The Session where Dan gets Dominated by a Deep-One's Big Stick

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+title: Mer-folktales, S5E05
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+## Current Objectives
+- ~~Investigate the ethereal plane room at the Giant's keep~~
+- ~~Enter Stormheim~~
+- **[COMPLETE]** Join Kaldur and seek the Mantles of the Heroes
+- Aid the merfolk in attacking the Cthulu cults
+
+## Events
+- Our struggle against the giant squid wolf tentacle lady continues! After some more punches and lightning bolts, we win!
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+- The merfeekle leader informs us that the battle is won, but a remnant of cultists, including the head priest, have barricaded themselves in an unfinished zigguraut. At location, there are two barricaded entrances, and two unbarricaded entrances; we move through one of the unbarricaded.
+    - As we move in, we come across several magic symbol traps. Sheila G uses her super magic sword to deal with them.
+    - We get to the center. There's an altar carved from basalt with tentacles and such, plus many deep-ones swimming around in a panic. There's one larger deep-one, that's obviously the leader. He has a big stick, and also a staff. We engage, and win!
+        - His big stick is the "Dire Dominating Driftwood", with _Dominate Monster_ at caster level 14. Taliah hands it to Stackor.
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+- After combat (and loot), we survey. There are several caged aboleth, and a collection of humanoid slaves. Among them, there are many orcs and hobgoblins whom the dwarves are not inclined to take with them. All of the slaves are under the effect of an _Aboleth's Lung_ spell.
+    - The party thinks leaving the orcs and hobgoblins behind to drown is wrong. After some negotiation, we convince the dwarves to leave the orcs/hobgoblins a dingy with some supplies, and they'll be left to swim to the nearest shore, 5 hours away. Harvey agrees to stay and help them out.
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+- Our next plans: _teleport_ back to Rime, stock up, and then _plane shift_ to the Boneyard in anticipation of meeting with the crypt dragon.
+
+## Player Characters
+- Gartug Ironfist, a dwarven brawler; Taliah, a tiefling alchemist (Bill)
+- Sheila G, a half-elf cleric of Cayden Calien (Thans)
+- Stackor, a dwarven wizard; Chuck, a dwarven hammer-thrower (James)
+- Harvey, a tengu-ish monk; Mummrah, a dwarven cleric (Mike)
+- Oliver Withatwist, a fey-sworn warpriest (Dan)
+
+## Locations
+- Ships
+
+## NPCs and Notable Characters
+- Killy Kelbore, the dwarf in charge
+
+## Other Notes
+- Merfeekle. Technical term.
+
+## Upcoming Events
+- 3 days remain until the meeting with the crypt dragon