Hexcrawl 07 - Expedition to the Sootscale Caverns

Kobold MikMek guides Arty, Caradoc, and newcomer dwarf cleric brothers Umgurn and Thronor towards the Sootscale Caverns. Along the way, Caradoc has a run-in with a wild basilisk but manages to escape. They come in contact with an undead bridgekeeper and promise to throw the Stag Lord's corpse into the Shrike River so the bridgekeeper can be put to rest. They visit the hidden shrine of Kurtulmak, where MikMek's cousin Tuklak Kurtulmak Dragon Mighty Bone lives in hiding since evil shaman Tartuk displaced him. At the caverns, the demon idol is returned to Chief Sootscale and smashed on the ground. Everyone turns on Tartuk but in an abbreviated combat, Tartuk escapes to cause problems for the PCs later. Feasting and celebrations ensue and the party finds a nearby bridge and the fangberry thicket Bokken wanted them to harvest. All in all, they are occupied for 13 days and will start next session at the Sootscale Caverns.