Session 39: Terrane, Tanyth 13

Novasset asked the party to not harm the Kobolds, as they are longtime friends. She also let them know that If they greets the Kobolds with “Howdy There” they’ll know that they are friends.

Kalim gave Lennie the Bag of Holding, which she hesitantly accepted. Armando also explained that he would rather stay at the keep, because he finally has the chance to see his family reunited. He gave his Blodrur to the group as well.

Ariadne woke up Olena to offer to do something nice. Olena was a bit confused with the request. Ariadne still made a gift: a locket with small pieces of parchment inside where Olena and Rabak can write something nice for Armando.

Kalim promised Ariadne he would help, should the group ever face the Drow Queen.

Brandybuck approached the party inquiring about passage to Multruvia. Lennie recognized the lute he had on his back as Coleen’s.

The group had dinner and went to sleep. Ariadne enlisted 2 vampires (giving each a star sapphire) to help out with stained glass window repair. She thought maybe a tree pattern would be nice. She also left things in Kalim’s room:

-     That valuable book she had stolen in Menell Dilth

-     2 star sapphires

-     A note saying “sorry”

-     2 Silver Goblets taken from the Temple of Zafros

Brandybuck hid the lute under his bed at the keep.

The next morning, the party proceeded into the tunnels. The access is through the hoard cave, through a wooden trap door on the floor. A rope ladder is released and the group descends 20 feet into the tunnel system. The ladder then got pulled back up and the trap door closed again. From inside the tunnel, the trap door is indistinguishable from the surrounding rock, as it has been enchanted to look that way. Novasset also put alarms in case anyone tries to gain entry through the keep that way.

During their walk in the tunnels, the group heard scratching noises behind the walls, and an occasional shifting and crunching, followed by deep tremors, as if something very large was moving about.

After a few hours, the party came across an exasperated Kobold, by the name of Cliff. Cliff told the party that the Kobolds had been helping dig the tunnels. After they opened the east tunnel, some creatures that were desperate for a new home moved in, and some are very vicious and dangerous.  His family was in danger (they were hiding, but he was not sure how much longer they would be safe). He was on his way to ask Novasset for help.

Lennie cast Hold Person on the Kobold and the group carried him for one minute in the direction he came from, at which point he just told them which way to go. Vano continued carrying him, and he didn’t mind that. After a few hours, the group came across a half-elven male (Zannan) being attacked by two basilisks and a behir. A fierce battle began, Vano finished the behir, but got swallowed by a purple worm. Eventually Ariadne landed the finishing blow on the purple worm, and the party was happily greeted by a group of Kobolds.

And there was joy.