quartz/content/Journal/Day257.md

2024-08-14

• Bayden and Xen approach
• Xen stands off to the side
• goblins raise the alarm
• gates open and revel 2 fire salamanders and 4 goblins
• Bayden goes invisible, holds up ../People/Goral's head, and tries to convince the goblins that he's still alive
• goblins figure out the ruse and attack
• Bayden tries to drop the head and run, fire salamanders chase
• Xen sneaks in
• goblins tell the salamanders not to come back until Xen and Bayden are dead
• Xen keeps sneaking, and Bayden runs and hides
• Xen sees a chest with chains around it and a lock laying on the ground nearby
• Salamanders keep moving, haven't passed Bayden yet
• Xen opens the chest and starts shoveling items into his bag of holding
• Salamanders stop near Bayden and start listening
• the salamanders get even closer and surround Bayden
  • Bayden drinks a potion of heroism and attacks the salamander with warts on its nose
  • blue flame on Bayden's sword seems very effective
  • Bayden cuts one of the salamanders in half
  • remaining salamander grapples Bayden
  • Bayden gets out and slices the second salamander in half too
  • Bayden narrowly escapes as fire lava blood splashes on him
  • goes invisible and heads back towards the fire giant lair
• Xen finishes putting loot into the bag of holding
• Xen continues exploring
  • hears some intermittent crunching noises
  • encounters more hounds gnawing on bones
• Bayden approaches the lair again
  • shoots goblins with crossbow bolts
  • climbs over the wall
• Xen encounters a 10 foot ledge and climbs up
  • 2 goblins see him
  • Xen shoots one with his short bow
  • other one shouts "They're here! They're here!" and runs
  • Xen hides in the piles of trash
  • Bayden and Xen shout at each other
  • Xen hides again
• 9 goblins run out of the back room
  • they don't see Xen
• Xen suddenly feels his bag shaking
  • one of the bags of holding looks like its inflating
  • Xen opens it and it makes a sound like an immense fart
  • the bag starts vomiting items
  • Xen points it towards the goblins and runs
  • Xen frees Mo
  • Mo unties Norin
  • Norin grumbles but unties Daimaan
• Bayden attacks the goblin wizard, killing them
• In the back room, party defeats one goblin at a time, taking minimal damage
• the bags of holding have been destroyed
  • party has to really carry things now
  • dividing up Luka's items - Bayden took the sapphire
  • Daimaan has diamond
  • Xen has ruby
• XP to 25471
• loot
  • scroll of cure wounds level 2
  • scroll of protection from energy
  • potion of water breathing
  • boots of speed
  • shield +1
  • potion of enhance ability
  • light mace +1
  • ring of cold