ToA: Session 7

The Mystical Gardens of Nangalore
As the morning sun rose we gazed upon the ruins of Nangalore. The only thing standing between us and the city was an area of swampland and rivers. One filled with hungry crocodiles. Fargus figured out that going around would most likely take several days, and as Daedalus was still on the clock with his illness we decided to brave the wetlands.

With Fargus and Bucket leading the party they got through the swamp without issues. The last stretch before they reached the city was a river with a group of crocodiles in it. But as they had the Crocodile Whisperer himself with them, the creatures were quickly discouraged from attacking the group.

The many Gardens of Nangalore
The gardens were marvelous, and in much better shape than was to be expected from millennia of decay. The gardens also proved to be just dangerous as it was marvelous. As Bucket was scouting atop a wall the rest of the party was ambushed by a plant that made all the plants surrounding the party come to life, as it itself tried to choke them to death. With the application of copious amounts of fire, the plant was defeated. The local spirits were less pleased by this approach, seemingly not enjoying their hard work going up in smoke. However, by spending a couple of hours mending the damage done, we managed to calm them somewhat.

As the party moved onwards, a Giant Flytrap managed to enchant our brave heroes, causing Bucket to fall into its mouth. And even though he was not made of meat, the acid found inside was still very dangerous to the warforged. Luckily, the plant was not impervious to sharp objects, and so the others managed to hack their way though the monstrosity, saving Bucket from the worst of fates.

Extreme Horticulture
At the end of the gardens, inside the gigantic spire, the group finds an ancient message on the walls, that simply reads "Great Ubtao, Free Me". Having read this, yet more plants wanted a piece of D-squad. These flowers were stunningly beautiful, and managed to entrance Daedalus, who then desperately pleaded with the rest of us not to kill them. We did not listen to his mad ravings of peace. The flowers were not just content with charms however, and so they sprayed acid and poison upon our heroes, almost killing Bucket, whom managed to teleport away in time before he went down. Sadly, not all loss could prevented this way, and so, the group had to say goodbye once more the Fargus' beard, as an acid blast to the face took out a good chunk of it.

And here we leave our heroes, inside the large structure, having gotten no closer to finding the black orchids they so desperately need to save Daedalus. But they did learn he joys of gardening, so there's that.