S: Stool Plot

## Session 17

[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.

[8:51 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."

[8:59 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."

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

[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.

[9:08 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"

[9:26 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: They giggle.

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

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[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."

[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.

## Session 18

[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.

[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."

## Seir to the rescue

[8:43 PM] DM: You see a very naked Seirixori walking towards you from the north.

[8:45 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "What are you guys doing!?" Seirixori whispers. She hurries towards them, "Stool? C'mon buddy I want to get you outta here too."

[8:46 PM] DM: Stool: "My friend! Where did you go? We were going to rescue you! ...is it normal for your kind to go without your coverings?"

[8:48 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I'll explain later, but..." Seirixori turns, "But Ravaphine! We can't let them drop her too!"

[8:50 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Ok ok, Stool stay safe please, but don't go too far from us."  Seirixori hangs back but pushes forward to see if she can get an opening to grab Ravaphine in the chaos.

[9:07 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Ugh yeah yeah, ok listen," She turns, seeing the ones she needs most nearby, "We gotta all be touching so we can get out, but I need to get Stool first!" and she goes to get him as fast as she can.

[9:08 PM] DM: Stool's kinda hiding behind Gunnloda. Stool: "Are we escaping now?"

[9:09 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia grabs the nearest people's shoulders. "Yup, time to go. Hold onto your trousers little one!"

[9:09 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Yes!" Seirixori grabs Stool, pulls Poni out of her hair and places an hand on Gunnloda's shoulder, "Everyone please do the thing, and quickly, and if any of the rest of you get here quick enough you can come with but I am not waiting that long!" She shouts.

[9:29 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "You ok, buddy?" Seirixori asks Stool, but is looking at Gunnloda curiously.

[9:34 PM] DM: Stool: "Um... where are we?"

[9:35 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Not where we were, I think that's the important bit." Seir mumbles, she turns to her side, "Gunnloda, can you hand me my cloak? I think that's all I can manage right now."(edited)

[9:47 PM] DM: Stool: "I like meeting new friends. When will we be going to the Neverlight Grove?"

[9:49 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I'm not sure what neverlight grove is" Ravaphine says to stool

[9:50 PM] DM: Stool: "It's my home. Where my family is."

[9:50 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Oh, right," Seirixori says a little sadly, but turns to Baroness Moonstream, not wanting to answer Stool. "Ah, Eloise? Are your things in here too? I can let you borrow my stuff if it isn't."

[10:03 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Ok," Seirixori shoves all her stuff in her bag, just keeping the cloak on for now. "Um, I'm going to go to the grove for a little bit, I'm.... not comfortable being inside right now." She says, mumbling her words near the end.

[10:03 PM] DM: Stool: "Are you ok, friend?"

[10:05 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: She bends down near Stool and pats them, "Yeah, I just need to be outside for a bit, with... um the trees? Um... you can come if you'd like."

[10:05 PM] DM: Stool: "Trees?"

[10:06 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Yeah, there's a whole bunch of them with citrus fruits, it's nice!"

[10:06 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "It's her quiet place. "

[10:09 PM] DM: Stool: "I have a quiet place in my grove too! Will you show it to me?"

[10:07 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "What are your wife and daughter's names? Maybe we've seen them around"

[10:08 PM] DM: Eloise: "My wife is Cae and my daughter is Misha. They'd be in the Moonstream Mansion, most likely. What do you mean 'around'?"

[10:09 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Well yer mansion was empty last we saw it."

[10:09 PM] DM: Eloise frowns. "Empty? What do you mean?"

[10:09 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Oooh... um, we're just gunna go now," Seirixori says and starts heading out with Stool, "C'mon, friend, let's go see some trees!"

[10:10 PM] DM: Stool kinda waddles up the stairs behind Seirixori, but when they get to the top, they stop suddenly. It's very bright out there.

[10:11 PM] DM: Seirixori and Stool are gonna go to the trees!

## Seir and Stool

[10:13 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Ow, geezus, way too bright," Seirixori mumbles, covering her eyes, "You ok Stool?"

[10:14 PM] DM: Stool kinda wiggles their... cap? "It hurts. Why is it so bright? Where's the ceiling?"

