Session 2 Report

Our Heros awoke from their free stay at Bargoyles and stepped out into the bustling Westlight Market. Two new notices were available on the quest board and one about a missing Fish Monger name Gillie caught their eye. Firstly though they stopped at the market for some supplies. Fenrice inspected the local produce and purchased some onions for themselves while Marygold and the others saw a woman standing in the middle of a small crowd, she was holding a large crystal ball in her hand as she twirled and danced about. She brought the crystal ball close to all the onlooker's faces and attempted to coax the crowd into visiting her tent behind her, offering them illumination into their futures and fates. The tent also bore the poster for the missing fishmonger so Marygold went inside. Inside she was told her near future shows a dark and corrupted forest, but Marygold had further questions showing the poster. The woman revealed herself to be Lazura the Mysticwhisperer and sister of the missing fish monger Gillie. She used her powers to try and find him but only knew that Gillie was somewhere in Westlight, somewhere dark and wet...   The party decided to make their way down the river and towards the Westlight grotto to investigate another notice related to the sewer. They believed it somehow to be contacted to the missing Fish monger. Following a narrow trodden path along the south side of the river down in the direction of the coast. They began to hear the thunderous crashing of water nearby as the path disappears into a thickly wooded patch of underbrush. With some effort pushing through they found a cove sheltered from the sun by the canopy above. Water flowed smoothly down over each rock like a heavy blanket from the cliff's edge about 25 feet above, and cool mist hung heavy in the air glistening in the narrow beams of sunlight. Amongst the crashing waves, they heard faint music and were met by two mermaids Una and Waverly. Turns out that a few days ago a body was found and now they really fear for their safety, as well as the safety of their estranged sister Flow who now lives in the sewer! They climbed the flowing water and entered the grotto itself following the cave to its terminus where they found a marble statue of the goddess Doathine. She appeared to be carved as if she is sitting on the ground with a pot held in her right arm all the while holding a weeping expression on her face. clear beads of water occasionally drip from the eye holes and flow down into a stream originating from a metal grate near the floor. An inscription carved onto the pot read: "My body is vast and I travel far. My life ends when my sorrows turn to tears.”After only a moment Fenrice guested the answer to the riddle "Clouds" and with that, the statue smiled, and moved to the side allowing them entrance to the sewer.
They followed the sewer's disgusting passageways for some time until suddenly a swarm of giant rats were about their feet. The rats paid them no mind though as they appeared as though they were running from something. Percival's ears picked up on a slapping sound in the distance getting closer and closer with every passing second! Then this peculiar character appeared running down the passageway They hailed the party in a muffled voice, their face concealed by an ugly leather mask. they pulled the mask up off his face revealing stark blue eyes and young boyish features. "I am Garum the Rat Catcher, what in Goddes's name brings you folks down here? You picked a terrible time to visit if there is a good time to visit the sewers. May I ask why you're here?" they asked him the same question. "I hunt for profit and fun! Lord Elmer gives me 2 coppers a tail" GArum told them and after a brief exchange, they got directions from the boy and moved on. After crawling through a narrow pipe the party finally came upon their quarry... the beast described by the mermaids! A large muscular amphibious humanoid. Its scaly skin a camouflaging mixture of greens and browns. It was covered in filth and detritus dripping raw sewage, only a loin cloth seems to be worn with purpose. It lumbered about clumsily its glowing yellow eyes scanning the darkness. Bernice launched a fire bolt at the creature, followed by a pair of crossbow bolts from Fenrice and Percival, as well as Acid and Necrotic mushrooms from Bernice and Marrygold. The beast tore at the pipes around it sending foul sewage spraying everywhere before disappearing into the grey water. Percival spotted the beast bubbling up from bellow and Chad dove in to interrogate it. Landing on the beast, Chad showed it the poster demanding "Have you seen this man!" Chad not realising the beast before them was the missing Gillie!  With one more bolt, the beast slumped into a heap and lay dead. The party gathered the beast's only effect; a stone necklace with the marking "GM" on the back.    Faint singing beckoned the party to move further into the sewers as they had still not located the Mermaid's missing sister, so they pushed onward. MArygold leading the charge torch in hand came upon a large chamber with a huge waterfall of sewage at the back. In the center sat the missing Flow upon a black rock singing as if nothing was happening. Chad knew something was amiss though and spotted her strange reflection in the water. With that, the jig was up and Flow threw off her illusions revealing the monster she had become. Percival was paralyzed by fear, but Chad lept onto the beast with his axe without hesitation! Flow began to fill the room with sewage knowing she was outnumbered, but while she was busy fighting everyone else, Fenrice slipped in behind and turned off the water! Blow after blow fell upon Flow and there was little she could do to stop them until she finally she was defeated. But as she fell unto the obsidian black stone she returned to her original form weeping. She apologized pleading in a very labored voice "Destroy this black stone it grows every day and it is poison, only magic will do! I was such a fool! That cruel witch, we just wanted to be happy together, I guess we had that for a while. I would see to it she rots in the dark beyond for her trickery! Please adventurers she will use it to corrupt all..." but with that, only a whisper leaves her lips and the light fades from her eyes. The party collected her effects, and Chad fetched Tim so he could carry back the strange stone.    Once back outside, Una and Waverly were remorseful to hear what happened to her sister and were furious when the party lied to them and attempted to keep Flow's effects even though they had been promised payment. After taking back their sister's Magical necklace they reluctantly rewarded the party with a small chest of pirate treasure, and with that, our parties' adventures concluded for the day.