As you peer into this cavern, the 15-foot-high ceiling of this passage is carved with countless glaring eyes. Actual, humanoid eyes. All staring at you as you move, and blinking. About twelve creatures are camped here, they are orogs - half orc, half ogre looking humanoids. One of them looks bigger than the rest, a female, and they all look like they were, at some point, part of a pirate crew?
Not my idea of decorations. Petra thinks as she looks at the eyes above them. "I take it that you're some kind of pirate." She says to the lead Orog. "I don't suppose that you know what happened to that ship in the other room." She says, referencing the Belle.
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Xenophon: Topaz Dragonborn Fighter (ixi's Dragon of Icespire Peak)
Upon hearing you speak, the Orogs immediately stand from their camped positions and draw weapons, startled. They wield javelins and great axes. The orogs look nervously at each other and at their captain, but the captain maintain's her cool. She slowly stands, and speaks after a moment of studying you. Her voice has a hint of class and sophistication. These are no ordinary Orogs. They show signs of higher intelligence.
"Hold!" the captain calls out. "I am Rukha." the captain asks. "State your intentions before any questions are answered.."
Baird, not used to seeing Orog or anything that is his size, hold out both arms to the sides. Hands open and facing the orog (almost like a bear hug position).
H'lo! We mean no 'arm! Jus' lookin for a guy. You ever hear of one called Ezzat? Ezer?.. One a dem names..
Regulus holds both hands up, palms forward as he slowly approaches the captain. “Rukha, was it? What a pleasure to meet such a powerful woman, and captain of such an, impressive crew. I am Regulus, known as the Purple Devil in the gladiatorial arena, and the bedroom.” His voice cascades out into the cavern in a warm, smoky baritone. He will slowly offer a hand to Rukha. If she offers a hand, he will take it and kiss it.
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Petra chuckles as Regulus mentions that he has a nickname in the bedroom. How forward. "And I am Petra. My companions and I have heard about the reputation of this dungeon and decided to explore it. We come here with no hostile intentions, as you can see from my purple friend here."
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Eris doesn’t say anything at first when they approach the pirate crew, at most chuckling lightly at Regulus’ words. After Petra’s piece, she does introduce herself with a respectful nod of the head. “I am Eris, and my dear Petra is correct. We came here to explore, and as my large friend over here states, were currently looking for some additional information on the lich Ezzart, if you happen to know him.”
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Rukha accepts your hand. She is indeed a mighty woman, her physique a prime impressive specimen for her race. Not only is she tall, but she's huge, built, and curvy. Like, current Avengers She Hulk huge.
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She's a total butterface, though. Quite a shame actually. Like her face got run over by a truck carrying ugly sticks.
"Stand down." she tells her crew, and they relax, watching you all. The countless eyeballs along the cave wall blink independently. They definitely look part of a crew. "Explorers looking for a lich, you say?" she shakes her head. "I must apologize, my crew and I have encountered no lich here since we came to this..place. I was the First Mate of the Spelljamming vessel called the Scavenger. We were in deep space, where we encountered another ship. There was a battle, and the next thing we knew, the ship and the entire crew were teleported here. Our captain, a mind flayer, was forced to eat the brains of the crew to survive. We escaped. And here we are."
"My crew and I come from H'catha, a wheel-shaped planet ruled by beholders and the farthest world from Toril's sun. Our ship was the Scavenger. Travelling the system, we picked up a disturbance around Toril space and intercepted another spelljamming ship leaving an enormous artificial planetoid called the Ravager. We recognized it instantly - the Ravager is well known among our people."
"The spelljamming ship we intercepted opened fire on us with great cannons and artillery, nothing we had ever seen before. A great battle ensued. We suffered heavy damage. The Ravager exploded in a great ball of fire and the next thing we knew, we were displaced to this..place..and our ship was destroyed."
"We do not know what happened to the other ship. All I know is our ship is deeper in this cavern complex, we have been here for weeks, and our Captain went insane. We are all that is left."
"That sounds fascinating, traveling through space and to different planets. I can only hope to get the opportunity to do that. Thank you for speaking with us." Petra says before heading off to 3a.
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"You were awfully flirty with the Orog Captain back there, Regulus. Tell me, would you have given her a demonstration if she said that she wanted to see the Purple Devil in action?"
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Regulus bows to the captain, "Thank you, for sharing your tale." The tiefling then follows petra's lead on to the next area.
