Into the Abyss Part 3:
Mansion Mishaps
Mansion Mishaps
Dramatis Personae:
Lady Claire Callalily Thundersword-Petunia, the Human Wererat Swordcaptain of the Purple Dragon Knights
Riddle, Claire's baby basilisk
Hans, Claire's Basalt Wolf Figurine
Urthstripe. Claire's Alabaster Badger Figurine
Rosebud Goldenrod Petunia, the Halftaur Wererat Berserker, "The Destroyer;" who sees magic where there is none and collects things that aren't there
Lily Trillium Petunia, the Green Dragonborn Lore Bard, and mother of the Petunia clan; champion of the Living Dungeon
Astrid Oleander Rockham-Petunia, the Longstrider Shifter Drow Evocation Wizard
Calipso, Astrid's Lizard Raven Familiar
Kazul, the Copper Platinum Dragonborn Shadow Monk of Bahamut who has fallen from grace
Kazul, the
Seluna, the Moon Elf Drow Totem Warrior Circle of the Moon Druid and Silverstar of Selûne
Flimflam Pebblehead-Petunia, the Deep Gnome Selkie Arcanist who has to collect everything he finds
Alfalfa Cover Petunia, the Halftaur "Crocling" Wererat Fighter, formerly Rosebud's other half who can't take anything seriously and thinks he's the greatest at everything
Comrades we have lost:
Ront, the Orc Fighter- turned into hamburger by Pwent
Buppido, the Derro- smashed by Orvald
Eldeth Feldrun, the Shield Dwarf- killed during escape
Hera Adaar, the Abyssal Tiefling Wild Sorceress- swept away
Luna Trelawny, the Human Divination Wizard- skull caved in by rock thrown by Fidget, then finished off by black pudding
Sarith Zekarit, the Drow Scout- drowned
Phillip Johnson, the Human Cleric- in a seemingly irreversible coma, left in Hemeth's care
Jim Jar, the Deep Gnome- eaten by grell
Prince Derendil, the Quaggoth- killed by sea troll
Shuushar, the "Awakened" Kuo-toa- turned into shuushi by sea troll
Hemeth, the Duergar Arms Dealer- parted with group in Gracklstugh met group briefly on route to Mantol Derith for trade
Thimblepwent Battlehammer, the Dwarven Battlerager Barbarian- turned into dog food
Orvald Abershaw, the Mousefolk Barbarian- became a squeaky toy last seen in Bahamutsville under Zin-carla attacked the party at a gateway they found
Zenit 'Dracon, the Drow Fighter- abandoned the party because Orvald died last seen in Bahamutsville attacked the party at a gateway they found
Lythana Belmyr, the Half-Drow Blood Hunter of Eilistraee- sacrificed to Demogorgon
Codsworth, the polite Flumph- shredded by crossbow
Zarrus, the Tiefling Favored Soul Sorcerer of Mephisto- vanished during gnoll fight
Ol' Sparky, the Deep Dragon- last seen thrown into a portal to the Abyss by a glabrezu
Aura, the Air Genasi Storm Sorceress- accidental self-vaporization (bitch blew herself up)
Kyri, the Minotaur Scout- vaporized by a jackass
Fidget Stonegear, the Deep Gnome Inventor- big badda boom
Miarielle, the Lythari Priestess of Corellon- bigger badda boom
Glabbagool, the Gelatinous Cube- stayed with the kobolds
Kara Reginleif, the Half-Valkyrie Wererat Champion from the Zhentarim- vorpaled to pieces by demon Easter bunnies
Rumpadump, the Myconid Child- frozen by demon Easter bunny was raised by Mezzem and went missing, it is believed that Stool ate him
Sajin Silvertongue, the Deep Gnome Wererat Assassin- got stoned and kissed a pretty Medusa
Yklwa, Tali's Deinonychus animal companion- devoured by corbies
Natali, the Tiger Therinthrope Beastmaster- wished herself home
Roswyn Darkshooter, the Deep Gnome Delver- grick kibble
Mezzem, the Kobold Wererat Priestess of Bahamut- stayed in Blingdenstone
Vadania Nailaza, the Wild Elf Oakroot of Rillifane Rallathil- dust in the wind
Thecker Powdercraft, the Deep Gnome Wererat Gunslinger and Inquisitor of Bahamut- retired in Blingdenstone
Stool, the Myconid Child- stayed in Blingdenstone
Galothel Nightbreeze, the Moon Elf Alchemist- MIA after the Battle of Blingdenstone
Topsy and Turvy Goldwhiskers, the Deep Gnome Wererat Rogue Twins- stayed in Blingdenstone
Twyla Alderleaf, the Moon Elf Scout- MIA after Astrid's wish
Mithrilye, the Sun Elf Entertainer who will do anything to achieve her goals, and believes that anything that can bring her pleasure should be enjoyed immediately, not saved until later- MIA after Astrid's wish, believed to be trapped in the Abyss
Niles Rubusthorn, the Moon Elf Shadow Dancer- stayed on the Material Plane
Niles Rubusthorn, the Moon Elf Shadow Dancer- stayed on the Material Plane
Amin of Citadel Adbar, the Shield Dwarf Alchemist- stayed on the Material Plane
Lith, the Bronze Dragonborn Scholar- stayed on the Material Plane
Fitzzle, Lith's violet faerie dragon familiar- stayed on the Material Plane
Arwenel, the Elf Scholar- victim of Geophry's tantrum
Geophry Cherry Blossom Petunia, the chair that used to be a boy- banished to the Material Plane
Arwenel, the Elf Scholar- victim of Geophry's tantrum
Geophry Cherry Blossom Petunia, the chair that used to be a boy- banished to the Material Plane
Party members killed: 25
Overall party members lost: 40
NOTE: Things will be mostly from Claire's perspective, anything with italics is from a third party, since the knight can't be everywhere at once.
