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Thu 1st Jul 2021 07:55

Tales of thirsty trees and predatory priests

by Marya Silverstring

Oh yeah we're still being plagued by the blight thingies
Damn those tree things
Seems like Balak wants to go down into the dark tree holes
Well he's welcome to do so
Anyway we should consider either going down or running
 
Melech said something about something dying
Like a drawn out death
And he wants to stop it.... okay
I'm really not up for killing halfway undead forests
He really wants us to go down there....
I hate this.....
 
So down we go~
And of fucking course the tree hole closes behind us
Also Melech says that it's due to a nature goddess having a vested interest, oh great
Oddly enough it's not that super dark down here
Also the soil is changing behind us
 
Even Magnolia is out down here, though she looks very very serious and tense
K'van asks her several things
Seems like Magnolia also didn't know what was going on
And it smells down here like soil tinged with blood and decay
Or in short, dead people
 
Oh nice we actually find a halfway frozen body stuck in a tree
Also there's some kind of underground courtyard building thing
Okay some kind of undead tree it is or something like that
How nice....
Oh and it seems we're not alone
 
So it's hiding time for us
Okay all of us do, except for Seb, who strips and stays in the middle
The entity walking into the room is far more fancily dressed than they deserved
Some kind of priestly robes
They also seem to be carrying either an unconscious or dead human woman
Probably a commoner that isn't missed
Seb acts as if they know each other
 
Okay the stranger is good at lying and bullshitting
Also he had no clue about Seb
He also has a animalistic and hungry spark in his eye when looking at Seb
Yeaaah that is baaad news
There is some anger in his voice over how Seb found his way down here
Sebastian says he's sent by the lord the grains, from the harvest
The guy then says to Seb that he's gonna escort him to his quarters
Also he says that he's the keeper of the temple here
 
They then start heading back down the hall
Oh yeah the vampire also just ignored sunlight and running water... great
The left behind person is also still breathing!
And the roots of the tree are slowly grasping for her
There are also no bitemarks on her neck
 
Not really much damage on the woman at all
Well she gets tied up and gagged anyway, never take any unnecessary chances
Also we plan to either burn or eat the tree
Burning wins out
Also the corpse 'in' the tree most likely died due to bloodloss
Yeah a shit way to die
Okay and there is some symbolism with an eye within a hand
The symbol of Vecna
Oh also we're... well I am considering securing a way out
But daaaaamn working with those new people is a little tough
 
The woman comes to herself
Meanwhile I start giving us a proper way out, beginning by tying ropes together
Also the weird vampire priest guy seems to be called Zaltan?
And the woman was either pretty daft or he can charm people or something
 
After that I casually turn into a spider to secure the rope up there
Then it goes back down
Also this woman is completely useless at climbing ropes
Welp not my problem
For the scouting stuff I then start sticking to the ceiling

Continue reading...

  1. And so a wild ride began
  2. From rogues, twigs and wolves
  3. Traveling time with Dalmir
  4. It started in a tavern and ended in circus madness
  5. An interesting proposal and the hunt for a "dragon"
  6. Catfights, dead ends and new leads
  7. Hungry wolves and nightly talks
  8. It all could've been resolved with a simple negotiation
  9. Saving a dragon and loads of secrets~
  10. Even more secrets and saving a life thought lost
  11. Finally free
  12. A new fey adventurer, giant bugs and ash zombies
  13. Some little tunnel crawling time
  14. And some more tunnel crawling with big crawlies
  15. Big guys with a big sword
  16. A big fight, getting out of the mines and a goodbye
  17. Sticks and stones may break your bones
  18. Tales of thirsty trees and predatory priests
  19. A quick getaway from a Vecna priests lair
  20. Zadash, city of light, city of magic
  21. Invisible stalkers, planning and magical stuff!
  22. Creepy kids and political intrigue
  23. Zadash, city of coincidences
  24. Now shit is personal - for Melech
  25. Way too much crap going on and more coincidences
  26. Two more people and a funeral
  27. Loads of planning and talking stuff
  28. Meeting Zintris' mom and an almost makeover
  29. We get ourselves a spy
  30. Relocating families and a pet assassin
  31. A relaxed evening in the city that loathes halflings
  32. Meeting a queen in her pjs
  33. Luxon stuff and a decent bit of shopping
  34. Lots and lots of talking
  35. Preparations and talks~
    16th Sydenstar?
  36. Clapping zombies
    16th Sydenstar?
  37. More zombie clapping
  38. Zombies, insects and pie
  39. More insects, saving lives and worm
  40. Just talking to military people
  41. Uhm yeah
  42. On the road again~
  43. Preparation time
  44. Before we go into the belly of beast~
  45. Into the belly of the city
  46. Loads of bugs and a couple of kids
  47. Some more city crawling
  48. Setup for a chase
  49. Escaping forward
  50. Exterminating otherworldlies
  51. Finally a second to relax
  52. Just some decompressing time
  53. We're back!
  54. Back again again
  55. Buggy buggers again
  56. Another dragon deal?
  57. The mercenary pirate place
  58. Aaand out of the city~

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