Buried Treasure 2
| Buried Treasure 2 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 4/28/23 |
| Storyteller | Foster |
| Tier | Trainee - Moderate |
| Player Characters | Benny Shadetree, Devwin Bellowbit, Zeal, Illiam Elro, Tuli Myrysky, Mayel |
| Rewards | 300 xp, 50 gold, staff of earth, holy water(4), oil of potency, silvertongue mutagen (lesser), scroll of haste, wand of jump, goz mask, ring of doubling, religious symbol of Irori (silver) |
| Result | Success |
| Author | Zeal |
Log
Gathering once more at the Round Table meeting hall, we met up with Jeremiah and returned to the sunken village a day's travel from the town. Along the way Mayel and I took the time to warn our allies of the dangers ahead, an effort of which perhaps even I failed to take to heart. Illiam and Benny made a recreational effort to stem their nerves ahead of time after the discussion of potential spiders within the still unsearched web-covered areas of the lost village. This, to their credit, seems to have succeeded. Arriving at the campsite at nightfall, we elected to head in immediately.
Confirming along the way no signs of escaped creatures, we explored and found some supplies before coming across a bridge that resided overflowing water, likely from the waterway on the hill. Beyond the bridge we spotted the fanged frog-like creatures of my prior report, of which now their fangs appeared to be more tusk-like. Attacking them from range, they were dispatched without much danger. They did show ferocity and an ability to spit slime onto Devwin, but there will little issues beyond the slime making it difficult for Devwin to move until he washed it off.
Exploring north, we found more supplies. Intending to continue that direction, our party was suddenly split by Mayel's spotting of a giant firefly that he wished to befriend. Traveling south alongside the river, while Mayel made their attempts the rest of us drew our attention to a temple of Irori, or what was left of one. Inside we spotted some sort of shimmering, multi-colored slime, which we gathered away from and attacked from a distance, intending to meet it at the entrance to the temple if needed. As we made our move, however, a purple fungus of some sort, tentacle-like appendages flailing, turned the corner and met us first. It died with little issue, but the slime, after ignoring the impacts of some spells, let out a blinding flash that left many of us dazed. During the struggle in the doorway Benny was unfortunately ambushed and brought low, but after I healed him he was able to retreat and aid us in finishing off the slime.
After a short rest we examined the temple, hearing from north of us that same wailing of the slug creatures. From the memory of Mayel and I, we determined that to have been the dangerous southern area we avoided in our last expedition, marking it as such in the days prior. Choosing to navigate around it for the moment, we found a library of old, worn-to-nothing books. A few of the books were magically preserved as we discovered later, but nothing of great significance came about from it. Northward we found a large bedroom, and spotted the slug creatures across the western hallway, in some sort of office. Positioning ourselves in the doorway to the bedroom, we braced ourselves for another battle against these dangerous creatures.
The battle was brutal, and I believe that to be an understatement. I took two decisive blows that left me at the edge of death rather early on, and Illiam very nearly died outright from the powerful blow of a particularly strong one. The rest of the group danced in and out of the dangers of unconsciousness throughout, and the group had called for a retreat during my daze. Electing not to leave Illiam to die however, we rallied and managed to narrowly survive a messy battle within the library, with one of the creatures detonating but not felling anyone.
Though some harsh statements within our group were exchanged in the heat of battle when the retreat began, I am proud to say we succeeded and have cleared everything before the bridge, barring the webbed areas. One more push may be all that is needed to finish this exploration, though what lies past the river remains a mystery for the time being.