Session 8 - Through the Sewer

Session Date - January 8, 2020 'Note from Mark - I didn't take very good notes this time, and relying on Cyn's notes and scraps of memory. Just trying to get something in here as a placeholder'

The bulk of this session involved the party taking Alfred back into Waterdeep through the sewer entrance they found unguarded in the 9th borough.

The instructions they were given to find the proper entrance were: go left,  then forward two intersections, then right, then forward 7 intersections to a gate (something like that(

Traveling through the sewers the group eventually finds and area where some vines are growing and a terrible smell. There are blue mushrooms and purple mushrooms and some yellow flowers.

Ivan says that he things the terrible smell resembles that of Corpse Flowers.

Topknot does some poking around shocking various parts of the vines with shocking grasp, and ultimately a fight breaks out with two big vine monsters, apparently Corpse Flowers, one with blue mushrooms, and one with purple. The fight is fairly difficult, with the Corpse Flowers spawning some zombies and dishing out some damage, and both Ivan and Jakob end up getting knocked out at one point, and Topknot causes a wild magic surge that turns him blue (though the party does not know this yet). However the party prevails and begins to examine the remaining mess left over after the struggle.

The party finds the corpses of several goblins inside the monsters, as well as that of a human (whose dagger Ivan takes). The group also finds a soggy letter telling the bearer to go to the sewers, plant the corpse flowers, and take care of them by feeding them goblins, and ultimately take over the whole sewer.

The symbol of a hand with an eye on it appears on the note as well (or maybe on the body of the bearer?)

The party exits the sewers and heads to Alfred's house. Edward, a servant, greets them at the door.

They decide that Alfred needs to go see the high lord and clear up this whole mess.

The house is bare - not decorated.

The group discusses leaving the kids w/Alfred.

Dae writes a letter as Capt. Guy to explain why Alfred went missing - that he must adopt Casey & Adam.