Having headed to the 'secret garden' Gnasher makes himself as comfortable as possible. Looking towards the others he asks, "How long till Gnasher be Gnasher?" He then nods towards the stairs. "Should tribe tell humans where tribe went?"
"Don't know and No." Urah replies to Gnasher from the...............back.
On a DC 10 heal check you can read up on the rules for healing ability damage and assume your character knows it.
Urah remembers vaguely how this kind of damage heals. He kinda likes the methods as it involves lying in bed doing nothing else....
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"Without magic, yer gonna be a little slow for a few days, assuming you rest fully." Tarak answers, "With a day of rest in a safe place and Malgrim, from what I have seen, we could get you up and hacking right quick." Looking over to Malgrim, "I think."
"I think we are safe. I will just heal you fully, but it will leave both of us deeply weakened."
Showing his teeth, in his almost human smile, at Urah's comment Gnasher was relieved even when death was near, some things didn't change. Nodding at Tarak's comment about needing magic he looked to Malgrim who explained about leaving them both weak. "Better week for a day than slow for many."
As Malgrim did his magic, Gnasher drew out his wand of Infernal healing, casting on himself every few minutes to let his own magic counter the other damage that had been done. As Malgrim uses his kinetic restoration ability and Gnasher eventually burns through four of the spells in the wand, Tired but feeling more like himself, He nods towards Malgrim. "Gnasher thanks Ghost and is in Ghosts debt," he holds up the wand asking, "Gnasher has one charge left on wand, Use on Ghost?"
Eating a little of the meat from his pack, Gnasher asks, "Tribe keep regular watch just in case?"
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In the morning, as he collects his bedroll and repacks his ruck sack, Gnasher takes the time to cast 'infernal healing' on the wand again. Shouldering his rucksack and picking up his bardiche he asks. "Tribe return to pit and search?"
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"I think we should return to the pit. I am also not sure I trust that man. He seems like he might be more then he appears." Malgrim says. "Do we want to check on the slaves before we return to the pit? I do think we should keep this garden secret for now."
Actually after a one hour rest you feel like you have rested for a full 8 hours of sleep! Those of you that regain hitpoints, spells or abilities after resting for a night are refreshed. Those of you on a daily schedule, like druids, do not regain spell however.
You are NOT plagued by nightmares. In fact, the rest was awesome. Also, Gnasher, you have an odd feeling about Zayfid, like you should not trust him. It started out as a niggling feeling, but it is pretty strong now. You also feel like there is something you need to do which has grown stronger now that you have discovered this new area.
Feeling extremely rested, Gnasher agrees with Magrim. "Gnasher has odd feeling about human too. Tribe should not trust him." Looking around the strange garden, he confesses. "Gnasher feel like there is something Gnasher need to do." He scratches his head, "But Gnasher not know what." He gestures towards the stairs. "Tribe search tunnel in pit tribe found earlier. See if tunnel has secrets."
Once everyone is ready, Gnasher proceeds to the pit again, carefully searching the caterpillar's lair and then begins to search the tunnel.
Malgrim looks around as well, "Hmmm...maybe it has something to do with the garden? Do you feel the need to pull weeds or plant something maybe?"
He will help search around for anything as well.
Zayfid is waiting when you return.
"Back rather soon. Find anything interesting?" He asks.
The lair is rather uninteresting unless you are into collecting bones. You search but find nothing. The other tunnel leads to H15 on the Middle Temple map. As you enter the room you are assaulted by a swarm of territorial centipedes!
Fortunately you are all ready and anything but surprised and have time to react before the swarm assembles fully!
Ongoing effects not mentioned below:
Bold may go.
Malgrim Gryh (-0 HP)
Gnasher (-0 HP)
Tarak (-0 HP)
Urah Pyr (-0 HP)
Centipedes
"Ahhhhhh!!!!" Urah screams as he unleashed cold flames on the swarms.
@Urah
Check out the map. You are not in range. Which is a common problem with that spell.
Seeing the mass of bugs crawling over each other, Gnasher lowers his weapon to the ground, swiping through the centipedes. Furrowing his brow as the bardiche just passes through the swarm, he turns, "Weapon does no good, Gnasher have no spells or vials, Gnasher distract bugs, tribe find way to burn bugs." He then moves across the room, waving his arms and laughing loudly.
Urah advances and throws out a fan of fire.
Though it manages to avoid the majority of the flames, you still see a bunch of them crackle and pop.
Gnasher wisely moves away from the sorcerer so very altruistically. Well, altruistic as long as the swarm does not attack east.
Ongoing effects not mentioned below:
Bold may go.
Malgrim Gryh (-0 HP)
Tarak (-0 HP)
Centipedes (-10 HP)
Gnasher (-0 HP)
Urah Pyr (-0 HP)
Gnasher wisely moves away from the sorcerer so very altruistically. Well, altruistic as long as the swarm does not attack east.
Glaring at the swarm of bugs, Tarak converts some of his remaining high level magic into lightning doom and arcs out a lightning bolt across the swarm.
Malgrim summons the water to him and throws a spindle at the swarm.
The nimble centipedes continue to do their best to evade all these nasty spells and survive the water blast. The swarm then rolls on over the top of Urah, Malgrim, AND Tarak but do very little damage.
, DC 13 fort save vs poison
Tarak moves out of the swarm and fries them with a mighty blast of lightning. A few survive but they scurry for cover.
A few survive but they scurry for cover, most of then roasted, drowned, and then electrocuted. Even after making all those saves.
