The Compound of the Beastmen
Day: 24, Mo/Yr: 4/12, 2993[AEP] irl: Mar 15th, 2025 Session 9
Scribe: Big_Pun (Grimm)
GM: Evil Tables
| Players | Broken Head | Acquaintances, Friends new & departed |
| Agoston [Scholar 3] dcterraGrim [Dwarf 2] Big_PunBelaros [Fighter 2] DeViateSalvatore [Cleric 2] jdsullFeathers [Thief 3] jdsullMeric [Thief 4] Shadowfax NPC:Brunwolf* [Torchbearer] | Alexos [Cleric 2] SaracorMikeleos [Druid 2] SaracorFeathers [Thief 3] jdsullSalvatore [Cleric 2] jdsullGemistos [Scholar 1] Luminance Herakleon [Scolar 1]Syagria [Fighter 2] NPC’s:Lankios [Retired paladin]Khronos and Estelle [Keepers] | Count Sceleros [Beastmen] rescued leader, returned to Dino]Klisco [Illusionist] rescued brought to Gosterwick Dalton’s DarlingsJason [fighters]Helga [thief] Isidor (halfling) [thief] – the stinky stealerYvette (cleric)Heliagabulus (Magic User) ☠ Dead:Hektor [Fighter] Saracor |
The session begins in the Fungal forest
Searching the Fungal Forest
We did not go back to the inn the last session. The adventure picks back up with the party helping a beastmen patrol look for Cloud Cap Mushrooms. While continuing to search through the endless sea of mushrooms, the party found blue mushrooms to the west. Some more Orange mushrooms were discovered to the east and brownish mushrooms to the southwest. When we asked the beastmen about the various mushrooms. They replied, the blue ones are okay to eat. The orange and the brownish ones, they were not certain what they did.
The Plateau
The beastmen started to lead us towards the north east, while still searching through the mushrooms. When we started to head that way, we came upon a large plateau that went upwards of 60 feet. When Belaros asked the beastmen about what was up there, they said, “Big pillar. Evil.” The party decided that we should investigate the plateau. Meric the thief started the climb up. After reaching the top, he secured the rope and threw it down for the rest of the party to begin the climb up. While on top Meric was able to see that the top was barren, except for the pillar on the opposite side of the plateau and five foot hole in the rock near him.
The Surprise
While the party made the ascent up the plateau, Agoston and Belaros were cut off by a large mad cat. The cat surprised Agoston and leaped onto his back and successfully clawed him. Agoston jumped to the nearest ledge and cast sleep on the cat. The cat took a nap on the ground. While we began to bind the cat with twine, we discovered this cat may be a pet to a magic user. We quickly talked Agoston out of tossing the cat down the plateau. We left the cat to sleep on the ledge while everyone proceeded to catch their breath on top of the plateau. From our vantage point we were able to see that the pillar sloped 20 feet from us. We could see that the pillar was 15 feet tall and 8 feet round. There was art work inscribed on it, but from where we stood it was hard to make out what the art was. While on top of the plateau, we noticed that it was cooler and dryer up here. This may work as a good camping area.
(Fluffy the cat cast asleep)
Down The Hole
The hole itself is 5 feet wide and 80 feet down. It was decided that Meric would rope down the hole. Meric reached the bottom and the chamber he stood in was 15 feet high and 20 feet wide. To the north there was another hole going down, with a pitch black rose growing out of the hole. There was a sack to the south. The following contents were in the sack: dried fruit, one pound of meat, two flasks of orange material (they were empty), and two orange disc shaped one inch in diameter items (smelled metallic). We stored those items to carry out. Also towards the south on the wall was a strange language. Meric was able to read it and it stated the following:
“Betrayed by Kaliyani, the Varumani flee. Our lords help us not. They are thrown down. Let us follow the Thegn.”
We did not have enough rope to descend the hole in this chamber. We did fill a waterskin of the black sticky sap from the rose. That left 4 rose flowers left. From the top of the plateau we spotted cloud Cap mushrooms to the south. We also noticed stairs leading up to a building to the west.
An underground Lake
We saw that the beastmen were starting to swim across the underground lake. The party found a dock with a boat. We used the boat to cross the lake to the other side of the lake where there was another dock. There is an island in the middle of the lake and we noticed that the beastmen were throwing food into the lake. We figured it was a tactic to feed whatever monster was swimming there as a diversion to cross the rest of the lake unharmed. We did spot a cave to the west from the northern dock. We ignored it for now, trying to keep up with the beastmen. Following a path from the northern dock we encountered a cliff that was up 60 feet crawling with centipedes. We kept going east to catch up the beastmen and to find a better path upwards to avoid the centipedes. Meric started to climb up and was going to throw down rope for the rest of the party to climb up. However, on his first attempt he fell, injuring both himself and his pride.He did the second time and up we all went. The house cat that we encountered earlier we brought along in a sack, started to wake up. Belarus was able to calm the cat down and feed it. Everyone headed north until we reached numerous 15 foot pillars that formed a “cage.” Within this cage area was a door that was locked and this led to the Bestmen lair.
The Beastmen Compound
When entering the compound we were told that we will stay and Belaros will spend 3 months with Dino. The rest would be either dog face or bear face. I think we all were taken back by this statement. None of us wanted to stay here this long and be used in this fashion. We asked to see Count Scolaris. We were escorted to him, but on the way there we went through a few different rooms and we encountered 3 other Counts. Count Trisko, a rat head beastman. Count Georgik, a pig-faced beastman and a strategist. Count Nikeos Goat-faced beastman. Seems to lead the LRCP (long range cavern patrol). While speaking to Count Scolaris to clarify the 3 month stay and becoming dog face and bear face, it was explained that we fall asleep and become beastmen by Dino. We did get the following reward from Scolaris for rescuing him and his comrades: 3 sable pelts and a leather pouch with 150 ancient silver pennies within it. We were able to arrange it so that we bunk down here and rest with dog company. End of the session.