Academy Anthology: Tales of Home

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====== Spelunk & Capture ======

**Session Date**: 06/14/2025 \\
**Game Master**: Declan

===== Player Characters =====
  * **Beatrix**, Harengon Ranger/Monk (Colin B)
  * **Baila**, Eladrin College of Dance Bard (Tara)
  * **Klarna Stramull**, Cloud Giant Goliath Fighter (Hazel/Gabe)
  * **Klast Ronison**, Rock-Man Peace Cleric (Jim W)
  * **Lith Oakenheart**, Shadar-Kai Circle of the Moon Druid (Bridget)
  * **Morek Goldbeard**, Dwarf Draconic Sorcerer (Adam)

===== Named People and Places =====
  * [[Nemedobur|The Province of Nemedobur]] - Declan's adventuring province; a group of dangerously unstable and widely unexplored shards
  * Criostalun - A smaller shard located in [[Nemedobur|The Province of Nemedobur]] that has a shallow sea on the surface, and an endless maze of constantly shifting crystal caves below
  * [[Isaiah]] - An anxious human man & one of the Founding Voyagers
  * [[Caelus]] - A peculiar tiefling scientist & one of the Founding Voyagers


===== Major Plot Points =====
  * The party is shuttled over to Criostalun for a voyage with Caelus and Isaiah
  * Caelus has organized a voyage to capture a live specimen using a special device Savai, the Voyager's resident tinkerer, has created
  * Isaiah has come along to get some time in the field and to supervise Caelus's exploits
  * The group enter the cave system, navigating the crystals with great caution
  * They come upon an underground lake, where Klarna and Beatrix spot something moving under the surface
  * A large crystal-infested creature breeches the water and attacks the party, seemingly upset by the light of Beatrix's lantern
    * The creature has a long, eel-like body with several rows of teeth and a pale, thick hide
  * They slay it together, collecting a few samples along the way
  * As the party moves forward, they are ambushed by a group of strange creatures with squid-like bodies that resemble stalactites (colloquially known as "stalac-bites")
  * Among them is a massive one, the mother to the smaller ones they are currently fighting, and revealed to be Caelus's elusive quarry for the day
  * After some difficulty with the device, Caelus manages to shrink the mama stalac-bite down and capture it, while the rest of the party take care of the little ones
  * Several more samples are collected in the nearby area, and the party then ascends safely to the surface