • He is, and will attend the council the next day
• Gurnick is able to cast greater restoration, but he needs a task done
  • hallow the descrated temple to Caldear Stonehand (Steadfast Stones)
  • to restore the temple, a gemstone must be placed on top of the menhir
    • the partyrew saw the stone earlier
• the partyrew attempts to haggle the price of greater restoration down from 450 gp per cast
  • Gurnick is willing to, if they find the location of the Entemoch’s Boon
  • the gnomes at stoneheart quary would likely know the location