Chapter 1, Part V: Dread in the Desert
10th of Blooming
999 Era of the Warden
999 Era of the Warden
Wiltspar
Oznuk
Written by Justin
We're traveling back to the Wiltspar, we're dragging the dead bodies we found with us
Chauncey seems way too okay with Eagan
The people of Wiltspar seem okay to bring Fake Eagan into the fold
Oz is super not okay with this, Tiziri also seems to be on the same page, Zara also comes outside with us
Ford goes to talk to Aurifer
Ford is likening Aurifer's tough choices to Ford's time in the military
Ford begs Aurifer to give him a reason to bring back to us to convince us to stay
Aurifer says they are doing everything they can to protect the world, they are a bastion for anyone who wants to start over, no matter what, everyone inside the walls is under his personal protection
Aurifer says his entire existence is to be of service to us all
Ford and Aurifer go back and forth, Ford is definitely advocating for us well
Selina has a chat with Trouble
Selina trying to convince Oz and Tiziri to stick around
Oz's hard line is the Marezhi HAS to go, he fucking hates it here
Chauncey gives Ford a list of names of people to talk to
Chauncey found MR Bones 20 years ago in an abandoned house in a basement in Avarre?
I tell Chauncey to tell Aurifer that the Marezhi must be banished or we walk
Tiziri asks Selina how she ended up in Wiltspar, Selina claims she was born here. Father was never here, Mom died. On a 21 insight she believes it
We excommunicate the Marezhi
Zara says Wiltspar reminds her of the Myconids
We head to the inn, Hell's Kitchinn, run by Goring Ramsay, a world renowned chef
Ford goes to buy Selina a "beer". Minotaur behind the bar (Goring Ramsay), a couple humans at the bar, a hill dwarf, a centaur, a bugbear and a myconid.
Goring Ramsay was run out of Loreclif by his ex wife Loretta Crosby as a result of a messy divorce
Tiziri approaches the centaur and bugbear. Hanx Calhoun is the centaur, appears to be the town's doctor? The bugbear is Glompo?
Hanx Calhoun is a Cleric of Brio but every time I roll perception to overhear it I roll low
Glompo is everything
Hanx Calhoun delivered Selina
Oz has a brief conversation with Hanx about being a cleric of Brio
Ford strikes up a conversation with the myconid, the myconid responds in Ford's head
Myconid is communicating via spores
The Myconid was captured from the Underdark and brought to the desert to dry out, they were rescued by someone from Wiltspar named Ssaltine, the myconid's name is Gary Vanderplat
Selina is upset because Ford lied to her about the root beer, but Oz snuck her a real beer
Penelope walks into the bar, her ears are down, she orders a Shirley temple, make it a double. She appears to regret vouching for the Marezhi. It has always been the policy of Wiltspar to offer forgiveness.
She talks about a human who came to town and promised to help and reneged on that but were removed from the city
Who is the biggest success story? Jonas the Alchemist, and his daughter Callista
Long rest, level up to level 3
Penelope wants to talk to us
We find Arty, I cast Detect Evil and Good, it doesn't ping on him but it does ping on Saltine, the Naga (Celestial)
An Aberration is flying towards the tree, we follow. Inside we see a floating jellyfish monster, with a bow and a quiver. It's tentacles dangling, a purple glowing aura, Chauncey completely zoned out, in a trance. It's a Flump, they are good creatures, Tiziri goes straight murder mode
We talk the situation down, Ford heals the Flumph
Chauncey says "Are you sure?" To the Flumph and the Flumph takes off. Bubbles the Flumph told Chauncey that monsters are coming, a very large group of creatures is forming on the outskirts
We need to figure out how we are going to defend the town from a horrible attack
13th of Blooming
999 Era of the Warden
999 Era of the Warden
Centra Desert
Theodore
Written by Justin
We are on the northern shore of Centra, a path of rocks leads towards the desert
I try to recall what we may encounter in the desert and relay it to the party, no one but Louie is really paying attention
We encounter a large valley between dunes, littered with rocks, craters the size of a Ferris wheel
The craters are likely burrows of very large creatures
I tell everyone we should go around
Louie falls into the pit and notices the rocks are actually bones and armor and weapons of dead shit
Chased by the worm, long chase scene, Boaty is tossing fish, Louie is fast as fuck boi, I toss the Ale Seed down its throat, Rix gives it Tinnitus, Pecan sacrifices herself for Rix
TB and Louie are setting up a rope situation at the cliff as the rest of us run to the edge
Louie sees a cave about 20 feet down the cliff
TB and Rix get down the rope no problem, I'm waiting for everyone to get down in case I need to Feather Fall, Louie grabs my ass and drags me down
Inspecting the cave I see rodent and lizard tracks. There are mushrooms growing in here, there is moisture in the cave
We level up to level 3!!
I inspect the mushrooms and moss. I find bright orange moss that grows in the corners. Consuming even a little bit forces a CON check and on a fail it reduces the ingesters HP to 0, on a success they are poisoned
We can see Wiltspar in the distance
I Feather Fall us down the cliff and we make our way to Wiltspar
Theos Divination dice are 8 and 2 (I used the 8)