Basidia nods.

"Very recent.  It was just completed a few tendays ago."

Knox nod, starting to understand,

"Shell we head over and introduce ourselves then?"

Knox looks around the group for confirmation, pulling his shield out and ready for action.

Vera nods in the affirmative ready to lead on

"Jhazaal ready as ready be." Jhazaal nods his head as he sticks a finger deep in his nose and wiggles it around. Pulling out a wad of snot he wipes it on his pants, watching to see who is going to lead the way.

(You still here, Wendigo?)

(...Apparently I was unsubscribed from the thread. That's... annoying. Time to catch up, I guess.)

Wendigo grunts his approval, and follows after the others.

"I can scout. If stealth needed... I will be best. Learned many things, even how to hide from dark sight. We go now."

After they leave the myconids' immediate area, he turns to the others again.

"I... don't trust mushroom men. Not any. They creep me."

Knox follows along with the others and turns to look back at Basidia after Wendigo's confession.

"Why is that? I do not see anything about them that is more or less creepy than any other fleshy creatures."

Knox turns back and continues with the group to their destination.

"They just... blech. Don't like them. Creep me."

"Very well. I hope your discomfort doesn't cause you too much trouble, while we attempt to help them."

(So are you heading into the garden?  If so, in what order?)

Miles:

The cook will go first...he has been looking forward to finding some edible 'shrooms to add to his recipes...

Knox will follow close behind the halfling, wanting to be in arm reach of the front ranks, in case anyone needs his support.

Vera can go last to cover their rear should something try and flank them.

Jhazaal is just in front of Vera.

Wendigo will go along in the middle, though if stealth is required he'll take the lead.

Something you notice right away as you head into the garden is a low chorus of murmuring.  You can’t quite tell what it is, but it seems to be growing louder the further you progress, and you haven’t heard anything like it in other areas of the Grove.

As you climb further up the terrace that is the Garden of Welcome, the low muttering grows louder, turning into a symphony of moans, cries, and hisses. The only light comes from a few glowing mushrooms along the edge, but even in the gloom, you can’t miss the source of the sounds. The heads of creatures of a dozen humanoid Underdark races peek from the ground, mold and fungi growing around them.

One voice calls out loudly in Undercommon — a female drow fighting to speak. “Please … for your gods of light . . . kill me!” She manages to stir within her living grave, raising a spider medallion half-embedded in the bloated growth that was once her hand. Half her face is rotten and pustulate, a bed for the sprouting of scores of tiny mushrooms. “The Great Seeder … trap … she’s here … the Lady of Decay … Zuggtmoy …”

(Anyone can make a History, Religion or Nature check on the name Zuggtmoy.)

Int check(Doesn't matter which, same mod for all, if I have to choose I'll go nature): 11

Wendigo gestures wildly at the creatures.

"See! Instincts right! Mushroom men evil! We should destroy them!"

Vera Nature/ History/ Religion Check: 1

In her shock at the horrific scene in front of her, Vera's mind went blank for a moment, unsure of what to do

Miles:

Horrified at the gate of these people, Miles struggles to follow her words and make sense of the names spoken.

Knowledge Roll:  17