Equipment / Mechanics
Original equipment — longbow, quiver, and arrows replaced via S11 purchases. Original component pouch still missing; Hadrin's assembled pouch available outside combat.
4 dark vials — looted S3 and S4; unidentified
Red gimmerith — fountain room S6; unidentified; flagged for DM
Vial of unguent — fountain room S6; unidentified; flagged for DM
Zara's mace situation — carries both her S4 mace and the Torch Mace received S11; whether she retains both long-term is unrecorded.
Gold pins (broken arrow symbol) — issued by Themberchaud S11; the broken arrow holy symbol has been seen around Gracklstugh but its affiliation is not recognized by the party.
Errde Blackskull's conspiracy target — faction name unclear in notes (recorded as "coluncel of sivance"); flagged for DM confirmation.
New weapon assignments S11 — 3 rapiers, 3 whips, 1 gnarled quarterstaff purchased at the Blade Bazaar; distributed to specific party members at the table but not recorded.
David el Gnomo's armor — purchased for 100 gp S11; type unconfirmed (homebrew pricing); flagged for DM confirmation.
4 unidentified Dwarvish names (S12) — 6 names found in books looted from the statue chamber; 2 matched the two separate statues, each bearing one name (Dohoon, Grehud); remaining 4 unidentified.
2 Dwarvish scrolls and looted books (S12) — not yet read; Vespera intends to use an Investigation check to decipher them.
Droki's interest in spell scrolls — reportedly seeking spell scrolls; reason unknown.
Key and bag from chanting derro (S12) — key was worn around the neck; bag looted from the same derro in the statue chamber; what the key opens and the bag's contents are unknown.
Jar of smelting (David, S12) — looted from the statue chamber; purpose unknown.
Willow's wall marking (S12) — marked the tunnel wall at a fork point using an unfamiliar method; rest of party did not recognize it; purpose unknown.
Zara's potion — received from Themberchaud (S13); held by Zara; type unknown.
Bottle of Themberchaud's breath — received from Themberchaud (S13); party pool; nature and mechanics unknown; assumed powerful.
Derro Savant's battered notebook — looted from the luminous chamber combat (S13); party pool; written in an unknown, unidentified language; contents unknown.
Support points — 11 available (10 active followers; Topsy & Turvy count as 2); available — all followers traveling with the party.
Themberchaud's 48-hour deadline — LAPSED — the party has spent 3+ days traveling away from Gracklstugh toward Neverlight Grove since receiving the assassination order. Whether Themberchaud has followed through on his threat to attack Gracklstugh is unknown.
Duergar support split — per Graz'zt, support in Gracklstugh is currently divided between the Deep King and Themberchaud; implications unknown.
Vespera's known-spell count — 6 known spells across 1st/2nd level (above the standard 4-known cap for a Level 5 Ranger); per the player, additional spells (e.g. Zone of Truth) are granted by feats, not the standard known-spells progression.
NPCs & Followers
Unidentified derro (S12) — stabbed Hadrin during questioning at the West Cleft District settlement; separate from Droki; identity and motive unknown.
Buppido — departed S11; circumstances unrecorded. Long-standing suspicion figure — cut backpack S8; confronted by Mercy S10, denied it. His departure in Gracklstugh without explanation is itself notable.
Werz Saltbarren murder — found dead at Darklake docks S11; multiple cauterized stab wounds; killer unknown. Party cleared of suspicion. Mace was never delivered; identified as Torch Mace S11 and given to Zara.
Hemeth — departed S11; circumstances unrecorded. Duergar whose presence had aided the party's entry to Gracklstugh (S10).
Gartokkar — Keeper of the Flame representative who escorted the party to Themberchaud S11; further role unknown.
Themberchaud liaison — guard assigned by Themberchaud S11 to work with the party; name not recorded at the table.
The nude man — encountered three times; grappled by Mercy S10; claims to have a quest; identity and purpose unknown
Mind flayer on the island — disguised as old woman near Darklake S10; offered knowledge for "a moment of our time"; party declined; githyanki heading toward island at session end
Githyanki patrol — heading toward mind flayer's island as of S10 session end; outcome unknown
Sewn-mouth humanoids — 4 left alive in fungi chamber S10; race and origin unknown; 2 killed by Vespera
Injured drow (S2) — helped party escape; fate unknown
Strange travelers — woman, 2 men, 3 children; claimed Order of the Unicorn; Mercy skeptical; S3
Archpriest Ploopploopeen — mind destroyed by Darklake creature; left in Sloobludop S5
Skriss & Society of Brilliance — troglodyte scholar; Faerzress/demonic incursion theory (S10); other Society members exist; significance unknown
Droki's note — a note from Droki was found; discovery circumstances unclear; contents unknown.
Themberchaud's 2-day deadline — superseded (S14): the true assignment was an assassination order against the Deep King, not "assist," per the Session 13 continuity correction. The 48-hour deadline has now lapsed — see Equipment/Mechanics.
Themberchaud's attack plan — target of Themberchaud's planned attack on Gracklstugh, now that the 48-hour deadline has lapsed, is not specified.
