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Attack of the Killer Pudding from the Abyss

Gildember 29th

PCs

Konguq- Human Wizard Captain

Ace- Human Rouge, Quartermaster

Vodren-Human Cleric, Healer and Navigation

Bron- Dwarf Fighter, Master of Arms

Ryai-Elf Spellblade, Night Watch

As the party prepares they set off for the island in the middle of the bay to help Orissa and Galea clear the island of the Black Pudding Ooze that attacked Galea.

They case the the island first, with Ace noticing venomous snakes in the water, and possible habitation by another someone. The party disembarks and begin to explore the island.

Ryai explores the pillars in the center. They are from the time of Istar when the Ergothian Empire was an actual Empire.

Bron saw some stairs with a door at the bottom

Vodren found some tracks near a cave entrance. They seem to go near the campsite they saw from the boat. The foot prints are human in nature.

Ace hears water underground.

With the information gathered Ryai knows that if water is getting in underground this place isn't structurally sound. The party decides to try and lure the Black Pudding out to try and take them on one by one. They go to the door and it's a large steel door with relief's that have been scratched out. Opening the door they enter a room that has been carved out of the stone walls and currently flooded.

Vodren cast's Light and the first black pudding makes it's self known. They hear a large wailing sound and metal scraping in the distance

Vodren weakens the Pudding with bane while Ace manages to strike it's weak point, critically hurting it. Despite being severely damaged it lunges at Bron and Ace, with Ace taking the brunt of the attack and getting his armor damaged. Ryai manages to finish off the Pudding.

Not long after a ghost like figure phases through the wall. It's face being that of man that was passed out on the floor of Orissa's home. Ryai and Vodren recognize it as a banshee. Ryai knows that they can't truly kill it unless it's killer is brought to justice or the curse is removed.

Ryai asks how the man was killed, and Konguq asked if he deserved his death. With that comment he targets her and sends a cold shiver down her spine. The Banshee then tells them about how he put his work into the Red Flag with it being his pride and joy. Then he tells of how Orissa brought him to the island to claim ownership of the Red Flag and how she plans to better it and that she plans to upgrade her partner to Galea. The two killed the man and Galea has been puppting his body ever since.

Vodren promises to bring Orissa to justice and meet the banshee's request to kill Orissa. The banshee is beyond pleased by this and gives Vodren his name, Gregor Mendelson. Ryai, however, thinks there is something else to this story.

The party gives him updates as well as to what happened to the Inn, including all the upgrades and the impressive wine collection. At the mention of the wine, Gregor loses control and wails, severely affecting Konguq. With two party members injured badly, they party tries to figure out where they can take a short rest.

Gregor scouts for them and gives more details to the group about the place. He tells them that a hole opened up one day and around half a dozen of the puddings came through and attacked Galea. He also tells them about the shark man that has been visiting Galea for a while now getting herbal remedies from her. He's been looking pretty sick.

Ryai asks for the man's appearance in his humanoid form and is told that he looks like a humaniod with blue skin. After Ryai's research, he recognizes that the shark man is one of the Dimernesti elves. But it's not common for them to change into sharks. Konguq passes a message on for the elf that Vodren wants to help his condition.

The party regroups at the campsite near the beach and not long after, the Dimernesti arrives on the beach. Using Konguq as a translator Vodren gives the man a look over and finds that he is infected with the same malady as the birds. As Vodren is now, he can't cure it on his own. But he could help if he could convert the altar to Zebiom on the island to Habakkuk.

Ryai asks Gregor if he could give them a map of the underground and the party plans on crushing the pudding in a cave in. Gregor obliges, and when he leaves the Dimernesti warns Konguq that Gregor is a bad man. When Gregor returns, he gives the party the lay of of ruins and they plan thier ambush.In the middle of it, Rumblegut appears, surprising everyone.

They are amicable despite their last encounter, and they discuss what happened with Zeboim. How she took Oleander's body and control of his Lacedons. He came to talk with Galea about something, but since she's not here at least offers to assist with destroying the Pudding.

The party with the new ally puts thier plan in motion. They attempt to sneak back in and are pretty quickly surrounded by the Pudding. With Prestigitation and Thaumaturgy they manage to trick the pudding and move them into the chosen room to implode.

As the group moves into position, Bron signs at Ace asking if he should kill Rumblegut. Ace refers to Konguq and the three agree to kill him. As the room caves in around the Pudding, Rumblegut gets shoved in.

Vodren is visably upset, and wishes to pray on the betrayal.

Ryai, however, is oddly quiet.

With the Pudding and Rumblegut gone the party goes to convert the altar to help the Dimernesti. After a group effort of removing Zebiom's symbol, and enhancing the prayer; Vodren succeeds in it's transformation.

Konguq and Ryai go to retrieve the Dimernesti. Ryai does ask in elven if he can understand him, to which the Dimernesti turns to Konguq and says he almost does. Ryai seems extremely elated by the possibility in front of him. Konguq asks him his name, and he outright refuses. Saying that she deals too closely to darker magic.

They return with the Dimernesti and place him on the altar. Vodren gets to work on healing the man and he starts to look better. At the end, the Dimernesti pukes out a black sludge. And pukes. And pukes, and pukes, until two glass balls come out of his body and roll onto the floor. He passes out on the altar and sludge reforms into a large shark, rearing to attack the party.

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