Session 43

Heroes: Jamhand, Deadbolt, Alandrovic, Sengar

Before exploring the pit, the Heroes decide to check the other rooms on the floor, to make sure nothing attacks them on their way back. In finely appointed rooms, they find Mahuudril, a noblewoman they met weeks before at Prince Zeech feast. She tries to turn the Heroes to Dragotha's side, but her attempts at diplomacy fail. When the Heroes attack her, she assumes her true form, that of an Avolakia high-priest.

Having killed Mahuudril, the Heroes complete their exploration, and then go back to the pit. They soon realize that the magic of the pit allows them to float up or down the tunnel. With millions of green worms infesting the lower caverns, the Heroes decide to go up, where they find a tunnel guarded by a trio of Nightcrawlers. But not even these creatures can stop them, as they make their way to a huge cavern.

There, a broken ziggurat bleeding the green divine essence of Kyuss awaits; perched on the ziggurat is Dragotha himself, the ancient dracolich and first servant of Kyuss. With the help of the ghost of Balakarde, the Heroes throw themselves at the fearsome undead and destroy him. With Dragotha dead, Balakarde thanks the Heroes for freeing his soul, and departs.

But the Heroes have no time to linger and enjoy their victory: Manzorian contacts them with a spell, and urges them to travel to him immediately. While they were busy fighting Dragotha and his minions, the Age of Worms has begun!

Session 42

Heroes: Jamhand, Deadbolt, Sengar, Alandrovic

After defeating the wyvern and its dark dwarf rider, the Heroes approach the Tabernacle of Worms. When opening the double doors of the temple, they summon a huge overworm that tries to stop them.

But there's no stopping the Heroes, as they slaughter the beast, and enter the compound. There they face and destroy disgusting avolakia priests, unholy servants of Kyuss.

Delving further, they reach a huge cave, infested with worms and green mist. There they're ambushed by a dragonworm, one more aberrant creation of the cult of worms. The Heroes keep their wits about them, and slaughter the monster.

Session 41

Heroes: Alandrovic, Sengar, Jamhand, Deadbolt.

In the largest cave, they meet N'vesh'nkar, a monstrous Apostle of Kyuss in the form of a gigantic worm. Only after defeating the disgusting monster can they retrieve the last fragment of Balakarde's soul.

Once all three fragments are together, Balakarde's ghost appears. He reveals what he knows about Dragotha, most importantly the fact that Lashonna is actually a servant of Kyuss!

He then guides the Heroes to the entrance of the underground sanctum of Dragotha. The entrance is guarded by undead Chimeras, which the Heroes dispatch of easily. After more than a mile of descending into the rock, they arrive at an Underground Lake. As they cross the stone bridge to the huge green doors, they're attacked by more Guardians.

Session 40

Heroes: Sengar, Jamhand, Deadbolt, Alandrovic.

With Thessalaar defeated, the Heroes investigate his laboratory, accidentally releasing the lich's latest experiment: a monstrous skinless creature of tentacles, muscles, and bones! They kill the creature, and in doing so they release a fragment of an imprisoned sul that was used in the experiment. they soon leran that this is a fragment of Balakarde's soul, the mage who was obsessed with the Age of Worms so many years before.

Riding their hydra pet, the Heroes travel to the opposite side of the gorge, and reach Zulshyn's tower. The mysterious lillend is initially amenable to the Heroes, but when they start to destroy her art collection, she and her marble golems attack. But not even her righteous rage can defeat the pure power of the Heroes, and she's made captive. She reveals what information she has about Dragotha, while the Heroes find a second fragment of Balakarde's soul in one of the statuettes made by Zulshyn.

With Balakarde's soul almost unified, the Heroes feel a pull to travel the Earthcancer Gorge, one more terrible location inside the Wormcrawl Fissure, where they must contend with monstrous vermins, on their way to find the last fragment of soul.

Session 39

Heroes: Sengar, Alandrovic, Deadbolt, Jamhand

The Heroes travel to the Rift Canyon, looking for an entrance to Dragotha's lair. Deadbolt experiences a vision where he sees the lost mage Balakarde descending into the Wormcrawl Fissure to face colossal green worms.

While exploring the rift, the Heroes discover an ancient fortress, inhabited by the Lich Thessalar and his monstrous creations, the thessalhydras. Initially, they try to get some information from the lich, but eventually decide to destroy it and its abominations.