S: Teleporter Plot 3

## Session 16

[7:55 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "So, let's go get something of this Baroness's." Seirixori starts heading towards the Moonstream house.

[7:56 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I'm not above a lil' rummagin'" Urrak says as she follows behind

[7:59 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori enters the house and starts to search around for anything that could possibly be Baroness Moonstream's.

[8:00 PM] DM: While you guys had mostly gone straight into the main hall where governance is done, there is a hall with a staircase that leads up to the residences on the second floor.

[8:01 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak takes the stairs and heads up to the second story

[8:01 PM] DM: Gunnloda follows and Safika points out the master bedroom. "Whatever you need, you'll probably find in there."

[8:02 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak enters the room and looks around

[8:03 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori slowly makes her way up the stairs, still sore from the previous mess. "How bad would it be if I maybe borred something clean..." she grumbles to herself waiting outside the bedroom Safika pointed out.

[8:04 PM] DM: Most of this mansion has a distinct quality to it that marks it as better than what you'd think you'd find in a town like Bellbury, but this room exceeds the rest. It's nothing gaudy or pretentious, just the comfort of fine living. Soft sheets, a comfortable, well-made bed, and a closet full of bespoke clothing.

[8:06 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak heads to the closet and grabs the sleeve of a gossamer gown "What linens! This Moonstream must be made of gold..."

[8:07 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "What kinda possessions are we lookin' for 'ere? Anythin' that'll give us a better chance at locatin' her?"

[8:08 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori pokes her head in, the comfort of the home not something she's used to seeing, if ever, "Huh, interesting. Hey uh, what are the chances her whole family got put in the same place? Because I just thought about that..."

[8:09 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Anythin' seems t' possible these days" Urrak says, mostly to herself as she further rummages in the closet

[8:12 PM] DM: Considering what Poni'd said about a 'personal item,' you figure that clothes might be a good choice... but there are two women who share this closet, and you don't know which wears which clothes. However, you also find a box tucked into a drawer with a ring inside... a ring bearing the Moonstream crest.

[8:13 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Ah-ha! Serixiori!" Urrak clambers out of the closet with a small box "This 'ere, can't see why this wouldn't be personal enough"

[8:14 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Great! I did not want to accidentally break something, so thanks for looking." she laughs a bit. "So, we want to do this now?"

[8:15 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: She quickly regains composure over her outburst of joy and clears her throat "Aye. For our companion here I'm sure the sooner the better"

[8:15 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Can I help find anything?" Ravaphine asks, wide-eyed and confused

[8:17 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori jumps at the intrusion, "Oh, hey Ravaphine!"

[8:17 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Ah, Ravaphine! Been some time friend. Did y'jist pop in?"

[8:19 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Couldn't escape that town square for long, didn't know when I would get transported back to this place. But here I am! Glad to see you both still in one piece"

[8:19 PM] DM: Gunnloda eyes Seirixori. "If you think you don't need the rest..."

[8:19 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori looks down again, "Oh...right yes. That would probably be for the best."

[8:21 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "I'm sure we can find you some clean clothes. There's a whole town out there."

[8:22 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye. It's probably best not t' look like the town butcher on feast day..."

[8:22 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "What did you encounter last?"

[8:23 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Bad decisions," Seirixori shrugs and starts heading out. Gunnloda follows Seirixori,

[8:30 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak trails behind a bit to talk to Ravaphine, and tells her in a low voice "Seri nearly died chargin inta a group of genocidal folks. A dragonborn and two, no three?, sell swords. "

[8:32 PM] DM: Safika follows the other two.

[8:33 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "my god..." Ravaphine whispers back while following the rest of the group

[8:35 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "So yeah, bit of touchy subject. But I'm hopin she'll pull through right quick after I give 'er this." Urrak pulls a sleeve of a blue and gold cloak a bit out of her pack to show Ravaphine "It's beautiful eh? Plus, I heard tell from another trader that it's imbued with protection magic"

[8:37 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I'm sure that'll cheer her up. Did you find that in your travels with Poni? Where is that stick, anyway?"

[8:38 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye, at that mad wizard's tower. And Poni? Ah, he's in the basement I believe. Probably on the floor....anyway" Urrak quickens her pace to catch up to Serixiori

[8:34 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori starts heading in a direction away from the Cask and then stops, "I have no idea where I'm going or where to find possibly new clothes here...."

[8:38 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "This is a big enough town, I'd be shocked not to find a dressmaker"

[8:38 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "What about the general store? Didn't we rescue the woman who works there?"

[8:39 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: After catching up with Seirixori, Ravaphine asks, "in the mean time, may I offer you a set of clothes? I have extra until we find you something else"

[8:41 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Uh, would they fit?"

[8:41 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Here, we're about the same height" Ravaphine hands Seirixori the bag of common clothes

[8:43 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "An t'complete the ensemble," Urrak throws down her pack and removes the cloak of Protection. She hands the embroidered blue and gold garment to Serixiori "This should help ye in further sticky situations"

[8:44 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Don't worry, it was hangin' up. I definitely didn't take it from a corpse. This time."

[8:45 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Oh, uh thanks." Seirixori shrugs and tears off her blood soaked leather, the thin underclothes she has underneath also sharing some of the dried blood, but she ignores it and puts on what was given to her. She stares at Urrak and slowly reaches out for the garment. "Ar-are you sure? This looks...really nice."

[8:45 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "It suits you perfectly"

[8:46 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye, and it'll serve ye better than me"

[8:52 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Thanks," she says slightly embarrassed and unsure what else to do. Seirixori pouts a little when she can't hide her face under the hood because of her horns, "Ok so let's find this general store and then get some rest so we can find this Baroness Moonstream."

[8:53 PM] DM: Gunnloda grins. "It's ok to have friends, you know.... but I was suggesting the store to find you clothes, and now that's taken care of."

[8:56 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Totally knew that," Seirixori coughs.

[8:57 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "A rest sounds great. Hopefully a good night's sleep will take these pains from me guts" Urrak pats her side lightly "Bloody Dragonborn..."

[8:49 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine gestures towards Safika and reaches a hand towards her, "I don't think we have met before. My name is Ravaphine and it looks like I've missed a few of your adventures. Have you been with them long?"

[8:51 PM] DM: She takes your hand. "No... I just got here. Are you one of these... travelers?"

[8:58 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I suppose you can say that, but I think we all are considered travelers at this point!" Ravaphine says to Safika, "May I ask, what do you do when not being transported to this town? I, myself, help run a bookshoppe back home with my mum."

[9:00 PM] DM: Safika: "I'm from here. Vyon, not Bellbury. I was just... delivering a message to Baroness Moonstream."

[9:03 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I see, almost a local. So you all are attempting to find Baroness Moonstream now then? After a rest of course"(edited)

[9:03 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I'm going to go clean these," Seirixori holds out her very gross leathers as far away from her borrowed and new clothing as she can. "Thanks again," she says quickly before scampering off to clean them and hide herself away in the Citrus Grove to dry them.(edited)

[9:06 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Always on a mission, that one"

[9:06 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye that's the plan. Apparently Poni has a way of trackin' someone through use of a personal possession." Urrak hold s up the ring box "And we seem t' have found one"

[9:08 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Did you know Baroness Moonstream personally?" she asks Safika(edited)

[9:08 PM] DM: Safika: "Not exactly."

[9:10 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "what message were you delivering? If you don't mind me asking. I know she deals with many businesses around the area"

[9:10 PM] DM: Safika: "Don't take this the wrong way, but it's not for you to know."

[9:11 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "It's a message from the Queen o' this place"

[9:12 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak smiles and mumbles "...So fancy"(edited)

[9:13 PM] DM: Safika holds herself back from eyerolling.

[9:16 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I see. We can deliver the message to her if you would like. Urrak here is a professional and we have the means of getting it to her safely" Ravaphine  points to Urrak next to her with her elbow(edited)

[9:19 PM] DM: Safika: "No, thanks."

[9:21 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "that's fair. well, shall we go find Lady Moonstream to get you on your way?"

[9:26 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak steps inside the Cask "As soon as we get a couple in us we'll be ready t' go" She winks and heads towards the bar

[9:29 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Care for a drink? It's on the house" Ravaphine motions for Safika to follow

[9:30 PM] DM: Safika: "... sure."

[9:31 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Are you sure we wouldn't rather tackle it in the morning after a full night's rest?"

[9:31 PM] DM: She's still looking at where Seirixori had gone, worried.

[9:32 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine heads behind the bar and pours drinks for the group "Everyone should rest up and we can take this on tomorrow"

[9:32 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori has just walked in wearing a totally different set of clothes than Ravaphine gave her, "I might have forgotten I had another set of clothes." she says, handing Ravaphine's clothes back, slightly damp from her washing them, even if she'd only worn them for a very small amount of  time.(edited)

[9:33 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "A nightcap never hurt nobody, eh?" Urrak quickly drains the flagon. "And a good even t' you all." she heads upstairs. A soft THUNK signals her flop into an inn bed

[9:34 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "All is well, glad to see you back. You should follow suit and get yourself a good night's rest"

[9:35 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori nods and goes to step back out of the Cask, before turning around and heading to one of the beds upstairs. The beds might be better than the ground she was going to sleep on.

[9:37 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Gunnloda, Safika. See you both tomorrow" Ravaphine says as she exits the cask(edited)

## Day 5

[9:37 PM] DM: Ok! We'll go ahead and fast-forward to the next morning then. Everyone's fed and dressed and back to full health and spells and so on.

[9:38 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine pockets a few fruits from the citrus grove before heading back to the group at the cask

[9:41 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak, refreshed and geared up heads downstairs after a good rest. She sits at the bar and begins to eat an apple, waiting for the rest of the troupe

[9:41 PM] DM: Gunnloda's there. Safika's not.

[9:42 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak turns and sees Gunnloda "Ah, mornin' t' ye"

[9:42 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seir heads down and picks at some food while waiting.(edited)

[9:43 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Morning, dears. You're looking much better, Seirixori."

[9:45 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Thank you, I'm not entirely sure I feel 100% but it's something."

[9:46 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine looks amongst the familiar faces "We're missing one. Anybody see where she went off to last night?"(edited)

[9:48 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Safika? Can't say I did." Urrak looks around "Did she stay here?"

[9:48 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: When Brimeia wakes up again, she finds herself in The Cask rather than Bophela.

[9:49 PM] DM: Gunnloda frowns. "I'm not sure."

[9:50 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Well there's a face I haven't seen in ages! Brimeia! How are you my good friend"

[9:50 PM] DM: (technically you show up in the town square, but close enough lol)

[9:51 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Maybe being here made her go poof too."

