March 23-24, TA 1331

We are getting closer to saving the villager Lalago. Daily, Quintos using his crystal ball has been tracking and communicating with Lalago and he has located her near the volcano. During these communications, she continues to tell Quintos not to come save her, but we will not be deterred.

We think the creature capturing Lalago is called the pig god. Marcus communes with the lady of the lots and asks if the creature is indeed a lycanthrope and the lady confirms.

As we travel towards the volcano and encounter some of the villagers, while attempting to communicate with them, we hear the sounds of drums and the ritual of the pig god sacrifice beginning. We rush to the village and prepare an ambush for the lycanthrope, sadly we make noise and have to dispatch two villagers as we attempted to prevent the alarm.

Then charging to the top of the hill the party sees a skull head of massive size carved as a multi-level complex in the mountain.

As we enter we have a fight for our lives and defeat a were-boar (the pig god), a were rat, a massive giant with a crazy eye and our enemy the mind flayer. As we defeat them, the volcano begins to erupt and the mind flayer once again teleports away from our wraith. He is the immortal foe of our band of adventures..

We head back to the village with Lalago and convince her to live and using our magics we cure her of the lycanthropy.

We then head back to return her to her village, cured of the curse.

Loot

• Necklace of black pearl (1500 gp)
• Tome of Clear Thought (DMG p.206)
• Manual of Bodily Health (DMG p.180)
• 6 Arrows of Slaying (DMG p.152) (had an additional 2 that were used)
• 2 against orcs
• 2 against giants
• 2 against shape changers
• 2 against fire breathers
• 1 potion of vitality
• 1 Periapt of Wound Closure (DMG p. 184)

March 22-23, TA 1331

Ash wakes and recounts a dream of being tossed overboard, only to be rescued by mermaids of some kind. With that on his mind, the group continues on their way. Lalago is seen with a thin old man named Snick via Quintos’s scrying. The previous attempt to scry for Lalago had shown her with a fat man named Leander. After seeing this, Marcus sought guidance from Mars to determine if the group could heal Lalago and was told that yes, the group can heal her.

Heading out toward the large volcano through dense jungle, the group is uneasy due to the various sounds and smells new to them in this area. They come upon a group of gorillas beating on some kind of carcass on the ground. Marcus bravely stepped forward and attempted communication, albeit in a very simplistic form. After a brief interchange, the gorillas hoist up and throw the carcass they had been beating toward a small hill at the edge of the clearing. Marcus and Ivamel investigate the body and Marcus finds a necklace (one with birdclaws in a specific pattern) that resembled one worn by Lalago’s brother.

Somewhat disturbed and concerned, the group heads around the hill and discover a doorway leading underneath the hill. Seeking answers, the group heads into this tomb and finds a large room with 8 sarcophagi and a large statue of a roman soldier. The soldier is holding a staff with a two headed eagle atop – Marcus and Quintos spend a moment to converse and determine what exactly this might mean. The group searches the various sarcophagi and find a bag with some gems inside one coffin.

Marcus takes two stones from the bag and places them into the empty eye sockets on the Roman soldier statue and a doorway opens behind the statue. The crew walks down the now open hallway and finds a pool of muck and mire. Two disgusting creatures rise from this pool and began attacking our heroes, flinging disgusting balls of filth – catching two of our combatants, hindering them both. After a small struggle the two creatures are defeated and the group collects itself, cleans itself (as much as possible) and heads further into the underground labyrinth.

Quintos, thinking tactically (to the surprise of some), sends his own down a long hallway to scout ahead. Through his unique connection, he is able to see a large room with a monstrous creature and a cage full of people. There are also several creatures loosely resembling the corpse seen above ground who seem to be worshiping the creature in some manner. Sensing the urgency of the moment, the group wades into battle, striking down the grey skinned servant creatures first before turning their attention to the squid-headed monster. Quintos’s quick thinking allowed him to sneak away with a woman nearest the squid-head, likely saving her life. Fearlessly, our heroes went at the monster with blade, staff, and spell – taking psychic blasts in return. After a short battle our numbers won out and the captives were saved, though the monster managed to slip away.

Searching the room, the party found a quiver with 8 arrows (2 with blue fletching, 2 with red fletching, 2 with yellow fletching, and 2 with black fletching), one unidentified potion, and a heart shaped clasp for a cloak. There is still one small chamber that the group had not thoroughly explored, but sensing danger if they chose to say behind, the party fled the tomb to head back above ground with the rescued captives.