The Hess' nest stinks of rotting fish. Our Hess partner introduces himself as Jez, along with his friends, rotund Gruzz, who bears a third eye, SaSo, and Nant, whose scales lack all pigment. We discuss the Hess' missing idol until wormlings assault our position from all sides.
We take one out with a bear trap, and do our best to spike the doors closed, but a brawl breaks out. Alongside the Hess, we slaughter and loot them all.
Umesh scouts our surroundings, finding a pile of "fake dead," before Gruzz reveals a secret door in their lair, filled with loot.
With the Hess, we head to the wormlings' hideout and sack it, too. The Hess tell us of their twisted cousins, the Yoch Hounds, and we encounter old writing under algal growth, telling us to "pray before the benediction of Kezek; the blessed may pass the fall and come to the deep." Kezek, we learn, is the Hess' idol.
Shortly thereafter, we reach a massive lizard carving with outstretched hands, surrounded by a handful of odd mounds with glittering purple studded throughout. The Hess fall to their knees before their idol while Akrosa prods a mound with her spear. The mound uncurls, revealing itself to be a mighty Yoch Hound waiting in ambush, and it rends her carapace in a single, brutal blow.
A smackdown breaks out. Ade comes within an inch of his life, and all the Hess but Nant are slain. Still, Jade's Favour is victorious, so Nant skulks along behind them, without a friend in the world. We give rites to the fallen and send them over a waterfall into the darkness beyond.
Exploring further, we hear a massive beast destroy a statue, but wait so as not to encounter it directly. After looting the Hess' stash, Bishal and Nant explore, navigating a pit only to find illusory treasure and a black skull key. We also discover a few bottles, including two which contain tiny people. Perplexed, we rest...
We take one out with a bear trap, and do our best to spike the doors closed, but a brawl breaks out. Alongside the Hess, we slaughter and loot them all.
Umesh scouts our surroundings, finding a pile of "fake dead," before Gruzz reveals a secret door in their lair, filled with loot.
With the Hess, we head to the wormlings' hideout and sack it, too. The Hess tell us of their twisted cousins, the Yoch Hounds, and we encounter old writing under algal growth, telling us to "pray before the benediction of Kezek; the blessed may pass the fall and come to the deep." Kezek, we learn, is the Hess' idol.
Shortly thereafter, we reach a massive lizard carving with outstretched hands, surrounded by a handful of odd mounds with glittering purple studded throughout. The Hess fall to their knees before their idol while Akrosa prods a mound with her spear. The mound uncurls, revealing itself to be a mighty Yoch Hound waiting in ambush, and it rends her carapace in a single, brutal blow.
A smackdown breaks out. Ade comes within an inch of his life, and all the Hess but Nant are slain. Still, Jade's Favour is victorious, so Nant skulks along behind them, without a friend in the world. We give rites to the fallen and send them over a waterfall into the darkness beyond.
Exploring further, we hear a massive beast destroy a statue, but wait so as not to encounter it directly. After looting the Hess' stash, Bishal and Nant explore, navigating a pit only to find illusory treasure and a black skull key. We also discover a few bottles, including two which contain tiny people. Perplexed, we rest...
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