[9:52 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Well, we have what we need to find Lady M, shall we continue on the quest to find her?"

[9:53 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Yeah," Seirixori is hesitant but the nights rest did some good and she makes way to Poni's basement.

[9:53 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine follows suit

[9:54 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak follows behind

[9:55 PM] DM: Gunnloda comes along, not wanting to let you guys get in trouble without her again.

[9:55 PM] DM: Poni's on the floor, rolled under the lip of a cabinet. Can't imagine how he got down there, Seirixori...

[9:56 PM] DM: Poni: "It's about time. If I had to watch that web grow one more inch... it's like watching you lot try to problem-solve."(edited)

[9:57 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I almost missed ye Poni...almost"(edited)

[9:57 PM] DM: Poni: "Ready to save the world, then?"

[10:00 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Ah, Ravaphine, yes it's been a while hasn't it? Pretty good actually, and yourself?" As she follows along with the others she asks, "Who? What? What'd I miss?"

[10:00 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "We've got a bit of a detour t' take first" Urrak says, taking out the ring box from her pack

[10:01 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "If this is your way of proposing to us, I would have pictured it under different circumstances. Like in the middle of a battle" Ravaphine jokes

[10:02 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "As if any o' ye is fit to be my wife. Look at ye, so small."

[10:03 PM] DM: Poni: "Yes, yes, hilarious. What's that for?"

[10:03 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "And we're using this ring in order t'find Lady Moonstream"(edited)

[10:03 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Who?"

[10:04 PM] DM: Poni: "We're WHAT? Why would you want to find that stuck-up, idiotic, useless lump of a woman?"

[10:04 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "I like her already," Brimeia chuckles.

[10:04 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "She's a hot commodity these days"

[10:04 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "She's got a message 'ere from the Queen"

[10:05 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Who? What queen?"

[10:06 PM] DM: Poni: "Who cares? We're trying to fix the envirochronic resonance architecture!"

[10:06 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Yep, guess what, that means we're going to find her."

[10:06 PM] DM: Poni: "Or do you just enjoy being ripped from your lives whenever the gods fancy?"

[10:06 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "From my knowledge, there was another person last night looking for this Lady Moonshine. Poni's abilities will help us find individuals with a personal artifact. So that's why they have her ring"

[10:07 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Baroness Moonstream"

[10:07 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Poni, just show us where to find her before I bury you in the ocean."

[10:08 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "N..no we unfortunately need him. Please don't yeet him into the ocean"

[10:08 PM] DM: Poni grumbles.

[10:09 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "well folks, shall we head to our Baroness Moonstream and see what she has to say?"(edited)

[10:10 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Let's get this done" Urrak says, placing a hand on Ravaphine's shoulder

[10:10 PM] DM: Poni: "At least let's see if she's dead first."

[10:11 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Lady Moonshine seemed very concerned about you, Poni"

[10:11 PM] DM: "Put the ring up to my sensor. I'll see if I can find her corpse."

[10:12 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Is anyone gonna tell me what's going on?"

[10:12 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "At least...that's what she said in a letter she wrote. Try to keep the talking to a minimum when we see her"

[10:12 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Maybe we should burn yours... wherever Gunnloda put it," Seirixori mutters.

[10:12 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "It's buried. Poni, be nice, please."

[10:12 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "We are attempting to find this person who my guess, runs this part of town"

[10:13 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak walks over to the sensor and shows Poni the ring

[10:14 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Oh, I guess that makes sense, but what for?"

[10:14 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Some letter?"

[10:14 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I'm not quite sure. Somebody had a message to give her from Her Majesty The Queen, and another day a person had a shipment for her, so the stars are pointing in the direction that we should find this person"(edited)

[10:16 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "so fancy"

[10:16 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia snorts. "Very fancy."

[10:16 PM] DM: The portal fizzles to life when Poni senses the ring and Urrak pushes the button. It's fuzzy and out of focus, though, not the clear images you'd all gotten used to. As you watch, the vision of a pale-skinned, blonde half-elf keeps coming in and out of focus. Her thick braid is frayed, bits of hair coming loose around bare shoulders as she's clad only in her underclothes. She has an iron collar around her neck with a chain connected to manacles and an iron belt. You catch glimpses of others wearing little clothing and the same chains, but you can't make out much through the interference. Finally, the portal fizzles in and out until it blinks shut.

[10:17 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "What...is going on"

[10:17 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Was... that her? Didn't look too good."

[10:17 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "She's someone's prisoner, that's for certain"

[10:18 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Poni, does the name Master Enchanter Qarius ring any bells? and do you think he was malicious in any form?"

[10:18 PM] DM: Poni: "Qarius is the master of the wizard's college I attended. He's a dick."

[10:18 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "It seems he was the last person Lady Macbeth was trying to contact before she left town"

[10:19 PM] DM: Poni: "That was her, though. There's some sort of anti-magic or anti-scrying field where she is."

[10:20 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Is there a way to get a stronger connection with the portal?"

[10:21 PM] DM: Poni: "I don't think so. I might be able to open it long enough for you to put me through, but... is it worth it?"

[10:21 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Only because you don't want to."

[10:22 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Guess we gotta do this quickly then"

[10:23 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "we have nothing else to lose, only gain"

[10:23 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "I'm always happy to help a lady out."

[10:24 PM] DM: Poni: "Ugh. Fine. Get ready. But if we all die, I'm blaming you."

[10:24 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "None of this would be happening if you hadn't magically exploded everything, so you don't get to complain."

[10:25 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "alright urrak,  lead the way" Ravaphine places her hands on urrak and brimeia's shoulders

[10:25 PM] DM: Gunnloda links with Seirixori and Brimeia.

[10:26 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak presses the button and pushes Poni through the portal

## Velkynvelve- Roll for initiative!

[10:32 PM] DM: The world around you shifts from Poni’s basement to a cave. Glancing about, you note a handful of circular tables surrounded by chairs like it’s a place for many people to eat at once, as well as food prep and serving apparatus in the deeper end. More importantly, though, you see several drow, black-skinned elves with whitish hair, looking up at you from what had been a card game… and they’re reaching for their crossbows. Roll initiative.

[10:38 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak runs towards the Drow's table and slashes with the Greataxe, though the weapon feels unstable in her usually capable hands

[10:39 PM] DM: Urrak's greataxe comes down with a great thunk into the drow's armor, nearly taking his arm off with it.

[10:41 PM] DM: West Drow pulls up his crossbow and fires at the angry orc that just invaded their game.

[10:44 PM] DM: The drow you hit is going to disengage and move away.

[10:45 PM] DM: The drow next to you is going to drop his crossbow and draw his shortsword instead.

[10:47 PM] DM: Gunnloda is very unsure if she wants to just start attacking things, so she'll cast Bless on Urrak, Brimeia, and Seirixori. Sometime this fight, you can roll a d4 and add it to an attack or saving throw, one time.

[10:48 PM] DM: There are two hulking beast looking creatures in the back of the room at a brazier, cooking? One of them runs for the door.

[10:52 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia rages and runs straight for the closest enemy, swinging her greataxe.

[10:52 PM] DM: Brimeia misses... a lot.

[10:56 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori moves to the creature closest to Urrak, feeling off, and tries to whack it in the face.

[10:57 PM] DM: Nice! You bonk him square in the face.

[10:58 PM] DM: The final drow moves so he can shoot with his crossbow

[10:59 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia takes her chance and slices toward the drow!

[10:59 PM] DM: The drow tries to dodge, but instead manages to stick his neck right in the way of the blade and oops, there's his head on the ground.

[11:03 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine gets close to a table to cast firebolt at the closest drow in front of her and then proceeds to hide behind the table

[11:03 PM] DM: The bolt hits him and sizzles a bit of his neck.

[11:04 PM] DM: The other quaggoth sees the fighting and comes to Nadal's aid! A little too late, Ted. He'll attack Seirixori. His first attack swings well wide, but the second slashes right into her for 5 slashing damage.

[11:05 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak spins on her heel and slashes at the Drow to her left with the Greataxe

[11:06 PM] DM: Just as Urrak swings, her arm twitches and she misses the mark.

[11:06 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Blast!"

[11:06 PM] DM: Balok will step away and fire a bolt at the one who shot him: Ravaphine

[11:07 PM] DM: The bolt catches you right in the shoulder.

[11:07 PM] DM: Bemeril is going to run outside to sound the alarm.

[11:08 PM] DM: Jevan... is fucked, but he'll try anyway. He swings at Urrak and misses.

[11:09 PM] DM: Gunnloda! She's going to run closer to Seirixori and whack Ted with her warhammer. And she does! Just barely. He's not happy about it.

[11:10 PM] DM: Fred sees that Bemeril ran out to warn the others, so he'll try to help Jevan by getting Urrak's attention. He jumps up on the table and slashes at her, but misses.

[11:15 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia swings for the nearest enemy!

[11:16 PM] DM: The axe bites into the quaggoth's flesh, but he barely seems upset by it.

[11:17 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Annoyed at the thing next to her, Seirixori's staff glows and she smacks Ted with it.

[11:18 PM] DM: The attack bounces off.

[11:31 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine casts magic missile onto Balok

[11:33 PM] DM: Ok, but as Ravaphine backed away, Fred took a swipe at her. 8 points of slashing damage. Then Balok crumples to the ground.

[11:34 PM] DM: Ted is going after Gunnloda because she's scary looking in her armor. But he's terrible and misses both attacks.

[11:35 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak vaults over the table to her left, lands and throws her javelin of lightning Jevan and Fred

[11:37 PM] DM: Ok... Fred already used his reaction, but Jevan will get a quick swing on you.

[11:37 PM] DM: But I'm rolling terribly, so he misses.

[11:37 PM] DM: Jevan also makes his save.

[11:39 PM] DM: So what you all see is this javelin transform into a lightning bolt that passes through Jevan, then turns back into a javelin as it soars past Fred. He takes just enough damage to go down, though... the javelin misses Fred and sails into the wall behind, bouncing off.

[11:41 PM] DM: Bob, one of the elevator operators right outside the room comes rushing in.

[11:42 PM] DM: Gunnloda!  Is going to turn around and heal Ravaphine.

[11:43 PM] DM: Fred! Is going to attack Brimeia because then he doesn't have to move. One attack misses (with my 4th 1 of the night?) but the other hits for 4 slashing damage.

[11:44 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori smacks Ted again with her glowy staff.

[11:44 PM] DM: That one connects! Huzzah!

[11:45 PM] DM: He snarls.

