Characters: Anthony, Randal, Samael, Balin, Cael, Terus, Julian.
NPCs: 2 Unfurled Giants, Cave Troll, Dxyquel the Ilithid apprentice, 8 Young Mindflayers, 15 Deep Gnome Prisoners, Arthynax and Scyldynax the juvenile Copper Dragon twins.
30 Hammar 1374 - 30 Hammar 1374
4600 XP
Outnumbered and surrounded by the brain hungry flayers and Dxyquel's thralls the party continued to fight for their lives. The 4 remaining Young Mindflayers were slain, however the Unfurled Giants continued to smash into the party. Julian overcame both darkness and deafness to cast knock spells upon the great chains holding the Deep Gnomes against the attacking Unfurled Giants. Meanwhile, the unseen caster was still enervating members of the party from deeper in the pooled cavern. The Cave Troll was finally slain and the party moved forward into the cavernous swimming room.Just then, more Young Mindflayers surrounded the party and began to grapple and feed with their powerful tentacles. Terus forced one back and noticed it was wearing his own armor and some other magical items his allies had once carried. One Ilithid from a distance began to use Julian's own Rod of Wonder against him Enlarging and paralyzing him instantly. Soon after he sent out a flurry of butterflies and a great Fireball towards the party. Cael moved toward Terus and resourcefully pulled feathers off his arrow shafts casting Fly on both Terus and Randal. Julian, and Randal had detected the evil spellcaster floating in the darkness above the largest pool.
The caster repelled Randal and Terus back with Terus' Ring of the Ram before they could batter him to the ground. Meanwhile, Balin had been approached from behind by Dxyquel's prized pets, 2 twin juvenile Copper Dragons. They shot out acidic bursts into his back and attacked Anthony Manton in melee. Anthony however, called upon the might of Tyr and dispelled the evil mind effect freeing the Copper Dragons instantly. Randal and Terus continued to battle against Dxyquel in the vast cavern ceiling. Just before Randal's last attacks the Ilithid shouted in a twisted undercommon that his master would have no mercy for them this time.
So with one final blow from Randal's exalted fists the Mindflayer Dxyquel was slain and fell helplessly into the pools below. The rest of the party now stands on the flooded landing around the bloody corpses of the flayer's thrall and the now freed twin Copper Dragons.
