Four adventurers meet up in a small city-state called Four Winds. Their names are Qila (a halfling monk who fights with a big stick), Vailan (a FAT/SEXY human fighter who has a secret), Ornack (a javelin throwing half-orc barbarian who can't read), and Gram (a human wizard who is a little on the frail side...).
Now these four have their own background stories that will come up later, so for right now, all you need to know is they are in this city because it is currently in battle with a goblin horde. The city was sealed off because it has enough to sustain itself in these situations (food, water, stuff like that). However, they are taking volunteers to join the raiding parties and have asked any adventures in the city to sign up. Our four meet in a tavern/inn and decide to hang out while they wait for their orders.
While walking through the streets, Ornack feels something and sees a little girl bump into him and run off. He is a little suspicious and realizes the girl has stolen his priceless (priceless here meaning it is worth a lot TO HIM... really it could be hocked for a few silver) priceless totem from his tribe. Of course, they take off after her. They chase her through the streets, lose her a few times, (find her again mainly due to Vailan's tracking ability) and then follow her into the underground sewer.
Gross, sir... just gross.
As soon as the adventures get down there they start searching around for any clues as to where the girl when. There are a few piles of trash that they dig through and all of them have to jump back as they are attacked by giant beetles! (I say giant here meaning bigger than normal. The largest one was slightly shorter than the Halfling who is only 2'3" or something like that.)
Bing Bang Boom! Beetles go down pretty quickly. (Congratulations! You have survived your first encounter.) One of them, Ornack, got bite pretty bad on his arm. But he's a big dude, he'll be OK. The rest of the characters have small cuts and bruises but they made it out just fine. After defeating the beetles they decide to keep searching the trash and come across a small wooden figure of a deity. None of them really know what's up with the statute so they just take it with them.
As they make their way through into the next room they hear something behind them coming from a different tunnel. They turn and see a HUGE slug slimming its way into the room... very slowly. So naturally, they decide to get out of there. When they head into the tunnel and get to the next room the door they find nothing really special. It's just a room. Yay for rooms!
Next they get to the water... sadly, the Half-Orc is VERY hydrophobic. They water isn't deep by he has to keep stopping to make sure he is OK to keep going. He is feeling a little woozy anyways and that bite he got from the beetle is starting to burn a little. So, as quickly as they can, they try to get the next door open... which isn't locked. But it's an old door, so it's stuck. The GIANT MAN BEAR (Which is what Vailan is. I forgot to mention, he is a werebear. Like a werewolf but... a bear. A panda actually :) )basically bounces off the door... he runs, jumps and BAM falls over cause he couldn't get it open. The wizard tries next since the half orc is preoccupied with not passing out... sadly Gram has about as much muscle mass as a soggy hot dog bun.
So the halfling tries.
2 foot 3inches, 30lbs. Kicks. The door. In. the. Face.
Feel sad guys... feel sad.
So they enter this room. A quick search and they see a tapestry on one wall which shows Ouroboros (the halfing realizes its the symbol of a Kobold tribe that worships a snake deity.) OH! and there's a chest. The halfling, being inquisitive, starts walking across the room to the chest when more slugs appear... from the ceiling. :) She is a bit surprised and of course, in her surprise DESTROYS THE SLUGS WITH THE FURY OF A THOUSAND SUNS. (aka slug guts everywhere). The other slugs think "Well, while I did like Bob, I am not the vengeful sort." And they run like they've been set on fire. Good job little halfing!
Now... on to the chest. They are looking it up and down and are a little suspicious of a random chest just hanging out in the sewer. So the wizard, thinking fast, uses an opening spell.
POOF! He's gone. Sad thing is, neither the werebear or the half-orc think this is suspicious that their wizard has "poof!"-ed. The halfling though, thinking "that's odd..." touches the chest.
POOF! She's gone. Still takes a few minutes for the other two to realize "This may not be a good thing... :/"
So bing bang boom, they touch the chest and are instantly teleported back to the same opening of the sewer they entered in the first place. And...
That slug is there.
Funny enough it wasn't actually that strong. They dispatch it pretty quick and keep going through the sewer. But that is when the Half-Orc REALLY starts coughing. He has a fever and is pale. (Did a nature check and turns out he was infected with filth fever. Pretty bad.)
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