Dec 14, 2016 10:18 pm
The gnomes do indeed throw a farewell party for your small group who has done so much for them. The drink flows and the food and company are wonderful, even Sarith joins in, though he stays a bit reserved, obviously uncomfortable in the group setting.
The following morning, you are informed that a small group of five gnomes, including Flarg, would guide you to Neverlight Grove and then to the surface before returning home. You are given time to gather your things and set off quickly, anxious to be back home on the surface. The travel is slow and steady, and you are undisturbed by the denizens of the underdark; not many would want to tangle with such a large group.
It takes 22 days before you make it to the grove, with Stool becoming more and more excited as the time goes on. You finally enter through a long, narrow tunnel, guided by the skilled gnomes and their maps. The cavern you enter is unlike anything you've seen before and almost certainly takes your breath away.
You enter above the main floor, with a small path heading south into the grove. Mushrooms of all shapes and sizes cover the floor, walls, and ceiling, giving off light of every color. Those of you who are familiar with surface forests can see similarities, but it's almost like you've entered another world.
Water drips from the ceiling occasionally, as well as trickles down the walls, leading to several smaller pools of water on the cavern floor. Across the way, the semi-open cavern narrows into a narrow ravine, in which you can see the largest mushroom you've ever imagined, though the mists caused by the abundance of water prevents you from seeing too many details about it.
Stool veritably launches forward, toward a nearby mound of rocks and soil covered in mushrooms. He moves around it as if expecting to find something, and it doesn't take long before you realize that one of the mushrooms is an adult myconid, which uncurls from its rest as Stool approaches, sending a steam of spores at the sprout. They spend several moments in apparent 'conversation' before the larger myconid makes his way over to you. He stops at a respectable distance and looks at you questioningly. You can only assume that he's asking permission to establish a connection to speak with you.
The following morning, you are informed that a small group of five gnomes, including Flarg, would guide you to Neverlight Grove and then to the surface before returning home. You are given time to gather your things and set off quickly, anxious to be back home on the surface. The travel is slow and steady, and you are undisturbed by the denizens of the underdark; not many would want to tangle with such a large group.
It takes 22 days before you make it to the grove, with Stool becoming more and more excited as the time goes on. You finally enter through a long, narrow tunnel, guided by the skilled gnomes and their maps. The cavern you enter is unlike anything you've seen before and almost certainly takes your breath away.
You enter above the main floor, with a small path heading south into the grove. Mushrooms of all shapes and sizes cover the floor, walls, and ceiling, giving off light of every color. Those of you who are familiar with surface forests can see similarities, but it's almost like you've entered another world.
Water drips from the ceiling occasionally, as well as trickles down the walls, leading to several smaller pools of water on the cavern floor. Across the way, the semi-open cavern narrows into a narrow ravine, in which you can see the largest mushroom you've ever imagined, though the mists caused by the abundance of water prevents you from seeing too many details about it.
Stool veritably launches forward, toward a nearby mound of rocks and soil covered in mushrooms. He moves around it as if expecting to find something, and it doesn't take long before you realize that one of the mushrooms is an adult myconid, which uncurls from its rest as Stool approaches, sending a steam of spores at the sprout. They spend several moments in apparent 'conversation' before the larger myconid makes his way over to you. He stops at a respectable distance and looks at you questioningly. You can only assume that he's asking permission to establish a connection to speak with you.
OOC:
You may advance to level 7!
