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6/9/2025
Solkanaar talking to squelch, need to go see the queen, has a job for you, off you go
Squelch goes to goblin warren to talk to them, tells them to prepare, Squawk tells him about the expeditions not returning from the goblin village or, the queens one from the lab. Down a few numbers but the aunties are still churning them out at a good rate, aunty axolotyl. Shit coming down from the sky, it’s not looking good, hoard things and raid as much as you can.
Alchemists get brewing and do what you need to do, make the big bangs. save up all the piss, piss in bottles.
Squelch goes to see the queen, “everything has gone to shit and i’m not very happy” -queen
can see a shadowy figure up in the cave
i’m going to be gone for a bit, you need to collect whatever you can into this lair, i’m going to move us, the whole lair, everything, its going to take a while and you need to stock up. where we’re going there will be no supplies. have another mission for you.
sending you as a political envoy to a tribe of sharhaugon ? not sure how to say it, sent them some communiques that they should worship me instead of their old weak shark god. you go there as my emissary and convince them; they have something else i’m interestsed in, a vessel, a mechanical vessel, i need you to acquire it. if they join us willingly and bring it with us, its great, otherwise, just get it.
what sort of vessel ? its like a robot …. crab..?
i can take them with us or, you just bring the device, i just want the device.
sq why are we moving the lair?
q this world is about to end, we need to leave
sq strength in numbers
q i’m sending someone with you (Zarveth appears)
q you can take 2 others with you, transport can take 4, its down in the tunnels
sq anything i need to know about their shark god ?
q i don’t think its a real god, but then what is a real god ?
q you should go to see the alchemists, to get some water breathing potions, they live at the bottom of an ocean
sq i don’t like water, i don’t want to get wet and get wet socks etc
q well that sucks to be you
sq we’ll take Squeeve and Creampie with us, a sorcerer and a ranger with a lizard companion
enter tunnels as a party, opens up into underwater lake, on the shore is an enormous turtle with draconic features, transport hutch on its back
don’t try and fight it, its really strong
it takes off into the water, seem like they can breathe inside the hutch as its underway
after an hour its very deep and dark but can see glowing, entering a big crevasse and bioluminescent stuff, can see several big domes connected by walkways
one central one connecting to the others, some floating in the water, some build into the crevasse walls, made out of coral and shells underwater theme, vines and shit, anglerfish swimming around etc.
can see mechanical thing around half the size of the turtle, mechanical lobster, its in the sub bay, giant sharks swimming around it
patrolling goblins riding sharks with tridents
series of towers around the periphery with giant arbalests on it, glowing vines going up into them pulsing, seem to be a power source
all the glowing pulsing vines seem to go back to central submarine dock thing, central power point, maybe powered by lobster mechanical
the turtle docks at one of the outer domes
fish people meet us, big one with a crown and robes that looks sort of feminine is there, a bigger one that is taller with 4 arms is there, seems like a bodyguard.
around them other officials, one with 4 arms that are bigger than the others, some with 2 arms that still look muscly
priestess: welcome we are greatly interested in hearing her offer
high tide caller scareth
zarveth looming behind squelch and looking intimidating, matched by 4 arm dudes
sq, thanks for welcome we come bearing good tidings from dragon queen
sq would like to discuss what the future may hold for both communities, possibly in private…
(persuade), rolled nat 1
scareth does not seem impressed, says she has as banquet tonight, ill talk to you tomorrow perhaps,
zarveth pushes forward and says who would be higher ranking than an emissary of your new god!
(succeeds intimidate)
scareth ill send someone to collect you in 2 hours, very well you can attend, she is frightened
corridors are filled with water, go down them, not too far, don’t need potions to make it, need to get wet, tho, not an issue for zarveth, water doesnt stick to his skin, dry again straight away
brings us to another outbuilding, not to the central chamber, shown to a building inside another dome
toilet has no toilet paper, only 3 shells
zarveth tells squelch to remember his station as the queens champion, he doesn’t have to bow and simper to these disgusting lesser beings, remember their duty
sq is unimpressed and asks what makes them better than the fish people
Zarveth asks if he has eyes and spreads his wings, looks menacing
flies up into the rafters and hangs upside down like a bat to wait
sq decides to go out and they all travel to the central dome
no one appears to be paying attention to them or following them
get to central dome and come across an access door, in a foyer/ airlock, not full of water; door is covered with shells and coral and stuff, sealed up
behind us comes up a 4 arm dude, pulls out a key and opens it while death staring us, enters and closes it behind him, zarveth tries to grab the door but it closes on his hand and damages a finger.
zarveth is incensed, might have to eat that one later at the feast
sq thinks we could potentially swim up under it if we need to later, not right now, the lobster seems to be in that central dome structure.
go back to the other dome, people peddling fish oil etc, alex jones fish person liquid consciousness meme; another one carving coral out of rock.
looking around, it seems to be a bit of a warrior culture, people seem angry and all of the warrior caste
look around for other forms of transport, only seem to use sharks, Zarveth suggests attempting to secure some sharks as a plan b if their dinner talks fail.
