SESSION 171 – OCTOBER 4, 2017
While in Kehl resting, two groups of lizard looking creatures fight it out, and the “winners” take goods and meat from losers. They don’t see us, and we ignore them.
Prixithalma is frustrated with her progress in re-creating the virus. Edan does his best to help.
We find a neatly folded letter behind the berserker letting us know that Villems betrayed us and that some of the dark elves are on our side:
Blessings of Lloth on you Outsiders,
The grotesque Czizak-Ygna who hosted you recently has betrayed you to those among our people still loyal to the Deceivers from the Great Outside (known to many as the Hidden Ones). The Brood of Hyvaneq intends you harm, so be wary between the trading post and that warren of stunted liars known as Vilsnarg. However, be aware that you have allies among the Matriarchs of Shadow and within that crooked city’s elven embassy who can help you – remember, if you find yourself before a corrupt judge, requests for Ghirzak-Korman cannot be denied!
The Sisterhood of Arachne, Handmaidens to the Queen Who Spins Destiny’s Inescapable Threads
We speed up and Axel has the Berserker carry him so we can move faster.
We reach an opening that has graffitti in multiple langages that warn to be silent up ahead.
We sneak up and find a rotating track in a four way and to the north is a mine cart storage area. There are signs that we face a big fight so we avoid. Silence is cast on the berserker and the monkeys movewith it. Once all past, Nash fires an arrow and a bunch of huge tentacles feel around for throuble, only finding Nash’s arrow. (Rallion recognized this intersection as something he had seen before, but was quiet so had no trouble.)
Two more hours find a short side passage, and set up Khel to rest. A group of lizards types with nearly albino human prisoners heads back the way we came, but we avoid them.
Later a wounded mushroom man goes past. Nash convinces Axel to let him out. Nash heals him. We crudely communicate with him, Nash uses the skull cap with Serithaz, and we learn that the creature is loyal to death to Nash. Nash names him Wednesday. The creature is also poisonous so we should not touch or eat him.
The next day, Rallion shares that the side passage where he followed, is too small for the Berserker. We leave the berserker in a side cavern sitting and hidden, and have the monkeys remove the head, which Rallion carries.
We quickly reach a huge cavern with a well made dwarven bridge over it. We find an opening to the cavern with the elevator. Rallion had climbed down it, not knowing how to operate it.
We move in small groups and take the elevator. Rallion takes the lead and hears voices. He goes back and informs the group. Nash uses his ability to listen and hears two humans, and several shambling creatures. They walk off.
Edan and Bavmorda sneak around looking for a way out.
About 30 feet up is a big room with a giant cube.
Patrol with 10 undying and two humans, one with a silver control circlet.
Bavmorda sneaks up to backstab the one with the silver circlet. Killing instantly, then manages to surprise and kill the other human. Edan takes control of the 10 undying, and Bavmorda grabs the silver circlet.
The rest of us move up to join the others.