[10:15 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I guess we were in the dark for so long? Want me to carry you, I don't want you running into things, once we get to the grove we can hide in the shade."

[10:18 PM] DM: Stool: "I don't like it out here. Can we go to the grove?"

[10:19 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Yeah, of course, buddy," Seirixori lifts them and makes her way to the grove, going towards the spot she's been going the last few days. She flutters out her cape, so that it's under her when she sits, and sets her bag and Stool down next to her, "Kind of forgot this was all I was wearing," she mutters to herself.

"Here we are, my quiet place."(edited)

[10:21 PM] DM: Stool turns in a circle. "This isn't the grove. Why are your mushrooms so strange?"

[10:23 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Oh, uh no, this is... a Citrus Grove? I can't take you to yours just yet. I'm sorry," She fidgets with her bag.

[10:32 PM] DM: They slump a little. "I miss my family."

[10:33 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I... I'm sorry," she says again. "I'll help you find them, but I just didn't want you in that place anymore."

[10:36 PM] DM: "How can we find them? It's so... big out here."

[10:41 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Kind of the same way we got to you guys, we have some magic that can find things. Or maybe find someone who knows where your grove is. I don't really know this place well, I'm not from here either."

[10:45 PM] DM: "Ok. I didn't like it there either, but at least here I have friends."

[10:47 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Yeah, definitely." She grins and closes her eyes for a moment, taking a deep breath, "I could go without being trapped like that for a while. I think I got pretty lucky in there."

[10:48 PM] DM: They tilt their little head cap. "Did you get hurt?"

[10:49 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I was pretty hurt already, but I'm almost certain I was seconds away from being spider food." She shudders, "I have not had a good few days with staying on my feet."(edited)

[10:52 PM] DM: "That would be sad." They plop down in the dirt next to you with their little feeties sticking out. You're not entirely sure they have knees.

[10:55 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori nods, smiling, "Little feetsies," she stays silent a few minutes and then takes a deep breath, "Ok, we should maybe join the others. I did tell them I'd go back."

[10:55 PM] DM: "Ok. Is there a ceiling there? I can't see the top."

[10:56 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Yeah, there's definitely a ceiling there." She laughs and gathers her things and leads Stool to the Cask.

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[10:59 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Seirixori! Stool! Hello!"

[11:01 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori walks in and pauses, "Oh hello," She waves a little and joins them, "Oh hey you got the stuff off!"

[11:01 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "You alright there, Ravaphine?" she teases. "Oh! Seirixori, Stool, so glad you could join us."

[11:01 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "It's been sometime that I've seen pick work like that..." Urrak quietly manages(edited)

[11:01 PM] DM: Cyan looks at Seirixori. "And here I thought my outfit would be the attention-grabber."

[11:02 PM] DM: Gunnloda sets a tray down, full of ales and waters and lots of food. It's not of the quality you've gotten used to. Clearly someone else has been working the kitchens today.

[11:04 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak grabs an ale to keep her from saying anything more she mumbles a thanks to Gunnloda mid drink

[11:05 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori looks down, "Oh right," she shrugs, "Kinda forgot actually, couldn't really put the rest of it on before." She sits down and picks up Stool to set them next to her, "Hello, Cyan, right? Thanks for helping them." She takes a huge plateful of food and some water. "Oh, Stool! Uh...what do you eat?"(edited)

[11:06 PM] DM: Stool: "Um... dead stuff? But... the others in the prison didn't like it."

[11:07 PM] DM: Cyan: "It's no problem. These aren't exactly a fashion statement. Prison, huh? Sounds fun."

[11:08 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "What have you been up to the past few days, Cyan?"

[11:09 PM] DM: Cyan: "Not much. I was here at the Cask for much of it, though I did get to visit home for a little while. Nice to sleep in my own bed and get a change of clothes."

[11:09 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Gunnloda! Thanks for always feeding us" Seirixori grins, and takes a bite, almost choking on her food, "your stuff is a lot better than this though," she mumbles through the food.

[11:10 PM] DM: Gunnloda chuckles. "Thank you, dear, but Adellac will learn in time."

[11:11 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Ye can't replace Gunnloda. Trainin or no." Urrak smiles a bit

[11:12 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Stool, there's a bit of compost out behind the building, if that would be good for you."

