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Backtracking through the rest of the unexplored passages brings the group into a large (slave-holding) room. Multiple manacles line the walls and several unfortunates are slowly decomposing in chains. Two large piles of refuse brings the party to attention, but a large grating on the other side of the room is more interesting. While crossing the chamber, a profoundly irate basilisk attacks the party, bursting froth from the filth. Lubboch meets its gaze and is protected by his helm. Somewhat befuddled, the basilisk charges and begins to use the Feaster as a chew toy, angered even more by Lubboch’s refusal to get stoned like a good meal. While thus distracted, the beast falls prey to savage beatings from all sides – even FEaster pummels its snout as it chomps upon him.
Searching the filth r...

Having trekked through jungles dense and steamy, the group begins to explore a little used cave complex. Along the way, they use skeletons to flush out a lurking bulette, Reza solves the riddle of the door ledges, and a handful of snakemen are slain. A slave block is seen and a multiply-armed snake wraith is attacked and sent to the void.. A storeroom is explored as is an old alchemists lab, where some magic potions are plundered. More exploration brings them to along rope bridge that stretches across a vast cavern. While crossing, a duo of four-armed flesh eating monkeys attacks the party, savaging Reza and Lubboch before tossing them off of the bridge...

After a little bit more dithering, but not too much, the party decides to use a Passwall to bypass the plug and escape the golem factory.
Upon reaching the surface, a slaughtered band of adventurers awaits.
Mules and party have been pummeled to death by very hard blunt instruments. The corpses have been looted and the scene of the slaughter is no more than a few days old. The only clue is a lot of slipper prints that lead away from the scene and out into the badlands.

Naima mentions that the slipper prints bear a distinct similarity to the slippers of the missing ‘rug merchant’ that the group freed in the early hours of the raid...