Kiyanethie Tome
Created from the lightly edited notes of katypotatey from the Sins of the Spiders campagin.
A tome details the adventures of the several ancient heroes told from the point of view of the mythical King Gortag.
Historical Details
History
Found in the wreck of a landship at the base of the Kiyaneth Crater from whence the document got its name. With the majority of the pages missing, what was found was promptly translated and preserved in wax to prevent any further deterioration.
Kiyanethie Tome
Sins of spiders
T has to do it (the ritual to make the instrument) on a specific night (like a special moon or something) in a specific place- like an altar in the centre of a magical henge , and while he’s doing the spell the party get ambushed, and have to fight and protect T while he completes it
Me:
In market, no one knows who they are. Try to leave. Pay bridge toll. Try to cross bridge, pass out. Wake up in The Lizard’s Beak, winery. Small man welcomes up. Rameilia is in chains, starts panicking. Templeton slaps ramelia. Templeton wolfs out. Gortag steps in-between the fight. Little man is called Persohn Waddler. Tries to sell us a finger. Finger isn’t in the box. Accuses us of stealing the finger. We find it in his donkey’s mouth. He disappears. Spider with 10 legs
Disembodied voice says he can help us remember if we get a staff that will revive him. Gives us a red chest with spider key:
Potion shop — Nieber’s potions (Nieber = gnome) Stole 1 potion —> bluish potion, sparkles with its own light, has no label, tastes like fresh water, feel a hint of power
Entry 3
At night go to Nieber’s basement for shelter niebers shackles Templeton for the night There’s a door with a brass 8 legged spider on it in Nieber’s basement Edgar investigates it — the door is unnaturally cold; dead feeling The lock is big, Rameila puts her hand in it to try open it The wooden horse outside can turn real!! Neiber gives us key for shackles — key = small disk with 4 prongs.
Footlocker in the room: gortag opens itEdgar accidentally cracks skull Spider and rat in corner of the room Edgar eats cupcake —> doesn’t taste of anything Gortag eats cupcake —> sugary, hint of peach Rameila eats cupcake —> sugary , hint of cherry
Plan
Edgar Sneaking Up
Edgar opens the door
Gortag’s back hurts Rameilia checks it for him He takes of cloak Reveals lights, writhing mass of changing colors, vestige of spider leg going back into a mouth, oily black.
Loud noise from upstairs, big flash of light Templeton casts knock on the spider door to open it We go through the spider door.
The Orb Room
A circular room, single plinth, enormous spider carcass the size of at least 4 cows, skeletal remains of warriors around the room.
Templeton recognises the runes, But the carving is incomplete. Templeton fixes them
Skelly with no stake trying to pull stake out of other skelly — its moving when note seen. Red glowing fireflies like dots. Scratching coming from back through the door we came from. Rameila won’t give Edgar the coin, her eyes go dark. Hear voices above, stash goods in the well we’re in! Rope breaks, face peers over, we hide! They leave well. They carve something into side of well. We search the bucket where they stashed their stuff. Its a book of short stories! The goose on the loose and other stories. The book makes a glugging sound. Moving shape hunched over in the corner. Plinth has 8 legged spider Figure at end of room joined by companion. Large nostrils, no eyes. Gortag walks up to them, they hiss and skitter away, disappear into solid stone. Large clammy hand pushes out of the stone Then a 2nd one Then a 3rd Gortag turns his back to face them They hiss Gortag backs away They follow Rameilia puts coin on plinth — the creatures bolt out into the wall Smoke fills the room When smoke clears all skellys are gone A man in dark purple robes is standing there The man says creature trapped him in the coin — that he has also lost his memory Rameilia agrees to help him slay a dragon Ramelia called him ‘Violet’ Creepy figure comes to Gortag kneels down and hands a chest to him — filled with gold and bones Gortag takes it We all climb out Look for somewhere to sleep Find a place — stale smell, filled with scrolls On sleep watch I see rat — I follow it — leads to door — I break down door — find gems get interrupted by banging on door — it’s Nieber in a sleepy daze — he doesn’t notice me, but what does notice me is big yellow eyes.
Entry 4
Look out window, hear cat-like yeowing, eyes look at me Shopkeeper banging on door Gortag ducks Banging stops See light illuminate the window, tingling sound like little bell Room = old library Edgar is not here?! Gortag wakes up Templeton Templeton looks out window — sees figure moving round, light at end of its tail — giant lizard Nieber is face down outside Lizard looks like its hunting a small creature Edgar is gone — Rameila looks in his diary His diary has teeth we find Edgar in the other room templeton tries to cast sleep spell on lizard A book starts to glow Lizard had big claws Rats in the treasure Rameila and gortag discuss hooking a rat with the menthol chain templeton kites the lizard away to the town They fight the lizard Gortag and rameila dont notice and fight the rats Big rat explodes, shadowy figure emerges from it They kill the lizard — blue blood tastes like blue raspberry Gortag eats small rat == 1 ration! shadowy figure surrenders rameila accepts surrender Gortag talks to creature The circle is behind fungus Ladder in chest goes to fungus cavern Creature wants gortag to de summon him Gortag follows him down the ladder in the chest The lizard == nightstalker / witness follower Guard offers place to stay to Edgar and templeton Rameila finds some books: ● The goose, the moose, ● Work in progress ● Catalogue of stone slabs ● Chained book, beating?? — she breaks it, it screams, the chains resew themselves ● Every time she looks at it she feels like she can understand new languages The Edgar bear turns to a rameila bear bc she takes it Edgar comes back to where gortag and rameila fought the rats Edgar finds scrolls: scroll of duplication, scroll of rat calling, one written in abyssal (“My first demon” — gives instructions on how to summon a low level demon) Edgar goes after gortag Garriscon == shadowy figure’s name Gortag hacks away at some shrooms The shroom spores kill gortag — im fine but my back has gone grey and crispy Garrison asks Edgar to help him clear the shrooms Edgar tries to get help from rameila to heal gortag Rameila’s orb speaks to her — it says it can help her with the chained book We leave the hole — rameila is reading, eyes blood red, winged creature, skeletons read alongside her.Entry 5
