Session 18

General Summary

Recap

We were exploring the Reservoir of Knowledge. Arti found a magical pen that doesn't require. We found the queen of the fungi.
Addendum: fought moss and queen was found in massive cavern with lightning, We decided to explore while we have time with the water breathing potions.

Summary

We explored the rest of the reservoir of knowledge and fout the following: the entrance and dockyard Marcus described, another path to the Hive, a dead-end atop with saltwater streams and another exit that goes to the forest near Seeblick.
Back in town Muirreall drank the potion create by ingrid and had a vivd dream about a temple that got ruined and forgotten. It strangely involved fungus but we don't know any gods associated with it.
After a night's rest Muir informed us of her dream leading the party to split in two:

• Alexander and Arti are asking the smugglers if they retrieved anything from the ruin
• Saga and Muirreall remained to pray at the old chapel.

Session Notes

Left tunnel

steep descent , we need to grab onto the wall to not slide down
15 min later it levels out
Muir put a rope at the top to assist if we need to go back
there is nothing here until another split
saga smells if one smells foul -> she sneezes loudly
Muir stands back and keeps an eye on it
air current fro the right

Right

30 min steady and straight
opens up into a basin - remants of a harbor
and pool of crystal clear water
light doesn't reach the other side of the cave
we can see the bottom of the pool
remnants of anchor and fossilized wood
i think we found marcus's spot
other exit goes straight up almost
it narrows if you go up - halfling cliff side entrance
bree suggest water leads to other exit, it has to come from somewhere, but Saga said no
Saga doesn't like water
water is 20-30ft deep
on other side: more remnants of docking station
tunnel continues with water, large enough for a boat
pool is fresh water
might lead to underground stream or river
might connect to the lake at abandoned complex
back to split

Left

30 min spent again
10 min - ground becomes mushy
thick layer of rot, fungal matter
opens up in the same huge cavern with the queen
we are very close to the trunk
on ground level compared to before
lightning confined to room
marble juts out of queen as if it consumed a building
they aren't paying attention to us
not normal for fungus to grow like a tree without cap
what is it consuming?
Musk lilies are moving between spots but arti cant discern why
We use muirreals rope to climb back up to aquare

Middle tunnel

Red flecks on cavern ceiling and around
they move and skitter and move away
doesn't descent but slightly rises
red crystals move away once light comes close
probably arachnite
sound of water
water streams down from ceiling into holes below
cave widens into a cave
rushing waterfalls throughout the cave
some sink away in holes some trickle down
arachnite on the walls here
cave is a dead end
water is being drained somewhere, might be above hive??
the halflings get sucked down in drain holes
arti uses stick to stop falling, bree just swims against the current
bree will use rope to go down and muir + alex hold it
I dont like how he does that - bree about alex
after a while bree pulls to get back up
we are indeed above the hive
more shadowglass growing in tunnel to there
bomb here might flood the hive
salt water here

Right tunnel

like an hour curves alot, lots of bends and turns , slightly up and down
30 min pass - only 3h30 min left
we start seeing light
it looks like sunlight???
a cavern exit in the middle of the forest
it is almost sunset, west
saga turns into a squirrle to climb the trees
dirt road to the northeast - 20 min away
squirrle guidance to the road
muir marks trees with lichtenburg marks
follow road west to town, takes another hour
we reach Seeblick
sun vanishes down below horiwon
we lost our boat though
guards are confused but let us in

Station

relatively quiet until we enter
captn is summoned
we inform him of Motherfungal
We have 2.5 barrel explosives
we plan to drown the fungus
plan land entrance - to waterfall cave - 2.5 barrel explosive - hope the seawater kills them
discussion can they swim - can they breathe underwater
they dont need oxygen
time for Muir to drink autumn Ingrid's potion
she made is as per normal instructions but doesnt know what the variant effects will be
potion is bright fluorescent blue
to drink and then sleep
Muir drinks it - it is very sour and has a tang
ARti creates some sculptures to make light

