Session 17

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This session was played on September 5, 2017. It lasted 4 hours, 46 minutes.

## Synopsis

The fight continues as Urrak, Brimeia, Seirixori, and Gunnloda try to hold off the increasing numbers of drow and quaggoth. Poisoned bolts, webs, and a special restraining goop are deployed until finally Gunnloda is the last person standing. Brimeia is restrained in the viscous goop, Seirixori and Urrak are knocked unconscious.

Everyone wakes up in the prisoners’ cell stripped, chained, and sore. When Seirixori wakes, she finds her compulsion to hit things gone, but Gunnloda and Urrak are still mad. Seir wakes to find Gunnloda sporting a new black eye, waiting for them to wake up. Gunnloda points out the Baroness, but says she didn’t want to leave Seir alone.

The group gains their feet and heads over to where Eloise is speaking to the other dwarf and Stool is at her feet. They introduce themselves as being sent by Safika, who had a message for the Queen.

Seir introduces herself to Stool and they become quick friends. Stool tells them they’re from the Neverlight Grove and that the drow who captured them is the same one that’s now in the pit with the rest of them.

Urrak tries to get the orc, Ront, to join in their plans, by intimidating him. Seir talks to Jimjar, and then the drow come in and start shuffling people off to work. Urrak ends up with Ront cleaning out quaggoth pens where they sneak some small bits of sharp bone into their underclothes. Brimeia tries and fails to break a broom to use for a weapon, and Seirixori ends up missing from her group.

Seirixori, Stool, and Eloise are sent to clean the most important tower in Velkynvelve- the one that holds the temple, the commander's quarters, and Ilvara's quarters. While cleaning, Poni catches Seir's attention. He's been put into the chest in Ilvara's room. She uses a combination of thaumaturgy and wild shape to evacuate the tower and hide. Unfortunately she doesn't hide well enough once Ilvara, the warden and ruler of this place, comes to investigate.

The rest of the party decides to stage a fight between Urrak and Brimeia to get the slave pen doors open.

## Trivia

* This encounter was almost entirely taken out of the Out of the Abyss adventure guide.
* Seirixori and Urrak were the 3rd and 4th players to be knocked unconscious (4th and 5th party members).
* Technically Brimeia was also knocked unconscious off screen.
* Seirixori is the first player character/group member to be knocked unconscious more than once.

* Originally Seir started out as a Circle of the Land Druid
* The player also didn't have the full list of wild shapes which is why she chose a stupid rat instead of a spider (The player is the one typing this and calling herself stupid)

* This was the 10th combat encounter
* Highest attack roll: 17, Urrak
* Most attacks hit: 1 Urrak, Gunnloda
* Most damage for one attack: 9, Urrak
* Most damage for one turn: 9, Urrak
* Most damage done over the session: 9, Urrak
* Most damage done by team over one round: 9, round 6
* Most damage taken in one hit: 9, Urrak, Seirixori, and Urrak again
* Most damage taken total: 23, Urrak
* Total team damage done: 9
* Total team damage taken: 55
* Running total damage dealt: 838
* Running total damage taken: 229
* Most healing this session: 8, Gunnloda
* Targeted most: 9, Brimeia
* Most attacks dodged: 3, Gunnloda
* Spells cast: 3
* Most common spell: 1, Cure Wounds, Healing Word, Thaumaturgy
* Most spells cast: 2, Seirixori
* Most spell damage in 1 attack: n/a
* Most spell damage by one character: n/a
* Most kills this session: 0
* Team kills this session: 0
* Running total team kills: 30
* Most kills all-time: 9, Urrak

## Transcript

[7:06 PM] DM: DAY FIVE 7:20 AM BELLBURY TIME

A woman named Safika came to Bellbury looking for Lady Moonstream, so you all decided to go look for her yourself using a Moonstream signet ring. You found her, kinda? She was being held in chains somewhere and the connection was faulty. You decided to pop in and save her, but you interrupted some drow during their breaktime and now you’re in combat against drow and their quaggoth slaves. Reminders: Urrak, Seirixori, and Gunnloda are still affected by their respective madnesses. And Gunnloda had cast Bless on Urrak, Brimeia, and Seirixori. Sometime this fight, you can still roll a d4 and add it to an attack or saving throw, one time.

Ravaphine disappears. It is now Rob's turn.

[7:07 PM] DM: Rob is going to head in towards Brimea and attempt to claw her. And misses.

[7:08 PM] DM: Ted is going to attack the tiefling still bonking him on the nose. Seirixori gets a big claw streak across her face for 8 points of damage.

[7:10 PM] DM: Shoor, a drow with special equipment raises his crossbow and levels it at Brimeia. Brimeia, roll a CON save.

[7:11 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: ((18))

[7:12 PM] DM: Ok! You take 6 points of damage from the bolt, but no poison damage.

[7:12 PM] DM: Guldor takes aim as well, and rolls a 15 which just barely hits Brimeia. Roll another CON save!

[7:13 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: ((19))

[7:16 PM] DM: Ok! A priestess comes around the corner from one of the towers.  She stands back behind the special drow warriors and observes.

[7:16 PM] DM: Urrak!

[7:16 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak turns to her right and takes a swing at  Ted with her greatsword

[7:17 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: ((10 AC))

[7:17 PM] DM: Unfortunately, the twitching in Urrak's arms causes her to miss her swing against the hulking quaggoth.

[7:20 PM] DM: A female drow, wearing clothes that mark her as some sort of special person, comes around the corner and casts Web. Seirixori, Urrak, and Gunnloda need to roll a DEX save.

[7:20 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: ((18))

[7:21 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: ((6))

[7:21 PM] DM: Gunnloda and Seirixori are restrained. Your speed is zero, attacks against you have advantage, and your attacks have disadvantage.

[7:23 PM] DM: Bob! Is going to block Brimeia's path and attack. With a 17, his claw attack hits for 5 slashing damage.

[7:24 PM] DM: Bemeril will try to fire at her again... and hit Bob instead.

[7:25 PM] DM: Ok! Gunnloda!

[7:26 PM] DM: She's going to reach over and heal her lucky charm, Seirixori.  8 hp back.

[7:28 PM] DM: Fred! Is going to come up and smack Urrak. 9 points of slashing damage as he claws her across the gut. That spear hole re-opens.

[7:29 PM] DM: Brimeia!

[7:31 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia swings for Bob!

[7:32 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: (nat 1)

[7:32 PM] DM: She misses terribly.

[7:32 PM] DM: Because this is how we do.

[7:32 PM] DM: Seirixori! Roll a dex save.

