Session 54-A: Eye of the Beholder

## Key Plot Developments

The group concludes their therapy with Vizeran. They plan to get the beholder’s eye, visit Menzoberranzan, and then stop Zuggtmoy’s wedding. They discuss beholders—powerful, vain aberrations who think themselves above all other creatures (in some ways, the antithesis to goblins).

They teleport roughly one hour away from the beholder’s den. Trix and Lemon share a heart-to-heart about Lemon’s relationship to Juiblex, his “father.” Soon, they experience a maddening sensation—the aberrant energy of the beholder’s den temporarily drives Pix (who speaks gibberish) and Bogtooth (who eats dirt) mad. Once they’re restored, Bogtooth gives an inspirational speech; even Trix tries to lighten the mood with some comedy.

As they approach the den, they’re greeted by Shedrak of the Eyes, a bald human servant of the Eyemonger. He offers to take the group to the beholder; he’s aware of their heroic deeds in Blingdenstone. Shedrak is a willing member of the beholder’s cult and seems to want to convert the goblins to his religion: complete submission to Xazax.

They enter the beholder’s lair—the Vast Oblivium—a chasm surrounding by ten vertical shafts. These are interconnected with horizontal tunnels resembling "spokes" and honeycombed with small caves used by the beholder's followers and slaves. A web of rope bridges crisscrosses the maw, connecting passages on different levels.

Xazax the Eyemonger makes his way down to the group. He’s a massive aberration; there are dozens of wriggling eyes covering his entire body. He floats over the central bridge and demands to speak with the group’s leader—Bogtooth. Pyrite pretends to be Bogtooth. The Eyemonger demands the group retrieve the maze engine, not knowing it’s already been destroyed. Realizing it can no longer possess the time machine, it demands a sacrifice. When Pyrite names Ralph, the beholder treats the pitiable offering as a sign of disrespect and begins lashing out to punish the insubordinate goblins.

A pitched ensues. Pyrite tries to disintegrate the beholder, Shedrak counterspells, and Pyrite counterspells the counterspell. The beholder warps its lair, causing magical eyestalks to emerge from the ground and dampening the casters with anti-magic fields. Pyrite is quickly charmed into attacking the rest of the party. Pix is magically slowed to a crawl. Bogtooth is telekinetically picked up and slammed into the center of the den.

After several nail-biting minutes, the beholder is bloodied. When it attempts to flee, Bogtooth blasts it with his most powerful spell—the finger of death. The beholder is slain. Its many eyes begin to wither, but its central eye falls from its body and lands on Pyrite, breaking her free of the charm. Shedrak, unwilling to live without his master, takes his own life.

Trix jumps off the bridge and dimension doors to the other side of the beholder. Lots of fighting happens. Pix is slowed. Bogtooth is lifted telekinetically and slam dunked into the center of the den. Pix and tremble are asleep. Eye monger uses a legendary action on trix and resists being charmed. Bogtooth wakes up tremble. The beholder is really bloodied. The beholder tries to flee. Trix tries to polymorph the beholder but pyrite, under his charm, counter spells it. With the beholder bloodied, bogtooth shoots a finger of death at him. As the beholder is slain and many eyes disintegrate into nothingness, the main eye falls from its body and falls on pyrite, breaking her out of her charm. Shedrak is seen taking his own life to join his master.

## New NPCs

1. Xazax the Eyemonger
2. Shedrak of the Eyes

## Memorable Quotes

* **Vizeran:** Finn! See if I have any diamonds?
* **Finn:** Here you are!….you know I realize I could have traded that for some form of currency…
* **Vizeran**: They are not yours to trade!
* **Trix:** Don’t worry, I got you, Finn!
* **Finn:** Yeah, sure, of course…

* **Bogtooth:** Okay guys how we gonna take this thing down?
* **Tremble**: I’m gonna find its eyes and shoot em!
* **Vizeran:** Allow me to interject. It is true, Tremble--it does have many eyes, and it SHOULD be shot!

**Vizeran:** Well, know this beholder has no friends--because it’s whole thing is killing other beholders…

**Vizeran:** As they say…the ayes have it…. In this case, you’ll have the eyes.

* **Lemon:** Blah! Blah! Blah! Blah! I’m awake. What’s goin’ on?
* **Trix:** We’re going to fight a beholder.
* **Pyrite:** Vizzeren is totally gonna try to take control of the ritual and try t take over a demon lord and be like “Muahahaha I have control a demon lord.“
* **Lemon:** Okay.