Stool: "Compost?"

Gunnloda: "Scraps of food that have been sitting out, rotting. Sometimes you find the best little mushrooms there. It might be what you need."

[11:12 PM] DM: Stool: "Is it... outside? It's very big and bright out there."

[11:13 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "It's ok, I can go get it," Seirixori says, putting her food down and tying her cloak so that she's covered more, "and maybe actually put clothes on. Sorry."

[11:17 PM] DM: Cyan: "I don't think anyone needs apologies for that."

[11:17 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori grins, blushing a little, gathers her things and slips on her gear before she grabs a lone tray and heads out to gather the scraps Gunnloda mentioned. She heads back in, scrunching her nose, "Yeah, I can definitely smell why no one else wanted it. All for you buddy." She sets it in front of Stool.

[11:18 PM] DM: Stool wriggles a little. "Can you put it on the floor for me?"

[11:18 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Sure!" Seirixori does as they ask.

[11:19 PM] DM: Stool steps right onto the tray and kinda burrow/sits into the pile. "Thank you!"

[11:20 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori grimaces a little, "Any time." she turns back to her food and pushes it around a bit, "Ok maybe I won't do that next time when I want to eat."

[11:22 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Y'know. Even though they're turnin old pig meat and cabbage inta jelly an eatin it, that Stool is the cutest dang thing I ever did see."

[11:22 PM] DM: Stool: "I'm sorry. I can go somewhere else."

[11:23 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Please stay, everyone is welcome at the dinner table"

[11:23 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye, we're all friends ere"

[11:24 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "No you're fine, just not used to it." Seirixori leans down and pats them on their mushroom top, "friend's stay."

[11:24 PM] DM: Stool: "I wish Eldith came with us too, but I like you all much better than the people before. And there's someone like Eldith here too!"

[11:25 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Who's Eldith?"

[11:25 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Who is Eldith, Stool? Your friend back home?"(edited)

[11:25 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Yeah, she's my favorite," Seirixori whispers to Stool.

[11:25 PM] DM: Stool nods their cap at Gunnloda. "She looked like your friend. Back in the prison."

[11:25 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "speaking of friends, I wonder how our new friend Lady Moonfire is doing"

[11:26 PM] DM: Stool:  "Who is Lady Moonfire?"

[11:26 PM] DM: Cyan pops Brimeia's last chain free. "Who's next?"

[11:26 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Eloise. I can never get her name right"

[11:27 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Eldith was the other dwarf in the prison... though besides the red hair she wasn't much like me. We talked a little while we were working."

[11:27 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Thank you, lovely."

[11:27 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "And it's Moonstream." Urrak corrects inbetween bites of meat

[11:27 PM] DM: Stool perks up. "I liked Eloise too. She was nice."

[11:29 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia digs in heartily to the food now that the manacles and things are off.

[11:28 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine holds her hand up "I would love these off if you could help me please!"

[11:29 PM] DM: Cyan smirks and beckons to you with a finger.

[11:30 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine takes a deep breath and heads over to Cyan

[11:30 PM] DM: Cyan: "Don't be nervous. I'll be gentle."

She starts with the ones on your wrists.

[11:30 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "So Stool, tell us about your place. You wanted us to visit, didn't you?"

[11:31 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori rubs at her neck as she watches Cyan take the chains off the others. "I'm so glad I do not have those on anymore."

[11:32 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I think the lil mushroom wants t' go home. Understandable after all this"

[11:33 PM] DM: Stool: "I do. I miss my family. And everything's so... bright here. And open. The Neverlight Grove is so pretty. It's all blue and green and glowy and..."

[11:34 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Sounds wonderful, little one. I don't suppose you have any belongings?"

[11:35 PM] DM: They shake their cap. "How can I? I haven't gotten my stalks yet."

[11:36 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Too wee t'even have arms...."

[11:37 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "We'll get you back home little one. What were you doing before you were taken?"

[11:39 PM] DM: Stool: "I was playing in the tunnels. I like to kick rocks and try to hit other rocks with them."

[11:43 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia chuckles. "Sounds like a swell time."

## Session 20

[7:33 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Oh! Gunnloda, have you seen Stool?"