[7:34 PM] DM: You're still restrained and can take your action, you just can't move anywhere.(edited)

[7:34 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: (( then a fun nat 1))(edited)

[7:37 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Uh, maybe... maybe we should quit while we are not at all ahead," Seirixori says, "not a fan of getting knocked out." But she swings at Ted anyway wither her magical staff.

[7:38 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: ((9atk))

[7:38 PM] DM: Ted catches the staff in his hand and growls at her.

[7:38 PM] DM: Kalannar is going to shoot at Brimeia again. Roll a CON save.

[7:39 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: (nat 1 +3 inspiration)(edited)

[7:39 PM] DM: (and also takes 8 damage, 4 after rage)(edited)

[7:43 PM] DM: Ok! Brimeia takes 4 damage after resistance and is poisoned- you have disadvantage on attacks and ability checks for 1 hour.(edited)

[7:45 PM] DM: Rob is going to shove Brimeia backwards. Roll either Athletics or Acrobatics, whichever is better.

[7:45 PM] DM: Never mind, he fails.

[7:47 PM] DM: Shoor is going to pull out his wand and fire it at Brimeia. A glob of vscous material launches from the tip and hits Brimeia. It expands and encases her in the goo, then instantly dries. She is restrained for one hour.

[7:48 PM] DM: Ted is going to attack Seirixori again.

[7:48 PM] DM: And miss.

[7:48 PM] DM: Twice.

[7:48 PM] DM: Guldor squeezes past Bob and fires a bolt at Urrak.

[7:49 PM] DM: And misses jfc.

[7:50 PM] DM: Asha casts Sacred Flame at Seirixori. Roll a DEX save.

[7:50 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: ((15))

[7:51 PM] DM: No damage.

[7:51 PM] DM: Urrak!

[7:51 PM] DM: Roll a dex save!

[7:51 PM] DM: You are not restrained!(edited)

[7:54 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak, throughly pissed, chugs her potion of healing and takes a swing at Fred with her Greataxe

[7:54 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: ((17ac, 9dmg))

[7:55 PM] DM: And holy shit someone hit something. The greataxe bites solidly into the mass of hunched back above the quaggoth's head.

[7:58 PM] DM: Ilvara, however, is not amused.  She casts Mass Cure Wounds. Nadal, Balok, and Fred are within range of the spell. Jevan is too, but his head's separated from his body, so no effect.

[7:59 PM] DM: She speaks in Elven, "You cannot win this fight. Surrender."

[7:59 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "What's she blabberin' about???"

[8:02 PM] DM: Bob will leave the gooped Brimeia and move towards the other threats.

[8:03 PM] DM: Bemeril will also step inside and fire at Seirixori. Hot damn. Roll a CON save.

[8:03 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: ((5))

[8:03 PM] DM: She takes 9 damage and falls unconscious.

[8:03 PM] DM: And is poisoned for 1 hour.

[8:05 PM] DM: Gunnloda! Is out of cure spells but is very sad that Seirixori is fallen, so she's going to not move because she's restrained. She's instead going to whack Ted. And hits!

[8:06 PM] DM: Phil moves closer. Fred attacks Urrak. Urrak takes 5 points slashing damage.

[8:06 PM] DM: Brimeia, unfortunately, cannot do anything because she's encased in solid goo.

[8:07 PM] DM: Seirixori is unconscious.

[8:07 PM] DM: But not dying!

[8:07 PM] DM: Kalannar will approach and fire at Gunnloda.

[8:07 PM] DM: And will miss.

[8:08 PM] DM: Bill turns to leave.

[8:08 PM] DM: Rob stands guard at Brimeia.

[8:08 PM] DM: Shoor will come inside and fire his wand at Gunnloda, but the goo hits a pile of food instead.

[8:09 PM] DM: Ted is going to attack her for bopping him. And miss because Gunnloda is a fucking tank. (Seriously why did I give her an 18 AC?)

[8:09 PM] DM: Guldor fires at Urrak. Roll a CON save.

[8:10 PM] DM: Never mind, Urrak takes 9 damage which knocks her unconscious anyway.

[8:10 PM] DM: Well, roll it anyway for poison purposes.

[8:11 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: ((3...))

[8:11 PM] DM: You're poisoned for an hour, but you're already at disadvantage for a long time anyway.

[8:13 PM] DM: Everyone converges on Gunnloda, weapons drawn, and seeing Urrak and Seirixori unconscious in the webs and Brimeia in the goo stuff, she lowers her hammer and shield, hoping that since they aren't attacking, hopefully they won't simply slaughter everyone.

[8:14 PM] DM: Seirixori and Urrak are unconscious, and thus have no idea what's happening, but Brimeia sees Bill and Jason walk in with arms full of chains and iron implements.

[8:16 PM] DM: The next thing you know, you're all waking up, stripped of all your possessions, armor, clothes, and weapons. You're in your underclothes, wearing an iron collar, an iron belt, and manacles that are all connected by a chain.  You're in a dimly lit room, only lit by phosphorescent fungus, and there appear to be several other creatures and humanoids in the room with you. One of them is Baroness Moonstream.

[8:20 PM] DM: Everyone else is in the same chains as you. There's Lady Moonstream, a pretty half-elf. There's a creature that looks like a cross between a dwarf and a deep gnome with dark skin. There are three deep gnomes, one to the south, the other two appear to be twins and younger. There's a quaggoth in here, but unlike the ones you were fighting, this one seems... smarter? Baroness Moonstream is talking to a youngish dwarf who looks like she could be a distant relative of Gunnloda with the same skin coloring and bright red hair. There's an orc, brutish and mean looking, and a drow, sullen and alone sitting against a wall. There's also some sort of fish-man, but he's meditating in the corner. Finally, there's a... walking toadstool.

[8:21 PM] DM: Urrak and Seirixori come to. Seirixori, you are no longer controlled by the madness that had consumed you

[8:22 PM] DM: Urrak, you're back up to 1 hp.

[8:22 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak wakes with a start, but quickly feels the pain of her wounds and slowly lays back down

[8:23 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "What in the hells...Where are we?"

[8:23 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Ugh, well, there's less blood this time," Seirixori mutters, she reaches up and pulls at the neck collar. "Awesome."

[8:24 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "I'm so sorry. I couldn't hold them off."

[8:24 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia just grunts unhappily.

[8:25 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "None of us could, Gunnloda, don't blame yerself"

[8:25 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "There were just...too many" she groans and turns over on her side

[8:28 PM] DM: Gunnloda kneels next to Urrak. "You've stopped bleeding, at least. The leader, she stabilized you enough to bring you in with us. You should probably try not to move too much, though."

