Session 56: Catch Up Time and a Minor Problem

General Summary

The [arty wakes up over time with Archi using Elementals to open up a bit of room in the apothecary's house. This causes a bit of noise being mentioned by guards later in the day in the Eschbach Shields.

Rab goes to the Ludger Forge to get his hammer coated in silver, and Keller turns into a bat to go & lead Timble back out of the Underdark after spending hours telling stories of his past to the First Men.

When they return Keller gets word that he has his staff ready while Timble is eating some breakfast (a full chicken as usual). Rab comes in and they talk with Timble crying after hearing of dogs choking on chicken bones. Rab goes out the back of the tavern to practise.

Magnar arrives at this time, and then joined by Archi. Arne is in his bed being a lazy nig bird as usual.

They decide to go to the town hall to find a bit of work.

They found that two of the First Men has been captured after appearing in the Library and attacking NINE. The yare sitting in the jail, and the party decide to take a look at them.

Magnar goes to get Arne, who was probably laying a few eggs, while the others make it round to the barracks. When the two arrive, they are then shown down to the jail. Two cells are in use, one on the left and one on the right. A twisted First Man are in each, and they get aggressive when they see the group.

Archi decides to try talking to the 'hottest', which is saying something... disturbingly about Archi's mind.

Rab & Keller examine the knives the cultists have and determines they are poisoned. Keller works out it is a form of poison coming from mushrooms. Arch asks what it tastes like...

They can't understand each other due to language.

When talking, the one in the other cell changes into a hulking creature with pale blue glowing eye. It rips through the iron bars of the cell and attacks.

Timble shoots it, Rab hacks at it, and Keller hits it with a shillelagh before Magnar starts to slash away. Magnar gets targeted in an attack that stuns him, and finally finished off by Timble with an arrow to the eye, causing it to fall over, with it's head exploding when landing and the body shrinks back to normal size.

The other who were smiling during the fight, now looks terrified.

Arne casts the spell of Tongues on Magnar who talks and finds out that they were sent to kill the party, especially Archi, and take back the Mask & Amulet of the Deep Ones.

The guards arrive to help the jailor to tidy up and take the other out for execution for attempted murder, and assault. The party turn down the option to carry out the execution.

Arne casts Tongues on the First Man so he understands everything and shits himself. Since no-one offers to carry out the execution, Rikard of the Burgeaters steps forward with his big greataxe and decapitates the First Man. Keller causes the body to decay because of his beliefs in Life & Death. The Burgeaters place the head on a spike outside the barracks to act as a warning.

Archi and Timble end up at the apothecary where they go to the basement. Archi destroys the egg using the vial Joseph van Richten gave him. All that's left is a sticky wet goo with a slight grainy black black sand mixed in.

They have a bit of relaxation afterwards and go about their day.

Rewards Granted

Milestone XP.