The Oozing Hunger

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A Brief Tour of the Realms The Cursed Farmer The Mad Wizard Beast Intentions Terror in the Dark Unearthed Evil Escort to Waterdeep Waterdeep Detours Underdeep Cartography The Silken Swamp Supply Run The Mists of Ravenloft Family Entanglements Tower on the Lake Seeds of Deceit Flies on the Wall Backtracking Through Barovia Excavating History Towering Expectations Who Lurks in Lurkwood Orcs Are Wild The Sunless Citadel Meepo's Quest Lost in the Goblin Halls The Twilight Grove Into the Unknown The Prison of Velkynvelve Lost in the Underdark Leemooggoogoon Rises Neutral No More Encroaching Madness The Dark Heart The Alien Underdark The Oozing Hunger The Madness of Zuggtmoy The Cult of Lolth The Demon Lords of the Abyss Vecna Lives! Vecna Loots! Return to the Tomb Heatwave The Dread Domain of Tovag The Castle of a Thousand Vecnas The Sanctum of the Sword Get Back In The Castle Checkmate Vecna Out!
Campaigns
A Grand Tour of the Sword Coast‎ Tomb of Annihilation‎ Waterdeep: Dragon Heist‎ Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus‎ Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden The Wild Beyond the Witchlight Light of Xaryxis Turn of Fortune's Wheel Vecna: Eve of Ruin
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The Oozing Hunger is one of the adventures in the campaign A Grand Tour of the Sword Coast.

	Search for a purple worm worm egg while dealing with an old friend and oozes.
Requirement(s)	Must have completed "The Alien Underdark"
Objective(s)	Complete Area 450
Restriction(s)	No restrictions
Rewards(?)	×900 ×???	Formation

Variants

Levelheaded

	Search for a purple worm egg while limited in levels.
Requirement(s)	Must have completed "The Oozing Hunger"
Objective(s)	Complete Area 475
Restriction(s)	You can't level Champions past level 1000.
Rewards(?)	×950 ×???	Formation
Patron: Mirt	Complete Area 575	×3.76e06 ×10,500
Patron: Vajra	Complete Area 600	×5.96e06 ×12,900
Patron: Strahd	Complete Area 625	×9.42e06 ×15,800
Patron: Zariel	Complete Area 650	×1.49e07 ×19,400

Waves

Type	Waves	Bosses	Favored By
aberration	9	1	Imoen, Lae'zel, Zorbu
armor-based	0	7	Binwin, Ezmerelda, Gazrick, Grimm, Hew Maan, Lucius, Selise, Windfall, Wulfgar
beast	10	1	Imoen, Jaheira, Minsc, Zorbu
demon	18	1
dwarf	4	0
fiend	18	1	Brother Uriah, Ezmerelda, Farideh, Havilar, Jaheira, Reya, Turiel, Wyll
goblin	11	0
goblinoid	11	0
hit-based	19	1	Binwin, Ezmerelda, Grimm, Hew Maan, Windfall
humanoid	14	1	Dynaheir, Ezmerelda, Jaheira, Kalix, Minsc, Zorbu
monstrosity	14	2	Ezmerelda, Imoen, Minsc
ooze	18	4	Kalix
ranged	0	1

Please add all the missing waves definition (with "0 & 0" or no values in case you don’t know them…) based on in-game’s "ENEMY TYPES" data mentionned on adventure’s starting/choice screen, place them between the header & the footer lines (which should remain untouched), and keep the monster-type lines sorted alphabetically. Thanks! (click this link for more info)