[8:28 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "No problem 'ere. Movin' is the last thing I want t' do at this moment."

[8:28 PM] DM: Now that she's closer, you can see that while she wasn't hit during the battle that you remember, she does have a bit of a shiner growing.

[8:30 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Gunnloda, what happened? That wasn't there before." Seirixori says, still tugging at the collar.

[8:30 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "So how do we get out of here?"

[8:31 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "You all passed out and I was gooified, so they clapped us in irons." Brimeia shrugs like it's obvious.

[8:32 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "I may have objected a little too strongly at being stripped of my armor and clothes. I'm not sure how to get out, but I did notice that the lady we came for is right over there." She nods in Moonstream's direction.

[8:32 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "I was going to go say hi, but... I didn't want to leave you alone."

[8:33 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Thanks," Seirixori turns to Urrak to hide her reddening face, "Let me just try..." Seirixori attempts to use healing word.

[8:34 PM] DM: If you want to try to actually break the collar, you can roll a strength check. Just remember you're all at disadvantage for the next 20 minutes or so.

[8:34 PM] DM: The spell fails, but you still expend the slot.

[8:34 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Well roll me over to the lady and let's see what she has t'say..."

[8:34 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia yanks grumpily at the chain.

((7))(edited)

[8:35 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Ok well, that was useless, sorry." She continues tugging at the collar, not really putting anything behind it just yet.

[8:35 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I appreciate th' effort, Ser."

[8:35 PM] DM: It's pretty solid.

[8:36 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak tries to break the collar

[8:36 PM] DM: Gunnloda helps Urrak up, careful not to pull too hard on any of her wounds.

[8:36 PM] DM: Nothing.

[8:37 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Thanks, Gunnloda" Urrak grunts and holds her stomach  as she meekly stands

[8:37 PM] DM: Gunnloda glances over her shoulder to make sure Seirixori is coming along too.

[8:39 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori just continues to tug at the collar, silently freaking out, but follows.

[8:41 PM] DM: As you approach Baroness Moonstream, you can see that the toadstool is to one side and she's talking to the dwarf in Common. "Maybe we can use that, then."

[8:42 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Baroness Moonstream, the Fancy one," Seirixori giggles, unaware she spoke outloud.

[8:42 PM] DM: She looks at you oddly. "How do you know my name?"

[8:42 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Safika sent us"(edited)

[8:42 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "She had a message for ye, from the Queen."

[8:42 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia, shuffling along behind them, mumbles to herself, "Hope this lady is worth all this trouble."

[8:43 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak coughs a bit and groans

[8:43 PM] DM: Moonstream: "Safika? I don't know anyone by that name, but I'm just glad to hear someone who recognizes a damn thing from my own town."

[8:44 PM] DM: Moonstream: "Are you from Vydenia, then? Have you heard from Cae or Misha?"

[8:45 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Sorry, we're all from...elsewhere"

[8:46 PM] DM: She frowns, then realizes her place. "My apologies. I'm Eloise. We're all here in our knickers, might as well be on first name basis. This is my new friend, Eldeth," she says, gesturing towards the dwarf. "She's from a place called Gauntlgrym."

[8:46 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "You look like Gunnloda," Seirixori says to the dwarf, still pulling on her collar and starts too check around the room. She really doesn't want this collar on anymore.

[8:46 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I myself am from the D'Akshi stronghold in Shetai"(edited)

[8:47 PM] DM: Eloise: "Shetai? I'm afraid the Queen's the only one I know from that country. I hear it's a beautiful place, though."

[8:48 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "None of this really helps us get out of here," Brimeia grumbles.

[8:49 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak smiles a bit, and coughs "It is, truly. And I'm afraid my grumpy friend here is right. Have ye any plans to get out of this mess?"

[8:49 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: ((oh! I'm looking around the roomy room...uh investigation?))

[8:50 PM] DM: You don't really need to roll anything. You see the people I mentioned. Most of them are set apart from the others. There's a gate at the entry to the room with thick wooden slats. Other than that, there's no furniture. Just some chamberpots.

[8:51 PM] DM: Eloise: "We're trying to think of something. Unfortunately, some of the people around here are unwilling or unable to help us and Stool here refuses to allow them to communicate with us if they are mean to him."

[8:53 PM] DM: Eldeth: "What we do know is that there are nineteen drow and at least a dozen quaggoth. There's a guard tower outside the door there where we're watched from. We can't cast spells in here, and we just learned that the commander recently took a new lover after the old one got mauled by a black pudding."

[8:53 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak frowns and sighs "Course it can't be easy..."

[8:53 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori is not at all paying attention and this time pulls as hard as she can at the collar.

[8:54 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Eighteen now, probably, after Brimeia relieved one of his head."

[8:54 PM] DM: It doesn't budge.

[8:54 PM] DM: Eloise: "Oh? That's good news."

[8:54 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "It'd be more if me damn arms weren't twitchin like mad in that chamber..."

[8:55 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Y'welcome."

[8:55 PM] DM: As she says that, her arm jerks out again.

[8:55 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak yelps a bit in pain and grabs the offending arm "BLAST IT."

[8:58 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Well how do they put food in here.. or add new fellows?"

[8:59 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori grunts and then plops down next to the toadstool, her hands itching to pull at the collar more, "Hello, tiny thing."

[8:59 PM] DM: Eldeth: "Through the door, but with a lot more muscle than we can fight through."

[9:00 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Only so many of them can fit in the door at a time. And I punch pretty hard."

[9:01 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori blinks and stares at the toadstool, "Oh, that's... interesting. Are you...do you have a name?"

[9:02 PM] DM: Eldeth: "No offense, but not hard enough to keep from getting put in here."

[9:02 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Hmph. Only because they put some sort of stupid goo on me."

[9:03 PM] DM: Eldeth perks up at that. "Goo? Was the man who had it disfigured in the face?"

[9:04 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Well, if you don't mind what I look like," Seirixori mumbles, "sure," she pats it. "I could always use a friend," she whispers to it.

[9:04 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia frowns. "Not that I remember, but I really wasn't paying attention to how pretty their faces looked."

[9:05 PM] DM: Eldeth turns to Eloise. "That confirms it then. Jorlan isn't the lieutenant anymore."

[9:08 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Y'say there isn't enough muscle, but I count 2 tieflings and an Orc, and then myself, of course"

[9:08 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I'd like to think so, Gunnloda's super nice," She points to Gunnloda and then Urrak," and she gave me something really cool. And I'd really like to get this collar off, so yes, help would be great," Seirixori bends lower, so she's a little more even with Stool, "I can totally get the big red one to hit whoever is mean to you."