Themberchaud's mission vs. Errde Blackskull's mission — Errde Blackskull tasked the party with finding Droki and the Gray Ghosts; unclear whether this mission now conflicts with Themberchaud's assassination order.
David el Gnomo the Second — rejoined the party this session (S14).
Glabagoul — reunited with the party this session (S14) after departing Themberchaud's lair.
The Deep King's fate — status unknown after Graz'zt's appearance; whether he remains in power is unrecorded.
Graz'zt — demon summoned by the consort/succubus; motives beyond enjoying the chaos unclear; said "see you soon," implying further involvement.
The consort/succubus — true identity, name, and agenda unknown.
Rumpadump — new myconid follower; abilities and role not yet detailed beyond wanting to return home to Neverlight Grove.
Creatures & Locations
Themberchaud — red dragon of Gracklstugh; "Father of Flame, Foundry's Heart." Party is his agents: fulfill Keepers of the Flame requests but report to him first. Issued gold pins (S11).
Droki — confirmed as derro, not duergar; evaded capture again in S13 at the tunnel fork (5-headed water creature surfaced during pursuit); whereabouts unknown.
The Gray Ghosts — thieves' guild in Gracklstugh; Droki appears connected to them; Themberchaud's stolen egg recovered and destroyed by Themberchaud (S13); Gray Ghosts still at large; the party's original mission to recover a Faerzress-disrupting artifact remains unresolved.
Errde Blackskull — Captain of the Stone Guard; interrogated the party after Werz's murder; cleared them and assigned the Droki mission in exchange for safe passage out of Gracklstugh.
Demogorgon — name overheard among chanting derro in the Faerzress cavern statue chamber (S12); same term previously heard in Sloobludop (S5) in connection with the 30-ft. creature from the Darklake; significance and connection unconfirmed.
Darklake creature — 30ft tall; emerged as Archpriestess died S5; nature unknown; possibly connected to the name "Demogorgon" overheard in S12 — connection unconfirmed
Draconic creatures — small, sharp-toothed, draconic; filled dragon battle chamber S9; species unknown
Dragon skeleton — species unconfirmed; Hemeth has red dragon experience only
Beholder corpse — eyestalks deliberately severed; unknown party; S5
Trap corridor — 12 puncture wounds, 12 wall holes; trap or creature unconfirmed; S9
The worm — killed all kuo-toa in altar chamber S8; species unknown
Ixitxachitl — present in Darklake during altar encounter S5; significance unknown
Drow caravan — Mergo reported one nearby S7; direction and composition unknown; possible pursuit threat
Directional sign — one branch toward surface S5; route and distance not recorded
Second land bridge moaning — source unknown S8
The myconid mistress's wedding — identity of the "mistress," location, and significance unknown; myconids encountered this session were celebrating it.
The lipless dancers — a dozen nude figures with permanent (lipless) smiles, dancing around a bonfire in a hut encampment; nature and significance unknown; party did not engage.
The crab swarm — cause and significance of the massive crab swarm (hundreds of thousands of crabs) unknown.
Lost Tomb of Karam — Facrus's scroll map; Facrus dead; map in party pool; pursuit undecided
The 5-headed water creature — species unknown; inhabits the churning water at the tunnel fork in the Faerzress cavern; surfaced and attacked Mercy (S13); not defeated; still present.
The obelisk — 50-ft. black metal obelisk in the luminous chamber beneath the West Cleft District; transported the party when Willow cast Healing Word on it (S13); function, origin, and full capability unknown; a Derro Savant was actively monitoring its operation before combat; left behind in the luminous chamber.
The bear room — two derro, three caged brown bears, cauldron, tent observed in the Faerzress cavern (S13); party retreated without engaging; connection to Droki or Gray Ghosts unknown.
The pit room — approximately 30 shambling shapes on the floor, glowing phantasms, a single derro shooting at unseen creatures (S13); party retreated without engaging; nature of the shapes and the activity unknown.
Quaggoth with fungal growth — three quaggoth with visible fungal growth observed moving south through the Faerzress cavern during the long rest watch (S13); passed without aggression; relationship to Sarith Kzekarit's condition or Zuggtmoy unknown.
Mechanics, Items & Mysteries
Insanity mechanic — homebrew; threshold effects unknown; flagged for DM
David's hourglass — sand freezes at top; moves upward when inverted; properties unknown; flagged for DM
Spine staff — held by Willow; belonged to unknown humanoid; properties unknown; Hadrin suspects cursed
Alchemy jug — held by David; full capabilities unrecorded; first noted S9
Arcane spellbook — given to David S4; contents unexamined
Zara's shield — confirmed sun deity, not Zara's; specific deity unidentified
Dragon bones and teeth — taken by David S9; quantity unrecorded; significance unknown
Willow's Starry Form / Chalice constellation — newly revealed S9; mechanical effects unrecorded; flagged for clarification
Tower forcefield — invisible barrier on 4th floor window S8; properties unknown
Willow's star map — valued as much as reaching surface; significance unknown