Location: The Underdark
on the way to Gracklstugh, Party has a variety of encounters...
1: Party passes through massive cavern with the gory aftermath of a battle between two unrecognizable monsters
- Party hears whispers of dark prophecies in Abyssal
2: Party comes across 5 drow making camp; one recognizes Sarith
- Imbros, an acquaintance of Sarith's, reveals that they've fled from Menzoberranzan
- Imbros asks Sarith about his traveling companions and Zaz outs them as being escaped prisoners
- Sarith assures that it's "just a misunderstanding," but they are being followed and the group should camp elsewhere
- Sarith assures that it's "just a misunderstanding," but they are being followed and the group should camp elsewhere
- Sarith gives the group the rest of his rations because they're running out of food and one of them is injured
3: Party finds a field of torchstalks and fire lichens, harvesting some
4: a fissure opens up below the Party, revealing a pool of lava
- Skjorn lands directly in it and takes a ton of damage
- giant fire beetles start crawling out of the lava; one attacks Skjorn and he falls unconscious
- Dibrael and Zaz each heal Skjorn, saving his life
- Skjorn ends up with burn scars and trauma after the battle
5: Party comes across 4 derro
- Buppido doesn't recognize them, but they recognize him, calling him "m'lord" and trying to kneel
- he tries to say he doesn't know what they're talking about, but Zaz calls him out on the lie
- he admits that he happens to be a bit of an... underground celebrity, but doesn't elaborate
- he also suggests that his new fans' behavior is due to the influence of the recent demon appearances in the Underdark
- he admits that he happens to be a bit of an... underground celebrity, but doesn't elaborate
- the derro escort Party the rest of the way to Gracklstugh