Session 23 - The Golden Grimmhen

Roster

Atudark,Guiloip Guhloo,Harry Blackstone,H'er,Lyra Everlight,Marionette Moonbeam,Vigilius Palamas

Session Overview

Session Status: Occurred

In Game Date: 12th Alturiak 1509

Group Cup Points

NPC's

Giantess Teanna Aethelos,Aurum Aethelos

Summary

Breakfast with giants turns abruptly into chaos when Aurum Aethelos awakens in a foul mood and mistakes Atudark for a mouse. As the kitchen is reduced to rubble, the party scatters, hides, and improvises — culminating in Harry climbing inside a raging giant’s ear to buy time. While Aurum rampages, the rest of the group uncovers a hidden study, befriends an emotional-support golden goose, and makes off with magical loot. The students escape down the beanstalk with treasures in hand — and the looming certainty that the Academy will have opinions about what they’ve done.

Breakfast with the Giants

• The party finishes breakfast with Giantess Teanna in the giant home.
• An alarm clock goes off upstairs, followed by heavy footsteps descending the stairs.
• Panic ensues as the party scrambles to hide:
  • Harry hides under a bowl.
  • Glue dives into a bag of flour.
  • Marionette and Shroom hide beneath the oven.
  • Atudark hides in a cupboard — but is spotted mid-sprint by the giant.
• The giant, Aurum Aethelos, enters the kitchen and begins shouting at his wife about “mice in the house,” clearly referring to Atudark.

Aurum’s Rage

• Aurum flies into a rage and starts smashing up the kitchen.
• The violence flips the bowl Harry is hiding under, exposing him.
• The party attempts to flee the kitchen amid the destruction.
• Before Marionette escapes, Teanna urgently explains that Aurum will calm down if someone brings him his emotional support goose — the Golden Grimmhen.

The Upstairs Heist

• The party rushes upstairs:
  • Glue flies on the back of his familiar Cynthia.
  • Everyone else climbs the stairs on foot.
• Harry stays behind in the dining room to distract Aurum.
  • He heckles the giant, then performs the unthinkable — climbing up Aurum’s body and into his ear canal.
  • Aurum panics, roaring and thrashing as he tries to remove Harry from his ear.
• Upstairs, the rest of the party follows the sound of soft harp music.
• Glue discovers a study and pulls a book from the shelf, opening a hidden door.

The Golden Grimmhen

• Beyond the secret door, the party finds:
  • A massive golden goose sitting atop several gold eggs.
  • A harp playing gentle music by itself.
  • A large chest containing a heavy leather pouch.
• Glue befriends the Golden Grimmhen.
• He takes the harp and the leather pouch.
• With Aurum still raging downstairs, the party decides to flee immediately.

Escape Down the Beanstalk

• The group races back downstairs and out the front door.
• Lyra shouts to Harry that they’re leaving.
• Harry climbs out of Aurum’s ear canal and sprints after the others as fast as he can.
• With their stolen loot in tow, the students escape back down the giant beanstalk.
• As they descend, they discuss how they might deal with Academy staff — and the consequences of growing a massive beanstalk into a giant’s home.

Ongoing Threads

• The Golden Grimmhen – An emotional-support goose of immense value and significance. What happens when the giants realise it’s gone?
• Stolen Relics – The self-playing harp and leather pouch are likely magical — and likely missed.
• Aurum Aethelos’s Wrath – Harry’s ear-canal gambit will not be forgotten.
• The Beanstalk Problem – The Academy will inevitably respond to a giant beanstalk, theft from giants, and several broken rules.
• Giant Politics – Teanna’s quiet assistance may complicate future interactions with her husband — and with giant society at large.