Sq isn’t that keen, keen to try diplomacy first, asks what they have to offer, what are they doing
zarveth explains that they are encouraging them to acknowledge their true god, there are people that are right and people that are dead. reminds squelch he bears the mark of the queen on his brown and should remember his place as a pious member of her civilisation.
sq is very disquieted by this devils behaviour thinks they should wait for the dinner
see meteor crash into ocean and sink past, coral carver goes up to it and is seized by a vine that emerges, like a giant seed, drowns and is dragged down by it.
zarveth goes off to find sharks, runs into crazy used shark salesman
offers him a torn off face; enough to buy one shark, need more for 3 more, isn’t intimidated by all the horrific offerings zarveth has.
shark salesman says if he can get a harpoon from royal ballistas, he would give him 3 more sharks for that. zarveth agrees, he will get it, or many mortals will die in him trying.
secures “old tony” big old shark with a bite out of its fin, crafts a saddle out of mortal leather, faces etc, puts a thigh bone in its mouth as a bit.
returns to squelch, parks up and puts a soul coin in the meter
at the dinner they are negotiating, squelch talks about peace and salvation, saving their community
noble stands up and says his shark god will save them, he has many gifts and blessings
z like what !? your nonsensical domes full of air that you cannot breathe, pathetic…
noble is embarrassed and intimidated and sits down
sq talks of saving their race, zarveth talks about their purpose and duty to the new queen, imagine the children of the great shark straddling the universe and conquering worlds with the queen.
room is divided by this oratory, they seem warm to the conquest angle
General has a key on his belt that zarveth sees with his superior vision
rooms quitens down for the meal and ongoing small talk, zarveth eating a corpse
sq talking to a noble that questioned, asks about the shark god, it drives them into a blood frenzy, squelch says he knows how that feels. is talking treason and how he isn’t whole heartedly on board with the teachings and beliefs of the queen. he’s biding his time til he sees and opportunity to overthrow her, if they merged their communities, they would be closer to that time. “so you worship a false god”
so you’re looking for more soldiers to help you throw off the yoke of oppression of a false god, why would we help you, we aren’t oppressed here. have you seen our fortress and our powerful minions and magnificence ?
you wont survive this
Noble: rubbish, we will survive
could you survive meteor showers ?
we are very deep here, protected from that
sq the seas will boil…
slightly unsettled by that, second guessing
zarveth doing the opposite on the other side of the room, talking about rivers of blood, entire oceans of it will be theirs if they follow the queen. imagine conquering entire worlds and making races bow to the mighty children of the shark.
right then, Squeeve the goblin wizard cuts his finger and 8 of the fish people react and immediately start to have a frenzy. seeing their reaction, zarveth seizes him, holds up his hand and shows them the blood, uses this to add to his oration and talk of blood.
squelch sees them being driven mad and runs up and grabs him to heal his finger before they go nuts.
3 of the fish people break and succumb to their blood lust, 2 guards start to move to calm them down, zarveth reacts with inhuman speed and tells them this is a gift and to drink their fill, throws squeeve to them with a malicious grin.
they swarm and attack him, only 1 hit lands but he’s more injured and bleeding again; Creampie, squelch tries to heal him again. bangs hammer on the ground and bangs his hammer on the ground, tells them to “halt this madness” in a reedy voice and fails to intimidate them
guards come in and restrain one, failing to get the other two
Zarveth roars and frightens the two combatants “CEASE!”
rest of the room seem ok and not frightened.
they don’t snap out of the blood frenzy but are unable to approach, still can attack Squeeve tho
they all miss squeeve, he’s not injured further and isn’t bleeding
squeeve firebolts one for moderate damage, air smells like burning fish, gross
squelch belts one of the attackers with a hammer, breaks him out of blood frenzy, now he’s just frightened.
hits the other one as well, causes them to flee, guard tackles them all
general and the others usher them out to escort them back to their home
in the airlock, as soon as the central door closes, zarveth casts magical darkness and covers with a sneeze, tries to pickpocket the keys, fails but isn’t discovered.
dispels darkness and they continue home
try to think of their knowledge of this race, squeeve mentions the general seemed to use a passphrase to open the door, zarveth says he will tear it from his mind (not how telepathy works)
Dying might make their life flash before their eyes, asks squelch if he has speak with dead, he does not “pity”
decides to secure more sharks, stealths up under magic darkness to guard tower, assasinates the guard, steals harpoon, appears out of puff of darkness and gives harpoon to the dealer, gets all the remaining sharks
the priestess sends a courier, she says they are going to go to the dragon queen for more talks etc
squelch and zara has aren’t impressed, zarthas seizes the messenger and says they will go to see the priestess NOW
they go to the priestess and she talks about more talks etc, zarthas cuts through it and says that they will give them a display of hte queens power, a 4v4 battle with any of her soldiers
they go to a battlefield on the sea floor, 4 massive 4 armed warriors with giant sharks. reduced fight down to 3 soldiers and 1 shark
squelch charges in and engages one misses
squee and creampie launch attacks and do minor to moderate damage to one
zarthas charges in and tries to engage all 3, does massive damage to one after sphere of darkness
shark flanks and rushes to attack creampie the ranger, misses
more attack zarthas and do some damage
squelch being attacked, down to 22 out of 36 oof
zarveth hits 3 with his breath attack, 25 dmg to 2 of them, other takes half damage, he kills one
squelch taking damage, down to 10
shark attacks squeeve, has to keep moving, gets opp attack from creampie, it hits squeeve for moderate damage
squelch hits and divine smites his target, fury of the small, does big damage and disengages to retreat and not die, zarveth will mop them up
the two goblins attack the shark that’s circling them, firebolt hits for small damage, bow misses
zarveth recharges at the start of his turn successfully and then breath attacks again, kills both remaining soldiers, melts their bodies, holds up their heads and drops darkness
shark misses its target, squelch hits it for low damage then pumps divine smites into it, kills it
all the forces of the fish people are dead
tidecaller approaches them, not happy but agrees to do their bidding, zarveth orders them to make all haste to the queen, gather their apparatus etc.
He will remain with them to oversee the armies etc
squelch decides to pilot the robot lobster with the other goblins, some hijinks bad piloting etc; get back to the queens lair and clumsily clunk up onto the land. Creampie has earned the title of Pilot of the lobster.