Journal - June 25th, 2023

I have see enough fungus to last me five lifetimes.
 
We left Fasturvalt to deliver a bunch of bodies to the fungus people so that they would not help the Ghoul's in attacking us down here. First, actually, we made some kind of deal with a weird Devil to not help the Akeenus in finding.... the Vecna... Wait, we had to give the Devil to the Akeenus as payment for the castle. We had to take bodies to the fungus people as payment for a spell because Oakley was sick with Mummy Rot. We took the bodies through the Grotto to the land of the Xan, the fungus people. I assumed it was just a delivery, a bribe, some political bullshit, but we ended up having to talk to the Xan's god? It was a giant fungus ball, the whole city was fungus, but this was a specific, separate, fungus ball. It was much bigger than the one that attacked us on the way there. Shouldn't the Xan not have attacked us? Is that like not part of their fungus? Some kind of fucking wild fungus? I don't know. We delivered the bodies, but then we had to answer a bunch of questions the fung-god was asking. The questions were insane, they didn't make any sense. There were, I guess, lots of names and places, a bunch of words I didn't understand, and then asked how many moons there were. Which, was dumb, as Bigmann pointed out there is one... not that you ca see it down here. Anyway, we also go to ask question, so we just learned some things:
1. The Ghoul Imperium is after a structure. Which structure? We didn't ask that.
2. The structure is a place of dormant doorways. Which structure? We ask that. But, Ned seems to think its our castle. He's a smart guy, so I would bet money he is right.
3. Fasturvalt needs to help itself out, stand on its own, if it wants to be respected. This, this is obvious. I could have told anyone that. You don't survive by running from one protector to another, you just end up a slave. Gotta stand up, ten help will come.
4. House of Akeenus is a bunch of assholes trying to squeeze the people of Fasturvalt for their own ends. Again, obvious right? I was thinking this. These guys are your usual rich parasites. In the sun or under the ground there is always greed.
5. I will be honest, I didn't really get this one. There is some bad shit coming. Below the veins, past a vault, over a sea, past a tower of damnation, near some edge or crust... something about Old Ones, or something. Bigmann distracted me by being distracted.
6. Fungus told us how to help Fasturvalt. Break the spell on the king, remove toxins that keep the beast asleep, find other allies where Akeenus is being a problem, renew the pact between the Snurfs and Elder Elementals and, my favorite, just get in there and kick the shit out of these assholes. Seriously, its the easiest, call them out and then lay them the fuck out. Done.
7. Oakley has some Druid shit he needs to do with a ghost. Ghost Lord of the bog of dreams or memories or something.
 
That was a trip. The Xan city was no place for me, but Oakley seemed to like it.
 
Oh! Ned got himself a date with Dirkcounter, I was surprised though, he panicked and backed out. Didn't see that coming. I guess he was trying to be proper or something about. For the best anyway, don't think it would have ended well. Still gonna hassle him about it though.
 
Tonight we drink, tomorrow we head out to help some ants or somthing, bug stuff, and maybe see a fighting arena. Maybe I can find a decent fight! Test my skills.