Chillin' on Mawise

General Summary

The party heads towards the shrine to talk to Night of The Panther, the spiritual leader of the Tabaxi on Mawise. They eventually learn that the black cube may be somewhere inside the jungle. Night warns them of the dangers. There's also tales of a huge black panther roaming the jungle whom Night believes to be an avatar of the Cat Lord.
A group of ten went to the old pyramid in the abandoned village and figured out where the cave leading to it might be. They came back with only 2 and they didn't really want to talk about it. Both of them went back to the pyramid a little less than a tenday ago and haven't been seen back. They are a Tabaxi named Tricking Treat and a Tortle named Ozluck.
When they arrive they find both the pyramid and the village overgrown with vines and other plants, a path has been cleared on one stairway up to the pyramid. They look through the village and find one hut that is still somewhat intact with sleeping bags inside and a recently-gone-out campfire outside.
Not finding anyone in the village, they head for the pyramid. When they reach the top, they hear voices coming from inside discussing something. The Tabaxi and Tortle first think it's a spirit speaking to them, but the party walks through the doorway and they are greeted.
Trick explains to them what they think the mural here means. It shows a pilgrimage deep into the jungle. There is a small lake with a waterfall and behind that waterfall a cave. According to the mural, there's a black cube at the bottom in a body of water where purple water lilies grow. They think you have to bring some of those lilies back and burn them with incense in the bowl in the center of the room they are in right now.
Trick and Ozluck went with ten people on the pilgrimage, but all of there companions died in some horrible way. Assassin vines, giant crocodiles, and so forth. They don't remember being in the cave at all, which is strange...
The party heads off on their journey through the jungle and try to not get lost and follow what little directions Trick and Ozluck could give them. Sometime in the evening when the sun is not yet set, they are attacked by 4 kamadan, leopard-like creatures with 6 snakes attached to their shoulders. Eventually the party kills them and they venture forth looking for a good place to sleep.
At night, while Suiv and Brandeth individually keep watch, they are both visited by Chwingas, shy forest spirits that hardly show themselves to strangers. Brandeth receives a flower from the Chwinga and she gives one back. The Chwinga seems happy and hops back onto a stone before it disappears in it. Suiv gets a beautiful pebble that probably came from a river nearby. Suiv gives some goodberries which are way too big for a Chwinga. It takes it behind a bush where Suiv hears other Chwinga noises and they seem to share the berry together before hopping off.

Character(s) interacted with

Night of the Panther. Tabaxi trickery domain Cleric
Tricking Treat. Tabaxi hunter
Ozluck. Tortle