Session 04
General Summary
In the free time before heading down to the sewers the following day, discrete research and
enquiries were made into the names "Lareth" and "Xavier". No significant references to Xavier
were discovered. There were some reports of a bandit leader, in the hills a few days travel to the
north east, who goes by the name Lareth, whether it's the same Lareth or not is unclear.
The next day, 4th January, it was time to visit the sewers beneath Londinium. The task was to
investigate a suspicious dugout tunnel the Ensigns had discovered. A secondary, personal task was
to capture a crocodile to prove a point.
The sewers were dark and smelly though sunrods helped with the former problem. Suddenly, two
horrid ochre jellies oozed out of pipes and attacked. Varro and Argus suffered the initial assault.
Mika and Shinobi moved to protect Varro while Nemesis teamed up with Argus. A mighty blow
from the avenger split the ochre jelly into two, unexpectedly there was an additional foe to
contend with! Attention was focussed on the two smaller oozes and they were quickly destroyed.
The other ochre jelly also split into two when severely wounded but was soon dealt with.
Nex Pervenio continued, following directions to the dugout tunnel. They approached a crossing of
sewers pipes. On their guard, Nemesis and Shinobi crept ahead of the others, senses quivering.
There was the chittering of rats. Out of the shadows in the crosspipe came several large dire rats
along with swarms of smaller rats, biting and slashing anything that came near. Shinobi and Mika
stood in the middle and were able to attack many rats at once. One rat seemed different to the
others - more powerful and its wounds were healing quickly - it was a wererat. Argus and Nemesis
concentrated on the wererat. Soon the sewers were silent once more. On death, the wererat's form
changed from a dire rat to something more human. On its body were some gold coins, a set of
clothes made from Deathleaf and a letter:
"These Kruthik tunnels have proved a boon and allowed us to bypass some defences. Scout for further Kruthiks, perhaps they will be helpful elsewhere too. Xavier"It was recalled that Kruthiks are chitinous reptilian hunters that form small hives underground. They hatch from eggs and undergo several metamorphoses during their life cycle. Yet to reach the dugout tunnel and still hoping to spot a crocodile, the journey through the sewers continued.
Report Date
10 Apr 2024
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