Realms S1E30 Wrong Turn

The party, still separated, run into dead ends, traps, hungry beasts and something that will flay your mind.

Player Characters Present
Jeidobii, Torq, Denahi, Burakubuu

Synopsis
Jeidobii, Denahi and Torq find themselves in what appears to be a feeding room of sorts, and venture further onward into a dead-end corridor. They discover a lever deep in the wall just as the corridor itself begins to close in on them. After a lot of trial and error, they discover the hidden door and Jeidobii takes animal form to continue tracking Gickle.

Meanwhile, Burakubuu is alone and doing his best ot navigate the dark passages, eventually finding himself in a large room full of rubbish piles. A large short-snouted beast enters and begins searching for food; he sneaks past only to encounter another of its like. He surmises they have an affinity for textile goods and feeds them his clothing, mounting and riding one he names Milo on down the passage.

Torq and Denahi are compelled to move into a large room with a throne by a voice in their minds, despite Jeidobii's protest. Once there, Torq lashes out at his friends for a moment before regaining his composure. They then find themselves confronted by a ghoulish beast, which proves challenging but not insurmountable. It's master, however, steps in next and proves far more formidable.

Burakubuu enters the same space, having left Milo behind, and sees a Mind Flayer holding attacking his friends. The nightmarish creature attempts to devour Denahi but is thwarted, managing still to put her down in the process. Jeidobii rushes to rescue and heal his friend and miraculously succeeds. Torq and Buu launch a volley of attacks and Buu himself is grappled. Denahi regains life just in time to unleash a well-placed fireblast that explodes the living horror. Upon it's neck, Jeidobii spots a necklace like the one Ted wore.

The party, now reunited, gathers themselves and move onward into a hidden staircase, assuming up is certainly the best direction to go at this point.