He smirks at Petra's query, "There are 3 things that I never turn down: A meal, an adventure, or an opportunity to have....relations. A simple philosophy that has seen to a life filled with excitement and passion so far." He gives a wink, "I get the feeling that you have similar ideals?"
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Li'riya, having watched the entire interaction from the back of the group, begins to think she might be among many people of very different mindsets than herself. But it wasn't like it was her first time in that situation. The elf checks the sharpness of her arrowheads while the others banter.
"Farewell travelers." Rukha said, bidding you all farewell.
AREA 3 - OOZE THERE?
As you enter this cave, a giant river of ooze is flowing north through this 15-foot-high cave. When you first arrive, the ooze rises and takes the form of a conga line of modrons stretching as far as you all can see. The modrons march against the sluggish flow and make little progress. After 1 minute, they sink back into the ooze.
This ooze is a thick, viscid brown effluvium with streaks of orange, green, yellow, and black. It smells like rotten eggs and sticks to anything it touches. The ooze is never more than 5 feet deep in any given location and is difficult terrain. It moves slowly in the direction indicated by the wavy arrows on the map and also behaves like it’s alive, occasionally extruding harmless pseudopods or amorphous shapes that bear passing resemblances to familiar creatures.
Eris does her best the hold back her want to wretch, covering her nose with one hand while the other tries to make the ooze smell like lemons.
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AREA 2 - MILLION EYEBALLS AND SPACE OROGS?
As you peer into this cavern, the 15-foot-high ceiling of this passage is carved with countless glaring eyes. Actual, humanoid eyes. All staring at you as you move, and blinking. About twelve creatures are camped here, they are orogs - half orc, half ogre looking humanoids. One of them looks bigger than the rest, a female, and they all look like they were, at some point, part of a pirate crew?
Not my idea of decorations. Petra thinks as she looks at the eyes above them. "I take it that you're some kind of pirate." She says to the lead Orog. "I don't suppose that you know what happened to that ship in the other room." She says, referencing the Belle.
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THE FATE OF THE BELLE
Upon hearing you speak, the Orogs immediately stand from their camped positions and draw weapons, startled. They wield javelins and great axes. The orogs look nervously at each other and at their captain, but the captain maintain's her cool. She slowly stands, and speaks after a moment of studying you. Her voice has a hint of class and sophistication. These are no ordinary Orogs. They show signs of higher intelligence.
"Hold!" the captain calls out. "I am Rukha." the captain asks. "State your intentions before any questions are answered.."
All the eyeballs look at Petra.
Baird, not used to seeing Orog or anything that is his size, hold out both arms to the sides. Hands open and facing the orog (almost like a bear hug position).
H'lo! We mean no 'arm! Jus' lookin for a guy. You ever hear of one called Ezzat? Ezer?.. One a dem names..
Regulus holds both hands up, palms forward as he slowly approaches the captain. “Rukha, was it? What a pleasure to meet such a powerful woman, and captain of such an, impressive crew. I am Regulus, known as the Purple Devil in the gladiatorial arena, and the bedroom.” His voice cascades out into the cavern in a warm, smoky baritone. He will slowly offer a hand to Rukha. If she offers a hand, he will take it and kiss it.
Corinne Hemlock: Dhampir courtesan and dusk huntress
Kraig Bronzeaxe: Dwarven archaeologist and guerilla archer
Petra chuckles as Regulus mentions that he has a nickname in the bedroom. How forward. "And I am Petra. My companions and I have heard about the reputation of this dungeon and decided to explore it. We come here with no hostile intentions, as you can see from my purple friend here."
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Eris doesn’t say anything at first when they approach the pirate crew, at most chuckling lightly at Regulus’ words. After Petra’s piece, she does introduce herself with a respectful nod of the head. “I am Eris, and my dear Petra is correct. We came here to explore, and as my large friend over here states, were currently looking for some additional information on the lich Ezzart, if you happen to know him.”
Aeyd of the Dragons || Wood Elf / Way of the Ascendant Dragon Monk
Demetrios Zalaoras || Protector Aasimar / Paladin of Torm
Hawke || Kalashtar / Circle of the Moon Druid
Morticia || Half-Aasimar Rogue
Yvan || Goliath / Path of the Wild Soul Barbarian | Paladin of Helm
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Rukha accepts your hand. She is indeed a mighty woman, her physique a prime impressive specimen for her race. Not only is she tall, but she's huge, built, and curvy. Like, current Avengers She Hulk huge.
