Worms and the tentacle man

We're still creeping through tunnels
Then we find some dead worm things and one gets thrown into the bucket
We then stick to the trail of dead worms that Heidan found
 
The worms seem to have died from some internal issues
Bla, whatever, something something
And in one of the bigger piles, we even find one alive one
It also goes into the bucket
 
After some scouting it seems like there are 2 humanoid creatures ahead
The bird of Heidan is acting a little weirdly, so is Heidan
And the question is raised whether someone could shed insight on it
 
So some of us are keeping an eye on the cave with the creatures inside
While the rest of us hang back for the ritual spell
Also there's loads of dead worm thingies here
 
Then there's quickly footsteps to be heard
And it seems we should come to them
Seems like there is some kind of butler person?
There's a pretty big creature as well (pretty tall) and sitting on air
About 9 feet tall and wearing very fancy robes
It also has a long staff and super lanky fingers
Some pretty tentacly tentacles are spilling down from it's face
Okay it's not mutated, but just some sort of Illithid....
Something something ulitharid or something according to Heidan
 
Heidan also bows to the creature ô.o
I do the same, as it would be really mean to be rude to a potential acquaintance or relative of Heidan
Iacopo then does most of the talking
It seems the creature is similiary annoyed by the worm things
They should die outside of this place
Also they want to know whether the ones with host bodies are dealt with
 
Strangely Heidan's lip is quivering, is he afraid?
Is it an unequal relationship?
Mother in law?
No that doesn't make sense
Illithid in law?
Oh and it knows about our worm in the bucket
Seems like that is pretty dangerous
 
So we're offered a choice
If we take it up to the surface, it would look away
If we volunteer it, we get a reward
It seems that lady that hired the group was pretty sinister to want a creature like that
Our tentacle friend pulls out a jar that's filled with a jar and little tadpoles
But it doesn't look like normal Illithid tadpoles
 
He says it's for Symbiosis
There's 2 slugs in that jar
There's only more to be had for more work
Bla wouldn't change our form
Bla wouldn't kill us
Bla would connect us to something
Bla it wants to remove the taint of those worms
 
And Mort says that the Mindflayer isn't telling us everything and holding info back?
The mindflayer seems a little offended by it
There's some disagreement on whether to trust them
In the end we relent and the worm in the bucket is killed by the butler via sword
 
It's now either a big bag of platinum or two brainslugs
4 of us are up for actually implanting them
Oh and it seems like we can take the tentacle person Caretaker
 
And when the tentacle person is just about to go Mortimer pisses them off
They even speak physically o.o'
Damn those two are sticklers for respect and stuff
He then asks Mortimer to kneel, but Mortimer doesn't oo'
 
I also put it on the rest of the group that I'm definitely for working with the tentacle person
So anyone that wanted a brain slug can get one
 
Heidan mentions that the tentacle person was somewhere between godhood and royalty
Okay so we bring up the tadpoles up to the surface
On the way up it's rather nasty
All of us are pretty fine, Sivrit and Mort less so
 
Heidan wants to share notes on what we ran into in the Maw oo'
Back up we take some time for food and a little rest
It's also decided that we do the whole procedure stuff in the archive of the cobalt soul
Where a woman named Nedris is the superior of Heidan
 
Then it's time to deliver the dead worm things
200gp are offered for the dead ones - they are also taken
Ends with 33gp for me
 
When it came to pulling straws - no brain slug for me ~.~
Then it's up to the Cobalt Soul thingie
Though the group definitely won't get away without taking on more jobs to get more things like that!
 
The procedure for Iacopo is rather loud, though clean
And it heals pretty quickly
The one for Sivrit is quite a bit more bloody and messy
Meanwhile I spent my time skimming over the research notes of the Cobalt Soul
Mostly stuff about the creatures from the maw
 
When both start getting conscious again they start saying the same words at the same time
Okay it's a hoax, then can simply talk telepathically to each other and the tentacle person