The Underdark
Neverwinter
- around the middle of the day, Yvelia conjures a portal to the Headporium
- Gho’rosh comes out, kvetches about not receiving forewarning
- a new wing called the Lizard Lounge will be opened for Themberchaud’s head
- Oneshoe and Yvelia go back and forth if that name is insensitive
- Oneshoe considers finding an expert on oozes to look at Glabagool
- she realizes it would take too long
- Cynlant and Oneshoe discuss an emancipatory expedition through the Underdark
- Yvelia mentions acquiring control of various cities
- CARL basks in the sunlight for a bit, despite being 4 nocturnal creatures
- the boyscouts go to a surface inn and get drunk
- they run it off in the morning
Gracklstugh
- Cynlant sends to Sister, asking about the forces location
- She informs him of the issues between of the Zhentarim and the Gauntlet
- discord is starting to arise
- Yvelia alludes to “losing” a few Zhentarim
- Cynlant questions if they should honor the deal fully
- Cynlant uses a scroll to open a portal on a tree
- the partyrew dashes through, landing in the forces encampment as they begin packing
Traveling
Rendezvous
a Zhentarim member smirks at the partyrew and says they need to meet up with Sister
Oneshoe and Sister sneak off 😏 …
Joaquin fills everyone in on the happenings
the zhents got too drunk after the partyrew left and started picking fights with the Order of the Gauntlet
- the next morning some of the Gauntlet were poisoned (but not fatally)
the partyrew decide to interrogate the Zhentarim to investigate the poisoning
Interrogation Station
- Cynlant plans to create a Zone of Truth
- CARL and Oneshoe collect a torch with a mirror back that focuses the light
- two of the CARL’s hold the light steady
- Cynlant eventually stabs the torch deeper into the ground
- the partyrew plans some questions to ask
- the Zhentarim are interrogated first
- they all choose to fail the save against Zone of Truth
- none of them did the poisoning or know anything about it
- the Gauntlet are next, they also know nothing
- the nearby expedition forces are all quickly interrogated
- nobody knows anything
- lastly the expeditionary force leaders are goatherd
- nobody knows anything still
- general Oneshoe attempts to give a rousing speech from atop of the torch
- Cynlant listens for a bit, then pulls the torch, catapulting Oneshoe into the air
- she bounces up and down with a aaaaaahh hueeeyy
Forward March
- the partyrew mounts their steeds
- Cynlant re-summons an otherworldly steed for Yvelia
- she promises it will meet a better fate than the last
- Cynlant mentions again his magically enhanced nose
- CARL hands Cynlant various mundane items which they ask him to identify
End of Day Five of Travel
- the travel is uneventful
- Ront experiments and prepares a dish with Themberchaud’s remains
- he prepares Themby steak frites with a mushroom based sauce
- Yvelia asks about the ethics of eating dragons
- according to Cynlant and Oneshoe’s knowledge, it is nigh unheard of
- the meat is surprisingly spicy but is extremely well marbled
- Glabagool receives many healthy portions (he’s a growing boy!)
Ten Days Remaining
- Cynlant introspects on his patron, Granny Nightshade
- when only Oneshoe is watching, Cynlant sprouts a purple bismuth like dragon tail
- she looks in awe, as he twirls it before dismissing it
- travel is uneventful for the next few days
- Cynlant looks in to the lore of the real Prince Derendil and Zulgar
- the real prince is from the heir to an eleven throne on a different continent
Eight Days Remaining
- the partyrew ask questions about how Oneshoe was raised
- her earliest memories are of busking on the streets of Baldur’s Gate
- she does not recall having parents
- she was raised in the guild
- Oneshoe’s guild was like a family to her
- she provided distractions while they pick-pocketed, robbed, and otherwise committed larceny
- they received a life sentence after (reduced from execution by drawn and quartered) Oneshoe caused a distraction at the wrong mansion
- Cynlant mentions paying their bail and employing them at the Headporium
- Yvelia promises they will be in less danger, on average
- Yvelia was born and raised in Neverwinter, and functioned as a court accountant
- she may or may not have left her previous role due to embezzlement
- member of Kappa Alpha Sigma Eta
- she was a member of a lifestyle brand, which she worked her way up
- at the top was Mr. F
- CARL was awoken one day, given items and told they were a merchant
- as they spoke a tall, sickly green man appears behind
The Merchant
The Merchant has new wares!
Cynlant nose picks up many scents
100gp per item
- goggles of insight (smells of fresh pine (divination))
- cloak of invisibility (smells of smoldering cedar (illusion))
- rapier that floats ((transmutation))
- dagger stabbing at back (faint gross smell, (small flower note of evocation))
the merchant has only known CARL since they returned to the surface
Yvelia hands over the gold, upon which Cynlant collects the items in his shield
- as Oneshoe begins to thank them and CARL moves to speak, they both blink
rapier (weapon of floating)
- Oneshoe tosses CARL the rapier
- they attack Oneshoe with it, and float up 30ft
dagger
- dagger of backstabbing +1
- when attacking deals sneak attack damage of 5th level rogue
- if the attack misses, it stabs the user
goggles of insight
- alternating advantage then disadvantage on initiative rolls
cloak of invisibility
- if the hood is up while wearing it, the user believes they are invisible
- Cynlant hands it to Oneshoe without announcing what it does
CARL does not know of other normal human merchants like them and the Merchant
- they hope to one day find their family
Bulette Ambush
the ground tremors as five Bulettes emerge
- the partyrew is surprised
CARL jumps quick to their feets
- they pull out their thunderbuss
- the pellets land, doing considerate damage
- little Carl misses both of his attacks
Ront also acts quickly, bashing one of the Bulettes critically
- it appears bloodied
the Bulette retorts, taking a big crunch out of Ront
another Bulette almost has a huge chunk of Cynlant, but is blocked by a magical shield
Cynlant, now aware of the situation, begins to attack
- his first attack seems like it should land, but it is blocked by the thick plates
- his second attack hits HARD
Yvelia and Ally move in unison
- they move towards the boyscouts, cast haste, and activate their innate sorcery
a Bulette burrows then leaps towards Glabagool
- he fails to squelch out of the way and his hit
Oneshoe surges to life and causes a synaptic snap which hits half of the enemies and narrowly misses Ront
- a white plated Bulette collapses
Glabagool engulfs the beast who attacked him
another Bulette attempts at Ront
- he easily blocks it
Carl is attacked and is bloodied
the last Bulette attempts to monch on Oneshoe, but she dances out of the way
CARL eyes focus on the Bulette who hurt Carl, the bullets are loaded and fired in quick succession
- the Bulette opens his as if he were going to bite Carl
- the bullets critically hit the Bulette, killing it
a hastened Ront brutalizes an enemy, killing it single-handedly
Droopy gets hit while attempting to attack
Cynlant stabs a Bulette once in each eye, killing it
Yvelia and Ally fire eldritch blasts, bloodying one enemy
the Bulette within Glabagool manages to break free, then burrows underground
Glabagool fires a glob of ooze, killing another enemy
the partyrew faffs about for a bit, before Oneshoe comes to the conclusion that the last enemy left