We all wake up from a deep sleep in the same busted up library The book’s chains have fallen off We see a figure standing in the middle of the room, holding an orb ● Large purple cloak, stained at the edges ● Gold orb — the one rameila picked of the alter Rameila asks him for the orb back He says he’s her friend from the orb ● ‘See the 7 disks’ ● By finding this book for us you have helped unlock a power from this orb and thus I am closer to my freedom We were inside a book when the one shot with all the doors happened Edgar has a d20 from the door world — magic dice?? Purple cloak guy has heard of Gortag — he’s lying ● ‘Gortag the brave’ Purple cloak guy == name has been stolen — lost his memory He got put into the orb bc he was looking into places he shouldn’t have — dungeons, lairs etc Doesn’t know why he was turned into an orb Orb —> every time you come across a cursed object, the orb will cleanse it and give u an ability based on the curse Purple guy == Violet Violet tells us someone robbed us and went down the mushroom hole We go down the ladder Manicured mushroom garden Big hulking hair swept back, big fangs, dour serious face We follow the tracks There’s a flicker down the tunnel A scaly thing is down there Crumbled set of brickwork Reptilian shape, heavy plated scales like armour, teeth glistening gold, golden eye, dots like coins on scales I try to give it a ration — it opens its mouth to reveal golden inside — and a smaller gold crocodile it inside it Edgar gives it a gp —> it likes it! It eats it Templeton walks down other path — sees gold pile and gold baby gator Treasure chest — been rumaged thru ● Find a sceptre/mace made of dark grey metal, and gold coin ● Sceptre feels cold ● Hear whispers when I pick it up — unintelligible ● Coin — skull on 1 side, door on the other side — door opens up, and key takes its place — skull has been replaced by door continue following the scorch marks — enter large cavern ● Empty pedestal ● Templeton jumps up on it — feels eyes burning on back of neck Marks lead to a pool of water — feels unpleasant See a squid monster in the pool, and an eel monster Gortag wanders off into a chamber, goes into alcove and gets augustus glooped away The others investigate the room — find a secret button, chest revealed, its a makeup box!? (Brushes, powders, mirrors) ● Small note underneath it — “may the ancients guide your journey, do not fall the same way as I did” Edgar steps into the alcove — flung up thru stone tubing Templeton and rameila follow End up in a small room — collection of tables and chairs Small door opens, tentacles ooze out — single eye pokes out — holds out a flatk and pours into a cup— places it on the table Circular patterns of doors — small tea room Gortag takes the wine Star fish guy talks to us ‘what brings you to this spot’ — he’s on the run for doing terrible things He can make people do things with dreams He tells us that the coin is the ‘coin of nightmares and dreams’ — when you flip it, if it lands on door you get whatever you wanted, if it lands on skull you die Ask about sceptre — he says its to hit people with — I hit Edgar — he falls asleep Star fish guy comes from the astral plane — needs to consume dreams to live Just as we’re about to bonk him with the sceptre he goes away to sleep Peer back down the hole we came from — there’s a vulture monster there Rameila looks into 1 of the doors — stars, small sailing ship, small islands, sailing in space We look down the hole again — monster is gone — we leave room — Edgar wakes up as soon as we get out of the room Cross old bridge See old statue on pedestal — looks like person has been turned to stone Then I see the vulture creature — try give it a ration When it takes the ration — it turns into a mouse and climbs onto my shoulder Gortag is a dad now (pet mouse) Gortag grows a second back — its blue.Entry 6
See sceptre and gold coins in the water — gortag gets sceptre with meathook ● Gold, lightweight, crystal white gem in middle ● As I wave it around them gem glows, as I wave it, it sparks, lightning ● Try to hit edgar ● I hit myself on the head with it instead— 16 points of damage + unconscious Templeton finds a rod with small note attatched: “incase of emergency, your friend stone” ● Made from Silver-y metal ● If magic is heat then this is cold Templeton gets the gold coins from the water — 40 gp Gortag gives valet the death coin ● Bastard doesn’t give us anything in return! Rameila sees small blue man — Stonewall?? Stonefloor— he gives tours of the caves — we answer riddles to get him to take us to his treasure Necklace — imitation?? Glowing stone: “Let what is buried stay buried” I walk up to a glowing stone — gas — im coughing up stone pellets Edgar and Templeton save me Another stone: “Beware I live yet, what is sealed away lives” I find our stuff in a bag, covered black ink “Those who seek shall find, do not seek and do not find” Orb: ● Fire chains ● Life and death He’s lying Guardian of ancient power == violet Deeper forgotton civilisation Violet’s name is gaverin? Violet is not an ancient guardian, he just wants the treasure — when he was trying to get it, a beast trapped him in an orb Gortag smashes the door seal — wall disappears We go in Down the stairs No plant life, but insects, hear the flap of wings Room of coins — there’s a hen here — hen has gold eye in its mouth Rameila meets a talking crow — Bavid Bavid says the place has been sealed away bc we should leave things well enough alone Rameila meets green guy— he offers reward if she leaves and doesn’t go thru the stone doors Whiskers (my mouse son) is a demon :( I leave the cave to save him Horses are a symbol of bad luck There’s 4 guardians — 3 are legit, 1 is from the bad ruins We go back down Templeton distracts them (crow and cockatrice) with couples therapy Gortag sneaks past We go through the stone doors We follow the stairs down, feel a power…Entry 7
