Abyses 30: No More Skaven

## TL;DR

* Chagae confirmed the cave is All Clear
* Reven took both human corpses
* Ivis attuned to the grimey greataxe and had demonic visions and went insane for a sec
* Chilly asked the party to help him find his Umberhulk friend, Beegee, who was captured and brought to Gracklstugh. The Rabblerousers seemingly know about him.
* Turvy and Rat King had a weird convo Fergus overheard
* Chilly was stopped at the gate and is now being questioned

## Coast Not So Clear

* With the last opponent seemingly slain, the Acquaintances returned to Chagae to tell him they’re ready for the final inspection.
* When they did they found Turvy with the Giant Rat on his lap, looking uncharacteristically relaxed, but Chagae was nowhere to be seen, because he was still invisible
* However, soon after beginning the inspection the gang found the cavern wasn’t as clear as they thought and found themselves with one last group of Skaven and Plague Fiends to deal with, including a monk-esque Rutterkin.
* Soon after this final round of hostilities started a loud noise rang out, which Bernhol could recognize as a gunshot
* Not long after Reven appeared, now inhabiting the human corpse that was previously host to a demonic infection

## Last Rat Standing

* After striking down the last Rutterkin, the Acquaintances were able to clear out the rest of the cavern without too much difficulty.
* The mysterious gunslinger seemingly knew Reven, or rather the corpse that Reven was now inhabiting
* Reven gathered the human remains that were left behind after the Rutterkin was slain. Rat King considered causing Reven more grief but decided he’d rather Reven just leave ASAP
* The gunslinger introduced himself as Chilly

## Coast Clear (For Real This Time)

* After dividing the loot the gang checked out the rest of the cavern with the now disgruntled Chagae to make sure it would be safe for trade caravans to pass through
* They found:
	+ A hook horror nest, which Chagae didn’t seem too worried about
	+ The Drow priestess’ corpse which Ivis was able to determine was killed by necrotic injuries, Rat King assumed it was Reven’s handiwork
	+ The greasy ebony statue depicting four massive pox-ridden tadpole like demons spewing hoards of fiends from their mouths in a sort of cursed bouquet. Chagae saw how the Faezerness gathered around the statue and grimaced at the work that lied ahead for him. When asked, Chagae said explained that unholy places or areas that are closely connected to the Abyss or Shadowfell tend to attract Faezerness like a magnet
	+ Chagae and the rest of the party (excluding Turvy) then gathered the many rat corpses, one drow, and one dwarf corpse together and set them alight to prevent a future zombie problem

## Ivis Isn’t a Morning Person

* As the gang settled for they night they attuned to their newfound items, most notably Ivis forged a connection to the scum-covered greataxe previously wielded by the stout Rutterkin in the Skaven Den
* This evoked unwelcome visions of the creatures depicted in the ebony statue, spewing hoards of the kinds of demons he had just finished slaying. He also saw people he knew being warped into Rutterkin.
* When he awoke he immediately swung the axe at Bernhol, in a conflicted mad daze
* A confusing conflict broke out amongst the dreary eyed Acquaintances which was resolved when Ivis managed to regain enough sanity to drop the axe along with a note, then disarmed and secluded himself in a branching cavern
* The greataxe was buried and left behind, Fergus cured Ivis of his short-lived curse, and hurt feelings (and arteries) were mended

## Hot Springs Heart to Heart 2: Risk of Dragons

* As the Acquaintances passed back through the hot springs some made use of them, including Chilly who was revealed to be a Tabaxi
* Chilly requested the party’s aid in rescuing his friend, Beegee, that was captured and brought to Gracklstugh a few weeks ago
* As he described his friend, Fergus recalled some of the Rabblerousers getting excited about an incoming combatant that matched the description, an Umberhulk.
* The party agreed, but advised that their time is spoken for at the moment and may not be able to help Chilly for some time. Chilly was grateful nonetheless.
* Chilly also answered some questions the party had about him:
	+ He was from a continent on the surface named Calinem. It had become a significantly more difficult place to live after they invented guns so he sought refuge in the neighboring continent of Kippel. However he was unable to secure safe passage across the sea so he is trying to get to Kippel through the Underdark
	+ His helmet translates his words into the native tongue of whoever hears them
	+ He seemingly has not encountered Reven or any of his lackeys prior to the Skaven Den

## “Home” at Last

* As the party approached Gracklstugh Turvy pulled Rat King to the side for a private conversation which Fergus was able to passively observe, the conversation ended when Turvy forcefully pinched Rat King and the regent was left royally confused
* Finally back at the gate of the city, the Acquaintances and their “property” were immediately granted access but the fully kitted kitten Chilly was stopped and addressed by the head guard, Gorglak