Session 26-B: All That Glitters

Key Plot Developments
Y, the manic member of the Society of Brilliance, appears in front of Tremble (at the ruins of Blingdenstone's catacombs). He explains how something is greatly wrong with Tremble's family (and that he has been teleporting to random goblins in the Underdark in an flawed attempt to reconnect with Tremble, Pix, and Bogtooth).

Tremble brings Y back to Tappy's tavern. Hi-jinks ensue; Y snorts Stool Team Five's communication spores and Tappy backs off from the dizzying newcomers. As Y rambles, Bogteam understands his journey: he met Glyn at Fire Fest, was missing the other goblin member of the Society of Brilliance (Rotgut), and inducted Glyn in his place. He went to the Silken Paths, fought monsters, and ultimately put Glyn in a position to control the town of Duhrlong. Then, he returned to Anna's garden with Glyn, found Giggles, was unable to cure Giggles of her madness, and was told by Grazilaxx not to communicate with Glyn until they figure out the nature of his replicating crystal gift and why both he and Giggles were not cured by a Remove Curse.

Y and Bogteam strategize. Y wants to find a holy artifact to fix Giggles (and Glyn). Bogteam thinks Trix could help. Y decides to find Trix, who can lead them to the holy artifact. Satisfied, Y abruptly sleeps.

Senni and Dorbo join the party at the tavern. Dorbo mentions a town-wide ceremony in honor of those who fell at the Battle of Blingdenstone. The party joins the gnomes in celebrating the lives of the fallen and sealing up funeral caves; they create a new series of catacombs. Tremble cuts the ribbon. The goblins are told they are the gnomes' family and are free to stay; they also offer gifts (a small ruby mined by Dorbo's ancestors, a scrap of leather Bogtooth calls a cape, and a cup-and-ball toy for Tremble). Chief Chipgrin offers his thanks to the heroes. They go to Sark Axebarrel, who mentions the Rockblight will be reclaimed. He asks them to rename it. They rename it Min Gweith: "One People." The group sleeps.

Pix dreams of fishing on the Darklake. She reels in a normal stone, looks into the water, and sees herself in the garb of the Matron Mother. The stone is now a gold nugget; she remembers the mysterious man's voice ("All that glitters is not gold!").

Bogtooth sees himself in a wintry land. The leafless trees reach up like claws. Peter the Pear, covered in snow, greets him. He informs Bogtooth that Lady Dulcinea is marshaling her forces against the goblin destined to bring devastation: Pix! Bogtooth realizes his mistake--he meant to inform Lady Dulcinea about Pyrite, but messed up their names. He reaches out to Lady Dulcinea, who is gearing up to smite Pix on Bogteam's advice.

The next morning, Tremble offers his friends some smooth stands handed to him by the priest; the stones improve their resilience. Stool brings the party some excellent dirt. Y, eager to get the show on the road, starts a teleport spell--just as Nomi enters the room. She is taken, along with the party, to random caves.

The party is confused (Y messed up the teleportation) but tries to find their way back to Blingdenstone. Soon, they see a series of creatures heading to the West. These monsters, the mechanical embodiment of order, march through the expanse, beeping and whirring. The party chooses not to engage but wonders where they're going.

Bogtooth summons animals to held them find their way; they end up being even more lost. Y decides to scry on Trix--and sees him chained by Ilvara! He realizes that Trix is situated between Menzoberranzan and Blingdenstone (heading to Menzoberranzan). Nomi gets emotional about how they found their brother and must take him back (she is still overwhelmed by her own brother's loss and is distracting herself from mourning by taking on an excessive number of tasks).

The group relies on Bogtooth's new earth elemental, which is summoned from one of the Diggermattocks' gifts--he names it Sneed--to get back to the town. Nomi gives them health potions.

Bogtooth tries to accountability for his incorrect identification of Pix to Dulcinea. Pix is furious and warns him he has to fix this. He hits himself with a plate and knocks himself out.

In his dream, he sees a battle-ready Dulcinea on a far-away hill. He rushes to her. Out of breath, he confesses his mistake: Pyrite was the evil one, not Pix. Dulcinea says she loves Bogtooth, but believes he is now reneging on his identification out of fear of Pix. Bogtooth suggests he may be the goblin of destruction--he was horrible, cruel, and lonely, but Pix and Tremble helped him grow. Dulcinea is cold. She claims he will not have her power to make mistakes with anymore. She forces him awake.

Now, when Bogtooth tries to use spells, they look like frost instead of sparkles. He feels like he might have lost his connection to her. Pix and Tremble are shocked by how vulnerable and earnest Bogtooth has become. Pix, still afraid for her life and mad, but also sympathetic towards Bogtooth, goes to Tappy for guidance.

Tappy makes her soup. When she looks into the bowl, she sees a vision! Tappy is frozen, and the mysterious man who looks like Jimjar appears again. He comforts her and promises all will be well. She asks if this mysterious man could help Bogtooth. He agrees.

Pix gets ready to sleep and tells Bogtooth he'll be visited by a possible patron. He agrees to hear out this alternative patron if he gets a visit. Bogtooth is very sad; Tremble recognizes a new side to his fellow goblin.