DREAM

Muir is at the cliff she threw herself off
but it is off
sea is empty, no city there is only mist
thunder and lightning
She steps over the edge and falls
lightning strikes her straight through the heart before she falls in the sea
she sinks, conscious
the water shifts and turns into a cavern wall
still hearing lightning and thunder
hits bottom of ocean
she can see arounf her, an ancient building: a temple
not recognizable
Muir walks to temple
indistinct stone, gates are open, text is illegible
once she enters the water is gone and she stands in a garden of fungus
beautiful colors and varieties of shapes and sizes
. in the middel a statue with features erased
at the back an altar filled with gifts/offerings
a damp smell fills her nose
more lightning inside the temple briefly illuminates walls
Statue is featureless, cant be discerned what it is supposed to be
Muir places an offering at the altar: she offers her girdle
thunder sounds and walls shifts
becomes colorful whirlpool and she is dragged down again
she is back at the bottom of the ocean
the temple is now ruined
lightning arounf her
Muir heads to temple again
it is empty, statue is shattered
only 1 offering remains on the altar in the back: hers
she approaches it and hears another set of footsteps
a figure walking next to her also to the altar
it seems to kneel/crouch at the altar, speaks words that make no sense
figure places own gift on shattered altar: an amber like crystal
muir gives her 2 golden arm bracers
boom of thunder and flash of lightning from the exit
figure looks over
a dozen figures storm from the entrance and attack the figure
it is violent
another crack of lightning
back outside the temlpe but not underwater
temple is now barely recognisable and sits in darkness
there is a single light inside and a single figure
the figure walks out with the light and leaves a path of moss
doesnt acknowledge muir
moss follows in their wake and expands outwards
muir goes inside again
nothing remains, only an entire room covered in mold amd moss
where the statue was is now an orb of marmelade and the amber crystal glowing softly like a heartbeat
muir takes the ribbon in her hair and offers it up
heartbeat glows brighter and a flash
muir is back on the cliff, but staring at her husband to be not the ocean
the storm is still raging
her husband is happy to hold her
muir extends her senses but cannot make out what it means
muir and husband both fall off the cliff into the dark ocean and muir awakes
END

Ingrid is having a cup of tea reading a book
I expected more ... chaos - ingrid
Muir makes notes of her dream
Ingrid isnt asking what she saw but check her weird vitals
muir was sleeping for 3 hours
Ingrid is curious what she dreamed about - but will not ask [br warns her to let them know if smt feels off
Muir will talk with us in the morning

morning

Alex is at the bar having his own breakfast - bit of toast and porridge
muir ask him and saga to go to church
arti is asked to come as well by saga

Church/chapel

alex tries his best to be perceived
Muir tells her dream
muir believes the dream was given by the storm twins
ruins might be great temple remnants
desecrated temple?
why is it acting up know when the sacking happened eons ago
muir guesses smugglers might have disturbed it
amber thing taken by them
no deity with fungus as domain
saga to ask child of Yoghta?
ask smugglers if they took something amber?
muir remains to pray and saga stays to watch her
alex and art go ask smugglers



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Rewards Granted

Arti

NA

Saga

NA

Muirreal

NA

Missions/Quests Completed

Exploration Reservoir of Knowledge

Character(s) interacted with

DIRECT CONTACT

Alaric
Alexander Strum
Bree
Ingrid - Autumn
Ingrid - Spring?
Merida Gray

MENTIONED

Reflourishing flower
Storm Twins

Created Content

Offerings to the Ruined Temple

Related Reports

Session 17
Session 19

BLOW UP THE CAVE

Craft long distance detonator
Get barrels inside
BOOM
Escape

Arti & Alex

Ask Bree & Merida about loot

Muirreall

Pray I guess

Saga

Get back to Garden

In game date
1051 AS, 13th October

Report Date

06 Apr 2024

Primary Location

Reservoir of Knowledge

Secondary Location

Seeblick

Related Plots

• Exploration Reservoir of Knowledge
• Musk Lily Origins
• Reservoir of Knowledge & Fungus

Related Characters

• Alexander Strum
• Artiana Sootfoot
• Bree
• Merida Gray
• Muireall den Mhuir
• Saga

Related Historical Events

• 1051
  Tripping after the Trip

"I expected more ... chaos."

— Ingrid

"I dont like how he (Alexander) does that."

— Bree