25 Stiirs 528

Journal Entry 16.2024.3.17

by Krix

25 (?) Stiirs 528
Halaster's Dungeon
Ferzith, Grasshopper, Darien, Vectis, J'aboc, Hergatz, Clive, Bolide, Ping Pong, and me (and Onslow, and Cardo, and Tetchli, and Tecpilcoatl)
We are still in a fight in the cavern lake with the mind worm aboleth and all its minions. Hergatz's control water spell was just dispelled and he can't cast it again. The aboleth sends us a message promising to take away the elf (Ping Pong, who is charmed) unless we retreat. I urge we save Ping Pong. Bolide and others cannot stop fighting. We defeat many of the minions while the aboleth charms Ping Pong closer with Grasshopper in pursuit. GH says he only hit the aboleth a couple times and it poofed away into nothingness. Ping Pong was released from charm. We defeated the remaining minions. The other adventuring party on the island left as quickly as they could. We start to explore the large cavern and J’aboc finds a smaller cave through an underwater opening. They go to examine it, and Hergatz is engulfed by a ceiling rug. They all try heroically to free him, but he becomes gravely injured, going unconscious twice. The ceiling rug (cloaker) has a psychic shriek which scares some of us. Darien heals Hergatz. Hergatz is taken to the entrance tunnel by Cardo and Onslow to rest while I stand guard; the others advance into the small cave. They find a lobstrosity and defeat it. There is a lot of junk in the small cave as well as a wand of secrets. We thoroughly check the large cave and find no aboleth, no other caves, no secret doors. We retreat to the old alchemists place to get some much needed rest. Ferzith puts up a tiny hut to rest in. We get a good night’s rest, discussing where we might find an aberration of sufficient rarity and challenge to fulfill Riker’s needs for his magical ore.