13 November 2022

Last session, the party continued on through the dungeon. Fighting the skeletons, the party was able to dispatch them, but not before they killed Apollyon. The party continued deeper, being ambushed by several goblins. A well-timed Sleep spell dispatched the ambush. The party tied up Grem the goblin, whom they previously saved, and strong-armed him into leading them to his leader. After several failed betrayals, the party knocked Grem out and stuffed him in a bag.

They continued on, negotiating with the Hobgoblin chief for safe passage, and made their way to the twilight grove. The party encountered a hobgoblin who tried to eat them, and quickly killed it. Using an amulet promising safe passage, they talked their way passed the goblins and hobgoblins on the second level of the dungeon.

Quickly dispatching a shadow, Robair received a magical charm from a dragon statue that animated and gave him advantage on charisma checks for the next 24 hours. Finally, they found the twilight grove. Wading through thick brush and difficult terrain, the party effortlessly batted away ambushes by a number of twig blights before finally finding their way to the Gulthias tree. Puck was distraught to learn that not only did two of his adventuring party survive, but it seems they’ve started working with Belak, with some sort of bark/tree content erupting from their body.

The session starts with the party in a ruined tower, peeking over at the tree, Belak the Outcast, Sir Braford, the wizard Sharwin, and two twig blights.