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journal 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)

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