Loose Threads: Ticking Clock, Who hired the Cloaked Figure, Ruun is Cursed
Participants: Ruun, Young Elder, Daggoth, Tiriak Truepatch, 4-of-3
Location(s): City of Srasthadra, Dragon's Tail
Full report:
Ruun has felt nagging to go North to the Dragon's Tail Mountains, enlisting the help of several various members of the Guild to escort her there and get her there safely. Once the party was sufficiently formed, they headed North, hugging the area between the Watchers' Tribe Village and the Mountains.
As they tried to stay undetected, they heard the cries of a creature. Getting closer, they observed that there was a baby drake stuck in a tree. In an attempt to help and capture the Drake, they were attacked by a Red and a Blue Drake. Due to some phenomenal tactics by Young Elder, Daggoth, 4-of-3 and Tiriak Truepatch they drove the Drakes off and captured the baby Drake for their own needs.
Once this was completed, they moved on seeking for the entrance to a Laboratory that Ruun was desperate to locate. Using the Guidance that an eldritch entity gave her, they managed to find the entrance as Mr. Whiskers fell into a hole with the party right behind him. With that, they discovered that they were in the City of Srasthadra, in some sort of Mushroom Farm with a ceremonial pool in the middle.
Ruun called upon the entity for a minor guidance, which was granted, allowing them special sight to keep an eye on the Desconhecido and the Slug Mount. While moving around the pool, a set of doors opened up, and a Serpentfolk that looked like royalty was making her way to the pool of water. Getting a good look at her, she looked as if she was pregnant. Using that as an advantage, they snuck around to an elevator which was only guarded by a single Seepentfolk. Surprising him, they managed to subdue him to a point and got on the elevator, riding it down to the bottom. There was a Serpentfolk that was playing music to keep the Slug Mounts tame. Sliding past him, the pull of Ruun’s entity led her to a hallway, and at the end of the hallway there was a golden door buried under some rubble. Once cleared they found a Dwarven Laboratory that had seen better days.
In the Laboratory, they examined the Dwarven ruins where 4-of-3 got his arm stuck inside a clock-like device and blew himself up in the process to free himself. Ruun and Young Elder examined a sealed glass case which Sigillaria broke open, and it exploded, as it was filled with a poisonous gas. Being exposed, Ruun managed to fight her way through it, as Young Elder and the drakeling suffered. Tiriak tried to help them, but could not get it just right. So Ruun called on the entity and the entity answered, sparing the Drakeling and Young Elder. Once stable, they collected the items they recovered and were attacked by a Cloaked Figure that resembled a Fleshwarp, which summoned three Elementals. Through a sheer amount of luck and strong hits, they managed to make it out alive, if only barely.