Session 33: HIGH-st Report

The group regroups and gets some sleep. In the morning, Pipus finds a note in their bag near their Tarot Deck--how long its been there? Who knows? (How long has the DM had it? Good question).   The following morning they meet Jade outside of the Temple of the Duskmaven, and she invites Pipus to join her in a ritual, and Olin joins in. Pipus does not give into the near-death experience it takes to talk to this god--not even sure if this is the god that they seem to have some connection to. Olin does--curiosity kills the rabbit.   Jade and Olin are brought to a place standing before a mask--the mask of the Matron, and Jade inquires for Olin to get 5 Questions. Olin asks some questions, and gets some other thought-food to digest. Pipus manages to cough out the water and heads outside. Olin wakes up as Jade is still talking with the Matron, but wakes soon after, and on the walk outside, Jade says that the Matron is stupid, and she doesn't like her, but she was the one who came to her when she was desperate.   Outside, Shroomy meets up with the group and with help from Ospreay drags Saphiq to the group, and brings them to conciousness. Shroomy waits, but doesn't seem too patient as the party questions Saphiq. In getting some answers, and more questions, they are all stunned as Shroomy kills Saphiq, and says to contact them if the group needs them, then travels through a mushroom to.....the gloamed caverns???? (We think, we don't know. The DM was a bit secretive with that).   The group heals Saphiq again, and get a bit more exposition, before they tell them to leave, and after they leave they split up into shopping groups. Some go to the jewelers, (did Pipus actually get new pants??), some go to the alchemists, and some to the blueprint contact.   Then the group plans a heist, Jade got sent in on recon.....and seemed to do ok.   They wait two days and then try their heist.   It went awry really fast.   Most of the party got shoo-ed away, and Flick was trapped in a chest.   Flick was brought out, and was able to trade a reading, for the Pig's Tongue... and Annie Hexum read their fortune. Then let them pass through a door.   Only the door wasn't a door, and now a weird Flick copy is trying to kill Flick.   Feeling a thread splitting that he is connected too, Olin pulls on it, and ends up pulling the party into this space, where they see copies of themselves appearing.   We have not long rested, had you desired to use a short rest, it was able to be had.