SESSION 323: The Dreaming Caldera Pt.5: The Master’s Chamber
Returning to the dungeon the Master is uncovered and a new ally gained before descending deeper.
Day 772 (Underworld): After a good night of rest in the badgerfolk village the gang was brought back to the dungeon via the secret tunnel. Before leaving Enoki gave Bunny a steel ball, “If you throw it into the tunnel it will return to the village and we will collect you from the dungeon”. Bunny thought that was nifty.
Once more the boat was pushed to the side and the gang crawled back into the trash/ storage chamber. Not much had changed accept for the smell. The dead bugbears had begun to fester in the warm volcanic chamber. They collected their push cart and moved along. Back into the feather chamber and then into the previously unexplored chamber at the western extent of the connecting passage.
The Shrine Dump aka The Master’s Chamber: Rats skittered across a teetering trash pile composed of smashed statuary, rotting tapestries, candles, and religious paraphernalia. A leering stone demon face peeked out from the heap a dead rat was draped across the stone demon face. Lester had just enough time to blurt out, “I say that is my dead rat!” before it rotated its head and spoke.
“Kkkkccckk...you...defilers. You are different than the ckkkkkk brainwashed rabble of this place. Kkkkkk...I sense that you have been serving me…kkkkkckl…are you here for your reward…?”
Bimbles reflected for a moment remembering the greasy Red Prophet’s prophecy, “No no no, not yet we have destroyed but two pieces. We want the WHOLE reward. We shall return when all four have been bashed to smithereens”. “Kckckckkl..Very well…bring vengeance upon the Chaos god…”, the rat’s head returned to the prone position and spoke no more.
They left the chamber and returned to the trapezoidal crossroads all was quiet.
There were three options back down the central passage to the stairs down, the door to the acid chamber or the unexplored door to the south east. The door it was.
A small and damp chamber housing an old water pump and a mossy trough. Clumps of moss and tiny mushrooms grew on the wet floors. Looking at their map Bunny thought the room was a good candidate for closer inspection. She found a forgotten secret revolving door. Beyond was another small room. A makeshift jail cell, lightless and squalid. Shackles chained a lone elf to the ground, pecked and bloodied by an errant chicken. Shovels, rakes and other farm implements were piled against the northern wall and a door was on the western wall presumably leading to the chicken coop.
The elf was Azucar the sole survivor of the elven assault team that had been imprisoned and then forgotten about, left to be slowly tortured by the chicken perhaps. Despite his physical condition his spirit was unbroken, “Pain is temporary. Glory is forever!” he was eager to ally with our hobos to destroy the Eater of Dreams. He offered all a strand of his golden hair, “ Tie this around your wrist it will protect you”. After some aid and equipping they returned to the trapezoidal crossroads.
“Oi! You lot wahts yous doin ‘ere den?”, a group of four ogres were present. They were obviously looking for people to eat but were showing some caution in the selection process. Dolec told then they were very busy doing something or the other for someone or the other. The ogres were disappointed by this confusing statement,”…Uh. Ok. You keep werkin… We was just checkin”. The gang quickly pushed their cart past and then down the lightless black volcanic glass southern passage to the stairwell down. Lester and Dolec shined their light down into the steamy blackness. Hammering could be heard not too distant.
Azucar shouted, “No fear!”.
The A-Team: Bunny, Carla, Bimbles, Saffron, Charles, Dolec Da, Nara & Lester
ROLECALL
Carla the Green High Priestess of TMB (C10) 363590 xp +10% <400001> CRT 1d12/III
Scars: permanent loss left index finger and scarring on arm
Bimbles the High Priest of GSS (C10) 327825 xp +5% <400001> CRT 1d12/III
+2 save to poison and internal body things; Double eat (gotta feed my baybay)
Bunny the Thief! (T10) 319435 xp <400001> +10% CRT 1d24/II
Light wound: permanent loss of pinky finger, off hand
The Henchmen
Saffron the Mad Fairy Queen of Ribbits (FY8*) 201739 xp <200001> CRT 1d10/III
Moderate wound: Scar on abdomen
Lasting injury: -1 STR, mashed guts
Nara the Nearly Naked Purple Swami Girl (PS7) 116268 xp +5% <125000> CRT 1d16/II
Wraith Drained: -1 CON
Charles in Charge the Myrmidon (F6) 89866 <120000> +10% CRT 1d20/IV
Franz the Grave Return (Lawful; XXXX) Sword
Critical Wound: Punctured lung (-2 CON)
Mostly DEAD. (-1 CON)
Dolec Da the Hero (F7) 74855 xp +10% <120000> CRT 1d20/IV
Missing five teeth
Lester Flanders the Guardian of Oceana (P6) 52155 xp <95000> +5% CRT 1d16/IV
Azucar the Elven Myrmidon Warlock (E6)
RESERVES
Elapsed Campaign Time
743b days at beginning of session (Boris & Friends just outside of Liwil)
766a (Bunny Group Newville/ Dreaming Caldera) Busy until 779
724d (Ding-We Gang Lake of Abominations/ Liwil)
Join us for session Three-Hundred-and-Twenty-Four when we ask the questions:
Will we take up the Master’s rewards program for god-bit elimination?
What does the lower level(s) hold?
Tale of the Tape
Nara and Charles continue their stay at the petrification hotel.
KILLS
none
LOOT
zilch
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