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18th Feb 2024 In-game timeline: DR1489 Uktar 3 - Uktar 3 Our "Heroes" are chasing some wererats down a staircase. Carro feels naked without his longbow and silver arrows and decides to go back for them. TC pours scorn on this decision and sulks for a while. Carro is already halfway down the corridor, so the effect of this derision is lost on the elf. TC and Mahtis spend a round or two healing themselves up a little, but to continue the chase, Mahtis first conjures up four giant goats to head after the fleeing rat-human hybrids. Unfortunately the lack of the ability to choose the creature does mean that these large creatures clutter up the staircase somewhat, and the chase is not as quick as perhaps would have been hoped for. Especially as it takes a short while for Mahtis to decide what instructions to give the goats. After the goats have headed down, Mahtis and TC follow, ignoring the impressive carvings that adorn this staircase too. At the bottom they just catch sight of t

3rd & 9th Feb 2024 In-game timeline: DR1489 Uktar 3 - Uktar 3 Our "Heroes" consider their options. Either head into the ruins via the obvious route on the surface, risking being seen by the guards, or take the tunnel they have discovered which seems to be home to a strange and grotesque creature, and there is not even a guarantee that the cave system leads anywhere useful, as Mahtis only explored as far as the creature. They decide to face the strange creature. Given Mahtis' warnings about the worrying chatter from all the mouths on the creature, and TC's historic vague knowledge of such creatures, they decide to plug their ears with candle wax so they cannot hear anything as they advance. The cavern seems natural, and is very narrow in places, with lots of twists and turns and as they progress the nasty smell becomes quite overpowering. After a short while they reach a small widening in the cavern and encounter the Gibbering Mouther! Much hilarity ensues as TC tr

28th Jan & 3rd Feb 2024 In-game timeline: DR1489 Uktar 2 - Uktar 3 Our "Heroes" are in a swamp. They got a bit lost under the leadership of Carro, but seem to be back on track now, after a bloody distraction from a vicious vine. The intrepid adventurers discuss having a long rest - it is, after all, mid-morning, and they have been scratched. In the end they decide against this and press on, though TC is sulking. Mahtis steps up to the lead and decides to use her perception skill, though she describes the use of this skill in a perfect description of her survival abilities. The DM overlooks this, and Mahtis leads the group further into the swamp, deciding to improve her perception abilities by changing into a mastiff dog for the duration. She does well, and seems to take quite a direct path, hopefully towards the ruins. They pass through a very heavy rainfall, which starts and stops very quickly and is so hard they need to shelter under trees for a while. TC moves to the f