The Plunge for Knowledge

**The Plunge for Knowledge** follows the many expeditions, undertaken by Othas Rest's Adventurers Guild to explore the newly discovered section of archives inside the Leodis Mages Tower on behalf of the mages of the tower. The entrance was found within the archives in mid 554 AOR, by a student who snuck in there and accidentally tripped revealing the hidden entrance to a spiraling stair case leading to an unknown section of the tower. Hoping to find lost knowledge but not feeling prepared enough to explore themselves, the Adventurers Guild are hired to delve down to explore and document what they found before the mages of the tower go down themselves.

An archivist that goes by the name Natalia Penelope Chestroot who has had experience with the Guild before, is put in charge of the project and doesn't hesitate in getting in touch. Enlisting a small team the first expedition is put together and quickly taken to the Mage Tower. The first team discovered there was a fair bit down there that is dangerous along with sentient humanoids living down there who claimed to have gotten in from a difference entrance.

## **Expedition I: Into the Unknown**

**Expedition Team**

* Tas
* Io Aerkeryrm
* Grrder
* Horatio Hammerfell
* Xerxes Kaalahdiil

Showing the group to the entrance it becomes clear why the entrance had remained hidden so long. Pressing on one particular brick, a large section of brickwork pulls back and swings back revealing a staircase going down as far as the eye can see. Stepping through from the unassuming corridor the group climb down the stairs until they start seeing the bottom, about 30 foot above the bottom, the stairs have given out and collapsed. Driving piton into the stone stairs the group have an anchor point for Grrder to use his rope of climbing on.

Lowering down the group find themselves in a large 40 foot room covered in sand with a corridor leading out of sight. Io sends Asco, her myconid cat familiar off ahead to scout until Asco sees a bunch of reliefs in a corridor just out of sight. The group move on and discover a 20 foot wide corridor with every 10 foot section of wall having a 9 foot high, 4 foot wide, 3 inch deep door shaped recess containing a bas-relief carving. Each one very different from the last, between Io, Grrder and Tas they sus out the identities of all the demons in the reliefs. The reliefs that align the walls of the corridor depict a Balor, a Barlgura, a Chasme, a Dretch, a Glabrezu, a Goristro, a Hezrou, a Marilith, a Nalfeshnee, a Quasit, a Shadow Demon, a Vrock, and a Yochlol. Io takes the time to investigate all the reliefs and discovers the Marilith has peephole where the eyes should be and doesn't connect with the wall. Choosing to leave it till later the group continue investigating the statues in the reliefs and discover on the opposite wall a Barlgura which is holding a tiny banana that looks like it can be twisted.

Deciding to investigate the Marilith relief first, the group looked to see if there were any marks on the floor but couldn't see any. Horatio tried to push the relief in, which has a little give but felt like there was great resistance on one side. Getting a crowbar offered to him from Xerxes, Horatio used it to pry the hidden door, revealing a small corridor and hidden room they couldn't see fully from their current spot. Deciding to see what was hidden behind the Barlgura relief, the group hid around the corner while Tas used mage hand to turn the tiny banana. The group expecting a trap were until the pleasant smell crept from within the room, with the acceptation of Grrder who can't smell.

TBC

## **Expedition II: Insane in the Membrane**

**Expedition Team**

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## Appendix

### Sessions

Adventures
The Plunge for Knowledge I: Into the Unknown • The Plunge for Knowledge II: Insane in the Membrane •

### Mentions

Adventures
Painting Grey Hills Red • Insert session name here •