Sugar Plum Yuletide (The Gluttony Demon)
Note: This adventure is based on the "Banquet of Death" module for 5e. It has been adapted for edition and level.
21 Frostkolt 348 AC
"Definitely looks like the house of a forest witch! Let's scout out the grounds before knocking on the door. Maybe we can see in a window if there is anyone home. Keep you eyes open for traps. Hopefully there are none and she just relied on those elves to chase away folk," Grotto hisses under his breath.
Raven nods, "I'm more concerned about all of these rats. Keep your eyes peeled. Nala, bark if anyone tries to sneak up on us."
The pair splits up with Grotto going one way and Raven, the other. Moving slowly and carefully, they circle the house. Rats scurry and scramble out of their paths and within a minute, both reach the door at the front. Raven draws Nightwatcher with one hand and reaches for the door handle with the other. He throws the door open amd rushes inside, moving out of the way to leave Grotto room to enter.
The humble cottage only has a single room. A morbidly obese woman with deformed facial features is eating maggot-infested food at a table in the middle of it. She smiles at you and says: “Well met, friends. Would you like to join me for lunch?”
Raven nods, "I'm more concerned about all of these rats. Keep your eyes peeled. Nala, bark if anyone tries to sneak up on us."
The pair splits up with Grotto going one way and Raven, the other. Moving slowly and carefully, they circle the house. Rats scurry and scramble out of their paths and within a minute, both reach the door at the front. Raven draws Nightwatcher with one hand and reaches for the door handle with the other. He throws the door open amd rushes inside, moving out of the way to leave Grotto room to enter.
The humble cottage only has a single room. A morbidly obese woman with deformed facial features is eating maggot-infested food at a table in the middle of it. She smiles at you and says: “Well met, friends. Would you like to join me for lunch?”
"What's on the menu? You wouldn't happen to have a nice steak cooked medium with a chimichuri over it now?
No you say well then that maggot pie tells me you are the cause of these troubles. Your time of recogning has come vile witch! Explain yourself!"
"I admit that I have been a bit of a nasty but do you really need to call me a witch?" Her voice is slurred, as if her tongue is too large for her mouth. "It's not like Carla gave me much to work with - barely enough talent for me to make contact with." The obese figure rises, the floorboards sagging and creaking beneath its bulk. "And talk about a fixer-upper. She was nothing but skin and bones when I found her, living alone in a shack. I had to make friends for her, after all," the beast smiles, "nobody should alone for the holidays."
Grotto readies his spell storing axe, "That's far enough. Who are you? Where is Carla?"
Raven's hand drifts to his sword, "Grotto, that is Carla. There's a demon inside of her too."
"So try to take her alive then? Can't exorcism the demon here!"
Raven nods in confirmation as his blade appears in hand.
"Carla," or at least the demon inside of her, laughs, "Such gallant gentlemen!" Boys... get them!"
As the demon gives the order, dozens of rats begin pouring into the building. They come in through the windows and from in between the floorboards and squeeze in under the door. The vicious little rodents swarm over everything inside the one-room cabin, rushing toward the two adventurers.
Grotto shakes his head. "Just as you thought with the rats! That pie is full of those maggots! We are going to have our hands full stomping out all these vermin."
"The pie! Right!" Raven lunges forward and reaches out with his free hand and sweeps the pie off of the table and into the fireplace. The maggots spill out of the overturned pie and begin to sizzle like sausages in a pan, squealing in the fire.
The demon in Carla's body shrieks and starts to rise. Raven slams Nightwatcher's pommel down on the demon's head.
The demln responds by grabbing the edge of the table and flipping it toward Raven. The elf leaps back, avoiding the attack.
Grotto calls upon Hanseath for aid, asking for allies against the deluge of rodents. Three eagles, appear in a flash of light, and swoop down, snatching individual rats and crushing them in their talons.
Raven leaps the table and begins thrashing the demon about the head and shoulders with Nightwatcher. He swats and batters her with the flat off the blade, an unrelenting assault that drives Carla's demon-possesser body back towards the corner of the cabin. It lashes with its claws but Raven is easily able to avoid her attacks.
Grotto prays once more, this time summoning an axe from the heavens. The weapon flies around the demon and smashes her in the back of the head. Overcome, she finally collapses.
The rats immediately disperse, no longer under the control of their master.
Grotto ties up the possessed woman then begins to search the cabin for any item the demon may have. The two adventurers search the small one room cabin and find close to 300 gold and silver coins, eight small black gems, and three potions.
After a thorough search, Grotto claps his hands together, "Well, let's gather all our prisoners, we have some exorcisms to do!"
With Carla bound, Raven and Grotto lead her and their four elven prisoners back to town and the temple at its heart. Dakara, the local priestess, and two of her acolytes take charge of the victims, turning their attention to Carla first. Lord Harrick calls in several members of the militia who stand ready to deal with any maggots that may be expelled during the exorcism.
The Lord pauses, "But... there's another problem. Nonna Pynar, a baker from further up the mountain, always brings down a sleigh filled with candy, cookies, and other treats for the children, has not arrived yet. We are... worried that something may have happened to her."
Raven's hand drifts to his sword, "Grotto, that is Carla. There's a demon inside of her too."
"So try to take her alive then? Can't exorcism the demon here!"
Raven nods in confirmation as his blade appears in hand.
"Carla," or at least the demon inside of her, laughs, "Such gallant gentlemen!" Boys... get them!"
As the demon gives the order, dozens of rats begin pouring into the building. They come in through the windows and from in between the floorboards and squeeze in under the door. The vicious little rodents swarm over everything inside the one-room cabin, rushing toward the two adventurers.
Grotto shakes his head. "Just as you thought with the rats! That pie is full of those maggots! We are going to have our hands full stomping out all these vermin."
"The pie! Right!" Raven lunges forward and reaches out with his free hand and sweeps the pie off of the table and into the fireplace. The maggots spill out of the overturned pie and begin to sizzle like sausages in a pan, squealing in the fire.
The demon in Carla's body shrieks and starts to rise. Raven slams Nightwatcher's pommel down on the demon's head.
The demln responds by grabbing the edge of the table and flipping it toward Raven. The elf leaps back, avoiding the attack.
Grotto calls upon Hanseath for aid, asking for allies against the deluge of rodents. Three eagles, appear in a flash of light, and swoop down, snatching individual rats and crushing them in their talons.
Raven leaps the table and begins thrashing the demon about the head and shoulders with Nightwatcher. He swats and batters her with the flat off the blade, an unrelenting assault that drives Carla's demon-possesser body back towards the corner of the cabin. It lashes with its claws but Raven is easily able to avoid her attacks.
Grotto prays once more, this time summoning an axe from the heavens. The weapon flies around the demon and smashes her in the back of the head. Overcome, she finally collapses.
The rats immediately disperse, no longer under the control of their master.
Grotto ties up the possessed woman then begins to search the cabin for any item the demon may have. The two adventurers search the small one room cabin and find close to 300 gold and silver coins, eight small black gems, and three potions.
After a thorough search, Grotto claps his hands together, "Well, let's gather all our prisoners, we have some exorcisms to do!"
With Carla bound, Raven and Grotto lead her and their four elven prisoners back to town and the temple at its heart. Dakara, the local priestess, and two of her acolytes take charge of the victims, turning their attention to Carla first. Lord Harrick calls in several members of the militia who stand ready to deal with any maggots that may be expelled during the exorcism.
The Lord pauses, "But... there's another problem. Nonna Pynar, a baker from further up the mountain, always brings down a sleigh filled with candy, cookies, and other treats for the children, has not arrived yet. We are... worried that something may have happened to her."
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