On the Road Again

The Strangers With Weapons find Dungrunglung and look into Dinah Drakescale's disappearance by visiting Emma Diamondfrost.

## Major Plot Points

* SWW were given a grand tour of their new home by Ivy Greenspring, the leading expert in poisons and herbalism since Merchant Prince Jessamine died. She provided the party with several potions and poisons.
* The home includes a foyer, library, dining room, and kitchen on the first floor. The second floor has 12 bedrooms. The basement is a laboratory for potion and poison making.
* Queen Maxima has tasked Ivy with revitalizing the herbalism trade in Port Nyanzaru. She’ll be watching over the house in the 12th bedroom and working in the laboratory in the basement. She can provide poison and healing potions upon future visits.
* Maxima, Princess Diana, and Dinah paid SWW a visit after the tour. Maxima informed the group that Port Nyanzaru citizens seem to be happy that the Seven Merchant Princes are gone. However, several members of the elite class have become vocal critics of hers. They’re second guessing her identity and if her reforms will actually help the city. Dishearteningly, many commoners seem to be agreeing with them. She urged SWW to find her family’s crown in Omu to prove her identity to help silence these criticisms.
* Diana announced that she must leave the city to go back home and update her mother, the Amazonian queen. She’s leaving behind a small force to police the city until Maxima can build an army of her own.
* Dinah said that after “interrogating” Zhentarim captives, she learned that Emma Diamondfrost, the Zhentarim spymaster, was on her flying ship, The Star Goddess. It was anchored in the forest a few week’s journey south. She asked the party to meet her there when they can.
* SWW's first major stop outside of Port Nyanzaru was Dungrunglung, the swampy kingdom of grungs.
* Thanks to Vlad’s leadership, they were able to get about 66 percent through the hedge maze that protected the entrance of Dunrunglung. However, the party was confronted by grung soldiers who demanded they meet with the king.
* They agreed and met with King Groak. He bragged about how smart grungs were to use a maze to protect their kingdom rather than just a wall like other humanoids. He also said that the kingdom had no problems. “It’s always sunny in Dunrgungling.”
* Groak invited SWW to stay for dinner, which they accepted. When they were led out of his temple, they were ambushed by more grung soldiers. Peggy, Fern, and Calypso were stunned by the grungs’ ribbits and were dragged away first. Vlad and Neuriel were able to kill their commander, Krr’ook, but were taken captive by the soldiers soon after.
* They awoke in a prison cell where they met the grung priestess, Roork. She explained that King Groak was a tyrant and that she was lying to him about good omens to not anger him. She said she foresaw your arrival and then asked for your help.
* After agreeing to help her, Roark told you that King Groak wanted her to summon their goddess, Tung-Tung, so he could marry her and rule over Dungrunglung as a god.
* The party decided Fern would transform herself into a giant frog to pose as Tung-Tung after Roark’s “ritual.” When summoned, Fern/Tung-Tung denied King Groak’s marriage proposal and said he should sacrifice himself to prove worthy of her love. He then committed harikari.
* Free of Groak, Dungrunglung celebrated its liberty. Still posing as Tung-Tung, Fern convinced the grungs to swear fealty to Maxima.
* SWW then made their way to the Star Goddess. With Dinah in tow, the group made their way inside.
* Peggy, Neuriel, and Calypso went to the lower deck where there were sections for male, female, and variable entertainers.
* Dinah patrolled the upper deck while Vlad and Fern went to the space reserved for “exclusive experiences.” Vlad got a lap dance from an elven entertainer who he ended up banging. Fern, as a mist shroud, snuck into Emma Diamondfrost’s quarters. Emma’s telepathy detected Fern’s intrusion and made the whole ship go into lockdown.
* All of the patrons were forced on the upper deck where the group decided to fight their way through 15 martial arts adept dancers.
* After killing 13, Emma came out and offered a truce. She would provide answers and leave Chult, but the SWW would have to leave her ship, keep her alive, and allow her to become the next head of the Zhentarim. The party agreed.
* Emma revealed that Nyssa, the head of the Zhentarim, is a vampire. Her weaknesses include holy water, flowing water, and sunlight. An emergency meeting has been called with all of the family heads in Hrakhamar Cave due to the Port Nyanzaru attack.
* The spymaster also revealed that Black Siren’s mother is still alive. She was the only one to threaten the Dark Network’s existence, outside of the SWW, so Nyssa forced her to become her vampire spawn. Emma was unsure if killing Nyssa would free Siren’s mother or doom her.
* As a token of a deal well struck, Emma gifted magical items to the SWW
	+ Calypso received a +1 AC corset
	+ Peggy received a Phoenix Feather
		- Allows the user to turn one failed death save into a success once per long rest.
		- User can cast Fire Ball once per long rest.
	+ Fern received Mask of the Phantasm
		- User can cast Phantasmal Force once per long rest
		- User can cast Phantasmal Killer once per long rest
	+ Vlad received Hilt of the Shadow Blade.
	+ Neuriel received a Tan Bag of Tricks. Three uses per day.
	+ The group saved the White Queen Diamond Necklace for Vulveeta
		- The user’s skin becomes hard as diamond.
		- The user’s AC increases by +3
		- The user is resistant to non-magical bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage
		- The user’s stealth decreases by -5
		- Up to 1 hour. Once per long rest
	+ The group saved the Boomerang of Venom for Voloth
		- As a bonus action the user can coat the weapon in its native poison
		- 1d4 bludgeoning damage
		- Target must make a DC15 constitution check or take 2d10 poison damage. Half if it succeeds
	+ The group saved the Deck of Illusions for Mariah.
	+ The group saved a piece of knotted wood with a diamond in it for Cheshire.