Session III
Our intrepid adventurers recover from the brutal fight that was the attack on the Order of the Bear, especially Roland and his punctured stomach. During this time of recuperation, they are approached by members of the Order of the Third Eye and Vlatla Clan, the latter getting a bit of flak from the local Knight of the Order of the Lion. Their eyes bulge when I show them what lighting bolt does, in relation to the Third Eye's offer for the tentacles. Victor uses a bit of Deception to double-speak to make the Lion Knight think they're turning down the Vlatla's offer, and actually take this as their priority mission once they are ready to leave the safety of Ramshorn.
Roland is given the plate armor from the fallen Bear Knight, Victor purchases two ritual spells from the town wizards, Brigitte procures a Pearl of Power, and they collectively also buy a Bag of Holding.
At the start of the week, a number of Goldblum's mercenaries arrive, and they manage to eke out one to be available for them to hire; Diesa Balderk, the Life Cleric. Tossing her the 15gp, they suit up, prep their pack animals, and head out into the forest again. They are near immediately ambushed by jumping spiders, but much to their surprise, they swiftly slay these spiders. Downright giddy with their good fortune, they almost don't mind being ambushed by a pack of wolves; sending most of them running after two were killed.
Things take a turn for the ominous when they come upon the sahuagin guarding the sunken temple. Their original goal was the catacombs, but they legitimately think this detour for shoggoth tentacles will be a minor detour. Not even fully halfway into the dungeon, and they've taken three or four short rests and have been walking around the place with a light spell running; pretty solidly warning the place of their presence. This makes the final fight one against a merrow, four sahuagin, the shoggoth, and the priestess. It was a brutal fight, and Roland hits zero HP at least three times before they just barely take out this group.
Aftermath
Their stumbling return to Ramshorn, with a minor detour to walk away from the werewolf pack's threats, is tinged with frustration at how tough that fight was. A silver lining helps, as they are looking forward to the wands and to the fact by the end of this long rest, they will be level 4 (insert Final Fantasy victory music).
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