Continued from session 013
The group awoke well-rested in the magical tent and began to travel south. The day proceeded uneventfully and they again set up the magical tent for the night.
As they neared the mountain, several group members recognized the house that they visited when they first left the mountains.
Morro found a way up the mountain, and Gulden and Kestyn helped to manage the oxen and cart on the way up. The same password worked to open the entrance to the tunnels.
The group elected to take a long rest and Morro went to forage for part of that period with Kestyn for company. Morro found mushrooms that fed everyone for the day.
The group discussed whether to head towards Fryzyr, April, or Crazula. After much discussion, they decide to go back northeast to see what is on the other side of Jeno's farm. They hope to find a way to the dwarven base camp to see if they might be potential allies. Morro decided to forage before starting out again and spotted an elk but it ran away (after thoroughly freaking out Kestyn). However, the elk was munching on berries that fed the group for the day.
The group set out in the direction of the T-intersection they previously encountered in the tunnels. The group passed familiar sights and refilled their water before settling down for the night.
After waking up on Saturday, the group continued on through the tunnels. Around midday, they spotted a mining area inhabited by two alarming giant worms on the ceiling. Within moments, the worms dropped to the floor and a battle ensued. Kiiv, Kestyn, and Whipp formed the frontline offensive with Morro, Gulden, and Orla using their magic from the rear. However, the smaller worm disrupted this order by climbing across the ceiling and dropping in front of the rear group.
Kiiv smited the large worm, setting it on fire, and it focused much of its rage on him in return, inflicting a significant amount of damage.
Orla, Gulden, and Morro together managed to defeat the small worm. With the group focused together on the large worm, Gulden attempted to assist the ailing and targeted Kiiv by giving him Bardic Inspiration. The group took turns carving away at the worm's strength. Kiiv once again set the beast on fire while miraculously escaping multiple attacks from the worm and finally finishing the worm off with a tiny but mighty slash.
Morro investigated the "treasure" in the room and found a few items of worth including chain mail, a short sword, a pickaxe, two gold pieces, seven silver pieces, and four copper pieces. The short sword seemed to glow slightly.
Against the group's protestations, Whipp loaded up 5 lbs of smelly worm flesh for the journey. Before settling in for the night, Whipp consumed the disgusting meal with no immediate ill effects.
After examining the short sword, Kestyn determined that it was actually a short sword plus one. He began wearing both his old short sword and the new short sword plus one.
Around 4pm, the group encountered a familiar cave off to the side littered with spider corpses. Morro and Kestyn opted to head up through the root cellar to see if there were any turnips left for rations. After the turnip acquisition, everyone in the group had at least eight rations.
At the end of the day, the group encountered a room with water. They consumed rations and kept watch through a quiet night.
As the group began to explore new territory, Orla started to map the tunnels.
The group encountered a room with a statue of a dwarf with a pickaxe on its shoulder and an expression of surprise on its stony face. The group explored the room and found a second statue. Upon investigation, Orla discovered a look of horror on the second statue's face.
The group then realized that three creatures were lurking in the recesses of the room. Two creatures advanced on Kestyn and Morro and one bit Kestyn. Orla realized that the looks of surprise and horror on the faces of the statues might indicate magic that can turn creatures into statues. She warned the group not to look at the attacking creatures and ran away. Gulden and Morro followed her, with Morro casting a cloud of fog to obscure the area.
Kestyn entered a rage after being bitten so Whipp followed his angry bellows and dragged him away while he was being attacked. Fortunately for Whipp (and Kestyn), he was rendered unconscious and Whipp was able to haul him to the cart. Enna began to haul the cart in the direction of the group's retreat while Gulden, Orla, and Morro continued to retreat. Morro attacked as he ran, but Kiiv, Enna, Kestyn (still unconscious and near death),and Whipp lagged behind. After an exhausting sprint, the group eventually lost the creatures somewhere behind them and vowed to not return the same way.
Party Experience Before Session: 19,424XP
Experience Earned:
Party Experience After Session: 25,949XP
Needed For Level 5: 6 * 6,500XP = 39,000XP
Note: Gulden is already level 5 because he needs to be for his profession. He won't gain experience until the rest of the party catches up with him.