+2 inspired points I light the inky cloth Our green friend (Gubbins aka Cliff) doesn’t want to come— his boss said something about seals and if we find them, let him know Cliff leaves Gortag goes down Templeton sees large golden object with 2 yellow eyes Shadowy hand reaches out to Edgar — as it passes over the pot, it gets sucked into it Pot starts to rumble — pot has eyes —> its Cris’s / Scotts character!! == “Commander Volavor” ● Multitude of ghosts controlling the the pot Creature gives templeton a gold idol with demon face — slight hint of strange magic Creature skitters away Breathing hallway — rameila rolls violet into it — a shadowy hand steals him! Templeton’s creature brings him a treasure chest — starts stroking it and whining T feels a cold wind and sees large statue of bull-headed figure — sees gold coins leaking out from the floor Weird stuff is going on with our shadows — edgers bird doesn’t have a crow We start down the breathing corriddor — there’s undead everywhere We run back to find T Templeton smashes the rock (seal??) Pallid creature with tattered robes — vaguely humanoid The creature lurches towards us — combat — for some reason they only want to kill rameila We end combat — notice a little guy holding a gold filled chest —> holds it up to rameila Another one holdinga. Small golden sheep She opens the chest — gold coins — a few of them crawl away — necklace, book, small cylinder ● She puts the necklace on. —> she darkens, her face elongates —> her head has been replaced by a horse head ● The book has purple stains on it Templeton puts the silver cylinder on the necklace — rumbling So back to find violet to help Rameila get off necklace Go tot he breathing corridor Large shadowy figure Templeton sees break with yellow eyes The little guys follow us — then go away — then one comes back holding a large golden cloak up to Edgar We get the orb He can’t help rameila until we free him Edgar sees a big vulture trying to lead him away Both Edgar and rameail have horns on their shadows — bull-like Alcove — wand — glows blue — as I wave it a spark of light smashes into the stone — a small amount of waxy blue liquid pours of of the altar Rameila and Edgar’s shadows come alive????Entry 8
Creature approaches, dragging its claws Our shadows press us into a tight space The creature stretches itself out — the shadows dont attack ● Tattered rags — large vulture-headed humanoid blocks with pallid skin the hallway ● “Mortals down here, you have left yourselves trapped, break us from our chains and we will release you from this hold “Release us from our chains” Creature says he’ll remove Rameila’s necklace if we break them out (break the seals) Shadows say they were Unjustly imprisoned by jealous successors We break a seal, go into the room —> creature breaks the necklace for rameila! Creature wants un to give him Gavin Gavin doesn’t want to Creature says gavin might cause damage to something?? Hurt the younglings?? Creature says they created rameila and templeton’s kind Templeton and rameila finds 2 puppets on golden strings — a ram and a owl Transfixed on the show Gortag finds small library Book = enchantments and ancient runes Small room fills with water Gortag breaks another seal — serpentine shape lights up with red eyes — circles around me Doors close behind me Gortag starts to cry Large figure approaches temp and R — dancing the puppets about Ramila wakes up from trance — wake up T — figure cuts the threads for the owl puppet ● The figure == large, shadowy, golden mask, holden golden threads R and T fight golden mask guy — kill him, both take half of the mask, take the golden threads R&T try to find Edgar and gortag We all meet up in the gortag room — the doors close behind us Rameila scares the snake away Gavin says this isn’t the alter There’s a scroll on the alter Huge owl walks in —> its a gross tainted twool We open a door…Entry 9
We open the door hear a gentle knocking on the stone floor Commander volavo rejoins us Pots speak to us — they’ll be coming for you all soon — this place is weak enough for one of us to escape — help me escape Gortag picks up the pot carries it Pot tells of 4 exits — frigid tundras, straight, only way The serpent will not bite any who have broken a seal 2 paths — 1 = fight the good fight; 2 = the caretakers shaft?? Gavin is the caretaker?? Pot wants to see Gavin Pot guy sticks out the pot —> is a feathery snake We tell him that Gavin is in the orb — says ‘seems are caretaker has gone free — the spider is free’ The caretaker was one of the weavers — had gold attached to it I think R and T killed the puppeteer / caretaker We trust weird guys too much To help gas we’ve gotta go to the other side of the temple Creepy guy (Yourg Concern) who wants us to break the seals threatens us Yourg accidentally flirts with Gortag R pretends to break the seal — Yourg gets angry and storms off We run back to feather snake — she opens the stone door for us — it’s the tundra Big owl tries to speak to templeton — “take me with you” — we let him join Rameila beckons giant snake to join us we go in Huge mountain in teh distance — smell of ash — cold enough for snow, feels like we’re walking on fields of ash — in distance pulsing with crimson like tendrils — frosty ash — tendrils rippling thru the snow if we go the whole campaign changes — so we go back — big owl and serpent stays in the tundra we open the seal at the other end — little spear guy attacks us Feel the walls ripple like the air is decompressing — we keep following the feather snake Take the snake-pot to an alcove, tap feet 6 times — get sucked away End up in small chamber — gold flying into the air — we’ve disturbed the chickens nest (the big chicken from earlier) As we leave, a giant statue blocks the way — a man scratching the back of his head, rock in his hand Volavore jumps into water — sinks sees secret door We all try to run away from the stone guy Edgar turns into a book Feather snake has hypnotic powers WE GOT OUT ALIVE!! Waiting for us at the surface, we see a cloaked figure: “I thought I might find you here”Entry 10
