[DH] The chasm of Daring Heights – 5 Feb. 2019 – Heret
Feb 10, 2019 19:50:15 GMT
andycd, Tugark (Retired), and 4 more like this
Post by Heret Velnnarul on Feb 10, 2019 19:50:15 GMT
5 Alturiak, 1396 AR
at the Gilded Mirror, Daring Heights
Today, partly explored & surveyed the abysm N of DH. V. promising.
Hired:
(Many magicians here, and all quite free to act without regulation it seems! Troubling.)
Offered 25gp each plus one seventh share of anything found. All candidates accepted first offered terms with no negotiation! Save G'lorth - asked payment for three bath-carriers as well, but didn't press when I refused. (Had to leave bath & attendants behind anyway bc of confined tunnels.) NOTE: offer less next time.
Chasm ~170ft deep, divers tunnels leading off. Some go N: Serpentine's bird familiar reported nothing of interest for first ~300ft. Tunnels to W followed & partly surveyed. Tunnels v. involved - map may need revision. Leads down into Underdark.
Some unusual water there, dripping upward from floor to ceiling. Possibly mild restorative quality. TASK: examine sample.
One ankheg encountered & killed.
Further, prevailing grey-purple fungus, safe to touch briefly but dangerous over time. Slowly envelops still creatures. Poss. now made safe but caution required.
Fungus seems linked to mushroom-like cave-dwellers (prob. myconids), similar colour. Hostile. Destroyed 9. Also met several such of green, these brutish but have some reason. These not native to that part of caverns, driven from their own part by under-elves. Their home a darkwood forest under the ground! Now they were at blows w. purple myconids for this territory. Offered to shew way to forest if we destroyed purple master root / tree and we did so. Green fellows pleased and gave a darkwood club and visions of way to forest. SW of former purple myconid cavern, ~1-2 days’ travel at their slow pace.
TASK: plan expedition to find forest & secure control or trade. Assume still held by dark elves. Prepare carefully.
Own conduct:
Found:
240gp in coin & valuables,
2 healing potions (val. ~50gp each),
1 enchanted horn (val. ~80gp?),
1 great club of darkwood (val. ~75gp?)
Payments & distribution of finds:
Company retains 1 enchanted horn
TASK: work on map of tunnels & caverns for next expedition.
at the Gilded Mirror, Daring Heights
Today, partly explored & surveyed the abysm N of DH. V. promising.
Hired:
- Swift White Paw, tabaxi from Kantas, v. nimble & swift, hand-to-hand combatant, also seems a herbalist of sorts. Good scout.
G'lorth, a grung, also from Kantas. Some sort of aristocrat, not sure why doing security work for coin. Quite powerful but disturbing (magical?) abilities. - Serpentine, tiefling magician / illusionist. Effective but prone to act without instruction. Perhaps not to be trusted?
- Pieni, (holy?) magician & healer, aarakocra from Kantas. A little clumsy but flight could be v. useful in other tasks.
- Zig, human, some strong divine abilities but mixed performance.
(Many magicians here, and all quite free to act without regulation it seems! Troubling.)
Offered 25gp each plus one seventh share of anything found. All candidates accepted first offered terms with no negotiation! Save G'lorth - asked payment for three bath-carriers as well, but didn't press when I refused. (Had to leave bath & attendants behind anyway bc of confined tunnels.) NOTE: offer less next time.
Chasm ~170ft deep, divers tunnels leading off. Some go N: Serpentine's bird familiar reported nothing of interest for first ~300ft. Tunnels to W followed & partly surveyed. Tunnels v. involved - map may need revision. Leads down into Underdark.
Some unusual water there, dripping upward from floor to ceiling. Possibly mild restorative quality. TASK: examine sample.
One ankheg encountered & killed.
Further, prevailing grey-purple fungus, safe to touch briefly but dangerous over time. Slowly envelops still creatures. Poss. now made safe but caution required.
Fungus seems linked to mushroom-like cave-dwellers (prob. myconids), similar colour. Hostile. Destroyed 9. Also met several such of green, these brutish but have some reason. These not native to that part of caverns, driven from their own part by under-elves. Their home a darkwood forest under the ground! Now they were at blows w. purple myconids for this territory. Offered to shew way to forest if we destroyed purple master root / tree and we did so. Green fellows pleased and gave a darkwood club and visions of way to forest. SW of former purple myconid cavern, ~1-2 days’ travel at their slow pace.
TASK: plan expedition to find forest & secure control or trade. Assume still held by dark elves. Prepare carefully.
Own conduct:
- Party lacked some discipline. LESSON: clearer instructions next time.
- Slow to react in first combat. TASK: more reflex training.
Found:
240gp in coin & valuables,
2 healing potions (val. ~50gp each),
1 enchanted horn (val. ~80gp?),
1 great club of darkwood (val. ~75gp?)
Payments & distribution of finds:
- Swift White Paw: 25gp agreed fee + 70.71gp share of finds = 95.71g
- G’Lorth: 25gp agreed fee + 70.71gp share of finds = 95.71gp
- Serpentine: 25gp agreed fee + 70.71gp share of finds = 95.71gp
- Pieni: 25gp agreed fee + 20.71gp share of finds + 1 healing potion = 95.71gp in value
- Zig: 25gp agreed fee - 4.29gp share of finds + 1 darkwood great club = 95.71gp in value
- self: 20.71gp share of finds + 1 healing potion = 70.71gp in value
- sentries at town gate: 2sp tip
Company retains 1 enchanted horn
TASK: work on map of tunnels & caverns for next expedition.