[9:09 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak turns and looks at Seirixiori, puzzled but amused "Ye can talk to it?"

[9:10 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Yes? I'm sure you can too. I made a new friend." She grins.

[9:10 PM] DM: Eloise: "Stool's been a good friend to us. He can use his spores to connect us telepathically so we can speak to each other even if we don't share a language. Most of the folks in here can't speak Common... or at least choose not to."

[9:11 PM] DM: Stool's voice speaks in all your minds: "I like meeting new friends!"

[9:11 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aww, it's adorable!"

[9:12 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Hmm...if this lil guy is telepathic...have ye tried usin' him on the guards? Maybe he can...I dunno make them think somethin's happening that ain't or...convince them t' drop some keys?"

[9:13 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak strokes her chin as she speaks

[9:13 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia jumps a bit at the voice in her head. Reminds her of.. something else.

[9:13 PM] DM: Stool: "I can only talk to people, not make them do things."

[9:13 PM] DM: (Any time Stool talks, it's telepathically. They don't appear to have a mouth to speak from.)

[9:14 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "What... are you exactly?"

[9:15 PM] DM: You hear a bit of a giggle in your mind, then they say, "Am I the first myconid you've met? I'm from the Neverlight Grove. That one took me from my home. I miss my family." They kind of nod their toadstool cap towards the sullen drow in the other corner.

[9:16 PM] DM: Stool: "But if you get us out of here, I can take you to my home! You can meet all the other myconids!"

[9:17 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak cracks her knuckles and looks at the Drow, "I'd like t' give that one a piece of my mind"

[9:17 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia squints at the drow the little guy nods at. "What is that guy doing in here anyway? He piss someone off?"

[9:18 PM] DM: Eldeth: "He doesn't talk much. We're not really sure."

[9:18 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori looks around, "Well, how about we try getting everyone to talk...then? I would really like to also get out of here to...get back to... well not here, I guess."

[9:18 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye, this collar's chafin'"

[9:19 PM] DM: Eldeth: "You can try. The drow will likely have us working soon, though."

[9:20 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia walks straight over to the drow in the corner. "You. Were you with the others before?"

[9:21 PM] DM: He looks up, spits at your feet, and looks back away, ignoring you.

[9:23 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak walks up the Drow "Listen 'ere y' lil shit. You answer my friend 'ere or I knock whats left of yer face inta next week"

[9:23 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia scowls, grabs him and gets right in his face. "Answer. The. Question."

[9:23 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: ((16int))(edited)

[9:25 PM] DM: He's startled by the sudden aggressiveness, but he says something in a fairly calm tone that none of you can understand.

[9:26 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Stool, any idea what he said?"

[9:26 PM] DM: Stool: "No... I haven't shared my spores with him. I don't want to. I don't like him."

[9:27 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Well I don't blame ye..."

[9:27 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia growls to herself. "What if I just punch it out of him?"

[9:28 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I wouldn't want to either," Seirixori says, "Hey wanna try these other people?" She asks Stool. "I can carry you around if that's easier or faster."

[9:29 PM] DM: Stool: "Thanks, but I can walk. I have feet!" They wiggle their little stumps.

[9:30 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Little feet." Seirixori teases, but stands up. "Oh uh, Baroness Moonstream? I'm sure your words would be better than mine, wanna help?"

[9:30 PM] DM: Eloise: "If I can, but please... you can call me Eloise. I'm not sure I got your names, though."

[9:32 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Ah, I'm Urrak, and the grumpy one over there is Brimeia" Urrak fiddles with her collar "And our Toadstool whisperer friend is Seirixori"

[9:33 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "And I'm Gunnloda of the Sovereign Host."

Eloise: "Well met, all of you. Shall we?"

[9:35 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "So... no one objects to me punching the guy?"

[9:35 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye, lets"

[9:35 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Perhaps, this time, keep yer fists t' yerself"(edited)

[9:36 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "For now"(edited)

[9:36 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori looks down at Stool, "See, told ya we could get her to hit someone."

[9:37 PM] DM: He giggles.

[9:38 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia huffs.

[9:39 PM] DM: So where do you want to start?

[9:40 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "So, Orc? Or the gnome-looking things?"

[9:41 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Well if there's an Orc here, we won't even need our little mushroom friend to translate"

[9:42 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Well, you can talk to the orc and we can go have a chat with the other guys. C'mon Stool, let's...maybe make more friends. Or at least get more help to get out."

[9:42 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak walks up the Orc "Well met, brother!"

[9:44 PM] DM: Ront: "I'm not your brother. You talk to dwarves."

[9:45 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Our dwarven friend has gotten us out of some tight spells, friend. A battle can only be won if you live to see its end."(edited)

[9:46 PM] DM: Ront: "True orcs don't talk to dwarves. We kill them."

[9:47 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Why waste time on something so small? True Orcs fight foes worth fighting. Like these Drow bastards."

[9:49 PM] DM: He growls. "Dwarves killed my clan. Should have killed me too, but... stop talking or I'll make you stop."

[9:51 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "You're strong, experienced, hungry for blood as any Orc man would be after such a thing. But think about it this way, staying  here won't avenge your clan. All you'll do is rot away, cleaning and fixing meals for Drow. A minor truce, not even forgiveness or acceptance, can break you out of here. And then, hells, who am I stop you from seeking whatever solace you need to seek?"

[9:52 PM] DM: Ront: "You talk too much."

[9:54 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "You're right, what good is talking to an empty-headed sack  of horsemeat? You and I both know how this should go." Urrak raises her fists. "I win, you come with us and bust out of this blasted prison. You win, and I leave you to rot."

[9:55 PM] DM: Roll an intimidation check.  Not disadvantage.

[9:55 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: ((14))

[9:56 PM] DM: He frowns, but lowers his gaze. "I don't want drow to kill me either."

[9:58 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Come, brother, let's get out of this place, together."  Urrak extends a hand

[9:58 PM] DM: He grumbles, but takes it.

[9:59 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Excellent, come, meet our motley crew" Urrak walks towards the others

[9:59 PM] DM: He shakes his head. "You go. I stay."

[10:00 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Alright, brother. When the times comes, I'll be back for you."

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[9:45 PM] DM: Gunnloda and Eldeth start talking while Eloise, Seirixori, Brimeia, and Stool head to...

[9:46 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: ((the deep-gnome!))

[9:48 PM] DM: You approach the deep gnome that's by himself (I'm assuming you mean the one as opposed to the twins). He grins and says, "I bet you a gold piece that you end up cleaning out our chamberpots today."

[9:49 PM] DM: Of course you don't understand any of it.