We climb up into the library figure approaches — cloak”I’ve been expecting you all” ● Faded orange robe, darkish beard, 3 rings on finger — 1 is a large golden signet ring with symbol of hammer ● == Joe (short for Josen) —> he’s with he caretakers ● He doesn’t want people to know what we found down there ● Wants to buy our silence Him and his people make a point of making sure these places dont get found His associate got stabbed —> they had an agreement: they kept the town in order We go to the Lonely Little Lamb (inn) Edgar’s bird lands on my shoulder Wooly spectacled innkeeper The inn is underground: rooms, underground pool Orc playing cards alone Skelly with cane and hat — not alive Bartender is living skelly We go to bed Volavore talks to not alive skelly When R wakes up to see Edgar sitting in her room Confusion, scuffle Whisky is dead??? —> he’s a big green feathery thing —> he gets back into the mouse body but leaves a green feather behind Feathery snake leaves Edgar goes to the recreation room ● Meets Gurt the bone salesman ● Its illegal to mess around with dead ravens and crows and horses because of luck?? ● Crows and ravens are sacred to these folk down south and horses are back luck Edgar catches a fish in the inn pool —> kiss it for good luck and then throw it back??? Yup Whiskers is acting weird We go to get food — lots of neeps, mysterious fellow in mustard robe, gnome vigorously stroking a large duck Gortag gets whisky a cheese wheel Gortag realises he doesn’t have a pinky finger on one hand R meets neeps ● Gertrix —> man neep ● “What’s someone dressed up in red coming up to us for?” ● They are “Neeps for hire” ● Apparently there’s trouble brewing around here —> 2/3 weeks time there’ll be marrow-chewers coming through ● R is wearing Kararin red —> shes from Karara —> Kararin diplomat ● Talks about creatures that take your memories in your sleep —> green feathers red in the morning Edgar talks to Gurt more — Tesmond at terriford’s tower in Willscoll may be able to give Edgar a career in necromancy Josen comes over: negotiates our silence ● Will use a binding spell to ensure our silence ● Ok no so he wants to wipe our memories too ● Wants to ensure our silence bc memories can be harvested by the wrong people ● The allure of being able to cast any spell you want —> there’s something in the library mushroom caves that does this??? Gortag’s eyebrow communication Jose’s offer: ● Riding dog ● Some guy to identify T’s objects ● Empty promise pig ● Wheel of cheese In exchange: ● Wipe our memories ● Instil an arcane fear of the underground place ● OR he’ll give us a funny ring that notifies them if we tell someone Josen —> bald head, black bits of hair, scar across his eye, fake nose, scarring The ring: ● It will let you dispel 1 magic a day ● If we speak about the mushroom room to will cast chain lightning on us, it will notify them where we are and possibly teleport them to us We agree to accept the ring We go to get our stuff “Well well looks like we’ve got a bit of a situation round here…”Entry 11
Tall figure in tan cloak, leaning against the wall, claws, flipping a coin, 2 large ears, hairless-looking feline shape, covered in chain/rose tattoos —> Saloon (Saloona is his sister) ● Wants to make a counter offer ● He’s against the caretakers —> don’t hide behind the sins of the past but instead fight them ● He looks like a sphinx cat ● He wants the creatures to be destroyed ● His ‘counter-offer’ — won’t give us anything but the tools to kill the demons underground ● Tools = items that would make the ancients cry?? He pulls out a crystal —> you throw it at the stone guy and say the trigger word and it kills him We decide to put his offer on the back burner — he says we can find him at the Black Rock Inn - ask for mr Cobana We see feathered humanoid gang walk past — they’re going to fish ● They’re Scralings? They invite us fishing —> they’re sus of The Culvert Volavore We get to the fishing hole ● There’s skellies fishing ● There’s a fish thats lucky to kiss The scary story: ● Long ago, large wooden fort, rain didn’t touch it ● One day the smallest of the Neeps went out and saw an old Neep standing outside “I can’t get in, but its so cold outside! Let me in” ● the Neepling’s mum said dont let him in ● The needling lets the Nupe (old neep) in —> said he’d reward him ● The next morning every one was dead apart from the neepling ● They say the neepling’s ghost still haunts the walls ● The Nupe was a Dosk —> a spooky shapeshifter ● They come from underground and have yellow eyes, they attack u went sleeping (whiskey is one :(…) There’s amulets (with ruby), orbs, wooden ducks that can trap Dosks Cave spider venom makes u forget Templeton goes to bedroom -> there’s a note on his bed; signed with a wax seal with a 10-legged spider ● Wisp of smoke as he opens it ● Glowing words: ‘though our master may be dead, do not think that we have forgotten your duty to him’ ● Small dagger with woollen handle and feather tied to end falls out the note Skelly with straw hat —> tablet around his neck saying property of Owlvex There’s supposed to be a genie around here — bright vibrant blue jar — the last person who wished with him turned to smoke ● You’re always supposed to leave 1 wish ● You get 4 wishes— 1 for each of the alive moons, and 1 for the dead moon; you have to leave a wish for the dead moon The old crone?? Can cure anything Figure in the back holding a goblet —> Kevron ● He’s talking about puppets Duck with blue amulet —> gave him 4 riddles, he answered all of them but the last one —> that’s how he got the iron coin (fey folk dont like iron it burns them) Ratty-looking human approaches us ● Asks if Edgar is a pillow salesman Go to bar ● Passed by a figure in a brown robe ‘just remember your promise’ —> the caretakers To bar to meet mouse tamer Orc with goblet hanging round neck Figure leaning against large spear Figure looking at golden orb rolling on table == Medra ● Fortune teller ● The light of the sun ● Look for the chapel with the large golden orb —> his place Man with big snake ● Passes R a golden peach ● Gives R a ribbon snake Lady in corner with yellow eyes See the mouse tamer ● Body popping mice ● He auctions off the miceEntry 12
