The Collective - Session 22

This is the twenty-second session in The Collective campaign and the first in the Events in Nottenhold, the Dwarven Citadel sub-arc of the Dwarven Sword Arc.

Summary
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1000: With the party safe from the threat of the Chub, they took a much needed moment to relax as the bulk of their journey was finally behind them. Spending the next four hours cruising through tunnels and passageways in their minecarts, John explained that they would be headed to an old, closed-down section of Nottenhold, the Northern Dwarven Citadel. While they were there, he needed to meet with one of his contacts, and because they were arriving early, it would take him some amount of time to do so. He had taken some other jobs to keep himself busy while he was in the Citadel, so he offered them (and their rewards) to the party as a show of good faith. Having no other tasks to complete, they accepted them. Coming to a stop in a derelict old building at the end of the cavern, the party became very interested in a group of meadworms resting upon the ceiling, secreting goo that splattered upon the ground. Rosanhi was splattered in the face with some, instantly improving her complexion and giving her a shiny glow. While Rosanhi chased Roscoe around with some goo, Evangeline hucked a rock at a meadworm to dislodge it from the ceiling, quickly regretting her decision and giving it to Badger. Everyone smeared goo over themselves to clear their skin. It was kind of strange, but also somewhat wholesome. I liked to imagine it like they were playing in some weird, weird snow. Vega decided that she would teach Bartholomew to fly, and they uncuffed John so that he could go do his shit.

Leaving Gnorbitt with the cart, the rest of the party climbed out of the cavern through a hole in the wall and began to take in the sights and sounds of the Citadel. Badger assumed the form of Bädger, a Dwarven man with a long beard, while Roscoe actively tried to avoid drawing any attention to himself. Rosanhi attempted to hide her ears, the telltale signs of her Elven heritage, but was unable to. Taking a look at the list of tasks, the party decided to visit the “train station” to pick up a dead-drop left for John. Spreading out across the platform, they scoured the area for a broken tile underneath which a note was left, instructing the party to plant one of the sending stones they had been given on a corrupt railway official. Quickly identifying the official, Bädger shifted his form into Bädgerette, a Dwarven woman with an even longer beard than before, and started to walk with a purpose towards the VIP car of the newly-arrived train. Roscoe and Rosanhi instead opted to board the compartment behind him to avoid rousing suspicion. After a series of NSFW events, Bädgerette managed to plant the stone on the official while Roscoe watched through a window and Rosanhi continued to sightsee.