Session 15: Flumph Mating Rituals

The Cranes continued their exploration of Kolat Towers. Past the bridge, they entered the second tower to find a room that was largely lacking a floor. Parsain jumped across, but the gap was too large for most of the party, so after some discussion, they decide to climb down into the room below. This turns out to be a library, and once the party starts examining the shelves, they find out that the library has guardians -- two gargoyles. Their stony hide is largely impervious to conventional weapons, and they get some good hits on Rasool. Eventually, mainly due to Groot's thorn whips, they are whelmed into submission. While Rasool bandages his wounds, Parsain completes the exploration of the tower and finds a spellbook concealed inside a book of Flumph dating rituals. Why Parsain wanted to look at a book on Flumph mating rituals is a mystery we are content not to explore. Contained in the spellbook are arcane lock, burning hands, comprehend languages, counterspell, darkvision, dimension door, find familiar, levitate, sending, and unseen servant. The party dumps the gargoyle corpses in the bottom of the first tower. Parsain buries the bodies under trash. 

Back on the story with the open floor, Parsain notices an opening in the ceiling. Groot goes to investigate and manages to find an invisible staircase. The staircase leads to ransacked laboratory -- the floor is covered in broken glass and there is an overturned table. Groot, in gecko form, finds more invisible stairs up and sees wizards summoning a Barlgura. Back down, the party searches a third platform in the room with an open floor plan, a platform with treasure chests. Parsain tickles one of the chests with his mage hand, revealing it to be a mimic. He then jumps, and tries rummaging in the other chest. In this one are various arcane foci, and he grabs a crystal for Shan. Eschewing the chance to disrupt the demon summoning, they decide discretion is the better part of valor, and leave the towers to return to Trollskull manor.

On the way back home, they see members of the Fishmonger's Guild brawling with Guild of Trusted Pewerers and Casters. Riff from the Fishmongers Guild is dating the sister of Tony from the Pewterers, and Tony thought he wasn't good enough, so a fight broke out. Rasool buys some hand rolls.