[7:34 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Yes, dear. He's downstairs in the cellar. I set him up with a pile to... use."

[7:38 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Hey Stool? You awake? Do you sleep? Wow, I really don't know anything..." Seirixori says to herself as she makes her way into the cellar.

[7:38 PM] DM: Stool's in a dark corner behind some of the casks, sitting in a pile of refuse. "Seirixori!"

[7:39 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Stool!" Seir grins and moves more into the room and sits in the center of it. "Is it ok down here? I'm glad Gunnloda's helping you out."

[7:40 PM] DM: Stool: "It's much nicer down here. Darker and quieter."

[7:41 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "That's good. We're getting some new stuff today so we can help out this town, I just wanted to make sure you were ok. Also some new people showed up and they're... interesting."

[7:42 PM] DM: Stool: "More interesting than the ones from the prison? ....I don't know if I like interesting."

[7:44 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "One of them looks like she's on fire, which was cool, until she started talking. Oh! And a paladin, who I might ask about gods, maybe they know more about them. At least I think they're more friendlier than in that prison. You can meet them later probably, if you want to anyway."

[7:44 PM] DM: Stool: "Maybe! Will you be there?"

[7:45 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I hope so, I don't want to make you meet new people without a familiar face."

[7:51 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "ok well, I gotta ask Gunnloda something, and then maybe go see about some new clothes. See ya, Stool!" Seir heads back up and looks around for Gunnloda.

[7:52 PM] DM: Stool: "Bye!"

[8:12 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak sees Seirixiori and Gunnloda in a deep conversation and decides to not interrupt. She motions towards Ravaphine to join her in the basement to talk to Stool

[8:12 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine follows

[8:13 PM] DM: Stool's downstairs, in a dark corner behind some large casks in a pile of refuse.

[8:14 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Hello? Stool? Ye down 'ere?"

[8:14 PM] DM: Stool: "My friends!"

[8:14 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "There you are! How are you enjoying the town, Stool?"(edited)

[8:15 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Ah! Lil buddy!" Urrak walks over to the mushroom boy "Yeah, are you happy down here?"

[8:15 PM] DM: Stool: "Town? I just stay down here. It's nice and quiet and dark down here. It's too bright out there. It hurts."

[8:16 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Poor thing. Probably never saw the sun before in yer life. Good t' hear it's better down here. Looks like Gunnloda set you up with some food"

[8:16 PM] DM: Stool: "She's really nice."

[8:18 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "She takes care of us, doesn't she?"

[8:19 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Seirixori and Gunnloda looked like they were having an important conversation, so did you want to go to pick up more weapons while we wait for her to come back? We can just tell her where we're going and possibly pick up Poni"(edited)

[8:22 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Suppose we can. Wouldn't want t' interrupt"(edited)

[8:23 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Alright Stool, we shall be back soon!" Ravaphine and Urrak head back to the shops after waving goodbye to Seirixori and Gunnloda

[8:25 PM] DM: Stool: "Bye, friends!"

[8:26 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Bye Stool! Be good down here for Gunnloda"

## Session 27

[9:43 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori turns to Eloise, "Hey uh, do you have books on myconids by any chance?"

[9:44 PM] DM: Eloise: "Myconids? No, our books are more... local."(edited)

[9:45 PM] Seirixori: "Oh... do you know who would?"

[9:46 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine hears the exchange outside and decides against angering Ryleigh more so she stays with seir and Eloise

[9:46 PM] DM: Eloise: "There's a library in Riverrun. It's only a day to the east, but... I'm not sure that's any help to you until the... thing is fixed."

[9:47 PM] Seirixori: "Well, maybe then." She sighs.(edited)

[9:47 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "That's where Ryleigh came from, so I'm sure she can point us in the right direction when the time comes"

[9:48 PM] DM: Eloise: "It's not hard to find. The glowing light from the Temple of Vydea can be seen from outside town. The library is inside."(edited)

[9:48 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Poor friend deserves  to go back home"

[9:51 PM] DM: Eloise: "Stool? Yes... I'm not sure there are places here for them. They're under the Cask now, you say?"

[9:51 PM] Seirixori: "Yeah, Gunnloda set up a little space for them. They seem ok in there."