We wake up in the afternoon Note slipped under the door with chocolate, with a Hammer symbol pressed into the chocolate — join us in the common room ● We join the caretakers in common room We leave with them Big Chris? —> huge guy, large copper hammer round his neck ● Hammer = symbol of the caretakers We leave to go to secret location Pink ear sticking out from behind a cloak —> guy watching us at the back of the bar ● Yellow eyes ● Next to him: another figure standing just behind him; glint of metal sticking out from pocket — sharp looking Walk along the sunny streets of bluewell Get to old farmhouse building with clock tower ● Josen knocks on door 3 ties, then 4th ● Hammer carved into the door ● “Who comes? He who brings the hammer comes” —> lets us in We go thru the house Someone stolen Josen’s coin purse —> where he kept all the info on our bargin! Small figure walking by; circular glasses, something glowing on his back Josen leaves us with grumpy old man, scars across both eyes Go into dining room with old man and big Chris Old man offers us a choice: new deal?? ● Help them plug the gap they’ve had in leadership or they’ll make sure we won’t speak of it He offers Gortag a green fizzy drink —> gortag drinks He asks R to hit herself with a small hammer —> she declines He asks E to read a scroll that says ‘dont not read the contents of this scroll’ Rolls a golden orb to T and asks him to crack it on his head ● This was a test to see if we’re doppelgängers ● To check if Gortag is not one, he asks to see my neck —> reals have a mark? Old man recognises Culvant’s voice Old man = Grambay or Gram leads us to a stone room — some of the doors at bricked up We try an vote on whether we a) help them b) take vow of silence and risk electrocution c) try and kill them Volavore does an augary to tell if we do try kill them if it will go well ● To do the augary someone. Has to shake volavore like a magic 8 ball We do the augary —> see a large collection of gravestone, some with hammers some with flowers, crawling over the graves is a mouse with black fur and yellow eyes; smell of smoke rises from the urn ● What does this mean?? Big Chris gives me cheese Big Chris pulls out a book —> parrot comes out T tries to kill the parrot Chris leaves Arrow flunks into the table from above — there’s an archer watching us We talk to the archer —> we dont do this for pay We try to persuade the archer he’s being coned by the caretakers Archer leaves to get Grambay We make a run for it Josen helps us escape! We decide to make our way to the cave where the sceptre that will help us get our memories back Grobbert the cheese goblin ● We want to buy cool cheese — we offer a wooden box ● He breaks our wooden box with gems in it —> we argue he owes us 400 Amber and free cheese ● Grobbert eats mystery cheese —> floats up lightning strikes him, comes back down Then he just gives us: ● 2 meat cheese ● 1 haunted cheese ● 1 flying cheese ● 1 speak to mouse cheese ● 1 mystery cheese ● 400 amber We see a tree with a golden object ● Urn = mix of bone and gold ● Its a golden urn —> has symbol of cross bones, and fangs ● Completely sealed ● E can see/feel a pulsing energy around the urn ● T can see a black smoke oozing from it ● Kulvant can sense the presence of a spirit inside it ● Kulvant wants to hug it ● R carves eyes and kissy lips into it The old library were we went down the hole has been boarded up — hammer symbol carved into it Soldiers warn us that there are marauders out there See a large ruin: central plaza and towers either side See burnt shacks, village with well; large pile of bones; hoof marks, footprints, pawprints round the pathway —> marauders? ● Most of the bones have been chewed, marrow sucked out ● The hoof prints look like dire donkey prints ● Bite marks = human / neep / orc?? DID WE DO THIS?? Investigate stables: wooden stump, blood stains, single human skull cracked open Investigate large house: iron coin underneath wardrobe - R takes it Investigate the well: full of skulls; human, avian (scraling), animal —> covered in bite and knife marks Burned down building: trap down nailed shut —> we go down —> store room with old beds —> fresh bodies, huddled together with their throats cut, human, knives still in some of their hands — broken boarded window with scratch marks ● G and R think it was dire donkeys Ruined tower // or // bigger ruin with 2 towers and central courtyard Get to the mouth of the cave — serval crumbling statues , tower looms over ● Statues line the way into the cave ● See smoke rising from large encampment in the distance Look for somewhere to camp ● See a small hut in the distance — its occupied ● We get closer —> there’s horse head on spikes We knock —> bear knocker The door opens up by itself —> hooded figureEntry 13
Door opens: large figure in a dark cloak stands in front of us: reaches out a small blacked hand — gortag high fives hand Figure disappears Bird-looking creature stirring a pot (gnarly scraling) Offers us soup The bird guy is a scraling Old scraling offers us food and a place to sleep Scraling is scared when she sees R ● Says they’re scared of the neepish raiders Exotic wooden bowls: interesting faces on — she wants us to sell them —> pyramid scheme Gartha Greyfeather is her name Gortag means ‘king’ Mister Gubbins == her rotund cat —> bear shaped bell on his collar “Are you pillow salesmen” ? —>>> code???!! “Which way did the crows fly?” —> code??? — > “bear” is code Takes Edgar into the back room to strap him in?? A memory thing ● Terrarium full of spiders ● Going to pry about inside his mind to find the memories E sits in the chair: ● She places a towel with runes on ● It looks like the memories arent actually in there! Apparently if you cook and add salt to spider venom, it reverses memory loss ● She offers it to E to drink ● He drinks —> feels exactly the same but his book feels different Next thing to try: basilisk venom ● Shows us where to find them on map ● Shows us where Daffmire the humid (breeze dragon) lives —> in tower; might be able to get us our memories back ● She offers E a petrification protection charm (eye necklace) Back in the main room —> all that’s there = cat, shadowy figure ● R approaches them —> shakes its hand ● It disappears— Rameila wears the cloak: it crawls on to her; the black liquid dies her wool, it makes her grow 2 ft taller; her voice has an echo ● She can’t take it off ● R is a very expensive shadow servant now?? ● Takes tolls We sleep I wake up and put my hand in blood — dead gremlin creature See a single green feather WHISKERS PROTECTED US THATS MY BABY BOY R uncontrollably opens the door when there’s a knock, she feels the need to collect a toll- — the guy wants to come in — R stops him ● He’s called Gav ● R is compelled to answer the door Gortag is digging a grave for the gremlin T sees smoke in the distance We head for the cave with the sceptre ● Stone statues with chunks bitten out of it ● Heavy 3-toed footprints ● Some of the plants have been turned to stone E shouts to Daffmire - thumbs up - Daff is unimpressed by it, flies back to tower We go to the tower At the door: ● Hear a little voice asking what we want ● Daffmire of the morning dew ● Door opens —> collection of small blue lizard-bear creatures; pig with multiple eyes on head ● Daff wants a tribute before we talk to them We walk up the stairs — one door has a golden fish ● Factory room ● Fish room = for secret —> a key locked behind the number 3 ● Explosives room ● Fixing things room ● Pet room The place was built by 1 of 6 bros as a lookout post We get to a gold room — DAff is here Giant spider stole our memories, weaved it away and died ● In order to get them back, our thief needs to tell us how —> we need to be able to speak to the dead T does Performance for Daff T asks about basilisks —> Daff says to take the crown of mirrors The moniker of the fish, the river salmon — treasure lies in these places, buried with the brother Daff gives advice: to kill basilisk, stab in back of head We leave, Gubbins the kobold is there???Entry 14
