Session 10 Recap

Session Start: late at night on campaign day 33. Party is in the cave network beneath a ruined temple, moments after meeting George the paladin and his human companions.

1. After tending to wounds from the earlier spawn fight, both parties agreed to rest together in the caves. George vouched for his group; Kranimatraxis vouched for his old Golden Order comrade.
2. During the long rest, suspicions grew about Hunt — the human rogue of George's party. His build and features matched the slain spawn from session 9 a little too closely.
3. In the deep hours of the night, Hunt tried to slip away unnoticed.
4. The monstrous and civilized parties cooperated to bring him down. Hunt is dead. He was some kind of clone. George's group had been led into the caves under false pretenses.
5. With trust between the two parties solidified by shared violence, the combined group set out to explore the cave network.
6. They discovered a hidden ruined laboratory - the sanctum of a long-dead drow wizard. Journals and arcane notes may have revealed much but no one in the group could read elvish.
7. The lab contained a pet mimic left behind by the wizard. The party took an interest - plans were made to return for it later and bring it home.
8. Pressing deeper, the combined party reached a wide cave passage where a the floor ramped upward into the darkness. A shelf of higher ground rose to the right of the ramp, overlooking its flank.
9. A pitched fight broke out as clones defended the approaches. Grillik pressed forward onto the shelf with his echo, Merywen's entangle took root, and a moving flame harried the defenders. The clones gave ground, falling back into the darkness.
10. The session ended with the party taking the shelf, the ramp still ahead, and the clones falling back - the Deepspawn must be somewhere in the chambers beyond.

Session End: party in position, clones in cover, the fight paused mid-swing. Campaign day 34