Sheer ridge separating the monastery from where we are; wolves bay from above.
Mizzie … ooze info. Any particular element? Nita description … probably not much of an issue, as young as they are. But have probably attracted predators of their own … like shroomkins!
Oh, shroomkins! Know the whole thing!
Ice gun!
Entrance, well below monastery. Entrance is of a large size – maybe a problem further on?
Tunnel mouth – natural cavern built out and expanded. Old, worn wood slats.
Foul odor. Muck on the floor adds to it.
Side passage. Saraid: No footprints. Nita didn’t give us instructions, just that she’d squeezed through a grate into the tunnels.
Mizzle: odor of parchment and ink? Crit!
Sickly sweet smells from side passages. Straight ahead!
Renewed confidence in tunnel exploration, so undo check on the Saevis Bonds clock.
Wall reinforcements give way to natural stone. A bit tighter. Single file.
← Mizzle ← Trimaldis ← Saraid
Last corner – figure slumped over in the cavern – a Shroomkin in a deep sleep, true mouth lolling and exposing sharp teeth. Full and content.
Inspect the scene – success! … belly full of baby slimes. Hmmm, Trimaldis wonder what that tastes like.
Seraid inspects … and manages to wake it while taking a sample of its drool. Okay, the face on its stem is fake.
1
We get initiative on it … the Trimaldis shoot it with ice! Boo-yah!
It spore belches at Saraid! Dazed!
Saraid bops iit with Iron Knuckles, but misses.
Mizzle Sharp Needle! Ouchies! Loyalty from mutual self-destructive curiosity bond with Saraid.
2
Trimaldies shoot again, and freeze it and it shatters!
Saraid is still dazed. Takes a tonic.
Saraid apologizes. Trimaldis thought it was fun!
Continue … find Nita’s grating.
- A bar has been worn away.
- Nita is a lot smaller than we are.
Saraid is going to take out the grill, enlarge the hold. Trimaldis freeze the metal, Saraid snaps off the bars with minimal noise.
Storage room. Office supplies. And a dead body, mauled by wolves – senior version of Nita’s apprentice scribe robes. Two doors, one intact.
Push stuff in front of the broken door? Sure. Trimaldis do it.
Mizzle does a ritual to find out about … (books). Saraid helps!
There’s a book in a great hall of some sort. Saevis’ aura is heavily involved – recovering the book will definitely stop him!
Few rooms away from here.
But wolves are baying …
Saraid: Look for something in the room to fend them off. Fumble. 1 FP! Ah, ink! (Which turns out to make us targets to the wolves.)
Western exit – now blocked.
Eastern exit – which has a door.
Hallway. Various entrances and exits.
Wolves ahead … pair, feasting on a body.
Sneak past? Trimaldis leading. Saraid supports, Mizzle supports …
Miss badly (FP!) Critical success on reroll! Get by and one wolf dazed (lulled).
Make our way along. Pair of signs – “Main Hall” (right), “Private Chamber” (left)
Might still be some monks holed up …
Off to the Main Hall … hearing baying and howling.
Lots of wolves in courtyard, lolling about, sleeping, occasionally howling.
Entrance to side chamber, then a double doors. Side: kitchen, baskets of root vegies strewn about.
Mizzle wants pepper! Trimaldi’s help, but nothing found.
Except someone hiding in the pantry! Moments away from screaming! Mizzle persuades them not to. They were trying to grab food to bring back to others. We’re trying to stop Saevis!
Help the monks? Need to deal with Saevis first. But can’t convince him. He goes sneaking out.
Mizzle and Saraid convince Trimaldis to help the monks. Sigh.
Monk is obviously weak.
Catch up with the monk.
Saraid hefts the bag of turnips.
Creep past the wolves.
Heavy door.
“It’s Quinn – let me in”
Inside – field hospital + refugee camp.
Mizzle - Book we’re looking for is a monk’s journal / diary, watching over the Moving Forest. Tries to convince the librarians to tell where the book is. Fast talking.
Provost - do you know something about such a journal? Journal of a druid who lived in the kingdom of the elves in the Dancing Forest. but just a translation …
book would be in the scriptorium, ground floor of the great hall.
BUT … wish you all the best … prayer wrap … (which actually is a cool magic item)
Given to Sara, who equips it.
… rush back down the hall …
CUT TO: The Great Hall
Sitting atop a Scriptorium desk - a small, leather tome, crackling with magical energy.
“Ah, yes … soon I will be completely free of my bonds … and then … I will gain true power!”
Sneaky entrance!
Scurry in … on a tall raised floor around the rest of the Great Hall, with walkways heading across. Walls are covered in books ;…
We see the tome! And … nothing else!
A presence … hint of viciousness …
Sara licks wounds …
A voice: “Foolish monks – do you think you’ll stand a better chance than last time? … all shall fall before the might of Saevis.” And roars mightily … and …
Initiative!
1
Mizzle - Study! Get everything, plus an opportunity.
Taunts Saevis. Saevis gives away a secret.
Saevis - Beastly attack on Sara. Dazed and Shaken! (no impact on offense, but more vulnerable to his attacks)
Sara - Pack Howl!
Saevis - Twisted Stike on Sara and Trimaldi’s
Trimaldi’s - Frost attack! Hits! Big hit! Screams!
2
Sara - Punch! with wraps, so hits! In crisis!
Saevis - “No! No!” Drain Vigor on Mizzle. Hurts (and heals)
Mizzle - Heals everyone!
Saevis - Twisted Strike on Mizzle and Sara.
Trimaldi’s - Freeze gun! Woot! 18 dmg +
3
Trimaldi’s - Another hit (with a FP) – and Saevis gets sucked into the book.
Pressure in back of head is relieved. (Sara and Trimaldi’s).
Sara talks to the wolves, who seem confused –
“It’s time to go home.” Fortunately, the gates are open. Pulled from far away. (Warn them that the locals might not be happy to see them.)
Mizzle picks up the diary.
Back to the barracks … NEXT TIME!