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