Session 38 - Work Experience: Nest of the Eldritch Eye pt. 1

Roster

Eremis Varr,Ferbinious Refubical,Harry Blackstone,Lyra Everlight,Vigilius Palamas

Session Overview

Session Status: Occurred

In Game Date: 8th - 13th Flamerule 1509

Group Cup Points

NPC's

Delvin Fearnehart,Kevori Fearnehart,Wintershield Watchmen

Session Handouts

Summary

The students begin their summer work placement with The Wintershield Watchmen in Neverwinter, taking on the duties of city patrol. What starts as routine guard work quickly turns into a grim investigation when they discover the body of an undercover agent.
Following a strange magical clue - a severed, enchanted eyeball - the group is led beneath the city into the catacombs, where they encounter dangerous creatures lurking in the depths. Their first assignment rapidly escalates into a deadly confrontation, leaving several of them wounded and aware that something far more sinister is at work beneath Neverwinter.

Patrol Duty

• The students begin their placement with The Wintershield Watchmen:
  • Tasked with patrolling the streets of Neverwinter
  • Focused on maintaining public safety
• The first few days pass:
  • Uneventfully
  • Allowing the group to settle into their roles

A Grisly Discovery

• While patrolling the River District, the group hears a blood-curdling scream from a nearby alley
• They discover:
  • A woman holding a dying man
  • The man passes away moments later
• Notable details:
  • A desecrated eyeball falls from his hand
  • A large, unnatural chest wound is observed

Meeting Kevori Fearnehart

• The woman identifies herself as Kevori Fearnehart
• The deceased is her brother, Delvin Fearnehart
  Key Information:
• Both were working for Lord Neverember
• Tasked with investigating a cult operating in the city
• Delvin had:
  • Infiltrated the cult
  • Planned to meet Kevori at a Whalebucks
• He died before he could share what he learned
• Kevori asks the party to:
  • Find those responsible

The Eyeball

• Harry examines the eyeball:
  • Detects divination magic
• The group searches Delvin’s body:
  • Finds coins
  • Recovers a hidden note reading:
    • “Hail the Undying”

Eremis’ Misstep

• Eremis Varr takes the eyeball:
  • Puts it in her mouth
  • Accidentally swallows it
• Lyra administers a potion:
  • Forces Eremis to vomit
  • The eyeball is recovered (along with various unpleasant contents)

The Eyeball’s Function

• When the note is read aloud:
  • The eyeball begins to glow green
• Once placed on the ground:
  • It spins and points north-east
• Key discovery:
  • The eyeball always points in the same direction
  • Acts as a magical compass
• Lyra flies ahead:
  • Determines the eyeball eventually points downward
  • Suggesting a location beneath the city

Into the Catacombs

• The party returns briefly to their inn:
  • Files paperwork
  • Eats
  • Plans next steps
• They travel to a catacomb entrance:
  • The eyeball directs them inside
• Entering the tunnels:
  • Lyra provides darkvision where needed
  • The group descends into darkness

The Flooded Chamber

• The tunnel opens into:
  • A partially collapsed chamber
  • Filled with brackish water
• The party splits:
  • Lyra wades through the water toward a western passage
  • Eremis Varr squeezes into a narrow eastern gap
  • Vigilius and Ferbinious follow her

The Water Creature

• The water begins to move unnaturally
• Lyra is grabbed and pulled under
  Response:
• Harry rushes to help
• Vigilius finds an alternate route through a tomb
• Combat ensues with a water-like creature
• Vigilius is nearly killed:
  • Stabilised and later healed by the group
• The party:
  • Successfully defeats the creature

Deeper in the Catacombs

• Meanwhile, Eremis Varr explores further:
  • Enters a chamber filled with sewage
  • Encounters three sludge creatures made of undead matter
• Eremis:
  • Attacks from range
  • Laughing as she destroys them

Regrouping

• The rest of the party follows the sound of Eremis’ laughter
• They arrive as she defeats the final creature
• With threats temporarily cleared:
  • The group assesses their situation
  • Several members are badly injured

End of Session

• The party chooses to:
  • Rest and recover in the tunnels
  • Prepare before venturing deeper into the catacombs

Ongoing Threads

• The Cult of “The Undying” – A dangerous organisation operating beneath Neverwinter
• Delvin Fearnehart’s Death – The investigation has only just begun
• The Eyeball Artifact – A powerful divination tool guiding the party forward
• The Catacombs – Clearly infested with unnatural and undead threats
• Party Condition – Resources are strained early into the mission
• What Lies Below – The true objective of the cult remains unknown