Bogtooth, dreaming, hears lively music coming from the downstairs part of the inn. He scampers downstairs and sees Jimjar dealing cards at the table. The man explains that he'd love to have Bogtooth as a disciple if Bogtooth wanted an alternative to his current patron. He warns Bogtooth that Dulcinea probably wouldn't like it, however. Bogtooth asks for the man to identify himself, and he does: he's Garl Glittergold, god of the gnomes. He reveals his plans to help Trix. He placed a bet with the god of the kobolds that he could get a whole family of goblins into gnomish heaven! Bogtooth, however, is reluctant to accept the offer. He wants to take responsibility for his own actions on the material plane without worrying about what might happen later on. Bogtooth wants to be a shield for his family. Garl isn't offended; he offers to play games and drink with Bogtooth until it's time to wake up. He also tells Bogtooth to help save Jimjar after he saves Trix.

Everyone wakes up. Y screams at them over breakfast to get ready and teleports the goblins to the last place he scried on Trix. Bogtooth summons animals. Tremble readies his bow. Pix prepares her magic. They discuss what Y saw when he looked for Trix. He saw Trix under the control of Mistress Ilvara.

The Bogteam prepares to turn the tables on the drow. They intend to track, ambush, and kill Ilvara, save their brother, and bring the clan back together at last.

New NPCs

 * 1) Sneed, Bogtooth's earth elemental
 * 2) Peter the Pear, Dulcinea's talking fruit

Memorable Quotations
Y: Do you know how many F*CKING goblins I've teleported in front of in the last two weeks?! Why can't you have more distinctive features, Tremble?


 * Y: Tremble, you had me at 'PUDDING KING'! Sounds like a delicious place to eat!
 * Tremble: It wasn't very delicious. I got disintegrated.

Y: Bogtooth? Bogtooth! I remember her!


 * Y: Glyn! That's who I was thinking of.
 * Tremble: What's going with Glyn?
 * Y: A lot of shit!

Y: Goblins have big ears and one mouth. That means you should be great at listening!


 * Y: Remove curse!
 * Tremble: What? Did we have a curse?
 * Y: F*ck if I know!

Y: You don't know the Society of Brilliance? Right! Because it's a secret. I'll tell you all about it! What's the use of secrets if nobody knows about 'em?


 * Tremble: Sometimes, Bogtooth looks into his book and just goes 'Bog Bog Bog Bog Bog.'
 * Bogtooth: I do that.
 * Y: That's metal as f*ck!

Stool Team Five: Are we giving all of our best dirt to a mad man?

Bogtooth: I'm an enigma, Tremble. I have an aura of mystery about me. It makes me attractive.

Dorbo: The gnomes of inner Blingdenstone and the Goldwhisker Warrens fought side by side, died side by side, and will be buried side by side.


 * Dorbo: Tremble, goblin hero, will you take these comically large scissors and cut the ribbon before we close this funeral cave, it would bring us great honor.
 * Tremble: They're really big!
 * Senni: They say he who masters that toy may master any weapon.

Chipgrin: We'll fight for you, your little friend, and your dame! Hell of a dame. Alright! Take it sleazy.

Peter the Pear: Oh, hi, Bogtooth! It's real chilly out here.

Peter the Pear: Ha! I don't have Lady Dulcinea on speed-dial. I"m just fruit.

Pix: What did you do, Bogtooth? What did you DO, Bogtooth?!


 * Y: I STILL NEED MY EGGS!
 * Tappy: I have given him eggs. They are right there on the table. I have told him this five times.
 * Y (staring at eggs): I'm not convinced.

Nomi: Your mad friend has teleported us to a nonsense place.


 * Bogtooth: I might be heartless.
 * Nomi: I don't think you're heartless. You have a very nice heart.
 * Bogtooth: I don't know. I have kidneys.
 * Nomi: You have very nice kidneys.
 * Bogtooth: Thanks, Nomi.

Pix: You, Bogtooth, a goblin clan-mate--dare I say, a goblin brother of mine--someone I've been traveling with for the past...however many months, confused me with the treacherous, murderous, apparently not even on this plane...Pyrite?! You'd better tell your f*cking fairy god that I'm not a demon goblin!

Lady Dulcinea: It's not what you'll do--it's what you WON'T do with my power anymore.


 * Pix: What do we eat when we feel lost, Tappy?
 * Tappy: It doesn't matter! As long as we're safe, and we have our health, we have everything. If a thing is lost, we'll get a new thing.
 * Pix: Okay. Can I have some soup?
 * Tappy: Sure! Any dirt?

Mysterious Man: I've always liked having goblins in my portfolio. Could be fun to try my hand at the warlock game!


 * Mysterious Man: Hey, Pix is great. A true gnome!
 * Bogtooth: I thought she was a goblin...but I'm recently learning that things can be more than one thing.

Bogtooth: Mr. Glittergold, I gotta be real. I don't know if I'm so into this God stuff. Not depending on them, anyway. All I can do is be the best Bogtooth I can be.


 * Tremble: I think that's Mistress Ilvara!
 * Y: Okay! Let's f*cking KILL HER!
 * Pix: Y, you're speaking my language!