[9:49 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Right, Stool?"

[9:50 PM] DM: You notice the barest puff of spores in the air, so slight that you're not surprised you'd missed it before.

[9:50 PM] DM: Stool: "He smiled at least."

[9:50 PM] DM: Stool: "That's good, right?"

[9:51 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Sure...? So, wanna help us get outta here?"

[9:52 PM] DM: Gnome: "Does that mean you have a plan?"

[9:52 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia stands by with arms folded.

[9:54 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Totally...do not have that," Seirixori says looking to Eloise. "Plan?"

[9:54 PM] DM: Eloise: "Not yet. We're still gathering information."

[9:55 PM] DM: Those of you who were poisoned feel the poison fade away.

[9:55 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "How about helping us when we come up with one? Or maybe some of your own ideas."

[9:57 PM] DM: Gnome: "I bet you a gold I can come up with a plan faster than you."

[9:57 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "3 gold."

[9:57 PM] DM: He grins. "Deal!"

[9:57 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Awesome," She turns and steps away, "I have no idea why I did that."

[9:58 PM] DM: Gnome: "My name is Jimjar."

[9:58 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Seirixori!" she turns back quickly, "and this is Stool, he's nice." she motions to Stool.

[10:02 PM] DM: As you all gather up again, there's a noise at the door as it swings open. There are several drow pointing their crossbows and some quaggoths behind them. One of them steps in, points at Urrak, the derro, Ront, and one of the twins. "You four, come with me." The other three do as they're told.

[10:04 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "This... is the opposite of good. Where are they taking them?"

[10:04 PM] DM: Eloise: "It's time to work. We split up and do chores for part of the day, but at least we mostly get to leave the room."

[10:04 PM] DM: Drow: "You! Move it!"

[10:05 PM] DM: You realize that he's speaking a language you don't understand, but- probably due to Stool- you can get the meaning behind it.

[10:06 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak follows Ront and the others out of the room, but looks back at her party, a small touch of concern on her face. "Aye, ye blaggart, we're comin'"

## Urrak's side

[10:07 PM] DM: He leads you four northish to the next room along the path- the quaggoth pen- and says, "Start cleaning."

[10:08 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Smells o' death and shite in 'ere..." Urrak scrunches her nose in disgust

[10:10 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak begins to clean, all the while taking in the layout of the room and listening for any conversation between the guards

[10:11 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: ((do Stools spores stay with me?))

[10:11 PM] DM: yes.

[10:12 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: ((sick))

[10:16 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: ((can I roll investigation? look for some kind of escape route or potential escape aid?))

[10:16 PM] DM: Sure!

[10:16 PM] DM: Perception actually.

[10:16 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: ((19))

[10:20 PM] DM: Nice. As you were walking, you noticed that this room is the furthest north of the main caves. There's a sort of watchtower just outside that probably gets used to watch the cavern floor well below you. There doesn't seem to be an obvious escape path, but you did notice that there's a pool beneath this northern part of the cavern with spider webs between the platforms this prison is situated on and the pool below.

[10:21 PM] DM: Inside the room are nest-like mounds of debris and scattered bones, likely from feeding the quaggoths.

[10:22 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak moves to pick up a piece of sharp bone and hide it in her bosoms

[10:26 PM] DM: sleight of hand roll!

[10:26 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: ((17))

[10:26 PM] DM: and that is at disadvantage thanks to your twitchyness

[10:27 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: ((11 then))

[10:28 PM] DM: You tuck the bone into your bosoms.

[10:31 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak turns to Ront "Brother grab some thin bones if you can, I think one of our team mates might be dexterous enough to pick these locks"

[10:33 PM] DM: Ront grumbles, but does so. He actually manages to stuff a couple of them into his underoos before one of the quaggoths comes over to keep an eye on things.

[10:35 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak nods a thanks to Ront and slowly starts to clean closer to her guards, ears open for small bits of conversation.

[10:37 PM] DM: The drow isn't one to talk to the quaggoth, but in time, you're moved back to the now empty slave pen to clean out the chamberpots. They tell you to dump them right over the edge outside the slave pens.

[10:37 PM] DM: (You're in 12 (quaggoth pen) and 11 (slave pen))(edited)

[10:38 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak takes the pot and dumps it over the side with a slight gag. She takes a bit longer to look out the window, trying to pick up on any kind of way out.

[10:40 PM] DM: The chamber floor is really far below you. It would probably kill you to jump. It's also really dark and you can't really tell if anything's down there. You can catch the shimmer of the spiderwebs below, and you can hear the water running from the northeast corner to the waterfall  and down further into the caverns below.

[10:43 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak walks back to the other pens, moving within earshot of Ront, "Webs everywhere ye turn...it's like this place is one giant spider's web. Place'd probably go up like a kindling if ye set a blaze to it..." Urrak mucmbles mostly to herself. "Somethin's off about this place, Brother."

[10:45 PM] DM: Ront: "Drow. Dumb elves worship spiders."

[10:47 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Worship spiders?" Urrak starts to laugh uncontrollably "What in all hells? Buncha daft bastards"

[10:47 PM] DM: "Quiet!"

[10:49 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak walks over to the drow, smiling "Ye little fool, what kind of reciprocation are ye gonna get from a mindless pile o' legs and fangs? Ye might as well worship a bear skin rug"

[10:51 PM] DM: The drow, apparently not understanding you, brings up his crossbow and points it at you. "Get back to work."

[10:53 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak chuckles at the sight of the crossbow, and turns, returning to cleaning Quaggoth shit. Knowing the drow can't understand her, she turns to Ront, and tries to joke with him about their captors, making as many spider jokes as one can conceive

[10:55 PM] DM: The guard eventually leaves with a groan, locking the four of you back inside the slave pen where you were working.

## Brimeia's

[10:07 PM] DM: Another steps forward and points at Brimeia, the quaggoth, the drow, and the other twin. "You four are with me today. Let's go."

[10:08 PM] DM: The drow prisoner grumbles, but they all follow.

[10:09 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "And if I don't?"

[10:10 PM] DM: The crossbows all point at Brimeia. "Don't make it difficult, slave. We'll make an example of you and feed you to the spiders."

[10:10 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia huffs but goes along.

[10:09 PM] DM: The drow who called you out was in the fight earlier and leads your group south first... to the rooms where the regular drow soldiers sleep. "Start cleaning."

[10:09 PM] DM: There's an off-duty drow here, not wearing his gear. When you enter, he starts putting it back on, a little irritated by the interruption.

[10:13 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia just glares at the drow a moment, her look full of contempt.