[11:46 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine casts firebolt onto Bemeril

[11:46 PM] DM: The firebolt sails wide.

[11:52 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia disengages and makes a run for the door to avoid any more enemies appearing

[11:52 PM] DM: Brimeia disengages and moves towards the door, dodging past Fred and Bob. Outside, though, she can see more enemies incoming.

[11:53 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori is just going to keep smacking Ted in the face.

[11:54 PM] DM: He's getting very upset with you.

[11:56 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine disengages to move closer to the door

[11:58 PM] DM: From outside, Kalannar, a much better equipped drow positions himself, takes aim, and fires at Brimeia. And fails spectacularly.

## Session 17

[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.

[7:12 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.

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

[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.

[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.

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

[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.

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

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

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

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

[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.

[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. And miss. 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.

[7:51 PM] DM: No damage.

[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

[7:55 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.

[8:03 PM] DM: She takes 9 damage and falls unconscious 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. But not dying!

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

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

[8:09 PM] DM: Guldor fires at Urrak.

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

[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.

## End combat

[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: 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.

[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?"

[8:50 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."

[9:14 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."

[9:25 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."

## Orc to Orc, heart to fist

[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."

[9:56 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."

## Recruiting

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

[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

[10:20 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

[10:28 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.

[10:38 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.

[10:23 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?"

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

[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.

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

[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.

[11:18 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.

## Back to the pen

[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.

[11:18 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 feigns 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"

## Session 18

[6:43 PM] DM: DAY 5, 11:20AM BELLBURY TIME, Velkynvelve

You were on a quest to save Baroness Moonstream, or Eloise as she said, from apparent captivity. When you poofed into the area, however, Urrak and Gunnloda were both afflicted with some sort of madness and you were attacked by drow and their quaggoth servants. Now you’ve come to realize you’re stuck in some sort of prison, but rather than “prisoner,” the drow call you “slave.” Of course… you wouldn’t know any of what they say if it weren’t for the friendly myconid child Stool who has given you all telepathic spores so you can understand each others’ languages. There are several others also imprisoned here. You’ve met Buppido, a derro who claims to have a divine plan. Prince Derendil, an exiled elven prince trapped in a quaggoth’s body, Eldeth, a dwarf from Gauntlgrym, Jimjar, a deep gnome with an affinity for gambling, Ront, a full-blooded orc who hates dwarves, and Sarith, an emo drow as though there were any other kind. There are also two twin deep gnomes by the name Topsy and Turvy, and a kuo-toa aquatic fish-man.

After being stripped of all your possessions and your armor and clothes, you were chained and led to the slave pens. You learned that there are 19 (18?) drow and at least a dozen quaggoth in the prison, there’s a few guard towers scattered along the ledges that make up the prison high above the cavern floor, and there’s some sort of anti-magic field inside the slave pen. You also know there’s a river/pool/waterfall that goes through the cavern below, and that the commander/mistress recently took a new lover/lieutenant after the previous one was mauled.

[6:43 PM] DM: Shortly after talking to some of the other prisoners, everyone was grouped up and sent to various places under guard to do chores. While cleaning the mistress’s room, Seirixori heard Poni’s voice coming from a large chest and panicked, causing the guard to think there was an earthquake. He evacuated the tower and Seirixori changed into a rat and hid, trying to find a way to free Poni. When the rest of the prisoners gathered in the pens, Gunnloda noticed Seirixori’s absence and Urrak and Brimeia started a fight to try to break out and help find Seirixori.

[6:43 PM] DM: The rest of you are making a ruckus and stage-fighting to cause the drow to intervene. They did so, but behind a wall of quaggoth blocking your escape.

[6:58 PM] DM: Ok. In here, Ront is following Urrak's directions. He successfully chucks Urrak into the quaggoths, knocking Kevin and Joe over... then she disappears. Everyone's startled. The drow start shouting orders to stand down, break it up, find the one who disappeared, and how the HELLS did she do that even though there's an anti-magic field??

[7:24 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia, used to the abrupt teleportation, only pauses for the barest of seconds before she reacts. "Jump them and take their weapons! Stool, help me tell everyone else!"

## Roll initiative

[7:29 PM] DM: Ok! So... Baroness Moonstream gets to go first and she basically runs over and tackles Kevin and Joe to keep them on their backs. The elf prince in a quaggoth's body rushes Bo. Then it's your turn.

[7:34 PM] DM: They do have their crossbows in hand. They also have shortswords on their hips and their bolts in a quiver on their backs.

[7:38 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia runs up to where Lady Moonstream and Elf Prince are.

[7:40 PM] DM: Ok! Buppido will rush the entry too. More bodies can't hurt. Jimjar will as well, shouting "Bet you a gold I kill one first!"

Sarith is standing off to the side and Stool slowly makes his way toward the door. One of the drow fires a bolt at the quaggoth attacking Bo.

[7:40 PM] DM: But misses because of course he does.

[7:41 PM] DM: The kuo-toa stays put, but Gunnloda rushes the drow.

[7:41 PM] DM: Bo attacks Derendil back, Ront joins the party, and you get a couple more bolts fired at you

[7:42 PM] DM: Two bolts catch Derendil and Gunnloda.

[7:43 PM] DM: The little gnome that had taken the bone from Urrak brandishes it like a dagger and jumps into action! Her brother and Eldeth follow.(edited)

[7:45 PM] DM: Back to the top, Baroness Moonstream is holding Kevin down. Joe stands up and will attack Derendil.  But misses. Derendil will attack Bo again and misses.

[7:48 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia hops over Kevin and tries to make her way to the nearest drow.

[7:49 PM] DM: You make it! And Joe and Bo are so overwhelmed, they don't react.

[7:50 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia dives and grabs for the drow's shortsword!

[7:51 PM] DM: You can pull it free.

[7:58 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia swipes at Guldor with the shortsword

[7:58 PM] DM: And she does hit, barely. He gets a deep gash down his arm.

[7:59 PM] DM: Unfortunately, the two drow behind him are getting nervous about the big red monster that just stabbed their buddy, so they hit you with their bolts. two bolts slam into your shoulders.

[8:07 PM] DM: Some of the others start pushing forward and the general push of creatures causes you to be forced against the drow ahead of you and you're carried outside in a wave of shoves. Kalannar and Imbros both tumble off the edge. Kalannar manages to grab hold of the edge, but Imbros lands in the webbing below. You and Guldor are close to the edge. People start spreading out once outside the door, but they stop suddenly, realizing they don't know where to go now. You can see more drow and Ilvara headed towards you from the south.

[8:15 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia tries to kick Guldor off the edge!

[8:26 PM] DM: This. IS. VELKYNVELVE!! Guldor goes flying off the edge into the webbing below.

[8:28 PM] DM: Ilvara starts approaching and is followed soon by a drow man carrying a naked elf over his shoulder.

[8:37 PM] DM: He's slowly edging away so he can try to climb up.

[8:39 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia goes over and STOMPS on his hands!

[8:40 PM] DM: He doesn't fall at first, but after the second stomp, you hear a crack and he falls into the webbing below. You see some giant spiders crawling out of the sides of the cavern towards the drow.

## 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.

[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.

[10:27 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.

[10:39 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. 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.

[10:59 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)

[11:02 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.

[11:18 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 into a rat and hide underneath the bed.

[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.

[11:30 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.

[11:32 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.

[11:33 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.

[11:42 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.

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

When you tried to hide, Ilvara was pointing in your direction, but Malagar, the drow actually trying to catch you, didn’t see you under the cushion. As he started getting closer, you made a dash toward the ladder, but failed to climb it. He pounced to try to catch you, and he did! but you bit him in the hand and managed to jump/scamper/scurry up the ladder to the shrine room above which appears to be currently empty.

[6:44 PM] DM: Ravaphine, You had been fighting drow and quaggoth when you were suddenly back in Rodoza for an hour, but you find yourself again back in Bellbury. Remembering the fight, you head to Poni’s basement and inside the portal, you see a rather large chest, a large bed, a drow woman commanding a drow man to… catch a rat?

[6:47 PM] DM: Ok, so what would you two like to do? Ravaphine saw the rat go upstairs, but the 'camera' is still looking at the chest. The two drow look like they might be about to give chase.

[6:49 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine steps into the portal

[6:54 PM] DM: Ravaphine steps through the portal, but before she even realizes what's happening, the world goes dark and she falls unconscious.

[6:56 PM] DM: You hear a shout of surprise, a thump, and a lot of movement from the room below you.

[6:58 PM] DM: "Where did that elf come from?"

[6:58 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori turns back and glances down to see what happened, *Crap! Ravaphine*

[6:59 PM] DM: "Is it the one you lost?"

"No, she was hell-touched....also naked and chained."

[7:03 PM] DM: You hear the rattle of chains. "These chains?"

[7:04 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori hesitates not sure if she should just go back to the cells and drop her form there or stay and see what they do to Ravaphine.(edited)

[7:04 PM] DM: You hear a heavy sigh. Ilvara: "Take care of this one and get her to the pit. I'll find the rat."(edited)

[7:06 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: *Nope bye!* Seirixori takes off and heads back towards the cells, seeing if there's somewhere she can hide easily.

[7:07 PM] DM: So the rat scurries out of the shrine room and across the bridge to the ledge. You hear a lot of noise out here. There's a trumpet blaring and people running towards the pens. There's shouting and general chaos.

[7:11 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: *What is going on? I kind of want to go back and follow where they're taking Ravaphine, but they're looking for me. Why did I think this was such a good idea!?* Seirixori creeps along trying to scamper behind things and watch the chaos, keeping an eye behind her.

[7:12 PM] DM: From what you can tell, the people from the guard tower across from the slave pen (10) have all run towards the pen. The people from 13 are as well. You can see that the ones from the 4 towers are headed towards you as well, but they're a bit further away.

[7:16 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori continues watching, knowing her magic won't work if she enters where the slaves are but she also really wants to go back and try and figure out what this "pit" is. *This would be so much easier if I could be a spider, but nooo I didn't want to study them at all.*

[7:16 PM] DM: More drow head past you towards the pen through the tower at 10.

[7:18 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: *Most of them are distracted at least* Seirixori heads back, hoping to avoid the woman looking for her and tries to figure out what else is down here.

[7:20 PM] DM: Where are you going?

[7:20 PM] DM: You see a giant spider coming out of the tower at 6, looking around.

[7:24 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: *NOT REAL MY ASS* Seirixori whines a bit and tries to run down the hall. ((towards 3 & 4))

[7:25 PM] DM: K! You see the two stalactite towers at 4 with open doors. They appear to be guard towers. You also see at 3 is the dining room/kitchen area that you had appeared in at the beginning.

