Session 61: The First Wave

## Key Plot Developments

Dulcinea’s grove is under attack. Glyn and his minions (One Ear and the other transformed members of the Green Hand of Vengeance) have formed an uneasy alliance with the goblins in its defense.

Dulcinea uses her fey teleportation magic to move the defenders to the outskirts of the grove, where the Demogorgon’s hordes, including Yugoloth mercenaries, have already began setting fire to and desecrating the land. The centaur defenders are already scattered; mutated kuo-toan, like the Demogorgon’s cultists from Sloobludop, are murdering them.

Pyrite transforms into an angel. Glyn summons a reborn Long-Ears; since Glyn was powered up by becoming an avatar of Graz’zt, Long-Ears is now a Peryton (a hybrid animal combining the physical features of a stag and a bird). Tremble uses him as a mount, defending the grove with arrows.

The Demogorgon’s cultists are aberrant and horrifying; they attack by vomiting their acidic internal organs at the heroes. Even when they’re killed, the poison left in their wake is desiccating sections of the grove. Their explosive deaths even down Lemon (who is quickly healed by Trix). When Lemon returns from the brink of death, he blurts out that they need to stop the wedding; in the afterlife, he finally encountered other oozes of Juiblex, his father. The party wants to heed his warnings, but they don’t have time—the Demogorgon’s hordes keep coming.

The clouds of the Demogorgon keep sinking into the ground. Some of Bogtooth’s old friends from his visions of Dulcinea, like Peter the Pear, are killed.

Pyrite uses a magic ring of jumping (from the drow bazaar) and sees the largest army she’s ever encountered approaching. There are barlguras, kuo-toans, yugoloths—even a balor. The next wave—kuo-toan suicide bombers who explode to destroy the grove as soon as they’re attacked—pushes the goblins back.

The balor, a general of the Demogorgon’s called Belaphoss the Mad, leads the next charge. Belaphoss single-handedly puts the group on its heels before they redouble their efforts to fight back and drive him to teleport away.

Dulcinea has been monitoring the explosive power of the Demogorgon’s army from her inner grove. She reaches out, terrified; she wasn’t prepared for this level of brutality.

Before they have time to plan, the second wave of the Demogorgon’s army arrives. The prince of demons isn’t far behind.

## Memorable Quotes

* **Glyn:** That brings back memories.
* **Pyrite:** Do you know what these things are?
* **Glyn:** Oh, I meant you shooting firebolts down someone’s throats.
* **Tremble:** Let’s try to stick together, okay?!
* **Glyn:** Of course…

* **Glyn:** Tremble, have you ever flown before?
* **Tremble:** Um I don’t think so.
* **Glyn:** Do you want to?
* **Bogtooth:** You’ve flown before!
* **Tremble:** Not of my own volition! You think I should fly?
* **Glyn:** Only if you want.
* **Tremble:** Um….sure?

* **Long-Ears:** I AM IN DELICIOUS PAIN. I HAVE NO HANDS WITH WHICH TO FORAGE. IF THERE WAS A SMALL WORM THAT WIGGLED ONTO MY MOUTH, THEN I ATE IT. HOW MAY I RAIN TERROR FOR YOU, LORD GLYN?
* **Glyn:** Long-Ears, you remember Tremble. He’s going to ride you for a while. [Winks at Tremble.] Just like old times….[Looks to Trix] Hopefully, not like old times.

* **Glyn:** Long-Ears, if you’re going to die, make sure you land first.
* **Long-Ears:** IT WOULD BE MY HONOR, Lord Glyn! GO LEEEEEFT!
* **Tremble:** Oh, I’m sorry! Maybe we shouldn’t have gone left.

* **Glyn: S**o sorry, Tremble, perhaps I shouldn’t have had you fly.
* **Tremble:** Is he okay??
* **Glyn:** Oh, yes. He’ll come back when I call him.

**Glyn:** Come on, Pickles, there’s one more.

* **Bogtooth:** Trix, get it together!
* **Glyn:** Don’t worry, Trix. I’m here now.

* **Trix:** Wait, are you okay? We’re gonna keep you safe!
* **Lemon:** We gotta get to the wedding, or dad’s gonna be really mad!

* **Peter the Pear:** I-I-I-I gotta--I gotta say….thanks for everything.
* **Bogtooth:** Aw, don’t give up, Peter. You still got something in ya!

* **Yugoloth:** AAAAH!! My fucking wing! What the fuck is wrong with you?
* **Glyn:** Oh, I’m sorry! Did I hurt you?
* **Yugoloth:** YES, you fucking did!

* **Pyrite:** I didn’t see a Demogorgon though. Just a really big army.
* **Glyn:** How big?
* **Pyrite: Y**ou know. A lot. Nothing we can’t handle. Unless we can’t. And then, we go!

* **Glyn:** Here’s a question. Are you all wiling to die for this grove? Just gauging it?
* **Bogtooth**: I would.
* **Tremble:** Ummm, I typically don’t go into these things intending to die?
* **Pix:** You know, I’ve chosen not to die in the past and that didn’t go so well, so I’m not gonna say what happens!
* **Glyn:** So just so we’re on the same page… you all want to destroy a whole army of demons?
* **Pyrite:** Feeling sympathetic?
* **Glyn:** Of course, I feel sympathetic for my clan. Didn’t you see what they did to Trix?

**Nalfeshnee:** Well, hot dog! What have we here?

**Nalfeshnee:** OOF! Well, no pain, no gain!

**Nalfeshnee:** You’re really raining on my parade there, chum! I won’t be able to see my—\*

* **Lemon:** That guy seemed nice.
* **Trix:** Yeah, he had a really great voice.
* **Lemon:** I should talk like that all the time.
* **Trix:** Yeah, but your voice is really good too, Lemon.
* **Lemon:** Don’t take any wooden nickels.
* **Trix:** What’s a wooden nickel?
* **Lemon:** I don’t knoooow!

**Belaphoss:** Everything was taking SO LONG! I just couldn’t wait any longer! By finally I found something peaceful… TO DESTROY!! Let us begin. You all have a wonderful formation. I think it’s time we break it.

**Belaphoss:** Tell you what, I’ll take a souvenir and be back later after I’ve had a snack! AHAHAHA!

* **Glyn:** We need to add an additional component to the ritual. I can tell you once we’re safe.
* **Pyrite:** No.
* **Glyn:** It’s about a particular demon that I have a particular gripe with.
* **Trix:** I don’t think it’d work on them.
* **Tremble:** He’s not here--at this point in time--right now. He went into the future to avoid the ritual. I know they don’t really want you to know cause no one tells each other anything.
* **Glyn:** WHY THE FUCK DIDN’T ANYONE TELL ME THIS???
* **Pyrite:** I tried to tell you--that the sweet tooth is out of the picture.
* **Glyn:** What you mean he’s in the fucking future?!
* **Tremble:** Everyone should, first of all, take a deep breath.
* **Pyrite:** Why would you ever listen to what this demon has to say?! There is no logic in working with demons.