Mazra's Sunless Citadel Campaign

W can take the passage we came through back to the room we found the dragon in, might be able to hold there and rest.

Sounds good to me

Xanth " Whoo that is a stench. If we are good here let's head to where they were keeping the dragon. We can set watch and get some rest. Sound good?"

Xanth will collect the splint mail and will nod a silent thank you to the pile of Bones as they head out.

aye. one more walk about the room to make sure we haven't missed anything, perception roll 6, then head that way

Long rest in the (ex)dragon room. Portia will do another hunt around the dragon room for anything of interest before sleeping. 22

ERKY will inform the female Hobgoblin that the party will be camping in the trophy room and that we are not to be disturbed.

XANTH grabs the Splint Mail with the Hucrele Family crest on it.

RAGDOR gives everything around the circular room and area another look but does not find anything else of interest.

PORTIA looks around the trophy room thoroughly again and finds a loose stone in the floor.  After making sure it is not traps, she lifts the lose stone.  In a mostly rotted leather pouch, the Rogue finds a variety of polished stones, two agates, a tiger eye, a piece of turquoise, and a bloodstone.  Each are worth about 10 gpcs.

The party is able to take a LONG REST without intrusion.

DAY SEVEN (FIFTEEN DAYS UNTIL THE SUMMER SOLSTICE)

LEVEL THREE 

(Let me know when you are ready to go.  Next would be climbing down the rabbit hole.  Don't be late.)

As others awake. they see Portia talking to a figure next to her that no one else can see. Then Portia sees them vanish. "Ummm... I thought that something was strange about them, but I assumed maybe they were just pale. Anyone else see that ghost there? It was very helpful so I don't think it is a threat. On the plus side, they gave me some pointers about my attacks to be able to hit more critical spaces, and a bit about how to best convince people. Well that was cool."

(Portia is ready to go. And figured I would give some in character reasonings to some of her new abilities)

(I like your in-character reason for getting suddenly better.  I always assume it is stuff you been working on for a while but are just now perfecting.)

(often it works like that. But the subclass seems to be a sudden shift. Particularly the feature that states that at the end of every short/long rest I can gain proficiency in a skill/tool as a spectral figure imparts the knowledge. That if I get new knowledge imparted I forget the old one.... So it made sense to include that for how my sneak attack improves too) 

Ragdor rubs his eyes to get the sleep out as much as to make sure he saw what he thought he saw, lady Portia you are well I assume? with her reassurance he will begin his morning prayer. As he finishes his body radiants holy light for a few seconds then it slowly fades. ah, the Lady of Mercy is generous this morning! begins to pack up his vestments, and readies for the adventure a head, while eating some rations.

Glynt wakes up and feels good about the work we have been doing and composes a song about the heroic work that we have done so far, turning it a bit darker as it plays on and contemplates the unknowns ahead.  (using my new Performance Proficiency).

Performance 18 

Xanth wakes with a start with a pressure behind his eyes. "I feel as though I'm going to burst." He stumbles out of the room then suddenly stands tall and with a below tendrils of shadow burst from him. They look like there heading for anyone around him, but he manages to take control of them and calms himself. He returns to the room. "Sorry about that. The spirts came to me last night in a dream. They filled me with power till I was about to explode. I fell as though I could take on anything."

Xanth is ready to go.

Good deal lad. What an odd lot we've become. laughs a little. so, I've been thinking about da climb down und imma little concerned. As you may have noticed, imma not as, how you say, dexterous? As I was in my youth. I may need a little help getting down.

"The vines look strong we could secure a rope around you then if you slip, I will be there to catch you. But that would mean you have to go down first. I was thinking of going first to secure the bottom. Know that I think about it I have heard of spell that lets you fall like a feather. Can any of you spell slings do that?"

"Now we are rested I think we should pop our head into the noisy Goblin room first.  I am curious how big a threat they are given they have been left unchecked against our Kobold friends."

(Map updated!)

When the party emerges from their rest, you will find Goblins guarding some of the doors.

(Do you confront them?  Or do you make your way back to the rabbit hole?)

"From the smell and the very brief glance I got it was many small ones and mothers in there. The Kobolds where handling them at full strength I think they will be fine now. In fact, if they wanted to strike the goblins now maybe the time." Xanth says the last bit very quietly.

(I vote for just moving on.)

aye, maybe the two clans can have a few seasons of peace. To the hole?

"To the Hole!"

Party goes into the room with the wide fifteen-foot shaft.  The female Hobgoblin is on the throne flanked by two Goblins. 

She says something.  ERKY translates, “She is urging us to kill Belak.”

(Upper-Level Map Updated.)

(New Map in the OOC Thread.  It is the shaft.  Fifteen foot wide.  Eighty feet down.  The last 15 feet opens up with the vines hanging down to the ground.)