Wave	Tags	Monsters	Monster Tags	Image
1	Underground	Goblin	goblin goblinoid humanoid melee
2	Underground	Duergar Fighter, Goblin	dwarf goblin goblinoid humanoid melee
3	Underground	Abyssal Chicken, Duergar Fighter	demon dwarf fiend humanoid melee
4	Underground	Abyssal Chicken, Goblin	demon fiend goblin goblinoid humanoid melee
5	Underground	Abyssal Chicken x6, Goblin x4	demon fiend goblin goblinoid humanoid melee
Boss	Underground	Minotaur	boss monstrosity hit-based melee
6	Underground	Abyssal Chicken, Duergar Fighter	demon dwarf fiend humanoid melee
7	Underground	Abyssal Chicken, Choker	aberration demon fiend melee
8	Underground	Choker	aberration melee
9	Underground	Abyssal Chicken, Duergar Fighter	demon dwarf fiend humanoid melee
10	Underground	Abyssal Chicken x6, Choker x4	aberration demon fiend melee
Boss	Underground	Hook Horror	boss monstrosity armor-based melee
11	Underground	Choker	aberration melee
12	Underground	Choker, Ochre Jelly	aberration ooze hit-based melee
13	Underground	Ochre Jelly	ooze hit-based melee
14	Underground	Abyssal Chicken, Ochre Jelly	demon fiend ooze hit-based melee
15	Underground	Choker x10	aberration melee
Boss	Underground	Gelatinous Cube	boss ooze melee
16	Underground	Darkmantle, Ochre Jelly	monstrosity ooze hit-based melee
17	Underground	Darkmantle, Ochre Jelly	monstrosity ooze hit-based melee
18	Underground	Choker, Darkmantle	aberration monstrosity melee
19	Underground	Choker, Darkmantle, Ochre Jelly	aberration monstrosity ooze hit-based melee
20	Underground	Darkmantle x10	monstrosity melee
Boss	Underground	Otyugh	boss aberration armor-based melee
21	Underground	Darkmantle	monstrosity melee
22	Underground	Darkmantle, Dretch, Ochre Jelly	demon fiend monstrosity ooze hit-based melee
23	Underground	Dretch, Ochre Jelly	demon fiend ooze hit-based melee
24	Underground	Darkmantle	monstrosity melee
25	Underground	Darkmantle x5, Ochre Jelly x5	monstrosity ooze hit-based melee
Boss	Underground	Hezrou	boss demon fiend armor-based melee
26	Underground	Darkmantle, Giant Wolf Spider	beast monstrosity melee
27	Underground	Giant Wolf Spider	beast melee
28	Underground	Dretch, Giant Wolf Spider	beast demon fiend melee
29	Underground	Darkmantle, Dretch	demon fiend monstrosity melee
30	Underground	Giant Wolf Spider x10	beast melee
Boss	Underground	Skull-Face Spider	boss beast melee
31	Underground	Dretch, Giant Wolf Spider	beast demon fiend melee
32	Underground	Giant Spider, Giant Wolf Spider	beast melee
33	Underground	Dretch, Giant Spider	beast demon fiend melee
34	Underground	Giant Spider, Giant Wolf Spider	beast melee
35	Underground	Giant Spider x5, Giant Wolf Spider x5	beast melee
Boss	Underground	Purple Worm	boss monstrosity armor-based melee ranged
36	Underground	Giant Spider, Ochre Jelly	beast ooze hit-based melee
37	Underground	Ochre Jelly, Slime Covered Goblin	goblin goblinoid humanoid ooze hit-based melee
38	Underground	Darkmantle	monstrosity melee
39	Underground	Ochre Jelly	ooze hit-based melee
40	Underground	Ochre Jelly x4, Slime Covered Goblin x6	goblin goblinoid humanoid ooze hit-based melee
Boss	Underground	Black Pudding	boss ooze armor-based melee
41	Underground	Dretch, Slime Covered Goblin	demon fiend goblin goblinoid humanoid melee
42	Underground	Darkmantle, Ochre Jelly	monstrosity ooze hit-based melee
43	Underground	Darkmantle, Fungal Growth	monstrosity static hit-based melee
44	Underground	Ochre Jelly, Slime Covered Goblin	goblin goblinoid humanoid ooze hit-based melee
45	Underground	Slime Covered Goblin x10	goblin goblinoid humanoid melee
Boss	Underground	Elder Oblex	boss ooze armor-based melee
46	Underground	Slime Covered Goblin	goblin goblinoid humanoid melee
47	Underground	Dretch, Ochre Jelly	demon fiend ooze hit-based melee
48	Underground	Choker, Dretch	aberration demon fiend melee
49	Underground	Dretch, Ochre Jelly	demon fiend ooze hit-based melee
50	Underground	Ochre Jelly x6, Slime Covered Goblin x4	goblin goblinoid humanoid ooze hit-based melee
Boss	Underground	Izhkin - The Herald of Juiblex	boss humanoid ooze armor-based melee

