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Campaign IX, Chapter 11, Episode 20
Giant Tentacled Paralysis Maggots
Location: In the forests south-southeast of Mount Lavanor
Date: Summer, 1333 Avard
Characters: Este, Halite, Nalani, Galadriel, Isaac, Xydeco
After the long chase of the roc-hawkes, the team turned to Este for answers. Only he had none. And then they heard a scream from the nearby forest – Este's scream, that of his twin brother. Xydeco let Este know in no uncertain terms that his life was forfeit if he did not do as Xydeco said; Este's misadventures had cost the team too much heartache and trouble. The familiars and companions investigated the compound, and then returned, telling of a multi-acre walled compound of stone, overgrown with vines, trees – and webbing to a height of seven feet within, and tunnels of webs running throughout. Onwynn briefly saw something with giant claws pulling Este's brother through the webbing. Rather than attack through the webs, the team sends in the roc-hawkes, which eat half a dozen carrion crawlers moving through the webbing. Those that infest cities and sewers rarely make webbing, but those seemed to be making cocoons of it – enough silk to make them all quite wealthy. The roc-hawkes got a tummy ache from the carrion crawlers, and encountered something else, something Galadriel had read about long ago. Carrion crawlers are only the larval form of a horse-sized creature called chuul. The team entered the compound to the fluttering of torn silk that they were collecting, and took down one of the carrion crawlers without incident.
Behind the Scenes
Sommer (Halite)
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Heather (Nalani)
It's nearing dawn; we crowd Este, but our interrogation is interrupted by a distant scream. We send Onwynn, Poppy & Edyeard to investigate. Galadriel pins Este and we negin our interrogation. Este reveals that his brother killed his father, and that Este is now Baron of Grey Lakes, inheriting the title Count of Autumn Stones.
Onwynn sends back images to Nalani and reports seeing 'fog'. Poppy lets Galadriel knows that she sees webbing at ground level. Edyeard tells Este that he sees lobsters. We aren't getting any further questioning Este, so we decide to head out to see what the fuss is about.
(missing scene - during which we discover the ruins that the animals told us about and guided us to. There is a great wall surrounding a structure with a single opening in it. The entire structure inside the wall is covered in webbing up to about 8-10'. The webbing is thick and there seem to be tunnels, but that's about all we can see.)
We decide to stay put inside the tree line and try to get warm, eat and wait for the sun to rise, which will be the first in 2 days. About an hour after dawn, we approach the ruins from the south side. The forest is quiet - there are lots of small animals, squirrels and things, around. Isaac notices that there are spiders - big spiders. This is an old growth forest. The path we took through the forest is clear; from our resting place we can see the stone walls of the compound. It's overgrown, and is about 10' tall, and encompasses about 2 acres. The webbing comes to the top of the stone wall, and in some places, stretches from the top of the wall to the ground outside the structure. There is a wooden gate, slightly rotten, with the opening of a tunnel inside it that covers the entire entrance. The walls surrounding the compound are rough, and climbable.
Saige (Galadriel)
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Seth (Este)
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Aidan (Isaac)
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Alex (Xydeco)
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