Session 24: Lizard People are people too Report

General Summary

The party first had to take a nights rest, beaten and bruised from the bullywug fight. The party had a bit of a chat, learning a bit about Bullywugs from Oceanus and Gnorm talked a bit about how he got his magic tattoos. They then took night watches, and the night went peacefully besides Oceanus being strung out during his watch. Traveling to the actual lair cause a bit of hassle, involving a lot of traps that Catalina ended up falling victim to. The party did find a secret back entrance to the lair, preferring to take that route when it was clear that the front entrance had giant lizards protecting it. The party spent some time scouting with their familiars once at the door. Learning of the lizards being on edge due to a recent attack by humans, the party disguises themselves as a caravan selling fine frog meat to the lizards. The disguise is enough to fool the common footman, but the queen is able to see through the disguise claiming Queen's intuition. However, she seems to recognize the party's use in strengthening their alliance (and, later reveal, their talents useful for an important mission). They only need to confirm their trustworthiness, which was actually already pretty high being an adventuring party that didn't immediately try slaughtering everything. She simply requested the party to prove themselves to her, her advisor, and the 2 alliance members. After a debate, some tax collecting, rumor-mongering, and a rousing game of Golbins of Grottos (where there queen revealed why she REALLY knew why the party wasn't a real caravan), The queen saw it fit to tell the party the meaning off all of this: The alliance is an attempt to deal with the encroaching threat of shark-men known as Sahuagin that has recently conquered one of the Lizardfolk's lairs. The biggest concern has not been the actual conquering, but the fact that the Sahuagin managed to sink the lair and the surrounding land under water. They infer that the Sahuagin are harnessing some fiendish magic that, if not checked, would constitute a threat to the entire region, and maybe the entire Caribbean if they can simply conquer land by sinking it. The alliance had recently lost a member, and the queen sees the party as a way to bring the humans into the alliance. The party might also be useful in an actual stealth mission, gaining important intel the alliance needs to successfully siege the Sahuagin Fortress. The party also asked if there was anything else they can do, which the queen recommended slaying a nearby corcodile named Thousand Teeth, which has become enormous and outright threatening the alliance by slaughtering their hunting parties. The queen promised the few magic items they own as reward for its death.

Campaign

Mines of Phandelver

Protagonists