Dungeon of the Mad Mage

“Urgh! I hunger. Let me have smalls to eat. Boss wizard only lets magic food go to the beasts in big room, gimme smalls now!” It ends it’s sentence in a roar and lurches to its feet

Well we can't have you going hungry can we? But smalls are so small. What about beast? Manticore. Much bigger than smalls. Fresh killed. Three of them. I can show you where.

Wizard sounds cruel. Not value your bigness and strength. Can help you teach him a lesson? 

“Boss wizard is small but heap big strong. Not even I can smoosh him. But if beasties dead I can eats them and the magic foods in other room til I get bigs enough to smoosh way out!”

Well there's nobody but my friends between here and the manticores. I'll show you where big meat meal is if you promise not to hurt my friends. They are also big heap strong. They smashed the beasts. 

Jhee-Kharr says this very loudly to make sure said friends are ready to react if need be.

What's your name big guy? I am Jhee-Kharr Wordpainter Thunukalathi. 

“Troll name is Constance Hunger. Boss wizard called me Oi You”

“Right, well ... let’s leave our friend here to his feast and keep exploring shall we ? Unless he has any objections or advice ? “

I think he mentioned something about smashing his way through the place.

Constance! What about smashing your way about with us for a while? We fight lots of delicious beasts.

If no want that, give treasure or good information words as a thank you. You were very hungry after all. 

“Go now me hungry! Unless you want to be snack too!”

Jhee-Kharr draws himself up to his full height and puffs out his chest and turns his back on Constance. 

Big guy only has small ideas. Never smash boss wizard that way. Not worth our time. We too big. Too important.

Well gentlemen, it seems that was a waste of our time. Though at least we're still full of vim and vigour. Let's get back to it shall we? Just give me a moment to check out his fetid hellhole of a room.

Investigation - 11 

Other than piles of troll scat there is nothing of note in the room. Heading back you can see Constance rush their way south into rooms you haven’t seen yet. There’s a bang and then their gleeful slurps as they stuff their face on the magically appearing food

Leo looks on, not sure what to make of the troll.

shall we continue on then my friends? Il keep watch if the troll decides to come for us for afters

Heading back to the manticore nest you head to the doors leading south. One of the stone doors has cracked and fallen off of its hinges, within you see a foyer that leads to a desecrated temple that feels more like a tomb. 
The desiccated corpse of an unusually large basilisk lies in the middle of the floor on its back, its shriveled tongue hanging out and all six feet sticking up in the air. Clutched in one of its clawed feet is a transparent orb.

Leo looks closer at the orb, careful not to touch it, just in case

Investigation 17

The orb is a Driftglobe

Leo carefully lifts the orb down, and stored it. This could come in handy down here

A couple of centipedes scurry out from its husk as you disturb the globe and slither off into the darkness. 

Looking up the stairs into the temple proper you see Eleven lifelike statues in a variety of poses are clustered together in the south end of the room. 
Alcoves along the walls once held six statues, but five of them lie toppled and smashed to pieces on the floor. The sixth statue, located in the middle alcove along the east wall, remains intact and appears to be made of glistening black stone.

The black stone glistens and starts to run, oozing off of the statue and starts undulating it’s way towards you. 
Roll initiative 

Sig 15
Black Pudding 15
Boblin 11

Initiative 9

Initiative - 22