[10:13 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "With what."

[10:13 PM] DM: "It'll be your teeth soon if you don't start."

[10:16 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "What? You didn't want us to do a good job?" Brimeia grumbles but makes motions toward.. something. She's not entirely sure what they're even meant to be cleaning.

[10:16 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: She's still of half a mind to just clock one of them, just for the hell of it, but she knows that would only diminish their chances of actually getting out of this hellhole

[10:18 PM] DM: This room has six pallets for resting (drow don't sleep), six small chests, and six small side tables. There is spider silk webbing along the walls with hooks for holding items like lanterns, but the room is dim. The two quaggoth assigned to your supervisor, Devin and Kevin, throw some brooms at your feet.

[10:19 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Thanks," she grunts in a decidedly not appreciative tone at the drow.

[10:21 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia picks one of them up, briefly considers ramming it through the drow before deciding better of it. She shoves it roughly across the floor while glancing around.

[10:22 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: ((9 perception))

[10:23 PM] DM: You watch the drow put his chain shirt back on, then pull his weapons from underneath the pallet he was resting on. You also noticed a watchtower on the southern tip of this prison, probably used to watch the cavern floor.

[10:30 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia makes her way around the room in no particular order it seems, though she moves gradually toward the drow. When she's close enough, she bumps into him roughly as if she didn't see him and takes the chance to grumble quietly, "Don't you want to get the hells out of here?"

[10:31 PM] DM: (I assume that's the slave drow, not the one getting dressed?)

[10:33 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: (yes lol my bad)

[10:34 PM] DM: Sarith: "Leave me alone, slave."

[10:37 PM] DM: (You're in the room marked '2')

[10:38 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "At least I'm not content staying one."

[10:42 PM] DM: The quaggoth comes towards you, pushing his own broom. "Don't bother with that one. He's not worth it."

[10:44 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Oh thank the gods, someone who's not useless. How long do we have?"

[10:45 PM] DM: He cocks his head. "Do you speak Elven? Undercommon?"

[10:47 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "No. Got a little friend who helps. See anything useful?"

[10:48 PM] DM: Quaggoth: "I don't understand what you're saying, but you understand me, yes?"

[10:49 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia nods, deciding it's best not to let anyone overhear if her words aren't really being understood anyway.

[10:53 PM] DM: Quaggoth: "Excellent. I'm Prince Derendil of Nelrindenvane in the High Forest. Your pleasure, I'm sure. Unfortunately, I had a run-in with a wizard named Terrestor who exiled me and trapped me in this hideous body."

[10:53 PM] DM: Sarith snorts.

[10:57 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Wizards," Brimeia mutters, shaking her head. She makes sure they're moving along so they don't attract too much attention.  As she does so, she gestures at her eyes, looks around the room, and jabs the broom at the air like a weapon before setting it back on the floor, hoping her message gets across

[11:01 PM] DM: The guard moves you into another barracks, exactly like this one.

[11:01 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia grumbles as usual and looks around the new room.

[11:02 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: ((10 perception))

[11:03 PM] DM: As far as you can tell, this is the exact same room as the one you were just in.

[11:04 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: (no like... items lying around?)

[11:04 PM] DM: Nope. Just your brooms.

[11:06 PM] DM: While you're cleaning this room, though, you overhear two of the drow men returning from a guard shift. "Yes, I heard the supplies from Menzoberranzan are late. That's why we're eating leftover shit."

"Shh. Guldor's got slaves cleaning."

[11:09 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia does her best to look disinterested in the two drow guards while she continues sweeping.

[11:11 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: After a minute or so, she "trips" and tries to break the broom in the process.

[11:12 PM] DM: lol um... let's go with... a performance and a strength check.

[11:14 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: ((I don't suppose I'm still "blessed"?))

[11:15 PM] DM: No lol

[11:16 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: ((8 performance, 12 str))

[11:18 PM] DM: Unfortunately, you don't break it and even if you had, the guard recognizes your attempt for what it is. You're all shoved roughly back to the pens, your supplies taken from you.

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[10:11 PM] DM: Another drow steps in and points at Seirixori, Stool, Shuushar, and Eloise. "You're all cleaning the tower. Best behavior, now."

[10:12 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Well, at least some friendly faces."

[10:13 PM] DM: Another drow steps in and leads Jimjar, Gunnloda, and Eldeth away. Gunnloda looks back at Seirixori with a sad look before being prodded along.

[10:14 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Oh, that's... new." Seirixori blushes watching Gunnloda and the rest leave. (To Seir)

..
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[11:03 PM] DM: The derro that was with you approaches. "You there, new brute... are you ready to be part of my divine plan?"

[11:03 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "And what does that entail exactly?"

[11:04 PM] DM: Derro: "Ah, you don't speak Undercommon. Not surprising with your lesser mind."

[11:06 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I can understand ye fine, ya little--!" Urrak stops herself, remembering the spores. She turns to Derro and attempts to mime that she understands him, but cannot speak undercommon(edited)

[11:08 PM] DM: Derro: "Oh! You can understand! Well... my apologies then. I'm Buppido, and soon, I'll enact my divine plan to exact revenge on these drow."

[11:09 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak signs, and says "Elaborate?"

[11:10 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak also motions towards one of the twins in a "Come closer" motion

[11:11 PM] DM: Buppido: "Oh! Right! Well, I can't tell you all the secrets, but just know that you'll be called into action soon. There are machinations in play and allies will be rewarded with their freedom."

[11:12 PM] DM: The gnome comes closer, trying to listen in, but keeps a bit of distance.

[11:13 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak does her best to mime along as she pulls the bone from her breasts "Well look, before any plan can get anywhere, we have to get out of these" she pulls at her collar "My friend Ront and I here smuggled out some bones from the Quaggoth pen. Do either of you know how to pick a lock?"

[11:15 PM] DM: The gnome perks up. She holds her hand out.

[11:15 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak hands the gnome a slim bone

[11:16 PM] DM: She takes it and tucks it away. "Dagger!"

[11:17 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Ye little!" Urrak tries to pick the gnome up by the collar.

[11:17 PM] DM: Roll an athletics check.

[11:18 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: ((22))

[11:18 PM] DM: You grab her.

[11:19 PM] DM: The door swings open and Brimeia, the quaggoth, Sarith, and the other twin are shoved inside before the door is locked behind them again.(edited)

[11:21 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Look 'ere small fry, I could crush yer head like an apple if I wanted to...but I don't. All I want to do, and I'm sure you do too, is get the hells out of here. Now, hand over the bone and let's work together, eh?"

