Saltmarsh Chapter 8: Toxic Cultures
Contents
[hide]About the Saga
Timeframe
- Campaign Date: Brewfest 2, CY 575
- Real World Date: January 26, 2020
- Read other Saltmarsh Campaign Sagas
Cast of Characters
- Gurney Felleren aka 'Grill' (Tom): Male human barbarian a rough-and-tumble human male sailor inclined to solve problems with his fists.
- Mather Thornley (Nate): Male Human Fighter (Pirate)
- Telek Zan'Ker (hardcorhobbs): Male human wizard of Suel decent, who has the telltale signs of nobility.
- Horrick (Eric): Halfling ranger from town who decided to follow the crew purely based on their entertainment factor.
- Garodon (Damon): Dwarven fighter and brewer hoping to partner up with the crew to make his fortune.
Notable Quotes
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What Has Come Before
After heading out to investigate a town no one has heard from before, the crew returns to town with some hallucination producing slime from a water lizard. Also they find Telek has turned mad.
The Saga
Crew brought back slime from water lizard. Grill had tested it and because of hallucinogens they lashed him to the mast.
Look for Telek at Empty Net, found he needed somewhere better conducive to study. Head to Snapping Line.
Dwarven brewer Garodon tries to sell his grandmother's recipe for "Moon Shine" to royals bar. No luck so moves to Snapping Line.
Halfling ranger Horrick is drinking <Claw ale> when crew comes in. Bartender tells Mather Telek is upstairs, and room is starting to smell he has to go. Grill buys cask of "moonshine" from Garodon. Mather tries to reason with Telek, take him to ship. Horrick and Garodon follow. Telek makes scene on ship, fights party with grease. Fall in water and he snaps out of it some.
PArty goes to talk to Winston about buying kit for refining slime, but he's sold it. They go to Keladek the Unspoken, who bought kit, about turning slime to something more. He recommends they see Arston Bloodvine in the Dreadwood.
Party sets out. Run into owl bears. Grill protects baby while party kills mother. Grill adopts baby owl bear. Telek harvests organs for his experiments.
