Session 19: Terror Below!
General Summary
The party awakens the next morning within the Twisted Branch Lair, and in doing so also take care of their daily preparations. Not long after Marzena and the two guards finally awaken. They are startled but quickly calm down once they spot our Ratcatchers. The Ratcatchers explain that the Lizardfolk who are still remaining wish to make a peace treaty. Marzena who quickly is discovered is a deaf wizard decides it is time to return to Blackwall Keep, and back to the soldiers she is charged with. The trip through the swamp is quite uneventful and a day and a half later they arrive at the keep.
Once here they speak to the guards who have for some reason barricaded the stairs that lead towards the basement. The guards explain that about a year ago. One of their friends was infected with a strange green worm and they tried to save him. However the guard quickly succumbed to the worm and turned into a monster. They managed to trap it behind a locked door down in the living area in a unused escape tunnel that had caved in. During the Lizardfolk attack, one of the Lizardfolk broke the lock freeing their friend. After our Ratcatchers went into the swamp the creature snagged two more guards named Bill and Ted. Unfortunately they quickly turned into a monster that spits green worms as well. They sealed the basement at this point to contain them. They ask our Ratcatchers to save them. Our Ratcatchers go to slay the quickly apparent undead zombies. The battle proves to be a little challenging with the undead creatures spewing forth toxic gas as well as trying to infect our Ratcatchers with the green worms that cling to the undead bodies. However our Ratcatchers do kill all 3.
They quickly patch themselves up before returning to the surface to tell the guards the coast is clear. After this the guards from Cragmire arrive with news for our Ratcatchers from Allustan Neff. He wishes for the Ratcatchers to escort Marzena to Cragmire so they may discuss the green worms and everything that has been unearthed by our Ratcatchers.
The trip to Cragmire is quite peaceful and our Ratcatchers run into no one during their day and a half trip back. Once they arrive at Cragmire they head straight to Allustan Neff. The Ratcatchers and Allustan catch up and Allustan asks Marzena about her take on the worms. Unfortunately she does not know any more that what the Ratcatchers and Allustan have already uncovered. Allustan decides it is time to talk to an Eligos Titius. Him and Allustan used to study under the same master, and now Eligos is a professor at the prestigious University of the Seven. Allustan hopes that Eligos will be able to provide the answers to this mysterious green worm. Allustan compiles his research and writes a letter of introduction before handing it off to the party. He wishes the Ratcatchers safe travels to Cloudbreach and reminds them to make sure they prepare properly before leaving! With that our Ratcatchers head over to the main square and purchase all the supplies they will need for their journey.
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