The Smack Pack (A DND Campaign)

Session 1.2: Croaker Cave

Following the request of a partially distraught mother, the group of four made their way to a frog filled cave outside of town. Once inside, they found their quest halted by two large ice toads. Quickly disposing of the, they then used the left behind corpses to ferry themselves across a large pool of water.

On the other side them were met with a divide in the path. A moment of deliberation nearly spilt the party in two, but after agreeing to journey further down the path they came to an almost unseen break in the wall, within they found Salsa, the missing Tabaxi child, and Jojo, a young stone giant.

Being the only one who spoke giant, Keg stepped forward and translated to the rest that this stone giant was lost and had been hiding out inside the cave. It took quite a bit to convince them to leave, but after tricking them into a game of tag, Salsa fled through a hole in the wall and Jojo rushed after the party.

Hearing the loud noise, the party was discovered by three bandits, another fight quickly breaking out, this time instead ending when you managed to convince them to take you to Hulil, who lie further within the cave with Raegrin Mua, a Tiamat cultist. The bandit leading the way, also explained along the way that Hulil was intending to sell the items that were recovered from Pelc's in exchange for money to pay for a cure.

With the help of the Bandit, the party was ferried across a larger pool by an even large toad, who he referred to as Old Croaker. Left on the other side, the party came face to face with Hulil Lutan and Raegrin Mua. Discovering a large chest, and seeing nothing out of place, Yimir opened the relinquished chest, failing to notice the trap set in place by Hulil, the group, aside from Arctus found themselves all infected by the same disease that took Urgon Wenth and Verla Pelc.

After searching the chest, and not finding what he expected to be there, an artifact that now lie in the possession of her sister, Tulil, Markhus attacked a laughing Hulil in anger, sparking yet another encounter which ended in the death of an already weakened Hulil, Raegrin, and nearly one of their own.

With no other clues but a receipt for a transaction between Hulil and a man named Irven Liel, time might now be against them.