[7:27 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori continues, trying to keep hidden, to search out the other rooms.

[7:29 PM] DM: Are you going in any of them or just walking past?

[7:31 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: ((Walk into a  2? Is tha a room or a space lol))

[7:34 PM] DM: This appears to be an empty barracks space. There are chests, pallets for resting, and tables.

[7:35 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori keeps that in mind and heads towards one of the guard towers to see if there's anything useful in there.

[7:36 PM] DM: I lied! Those towers at 4 aren't guard towers. They're the barracks for the elite guards. Inside you see another double-room with a ladder connecting them. The one you enter, you can hear grumbling in the lower room when you enter the top. Up here, you see much the same stuff... chests, pallets, chairs, and tables.

[7:38 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: ugh I can't do anything about this right now Seirixori heads back and looks down the hall towards where she was previously, hoping the spider is gone.(edited)

[7:39 PM] DM: As you come out of the elite tower, you see that the spider is climbing down the 6-8 tower and Ilvara is going toward the pens.

[7:40 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori waits until they're far enough away before making her way back to the 6-8 tower.

[7:43 PM] DM: Ok!

[7:44 PM] DM: You go inside and the statue's still there, but the pillows in the back have shifted. You can hear Malagath downstairs probably attaching the chains to Ravaphine.

[7:45 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori goes to check out the shifted pillows, waiting for the guy to come up with Ravaphine.

[7:48 PM] DM: Then because you are little and hiding in pillows, I'm gonna give you advantage on the roll. R

[7:50 PM] DM: Ok! So you see Malagath slowly climb his ass out of the hole. He's got a now underclothes-and-chains clad Ravaphine draped across his shoulders.

[7:52 PM] DM: He carries her out the door towards the slave pens.

[7:53 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Ok well hopefully that's a kind of good thing Seirixori jumps down to where Poni is and drops her rat form, quickly healing herself. "Ok, ok how can I get this open..." She looks around to see if she can smash the lock off with anything.(edited)

[7:58 PM] DM: Now you do see all of Ravaphine's inventory sitting next to the still locked chest. Apparently minion-boy doesn't have a key. There's a quarterstaff, two potions, and a dagger as well as extra clothes in her bag.

[7:59 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Well, safe keeping and all that," Seirixori grabs Ravaphines things and packs them away, ignoring the extra clothes, then takes the quarterstaff, tapping hte lock with it. "How can I get this damn thing open?"

[8:01 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori stares at the quarterstaff for a few seconds before grinning, "Oh right!" She twirls it for fun, magic glowing at the end of it and slams it into the lock.

[8:09 PM] DM: There's a great thundering CRACK as you smack the lock with your staff. The entire mechanism cracks open.

[8:10 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Yes!" Seirixori steps back and lifts the chest open with the staff.  "Please be a normal chest, please, please."

[8:11 PM] DM: Poni: "I've never thought I'd actually be happy to see those stupid horns of yours, Candy Cane."

[8:12 PM] DM: The chest is huge. Inside you can see Poni on top, and all the stuff that you and your companions had been stripped of. You also find a lot of skimpy looking silk clothes, a silver chain headdress with onyx stones, two potions of healing, and a coin purse.

[8:13 PM] DM: It'd be really difficult to carry everything out of here, considering it also includes Gunnloda's armor and shield.

[8:15 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: ""You owe me so much, I hope you know that, now I need you to shut up for once in your life, and hope I just get beat up a little and not die."  Seirixori grabs Poni and shoves him into her braided hair. Grabs her own gear and throws the headdress, potions and coins into her bag. "Might as well. Crap do I leave everything and go back naked and get shoved in there again...Wait! Poni, we can come back right? if I teleport with this crap?"

[8:16 PM] DM: You'll take what you're carrying. We'd teleport back, but I can't control it precisely when we come back.

[8:17 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "So... no guarantee I can get everyone's stuff out... wait, when? Not where?"

[8:17 PM] DM: Poni: "No, when we come back, I can't control where."

[8:17 PM] DM: Poni: "My advice? Port out. Leave them behind."

[8:18 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Yeah, of course. You have great advice. So If I were to hold onto this chest and you port us out, it'd come with?"(edited)

[8:19 PM] DM: Poni: "...if you can lift it... but I doubt you can."

[8:19 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori pulls him out of her hair, "Well, I'm going to try anyway," and Seirixori tries to lift the chest

[8:25 PM] DM: I think that... might actually be close enough. Seirixori puts her back into it, lifts the chest just off the ground and pokes Poni with her shoulder against her head. She's teleported back to the basement where she drops the chest with an oof and a sore back.

[8:26 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "HAH! Eat it, Poni! Now," She leaves everything, including her own gear, but grabs something of Ravaphines, "Now then, I need to get them out." She holds Ravaphine's dagger up o the Poni stick, "Ok but again, I need you to shut up once we're in there, I can't have them knowing I have you."

[8:27 PM] DM: Poni: "You think that dagger scares me?"

[8:27 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Listen, just find Ravaphine alright, I need to get them out ok. This... is her dagger right?"

[8:31 PM] DM: Poni: heavy  sighs "Put it to the sensor. But I still won't be very accurate."

[8:34 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Yeah yeah, why would you make anything easy," she grumbles, holding the dagger to the sensor.(edited)

[8:34 PM] DM: The portal fizzles to life, but all you see is the smithy at the town square.

[8:35 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Oh... ok not her dagger." Seirixori drops it and grabs Ravaphines clothes, "Probably should have used these first." and she holds them up to the sensor.

[8:36 PM] DM: The portal fizzles again and you see all the prisoners standing along the ledge outside the slave pen in the background, the mistress walking toward them, and the man carrying Ravaphine, still unconscious. The two drow are standing on the thin spider silk bridge between 10 and 11.

[8:37 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "What the hell is happening," Seirixori mumbles, stepping through the portal.

[8:39 PM] DM: You spend the next one minute weeping. Any checks made with your eyes are at disadvantage because it's hard to see through the tears. You're just... really fucking sad.

[8:41 PM] DM: You think you might see some bodies south of you. A lot of people. It kinda looks like you might be on the other side of the mass you saw in the portal.

[8:42 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: After that minute of fun crying time, Seirixori puts Poni in her braids, hiding him as best she can, "Just please stay quiet, this place is terrible and I don't need to listen to you." Seirixori starts heading towards the large group of people.

## 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?"

[8:47 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia heads toward Seirixori. "Hey, there you are," she whispers back. "We got out to go find you... but you seem fine more or less. But I see someone carrying Ravaphine? She's out. We gotta go help."

[8:47 PM] DM: Ront: "We kill drow now. All of them. Feed them to their own spiders!"

[8:47 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia grins and gives Ront a thumbs up.

[8:48 PM] DM: Some of the prisoners start charging towards Ilvana, Malagath, and Ravaphine.

[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.

[8:52 PM] DM: Ront charges at Ilvara, but Ilvara manages to fend him off at first. She backs up, but Malagath is right there.

[8:53 PM] DM: She tries to cast a spell, and Ront attacks her, but she manages to get the spell off and swarms of spiders start crawling out of the walls. Regular sized spiders, but creepy.

[8:54 PM] DM: Derendil appears to have whipped himself up into some sort of quaggoth blood frenzy and starts wiggling the bridge, jumping up and down with his mass to try to knock everyone off.

[8:55 PM] DM: The two drow manage to hold on, but Ravaphine starts slipping.

[8:55 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Shit!" Seirixori rushes out and throws a Thorn Whip to Ravaphine's body. "Crap, crap crap."(edited)

[8:58 PM] DM: Nice thinking! You grab Ravaphine with the whip. You pull it sharply, and Ravaphine comes flying out of Malagath's grasp as he stumbles.

[8:59 PM] DM: She's flying towards you.

[9:02 PM] DM: Ravaphine's body flies into Seirixori, but Seirixori gets completely bowled over... but luckily, Brimeia is stronk and manages to keep the both of you from falling into the webs below.

[9:03 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "For once, I am incredibly grateful that you are here."

[9:04 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori pushes herself up and gathers some flame in her hand and chucks it at the bridge. "We really need to get out of here."(edited)

[9:05 PM] DM: You can't help but notice that the three of you, Gunnloda, and Baroness Moonstream are all within touching range.

[9:06 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "You're welcome, Seirixori. Nice wardrobe by the way. Bold statement." She winks.

[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.

[9:10 PM] DM: Gunnloda grabs Seirixori's arm. Baroness Moonstream kinda hesitantly touches Brimeia's shoulder. The others look confused. "We need to go! Down into the webs! The spiders will be full."

[9:10 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "If you want out of here, grab on or else we're leaving you"

[9:11 PM] DM: Everyone else seems too hesitant to grab on.

[9:11 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Eloise, get your dwarf friend to grab our elf and latch onto you!"

[9:12 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Trust me, please, I swear this is the way out." her finger hovers over the button.

[9:12 PM] DM: Eloise shakes her head. "She won't want to go to Bellbury. Her family is here."

[9:12 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia rolls her eyes. "We're teleporting out in 5 with or without the rest of you lot."

[9:14 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Of course, this sucks," Seirixori curses, "Brimeia you got our elf?"

[9:14 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Come on, Seir, let's just get out of here before the rest of the slavers catch up."

[9:15 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Yup I got her." Brimeia is carrying Ravaphine.

[9:15 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Stubborn people," Seirixori lets out a yell of frustration and pushes the button.

[9:16 PM] DM: You all tumble into Poni's basement.

[9:16 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori falls to the ground on her back and starts laughing, "I can't believe that worked," then she bursts into tears.

[9:17 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "You saved us. Why are you crying?"

[9:18 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Well done! We would've been spider food if you hadn't gotten that silly wizard stick." Brimeia laughs too.

[9:19 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "I have to say though, you look like you had quite the adventure getting him." She grins .

[9:19 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine: is still knocked out

[9:19 PM] DM: Eloise: "Yes... and there is still the matter of the rest of us in chains and near as naked as you."

[9:20 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I almost died again, there were spiders, I'm pretty sure Ravaphine saved my ass, even though she's been unconscious this entire time, I almost got her killed trying to save her, and I think I might actually just want to go home for once." She says quickly, barely breathing through it all. "Please shut up, Brimeia. And look all your stuff is here." She motions weakly towards where she left the chest.(edited)

[9:21 PM] DM: Gunnloda frowns. "What's wrong with her?"

[9:23 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Oh now, I'm just trying to thank you. And have a bit of fun. We could use some after all that, don't you think?"

