Session 21

• Micrin smashed the "goblin god" pillar and released some form of undead, which was defeated after draining constitution from several PCs
• Goblin bunk room explored, treasure missed at first
• Corridor of piercers
• 6 huge rats: Ramuh and Berrian contracted Filth Fever
• Chamber with two deep pools of dark water discovered. Ramuh kicked stones into one and disturbed a giant frog, which was killed and grilled
• (Micrin ran back through the piercer corridor with Zacarias to get goblin bed stuffing for the fire)
• The party proceeded and discovered a large cavern with a wall covered in red fungus with a ledge above. The ledge contained a stone idol with a changing face which cursed both Berrian and Zacarias so that they could only speak if they could rhyme
• Exit from that cavern led back to the triangular rooms near where the huge plant beast was driven away
• One of the new triangular rooms was a store room that had lots of interesting items (ask Berrian)
• There was a sphere that contained a magic six sided die with Berrian rolled and lost 1 HP permanently
• He rolled it again and got the party teleported back near the fungus wizard's lab, but now a portcullis blocks the way

Session 20: impaled skeletons, goblin queen

• Plant beast driven north
• Investigated several triangular worked stone rooms (not caverns)
• Discovered an room with skeletons impaled on wooden spikes
• The skeletons screamed and intruders until Berrian destroyed them
• The party proceeded past that room to a huge natural cavern with pools which was home to goblins
• The goblin queen Guzutch tried to help convince the PCs to assist with a ritual to summon the goblin god which required "slug people" (i.e., human) blood
• Zacarias didn't like that, and killed the queen, and then battle with the other goblins was joined
• 11 goblins killed, 1 escaped to the south west

The End of Guzutchland Goblin Kingdom

The final fight of the Guzutchland Goblin Kingdom - as witnessed by Vira of Nandel

The defences were weak, entering Guzutch's realm, with more of a focus on warning goblins not to leave. All that we encountered was a room with screaming goblin skeletons on spikes that stopped with a simple blow to the skeleton, and a cryptic warning of an evil shroom. Zacarias Venacio Borromeo claimed this was Guzutch's propaganda to prevent her goblin subjects from abandoning her dark and gloomy realm, but it may have to do with an evil shroom wizard. That is another tale though, and is recorded elsewhere.

Once Guzutchland was entered, Guzutch did try flattery to convince strange "slug people" to help release an unnamed goblin god, who if released would undoubtedly have been ample help to defend her kingdom. The Circle of Orin did not fall for this ruse.

The next mistake made by the goblins of Guzutchland was to allow the strangers to approach the queen while she was trying to entrap them. This allowed Zacarias to land a devastating blow to the queen before her guards to react. The rest of the goblins lacked any real conviction after the queen fell. Ramuh and Vira were able to injure multiple goblins with one blow, Ramuh by surrounding himself by the goblins and using his magnificent light sword, and Vira by summoning a blast of Ioun's energy.

The remaining subjects fell quickly to the Circle of Orin, though Berrian did seem bewitched by the statue of the God during the fight. Perhaps this was also supposed to be a defence. It is believed that only 1 goblin survived. The others were driven by grief at the loss of their queen to continue attacking the superior force, with no thought of retreat.

Though the summoning of a goblin god is questionable, the complete destruction of this goblin civilization is a tragedy, with all their knowledge lost forever.