Location: Gracklstugh
Party must plead their case to the Deepking or they will be executed
- Mylz uses her experience in dealing with royalty to apologize and explain their side of things
- she insists that even though there is a visible uprising taking place, it's better than facing cultists working in the shadows where they can't be seen
- Skjorn lightly lectures the Deepking on racial inequality in his city, making everyone nervous
Skjorn realizes that the Deepking's consort is actually a succubus and tries to charade this to the other party members
- Mylz asks Zaz to open a psychic link so Skjorn can directly give the information to them
- Mylz advises Zaz on what to say while he telepathically speaks to the Deepking, warning the latter that he's charmed
- the Deepking demands more information, which Zaz provides, and he miraculously believes it
the Deepking dismisses the consort, who fails to charm him again, and she transforms into her succubus form before disappearing from the Material Plane
- the Deepking thanks the party, has them healed, then releases them to escape from the city while he does damage control
Party rushes to the inn and finds Jorlan, who has all of their things piled on top of Horse
- Eldeth accuses him of stealing, but then the rest of the NPCs appear around the corner, clearly accompanying him
- Party catches everyone up to speed on the events, and those who stayed behind at the inn reveal that the derro set it on fire
- Party decides to flee the city without finishing any quests
complete quest: Destination: Gracklstugh & Investigate the Gray Ghosts & Themberchaud's Spies
Location: The Underdark
Party begins travel toward Neverlight Grove at Junior and Sarith's request
- less than an hour from the city, Dibrael triggers a sinkhole that everyone manages to dodge
- they decides to rest early tonight
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Party travels for several days while Mylz carefully covers their tracks with Pass without Trace
- concerned for Sarith's illness, Mylz & Dibrael try and fail to manhandle him onto Horse so he can rest during travel
- somehow Zaz succeeds; the drow is very pissy about it, but he stays on the mount
1: Party meets Y, who somehow recognizes them and is grateful for their work in the Whorlstone Tunnels
- Y introduces the Society of Brilliance and offers their assistance; while they're not fighters, they can give information
- Rumpadump shares its experiences and Y concludes that there's a demon lord behind it, but it's not Demogorgon
- Y gives the party a one-way teleportation stone to Gracklstugh, but tells them it won't be of use for some time
2: Skjorn bets Jimjar 10gp that Zaz will end up liking the dragon when it hatches
3: Party comes across a man hosting a tea party with skeletons
- Zaz sneaks in and steals his coin pouch (much to Mylz's strong disapproval), but returns it after discovering it's barely anything
4: Party encounters 4 drow traders, which Jorlan recognizes as allies of House Mizzrym
- Party murders the traders at Jorlan's suggestion, then loots them
- Zaz leaves a magical message for Ilvara (it reads: ✨bitch✨); Jorlan ugly laughs
5: Party fights a giant rocktopus
6: Party is attacked by a group of bandits; they kill and loot them
7: Party dodges rockfalls after a tremor
- the dragon egg tumbles out of Zaz's bag along with the necklace of fireballs, which explodes
- the egg hatches and the baby imprints on both Skjorn and Zaz
- everyone has different reactions to the baby dragon, ranging from positive to indifference
- Zaz asks Mylz to name it; she decides on "Themmie" and makes a little harness for it