[9:25 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori scratches at her neck, and using her other hand to wipe her tears, "I don't think I can move, everything is shaking." Seirixori lifts her hand and it is indeed shaking. "Can we just not go anywhere to get ourselves killed for like two days."(edited)

[9:25 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "I wish I could help you, dear, but I used all my magic for the day." She rummages around in the chest and finds some clothes for you though.

[9:26 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Taking a breather sounds alright to me."

[9:27 PM] DM: Ravaphine wakes up.

[9:27 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori waves her hand at Gunnloda, "I'm ok, I think that was just too much adrenaline, that was way too nerve-wracking."(edited)

[9:27 PM] DM: Gunnloda blinks a bit and blushes.

[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)

[9:38 PM] DM: Gunnloda hands Seirixori her fancy cloak.

[9:38 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Thank you," Seirixori takes it and sits up, draping the cloak over herself. "Are you feeling ok?"

[9:39 PM] DM: She nods, but she looks like she might be embarrassed? Kind of avoiding eye contact.

[9:41 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Are you sure?" Seirixori mumbles, struggling to her feet.

[9:42 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Yes... just some thoughts that weren't supposed to be mine while we were there."

[9:42 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "I'll be fine in time, dear."

[9:45 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Ok..." She hesitantly pats Gunnloda's shoulder and stumbles a little as she stands. Once she gets her bearings she goes to the chest and her stuff and starts rummaging to look for the extra things she found.

[9:29 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Ah Ravaphine, you're awake. Are you alright, fair one?"

[9:29 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine continues to lay on the floor, blinking at the ceiling

[9:29 PM] DM: Ravaphine wakes up and she's wearing nothing but her underwear, an iron collar, iron belt, manacles, and a chain that connects them all.

[9:29 PM] DM: She has no memory of anything after stepping through the portal.

[9:30 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "You know, I've read about things like this happening behind closed doors, but I never thought I would ever actually participate" she says while looking at her self and others' lack of clothing(edited)

[9:31 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Ha! You do sound alright. Sadly it wasn't quite as fun as it looks."

[9:32 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "If I had the energy, I would hug you right now, you saved my ass." She says to Ravaphine, still not moving from the floor.

[9:33 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I want to ask what happened, but I'm afraid of the answer. I am glad everyone looks almost unscathed"

[9:34 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Hey now, what about me? We busted out and got rid of like half the guard squad."

[9:35 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "thank you both for taking care of all of us"

[9:36 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia turns to Ravaphine. "Oh yanno. Tried to save a beautiful elf lady from the dungeon. Got put in the dungeon. Busted out of the dungeon."

[9:37 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Why does that not surprise me", Ravaphine says with a light chuckle, "Now, how do we get these chains off?"

[9:37 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia shrugs. "Well now that we have all our stuff back, we could just hack them off?"

[9:41 PM] DM: Stool poofs some spores in your face. "Are you a friend?" you hear in your head.

[9:46 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "yes, mushroom, I am a friend"(edited)

[9:42 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak, still bound in irons and mostly nude poofs into the town square with an Orc's toss of momentum behind her. She tumbles for a moment, stops and realizes where she is. As quick as she can, she scurries towards Poni's basement. Upon seeing her friends, she let's out a hearty laugh "YES! YA DID IT! GOOD SHOW!" She raises her manacled hands above her head in triumphant fists

Seirixori: "Hey Urrak! Look, a fancy thing!" she says, pulling out the silver chain headdress.

[9:46 PM] DM: It's really intricate and very fancy... but it also kinda looks like it belongs in a sex dungeon.

[9:39 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "My apologies for not introducing myself. I'm Ravaphine," she turns to the two strangers in the room(edited)

[9:40 PM] DM: Eloise straightens her back and adopts as regal a pose as one can when near naked and in chains. "Eloise Moonstream, Baroness of Bellbury. Pleased to meet you."(edited)

[9:43 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine stands up and straightens out her little clothing, "It is a pleasure to finally meet you Baroness Moonshine, I mean Moonstream"

[9:44 PM] DM: Eloise: "Yes, well... as lovely as this is... I'd like to hear about what kind of trouble my town is in, and to be free of these chains. And I'd rather not parade through my crowded streets in my underclothes."

[9:45 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Brimeia, may I ask you to do the honors and smash this off of me. Also Urrak! You have returned!"

[9:45 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "I can help with that." Brimeia scoops up her greataxe from the pile of things and hefts it. "If you'd just hold the chains, m'lady..."

[9:47 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye now that'll fetch a pretty penny, Ser." Urrak inspects the headdress closely before turning and clapping Ravaphine on the shoulder "Friend! It's been some time. You joined us on a very...interesting adventure."

[9:49 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I remember coming back, entering the portal, seeing stars, and now I am here unclothed and chained. Not sure what happened in between but I'm sure a shower will fix...all of this"

[9:50 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: " I know the feelin'" Urrak says, noticing a piece of her armor in the chest. She walks over and collects her gear. "Brimea, care to snap these manacles offa me?"

[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."

[9:51 PM] DM: You can all easily break the chains between your collars/belts/manacles, but unless you want a tiefling barbarian swinging a giant blade at your necks or hands, you're going to need some sort of lock-picker to get the rest off

[9:52 PM] DM: She finds her dress, wrinkled but whole and puts it on. The iron collar stands out above her deep cut neckline, and the belt makes the dress bunch funny, but it's better than nothing.

[9:53 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Snapping the rest of the chains off, Urrak tugs at her collar "Now t' figure out this deal..."

[9:55 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Oh Urrak! Hope this makes ya feel a little better," Seirixori uses her healing word and sits herself next to Stool, after shoving the coin purses she found into her own.

[9:55 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Maybe one of our... less lawful friends will be in the Cask and could help us."

[9:57 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Blast. And thank ye kindly, Ser. It's been a tough couple days for sure. Any weight offa my shoulders is a relief"

[9:57 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine goes and collects her clothing and items from the box

[9:58 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak dresses herself, and loads all her gear back where it should be. "Feel like m'self again!"

[10:00 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia slips back into her clothes too, since everyone else seems to be.

[10:00 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: And collects the rest of her belongings

[10:01 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Well let's see if we can wrangle a more...dexterous friend to help us out with these" Urrak points to her collar and belt. "That and...well I think we could all use a drink or 4"

[10:01 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Put me down for four!"

[10:02 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Baroness Moonstream, are you ready to head back home? We would love to hear more about this town"(edited)

[10:02 PM] DM: Eloise: "I am. I would very much like to see my wife and daughter again."

[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!

[10:09 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Not a soul t' be seen. Anywhere."

[10:09 PM] DM: Eloise starts heading for the stairs, apparently intent on figuring it out herself.

[10:10 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Miss!" Urrak follows her out, concerned

[10:10 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "What she means is that they may have been out running errands!" she shouts to her but she's already out the door

[10:11 PM] DM: Eloise pushes her way through and heads off towards the town square.

[10:13 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "We can't let her find out like this. She doesn't know anything that happened to her town. Who wants to go follow her back to the mansion?"

[10:14 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "You two comin' or what?!" Urrak yells back at Ravaphine and Brimeia

[10:15 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine follows

[10:16 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia sighs. "Alright alright let's go"

[10:17 PM] DM: Eloise is walking quickly, but she starts to falter. "Why is it so quiet? Where are the crowds?"

[10:18 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Miss we need t'talk t ye. Can ye slow down just a tad? Somethin's happened t' Bellbury"

[10:19 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Let's all go sit down and chat"

[10:19 PM] DM: Eloise: "What's happened to my town? Where's my family?"

[10:20 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Y remember how I poofed outta sight back in the prison?"

[10:20 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "That's happenin t everybody. All over town."

[10:21 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Poni made a machine, it exploded, and it's magical energy is makin everything pop in n out."

[10:22 PM] DM: Eloise: "You mean my family's probably in some other slaver's den right now?"

[10:23 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Well.... could be a nice glen with some fairies or something." Brimeia offers

[10:22 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "We are working on a solution as we speak on how to bring everyone back"

[10:21 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Remembering the letter she found at the mansion, Ravaphine asks, "Do you remember a Master Enchanter Qarius and a wizard named Poni?"

[10:22 PM] DM: Eloise: "Of course I remember them. I was writing a letter to Qarius to come collect his errant student before this very thing happened."

[10:23 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "What happened to you is also what happened to all of us, and everyone in your town. They are not necessarily held captive, but it is all very strange and overwhelming"

[10:24 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye, they could be totally fine. We could even find em for ye. We found you, eh?"

[10:24 PM] DM: Eloise shakes her head. "That damnable gnome. How did you find me?"

[10:25 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "This ring" Urrak hands the small ring box back to Eloise "It's needs t'be somethin real personal..."

[10:26 PM] DM: She takes it. "So you went through my things?"

[10:27 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "A-aye...Saifka seemed real adamant about findin' ye so..." Urrak starts to sweat a bit

[10:28 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "We're sorry, we were just trying to find an answer. Others were trying to find you so we thought if we could get to you, we could start fixing this"

[10:28 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "We can help you find your wife and daughter"

[10:29 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "If we hadn't gone through your things to find something that belonged to you, we wouldn't have been able to find you or get you out of the dungeon. That's how the stupid stick thing works."

[10:30 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "It needs something close and personal to them, and we can try to find out where they are"

[10:31 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye,  it's worked out pretty well s'far"

[10:31 PM] DM: Eloise sighs. "Am I the first?"

[10:31 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "we have brought home others"

[10:32 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "But ye are the first person we've tracked. Before we were just grabbin bits of Poni's machine"

[10:32 PM] DM: She starts chewing on a nail as she thinks. You can see her nails are all terribly worn down and mangled from chewing.

[10:34 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I know yer worried, but if they're out there, we'll find 'em." Urrak cautiously places a hand on Eloise's shoulder

[10:34 PM] DM: Eloise: "Let's get these chains off and you can tell me everything you know."

[10:36 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "We've set up a bit of a home base at the Cask. Follow us there?"

[10:37 PM] DM: Eloise: "I want to stop by my home first. I need to see it for myself."

[10:37 PM] DM: Eloise: "I will meet you there."

[10:37 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Take yer time, Eloise."

[10:38 PM] DM: She walks off towards the mansion.

[10:38 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Alright lads,  let's head to the Cask. Nothing more we can do 'ere."

[10:39 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Such a shame."

[10:39 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "After we get all this nonsense off, we ought to go check on Seirixori and Stool too."

[10:41 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Agreed. Our poor lil balls o anxiety..."

