or Overworked and Underdark
Globgums, Male Myconid Avenger
Enuffdain, Male Elf Paladin
Lupin Damakos, Female Tiefling Rogue
Crick, Female Elf Ranger + Fjord, Dire Wolf Animal Companion
Datura, Female Wilden Bard
Waldyr, Male Half-Elf Ranger
Egnarts, Male Human Sorcerer + Daughter Tina
As the unconscious Heroes are being placed in their cells, Lupin, barely awake, rolls into the shadows of the corridor and passes out. As she awakes, her fellow Heroes cells began to rise into the arena. Alone, Lupin begins a panicked search to rejoin her friends. Passing by huge cells adorning the perimeter of the arena, a large pair of glowing eyes speaks to her from twenty feet above. He states his name is Killgorah, and that he and the other captives in the arena will help defeat their oppressors if she frees them. Kilgorah tells Lupin that the controls for the gates to the arena are located in the tower that forms the pivot for the spinning blades in the center of the arena. Following the passageway to the center, Lupin encounters two armored guards blocking the entrance to the tower. After a bloody battle, Lupin defeats them and picks the lock to the control room. Once inside, a female magic user and her guard dog attack Lupin in the cramped quarters. Lupin eventually triumphs, but the encounters leave her at a quarter of her hit points.
Because I couldn’t find any place to squeeze these in, a speed round of Horrible Halloween Puns took place between encounters.
- Female Magic users wearing large pieces of bread.*
- People with holes in their clothes covered with orange gourds.**
- Empty sausage casings.***
- A three foot long, unhappy ruler.****
- A gun that shoots candy.*****
As The Heroes enter the Mind Flayers cavernous fortress, they are greeted graciously by a huge Mind Flayer Nobel. Suddenly, all of the Mind Flayers begin to strike The Heroes with horrible Mind Blast after Mind Blast, rendering them into unconsciousness.
Each Mind Flayer slams down the heads of The Heroes with ears facing up. With their other hand, they start to pour the contents of the glass bowls toward The Heroes ears. The Heroes can see that each bowl holds a tadpole like creature with the tentacled head of a Mind Flayer. The tadpole like creatures begin to burrow into The Heroes ears, their protoplasmic bodies slithering between their skull and very brain itself. The Heroes suffer this horrific violation of their bodies, their minds, indeed, their very souls. . . and all they can do is scream.
To be continued? ? ?
* Female Magic users wearing large pieces of bread. Female Magic users = Witches; Wearing Bread = Between bread - Sandwiches.
**People with holes in their clothes covered with orange gourds. Covered holes in clothes = Patches; Orange Gourds = Pumpkins - Pumpkin Patches.
***Empty sausage casings. Empty = Hollow; Sausage = Weenie - Hollow Weenie (Halloween).
****A three foot long, unhappy ruler. Three Foot Ruler = Yard; Unhappy = Grave - Grave Yard.
*****A gun that shoots candy. Shoots = Trigger; Candy = Treats - Trigger Treat (Trick or Treat).
Next: Chapter 7 - Up From The Underdark
Previous: Chapter 5 - The Festival of Life (and Death)