[9:53 PM] Seirixori: "Okay, well... what about the citrus grove? I think Takara might be a little... salty and I wanted to maybe make up for it. Later.. a lot later."

[9:54 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Who is takara?"

[9:54 PM] DM: She nods. "I will try to take care of them if you all end up back where you came from. There are a lot of books on citrus and on Takara at her temple and in the bookshelves behind my desk. You've... talked to her?"

[12:18 AM] Seirixori: "Ugh the one time I want to go back to Limabey." Seirixori stomps into the kitchen, "Please tell me Gunnloda left something in here..." She says as she starts trying to see if she can find anything that might belong to her. "I don't even know what to look for, why am I doing this..."

[12:19 AM] DM: You find stuff.

[12:22 AM] Seirixori: Frustrated and upset Seirixori lets out a yell and stalks down to where Stool is, hugs them .(edited)

[12:23 AM] DM: You just walk down hug them and leave? lol

[12:24 AM] DM: Stool: "Seirixori! Are you sad? Or mad?"

[12:26 AM] Seirixori: "A bit of both, buddy. I'll be ok."

[12:27 AM] DM: Stool: "Did something happen? Is Gunnloda ok?"

[12:28 AM] Seirixori: "She's ok, just back home. Eloise's wife... well, none of us can do anything about werewolves so..."

[12:29 AM] DM: Stool: "I don't know anything about werewolves. ....do you miss her?"

[12:30 AM] Seirixori: Seirixori sniffles a little, "More than I think I was prepared for."

[12:31 AM] DM: Stool: "I have a secret, but I'm only supposed to tell if you really need to know it."

[12:31 AM] Seirixori: "I... well I would like to know it, but I'm not going to make you tell me."

[12:33 AM] DM: Stool: "She said only if you really needed to find her."

[12:35 AM] Seirixori: "... this... this is important and I don't know when she'll be back." Seirixori taps her fingers on the ground, "I don't even know if she can do anything, but she might know someone who does..." Seir sighs, "I don't know what to do."

[12:36 AM] DM: Stool tilts his little cap to the side. "I don't want you to be sad. She left something on the shelf over there and told me to guard it and only give it to you. It's our secret."

[12:38 AM] Seirixori: "You're the best." Seir hugs them again. "Our super secret." Seirixori goes to the shelf to see what's there.(edited)

[12:38 AM] DM: There's a metal disc with a ribbon attached. It's embossed with some kind of seal.

[12:39 AM] Seirixori: Seirixori picks it up and pats Stool, "I will return it soon, ok, thank you." She heads out to find the others, more specifically Poni.

## Session 29

[10:58 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori heads down to where Stool is, "Hey, Stool," she says, pulling out Gunnloda's disk thing and placing back where it was. She looks in her bag and hesitates, closes it and goes to sit across from Stool.

[10:59 PM] DM: Stool: "Seirixori! Did you find Gunnloda? Was she in trouble?"

[11:00 PM] Seirixori: "I did! Thank you so much for your help. No, she was okay. She was with a friend." Seir sighs. "She might be mad at me though." She mumbles. "Hey, did you want to come with all of us to Eloise's? We found her wife and daughter and they invited us to dinner."

[11:02 PM] DM: Stool: "Why would she be mad at you? You're nice. And yeah! Well...  is it outside?"

[11:04 PM] Seirixori: "I kind of went to do something I shouldn't have by myself. I'm okay though." Seir pats them on the top of their toadstool head thing. "We'd have to go outside for a little bit to get there. I can, I can cover you with my cloak?"

[11:05 PM] DM: Stool: "As long as it's not far. And you're there too."

[11:06 PM] Seirixori: "Of course I'll be there, Gunnloda too! Did you want me to bring you some uh some stuff you like to eat?"

[11:06 PM] DM: Stool: "I think I've eaten enough today. I'll just come sit with you."

[11:08 PM] Seirixori: "Okay!" She gets up, glances at her bag again and shakes her head. "Just let me know if I need to cover you more, ok?" Seir takes off her cloak and picks up Stool and covers them as best she can and heads back out. She heads towards the Moonstreams' place.(edited)

[11:08 PM] DM: Stool kinda waddles along behind you, pretty content.

