--- layout: journal title: Conquest for the Bore, An Aside --- # Diary of Sir Tern Ipswitch, 2023-09-04 #### Events - I attempt to negotiate with Slit, a representative of the Court of Worms. - The court demanded an offering of corpses. - A further demand was that the army would have safe passage, but 1 in every 10 would be taken by the Court. - Both of these demands were unacceptable. - Stackor updates Colonel Syrup, who orders us to clear out the Court - We explore the lower tunnels, and kill some of the fey. - We find a door obviously sized for a giant, closing on pathway of the tunnel. We leave it closed. - Going the other way, we find a trap door. We leave it closed. - Stackor returns to camp, to update Colonel Syrup. He orders up to investigate further into the tunnels. - We approach the giant door first - Opening it with *Knock*, we discover the drill bit used to create the top-most bore tunnel. It is made of an odd metal we've never seen before. - There is also an armor giant. A giant armor. A suit of rune-laden armor for a giant. It's magical. - We approach the trapdoor next. - After some effort, and Jen creating a pull ring, we open the trap door. There's a huge-sized ladder into the depths. We take our time and descend. - At the bottom is what appears to be a human-sized skeleton. It does not smell of piss. We are in a smooth-stoned tunnel, bored from the bit we found in the giant room. - Traveling forward, we find a doorway on the left. Investigating further, we find a square room with a "big ol' metal thing" with a canvas tube going into the rear wall. Two fey were hiding, that teleported away when we found them. - The "big ol' metal thing" is full of wires and gears, clearly broken down, panels and such. - We hear moaning from the hallway, from something larger than previously known #### Locations - The Bore #### NPCs and Notable Characters - Fey of the Court of Worms, an evil court concerned with death and decay, the fears associated with them, and other generally creepy things. - Slit, a shark-headed fey creature (Deceased) #### Other Notes -