Transcript

The Oozing Hunger
Search for a purple worm egg while dealing with an old friend and oozes.
Area	Goal		Quests & Cinematics
Jarlaxle:	That merchant is around here somewhere. And once we have a cart to transport the purple worm egg that Vizeran needs for his ritual, we can start hunting for a nest.
Celeste:	And none too soon! We've already encountered enough demon lords for a lifetime. If we can't get Vizeran's ritual working, the effects of your brother's casting might destroy the Underdark entirely!
Jarlaxle:	Look, you can't deny that it took both skill and ambition to cast that!
Mot:	And ego!
Krach:	And a disregard for consequences!
Celeste:	I don't know if you two mean those as compliments...or if Jarlaxle will take them as compliments. But this path you're leading us down is full of goblins, so let's focus on that!
1	Defeat 25 Enemies		Unruly goblins block the path to the merchant! Fight your way through!
Bruenor:	Yer sure this is tha way ta yer merchant? Seems more like an ongoin' battle!
Jarlaxle:	Might be having one of his sales...
Havilar:	So Vizeran's ritual is meant to make a thing that will lure all these demon lords to one place, so he can cast another ritual to send them away. I guess that's easier than casting a bunch of the send them away rituals, but that's a lot of demon lords to have in one place.
Krach:	The chaos is going to be LEGENDARY! You've got Graz'zt, you've got Orcus, you've got Demogorgon--they hate each other! They're going to wreck EVERYTHING up! I'm so glad you guys invited me along. Otherwise I wouldn't have gotten to see any of it!
Baeloth:	Is it too late to sell tickets? You there! The duergar? How much would you pay to watch the ultimate Abyssal grudge match playing out on top of Menzoberrenzan?
Havilar:	I think he wants to pay with his axe. Do you take axes for tickets? He...Oh. OH. OH. It's fighting time, isn't it?
2	Defeat 25 Enemies		The duergar love a good fight -- preferably against you! Knock them back!
Jarlaxle:	There we are! Kromdus, old friend, how are you --
Kromdus:	Don't you 'old friend' me, you sneakthief! You have a lot of nerve showing up here.
Jarlaxle:	Kromdus, relax -- we're here to buy. Full price even. We need a --
Kromdus:	You're not getting anything! I was in the middle of my big sale on potions when these...these...I don't know what they are but they've made a mess!
Celeste:	Abyssal chickens. And we can pick up the potions while we dispatch them! And while Jarlaxle thinks of a nicer way to ask for what we need.
3	Collect 25 Minor Potions		Those abyssal chickens have scattered the merchant's wares! Gather up all the minor potions they've dropped!
Celeste:	I thought you said you were friends!
Jarlaxle:	In my experience, 'friend' is a very flexible word! Apparently Kromdus doesn't let it bend as far. Kromdus, if we take care of this rabble, will you sell us a cart? Then I will leave and we won't have to look at each other any more!
Kromdus:	Don't scare off my customers! Just the unruly ones. And then I'll think about it.
4	Defeat 25 Enemies		Teach these goblins and abyssal chickens how to queue up or send them on their way!
Kromdus:	Hmph. That's a very tidy queue you've gotten them into. All right, I guess I can sell you this. It's the last cart I've got. Mind you, it's not gonna squeeze down any little thief-paths --
Minotaur:	Hey! Did that guy just buy the last cart!
Kromdus:	'Fraid so! I still have weapons and potions for sale, and an old sledge --
Minotaur:	I came here to buy a cart! You're just going to send me home without a cart! What kind of store is this? I have rights!
Kromdus:	I don't have any carts to sell you! Take it up with Jarlaxle and his weird friends.
Minotaur:	OH I WILL!
5	Defeat the Minotaur		This minotaur won't speak to the manager -- he'll just take your cart and trample you! How rude!
Kromdus:	When I said 'don't scare off my customers,' I thought it was obvious I also meant 'don't dispatch them and take all their gold'!
Jarlaxle:	You said you didn't have another cart to sell him! He wasn't giving you any of that gold!
Kromdus:	Take your cart and get out of here! And don't let me ever see you again, Jarlaxle!
Jarlaxle:	All right, you take care! Say hello to your mother!
Drizzt:	This tunnel is most definitely a purple worm track. You can tell by the ridging in the ceiling.
Krach:	Whoa. A purple worm is the size of this tunnel? Did you guys steal that from us?
Drizzt:	No, they're native to this plane. They're responsible for many of the tunnels in the Underdark, leaving them behind as they chew through the rock.