[10:47 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia strolls into the Cask, looking for anyone who looks like they might be able to help with the manacles

[10:47 PM] DM: By freak coincidence, Cyan happens to be there, playing her lute at the end of the bar, just like how you met.

[10:49 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak walks in, sees Cyan and immediately starts sweating.

[10:51 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine follows the group and suddenly feels very insecure about her manacles so she hides them behind her back after a small wave to Cyan

[10:53 PM] DM: She grins and finishes her song with a flourish before hopping off the bar to join you all. Nobody objects. Hardly anyone in here is actually functioning. They're all either drunk or asleep.

[10:54 PM] DM: Cyan: "Gunnloda, everyone. How'd it go? You look a little... rough. And... did you all get matching jewelry?"

[10:54 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "It's a real...long story."

[10:55 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "You wouldn't happen to have the ability to pick locks would you?"

[10:55 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "As dashing as I'm sure we all look in these, they are starting to chafe a bit."

[10:56 PM] DM: She chuckles. "As a matter of fact, that is one of my lesser known skills. I'm quite good with my fingers."

[10:58 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "I'm sure you are," she winks.

[10:56 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak blushes slightly

[10:57 PM] DM: Gunnloda goes to collect food and drink for everyone while Cyan pulls a set of tools from... somewhere. You're not really sure where she was hiding them since her outfit is anything but bulky or concealing. "Who's first?"

[10:58 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "I'll volunteer."

[10:59 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine almost does a spit take on the water she was attempting to drink

[10:59 PM] DM: She sets to work, but it takes a minute for each of you to get your collars, belts, and both manacles off.  You can just continue chatting while she's working on each of you.

## 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."

[11:02 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.

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

[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

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

[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, "friends 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 19

[6:26 PM] DM: DAY 5 4 PM BELLBURY TIME

After following Safika’s “suggestion” to go find and rescue Lady Moonstream, the ruler of Bellbury, you’ve returned to the town successful! You brought along a myconid sprout named Stool who would really like to go back home, but has also grown very fond of Seirixori. You also managed to find Lady Eloise Moonstream and return her to her home, but she’s been in her home (which doubles as the seat of government here) since you returned. Cyan helped you all out of your collars, manacles, and belts and Gunnloda’s been making sure the ale is flowing and the food is stocked. (There was a noticeable upturn in the quality of food over the course of the night as she helped the person in back learn some tips and proper seasoning.) Some people have wandered off to take a nap or go exploring, some might have disappeared or reappeared, but some of you are still sitting here at the bar, talking about whatever comes to mind.

[7:20 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori stands and starts to head out,  "I'll be right back... " She says leaving, but not explaining. She starts heading to the Grove but slows and heads to Eloise's house instead. She peeks her head in the door "hello?"

[7:22 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "If I wasn't mistaken, she's more professional at this disappearing thing than Poni is"

[7:23 PM] DM: Cyan smirks. "He's not one for warnings or goodbyes, is he?"

[7:27 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "She's been outta sorts for a little while." Urrak sighed and sipped at a tankard of ale. "Slippin in an out. But somethin tells me we should probably follow 'er."

[7:28 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Maybe she wants to have some time to herself. It's not uncommon for her."

[7:29 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Yer probably right..."

[7:29 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "This is true. We should go check on Lady Eloise though to make sure she's okay. she was distraught when we came back to Bellbury"

[7:29 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Poor dear."

[7:32 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "She said she'd come back on 'er own. I wouldn't t' smother the woman either. We're probably the one lead she's got t' find her wife and kid. Can't imagine she'd never come back."

[7:35 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "And we've been at this for a while. The best thing fer us t' do now is rest and recover. Been a tough day."

[7:37 PM] DM: Cyan: "I suppose I should have asked sooner, but do you need healing? My hands don't just open locks."

[7:39 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak blushes a bit, and with a shy, sweaty, smile nods her head "A-aye that'd be amazin'. That prison encounter went real south real quick."

[7:41 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Urrak here is one of our strongest fighters," Ravaphine says as she pats Urrak's giant bicep, "I bet she could use a little healing after that last encounter"

[7:41 PM] DM: (Not that numbers matter anyway) Cyan stands and heads over to Urrak and puts her hands on both her shoulders, pulling back while pushing in with her thumbs in a short shoulder rub that also heals her somewhat.

[7:45 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak is filled with the rush of the healing magic, closing her eyes a moment before breathing a deep sigh of relief. "I will admit, that kind magic I enjoy greatly." Urrak smiles a bit "You have my gratitude, Cyan."

[7:46 PM] DM: Cyan grins. "You're welcome. Maybe now you'll stop being so worried about being in the same room as me."

[7:47 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak's green skin somehow turns quite pink

[7:47 PM] DM: She takes her seat again.

[7:48 PM] DM: Gunnloda hides a grin behind her drink.

[7:48 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine wheeze laughs at their exchange "You can add that to your resume. Turning my giant green friend into a red tomato!"

[7:52 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye aye save it y'pointy eared..." Urrak grumbles behind a sheepish grin. She turns to Cyan "And forgive me if ye get the impression I'd avoid being around ye'. It just....well it's a tad complicated but uh ye can be sure I don't hate ye"

[7:53 PM] DM: Cyan: "Complicated? I love a good story."

[7:54 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "You know, I feel like I've known you for ages but I don't know much about you either, Urrak. What was life like before Bellbury?"

[7:57 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Modest I suppose. Workin odd job across the country. Any way t'get gold I've likely done. 'Fore that I traded goods with me Pa." Urrak looks down, focusing on a discarded scrap of food as she continues "He died a handful o' years back." She takes a swig of ale. "But that's in the past now. As was the person my brain keeps tellin' me ye resemble, Cyan. It's a long, painful story i'm afraid"(edited)

[7:58 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "And I ain't nearly drunk enough t' tell it"

[7:59 PM] DM: Cyan: "Ah... so that's what it is. Remind you of a dead love? I... uh... sorry about that."

[7:59 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Don't be. For all I know, she ain't dead at all. Disappeared one day, an never came back."

[8:03 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "We can probably blame Poni for that"

[8:03 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "If only," Urrak stands and wipes nonexistent dirt off her armor "That was years ago too. Easier times." she walks to the end of the bar for a moment(edited)

[8:04 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "You know, we have the tools to try to find her, if you want"

[8:06 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "N-no. Thank you. It's probably for the best we don't find each other again." Urrak paces a bit, slightly embarrassed from telling folks she's only known for a few days such personal things, and attempts to change the subject "H-Have ye any idea where Seirixiori might've run off to this time, Gunnloda?"

[8:07 PM] DM: Gunnloda shakes her head. "I don't exactly keep a divination spell on her. Maybe she's in the grove again."

[8:09 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Ah, of course not." Urrak rubs the back of her neck "Did ye say 'grove'?"

[8:09 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "The orchard behind the building. She tends to go there when she's not here or home."

[8:12 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I suppose it's a good a place to sulk as any." Urrak turns to Ravaphine "We should find her, right? No tellin what she might get 'erself into"

[8:17 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "That sounds like a good plan" Ravaphine says as she gets up

[8:17 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Just... don't go portal jumping without me next time? I'll be here if you need me."

[8:18 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "After that last encounter, we promise we won't leave ye behind. You keep us all livin'"

[8:20 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Thank you Gunnloda, we promise"

[8:21 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak walks out of the bar and towards the citrus grove

[8:21 PM] DM: As you do, you happen to notice the door to the mansion is conveniently open.

[8:23 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine follows and notices the open door. "I don't see her from here, but do you want to check on the Lady first?"

[8:24 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye, don't see why not. She seemed mighty upset when we spoke."

## Seir in the Mansion

Seirixori heads into the Moonstream Mansion and the doors to the large, open room where her desk presides over some long tables and chairs are open. Deep inside, you can see Eloise sitting there at her desk. She's resting her head in her hand with her eyes covered.

[7:57 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Um..." Seirixori shuffles into the room, "... Do you... do you want some company?"

[8:00 PM] DM: She startles a little bit and her head jerks up. "I'm sorry, I'm not sure I caught your name."

[8:01 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Oh! Uh, Seirixori, kind of the one who started all the trouble back in that place..." She moves a little closer.

[8:04 PM] DM: "Can I help you with something?"

[8:05 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori stops moving and looks back towards the door, wondering if she should just turn back, "No I, I just wanted to make sure you were ok...well, as ok as you can be, I guess."

[8:08 PM] DM: She sighs. "My apologies. It's so easy to drift back into work. Especially when I return to this." She gestures at a stack of papers spread over her desk.

[8:13 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Mm looks fun." Seirixori starts to reach for something to keep her hands busy, but thinks better of it and fidgets in place instead, "How do people do this?" she whispers to herself, "I don't know a lot about it, but did you have any...questions about what's happening or did the others tell you?"

[8:17 PM] DM: She looks at you curiously. "Of course I have questions. Nothing but questions, and every question brings more. Your... friend. The big one. She mentioned going through my things to find my ring. Have you all been through more than that? Are you to thank for my papers being out? Or my potions being missing? At least the money is still here."

[8:21 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Uhhhh..." She starts picking at her cloak, "We didn't really search much, I stopped them from taking the money. I mean, I think the only other place we went was the temple? Just... we didn't know where we were and this place was a ghost town when we poofed here... and just, I don't know." Seirixori shrugs, helplessly.

[8:28 PM] DM: She reaches over and lights the lantern on her desk with a match before glancing around the room. "It just seems odd to me that the valuables would be mostly left behind, but that there was an interest in paperwork. What were you hoping to learn from these?"

[8:25 PM] DM: Once you turn in that direction, you can actually see straight into the building, into the big doors that lead to the governance hall, and eventually to Seirixori standing in front of the big desk at the other end of the room.

[8:26 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Well I'd know those horns anywhere." Urrak turns to Ravaphine. "Two birds, one stone"

[8:28 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine knocks on the closest wall/door "Hello, we noticed the door open. May we come in? We were looking for you both"

[8:29 PM] DM: "Yes, yes, enter."

[8:29 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Thank you. Was everything okay here?" Ravaphine asks Seirixori, "we hope we didn't barge into a conversation"

[8:30 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "We were trying to figure out where we were." She answers, breathing a sigh of relief now that someone else is here. "I'm forever glad you did, I should never try talking to people," Seirixori says quickly, moving back a little.

[8:32 PM] DM: "I was just saying that my valuables, other than the potions, were not disturbed, but that my paperwork was. I was wondering what reason you'd have to pull these files out. Though I would eventually like to circle back to the return of my potions as well."

