Journal - Session 2 - A Calling from the Deep

General Summary

The 2nd of Serrum, 1390 of the Storm Era, Goblin Dungeon southwest of Weatherdeep
After resting for a good amount of time, the party decided to get back to searching the dungeon for the Grand Artificers supplies. Vex recovered his dagger that he had thrown in the fight, and Milo lit a torch. Before setting out, Dink and Ghesh both commented on how at peace they had felt in the dungeon. They both felt a strange beckoning coming from deeper in the dungeon.
Opening the door, the party continued to press deeper into the dungeon. They went left back into the hall they had come from and passed the double doors that lead above ground. As they passed the doors Dink closed them quietly. At the other end of the hall was a door that had light from torches coming from under it. The door opened into another hallway that had a set of double doors on the far end and two doors on either side of the middle hallway. The party set up against the first door on the right and after counting down silently from three the party stormed the room.

Battle of the First Goblin Room

• Goblin Sword #1 saw the party as soon as they opened the door and he attacked Ghesh wounding him.
• Goblin Sword #2, Goblin Spear #3 and Goblin Archer #4 all moved closer to attack.
• Vex moved into the room and attacked but missed.
• Moloch moved into the room and attacked twice killing Goblin Sword #1
• Ghesh moved and shield bashed Goblin #3 hurting it knocking it prone.
• Milo moved into the room casting magic missile attacking Goblin Archer #4 killing it.
• Dink moved into the room readying an action.
• Goblin Sword #2 moved to attack Milo, but the readied action from Dink activated and the goblin was wounded by Dink’s crossbow bolt.
• Goblin Spear #3 stands up and takes attacks of opportunity from Ghesh.
• Vex attacks Goblin Sword #2 and misses.
• Moloch attacks Goblin Sword #2 twice and hits once killing it.
• Ghesh attacks Goblin Spear #3 but misses.
• Milo retreats to the front of the room and closes the door.
• Dink attacks Goblin Spear #3 with a javelin but misses.
• Goblin Spear #3 attacks Dink but misses.
• Vex moves and attacks Goblin Spear #3 and kills it.

The party then looked through all the boxes in the room finding letters, various curios, and refuse. The party then exited the first room and going directly across the hall opened the next room. The room was empty except for some crates full of the same things in the first room. The party then exited back into the hallway and making a left they took the first door on their left. In the room the party finds three goblins.
Battle of the Second Goblin Room
The party gained surprise over the enemy.

• Ghesh rushed in and attempted to shield bash but missed.
• Milo moved and withdrew his quarterstaff.
• Dink moved into the room shooting a bolt from his crossbow killing Goblin Archer #3, Dink yells out to leave one of them alive.
• Moloch using non-lethal damage steps into the room and attacks Goblin Spear #2.
• Vex moves into the room and attacks Goblin Spear #2 killing it.
• Ghesh intimidates the final goblin into surrendering.

The party speaks with the goblin who introduces himself as “Squeequeg” who is cagy at first but eventually admits that the Goblins are bandits who rob people who travel down the road. Their boss named Nitzcrag is in the large room at the end of the hall. The party empties out a crate and stuffs Squeequeg into the crate and puts a heavy object on top of the crate to trap him. The party says they will return to let him out.
The party then exited the room closing the door behind them and then went across the hall to the last single door in this hallway. Slowly opening the door, Dink saw a Goblin Shaman on the other side of door closing a door on the opposite side of the next room. Dink then closed the door to affect a surprise on the Goblin Shaman. After counting to three again the party sprang open the door to attack the Goblin Shaman.
Battle of the Third Goblin Room

• Dink opened the door and stabbed the Goblin Shaman with his Javelin.
• Ghesh rushed the door and slashed the Goblin Shaman.
• Moloch moved and attacked twice, missing both times.
• The Goblin Shaman barely clinging onto life connect his fingertips and cast Burning Hands injuring Moloch, Dink and Ghesh.
• Milo and Vex moved away from the spell
• Dink, recovering from the attack retreats into the other room.
• Ghesh counter attacked but missed.
• Moloch attacked twice and killed the Goblin Shaman.

The party was exhausted following this latest battle, so they decided to take a small break in this room and barred the doors. Once rested up the party tried the final door and found it locked, but the Goblin Shaman still had the key on his body, so they took the key and found a short hallway stacked to the top with crates barricading the other side of the room. The party closed off this room and went back into the main hallway and to the final double doors, the lair of Nitzcrag. Opening the doors, they found Nitzcrag and five of his Goblin henchmen.

Dungeon Boss – Nitzcrag

• Ghesh started the party off with a bang launching his breath weapon injuring many of the Goblins in the room.
• Moloch moved into the room attacking twice trying to hit Goblin Archer #3, but it ducked at the last second and switched places with Goblin Sword #5 killing it.
• Vex moved and attacked Goblin Archer #3 wounding it.
• Milo cast Witchbolt against Nitzcrag but missed.
• Goblin Sword/Shield #1 attacked Ghesh and missed.
• Goblin Sword/Shield #2 attacked Ghesh and wounded him.
• Goblin Archer #3 retreated but was cut down by Ghesh and Vex as he ran.
• Goblin Archer #4 moved next to Nitzcrag and attacked Moloch injuring him.
• Nitzcrag moved and attacked Ghesh wounding him.
• Dink moved to attack Goblin Sword/Shield #1 with his javelin but missed.
• Ghesh used a heal potion.
• Moloch attacked Goblin Archer #4 but missed.
• Vex attacked Nitzcrag but missed.
• Milo used True Strike and Witchbolt and attacked but at the last second Nitzcrag grabbed Goblin Archer #4 and threw him in from of the Witchbolt, wounding Goblin Archer #4.
• Goblin Sword/Shield #1 attacked Ghesh and wounded him.
• Goblin Sword/Shield #2 attacked Moloch and missed.
• Nitzcrag attacked Moloch twice but missed twice.
• Dink attacked using his Green Flame attack on his Javelin wounding Nitzcrag and killing Goblin Archer #4, Goblin Sword/Shield #2 and Goblin Sword/Shield #1.
• Ghesh moved to flank Nitzcrag and attacked him using Divine Smite.
• Moloch attacked Nitzcrag with flurry of blows hitting him three times killing him.

After the party defeated the boss, they looked in the boxes and found glowstone which Dink recognized as being supplies artificers use in making constructs. The feeling of the dungeon drawing them closer was now very strong for Dink and Ghesh and they looked to another door in the far end of the large boss room. The door was barricaded with many crates and boxes, but the group worked together to move them.

Behind the door the party found an ancient corridor covered in dust and cobwebs. The party followed the path around to a final room where at one end sat a dais with a podium. On the podium was a spherical transparent stone with swirling clouds inside. As Dink reached for the stone he was overcome with a vision of peace and contentment. He felt belonging for the first time in a long time. Ghesh recognized the stone as one of the lost Rue Stones of Ava and spoke with Dink about what he held in his hands. From the other end of the room a voice called out “Who are you?”

Report Date

29 Oct 2022

Primary Location

Goblin Settlement Weston Area