Forest Foie Gras

Continued from Lumbermill Bandit Ambush

### Day Twenty Three - Autumn Year 720 - The Southern Lands

The party awoke to the smell of burning forest. Kargrimm asked Nephrus to use the compass to point them in the right way. He had a strong west feeling. The three travelled most of the day until they reached a path along the side of a cliff, they could see many figures lit up by the flames of a campfire. The three attempted to silently walk towards the people, but they loud. The camel appears fredm a well that Nephrus was hiding behin and acted as a great distraction.

They could hear voices waices from the campfire. Nephrus was seen. Goblins! Gentleblins as Nephrus called them, he pretended to be the well inspector. By the fire was a man, in a fine robe with pale skin. He gave the Teifling a curious look

> “A visitor I see, interesting.”
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The man was confused but then seemed to believe Nephrus. He told the 'Well Inspector' that the north was sparsely populated and densely forested, not many people up there that might need wells inspecting. The man asked Nephrus about his compass, even to buy it from him, he had a box of gold hidden under a tree. After a short negociation Nephrus rufused and turned away, refusing the offer to spend the night by the campfire.

Valrith grabbed Nephrus’ ankle as he passed the well. Nephrus believed the mysterious man had stolen the gold. As the party left the area to continue north the Goblins started to sing a shanty around the fire.

They found a clearing, Kargrimm hunted a rabbit, and they begin to make camp for the night, mindful of the Goblins.

While watching during the dark about 60ft away Kargrimm spotted eyes reflecting the firelight, in the morning he looked for tracks but had no luck. They packed up the camp and continued the path.

After hiking for a while, they came across another clearing, with a well in the middle, on the other side of the clearing was a human woman with some more Goblins, also a spread of decadent food. The Goblins were wearing tuxedos, they were waitstaff Goblins.

The three heroes hid behind a rock, and waited, the woman seemed magical. She was waiting for something.

Nephrus approached the woman. It seemed he was expected.

*14 Chapan du Vin*

*96 Foie Gras*

The Woman was named Inage?

The man was named Inege?

> “You shouldn’t be using that, it’s bad for you” - The mysterious woman said about Nephrus' compass.
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She offered Nephrus Brie from another continent. He tried to flip the table but was too weak so he the cheese on the floor. She wanted to know where the compass came from. The Worlock gave no information and left, however Kargrimm and Valrith could no longer resist the temptation of the feast.

The Dwarf helped himself to a bottle of wine and was offered *The blue diamond,* a foreign and rare *.* Kargrimm took a sip, it was delicious, he asked for a skin of the stuff and a leg of goose for the road.

Nephrus did not so much trust the others now that they had eaten the food. However they continued, following the compass, they soon reached a cave entrance. Where over the bodies of Goblins are a group of humans. The party tried to explain that there was a woman with a feast, these men did not believe this but they soon left. The heroes lined up the Goblin corpses respectfully.

Inside the cave the stonework was similar to the other soulforge dungeon. When the three entered, there was a large functioning golem guarding the passage. It did not respond to Kargrimm's greeting.

Valrith tried to climb over the golem. As she climbed the construct activated and moved, grabbing a spear from the wall.

> *“Vision Impaired, Compensating”*
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Valrith’s elegant blue cloak that was being used as a blindfold was destroyed by the golems lightning eyes.

All three of the heroes managed to athletically rush past the golem into the corridor beyond.

Where they saw another soulsmith, he seemed to be inactive. So they decided to check out the other corridors. Some large skeletal guards were awoken by Valrith's clumsy footing, she backed away to fight. Nephrus looked into another room, it was full of corpses, visibly killed by spear wounds.

Combat