Discovering the Filthriddens - S02E26 Report
General Summary
Fresh from the victory over Yeenoghu, the party finds that the only exits to the caverns are east or west. They quickly decide that the way Yeenoghu originated is not the direction that they would like to travel, and set off in search of a defendable position along the route to rest.
After a brief walk, they find a small cave suitable for their purposes. During the rest, Joseph mentioned to Richter, Garrick and Gunther about Alan entering his dream and asking for help - something about Bug. They agree that it is odd for Alan to ask for help.
Gunther turns to Darry and asks him where he's from. He explains that he is from the Feywild and a member of the Emerald Enclave, both points seem to be lost on Gunther.
Coming to a series of tunnels, they hear a clicking noise and watch as 2 hook horrors pass in front of them. They lay an ambush for whatever is pursuing and are soon attacked by a party of 4 gnolls. They quickly defeat them, killing only 1 and release the others to continue their chase.
On the far end of the tunnel maze, they find a gnoll hunting camp, but nothing of real value.
A few hours later, they find a small, shanty-filled settlement. At the town center is Grisha, praying before an alter on which is the head of a gnoll. With some questioning, they find that he is worshiping Baphomet - thanking him for his protection from the gnolls which have been ravaging the village.
The town is occupied by a small number of families, some of whom, according to Grisha, are dead.
Joseph gives 5 loaves of bread to Grisha to share amount the families. He in turn gives half a loaf to Gunther. Grisha invites the party, several times, to join him in his worship of Baphomet.
With more questions, the discover that Karabi is in the main structure of the town and that he may be responsible for the undead families. They enter the 'temple' looking for him.
They encounter 2 Goristro guards, then a Devourer which is in the process of creating an undead. They attack the Devourer while sealing off the Goristros. They are close to winning when a small, cloaked humanoid appears to Bug. Bug then teleports inside the area where the battle is happening and asks everyone to stop fighting. Darry concludes the fight by banishing the Devourer back to the Abyss.
Exploring further they find a mysterious oily black pool, which almost convinces Richter to enter. They also find a summoning circle and surmise that the circle calls for Orcus or other creatures which then rise from the pool.
Gunther suggest that they summon Orcus so they can get his wand. The party chooses to return to their search for Karabi.
As they search they find a small library and take several items. (see below)
Back on the main floor, they find a humanoid they presume to be Karabi.
Rewards Granted
- A notebook with "Notes from V.B.D." written on cover (magical) (held and read by Bug)
- An iron flask (stopper is magical)
- An unnamed book, the cover is made from human skin and spine from human bone (magical)
- Dragon head/tail bookends (not magical, taken by Gunther)
- Leathery hide (magical)
Character(s) interacted with
- Grisha - cultist of Baphomet
- Karabi
- In Attendance
- Kevin ( Mr. Garrick)
- Christian (Bug & Darry)
- Korey (Richter)
- Carson (Gunther)
- Bethany (Joseph)
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