Mot:	Ugh, and then you have to defend all those paths? What a headache!
Havilar:	Not everyone exists in a constant state of war. These are just roads now.
Mot:	Roads full of enemies! Just look at what you're walking into!
6	Defeat 25 Enemies		Duergar and abyssal chickens follow you down the cave path! Clear them out!
Drizzt:	Watch out!
Celeste:	What was that? It felt like a hand brushed past me!
Drizzt:	Chokers. They camouflage against the walls of the cave and reach out to strangle their prey.
Krach:	You brought me here to educate you, but I'm the one learning!
7	Defeat 25 Enemies		The perils of the Underdark won't quit -- even when you have demons to deal with! Fend off those chokers and abyssal chickens!
Bruenor:	Silver weapons? This is a lot o' silver weapons!
Drizzt:	Hmm. Purple worms sometimes pass indigestible objects. Usually gemstones and such.
Jarlaxle:	And this one, what? Ate an army? That were prepared for lycanthropes?
Celeste:	Collect them up -- it's not usual and it might tell us more.
8	Collect 25 Silver Swords		Those silver weapons are suspicious! Collect a bunch and find out what's going on!
Jarlaxle:	All right, first off, they smell HORRIBLE.
Bruenor:	Aye, and look at tha surfaces. 'Tis pitted like it went through acid. Somethin' ate these all right.
Celeste:	We must be getting close!
9	Defeat 25 Enemies		You've entered the nest, but suddenly more duergar attack! That doesn't bode well!
Krach:	Ahahahaha! What is THAT thing? That's hilarious!
Mot:	Oh, hmm, I feel like I know this one. Is it...It's a turtle parrot!
Drizzt:	Hook Horror. Right--they like to eat silver. I should have remembered.
Krach:	That's called a hook horror? I mean I see the hooks, but vrock-tortoise seems like a better fit.
Baeloth:	Just wait until it gets its hooks in you. Then you'll see.
10	Defeat the Hook Horror		A hook horror's settled into this old purple worm nest! And it doesn't like visitors! Defend yourselves!
Jarlaxle:	This nest looks like nobody but that hook horror and its friends has been here in ages. Not even an eggshell to work with.
Celeste:	It's not like there's only one purple worm in the Underdark. Let's get looking.
11	Defeat 25 Enemies		More chokers unfold from the walls of the tunnel, reaching for your throats! Don't let them get you!
Krach:	Okay, okay, okay -- THESE I can help with. These are ochre jellies and --
Bruenor:	Aye, we know. We have 'em too. Dinnae get too close and chop all tha bits ye can 'cause they divide.
Baeloth:	Listen, quasit, don't exaggerate your importance here. No raises!
Krach:	I...yeah, that's true. I'll just wait over there.
12	Defeat 25 Enemies		The floor and wall of the cavern are slippery with ochre jellies -- making it even more difficult to dodge the grasping hands of the chokers!
Krach:	I think...I think the champions might not need me anymore. If Baeloth fires me, do I go back to the Abyss? Or does he fire me here and it takes a hundred years to go back? I forget.
Mot:	I don't think they kill you when they fire you. Unless you start trying to kill them like Xetzirbor did, then they'll mess you up. I'll probably mess you up too, if you touch my Chosen.
Krach:	Yeah, because THAT's the help she needs...Oh, are you starting a fight to make me feel better?
Mot:	...Maybe.
Krach:	You're a good friend, you stupid bootlicker.
Havilar:	Ew! Is that a different kind of jelly? Like a string jelly?
Drizzt:	Those are purple worm saliva strands. They're dry, but they're a sure sign a nesting purple worm has been through here.
Jarlaxle:	They glue their eggs to the walls with spit. It's really disgusting. And they may be dry, but they're still sticky.
Celeste:	Sticky ropes that are meant to hold down eggs sounds perfect for tying the purple worm egg down to the wagon. Help me grab some.
Jarlaxle:	I knew I should have pushed Kromdus to include more rope.
13	Collect 25 Saliva Strands		These sticky dried saliva strands might come in handy! Pack them in the cart!
14	Defeat 25 Enemies		What flavor is 'ochre' anyway? Does it taste like abyssal chicken? Mix it up!
Bruenor:	[sigh] Another empty nest.
Havilar:	IS it empty? That side is...wobbly looking.
Celeste:	A gelatinous cube! Look out!
15	Defeat the Gelatinous Cube		The darkness thickens--a gelatinous cube oozes out of the shadows! There are no eggs here, only doom!
Krach:	So...you guys just have gelatinous cubes and ochre jellies glooping around? That's normal.
Baeloth:	Unfortunately yes.
Krach:	Hmm. All right.
Drizzt:	Come on. There's another tunnel heading this way. We've got to be getting close.
