50. Bloodthirsty Gnomes Report

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26th Olarune, 999 YK

The party arrives in the Summervine vineyard. There is a notice board outside! Looks like the vineyard is having trouble with bloodstained, vicious gnomes.
Also, someone named Williance Emond is interested in some weird mushrooms.
They go and speak to Williance about the mushrooms, and they love him.
Williance sends them into the estate to speak with Elvéline Monnet, who tells them about the bloodstained gnomes.
Williance takes them to where the mushrooms are. Warden identifies the mushrooms as Fly Agaric mushrooms, or Redcaps.
This is also where the gnomes were!
They explore looking for holes or caves, and while doing so, Lozaal witnesses a mushroom pop out of the ground!
The mushrooms are hats being worn by the bloodstained gnomes!
The gnomes are also wearing heavy iron boots and carrying giant sickles. They attack, surprisingly agile considering.
The gnomes dropkick people!
The boots are Big Heavy. Also they Big Hurt.
Kalshana ends up on the floor with one of the gnomes on top of her, crushing her lungs with it's boots.
The party manage to defeat the gnomes, it seems like they just give up and "switch off" at a certain point.
Once they dealt with the gnomes, Lozaal identified them as Redcaps. They are from Thelanis, and are the personification of serial killer stories.
They sprout from the mushrooms!
The party goes about destroying the mushrooms to remove the infestation, including the ones on the mature redcaps. They just pop out of existence when they die!
Elvéline pays them 30 gp and 10 bottes of Summervine (Fine Wine)
Warden tries to convince the snooty Aundairian pigeons to keep a look out for the mushrooms, but Williance isn't keen on the idea. Scarecrows are there to keep the birds away!
After saving the vineyard, they continue towards Passage.
On the road, they summon Kosaten again and trade with him. He doesn't have the Khyber shards anymore.
They trade Shura to Kosaten in exchange for Illusionist's Bracers.