It is gubbins the blue kobold He’s been keeping an eye on us Gubbins is undercover, he’s not actually blue —> HES GREEN He wants us to help him with a heist He wants us to do a distraction so he can steal a pearl/orb Gubbins boss works with the Mayer — wants to open there corridors to power ● His boss = Gevvinson ● Gev is a popular name due to the old fiasco ● The orb opens a door —> Gev already has one, but he needs 4 Gubbins agrees to help us fid the sceptre in return for us helping distract Daff so he can steal the orb Sledding down the tower stairs — did not go well smacked into the little blue goblins with pig head— picked up a small golden trinket Someone on the stairs asks about bed wear — pillow salesman —> pillow is a drug? We finally get out of the tower In the lobby —> people wearing orange, + purple feathers ● They are consignment salespeople (bc dragons are good customers; they’re brave enough to pay with gold) ● We barter ● Leader has yellow eyes, robes == Advisor? ‘Frenda’? = a being from underground (the golden mask guy was his friend: when the 2 halves are put together it comes alive) ● They id R’s gold urn for her ● It contains a bad powerful spirit —> vampiric spirit —> ● Gives us a free baklava taster (golden eagle on the box) The deal: ● The urn for ● Silver-iron Axe, identification kit, mystery potion, dog whistle, mystery wand Speak to animals potion (1 large | 2 med | 4 small | doses), anti petrification potion (1 med dose | 2 small doses), mechanical duck, badger that knows 2 spells, hut in a box (1 use only) ● For golden idol On nearest hill = a median size ursine shape watching us (bear) R flips her dog coin: big black dog, orange eyes —> dog has taken a vow of silence but can write in common ● Name = darthomex, first watch of the iron legion R chases after the bear to chat — it doesn’t like her R speaks to T’s new badger: he’s smart — name = violent scrumbles; twos 2 spells: speak with person and locate water; needs honey to work at full capacity — she’s a bit high maintenance wants to be fed grapes and be shampooed Gubbins stole a book from the kobold == book of daggers ● T speaks the name of book of daggers to the book of knowledge ● === words appear on the page: https://www.worldanvil.com/w/ullthwaygon-zone55x/a/book-of-daggers-item?preview=true Move towards the cave —> shattered statues around; scawe-y! We head inside…Entry 15
At the cave We hear someone moving in the cave Make our way through Get to a room with half eaten stone animals and a door Chest —> R Gets gold, solid iron knife, small small shield made of glass Get to room with big scary basilisk — the sceptre is here? Not the right one…? ● R tries to make a break for the sceptre ● Gets it! ● T id’s it —> the skull of a tharrier attached to a summoning staff —> summons the natural predator of basilisks (tharrier) —> slam it on the ground and it summons the beast Continue sigils on the walls Room with runes Runes painted in with blue crystals See handprint round locked doors ● Put hand on one ● Get vision Vision of far away place: Cave next to waterfall Large hanging tree, folding branches — holding a large shape Door opens —> swords, heart shield inside ● Sword shines —> illuminates my eyes, hear ‘kill those that oppose us’ whisper ● Plaques on the walls carved in language we dont know —> symbol of triangle with cross through it appears a lot ● shield: hear my heart beating; shield vibrates with ever heart beat —> feels like a strong connection + radiant silver longsword + shield in shape of heart R puts hand on wall; has vision (wolf with white fur, gets more and more matted until it looks like a scary dire sheep; dead sheep around it) ● Door opens: cage covered with cloth; bird cage with cloth; triangle-cross symbol on wall ● Pulls the cloth off —> dog-rodent; snarling Loud noise (from the creature) —> im on the floor The dog-rat eats R’s flute with its nose Birdcage: empty… terrible screeching from the cage; flowers bloom, the stone changes type Gortag = disfigured half face; very muscly 1 arm; 1 extra eye yellow on cheek ● + 2 to perception ● + 1 to strength See a figure with my new eye We chase it —> catch up: dress in blue, hair moves in delayed pace to rest of body ● Basilisk expert == Minidernia; Mini Basilisks are allergic to garlic Continue exploring: stone bed with chest (diary, rations) “the bringers marked all the most dangerous stuff with warning symbols” Cabinet —> collection of iron pipes with wooden handles; bag of small metal balls, black powder === gun? Use it to apply eyeliner to G In the corner of the room —> beetle, blue eye under where its wings should be Mini gets eyeliner too Beetle deals electric damage Continue Light catches small glossy eyes The ceiling ripples; thousands of leathery wings T walks into an invisible wall —> sees small mouse scurry into hole in invisible wall T steps into a room: figure pointing wand at him “where do you think you’re going?”Entry 16