[11:21 PM] DM: You feel a sharp pain in your shin as the other twin runs up and kicks you. "Let her go, you brute!"

[11:22 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Bah. This day just keeps getting better."

[11:22 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Oi! Ye little demon! I ain't gonna hurt yer sister!"

[11:22 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia looks around at the scene.

[11:22 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Problem?"

[11:24 PM] DM: The one you're holding pulls out the bone and points it at you. "Let me down!"

[11:25 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak lets her go

[11:26 PM] DM: The door opens and Stool, the fishman, and Eloise enter, followed by Jimjar, Gunnloda, and Eldeth. Seems everyone's back... except Seirixori.

[11:27 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Where's Seirixori?"

[11:27 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak looks around "That was her group...is she not here? Truly?"

[11:27 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia looks mildly concerned

[11:28 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Maybe she ... got lost?"

[11:28 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "She must've slipped past her guards...We gotta find her. Help her"

[11:28 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Can't Stool talk to her?"

[11:29 PM] DM: Stool: "I have to be close. I can't find her. She was in the mistress's room."

Eloise: "Yes, she was talking about... Poni?"

[11:30 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Poni? Right...we had him with us when we were captured...did she find him?"

[11:31 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "For once, the insufferable thing might be worth helping."

[11:31 PM] DM: Eloise: "She said something about him being inside the chest, then the room started to rumble and shake and she disappeared, but I think the guard missed her in the confusion."

[11:32 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Strange, didn't feel any tremors where I was...She must've magic'd herself a distraction"(edited)

[11:32 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Dangerous move."

[11:33 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "She's reckless enough t' do it." Urrak looks around at the others "There's gotta be a way for a group of us to get out of here." "Anyone here know magic?"

[11:34 PM] DM: Eloise: "Stool, would you mind sharing your spores with the rest of us? It would help us to find Seirixori."

[11:35 PM] DM: Stool slumps a little, but the people nearby all get dusted with the tiny puffs.

[11:36 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia frowns, "you ok there, little guy?"

[11:36 PM] DM: Stool: "I don't like some of them, but if it will help my new friend, it's ok."

[11:37 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia gives them a gentle pat. They are awfully small.

[11:37 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "What if Ront here falls 'sick?' Those little Drow bastards can't carry a man that size, so they'll ask us big fuckers like Brimeia and I, and maybe even call on some magic users to help too if we can get enough folks out, we can cover more ground, find Seirixiori and get out. "

[11:37 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Or at least cause enough chaos to make it harder for them to catch us"

[11:38 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Sounds just crazy enough to work. Don't suppose any of the rest of you have tried it before?"

[11:38 PM] DM: Eldeth: "I don't think it would work. They don't care that much. A fight, though... they might come to break it up before one of us killed the other. Dead slaves make no money."

[11:39 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Now yer speakin' my language"

[11:39 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Hah. Now that I can do!"

[11:39 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Urrak, what do you say we settle the question of who's strongest right here and now?"

[11:39 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I've always hated yer dumb horns, Tiefling" Urrak says with a grin(edited)

[11:40 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Not as ridiculous as your dull tusks!"

[11:40 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia jumps for a tackle.

[11:41 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Ye dress like a circus performer!" Urrak yells as she grapples with Brimeia

[11:43 PM] DM: Gunnloda encourages the spectators to shout or cheer and soon enough, there's quite a ruckus going on.

[11:43 PM] DM: A drow appears at the door. "Break it up! Now!"

[11:44 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia throws a punch for good measure, pulling it a bit.

[11:45 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak feins getting hit, before throwing a stage punch and Brimeia's gut

[11:45 PM] DM: Ront walks up and actually decks Brimeia.

[11:46 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "EY! WATCH IT" Brimeia tackles him

[11:47 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak jumps onto Ront's back "Ye salty dog you!" though worried about Brimeia, Urrak is all smiles at this little gambit they're running

[11:49 PM] DM: The  drow at the door starts yelling at the other drow to come give backup and you can faintly hear the call of the trumpet from the guard tower.

[11:49 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: She whispers into his ear "Throw me at the Drow"

[11:49 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "I'll rip your bloody eyes out!" Brimeia shouts

[11:51 PM] DM: The door swings open and a veritable wall of quaggoth file in, standing between the slaves and the drow warriors who are all pointing crossbows in your direction. "I said break it up!" There are currently three quaggoth and three drow, but judging from the trumpet, it will soon be more.

[11:52 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Alright big fella, let's see how many pins ye can knock down"

## Meanwhile, Seirixori

[10:16 PM] DM: The drow leads the four of you across the way to the tower. It's more like a hollow stalag...tite? The ones that go from the ceiling. He leads you into the top room. Roll a perception check.

[10:17 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: ((10))

[10:19 PM] DM: You see a huge spider inside the room, looking like it's about to jump towards the door.

[10:20 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Nope, no way." Seirixori stops.

[10:22 PM] DM: You feel a shove in your back. "Keep moving."

[10:23 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "So does cleaning mean being eaten?" She says moving very slowly and not taking her eyes off the spider.

[10:24 PM] DM: Stool: "It isn't real. It's a statue."

[10:24 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Well you know, I do not like it, and it's creepy."

[10:26 PM] DM: Once he points it out, you realize that yeah... it's not moving. You seem to be in a sort of shrine room. The floor is covered in mats with a web pattern in silvery thread. The priestess you saw is leading three drow in some sort of prayer. The back part of the chamber has a semi-circle of pillows and cushions.  Roll another perception check.

[10:26 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: ((12))

[10:27 PM] DM: You see two heavy silver candlesticks flanking the altar, but you're not likely to be able to get to them without being seen. You also notice that the statue has eight really nice stones for eyes.

[10:29 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Huh, shiny. Bet that deep-gnome wouldn't mind those."

[10:30 PM] DM: The two quaggoth with your supervisor, Joe and Bo, toss rags and hand-brooms at you all.

[10:32 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Yay..." She looks at Stool, "Can you... actually clean with these?"

[10:34 PM] DM: Stool: "No hands... but I can stand on the rags and use them to clean floors."

[10:35 PM] DM: Your supervisor shushes you, and you notice the priestess is giving you dirty looks for interrupting her services.

[10:37 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "That... does not sound very clean for you," She pats them. "Sorry, new tiny friend." She looks around, Seirixori really wants to wild shape to scout out, but isn't comfortable leaving Stool here. "We really need to find a way out" she whispers.

[10:37 PM] DM: (You guys are in the tower marked 6-8)

[10:39 PM] DM: Stool, able to communicate without making noise, says: "You shouldn't say things like that. Especially here. They feed people to the spiders."

