"We want the ring the mites stole back, we are willing to help you get rid of the shaman if you promise to leave in peace with us in this kingdom."
Lynore picks up the map and gives a once over while waiting on the kobold to think over the offer.
"That big chief talk, I help you regardless for saving me."
DC 14 Knowledge (geography)
This is a detailed map of the area, which points out exactly where the Sootscale cave entrance is
The tunnel continues to meander it's away away from the group in a direction so far unexplored.
Stanton motions for the map before telling the group.
"That's the local area, that cave entrance must be where the sootscales live."
"Sounds good, we will need to go there next, but lets finish exploring this cave."
As you continue down the tunnel you come to a damp room that is haphazardly clustered with broken beds, chairs, wagon wheels, and an assortment ofworn tattered, dingy, and broken objects pilfered or salvaged from big folk. A row of bookcases stands crookedly propped against the far wall. The shelves filled with bits of bone, featers, and dried centipede legs. Old window frames cracked and splintered hand upon the wall like works of fine art.
You see 6 mites lounging around the room. Two pitifully attempt to play a folk some on a stringed instrument, two more are jeering and throwing rocks at the musicians. The last two lie under a sheet trying to read a book with torn pages. As you enter all 6 rise and begin to attack.
init
init
init
Cotton 23
Lynore 18
Mite 18
Stanton 14
Dram 10
"This hasn't been working lately but I'll give it a go anyway! Sleep!" Cotton glares at the closest mite.
Unlike the last few attempts this mite succumbs to Cotton's suggestion slumping to the ground. The are still 5 mites attacking.
Lynore
Cotton 23
Lynore 18
Mite 18
Stanton 14
Dram 10
Lynore slings a stone at the leading mite.
,
Lynore's stone takes a mite out of action immediately. The remaining four mites burst into action.
The two previously throwing rocks chuck rocks the way of Cotton
One of the musicians tries to bash Lynore with the impromptu weapon
The last musician stands ago eyes bulging out casting Doom on Lynore.
DC 12 will or be shaken
Cotton is hit by the two rock throwing miscreants as the "musical" weapon explodes when it connects with Lynore leaving the mite looking clumsily at the mess.
Stanton takes aim at one of the rock throwers and let's fly.
The arrow misses with mite by a wide margin as the little guy jumps around all jittery.
Cotton 23
Lynore 18
Mite 18
Stanton 14
Dram 10
Dram is up
will
Seeing the spell wash over Lynore, Dram takes aim at the mite threatening her.
, longbow
Dram's arrow skewers the last mite as Lynore sinks fully into the affects of the Doom spell. As the group approaches she becomes twitchy as she jerkingly looks at each of her companions. After a few moments the panic passes and Lynore begins to become more composed.
150 xp each
Lynore searches the bodies.
Dram concentrates and channels holy energy into her companions.
healing
Lynore finds 6 daggers, a badly broken mandolin, a ripped apart book in pretty bad shape. In a tin on the stage where the musicans were you find 3 copper, 2 centipede legs, and what looks like a wolf tooth.
As with every part of this infernal cave the tunnel continues into the distance.
The group comes to a cavern with a wet-looking floor that is crisscrossed by several shallow trenches. Each trench contains trickles of purtrid-looking fluid. Six foul mounds of compost and dung lie heaped about the room, each studded with small spherical eggs.
As the group walks around a mound you notice a single mite sitting on a small stool in front of a large wooden bowl filed with a foul-smelling paste. Three centipedes about the size of a human feed on the contents of the bowl. The centipedes quickly notice you hissing before they begin the advance. The lone mite stands with a start and begins to back away from the group.
cent
mite
Init time
init
init
initiative
Cotton 27
Lynore 26
Centipedes 22
Dram 18
Stanton 16
Mite 13
Cotton is up
"Not so fast little one, Sleep."
The mite slumps to the ground asleep before it can take a step.
Cotton 27
Lynore 26
Centipedes 22
Dram 18
Stanton 16
Mite 13
Lynore
Lynore launches a sling stone at the nearest centipede.
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The first centipede disintegrates in a cloud of legs and guts.
The 2 other centipedes without regard for their broodmate throw themselves at the party.
Both centipedes attack Stanton with their nimble little jaws but he is able to successfully dodge them.
poison
poison
Cotton 27
Lynore 26
Centipedes 22
Dram 18
Stanton 16
Mite 13
Dram
Dram launches an arrow at one of the centipedes.
,
The arrow bounces off one of the bony sections of the centipedes carapace.
Cotton 27
Lynore 26
Centipedes 22
Dram 18
Stanton 16
Mite 13
Stanton
Stanton drops his bow and attacks both centipedes with a mighty swing of his greatsword.
on hit attack centipede #2
confirm crit
confirm crit
Stanton calmly slices the two centipedes completely in half. They flop to the ground spasming in their death throes. Only the sleeping mite remains.
Cotton calmly walks over to the mite and stabs the sleeping form with his spear.
DC 19 fort or die
The lone mite is quickly dispatched by Cotton. Now that the group has a moment to breathe they can see this room is clearly a hatchery for centipedes and they can see some very small clearly newborns writhing around some of the egg piles.
"Vermin the lot, could grow to be another monster like in the tunnel. I say we torch the lot. Will deprive these little blue monsters of their precious pets as well."
Knowledge nature to determine what they are cooking
One glance in the pot and Stanton knows what they are cooking... he takes a quick glance at Mikmek before looking away embarassed... It's kobold stew.
Lynore will search the mite.
Lynore only finds a long handled wooden spoon, covered in "stew".
"Yuck! Lets keep going."
The group leaves the hatchery and comes back to the workshop they first entered at the start of the cave complex. Mikmek stops the group and asks what they are going to do now.
"Must get statue back to Big Chief before we all turnz yellow and diez."
"For your help, I want to give you some equipment and help you deliver this statue. If you believe we would be safe with you? We can help get rid of the shaman, but first we should rest."
"With Chief you safe, with Shaman... Mikmek don believe so."
The group sets up camp in the mouth of the cave, they hear some chittering from inside the cave on occasion, likely a missed centipede or two, but don't encounter anything.
"Mikmek, here have a sling and a short sword. These should do you well, and lead on to your camp."
Mikmek happily takes the equipment before starting to scurry towards the kobold camp.
Mikmek makes good time leading the group across the plains. He happily chats away the hours as the gruop makes the trek. He explains taht soon they will come across a river and on the other side will be the village.
The group crests a hill a few hours before midday and can see that they finally have come to the river. As the come to a stop their mounts begin to become skittish as if they smell something.
DC 15 perception
percp
init
"Beware wolves are upon us!"