Monthly Archives April 2021

Following up with the War Wizards in Suzail, the intrepid heroes barter intellect devourer parts for spells and hopefully information – but little is forthcoming from that quarter. The Cormyrians have plenty of intrigue within their borders and see no need to worry about external affairs for the moment.
A journey to see PEarsay in Sembia is a bit more rewarding as a powerful spell is obtained in exchange for the trove of mind flayer writings.
Additional information is revealed – namely that the mace of faiths was originally in the hands of a monastic sect in the Thunderpeaks.
Thus it is decided and the group tears off for parts more local than the desert of liches. They journey by mount and by flying and lawyering until they arrive in the area...

The party briefly explores the antechamber. . Crumbling, moldy plaster adorned with indeterminate images – a small room that looks to have been the lair of the little brain horrors…and a great moldy curtain into the next area. Elulyn draws back a corner of the curtain and sees a trio of goggle-eyed fishmen. Elulyn says ‘hello’ with a fireball and the trio is dispatched in the next ten seconds. A quick investigation of the area reveals a number of alcoves with statues of a lobster lady – her head removed, the arms snapped off and a severed head placed atop the jagged stump. Drow, druegar, elves and even a githyanki head – nicely preserved – all are missing the brain. It appears to have been yanked out through the back of the skull. Cheery...

Investigation reveals more of the same. Rubble strewn passages, crystal doors and the occasional tentacled brain thing, some armed with lightning blasters. More or less, all the encounters proceed in a similar fashion. Brains surprise party and get in a few licks. Party rallies and slays creatures in a manner of seconds. Rinse and repeat.

There is a bit of a break in the monotony when the mage sends in a wizard eye to scout one of the last chambers and spots a larger than normal, extra adorned brain lurking just off to the side of the top of the rubble pile that the party will have to climb. Sneaky sneaky brain. So, Malchor out-sneaks the sneaky brain by crawling up the walls in his spider slippers and disintegrating the thing before it is aware of his presence...