The session began with a somber debrief at the Nasty Ratchet, where the party sat down with Raksana to discuss the fallout from their encounter with Imogen. Emotions ran high as they processed what happened and debated the next steps. Though her absence left a silence none could fill, there was little time to dwell , because trouble was brewing beneath Starbit Bay.
After descending into the fetid sewers beneath Starbit Bay, the party found themselves navigating a maze of rot, mildew, and strange fungal energies.
- First Door: Kitsune investigated a side room and was briefly trapped by a mimic posing as a treasure chest. She escaped with minimal injury.
The mimic Spit an interesting dagger at Ariana, missing her. They closed the door sealing the creature inside. - Second Door: Inside, the group encountered two goblins and a bugbear. After May cast Cloud of Daggers, the Party fled and barred the door, leaving behind talk of a lost cheese shipment and someone named Mycella. The party recognized this as Ashera’s doing — she had magically enlarged the shipment, sinking it.
- Third Door: This chamber housed a swarm of rats, which were quickly killed. One adjoining room was empty, while another was left unopened.
- Party Status:
- Raksana led them to the cistern, but departed to return to the Nasty Ratchet, seeking more experienced allies.
- Vesolnir stayed behind, feeling ill (likely from overindulgence rather than the cheese).
- Toby remained aboard his ship, unaware of the current conflict.
- The Main Cistern: Venturing deeper, the remaining party members discovered the lair of Chuggles, the Mold Crowned, seated atop a crumbly cheese throne and surrounded by two swarms of worshipping rats. Beside him stood his fungal Rot-Boar familiar, Grushroom.
- Battle was joined, and early in the fight, Grushroom was magically commanded to flee back toward the entrance, leaving Chuggles to face the adventurers alone.
- Kitsune was exposed to Grushroom’s mycellial spores, beginning a strange infection that has yet to reveal its effect.
The party now stands mid-battle in the heart of the Rat King’s domain, with spores in the air, cheese on the altar, and deeper mysteries below the surface.