*Combat over^
Urah barely makes it through the bite as his blood churns within him prompting to stagger away from his companions to retch............again.
The room has thick mats of what must be dried roots or other vegetable matter lying heaped against the walls of the room. To the east, the wide tunnel you entered through descends towards the pit while to the north the outline of a stone door sits in the wall. Looting this room is futile unless you want roasted damp centipede carcasses for a snack.
Frowning as the centipedes go the other direction and attack his fellow tribe members, Gnasher is relieved when there magic proves strong enough to kill the bugs. Nodding his approval, "Well done."
Pointing at the pile of dead centipedes he adds, "Firestart burn bugs more, taste better when charred crunchy." He licks his jowls, then begins to look around the odd room they'd found.
Not finding anything worth taking, he points to the hidden door, "Tribe see what is there?" he then inspects the hidden door for traps and tries to open it.
His fiery features made green by the earlier episode, upon hearing Gnasher's suggestion went even greener.
"Hard pass." he mutters.
Malgrim will join in looking for traps and will open it if it is locked. "There are sure a lot of insects in these ruins. I wonder if the Carrion King was losing gnolls to them or if that was his main source of feeding his followers."
Need a DC 13 fort save from Malgrim and Tarak from the centipede poison.
The door has no traps and opening it reveals that it is a cunningly hid door to a hallway you have all passed through before.
"We are running out of places to find the mysterious fiend that sent the nightmares after us." Malgrim says.
Nodding at Malgrim's observation, Gnasher gestures back the way they came. "Maybe Zayfid make nightmares? Gnasher no trust strange man."
Shaking his head, "Cave garden very interesting, but tribe not know how to understand writing. Tribe keep searching for more rooms? Tribe would need to move rocks in hallways and rooms. Maybe ask slaves to help us?"
Tarak shivers a bit and shakes dead centipedes off of his armor, but seems no worse for the wear.
”Aye, this place is getting cleared out fast. I could try to summon an elemental on the morrow and talk to it, maybe it can read, but that’s no guarantee. If we want to make the journey back, there are scrolls that could help Urah read it, but that’s a lot of time. We could see if the slaves would help us clear that tunnel, aye, that seems to be the next step.”
"Then lets go talk to them and get started on this today." Malgrim says and then looks at Gnasher and says, "He does seem a bit shady. He did not ask about seeking out the others instead of being alone in this death trap. But I am not sure that is enough to try threatening or attacking him if he doesn't show his hand in some way. When we bring the ex-slaves down one might recognize him."
Listening to Tarka and Malgrim Gnasher nods in agreement. "Tribe talk to slaves today, talk to elementals tomorrow." He begins to head back to where they'd left the slaves avoiding Zayfid if possible.
As they go, he adds, "Maybe slave can read funny letters."
Zayfid was hanging out on the throne, getting quite comfortable there.
The group heads back to the slave area. Do you do so by the tunnels or by the surface?
Either way nothing happens and you make it back to a busy camp. They got a nice fire going, fueled by broken furniture, casks, and other such consumables from the underground, and are eating roasted snake. Or at least some of them, It's an informal set up at best.
"Hello, we need some volunteers to aid us in clearing areas. Once we have finished here we can get you all back to civilization." Malgrim tells them when they have gathered together.
The slaves do not argue with you. If you want rocks cleared, you can have rocks cleared. Keep in mind that it will take them days to do much though.
Considering the location of the majority of the rocks, Gnasher remembered the narrow slits in the wall. Turning to Tarak he asked, "Would Storm Blessed want to turn into animal to go through narrow slits?" He shrugs, "Or tribe just rest and wait and see if Stormblessed's elemental can read."
Those are certainly options, though I'm sure there are other options. Might as well try the easiest one.
Urah is more then happy to warm himself by the fire and rest.
Though the way Zayfid lounges on the throne rubs him the wrong way. That seat should be his to enjoy.
Good thing he did not join you at the fire. He would have lounged there too, I suspect. Nope, he let you all return to the slaves and went his own way.
Seeing Urah rest himself by the fire, Gnasher looked at the others, "Should tribe rest for the night?" He paused a moment, then asked. "Maybe Zayfid's caused bad dreams?" Remembering the dreamless sleep they'd had, he asks. "Should tribe take humans back to cave garden?"
Tarak muses for a moment. "Aye, I can become a small animal and look behind those slits. I have enough energy to shift one more time today, but I'll be tapped out after that. I'll need a nights rest to even try to summon an elemental, so that will have to be tomorrow."
Tiny is 1-2 ft in size and is too large for the slits, which are a few inches across and one inch high. You would need to be able to become diminutive to do that. Tiny sounds a lot smaller than it actually is.
There are some spells you could prepare which might help though, like Spectral Scout or Burrow.
"I am not sure about taking the slaves down there. They seem fine where they are for now and there are parts of the Garden we do not know about yet. Whatever attacked us has not bothered them. Whether that is Zayfid or not we don't know. Although he is the only creature in here that seems like a likely suspect." Malgrim says.
Nodding sagely at Malgrim's responses he asks "So tribe stay here tonight and see if nightmares return or go back to garden?"
Once there done talking, Gnasher looks for the mute slave girl they'd found and continue training her how to use her knife.
You mean use wild shape to turn into a small earth elemental, right? I don't think you have access to 4th level spells (elemental body I and earth glide) as a 6th level druid. That would definitely work, assuming no reinforcement from the inside. The disadvantage would be that you would be on your own.
It is not long before the mute slave girl returns with a bundle of wood from the outside and shyly accepts the invitation to train.