Session 58

=October 8th, 2020 - Night of a Thousand Snakes=

Night of a Thousand Snakes
The session began as the party ventured across the slippery stone bridge spanning the deep pit, into the heart of the yuan-ti’s underground stronghold. Across the chasm, the tunnel went downwards deeper into the earth. It branched to the right, and downward further into a much larger chamber. To the right, the long corridor seemed to shift and undulate in nauseating repetition, but it appeared free of enemies. At the end it turned to the left, and there were two tunnels to the right as well as two doors. The large chamber straight ahead was filled with various large snake statues, and is where Rufus scouted ahead. As soon as he stepped foot on the chamber’s floor, hundreds of snakes started slithering out of holes all around the base of the room.

The thousands of snakes swarmed towards Rufus and filled a pair of empty suits of plate armor that laid on the floor in front of the statues. The snakes twisted and continuously moved on top of each other, lifting and animating the suits of armor in writhing horror. With his spells still at the ready, Lachlan hurled a fireball into the chamber, which seemed to incinerate hundreds of snakes, but didn’t seem to phase the constructs - there seemed an endless supply of them. These snake horrors shifted towards Rufus and up the staircase towards the party. Rachen made his way to the front and began to engage the plate and sword wielding snake constructs as the party spaced along the tunnels.

Then, from the undulating corridor to the right came a number of yuan-ti pureblood females, and another large monstrosity following them. The party was quickly boxed in the tight spaces of the tunnels, and the yuan-ti continued their mind altering assaults. Once again, Alburt and Rufus found themselves fighting, and even Thia came under the serpent’s spell.

It wasn’t looking good, for the snake horrors proved to be quite powerful and difficult to harm - being animated suits of plate armor wielded by uncounted magical snakes, that were effectively immune to fire magic. Rachen kept them boxed down the tunnel towards the large chamber, while the rest of the party focused on the yuan-ti monstrosity and suggesting purebloods. However, with coordinated focus the group was able to kill the monstrosity and cause the females to flee, while Rachen used his giantslayer greatsword and slowly slashed away at the magic holding the horrors together.

Slow and steady, the group chipped away and killed all who stood in their way, even as they tried to flee. The air was thick and humid, and the smell told them they were indeed within the yuan-ti lair. The undulating tunnel was sickening, but with a hand pressed on the surface it was clear the scene was some sort of illusion. The floor and walls were not truly moving at all.

Sounds of other reptilians could still be heard beyond the undulating tunnel, and around the corner. And that is where the short session ended, with the party having defeated the guard forces and stormed the heart of the yuan-ti stronghold. It was the evening of the two hundred and fifty first day since the raid on Greenest.

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