Session Report 0: An Introduction
General Summary
Poppy the Healer, an alchemist of Moonspring was frustrated at the strange disappearance of the fleshwort herbs, causing her to be unable to make any new healing potions. She decided to take matters into her own hands and went to the town notice board to post a request, calling on all explorers who would dare to venture deep into the forest and figure out what was causing the disappearance of the herbs.
At the same, Willow Greenleaf was preparing to continue her journey, and noticed the commotion the mother and her centaur son were causing. Deciding to investigate, she was offered 20 gold for her services. Another passerby, a preacher by the name of Zeal Hawk, also introduced himself, after taking an interest at the mention of potions.
The group was provided with information by Poppy, who promptly volunteered her son to take charge of the expedition. Behind them, a door slammed open, and out walked a female Orc, who was seemingly having an argument with the lord of the town. After discovering the group before her was going on an expedition to solve the issue, the Orc, introducing herself as Sidna, reluctantly joined.
The lord of the village offered an additional 100 gold per person if the expedition group would not only discover the cause but solve the issue.
Led by the young centaur, the group navigated the forest without issue, noting that the other plantlife seemed to be unaffected by whatever was causing the problem. Nibbles, Willow's trusty pet, attempted to sniff out the fleshwort, but was too distracted by the myriad of other smells that he could not pick up a trail. Annoyed, Sidna decided to take the lead instead... and confidently stepped right up to her waist in mud.
As the rest of the group attempted to fish her back out, she was assaulted by an unpleasantly slimy sensation crawling down her back. It was discovered to be a giant maggot, which was promptly carved open. Its innard revealed a pulsating black mass, which upon inspection, gave off a magical aura and a putrid smell. As the mass was put into a container for safekeeping, some shards fell out. These were quickly identified to be pieces of bone, but it took a little longer to figure out the bones were from a humanoid.
The party continued deeper into the forest, which had by now become a swamp. Zeal noticed some strange holes in the ground, which he promptly started poking into with his walking stick. Finding one had a little bit more give than the others, he attempted to scoop the thing out, accidentally skewering it in the process. The now skewered maggot appeared dead, but its stomach continued writhing as if to escape. The preacher ignited his staff, roasting the maggot's remains, revealing a similar dark mass as they had seen before. With the green flame continuing to burn, the writhing mass was slowly cremated into thick smoke. Satisfied with how well it burned, the wood elf just barely noticed as a larger magical presence moved underneath him, prompting the party to follow it.
Ganamash took the lead once more, guiding the party into the more dangerous part of the forest, a part that even he avoided. Narrowly avoiding a nasty interaction with leeches, they found themselves face-to-face with a giant toad.
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Items collected:
- fleshwort (dead)
- bottle of writhing mass
Sidna
Willow Greenleaf
Chaotic Good Lightfoot Halfling (Outlander)
Ranger 1
Ranger 1
12 / 12 HP
STR
8
8
DEX
17
17
CON
14
14
INT
10
10
WIS
14
14
CHA
11
11
Zeal Hawk
Chaotic Neutral Wood Elf (Criminal)
Cleric 1
Druid 4
Cleric 1
Druid 4
51 / 51 HP
STR
8
8
DEX
14
14
CON
16
16
INT
8
8
WIS
17
17
CHA
11
11
Report Date
31 Mar 2023
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