Realms S1E29 Mountain Tomb

Now beneath even the Underdark the party find themselves lost and surrounded by goblins. What will they do when one of them gets separated?

Player Characters Present
Jeidobii, Torq, Denahi, Burakubuu Guest: Gickle

Synopsis
Deep into substrata of Ukodor, below even the Underdark itself, the party makes haste to evade an approaching contingent of enemies. They come upon a set of doors and, choosing one, makes their way into what appears to be the home of a giant. In doing so they make a new acquaintance, Gickle, a goblin thief who has been following them for some time.

The party, joined by Gickle, search frantically for an exit but run out of time, finding themselves beset by a horde of primal goblins. The diminutive terrors pose little threat, and Torq and Burakubuu take a measure of delight in the carnage. That is, until, a massive goblin like creature enters the fray. The new challenger poses a greater challenge but our heroes fell the aggressor. It is then that an even larger goblin charges into the space. He is joined shortly by an ally of similar size. The party fights hard and seems as though they may pull through by pure grit when Burakubuu spots a third, more massive, more armored, and more fearsome goblin on the approach. Already weakened, he has a moment where he considers fleeing, but instead calls out, taunting the impossible enemy to draw it from his friends.

Unaware of Buu's actions or location, Jeidobii pleads with Torq and Denahi to escape into a small tunnel they've discovered where the giants cannot follow. Denahi refuses to abandon Buu and Torq snatches her up, carrying her away. In the tunnel, they are joined by Gickle, who makes the mistake of trying tosteal Jeidobii's gauntlet and pays dearly. Upon waking, Gickle finds himself captive but escapes with a well-timed smoke bomb. The trio continues deeper into the dungeons, worried for their lost friend but confident he'll return to them...

Meanwhile Burakubuu lies beaten and broken. He summons up a last respite of strength from deep inside and drags himself to what, hopefully, is some modicum of safety as he recovers. Alone, hurt, and lost, he chooses a path in the darkness.