Episode 3 Be Careful Where You Sleep
General Summary
Beginning at the mouth of Za'Vel Cavern, our heroes narrowly avoid a face to face interaction with the last ogre as they duck back into the night to form a plan. Deciding it was best for Quinlan Carrick to scout out the unknown landscape, the dutiful rogue slinks like a shadow back into the tunnel and begins his investigation.
The night stretches on as more hints and clues are secured, but the largest discovery is the confirmation of the stolen Deep Wood Cider and the slim hope of a surviving victim. With only a slumbering ogre and parasitic spiders in their path, the party gather their strength and move to strike their final hurdle in his slumber.
First lighting the massive beast with oil and flame, our heroes set upon the frightened monster with a fury that sees it quickly dispatched by Quinlan Carrick. This eliminates their main concern, though the Black Burster spiders remain a deadly menace to both Svenjamin Suetekh of Clan Akubola and the barely alive Bomma Ravenbeard.
Svenjamin Suetekh of Clan Akubola repels their attack to save his own life, but Bomma is starved, dehydrated, and infested with the destructive arachnids. Seeming to barely understand what is going on around him, the party debate whether or not he can be saved as the fragility of his life becomes abundantly obvious. His imminent demise only be staved off by the information offered up by Svenjamin Suetekh of Clan Akubola and the academic confidence of Tomas Netweaver, as the two wizards work to turn the nearby Death Bloom mushrooms into a potent elixir.
Pouring the brewed potion down Bomma's throat, the party watch in victory and horror as the internal creatures expel themselves from Bomma's frail body. After a moment of uncertainty, the precarious situation of his health appears to stabilize, allowing the party their first full breath.
Transferring both Bomma and the retrieved goods to their wagon, our heroes set back down the mountain towards the main road and then eventually Mesadorei. Still hesitant about Bomma's longevity, the party decide to flag down one of the many nomadic groups shadowing them, hoping for aid.
Aid comes in the form of a nighttime visit, as an unnamed man makes contact with the group before a rider known as Zaleal takes Bomma onto her horse. Without another word, the deft rider races off in the direction of Mesadorei, hoping to get the ragged dwarf proper attention before he leaves this world.
Allowing their pace to slow without the pressure of a dying dwarf, our party continue to trudge back to Mesadorei until they spy it off in the distance the morning of the 27th. This same day, the party are stopped on the road by a member of the Bloody Hearts Guild, asking to purchase the retrieved cider for far more than its worth.
Ultimately being denied by the group, the man known as Tanner allows them to pass without incident. Leaving our group to arrive "home" in the final hours of the evening, victorious and tired.
Rewards Granted
- Ring - Red metal mosaic pattern in shape of rose, silver vines that entangle to close circle.
Missions/Quests Completed
- Finding the missing supplies.
- Saving the remnants of the merchant caravan.
Character(s) interacted with
- Bomma Ravenbeard - Sole survivor of the merchant caravan.
- Zaleal - Nomadic elf that rushed Bomma to Mesadorei.
- Tanner - Part of the Bloody Hearts Guild, offered to buy the supplies from the party.
Notes
Start on the night of June 23rd, ends at evening of 27th.
Report Date
22 Jan 2023
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