[8:33 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I simply dug through the closet, is all. Couldn't tell ye anythin' about no documents"

[8:35 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Oh! um..." Seirixori struggles with her bag, nearly dropping it and pulls out the potion she had taken. "Here...just... yeah." She sets it on the desk carefully, making sure she doesn't knock anything over.

[8:36 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "When did ye? Ya sticky fingered gits!" Urrak chuckles a bit and shakes her head

[8:38 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Yes! Sorry, when we first arrived here and didn't know where we were, we came to look for anybody with any information, but found none. This was the closest room we saw that had any semblance of answers," she says to the Lady as she ruffles through her bag

[8:38 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "But I do apologize for taking these. We did not know their owner and didn't know what kind of creatures we needed to defend ourselves from" she hands the potions back to Lady Moonstream

[8:39 PM] DM: She raises her eyebrow as she looks at the both of you. "Well... I would certainly have trouble taking either of you seriously as bandits at this point. But that still doesn't explain these. Why did you need a list of orchard laborers?"

[8:40 PM] DM: She picks the potions up one by one and sets them back in their padded box.

[8:41 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "To be honest, we didn't really know what we were looking for"

[8:41 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "A list of what? I didn't actually go through anything. I'm kind of...well, I didn't go through any papers."

[8:41 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "You two didn't take any papers did ye?"

[8:42 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "On the topic of transparency and honesty, I did come across a list of townspeople names, but that's all. Didn't recognize a single one"

[8:42 PM] DM: She points at each paper/set of papers in turn. "Lists of the migrant workers who have come for harvest season the last two years, lists of permanent laborers, supervisors, and administrators, and the addresses of all the citizens of Bellbury."

[8:44 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Well that's... creepy. We aren't the only ones that have been in town though? That Safika lady was here, maybe she came here first?"

[8:45 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye, she really was desperate t' find ye earlier...Strange she hasn't come to check on us"

[8:45 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "You also had an ore delivery person looking for you and...another person, I forgot her name"

[8:46 PM] DM: She frowns. "That or just desperate to know how long I'd be out of the way."

[8:47 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "She had a message for ye. Straight from the Queen she said"(edited)

[8:47 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori giggles, "The Queen."

[8:47 PM] DM: "Odd. I'm not surprised to hear there were people looking for me, though. Seems I can't find a moment to sit by myself in this room." She stands suddenly and moves the lantern to one of the long tables that flank the room. "Please, sit with me. Tell me what you know of what's happened."

[8:50 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "A' course" Urrak sits down at the table and rests her interlocked fingers on the top.

[8:51 PM] DM: She sits as well. The move from desk to table shifts the dynamic as she asks you to sit like equals rather than standing before her in judgment.

[8:51 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine sits on the ground and crosses her legs

[8:53 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori sits as well, but at the farthest seat from everyone else.

[8:55 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Seirixori, come join us a little closer"

[8:56 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori groans to herself and moves closer, but still keeps her space. "If you insist..."

[8:56 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Right, so" Urrak clears her throat a bit "All this mess starts with Poni's machine"

[8:57 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "If you can recall being in one place and magically in another, it is due to one wizard's insistence of defying all laws of magic"

[8:57 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "And being an asshole."

[8:58 PM] DM: She frowns. "I am aware of Mr. Ningel's propensity for... breaking magic."

[8:58 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "That machine he had, exploded which caused all this ungodly teleportin'. Seems to have affected at least everyone living in Bellbury"

[8:59 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "And somehow a select few of those beyond it"(edited)

[8:59 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "That too. We are not from Bellbury, or near it in the slightest. We all got transported into Bellbury, and everyone from Bellbury got transported out of it"

[8:59 PM] DM: "I think I'd have remembered a trio such as yourselves in my town."

[8:59 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Maybe some kind of...equivalent exchange?"

[9:00 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "So now we are here to try to fix his mistakes, and bring your people back so we can get back home as well"

[9:01 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Usually that comes in the form of findin' parts of this machine  of his so we can put it all back together, and be transported back permanently"(edited)

[9:02 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "We've found a few, and with it some townspeople. Like um... a Lin? and some guy she likes? Oh and.. a second Lin."

[9:01 PM] DM: "That doesn't make sense though. Are you telling me 339 people have teleported into Bellbury? Where are they all?"

[9:02 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "We think as folks teleport in, Bellbury citizens teleport out"

[9:04 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "we haven't found much, but we are confident at cracking it and solving the teleportation algorithm"

[9:04 PM] DM: "Bellbury is empty. Where is Mr. Ningel?"

[9:04 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "In the ground."

[9:04 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Poni is...pretty much dead."

[9:05 PM] DM: She looks surprised. "Oh... but--"

[9:05 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "His...physical presence is no longer with us"

[9:05 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye, his spirit seems t' be trapped inside a piece of his machine"(edited)

[9:06 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "He plays puppet master now with us all, but he is the only one with the answers on how to fix his contraption"

[9:06 PM] DM: "So he's... not dead?"

[9:06 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "He's...half dead?"

[9:06 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I can go get him if you want?"

[9:07 PM] DM: "I think that would be a good idea."

[9:07 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Would you like to follow us into his home? so you can see what happened?"

[9:09 PM] DM: She sighs. "I'd rather not." She holds up her wrists and points at the collar still attached to her. "It wouldn't be proper of a lady of my station to be walking through the streets in chains."

[9:09 PM] DM: "Though I see now that the rest of you have shed your own."

[9:09 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Our friend back at the tavern! She can take that off for you"

[9:09 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye, Cyan's very skilled with 'er hands"

[9:10 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Urrak, would you like to go grab Cyan for us?"

[9:10 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Right, I'm just gunna...go do that." Seirixori says as she practically runs out of the house towards Poni's.

[9:10 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I-surrre can..." Urrak follows

~~~~~~~

[9:11 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak walks into the Cask and looks for Cyan

[9:11 PM] DM: She's still there chatting with Gunnloda and will follow you back easily enough.

[9:13 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Cyan, Gunnloda, we're chattin' with Lady Moonstream. I'm thinking she'll be wantin us to find her family soon." Urrak looks down  a bit "An she'll be wantin her chains off as well, if that's alright, Cyan"

[9:14 PM] DM: Cyan: "Of course. I'm happy to help."

Gunnloda: "I don't think any of you should be going off fighting again until you've rested, and I don't think I care what some baroness says about it."

[9:15 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I couldn't agree with ye more, Gunnloda...perhaps ye should stay here, give us a reason t' come back and rest first."

[9:16 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "I'll do that."

~~~~~~~~~~~

[9:10 PM] DM: Eloise looks after them, confused. "Are your friends always so skittish?"

[9:11 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine's eyes open wide and nervously chuckles, "they are the masters at that"

[9:12 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Lady moonshine, again, we do express our deepest regrets from ruffling through your belongings. My mother raised me better than that. I hope you do understand that we only did so to find out why we were here" she says, apologetically

[9:12 PM] DM: "Moonstream."

[9:13 PM] DM: "You did rescue me from a slave's fate, and for that I am grateful."

[9:13 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Yes, apologies on that too, Moonstream"

[9:15 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I can hear them coming now. Those shackles will be off of you in no time!"

[9:17 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak and Cyan walk into the mansion "Hello again, this is Cyan, the master of unlocking"

[9:18 PM] DM: Cyan: "Ah, you got the latest fashion trend too, did you? I'll have you free in just a moment." She sits in the chair next to Eloise and starts on her wrists.

[9:21 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Anyway, the same way we track components, we can track people. We just need something very personal. Your ring lead us right to you."

[9:22 PM] DM: Eloise: "You mean to find Cae and Misha?"

[9:22 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye, anyone"

[9:23 PM] DM: There's a faint click and Cyan sets the first manacle on the table.

[9:23 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "After we rest up a bit, we can try to find them next. Do you happen to have any prior experience with hand to hand combat or magic, Lady Moonstream?"

[9:24 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "we could use all the help we can get"

[9:24 PM] DM: She shakes her head. "I'm a businesswoman and a baroness, not a warrior."

[9:25 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Sounds like a warrior to me, but in a different way.  Not everyone can run a town"

[9:26 PM] DM: Eloise: "Has anyone gone east to tell the Duchess about the problem?"

[9:27 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "We haven't gone much further than the docks of Bellbury and wherever Poni has taken us to find components"

[9:27 PM] DM: Eloise: "And everywhere is the same? Deserted?"

[9:27 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Not a soul in sight."

[9:28 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "The Cracked Cask is serving as the biggest meetin' point for all those dispalaced"(edited)

[9:29 PM] DM: Another click, another manacle off. Cyan stands and moves behind Eloise. "I just have to move your hair out of the way, milady." She does so and gets to work.

[9:32 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "But that's about the extent of what we know. Though I'm sure you'll get another earful about it once Seirixiori brings him 'ere"

[9:33 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "He's...a character. What do you know about him, Lady Moonstream?"

[9:35 PM] DM: "He was expelled from Master Qarius's school to the south after one too many of his "experiments." I was going to ask for some help controlling him before something catastrophic happened, but it appears I was too late."

[9:39 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Most definitely." Urrak taps  a hand on the countertop "Did his experiment teleport you to that jail?"

[9:40 PM] DM: Eloise: "Seems to be as good a reason as any, though I was actually captured in a tunnel not far from it. Probably lucky I wasn't found by some terrible monster first."

[9:41 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Just some Drow slavers...with a mistress what worships spiders..."

[9:42 PM] DM: Eloise: "Lolth, the Spider Queen, to be specific."

[9:42 PM] DM: Eloise: "She is to the Drow what Gruumsh is to your people, I believe."

[9:43 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I see..." Urrak cups her chin in her hand "...still gross."

## Seir and Poni

[9:19 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori walks into the basement, relieved to be out of the conversation for now "Poni? Did I throw you under somewhere again?"

[9:21 PM] DM: "I seem to have been dropped in all the excitement. I suppose that's what happens when children are overstimulated."

[9:22 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Ugh," Seirixori rolls her eyes, "So I was wondering if you could do me a favor..." she takes out her bow and searches for him.

[9:27 PM] DM: You can find him easily enough by following his insults.

[9:27 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "This probably won't even work..." she mutters to herself.

[9:29 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I don't know why I keep coming here to find you all the time..."  She finds him and holds him up, "I want to see if this bow leads anywhere other than here." Seirixori says, but it takes her a minute before she puts it to the sensor.

[9:30 PM] DM: Poni sighs heavily. "You have to push the button. I can explain it a hundred times, but can't make you understand it."

[9:31 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Shut up." but she does as he says.

[9:31 PM] DM: The portal fizzles to life.

