Deep with the Money

Deep with the Money
Birds of a Feather
Dates
Date Played	June (6) 4, 2022
Game Date	Tosey (5) 5, 283
Cast
Characters	Dania Sliver of Straw Rester
Notable NPCs	Felix Loribi Thundertop Phil
Notable Cities	Forton
Notable Locations	Caves to the Deep
Timeline
Previous Session	The Goblins of Ids Walder
Next Session	Under Dark Dwarves
Setting	Solandria

Having been tasked with dealing with Phil, our adventurers convinced him to join them with promises of a new leg made by the Duergar. Before setting out, a quick trip back to Forton was required. Arriving back at 2 am, our adventurers got a room for the remainder of the evening and paid for a meal for the morning.

After their morning meal, our group set off to procure horses, as Phil was too heavy for Sliver of Straw to carry while flying. As this was a small town, the stable had no horses to spare. Unfazed, our group went to look for Penelope, the de facto mayor of Forton. Finding her in the town center helping get set up for the day, she reminded them of their reward for dealing with the goblins; some horses and haunches of meat. Inquiring about getting some hired help, Penelope pointed them back to the inn, where people looking for help and work usually gathered. Sliver of Straw however saw a child and offered them or their father 20gp to hire them as a torchbearer. Dania stepped in and pulled Sliver of Straw to the inn.

Their Dania and Sliver of Straw met a man named Felix and offered him 1gp per day in exchange for his use as a torch bearer. Rester, wandering off on his own, met a gnome name Loribi Thundertop and offered her 50sp, with 25sp upfront. She got the details from Rester and headed off.

Realizing that there might be some undiscovered trade routes, Sliver of Straw spent the rest of the day procuring trade goods and a cart in hopes of establishing a trade route with the denizens of the Underdark. While this was going on, Dania spent some time with the peculiar Bag of Holding she had in her possession. She discovered that there was a spell scroll of Locate Object - which she promptly added to her spellbook - and a yellow diamond. She also discovered that this was a shared bag of holding and that there was another bag somewhere out there.

After another night's rest, they set off for the caves that the goblins had come from. It was a relatively uneventful journey but our adventurers, along with their goblin and two hirelings, reached the entrance just before dusk. They headed in. After what felt like hours, they came across a small room with a door. Inset within the door were four gems; an emerald, a pearl, a nephrite, and an onyx. They quickly discovered the gems needed to be pressed in the correct order to open the door. After a few more hours of very uneventful travel, our adventurers were getting tired. Phil told them that there was a small cave off the main path up ahead where they could rest, but Rester heard voices up ahead and warned the others. Dania cast invisibility on herself and went up ahead to investigate. In the alcove Phil spoke of, she found a group of Svirfneblin making camp. She went back and informed the others. Making sure they were heard well before they were seen, Sliver of Straw lead the way to the alcove. There they met the Slabnose family and discovered that they were a group of traders. Our adventurers discovered that these Svirfneblin were once enslaved by the duergar, but were freed with the help of an Aarakocra and her friends. After some talks about setting up a trade route, the Slabnose family seemed intrigued.

Before turning in for the night, Dania tried one last thing with the shared bag of holding she had. She reached in and thought bag. Much to her surprise, a bag identical to her bag came out. She turned both inside out claiming the hidden treasures from within.