[11:30 PM] DM: Ok. You take them to the mansion. The sounds of cooking and laughter is coming from a side-room from the big open room with Eloise's desk and the big tables. The Moonstreams themselves don't appear to be present down here.

[11:31 PM] Seirixori: Seir takes the cloak off Stool, "Is this ok?"

[11:32 PM] DM: Stool wiggles their little cap in what might be a nod. "You're my best friend. I'm happy to be anywhere you are.... as long as it isn't too big or bright or scary."

[11:37 PM] Seirixori: Seir kneels down and hugs them, tearing up a little, "You're definitely my favorite, don't tell Gunnloda," she jokes. She pops her head around the door? of the side room just to see whats happening.

[11:38 PM] DM: Kendall's sitting up on a counter top while Gunnloda's cooking and they're chatting like old friends who know way too much about one another, laughing over shared memories.

[11:44 PM] Seirixori: Seir fidgets for a few seconds, wondering if you can just tell someone's cursed by just looking at them, "oh boy" she whispers and then knocks lightly to get their attention, "Hey, Stool came with me! Also they said I'm their best friend!" She grins, "So, I'm gonna go hang out with them and wait for the others."(edited)

[12:24 PM] DM: They both look up at you, grinning.

Kendall: "You can always hang out in here. I don't bite... except you know," she gestures in Gunnloda's direction where she's still cooking, "food. Who's Stool?"

[12:40 PM] Seirixori: "Oh um..." she nearly trips over her tail that's trying to curl around her leg, "they're a friend, we found them in this creepy spider prison thing. H-hang on." Seirixori goes to get them, "Hey. let's go sit with Gunnloda and her friend!"(edited)

[12:41 PM] DM: Stool's standing close to behind you, giving you space to turn around and leave and generally not get hit by your tail. "New friends?"

[12:44 PM] Seirixori: "Yeah!" She says, moving into the kitchen. "This is Stool, and that is Gunnloda's friend, Kendall." she points out to them.(edited)

[12:44 PM] DM: They follow you into the room and Kendall's eyes widen. "A myconid? I haven't seen one of these since," she looks at Gunnloda again who is clueless about what she's referring to. "Oh, we hadn't found you yet, right. Where'd they come from? A spider prison? What?"

[12:48 PM] Seirixori: "When we went to find Eloise. That's where she ended up and Stool was there too." Seirixori shivers, "I didn't want to leave them there. It was uh.... kind of a mess when we left."

[12:50 PM] DM: Stool walks up and puffs Kendall in the face with spores.

Gunnloda: "Ah! Stool, not near the food, dear."

Stool: "Sorry... Hi new friend!"

Gunnloda: "It was some sort of drow slave pen that we escaped from. Stool here was a prisoner."(edited)

[12:51 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori snickers at the puff of spores, "I forgot about that."

## Session 30

She turns to face Kendall quickly and changes the subject, "So, you know about myconids?"

[4:57 PM] DM: "Very little. There was a colony in the Underdark beyond the Bastion."

[4:59 PM] Seirixori: "Do you remember the name at all?"

[5:01 PM] DM: She shakes her head. "No... I don't think we talked to them at all."

[5:04 PM] Seirixori: "Oh...h-have you ever heard of the neverlight grove? That's where Stool's from but I don't know where that is and..." Seir stops herself from saying too much again and shrugs. "That's where they were before they took them to the drow prison."(edited)

[5:06 PM] DM: She shrugs. "Sorry. I don't honestly remember much about that trip. It was a long time ago. The Bastion would have good records about what's down there though. Maybe they would know. Just don't-- well, I... never mind."

[5:07 PM] Seirixori: "Don't what?"

[5:08 PM] DM: She frowns a little, debating about whether she's said too much already. "I was going to say that if you were planning to go there, maybe don't take Gunnloda with you."

## Session 33

[5:47 PM] DM: Stool wiggles out from behind the cask where their food pile sits and kinda nuzzles Seir's leg with their cap. "Why are you so sad, Seirixori?"

[5:48 PM] Urrak D'Akshi - Half-Orc Fighter: Urrak sighs a bit and gives her shoulder a soft pat. "Ah, Stool's here!" she smiles at the sight of the mushroom child "Seir...might need some time t' tell ye about it, little one. Meanwhile, keep her company, will ya?" she gives a small wave as a way to say goodbye, and walks back upstairs.