Man in blue robe, pointing crystal in T’s face (Was gonna wipe T’s memory) Decides T is his new hostage He’s researching … something… Memories are a sort of currency His room is full of research, crystals, big empty birdcage He says basilisk venom is good for restoring lost memories if the memories are still inside you Says not to look directly at the birdcage “you’ll only see it at a certain angle” Memories dont just vanish when something dies — we could get them from the spider’s body? Will trade the skull staff for something that will help us get memories back Rush of magic energy They go back in to talk to the wizard Theres a small cloaked figure; shadowy imp by his side What do we get in return? ● Location of a place where we can contact our memories and find out where they are — the entity will give us a guarantee but at a price ● OR ● Give us a crystal (must be taken to grove, under light of 2 full moons and it’ll show us where our stuff is T & R made the deal for the crystal The imps get angry if they know you’ve noticed them To fix our disfigurements, bathe under full moonlight, asap They forgot to ask where the GROVE IS T goes down a small hole Stone face —> eyes have triangle with cross thru it == danger Small shrine, with person holding 2 fingers up on throne + crone with 3 points, and people kneeling, small fish at their feet; idol carve into stone Cool air around the sides of it… door? We try recreating the scene… it worked??? Alcove with key in shape of fish (for the FISH DOOR???) Take the fish key Door opens up —> small circular room: circle in the middle, pearls hanging from the ceiling —> go in the slots Room lines with images of fish and pearls Put a pearl in — flash of light — templeton disappears We decide to put a fish in to test it E gets a fish — it coughs up a gold coin Edgar’s blood is black? Ink! Send fish with note attached to T Whiskers is a bit weird — wants to to on the east one (to a land of ‘cheese” with gold and horses, where gortag will be king Templeton wakes up in stone circle — room with fish carved on walls; small urn and book; incense; book has list of names written on it — names of objects: lamp, table, spoon, eggplant, pumpkin — T leaves the room— hallway lines with masks (some are missing) — lots of wine There are slots in the room T comes in (a portal room) —> western arrow is stained with gold powder By the side of the fish room, T notices a large golden mask — puts it on, start to lose control of his body T comes back to us We get some pearls 17 + a golden one, and one of the 17 has a different energy (it catches the light as if it was daylight) We leave thru the tunnel —> cliff face, vines; by the exit is a single carving of a fish Can see the smoke from a campfire in the distance: heterogenous sized tents, with bones hanging from their sides —> MARAUDERS?? We climb down the vinesEntry 17
At the opening of the cave Green ocean before us; smoke rises in distance; see a camp; draconic head at top of large tower; almost sheer drop down; vines; gold dust on some vines We find our dog and badger and gubbins R’s dog is hot; scars on belly Gubbins says the Grove is need the marauder camp We travel We see a medium sized fuzzy shape == bear See old hollowed out tree stump with gold glittering near by We have short rest Investigate the tree stump: ● Blackened, old, dead, tree ● Large golden sword with silver blade impailed into he tree, a body of black bones, the water around the tree is sickly / tainted ● G pulls the tree out ● It bites me —> bites into my hands ● The tree drains my blood and appears healthier G and R try to pull the sword —> makes us look older, and seems to make the skeleton more healthy —> R’s cloak protects her from it? ● Cut the Skelly’s head off — ageing reverses, sword gets sucked back into the tree R takes the head —> gives it to dog —> dog says it’s her responsibility now - she keeps it We approach the cave —> small shrine carved in the rock (goblet relief simple alter with bag of old berries; small food bowl, sign that says badger ● Violent sniffs at bowl, eyes glow, magic, starts speaking There’s a hole in the cave — gubbins offers to go in and check it out ● Finds a small lock box ● Chewed stick —> feel slight spark of magic energy Grape-flavoured berries for violent M chews stick, it snaps, they feel a rush of energy M picks the lock box —> a single key is inside —> has unusual handle == WORM KEY + small note “badger always did like worms, I hope this helps you find what you’re looking for… if you ever want to find me again, I’ll be where we first met” Long rest ● Gortag sees ufo? ● Mini sees small weird bird, rabbit that digs something up (worms, slugs), pointed tail ● T hunts 8 actions I have disadvantage for Walk towards marauder camp: triangle with X, cages with beasts inside, horses, small caravan bringing supplies and more marauders — we’d need a small army ● The grove is in the middle ● The marauders seem to respect the grove ● At centre of grove — large obelisk with a pool The marauders: mix of humans, orcs, neeps, bullheaded figures, large scaled guys, ogres ● Large tent on one side with space for ppl to keep watch Form a plan to heist the camp and get to the grove We see new arrivals wearing boar heads Banners painted red; some boar shields Looks of them are drinking from humanoid skulls; gnawing on bones, sucking marrow; several archers; those on horses seem to have the best equipment ● Large hairless creature in cage ● Avian creatures in the smaller cages — big beak, mean look To do: ● Get clothes ● Figure out where to set fires ● Figure out where to release horses Gubbins left a note “been called away on business, a friend will be here soon”Entry 18
Double full moon in the next few days; 1-3 days Marauders: Raider types; shamanistic guys around the pillars; mercenary; ragged guys List: ● Oil ● Candle and string ● Clothes? (Steal) ● Poison ● Sugar + saltpetre = smoke bomb Make our wayEntry 19
Hooded blue figure, on cloak is a globe then an eye with a tear rolling out the center dropping into a jaw Hooded figures shake hands with kobolds and are let into Daff’s tower Kobold says it was the janitor — Stephani — from the janitor’s guild ● Janitors always pay to clean … He was lying ● Not Stephanie was here on secret business, so he paid the kobold to keep his name quiet Kobold has some Sani cards —> I buy them We go into the tower We go to the shop J’son the Wise is a dragon We buy sweat pig oil We buy cask of wine to hold the oil We see a figure in a dark cloak smoking a cinnamon pipe ● He is attempting to get to the top of the tower by the next full moon —> there are runes there that will give him knowledge he wants to know ● He recognises E —> ”do you still keep an aviary?” “I would gladly like to take you up on a new raven” —> E has a place near the sleeping tavern — assistant called Shelly —> E and Shelly were keeping a collection of ravens — kept them near the Sleeping Tavern bc they wouldn’t mind the noise when he was plucking them— E was a writer His name == Mishcosh We get rid of the wine Kobolds have a secret mining operation Small blue man comes up to us— asks for our helpEntry 20
