The Loss of Mimi
Campaign 0, Session 8
| Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Commenced | 07/29/’17 | 18:30 |
| Ended | 07/29/’17 | 23:30 |
| Character | Race | Class | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dungeon Master | Joseph | ||
| Carnak Rockseeker | Dwarf | Cleric | Christopher |
| Elbon Zyawlla | Human | Fighter | Elisa |
| Mairon Killeghymn | High Elf | Wizard | Derek Longmire |
| Alden Hawkeye | Human | Fighter | Brandon |
| Roscoe Thorngage | Halfling | Rogue | Bill |
Having left Phandalin before dawn, it was still early morning as we approached the Wave Echo Cave without incident. Upon reaching the mouth of the cave, we decided to ask Mimi the pseudo-dragon to enter ahead of us in order to check for traps and/or guards - she agreed to do so. But just after reaching the mouth of the cave, she triggered a magical trap and was killed. That was quite a shock! I mean, she saved our lives, but we totally never expected she would die! I think we never consciously thought a trap might be powerful enough to kill her! We sent her to her death! My heart is breaking!
We started this morning ever mindful of the fact that we still had not located two of Carnak’s family, his cousins Nundro and Tharden. And now Mimi! This has become a very heavy day for me already. I am not sure what the others are feeling. I heard everyone gasp when Mimi dropped, but no one is talking about it, and I'm not gonna bring it up first.
Thorn agrees to take the lead as scout (since he has the detect magic skill that would have probably spared Mimi). I can see in his face that he wishes he had thought of that earlier. He travels ahead to explore the path we have chosen, and almost immediately is set upon by a blob that has dropped from the ceiling.
We engage the blob in a variety of ways - Alden even trying a silver arrow - until finally we manage to destroy it. At the end of the fight, it shattered into multiple pieces due to a fool-hardy blow from my great axe but Mairon was able to make a final kill shot that cooked all of it. (Note to self: Blobs divide and multiply when hit with slashing weapons!) Lesson learned.
Exploring southward from where we entered the caverns, Thorn happens upon a swarm of Stirge. He draw them back to us in order for us to help face them down as a group with him, ten of the things come down the hall right behind him. Carnak comes up with the brilliant plan to trap them in the hallway, funneling them so as to limit how many can attack per battle round. At this point, Mairon drops all ten with a damage spell. Okay, that was easy.
Pushing onward, we chance upon a bunk room holding three ghouls that are hunched over a corpse. Mairon dispatches two, and Roscoe takes down the other. Inspecting the corpses in the room, we discover one to be Carnak’s cousin Tharden wearing a pair of boots which were a family heirloom. Carnak retrieves those. Next we piton the door, and take a rest for the night in order for all of us to heal and recharge. I'm gonna need to heal in some other ways as well. Rest easy Mimi.