***** Nightal 10, 1489 DR (The Year of the Warrior Princess), Azzagrat, 45th Layer, aboard the Abyssal Kestral
Momma and I decided we needed to discuss the plans with the captain, and perhaps strike a better deal with him that would get us free. Rosebud came with us, and Seluna attempted to keep Flimflam in our room in the ship, but he threw a fit and followed anyways. It's no wonder Geophry gets along with him so well.
We learned the captain's name was Olos'nah, and that he wanted mortal souls in exchange for helping us; apparently demon souls weren't worth quite as much. We wanted to arrange a double-cross, where Olos'nah would take us to a bounty office that's easy to escape from, and then aid us in getting away. In return for his aid, Olos'nah wanted us to work for him on the Material Plane, we would collect for him the souls of the people we killed, and after each member of the Petunia family had gathered twenty-five souls, our debt would be paid. He gave us each a crystal, which we were to touch someone with after killing them, but we had a very short window to do so before their souls went to their God, or the Wall.
Seluna had apparently already negotiated with him for her freedom, so Not-Kazul was the only one who hadn't tried, because she didn't care. He said if she wanted in on the deal, she'd have to pay two thousand souls, the amount her bounty was worth. She had dropped into meditation as soon as we got back from killing the demon treant, and hadn't budged since. Not that I cared.
Since we wouldn't have our weapons or armor on us when we escaped from the bounty office, Momma decided we needed to spar for practice, so Astrid cast a spell she called Mordenkainen's Magnificent Mansion, which created a massive mansion full of food and servants for us. The place was incredible, the walls were fish tanks with tons of tropical fish swimming through them, but since it was magic you couldn't see what was on the other side of the wall. She set up a training room in the house, and we all began practicing what we could do unarmed, with no armor or anything.
Flimflam thought the fish were plotting to kill him, so he cast the spell himself, wanting to go to his own mansion. Astrid felt the edges of her spell begin to bulge, she tried to stop it, but wasn't quick enough. Suddenly Momma, Flimflam, and I were back in the room on the ship, and no one else was anywhere to be seen.
When Flimflam had cast his spell, he had tried to open an extradimensional space inside an already existing extradimensional space, creating the same reaction that occurs when you put a bag of holding inside another bag of holding. The entire ship had been shunted to the Astral Plane. Everyone who wasn't in the room was within fifty feet of the ship- except for Alfie and Astrid. Astrid and Alfie were lost, floating in the "Astral Sea," a gray expanse of nothingness.
We went up top and discovered we were now in a large gray expanse, which Momma said was the Astral Sea. The others were "swimming" to us, and the ship was badly damaged. The ship was adrift and Olos'nah said it was now in dire need of repairs. We searched, but saw no sign of Astrid or Alfie. I prayed we'd find Astrid.
*Author's note: Many of the events, locations and characters that occur in this story are from the Out of the Abyss Adventure Module by Wizards of the Coast. Anything with an asterisk next to it is a quote from the book.
Momma and I decided we needed to discuss the plans with the captain, and perhaps strike a better deal with him that would get us free. Rosebud came with us, and Seluna attempted to keep Flimflam in our room in the ship, but he threw a fit and followed anyways. It's no wonder Geophry gets along with him so well.
We learned the captain's name was Olos'nah, and that he wanted mortal souls in exchange for helping us; apparently demon souls weren't worth quite as much. We wanted to arrange a double-cross, where Olos'nah would take us to a bounty office that's easy to escape from, and then aid us in getting away. In return for his aid, Olos'nah wanted us to work for him on the Material Plane, we would collect for him the souls of the people we killed, and after each member of the Petunia family had gathered twenty-five souls, our debt would be paid. He gave us each a crystal, which we were to touch someone with after killing them, but we had a very short window to do so before their souls went to their God, or the Wall.
Seluna had apparently already negotiated with him for her freedom, so Not-Kazul was the only one who hadn't tried, because she didn't care. He said if she wanted in on the deal, she'd have to pay two thousand souls, the amount her bounty was worth. She had dropped into meditation as soon as we got back from killing the demon treant, and hadn't budged since. Not that I cared.
Since we wouldn't have our weapons or armor on us when we escaped from the bounty office, Momma decided we needed to spar for practice, so Astrid cast a spell she called Mordenkainen's Magnificent Mansion, which created a massive mansion full of food and servants for us. The place was incredible, the walls were fish tanks with tons of tropical fish swimming through them, but since it was magic you couldn't see what was on the other side of the wall. She set up a training room in the house, and we all began practicing what we could do unarmed, with no armor or anything.
Flimflam thought the fish were plotting to kill him, so he cast the spell himself, wanting to go to his own mansion. Astrid felt the edges of her spell begin to bulge, she tried to stop it, but wasn't quick enough. Suddenly Momma, Flimflam, and I were back in the room on the ship, and no one else was anywhere to be seen.
When Flimflam had cast his spell, he had tried to open an extradimensional space inside an already existing extradimensional space, creating the same reaction that occurs when you put a bag of holding inside another bag of holding. The entire ship had been shunted to the Astral Plane. Everyone who wasn't in the room was within fifty feet of the ship- except for Alfie and Astrid. Astrid and Alfie were lost, floating in the "Astral Sea," a gray expanse of nothingness.
We went up top and discovered we were now in a large gray expanse, which Momma said was the Astral Sea. The others were "swimming" to us, and the ship was badly damaged. The ship was adrift and Olos'nah said it was now in dire need of repairs. We searched, but saw no sign of Astrid or Alfie. I prayed we'd find Astrid.
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