Around Daff’s tower is uncommonly clear skies, higher air pressure We leave the tower to write a fake letter of attack from the marauders Make fake letter Give letter to kobold Minnifez is another dragon — foe of Daff Daff requests our presence Daff has alliance with he Marauders Daff wants proof —> says he’ll help us get in Daff has memory problems? Daff says it must be Valdoc the pirate — he’d hire assassins Daff’s mark to allow us passage into the groove is some scales — these scales will also let us contact him — he gives us a banner instead We go to meet Mishcosh ● The tower has a ward on it ● The tower is some sort of seal We go to the badger cave We explore in our downtime ● Go to town: ● Barkus who sells dogs — R wants to buy a skeleton dog ● Tavern “The Pint by the Mountain” Old man Menken will show us how to use the Thunderstick (eyelinestick gun) R buys a bone dog Go to shop —> seller says parcel for Edgar: left by one of his bird people Seller also recognises T — T was went to stoneport T came from Pyracy —> giant pyramid Sparky the electric beetle is Gortag’s new pet R is approached by pale figure who wants to buy the skullEntry 21
We go east Robed figure with 2 big green ears — dragging sack ● He has a shop —> in the mountain ● R says if he can get the vampire tree sword she’ll buy it from him ● T tries to warn him ● Stuff falls out —> old sword, gold coins, mysterious bottle, pot leaking blue fluid Mysterious bottle —> soda Go to mysterious building — burned out candles, triangular window — blue footprints — alter Paint ourselves blue Find old silver key and necklace Pure silver — makes R’s black goop go away — uncomfortable for her to hold Cave —> sign danger do not enter, basilisks Fake stone animal statues Go in —> roar and flash of yellow Crudely sculpted head Push against a wall —> go thru it: ● Land on a pile of gold, small weapons, suit of armour, letter (has dragon in corner), flasks, treasure chests ● letter: to the goblins of the mountain here’s your reward for your service, we hope it will help you succeed in your mission, regards the servants of Karathorn Suit of armour is robot?! Has gears T opens the chest —> array of potions and a single metal rod like the suit; flute Gold coins with grinning faces Holds rod on suit —> starts to glow —> suit comes alive —> E can control it with his mind R tries to get the automaton to get the vampire sword Fails next cave —> stone deer Large clawEntry 22
Hear the scratching See strange brownish-grey creature climb over, a large white strip down its middle - it runs away T smells blood Set of boot prints heading in Whirring sound —> tower in distance lights up blue G follows the blood: ● Sword embedded into the body of large beast dead one its side ● Sword made of blackish material, it glistens, handle is silver, triangle runes ● Large stone door with sunrise ● 2 triangle alcoves on each side of the room, both with plinths ● Another door with blue light R pulls out the sword All the blood that meets the air turns to stone Push the buttons either side of the door ● Door opens Large stone room — blue lights, flameless lights one the walls — stone furniture all around us, several rooms, one with the footprints leading into, another one with a large summoning circle (in the centre is a single dirty white egg the size of a football) Footprints lead to stone door — cant open— panel with x on it —> smash it —> button —> push button —> door opens R takes the egg The room: small stone room, large carpet, stone furniture, large cracked sphere (dark glass, mainly hollow) next to stone tablet ● tablet: tells us about the stone circle and crystal —> how to destroy it and how to summon the entity ● Smokey magically residue on the sphere —> containment magic: to contain dark energies ● Compressed sticky nut bar ● Paper —> drawings of badger catapult Board of buttons + screen ● Press circle button —> screen lights up ● Creature was held within the orb to attract the basilisks ● Was recaptured and placed in a basilisk egg (the one im carrying for R) ● Demon tower: hive for being the locals have dubbed the snatcher —> every 3 days, takes a local — has any of wobbly armed fiends - such fiends ay be useful in contacting astral sea entities —> same creatures as in the orb ● Stone circle: abraders have taken refuge around the stone circle (believed to be old contact tower) ● Itinerary: lists selection of things in the room and thudertubes ● Summoning circle: password locked Open a cabinet —> guns, pretty knives Smash egg in circle to contact, do not smash outside of circle G gets a gun Thud on door We try to hide Squishing —> shadow, blue light —> thing comes in Everyone hides but E Figure = large shell instead of clothes; tendril arms, leach like opening instead of head === super creepy; oozes pinkish slime; rattling breath; screeching bird symbol one chest ● Gets scared of guns and tries to attack them Edgar’s plan fails It lunges towards E Cut to blackEntry 23
Tendrils flailing —> attacks E Fight our way outEntry 24
In creepy cave Little rag doll —> needles in hair, small box in its hands ● Wants one of us to bury and guard his box Barking voice behind us ● Yellow eyes —> feathery figure wants box == small twool with glowing amber around neck Creature trapped inside the box —> dreaming beast: shows people’s dreams and memories Puppet guy doesn’t want to give it to them Gubbins is here! Gubbins is sus They both vye for our loyalties Amber orb We fight against the twool lot We win RIP Darthomex Gubbins —> if you ever see one of my staches knock on it 3 times and splash it with blue paint 3000 amber Still burning coal in the shape of a heart from R’s Dog All the marauders are dead We leave the cave Grey skies Smoke rising from the direction of the marauder camp Daffmire’s tower has a hole in it Daffmire’s dead :( sad kobolds need a new home ● New dragons have moved in —> dragons control the weather —> everything bleak Marauder camp —> pillar is smashed Marauders hanging Hunched figures —> humanoid Broken cages Bones — big Long beast killed everything, freed anything in cages Go into marauder tent —> chief hut ● No bodies ● Lots of treasure, throne, small wooden pen ● Inside pen —> big broken egg shells —> daffmire’s babies?? Treasure chest —> T tries to open it with knock, G hits it ● 2 of the 6 crystals on the chest bursts Goblins took something important—> went to big city Big scarred horse == Horsetag
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