Reclaiming the Dwarven Iron Mine -- First Level

 

 This Week's Adventurers

• Faelin Amok the Rogue
• Lucinia the Twilight Cleric Tortle
• Nimrod the Vuman, a warlock of Kas the Bloody Handed
• Chumbawamba, the pet warg
  
  

The party is currently at level 5. 

(Stevie was off this week.)

The Mission

The Guild of Bad Decisions was hired by a merchant clan to reclaim a mine that had recently become overrun by monsters. Their mission was to regain control of the mine, uncover the source of the problem and put an end to it. The job paid 2500 gold, and they were allowed to keep any treasures they found, but not the mining supplies. Additionally, they would gain a partnership in the mine.

The First Level

Upon crossing the mine's threshold, the party was met with resistance from a hostile group of human squatters who claimed ownership of the mine. Nimrod, attempted negotiation. But battle immediately commenced when Lucinda put a sleep spell on the squatter leader. Ultimately the adventurers kill the squatters, who to a man refused all opportunities to surrender.

During the party's search of the chambers near the mine entrance, they discovered personal possessions and a ruby necklace worth 50 gold, as well as notes from the former mine owner, Thidribell Birdwatcher. These notes revealed that Thidribell had initially given up on the mine, but later discovered a new vein of ore. However, shortly after, the miners began to suffer from a mysterious illness that caused fever, disorientation and hysterical laughter. Monsters then began to emerge from deep within the mine, and Thidribell was unable to fight them off. In a last-ditch effort to protect the mine, she tore the deed in half and hid both pieces. The party found one half of the deed.

The party ventured deeper into the mine and encountered a group of giant wolf spiders and a six-tentacled roper. Despite a perilous battle, they were able to defeat the creatures and found some bones inside the roper. Nimrod sent his bat familiar and his summoned shadow to scout the second level, where they discovered a pack of rust monsters. However, the shadow was killed by the rust monsters, and the party decided to retreat and rest for the night. Amok planned to take the last watch.