Go Play Shadowdark (7/19/2025)

GM: Sean Nittner
Players: Lyla Fujiwara, Luca, Andrew, Jon, Andy Presman
System: Shadowdark

Picking up where we left off (with Ixil in the dark, in the water, being attacked by a bat) the companions continued their flight from the Hobgoblin captors!

Our Cast

• Ixil Lochrain (in deep trouble) by Lyla
• Solveig by Luca
• Zzadrix by Andrew
• Malchor by Andy P
• Rosk by Jon

Journal

We’re assuming it was Rosk who, along with Solveig, swore an oath to take vengeance on the human defilers of Skorgald [Notes were missing, but this sounds correct to me]

Ixil, currently kept form being washed away by river by the grace of a 10′ pole, sees light approaching. She prays to her god, her god, her god hears her and grants luck. She attempts to swing up river and so only by calling upon her pity of the Amaranth. They just need to be taught to stand up for themselves.

Solveig lights a makeshift torch and the group sees what’s around them.

Zzadrix hands his torch to Ixil and cross the river to her. They stand in a giant room with a 50′ long boat (exists South to a natural cavern, SW to a natural cavern, and N to the banquet hall).

Zzadrix says they should “torch the boat and move on” but the wood is to hard to burn 🙁

Malchor uses the torch to look down the East hallway and sees three Sea Nymphs. He knows their language and hears them talk about the violence they begrudgingly must impart on the humans. Malchor interrupts “We mean no harm! Please aid us.” The sea nymphs debate among themselves.

Rosk, down the hall hears this but cannot understand it. He pries at the pile of junk an find salt-crusted [leather] armor.

Ixil and Zzadrix are attached by bats. Ixil goes down “This is not the day I will dieeeeee.” Her torch drops to the ground and sputters but does not go out.

Sea Nymphs “Bring me the head of Garatha, who slew our sister [and we will grant you aid]”

Malchor “Yes, of course!”

Solveig walks in. She is, of course, a Sea Wolf. The sea nymphs hiss in anger.

Zzadrix flicks the stingbat up with a crowbar. The cat is horribly mauled but alive.

Solveig, Malchor, and Rosk are allowed to pass through the room with the sea nymphs [based on the promise made].

Rosk drags his sail through a viscous puddle in the room. A tendril emerges from the puddled and the party hauls ass.

Ixil is still unconscious but the wounded bat flies away.

Zzadrix grabs the fallen torch and attempts to cast a healing spell. I succeeds and Ixil is healed. “The bones do not lie!”

Zzadrix and Ixil enter the banquet hall and see Baz mid-feast [the others had left him behind].

Rosk, Solveig and Malchor cross the river. Malchor does not notice but some goop attaches itself to his cape and oozes up.

They come to a bend in the caner and hear noise of humans carousing and talking shit about the Amaranth and the Goblins.

Rosk charges forward “What did you say about my people?”

There are five humans around the fire, they turn and one stands “I’m Gorm, plunderer of the seas. You are not worth my time. Who are you?”

“I am Rosk, killer of Sea Wolves!”

Gorm picks up his ax and shoos his companions away “Show me what you’ve got lizard man!”

Ixil and Zzadrix are in the banquet hall. Ixil decides to help Baz on Zzadrix’s behalf. She pulls out her last scrap of food and swaps it for the enchanted food Zzadrix holds. The curse breaks and Baz runs in search of real sustenance and begins drinking water from the lake.

Solveig strikes in to camp “Garatha, I’m here to challenge you!”

Garatha isn’t here and Rosk in engaged. You’re in the queue pal.

Solveig takes some food and promises the ghost (she’s possessed by, forgot about that part) “Yes, I’ll murder her, have patience!”

Zzadrix and Ixil are now in the dark, torch spent. Zzadrix attempts to break a a bench to make a torch.

Rosk circles gorm and taunts him. Rosk swings his club (Nat 20!) and cleans Gorm’s clock. “Well met!” exclaims Gorm. BFFS.

One of the Nords goes to find Garatha, who comes in with her crew. “I hear one of you wants to challenge me!”

Solveig stands

Garatha says “We’ve come for my great-great-great-grandfather’s treasure…his Axe of Nine Eyes.”

Solvieg. “Oh my!”

Ixil and Zzadrix work a leg off the bench. They try to cut smaller pieces from the heavy wood. Zzaddrix gets it going as a torch [albeit a two-handed one].

Solveig “You are decended from a line of traitors. I challenge you!”

Garatha raises her axe.

Solveig grabs and axe and shield. She swings at Garatha and cuts into Garatha’s chainmail. The wound is ugly and Garatha flies into a rage.

Malchor suddenly realizes the ooze is climbing up the inside of his pants, turning his crotch numb! Fuck! He takes off his pants and rushes toward the fire, where he learns that the ooze is immune to fire [but he is not].

Rosk cases the room while everyone is distracted. He find a map of the cavern system including an exit form the cave dungeon labeled “Troll”.

Garatha brings her axe down on Sloveig. The axe buries itself in Solveig’s chest. “Well met Solveig” *smooch*. Then pushes down further and Solveig drops to the ground.

Ixil reads the bones and learns about the caves, she also gets Baz to stop drinking from the jellyfish water.

Zzadrox and Ixil head into the Sea Nympy cave. They pass through the east exit and come to the Throne [Statue] of Thrune!

Malchor attempts to remove the slime from his body by grinding against as Nord. It almost works but the Nord notices and shoves him away.

Rosk stabilizes Solveig. Gorm helps Rosk move Solveig to the fire “That’ll probably fester” he says of the sword wound.

Baz, who is traveling with Ixil and Zzadrix, eyes the the Thrune statue “I want that seaweed cloak!” Ixil talks him down (the Sea Nymphs who made this should not be fucked with)

Ixil returns to the Sea Nymphs who note if you run into Rylee, she is inconsolable about the death of her sister. She make strike out in grief.

The Sea Nymphs also tell Ixil and Zzadrix about other exists to the cave. Ixil asks if the Sea Nymphs will help.

Solveig wakes and sees the half naked Malchor “Please tell me I’m dead.” She says to Rosk. She realizes the ghost is her head has left. She sees the ghost choosing which Nord to possess.

Zzadrix gives Baz the torch. “This is going out soon. Go find y0our friends” But Baz refuses (they left him for dead). Zzadrix sighs and accepts the Nymphs help to enter the water.

The Sea Nymphs help the party breath underwater by smooching – smooch the air on in there!

Ixil, Zzadrix, and Baz emerge from the water near boat, and sobbing Rylene. Very close to the other party member [Rosk].

Malchor realizes “aha! Mage Armor!” He casts it and the layer of magic armor coats his skin and cuts him off from the ooze. He is now naked and coated in magic amor, which is in turn coated in gloss translucent ooze.

Garatah walks up to Rosk at the map and engages in warrior talk. She asks if Rosk knows where her great great great grandfather’s tomb is.

Rosk “I don’t know but I could look” An oath is sworn! Rosk will find the ax and Garatha will make him kin and grant a boon.

Rosk points out where the burial chamber is on the map, and Garatha perks up and send a couple of Nords to investigate.

Zzadrix swears and oath to Rylene “I will get Garatha to the water for you to do the rest” and Ryelne offers to get them past the jellyfish in exchange.

Thanks for these notes!