[10:43 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori shudders, "Yeah, that does not sound fun." She shuffles towards Eloise, "So, I can...maybe be a tiny thing and search around, but also maybe set things on fire? I am very terrible at plan making."

[10:43 PM] DM: Priestess: "Malagar, remove these slaves from my shrine. They're disrupting me."

[10:44 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Rude." Seirixori whispers.

[10:44 PM] DM: Your supervisor points towards the rope ladder that goes down to the next chamber. "Move it."

[10:45 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Do you need help, Stool?" Seirixori makes her way to the ladder.

[10:46 PM] DM: Stool: "I might. I haven't had to clean in here before."

[10:46 PM] DM: Stool: "Can you catch me?"

[10:46 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Sure!" Seirixori climbs down and holds out her arms. "Ready!"

[10:47 PM] DM: Stool hops into the hole and into Seirixori's arms. He's not very big or heavy. Kinda squishy, really.

[10:49 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Very squishy," she sets him down, "now what do we have down here."

[10:50 PM] DM: As you set him down, you look around to see that you're in some special sort of bedroom. Possibly for the commander of the prison. The walls are hung with black webbing like the curtains over a bed, coming from a center spot on the ceiling. Thick mats cover the floor and there's a broad, divan-like bed in the center. Odd, considering drow don't sleep. There's also a small table and two chairs on one side and a small shrine to the spider goddess on the other. There's also a heavy chest against one wall. Your supervisor follows you down, but the quaggoths wait outside the top room.

[10:52 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "This must be the highlight of your day," she says to the supervisor guy.

[10:54 PM] DM: "Quiet, you. Clean up. The mistress's bed needs to be stripped and remade." He points at a pile of fabric that is apparently the replacement bedding.

[10:56 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "The Mistress" Seirixori mocks and slowly does as asked, wondering if she can get into the chest.

[10:56 PM] DM: Eloise helps while the fish-man works at fluffing the pillows and shining the shrine.

[10:57 PM] DM: Make a perception roll.

[10:57 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: ((23))

[10:59 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Great, now I'm hearing people I hate..." Seirixori moves a little closer to the chest, "Poni?" she whispers.

[11:00 PM] DM: "Candy Cane! Get me outta here!"

[11:01 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I really hate you, you know that, right?" She mumbles, seeing if there was something she could do to open it without the guard seeing.(edited)

[11:01 PM] DM: Stealth check?

[11:01 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: ((16))

[11:02 PM] DM: He doesn't immediately suspect anything, but you don't see anything you might be able to use to pick the lock.

[11:05 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Hah, you're stuck with me, who can't pick locks." Seirixori moves back and speaks lowly to Eloise, "Hey so, know anyway we can open that chest, an unfortunate companion is trapped inside."

[11:07 PM] DM: Eloise: "A companion? Inside the chest?"

[11:07 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: She shrugs "Talking stick, blew himself up, the reason we're here though. Rescuing you, though that did not go quite as planned."

[11:10 PM] DM: Eloise: "Talking... stick? Blew up?"

[11:12 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Poni? I don't know how well you know the people in your town, but he did something stupid and blew himself up. And now pretty much most of the town is missing as we get teleported there from time to time." She explains a little more about the situation, "Ok, but maybe  get to that later? I really just want to try and find a way out of this place, and he's the idiot that can at least get us back."

[11:13 PM] DM: Eloise: "Poni? You mean that gnome ex-wizard? And missing?!

[11:13 PM] DM: Eloise chews on a nail.

[11:15 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Yeah, hate him, but he can get us out of here."

[11:15 PM] DM: The guard shoves you. "Quiet. Let's go. Back to the pen."

[11:16 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Crap..." seeing if she can stall for time Seirixori tries to see if her magic works and tries to cause the ground to shake.

[11:17 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: ((Thaumaturgy))

[11:18 PM] DM: The ground shakes.

[11:18 PM] DM: Everyone looks worried since they're suspended inside a stalagtite over a 50' drop.

[11:22 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Well..." she whispers, as the ground continues shaking, she tries to project a loud thunderous sound like it's coming from above them.

[11:23 PM] DM: Drow: "Everyone out, now!"

[11:24 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Ugh well here goes nothing, I guess." Seirixori tries to quickly wild shape int oa rat and hide underneath the bed.

[11:24 PM] DM: uhhhh stealth check lol

[11:24 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: ((18))

[11:24 PM] DM: wow.

[11:25 PM] DM: He doesn't see where you went and is too busy trying to shove everyone up the ladder that you're left alone in the mistress's room.

[11:27 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori quickly changes back and searches the room to see if she can find something to break the lock.

[11:28 PM] DM: Investigation check.

[11:29 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: ((15))

[11:30 PM] DM: What you do find is a small silver-framed mirror, and the shrine to Lolth is made of zurkhwood and bone with semiprecious stones. There's mostly just furniture left, though there is a ladder continuing down to the next room.

[11:31 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "This was a terrible idea," she whispers to herself and makes her way to the room below to see if there's anything useful in it.

[11:31 PM] DM: Investigation.

[11:32 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: ((3 I see my feet.))

[11:32 PM] DM: This room is another bedroom, but simpler. There are cushions laid across floor mats, a small table with two chairs, and another chest, but you don't see anything else useful.

[11:32 PM] DM: Roll perception.

[11:32 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: ((20))

[11:33 PM] DM: Nice. You hear people above. A female voice, shouting. It sounds like it might be coming closer.

[11:34 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Shit, shit." Seirixori transforms into a rat again and tries to hide behind the chest.

[11:35 PM] DM: stealth check.

[11:35 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: ((4))(edited)

[11:42 PM] DM: Two people enter the room. One is the woman that apparently commands this prison. The other is the man who had been the supervisor. "There is nothing wrong with this tower. Now tell me what happened."

The man looks scared. "It started shaking, there was a noise. I told the slaves to get back to the pen so we could evacuate. The kuo-toa carried the myconid out."

The woman scans the room and walks towards the chest.

[11:45 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori tries to make her way away from the woman, seeing if she can get herself behind or under anything.

[11:46 PM] DM: There's plenty of cushions and stuff. I'll give you another stealth check.

[11:46 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: ((13))

[11:47 PM] DM: Ilvara points. "There's a rat! I want it fed to the spiders."

[11:48 PM] DM: We're gonna go with a couple skill checks here. I would like... an acrobatics, an athletics, a stealth, and a dex save, all with the rat stats.

[11:49 PM] DM: Or to make it easier, just 4d20+dex+dex+dex+str.

[11:53 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: ((20 acro, 0 fucking athletics, 18 stealth, 6 dex save))

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