It's a Tunnel!
Penetrating deeper into the continent, the motley caravan next came up across a range of foothills, crowned by Things with Big Tentacles. The goblins decided to pop into a small dark hole in the hillside, while the locathah chose a damp dark hole of well-like appearance, leaving the adventurers from in and around Culdin little choice but to proceed through a dry, five-foot-high tunnel. Several feet into the smooth dirt, they were ambushed by a large ant-like creature, which seized Erannar and, despite the fight put up, managed to drag him down into the earth. Dreneil jumped into the crumbling hole with her axe between her feet and hit the creature in the eye, killing it and also unfortunately collapsing the hole. Eltana, Starq, Starlight, and Blade dug them out as quickly as possible, Erannar in shock from the experience. He revived in the air of the tunnel.
The tunnel soon became paved, perhaps as a precaution against the ankheg, and even boasted a door, through which could be heard mutterings in goblin. Not much of a door, as Dreneil discovered after kicking it down. It opened on three bugbears, who took up arms and attempted to smash everybody. They succeeded in wounding Starlight heavily, and were then summarily decapitated by the enraged Dreneil.
Going out of the little room of the bugbears into a wider, rockier part of the tunnel, the group decided to rest and regroup. The next day they continued on until they saw daylight. A cave happened before the daylight. A dip in the floor happened before the cave. In that dip sat a nasty otyugh, eyeing them dully. The party decided to throw a tanglefoot bag over it, which stuck it to the spot while Dreneil chucked axes and Erannar twanged arrows into it. Neither of these did much more than awaken some growling from the next room. However, Eltana's ball of flame cooked the thing pretty well. Dreneil retrieved her axe from the mess.
Awakened by the tumult outside, a troll lumbered toward the group. They all fell on it, Dreneil with great force, astonished as it seemed to regrow much of its injuries as they fought. Farwind, with room enough to be in large form for the first time today, was struck to the ground. Varen took it upon himself to take up the eagle's place; unfortunately, he was struck dead. Dreneil summoned a wolf and continued to deliver mighty blows, but the troll struck her unconscious as well. Finally, the woodlike creature was struck down and everyone revived. This took some time in the case of Varen, who was flown back to Culdin and raised in exchange for quite a few of the rubies found in an old helmet in the troll's possession. While the others waited for Starq, Varen, and Farwind to return, they rested and healed and watched the goblins and locathah go on to the southeast.
Experience Points
Ankheg: 200
Bugbears: 450
Otyugh: 300
Troll: 400
Chipping in for Varen: 250
The tunnel soon became paved, perhaps as a precaution against the ankheg, and even boasted a door, through which could be heard mutterings in goblin. Not much of a door, as Dreneil discovered after kicking it down. It opened on three bugbears, who took up arms and attempted to smash everybody. They succeeded in wounding Starlight heavily, and were then summarily decapitated by the enraged Dreneil.
Going out of the little room of the bugbears into a wider, rockier part of the tunnel, the group decided to rest and regroup. The next day they continued on until they saw daylight. A cave happened before the daylight. A dip in the floor happened before the cave. In that dip sat a nasty otyugh, eyeing them dully. The party decided to throw a tanglefoot bag over it, which stuck it to the spot while Dreneil chucked axes and Erannar twanged arrows into it. Neither of these did much more than awaken some growling from the next room. However, Eltana's ball of flame cooked the thing pretty well. Dreneil retrieved her axe from the mess.
Awakened by the tumult outside, a troll lumbered toward the group. They all fell on it, Dreneil with great force, astonished as it seemed to regrow much of its injuries as they fought. Farwind, with room enough to be in large form for the first time today, was struck to the ground. Varen took it upon himself to take up the eagle's place; unfortunately, he was struck dead. Dreneil summoned a wolf and continued to deliver mighty blows, but the troll struck her unconscious as well. Finally, the woodlike creature was struck down and everyone revived. This took some time in the case of Varen, who was flown back to Culdin and raised in exchange for quite a few of the rubies found in an old helmet in the troll's possession. While the others waited for Starq, Varen, and Farwind to return, they rested and healed and watched the goblins and locathah go on to the southeast.
Experience Points
Ankheg: 200
Bugbears: 450
Otyugh: 300
Troll: 400
Chipping in for Varen: 250
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