Session 05
General Summary
Nex Pervenio pressed on through the sewers. Ahead of them, lurking beneath an inlet pipe in a
dead-end, was a huge crocodile. It would be ideal for embarassing the Ensigns. They moved up en
masse and very swiftly subdued the creature. However they had attracted the attention of some
bats, which flew rapidly from target to target. But these were a mere annoyance and soon dealt
with.
Continuing on, dragging a large crocodile behind them, they finally reached their destination. The
neat bricks of the sewer wall were broken by a crudely dug tunnel and a pile of rubble. The
crocodile was placed to one side to be retrieved later. They headed in, led by Argus. Chittering
and hissing sounds echoed ominously, presumably from the creatures which had made this burrow
could it be kruthiks as mentioned in the wererat's letter?
Rounding a corner, the presence of kruthiks was confirmed. Nemesis plunged in only to find
himself grabbed and poisoned by guard kruthiks. Spitter kruthiks lurked further back, spitting
globules of acid. Argus, Mika and Shinobi burst into the room, taking the fight to the kruthiks,
while Varro kept Nemesis alive. Soon the guards lay dead and the spitters were much less
dangerous in melee. One of the spitters spotted a gap and made a dash for freedom, down one of
two tunnels exiting the back of the chamber.
Nex Pervenio paused to draw breath and bind wounds. They were disconcerted by agitated
chittering and hissing from elsewhere in the hive. With Argus in the lead, they carefully moved
down the tunnel where the spitter had escaped. They soon found themselves in what they guessed
to be a nursery, many small alcoves around the walls and the floor covered in egg shells and shed
scales. A tunnel headed out.
Following the tunnel they arrived at the entrance to a much larger chamber. The kruthiks had
grouped and were awaiting. Shinobi, Nemesis and Argus strode forward and were soon swarmed
by many kruthik adults and young, aswell as a much larger kruthik rager. There were yelps from
behind as kruthik skimmers flew out of the shadows and separated Varro and Mika. Things were
looking bad, very bad.
The swarming kruthiks were doing horrendous damage to the three at the front. Varro was doing a
heroic job of keeping them up and slowly but surely they whittled down the numbers, though
kruthik hatchlings moved in to take the place of their fallen larger siblings. Mika occupied two of
the skimmers with a summoned wolf and blasted the other two with locusts, Varro miraculously
dodging the pesky insects. Nemesis was dropped by a spitter.
With all low on health, healing and resources, things look tough, will Nex Pervenio prevail?
Desperate times call for desperate measures!
Report Date
10 Apr 2024
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