Session 12

Whorlstone Tunnels

Heroes: Druid, Alric, Gothos, Sinhim

 

The Heroes are approached by the Keepers of the Flame, a cult in charge of maintaing the magical fires used in the city's forges. They introduce them to the mighty Themberchaud, an arrogant and bloated red dragon, who believes to be the real ruler of the city.

Both Themberchaud and the Keepers want the Heroes to recover a missing dragon egg from the Gray Ghosts down in Whorlstone Tunnels. The Keepers want the egg so they can murder Themberchaud and put a younger and more easily controlled dragon in charge of maintaining the furnaces.

 

The Heroes find their way into the tunnels, and discover the magical powers of several of the mushrooms in the dark caves. Some can make them grow, some can make them shrink, and some are simply deadly poison.

 

Thanks to Druid's scouting abilities, the Heroes find the room where the egg is kept, guarded by a derro savant and a monstrous "spectator", a creature similar to a beholder, but luckily not as powerful. After killing both guardians, the Heroes approach the dragon egg.