[9:33 PM] DM: You really have no idea what you're looking at. Weird wooden beams of some sort? Is it facing a wall? Why are you looking at a wall?

[9:34 PM] DM: Suddenly the "camera" moves and refocuses on a man, probably someone rich or important by his clothes... and then a slit opening across his neck.

[9:34 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "What...?"

[9:34 PM] DM: Next thing you know, you're looking at an elven man slowly lowering the dead man to the ground.

[9:34 PM] DM: The elf gives the body a quick pat-down.

[9:36 PM] DM: He finds a key in a pocket. He slides a painting aside and uses the key to open a safe where he retrieves some item you can't quite see. He shoves it in a bag before you get a good look at it, then flees through the open window.

[9:40 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "This...I don't understand..." she's tempted to go in but she's too confused by what she's seeing and Not seeing that she just stares at it for a while. "Ok, well, I guess I'll come back to that because you're going to get yelled at now." Seirixori turns quickly and heads back to the others with Poni.

[9:43 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori walks in, sets Poni down in front of Lady Moonstream and then sits two seats over, setting her bow on the table and staring at it, like she's never seen it before.

[9:44 PM] DM: Poni: "Oh for fucks sake... you should've left me down there, Candy Cane."

[9:45 PM] DM: Eloise looks shocked at first, then peers at the rod. "Mr. Ningel?"

[9:45 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Poni, meet our friend, Lady Moonstream."

[9:45 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I think you've got some 'splainin to do"

[9:46 PM] DM: Poni: "Oh I've met her. Dense as a rock that one."

[9:46 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Oh boy..."

[9:47 PM] DM: Eloise frowns. "So now that I can no longer lock you in a cell for a few days, you think you're free to insult me?"

Poni: "I'm not insulting you. I'm describing you. By the way, I love how you just don't care what you look like."

[9:48 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "She's not the one that made a mistake she can't fix, or the selfish one who put hundreds of lives in danger, Poni"

[9:48 PM] DM: Eloise reins herself in. "Indeed. And if I look a mess, I understand it's your fault for allowing me to be captured by slavers in the first place."

[9:49 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "We're all here to fix your mistakes so I don't think you're one to talk about questioning someone's intelligence"

[9:50 PM] DM: There's another faint click and Cyan eases the collar off Eloise's neck. She leans in and whispers something in Eloise's ear which causes the baroness to blush slightly, but she nods. "If you'll excuse me for a moment, I need to step away."

[9:51 PM] DM: Poni: "Oh sure, drag me over here then leave me waiting. Just like you noble types to keep us waiting."

[9:51 PM] DM: Eloise huffs, but stands and walks out of the room, Cyan following close behind.

[9:52 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Well then. Guess we'll just wait..."

[9:52 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I will still bury you," Seirixori says, but doesn't look away from her bow.

[9:52 PM] DM: Poni: "Don't get huffy with me because you don't like what you saw."

[9:53 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "It doesn't make any sense!"

[9:53 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "What are the two of ye goin on about?"

[9:54 PM] DM: Poni: "Does anything make sense to you, you biscuit?"

[9:54 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Poni, who hurt you?"

[9:54 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori slams her hand on the table, her eyes flashing brighter, "Shut up, Poni." she snarls.

[9:55 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Alright the lot ye! Calm yerselves!"

[9:55 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine takes Poni away, and shoves him into her bag

[9:55 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I think he's caused enough trouble today"

[9:55 PM] DM: You hear muffled mumbling.

[9:56 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "We'll have t' pretend to get along with him a little longer if we want t' get home. Relax."

[9:58 PM] DM: After a few minutes, Baroness Moonstream returns with Cyan. She's wearing a different, clean and unwrinkled dress, she's clean, and her hair is up and styled. "My apologies for making you all wait."

[9:58 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "That's...quite alright, miss."

[9:59 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Aren't you a sight for sore eyes! You look lovely"

[10:00 PM] DM: She takes her place again while Cyan takes the empty seat next to Ravaphine. "Thank you. Where did Mr. Ningel disappear to? Does he teleport as well?"

[10:01 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "He is on a time out until he improves his behavior. He didn't have anything to say that wasn't an insult"

[10:01 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine pats her bag

[10:01 PM] DM: Eloise: "Unfortunately, that is simply his manner. I've not known him to speak more than three sentences that weren't offensive to someone. I fear I'm a favored target."

[10:03 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "He doesn't take well to authority, and powerful women so it seems"

[10:06 PM] DM: Eloise: "If he's the only one who can answer the questions, we'd better get this over with."

[10:06 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori stands up quickly, the chair she was sitting on falls over, "Hold on, you stupid asshole... Pull him out."

[10:06 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine pulls Poni out of her bag

[10:08 PM] DM: Poni: "If I had a nose, I'm sure it would smell like dirty socks in there."

[10:08 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Was that the bow? Or were you just being a dick and showing me some other component?"

[10:08 PM] DM: Poni: "What?"

[10:09 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "The bow?"

[10:09 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Wha?"

[10:11 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Annoyed and angry Seirixori lets out a frustrated yell, that's much louder than it should be, "the portal you--  don't be as stupid as you think I am, you piece of rat shit."

[10:12 PM] DM: Cyan and Eloise both start to look uncomfortable.

[10:11 PM] DM: Poni: "I don't know what makes you so stupid, but it really works. If I was showing you a component, I'd have shown you the component. The image centers on the thing- or person- I tell it to find. The elf was attached to the bow."

[10:13 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine puts her hand on Seirixori's shoulder "Pay him no mind, Seir, he's just trying to egg you on like he does with all of us. I'm sure whatever you saw in the portal, we will get to the bottom of it soon"

[10:15 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "No, it , it doesn't make sense! That's not possible... you know what, forget it." She starts to leave, leaving the bow on the table. "I'll see you guys in the morning, or whatever." she grumbles, storming out and heads to the Citrus Grove. ((like she do))

[10:15 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Poni, can't you be civil for more than 2 seconds"

[10:16 PM] DM: Poni: "Sorry, I don't have a heart anymore."

[10:16 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "What was she talking about a portal?"

[10:16 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "An there she goes runnin' off AGAIN" Urrak lightly smacks the table with her fist "Ye daft stick, can't ye just be civil?"

[10:17 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Apologies, Lady Moonstream, Lady Cyan, this is our band of world travelers"

[10:17 PM] DM: Cyan: "Pft. I'm no Lady."

Eloise: "Is she... dangerous?"

[10:18 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "It is best to let her clear her mind. It won't help that he's still here, but she has a heart of gold and wouldn't hurt anybody on purpose unless it's Poni but we need him"

[10:19 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Did you have any questions for him still?"

[10:19 PM] DM: Eloise: "Yes, right. Mr. Ningel... I'd like to know how this happened, how to fix it, and how long it will take before order is restored to my town."

[10:22 PM] DM: Poni starts blabbering on in words none of you understand.

[10:23 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Poni, for the last time, please be civil to my friends" she says to him in gnome(edited)

[10:26 PM] DM: He grumbles.

[10:27 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Privacy is a privilege"

[10:28 PM] DM: Poni: "Fine. I was revolutionizing teleportation to make it available to the masses instead of only stuffy wizards, but the Quantum Riftshift Slipstream Teletransmitter exploded and destabilized the envirochronic resonance architecture. We have to find the components of the arch that stabilize the magic to fix it. And we'd fix it faster if we weren't wasting time saving useless eye-candy when we could be finding the components."

[10:30 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "We're findin her wife and kid, Poni. Those people are important"

[10:30 PM] DM: Poni: "To who, exactly? More important than the other 300 souls of this town? More important than all the ones getting brought here to waste away? More important than you who are going out finding them?"

[10:32 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Need we remember, this was your doing Poni. But you do have a point about getting all the components squared away as soon as possible"

[10:33 PM] DM: Poni: "Of course I have a point! I'm the smartest damn person in this room and I've been telling you all along that we need to find the components."

[10:34 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine shoves Poni back into her bag "Anyway, that's where we are now, Lady Moonstream"

[10:34 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "And we'll get to 'em. But right now, this takes precedent. Lady Moonstream is there anything you have of your wife and child's that could help us?"

[10:36 PM] DM: Eloise is quiet for a moment. "Every day is another day who knows how many people are sold into slavery or killed by monsters. How can I weigh my family against my entire town? What kind of person does that make me?"

[10:39 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "if you're willing to take that risk, saving over 300 lives instead of 2, we will support you in any decision"

[10:39 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak grumbles a bit

[10:42 PM] DM: She sighs. "Let me speak to him, please."

[10:42 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: She pulls poni out of her bag again

[10:43 PM] DM: Eloise: "How many more of these components are there and how long will it take to fix this problem?"

[10:45 PM] DM: Poni: "Don't you stuff me in that bag again, you cabbage." He blusters for a moment, then says, "The pieces are different sizes. Could be four, could be forty. I can't tell. We've gotten six so far, over the last four days."(edited)

[10:46 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Some are easier to grab than others" Urrak offers

[10:49 PM] DM: Eloise sighs and stands, then walks to her desk. She grabs the box of potions and sets them on the table, and picks up the lantern to set it closer to you all as well. "If I can help you in any way to finish this, I will. Help yourselves to anything you need from the smithy or the general store and I will see them reimbursed. I'll send word to Riverrun for assistance immediately. Just... please let me see them once so I know I'm making the right decision."

[10:51 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "If we are already opening up the portal to see them, what's the harm in finding just two more people before finding the component? We sure went through a lot of trouble bringing back Lin's boyfriend"

[10:54 PM] DM: Eloise: "My wife is strong and my daughter... she's smart, and an adult. There are actual children in this town. Unless they are in immediate danger, I can't... I couldn't look Walther and Gilles in the eye and tell them Alysan died so I could save Misha... or little Luce or Bailey. I couldn't live with myself."

[10:57 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "That's what makes you such a strong leader, and I'm sure your people will be grateful for this selfless act"

[11:01 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Let's go ahead and take a night to collect our thoughts and create a plan for the morning."

[11:02 PM] DM: Eloise: "The lantern... it reveals invisible creatures within its light. And the potions are yours as well. Please, equip yourselves as necessary. Your actions will not go unrewarded."

[11:02 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Suppose we should..." Though she understands Lady Moonstreams intentions, she seems uncomfortable. "We appreciate the aid, Eloise"

[11:03 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "We will fix this, we promise" Ravaphine says to Lady Moonstream before leaving the mansion to go medidate

[11:06 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "A good rest of the evenin' to ye" Urrak follows Ravaphine, thinking of a good night's sleep and food back at the Cask.