1.16.2026

We’re at the Temple. Inspect the steps and fire. Fire is magical. Jartha walks into the fire and there’s a spiral staircase. We walk down the staircase for a long time, long time. Then we see a greenish glow emanating far below us. There is a natural roar emanating from the glow. Kex drops a misshapen dagger. We hear the sound of clang-clang-clang – metal on stone.

We proceed down the staircase. Glow gets brighter. We get to the bottom. Jartha picks up the misshapen dagger.

The area opens up to a massive cavern with a massive waterfall. Green, glowing plasma waterfall. Looks like the material used in the fading globe. There is a bridge over the river and a castle embedded. Stone ground. Jartha throws a misshapen dagger into the waterfall. It goes the waterfall, we hear it clank against the rock and splash into the pool.

We go across the bridge and approach the front of the temple. A large door adorned with a ram skull.

Lux checks out the door – sounds of people talking. Lux peeks in – large room, high ceilings. There is a huge stone statue – we walk in. We don’t recognize the statue of man. We see tower entrances/doors. No people. We hear voices to our left. Muffled. Lots of fog game.) Runes are in an evil language. Jartha knows from his Orc studies. Lux listens to the SW door on the left – hears dudes involved in some sort of game. We hear dice rolling. Fake voices. Kex hears nothing at SE door. NW door Lux hears grunting and scraping. Kex hears chanting in NE corner.

Kex checks out SE door (which had no noise). Waft of cool air. Very dark inside. Spiral staircase but it’s under construction. Kex finds a chest, checks for a trap. Chest has a lot of silver pieces.

Kex places cube of heaviness in front of NE door, cultist chanting. Lux stashes Fikus.

We play the warchampion ruse game. Festive mood. We pop open the SE door. Four guys playing D&D. We celebrate the war champion!

“You don’t have the sight” they say. And we fight

Jartha continues throwing random things. Tries throwing a beer at a guy right in front of him and misses.

Fight continues. We fight the D&D guys, and during that a barbarian with an axe emerges from the NW corner. KEX CHARMS THE BARBARIAN.

We also hear pounding from the cultists in the NE corner (they cant get out bc of the heavy cube).

We fight the gamers and also hear something from the NE corner. A War Cultist Death Priest emerges. We kill him. We also attack the barbarian so he’s no longer cool with us.

Jarred rolling very well.

We defeat all. Re-armband ourselves. In the Barbarian shop we find a passageway, Kex finds a summoning circle with language like the statue.

We check out the secret passageway. Leads us to a sandy room. There’s a death priest and he’s like why are you here. Lux is like to bring you the war champion. Dude is like come with me to see Vario. He ushers Lux out to the main room where Kex and Jartha are ready to pounce. Jartha misses with his surprise and battle is now afoot.

Lux rolled double ones.

We kill the guy. Go check out sand room. Dead bodies – faded from inside their body.

We discover the Bong of Fading Hookah. We find a chest that has bones. Some tattered green arm bands.

We find an egg! It looks like it disappears for a second and comes back. Kex figures out it’s a phase spider egg. We show it to Cookie. He’s like oohhh. We decide to destroy it. We use the Fade Bong – it phases the spider away.

We go north in the temple. Two hallways each with statues. Doors at the other end.

We go into the left hallway. Two barriers appear on each end.

Vario, a war cultist champ, and barbarian are there. Vario is like why are you here. Jartha shows off his war cultist letter jacket.

Vario is like let’s chat. Turns into DM exposition Q&A. Tries to get Jartha to join him. I’ve got something of great value to you that I can offer. Vario says in the room behind me, I have your father’s armor. A gift should you join us. Jartha is like I left that life behind. Vario – well then, you will soon meet your doom. But I will let you in on the great secret. We talk about Cat Power, Cat People. Vario is sending cultists to conquer Bullywog. Pipe oversees the army of NW (basically millpool to Winchendon and beyond…)

Cleo pipe is going to fade people at the same time, like 1000 of them, to summon the green dragon to take over the world.

We asked about other AC. Jones/Tackleberry are going to Jaree Camp. Harris/Mahoney going to Sothmarsh. Globes will be shipped from Sothmarch to Winchendon (which is currently under cultist control). Says the armies will coalesce around the NW between Winchendon and Milpool – that’s where mass fade will happen. Vario is like I’ve lived for many hundreds of years. Used to be a miser to the world dragon.  Why are you telling us of this.

He says you’re the triumvirate of failure. Lux is like the triumvirate of failure is across your weak ass border. Statues are golems and can attack at any time. Smash the golem, no don’t smash the golem.

Jartha runs his sword around the barrier. Vario is like you’re attracting the attention of Lord Ashmantle (more like assmantle). He and Stonevein will supervise your re-education.

It was foolish for you to come here to this temple. You will not defeat me – I am immortal. My body is immortal.

Kex asks Stonevein how much teaching have you had. He’s like more than you great grammar.

We decide to leave and regroup outside.  We’re like two days away from both places the AC’s are going to attack. We summon the Prelate. We tell the Prelate about the situation with the two places being attacked. We ask the prelate to give a heads up to the bullywogs. He agrees. And will bring his troops. I will blink your ring when I deliver the message to your father.

We make our way to Jaree’s camp. Pandemonium and fire and dead people everywhere. Lords you’re needed at the Lanai. The Cavaliers are there. Only sir gibbons holds them back.

We head to the lanai. We pass dead dog person. Kex says that guy was weird. Croakly Biggums also dead.  Killius is dead. Sir Gibbons dies.

Tackleberry rides up with a big crossbow. Jones rolls up. FIGHT NIGHT!

Lux kills Jones, Fikus makes a sound that says no

Kex cuts off Mr. Ed’s legs. Then slices it open like a TanTan. We destroyed two more ACs!

We search the bodies. Usual note about converting Jartha. Tackleberry has a nice repeating crossbow. We have to convince Jartha to give Kexyl the crossbow.

We find a softball size cube made of heavy shiny metal. It’s a chunk of adamantium. Cut and ready to be forged into a weapon.

Cookie runs up – it’s whisperB, come quickly.

Blue stag, bleeding profusely. Transforms back to whisper branch. I was beset here in the via the alleyway. Please tell Killius. Rel is the backup plan. I sent Rel and Lyric away. To a cave north of here – a very short distance. Rel is injured. Ingested too much poison back in the day. WhisperB dies.

Holt Hennessy emerges. Thanks for saving us. Many killed. If you seek to venture north for Rel, know that he is in a safe place. Perhaps you could stay here for a bit.

We help out the camp.

We finally go to sleep.