Stool leans into your thigh, waiting for you to answer their question.

[12:48 PM] Seirixori: Seir sighs, tears welling up in her eyes, "I... Gunnloda left... she wasn't..." Seir closes her eyes and presses her forehead to the disc, trying to take deep breaths. "I-- I hurt Eloise's daughter. I didn't, I didn't mean to, I was just trying to help but...but I hurt her and Gunnloda left because ... I try to do all this stuff on my own because that's what I've always done." she whispers. "And I've hurt ... I almost hurt Urrak because I was angry and that's also new... *everything* is so new and *I'm trying*" she hiccups as she starts crying again.

[12:53 PM] DM: Stool: "Maybe she's just hiding, like a game. She was waiting for you, so she brought me back here. She looked really excited. I bet she was just going to go hide."

[12:59 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori laughs sadly, "I don't think she wants me to find her right now..." she sighs,  "I saw her after... she told me she was leaving with Kendall, because she wasn't sure... she wasn't sure of who I am. *I'm* not sure who I am... I wish I could have said so many different things. I should have kept the ring, instead I just let her leave." She chokes on a sob, "Why did I let her leave?"

[1:02 PM] DM: "Oh..." Stool plops down at your feet. They kind of bend over then straighten a little. "I know who you are! Will that help?"

[1:05 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori laughs through her tears, "You're always helpful." She hugs them. "Hey, if... if you wanted to see her, we can do that, ok? Not-- not right now because I think we have to go find something. And I can have Urrak or Ryleigh take you, ok?"

[1:06 PM] DM: Stool: "See her? But she'll be back, won't she? You're *family* now and family always finds each other."

[1:08 PM] Seirixori: "Y-yes, family. I hope you're right..." she whispers before she starts crying softly.

[1:12 PM] DM: Stool: "I am. You'll see. She talks to me about you sometimes."

[1:13 PM] Seirixori: "Sh-she does?"

[1:15 PM] DM: They perk up a little, wiggling like they're happy with the response, maybe even a little proud. "She said that I'm her favorite, but that you're her next favorite and that she had to go home to get a present for you."

[1:17 PM] DM: Stool: "Last night, when she brought me back here, she said that you get sad about things, but that everyone here loves you and we'd all help you not be sad anymore because we're all family now."

[1:23 PM] Seirixori: Seir hangs her head and sighs, hugging them again, "I hope, I hope she'll still want to give it to me if... when she comes back." She clears her throat, trying not to cry again, "I love you guys too," she whispers, "Thank you... you always make me feel better."

[1:25 PM] DM: Stool: "That's what best friends are for, right?"

[1:25 PM] Seirixori: "I guess so, the very best."

## Seiryleigh

[5:16 PM] Seirixori: Seir just nods, not used to...whatever kind of talk this is. "We'll see..." She chews on her lip, "Hey will... will they let you talk to Eloise at all?"

[5:17 PM] Ryleigh: "Yes, I spoke with her earlier, when the rest of you went to get the component. Why do you ask?"(edited)

[5:22 PM] Seirixori: "I... I don't think I can take Stool with me. I don't know enough about myconids to make sure they stay safe." Seir sighs, "I asked before but she said they don't have any books here about them and now I can't go to where there are books... I was... I just want to make sure they have a safe place and that someone... someone they know keeps them company. Gunnloda was but..." Seir shrugs, "And then Kendall said something about the Bastion but I don't know what that is either..." She rolls her eyes, "I just want them to be okay... when we're... I'm gone."

[5:26 PM] Ryleigh: "Have you ever considered that your actions from now until the arch is completed may have some impact on Eloise's decision?" Ryleigh purses her lips in thought, "I may be going to Riverrun to research Lady Cae's problem, while I'm there I can do additional research on myconids, but only under 1 condition - you stop wallowing and try to make amends - with everyone."(edited)

[5:32 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori snorts, "Sure... I'm allowed to wallow for a little bit." Seir mumbles. "Thanks..." she puts her flute away and stands, "Hey, you missed out on some dinosaurs, want to see?" She grins.(edited)