11/2/21 Session 35 - "Baba Beatdown"

After arriving back at the swampy ruins of Berez and contemplating the morality, implications and justifications behind separating Baba from her stolen magical seed, the party reaches an agreement to go up to the hut and speak with her. Adrid approaches and knocks on the door. Baba answers and they exchange pleasantries before the tone of the conversation shifts to the more serious topic of returning the Wizards of Wine their magical ward.
Baba refuses, but Marc Alt steps in and magically persuades her to give him the item. She suddenly steps back and attempts to retrieve it but is unable, her hand does not fit through the tight space behind which it is hidden. Marc Alt goes to retrieve the ward, but suddenly Baba snaps to. The giant’s skull outside the hut dislodges itself from the ground and Baba magically transports herself atop it, flying high up into the air.
Our adventurers leap into action. While they begin pelting Baba with attacks, Adrid smashes the floorboards and reaches down to retrieve the ward. As he does the hut lurches upward as if trying to keep him from doing so, but then settles back down suddenly once it has been removed from its resting place.
He turns to head back out after this happens to find the party has Baba on the defensive. They each take turns bashing the floating giant skull with attacks, but not before Baba can cast a fireball upon them and fly even higher up. They quickly recover and continue to attack. One by one the attacks chip away at Baba and the skull. Eventually, the skull breaks and suddenly Baba finds herself falling to the ground from a height of 80 feet.
She lands in front of Adrid and Om Wolfash, bloodied and looking defeated. After taking another round of attacks, she's killed and lies motionless on the ground outside her hut.
The party investigates inside, Adrid checks the welfare of the child but finds that is is a stone golem animated to act like a child. He takes and smashes the golem on the ground. Grinfiddeus Nobbles finds a chest in the back of the hut protected by a trap of sorts. The party heads outside to attempt to unsuccessfully shoot arrows as the chest and set off the trap. Lilithus grows tired of waiting and suddenly throws a spear through the doorway from a short distance. The chest explodes revealing it's bounty.
The party splits the treasures accordingly and burn Baba's body. They make plans to head back to the Wizards of Wine Winery to return the ward and see where they may head next.