3, 14
She's a total butterface, though. Quite a shame actually. Like her face got run over by a truck carrying ugly sticks.
"Stand down." she tells her crew, and they relax, watching you all. The countless eyeballs along the cave wall blink independently. They definitely look part of a crew. "Explorers looking for a lich, you say?" she shakes her head. "I must apologize, my crew and I have encountered no lich here since we came to this..place. I was the First Mate of the Spelljamming vessel called the Scavenger. We were in deep space, where we encountered another ship. There was a battle, and the next thing we knew, the ship and the entire crew were teleported here. Our captain, a mind flayer, was forced to eat the brains of the crew to survive. We escaped. And here we are."
"Can you tell us what you have encountered?"
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Well dats a lot ta take in at one time. You lot sound like yeh lived through hell. Is dare anythin' we can do for ya? And did your ship come with ya?
"My crew and I come from H'catha, a wheel-shaped planet ruled by beholders and the farthest world from Toril's sun. Our ship was the Scavenger. Travelling the system, we picked up a disturbance around Toril space and intercepted another spelljamming ship leaving an enormous artificial planetoid called the Ravager. We recognized it instantly - the Ravager is well known among our people."
"The spelljamming ship we intercepted opened fire on us with great cannons and artillery, nothing we had ever seen before. A great battle ensued. We suffered heavy damage. The Ravager exploded in a great ball of fire and the next thing we knew, we were displaced to this..place..and our ship was destroyed."
"We do not know what happened to the other ship. All I know is our ship is deeper in this cavern complex, we have been here for weeks, and our Captain went insane. We are all that is left."
"That sounds fascinating, traveling through space and to different planets. I can only hope to get the opportunity to do that. Thank you for speaking with us." Petra says before heading off to 3a.
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"You were awfully flirty with the Orog Captain back there, Regulus. Tell me, would you have given her a demonstration if she said that she wanted to see the Purple Devil in action?"
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Regulus bows to the captain, "Thank you, for sharing your tale." The tiefling then follows petra's lead on to the next area.
He smirks at Petra's query, "There are 3 things that I never turn down: A meal, an adventure, or an opportunity to have....relations. A simple philosophy that has seen to a life filled with excitement and passion so far." He gives a wink, "I get the feeling that you have similar ideals?"
Corinne Hemlock: Dhampir courtesan and dusk huntress
Kraig Bronzeaxe: Dwarven archaeologist and guerilla archer
Li'riya, having watched the entire interaction from the back of the group, begins to think she might be among many people of very different mindsets than herself. But it wasn't like it was her first time in that situation. The elf checks the sharpness of her arrowheads while the others banter.
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"You aren't wrong."
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"Farewell travelers." Rukha said, bidding you all farewell.
AREA 3 - OOZE THERE?
As you enter this cave, a giant river of ooze is flowing north through this 15-foot-high cave. When you first arrive, the ooze rises and takes the form of a conga line of modrons stretching as far as you all can see. The modrons march against the sluggish flow and make little progress. After 1 minute, they sink back into the ooze.
This ooze is a thick, viscid brown effluvium with streaks of orange, green, yellow, and black. It smells like rotten eggs and sticks to anything it touches. The ooze is never more than 5 feet deep in any given location and is difficult terrain. It moves slowly in the direction indicated by the wavy arrows on the map and also behaves like it’s alive, occasionally extruding harmless pseudopods or amorphous shapes that bear passing resemblances to familiar creatures.
It's very creepy.
Petra puts a hand over her nose. "Keep away from the ooze, if only because of how foul it smells."
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Baird does a similar face covering with the inside of his furred elbow
Is dat a bog dat stinks.. Oh shit! What de hell is dat goo? Is dat what dem Orogs shit out? Smell like a sewer.. But whats in it?
Baird moves a bit closer, cautiously. Then throws one of his unlit torches into the poo river
Eris does her best the hold back her want to wretch, covering her nose with one hand while the other tries to make the ooze smell like lemons.
Aeyd of the Dragons || Wood Elf / Way of the Ascendant Dragon Monk
Demetrios Zalaoras || Protector Aasimar / Paladin of Torm
Hawke || Kalashtar / Circle of the Moon Druid
Morticia || Half-Aasimar Rogue
Yvan || Goliath / Path of the Wild Soul Barbarian | Paladin of Helm
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