Summary of Events:
When we left our adventurers last, they had journeyed deeper into the system of underwater passages in search of the beast that had been toying with them since they had arrived. They swim into a large cylindrical-shaped room and are quickly swept up in the current of a whirlpool that governs a majority of the chamber. As they barrel towards the ceiling, they realize the only other exit to this area is several dozen feed downward, against the current.
Rota rides the current upward, failing to notice the rapidly approaching ceiling, and slams into it. He then Misty Steps downward and unfurls his chain of returning, lassoing Ren some distance below. Iolair casts Web and creates a magical net that extends across a majority of the room.
Attached to Rota, Ren is carried upward but makes a concerted effort to move toward the wall. The tiefling cleverly looks for where moss has grown on the rock wall, assuming that the currents would be lesser there.
Chonka’s strength grants her the ability to momentarily fight the upward current. With this opportunity, she moves to the edge of the room and secures a rope to the wall using a piton and her hammer.
Rota retracts the chain of returning, pulling himself to Ren, and begins to swim downward against the torrent of water. Iolair fails to fight the current and is hurled upward until he eventually lands in his net of magical webbing.
Chonka crosses the chamber, resisting the ever-present force of the whirlpool, and nails another piton into the wall, thus creating an underwater tightrope to span the room’s full width.
Rota struggles to fight the current, but Ren helps him to resist. Together, they swim toward the exit tunnel and just barely make it inside. Once safe, Ren ties some rope to some sturdy-looking coral and allows the other end to get sucked up into the center of the whirlpool. Using Minor Illusion, Ren creates some flashing arrows with the hope of drawing attention to his freshly secured lifeline.
Chonka reaches for the rope, but misses it, and goes floating upward until she crashes into the magical webbing. With both Iolair and Chonka restrained, Rota springs into action. He leaves Ren behind and swims right up the center of the vortex. At the last minute, he inverts himself and Chonka holds her shield out for Rota to land on. He tries his best to pull Iolair free from the web but fails.
Iolair devises a clever plan for escape:
- Rota shall take some rope and tie it to the lifeline that Ren had created.
- Iolair and Chonka will then hold onto the very end of the rope.
- Iolair will then dispel the magical webbing.
- Iolair and Chonka will swim to safety.
Confident in her teammates and inspired by their ingenuity, Chonka swims against the current with ravenous determination and extends the lifeline to within the reach of her friends. Iolair dispels the magical webbing and the rope goes taut. For a moment, they are afraid it may not hold but it does and they begin to pull themselves toward the exit.
They take a moment to collect themselves and then move into the next chamber. It is large, circular, and decorated with dense collections of green coral.
Ren and Rota are the first to notice that they are not alone. First, they see a set of yellow eyes amongst the coral forest. It locks eyes with them, a low snarl can be heard, and then an adult green dragon swims out to greet them.
The dragon uncurls itself, extending its wings wide, flashes a toothy grin, and says, “You have made it deep within my — his domain. The…master’s domain. Your journey may not end here, but it will be hindered. I am to kill you now. Prepare yourself.”
Session End.
Golden Goof: Yo, Craig can I get the SMOKE WEED EVERY DAY for the one time for the one time? … MMMMMM WHATCHA SAYYYYY!
Golden Chirp: Moss grows where the current is the weakest, obviously.
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