# ✧ Episode 24 — Into the Dark Water **Date:** Tuesday, 9th June 2026 **Location:** [[Waterdeep]] — Undermountain (Mad Mage), Level 1 **Notes**: as written by [[Kozu Marphanis]] ## Session Summary --- Episode 24 continues from — [[Episode 23 - A Feast, a Gift, and a Long Way Down]] --- _Last session, we went deeper into Undermountain — literally and figuratively. It started badly: Tanya and Iz found that hidden room off the corridor, and what should have been a quick look turned into chaos when Tanya screamed and something in the water attacked. I slipped in after them, went straight under, and came up smelling like I'd lost a fight with a sewer. Fredoku dove in after the thing — some kind of aggressive goo — and Tanya lit it up from above with firebolts while Hovering on her magic boots. We got out. Nobody died. Call it a win. _Then came the pillared room. Two bugbears dropped from behind the columns — Fredoku broke one over his knee, I put a bolt through the other. But when they fell, their brains came out. Actual brains. Pale, fast, and running for the dark. Fredoku chased one down. I stripped the bodies and Martyn healed me for seven points. _I checked a diamond-shaped side chamber on our way through. Rolled a 21. Found nothing. Which, down here, is almost worse than finding something._ _The brains are still unexplained. The goo is still unlabelled. And we're still going down._ _Session 24. We survived. Barely."_ **Scene 1 — The Hidden Room** The party was split — [[Tanya von Argent]] and [[Iz]] had gone ahead into the hidden room while the rest of us waited in the corridor. When [[Tanya]] screamed and [[Iz]] began casting, I ran. The tunnel floor was slick; I slipped and fell into the room, landing in deep sewerage water. I surfaced, swam to the steps, and climbed out. [[Fredoku]] arrived moments later, diving past me into the water to fight the goo below. Tanya hovered near the ceiling on her magic boots, firing firebolts down into the water. [[Fredoku]] got out, and the whole party retreated to the corridor, dripping and reeling. **Scene 2 — The Pillared Room** Moving on, the party entered a large chamber filled with stone pillars. I descended first. Two bugbears emerged from behind the columns. Fredoku struck first, killing one with his bare hands while I put a crossbow bolt through the other's chest. When the bugbears fell, brains — pale, glistening, and mobile — emerged from their skulls and scurried into the darkness. Fredoku gave chase. I searched the bodies and found unlabeled potions. Martyn found me, laid a hand on my shoulder, and cast Cure Wounds for 7 hit points. **Scene 3 — The Diamond Room** The party pursued the fleeing brains down the corridor. I broke off to investigate a diamond-shaped side chamber — rolled a 21 on Investigation and found nothing of interest. In Undermountain, an empty room is its own kind of information. The party regrouped and pressed deeper. The air grew heavier. The hand was closing. --- ## NPCs & Locations Encountered | Name | Type | Description | |------|------|-------------| | [[Tanya von Argent]] | Party | Artificer; discovered the hidden room; fought the goo from above using magic boots | | [[Iz]] | Party | Spellcaster; engaged the goo in the hidden room | | [[Fredoku]] | Party | Monk; dove into sewerage to fight the goo; killed one bugbear; chased a fleeing brain | | [[Martyn Littlewood]] | Party | Healer; cast Cure Wounds on Kozu for 7 HP | | Undermountain — Hidden Room | Location | 10×10ft room off the main corridor; contained deep sewerage water and a hostile goo entity | | Undermountain — Pillared Chamber | Location | Large room with stone pillars; two bugbears ambushed the party from behind columns | | Undermountain — Diamond Room | Location | Diamond-shaped side chamber; Investigation 21 yielded nothing of interest | ## Loot & Discoveries - **Potions (unlabeled)** — recovered from bugbear bodies in the pillared room; contents unknown - **Bugbear Brains** — autonomous brains emerged from fallen bugbear corpses; one chased by Fredoku (outcome unknown) - **Goo Entity** — a hostile amorphous creature found in the hidden room's sewerage water; nature and origin unknown ## Active Quests - **Refurbishment of The Manor** — Coran Hammersmith (Hammer & Board) is overseeing repairs, estimated ~1 week to complete - **Collect custom mighty axe** — Martyn's commission at Broad and Sword; ready imminently - **Explore Undermountain** — party has descended deeper; bugbears, goo entities, and autonomous brains encountered on Level 1 - **Identify Mystery Ring** — still in Kozu's possession; pearl acquired for Identify spell - **Investigate the Brains** — autonomous brains emerging from bugbear corpses; nature and purpose unknown --- ## ⚡︎ Tags #dnd #sessionnote #storyline #waterdeep #kozu #martyn #fredoku #dolous #iz #tanya #lady-silvermain #undermountain #mad-mage #bugbears #brains #themightyhands --- *Written from the journals of **Kozu Marphanis** — Episode 24, The Mighty Hands Campaign*