Trapped in the Closet

The Strangers With Weapons continue through the Tomb of Annihilation and find a traitor in their midst.

## Major Plot Points

* SWW continued through the Tomb of Annihilation. In the tomb of Tung-Tung, they found a door in the west wall. Fern heard a woman screaming for help and chains rattling behind it. She also discovered Druidic words that read “Still Alive” and “Help Me” written in blood on the door.
* The party opened the door and found a woman who looked exactly like Fern. She said she last saw the party at the top of Fire Finger (Episode Five). She explained that she saw a sexy person at the base of the mountain and went down to hookup with them. She went back to their hut, but Salida came home in the middle of it so Fern hid in the closet. Salida found her and brought her to this place where she’s been tortured ever since.
* The Fern who has been traveling with you (Average Fern) said this must be some kind of trick and proclaimed to be the real Fern. The party debated for quite a bit. Voloth used Detect Thoughts to surmise that the chained up Fern (Sexy Fern) at least sincerely believed what she was saying. Average Fern rejected Voloth’s mental advances. Neuriel was convinced their travelling companion, Average Fern, could be trusted. Vulveeta noted that Sexy Fern had a very asymmetrical haircut, which led her to believe her hair was being taken to create Fern duplicates. Calypso reminded the group that her hairbrush was stolen, Voloth was cut, Neuriel’s cup was taken, and Vlad had his fingernails clipped at the top of Fire Finger right before the party saw horrific visions. The SWW then turned on Average Fern.
* Average Fern summoned two of her dungeon daddy henchmen and attacked the party.
* The SWW freed the original/sexy Fern and killed one dungeon daddy. Average/Clone Fern escaped and the second dungeon daddy ran away.
* Steven the Tiger had an emotional remeeting with his new mother.
* Neuriel grabbed the dead dungeon daddy’s armor, giving him an AC of 20 with his shield.
* Fern took Neuriel’s old armor, giving her an AC of 15 with her dex.
* The second dungeon daddy revealed a secret door to another tomb in his escape. However, he was quickly killed in it by some unknown force.
* The SWW entered this tomb. Neuriel made quick work out of skeletons that came out of cauldrons. After figuring out the puzzle and bowing before a faceless statue, the group could open the sarcophagus. Neuriel touched an amethyst pendant and was possessed by Papazotl.
	+ Wings sprout from your back, giving you a flying speed equal to your movement. You do not take damage from falling. Your body is now covered in bright feathers, giving you a disadvantage on all stealth checks/saves. Shrewd and conniving.
	+ The group found 350 gold pieces
* The unholy trinity of Papazotl (Neuriel), Tung-Tung (Calypso), and Wongo (Voloth) is now complete. The evil gods were happy to be reunited again.
* The SWW then made their way to the third level of the Tomb. They discovered purple mold that clung to the dungeon’s walls. It reacted when they tried to touch it and eyes sprouted out from a mold mound before quickly disappearing. Voloth deduced this was a network of mold sentries that serve a beholder.
* Through a T-Rex mouth shaped window, they found a dragon born woman in another god’s tomb. She spoke through the window and said her name was Rhaega. She was here with the Yellow Company, which consists of her, Devlin, Fluffy, and Eureka. Vulveeta told her they found Devlin dead. Rhaega said the party should hurry in to help her. She also revealed a crystal eye she found, which she believes is one piece out of 10 that opens a large chamber door to the southwest. In her excitement for new companions, Rhaega stepped on a tile which unleashed a hoard of locusts that devoured her to the bone.
* The next hall the SWW found was a flooded passageway that had a veil of water blocking its two halves. Calypso gathered two other crystal eyes from the walls. Vulveeta grabbed a trident hanging on the wall and used it to lift the veil.
* In the next room, a small, hooded child hosted a tea party and invited the SWW to join her. Voloth, Neuriel, and Fern drank imaginary tea with her and she gifted them with a crystal eye (3).
* On their way out, the party saw Fluffy, the tabaxi ranger from the Yellow Company, lying dead on the floor. There was no physical injury, but her face was contorted into a horrific scream. “She wouldn’t play with me,” the hooded girl said.
* The SWW then made it into the next tomb where Rhaega had died. They figured out the floor puzzle and opened the sarcophagus. Vulveeta took an almiraj horn and became possessed by I’jin.
	+ The host’s dexterity becomes 23 (+6). You gain +5 to movement. You can now jump 20 feet but only after moving at least 30 feet uninterrupted. The host’s intelligence becomes 8. Fickle and unpredictable. Never sticks to a plan.
	+ The group found 1,000 gold in this room.
	+ The SWW found two crystal eyes and took Rhaega’s (6)
* In the next room the party discovered, there were tapestries that showed the horrible story of a dinner party that descended into madness. Passed all the curtains, a boar’s head mounted on the wall scared off Vulveeta, Calypso, and Neuriel. The pig then charmed Voloth into putting his head into its mouth. Fern attacked the boar. Vulveeta shook off her fear and slayed the boar head, releasing Voloth and a crystal eye (7).