**Trix:** Maybe it’ll just shoot water at us…. Like it’s crying or something. Cause we’re gonna make it cry….hahahaha.

* **Lemon:** Um, I’m..do you think that Vizeran would try to take over dad?
* **Pyrite:** Ummmmm. Trix is not a demon lord?
* **Lemon:** Oh, um, right. No. Never mind.
* **Trix:** Um, maybe yeah. You mean Juiblex? Maybe.
* Lemon: Okay, I have very complicated feelings on the subject. On the one hand, dad can’t hurt any of you…ever. He can’t do that. On the other hand, I don’t want dad to be hurt. I want him to just go back and think about what he’s done. Ya know?
* **Trix:** What has he done?
* **Lemon:** I mean he tried to attack and he was saying all this mean stuff about you all to me, it was not nice, but he’s dad! We’ll cross the plank when we ooze through it!
* **Trix:** You know — sometimes you make your own family. It’s okay you still have complicated feelings about your dad. You know…I like to think that we’re your real family. And also your dad’s kind of a bad guy. He’s like one of the worst like 10 guys out there.

* **Lemon**: I think I could help with that! I did it so many times before. It’s called, “Shhhh I’m in the bag!” There was that and also the quiet game.
* **Trix:** Lemon, you’re incredible.
* **Lemon:** Thanks, fam.

* **Tremble:** Sis, why were you just saying nonsense? Not like when you usually say nonsense, but it was like more nonsense as usual.
* **Tremble:** Bogtooth! Your speech!
* **Bogtooth:** Right! That’s a good idea! That’ll get my mind off those terrible eyes!
* **Tremble:** Pyrite, Bogtooth does speeches now!
* **Pyrite:** …..why?
* **Tremble:** It’s just his thing!
* **Bogtooth:** Honestly, I never thought I’d see the day. This many goblins back here together again. The best goblins there’s ever been. We wouldn’t have made it this far if it weren’t for Tremble’s aim, Trix’s trickiness, Pix’s songs, Lemon’s lemmoniness, or, um, Pyrite…and your…. voice? I know that when all of us are here together, it doesn’t matter what we’re up against. No matter how many eyes it’s got. As long as I’ve got your backs and you got mine. Man I hate eyes! Eyes are really stupid! So we’re gonna go in there and give it our all! And make sure no one is crying—ALRIGHT?!

* **Shedrak:** Yes, of course--Trix, the Creator.
* **Tremble:** Oh, I’m… Quiver!
* **Shedrak:** Is there a Bogtooth here?
* **Pyrite:** YEAH?
* **Shedrak**: We’ve heard much of your accomplishments. You’re very impressive.
* **Bogtooth:** It’s me, El Goblino! Hello! I love to dance!
* **Shedrak:** I appreciate your enthusiasm. I ask that when you meet our lord, you keep your dancing to a minimum.
* **Bogtoth: I** can keep the jams low key for real!
* **Trix:** Is dancing not allowed here?
* **Shedrak:** When the voice of the heavens speaks to us, we must give it our undivided attention.

* **Shedrak:** Welcome, everyone, to the Vast Oblivium.
* **Xazax:** Hello, goblins. Bogtooth, Quiver, El Goblino, Trix, and one more….what is your name, my child? Who among you has the courage to speak to a living god?

* **Xazax:** Bogtooth. How did you manage to drive out the oozes in Blingdenstone?
* **Pyrite:** My minions are the best of the best and they do the job when it needs to get done.
* **Xazax:** Do you know of something called the maze engine?
* **Pyrite:** Any practitioner of the arcane would know of such a thing.
* **Xazax:** Aaaah. I have been very impressed with you and yours. If you were to go to this maze engine and bring it to me, I would reward you handsomely.
* **Pyrite:** Unfortunately for our relationship with one another, we destroyed the maze engine, but it was in the good effort of stopping some demon lords.
* **Xazax:** Demons are hideous disgusting creaturessss. But Bogtooth, you must understand I have been intrigued by this maze engine for some time! And it appears that your minions have taken something that was meant to be mine!
* **Pyrite:** It was not all it’s cracked up to be.
* **Xazax:** We…..do not appreciate deceit. This insult must be remedied. A sacrifice of your minions.

* **Xazax:** We will handle our sacrifice. Name it.
* **Pyrite:** ….Ralph.
* **Ralph:** Ralph!
* **Xazax:** You insignificant worm.
* **Shedrak:** I mean this with the utmost respect. I’m going to tear out your organs and feed them to the other goblins. We’ll see if they taste better than they sound…because that is really one disgusting tongue on you.

**Xazax:** These puny goblins think they can challenge the GOOOOOD?!?!?!

* **Bogtooth:** Plot twist, bitch. I was Bogtooth the whole time!
* **Tremble:** Greatest. Leader.