Session x 106 "The Soggy Court"

Session x 106: The Soggy Court

In the bullywog community of Downfall, The Lucky Seven encountered several odd sights, learning that things in the Feywild are quite different than things on your world. After helping a bullywog named Duke Irkland put out a fire in a hot air Baloon factory, Muffy made fast friends with a group of six animated coals. Irkland explained how things were in Downfall, that ever since Bavlorna took over she’s ruled through a series of proxy kings and that the true prince of Downfall, Prince Fly Catcher was cursed not to care and not to fight back. Since Bavlorna stole his heart all he does is play sad tunes on his pipe looking like a blue skinned human. As long as she has his heart she will continue to control this place as Flycatcher cannot oppose her without it.

Continuing on with new knowledge of Bavlorna’s set up and wickedness, you encountered some of the former kings who’s undead bullywog heads adorned pikes, once again the work of Bavlorna, as once a king displeased her this is where they ended up. You also met a sad little scarecrow. You learned that he was a being created from a child’s soul captured by Bavlorna’s sister Granny Nightshade. He told you that all he wanted was his head back, that of a glorious cow or stag skull much better than the gourd that now served as his head. You also learned that this scarecrow had found a way to cross from Tither to Hither without the aid of the Hourglass Coven, having run away from Skabatha only to have Bavlorna take his head. You told him that if you came across his head within the bathhouse you would bring it to him.

You next encountered the current King of the Bullywogs who made a deal with you, he would help you get into the Bathhouse if you placed a book in his possession, Bavlorna’s Book of Bad Blood, on her desk without tipping it off that he had given it to you. He had purcashed it from some merchants, and when he informed the group of this he gestured in the direction of a small contained storm cloud that Rhys could see with his goggles. Bucky looked through the book to see if anyone she knew was in it, but besides the king, the only other names she recognized were those of her sisters.

Your attempt to sneak in was partially successful until four small, very quick little critters with the heads of Bavlorna sniffed out Gram’s position. A fight almost ensued, and as things became more and more chaotic, Bavlorna herself showed up. Bavlorna cast the spell Zone of Truth, but the only one to be taken by it’s effects was Bip who answered every one of the witches questions. Bucky was furious at Bip for giving her real name and for the first time struck him but they patched things up. Bucky then asked the group to for now on refer to her as Greta.

After Bavlorna felt satisfied with her inquiries she heard out your request for a means to access Thither. She said she would agree to help you if you agreed to help her. A very powerful guest was coming to the Bathhouse tonight and she needed the place cleaned and for you to wait on the guest. After agreeing to her terms you asked why she wanted you waiting on the guest and when she told you everyone else who had waited on the guest went mad, became a follower of his, or wound up dead, you started to get suspicious. When you asked her who it was, she responded with one word Graz’zt. Muffy had knowledge of just how bad this was, Graz’zt being one the most powerful demon lords in all of the Abyss.

You've all changed into the attire of employees of the bathouse except for Gram who used his new cloak to make his clothing match yours. Now your plan is two fold, get the book to Bavlorna’s desk which Bucky is currently attempting and make preparations for Graz’zt’s arrival. To that end you need to uncover the stink in the hole in the center of the big tub, and so you’ve lowered your new friend Rasmus down into it to see what the stink is all about.