Mission: Just One Bottle

The party investigated the Galulant Chateau, in hopes of finding some wine to bring back for celebrating the founding of Farhaven. The estate was in complete disrepair and infested with dangerous creatures. The party managed to bring building supplies and farming tools back to Farhaven, as well as several bottles of (possibly contaminated) wine. A shrine in the secret basement room had some writing in an unknown language, which is eventually translated by someone at Farhaven to Juiblex.

The world lost a good monkey this day. Felled by a slime.

Mission Report - Winery (by Darut)
Thoughts regarding the events at the Galulant Chateou

Compiled by Darut, 4th private of the Deep, lost at an unknown planet at the time.

A couple folk in this settlement, Farhaven, have found an old complex of buildings, seeming to be an abandoned vinery. I joined a group to examine it closer, and take any supplies that might further the survival of the local inhabitants.

Joined by the talking monkey, Chappy, and a few humans, Takeda, Akame, and an old man calling himself the Touch. Weird name, but nothing i haven’t seen before.

Upon approaching the complex, it was obviously lacking any inhabitants, or care, so we felt free to enter. Chappy and Akame went over the wall ahead of the rest of us, and while we walked around the corner, the monkey pissed off a few plant-based creatures, probably mutated grape vines. We made short work of them, but to anyone reading this, be careful if you go there, they might not be completely dead. The side buildings contained some tools, that we loaded onto the borrowed cart. We also found the remains of one of the local workers, in the state of undeath, dripping with an unknown ooze.We killed him also, and the old man buried him afterward. In the main building, we found more of the workers, in similar undead state. The estate is not safe, with many bugs and metal eating ooze creatures infesting it.

On the second level, we found the original owner, dead. With his key, we descended into the cellar. The wine we came for was closed off, but behind another door, there is a tunnel dug into the earth, here comes the interesting part. The last zombie we found was stirring an enormous cauldron, with a badly smelling liquid. When Takeda tried to take some of the liquid, it was revealed to be alive, as intoxicating ooze creatures. Battling them Chappy and Akema fell on the ground, but we couldn’t save the monkey, he died by the time we got to him. It’s a shame really, he was a good egg. We are currently carrying him back to Farhaven, he will get a proper burial.

We found a small shrine in a side chamber, dedicated to some evil entity, probably the source of the estate’s demise.

Overall, we managed to gather a pile of tools useful for farming, woodworking and such, a few crates of wine, but they first need to be examined, this many dead people might mean they died from common cause, probably poison.

Death (by Chappy)
I can't believe I'm even here writing this. It has been a few weeks since this mission happened. Everything has changed. Mostly me. It seemed like a light hearted, well intentioned adventure.

Head out to a winery found nearby to help lift everyone's spirits. I'm not sure that was accomplished.

A few new fellas, (A half-orc named Darut, and an older guy who goes by The Touch) a new gal (a small warrior named Akame) joined Takeda and I on this venure. Things went bad from the start. The Sign was well past faded, the gate was crumbling away.

As soon as I approached the desolute vineyard, some vines prang to life and held me, pinning me down. It wasn't long before I was unconscious. I came to, Thanks to Mr. Touch, and the others had dispatched of the vines.

The state of disrepair the whole vineyard was in should have convinced us to leave and move on. Yet we continued. We fought some decomposing zombie outside. And found worse inside.

More dead things, the previous owners and caretakers presumedly, attached  from within. Hordes of insects as well. It was with these insects that I fell again. But that was not the worse of it. In the basement we found a small path leading to a room with another zombie stirring a giant cualdron. It was here that my memories end.

All I remember were oozes coming out of the pot. and they were vicious bruisers. You'll have to read someone else's report for the finish, for I was not around for it. The oozes, they...killed me. I know what you think, and it's as strange for me to write these words as for you to read them. But it's true

I'm only still here because someone or something decided they weren't through with me. But I'm not exactly the same "me" It's not just me body that's changed either...