16	Defeat 25 Enemies		You say 'ochre isn't a flavor!' How do you know if you haven't tasted it? Let's just agree they need to be chopped to pieces!
17	Defeat 25 Enemies		Look! Up on the ceiling? Is it a bat? Is it a stalactite? No! It's darkmantles! Protect your heads!
Jarlaxle:	Is this ochre jelly breeding season or something? There are so many of them. Ugh! It's on my boots!
Krach:	I mean...No, nevermind. Nobody would bother summoning the Lord of Nothing and you guys said it, you have oozes here!
Havilar:	What are those bottles they're carrying off? Do chokers need healing potions?
Jarlaxle:	Those are myconid make -- they put mushrooms on everything. Where'd these monsters get a stash of fungal brew?
Celeste:	Well, we don't want them to have those resources. Take them back!
18	Collect 25 Fungal Brews		Those tasty tinctures are a specialty of the myconids! What are they doing here?
Baeloth:	Here's hoping this nest has what we need. No more unanticipated nastiness. Just a cave, a clutch of eggs, a--
Puff:	Mister Baeloth! Mister Baeloth!
Havilar:	Hey look! It's Puff! And that weird derro guy from before!
Izhkin:	Why look! It's the champions again. Nice to see you...alive and all.
Jarlaxle:	Are you serious? Izhkin, what are you doing here?
Izhkin:	Much like you, drow, I seem to be fighting off monsters!
19	Defeat 25 Enemies		Izhkin? We'll deal with that later! There's more jellies attacking!
Mot:	Lady, is this a friend of yours?
Havilar:	Puff? Yeah, he's all right. He's more Baeloth's friend than mine --
Baeloth:	Not friend, not friend -- 'employee.'
Mot:	I don't mean the sprout, I mean the wild-eyed derro playing with the dagger.
Jarlaxle:	Less a friend, more of an 'attempted murderer who wandered off a while back.' He's the one who got us into all this Abyssal nonsense.
Izhkin:	It's good to see you again too.
Puff:	Izhkin is helping me! Something bad's happened to my colony! The mushrooms went all oogly and evil, and people are acting strange! Also! There's demons! Like that one!
Krach:	No, no, I work here. I'm an employee-at-large for the Black Pits.
Puff:	Oh me too! Well that's good. Maybe YOU can tell those other demons to leave the mushrooms...or stop being the mushrooms?
Izhkin:	I'm telling you, kid, I'll just cut them up. I'll cut a whole lot of things up...
Jarlaxle:	Puff, get away from that derro.
Izhkin:	What? Why would you say that? I'm HELPING! Would someone who wasn't helpful let that otyugh just eat you?
20	Defeat the Otyugh		The otyugh prefers its diet rotten, but it doesn't mind fresh meat if it can get it! Don't let it get you!
Jarlaxle:	That was the most aggressive otyugh I've ever had to deal with! What's it doing in this bare cavern? Eating oozes?
Krach:	Sooo...you guys have otyughs too? That's normal?
Jarlaxle:	No, I just said that's the most aggressive otyugh I've had to deal with because I've never seen one before. It's a funny joke I like to tell when I can't find a single, stinking purple worm egg!
Izhkin:	Is that what you're doing? Looking for a purple worm egg? My, my, my -- looks like Izhkin's useful again.
Celeste:	You can find us a purple worm egg?
Izhkin:	Of course I can, I offered didn't I? I've been exploring since I left you, and I found a purple worm nest in use just a few days back! It's not far from here. You just have to follow me. Not hard at all.
Bruenor:	I dinnae like this. That derro gives me a bad feelin' still. He was ready ta kill us before -- what's ta say he's not about ta now?
Celeste:	I don't like it either. But we can't leave Puff with him! Izhkin is dangerous.
Jarlaxle:	Look, let him lead us to the purple worm egg --
Bruenor:	IF there's a purple worm egg. This all might be a trap!
Jarlaxle:	I'm the paranoid one, I'll worry about that. Let him lead us to the egg, and work on getting Puff away from him while we go. All of us against that derro will be as quick as dealing with these darkmantles!
21	Defeat 25 Enemies		Darkmantles can almost disappear among the stalactites of a limestone cave -- keep your eyes on them!
Mot:	Why are you moping?
Krach:	Let's say...that there were a...well, for you, an archdevil who has heralds and minions that -- turns out! -- also just live on this plane!
Mot:	What...like an archdevil with an octopus army? Because I think about that all the time!
Krach:	No, no, no...Like if you found out that they just HAVE hellwasps here. Would you tell them 'hey by the way those are also the special guards of Glasya, Lord of the Sixth'?
Mot:	WHO IS AMAZING AND ADAPTABLE AND AN EXCELLENT LORD AND VERY SUPPORTIVE OF ASMODEUS, IF ANYONE'S LISTENING! So, no, I wouldn't tell them because I would get in so much trouble if I ruined Her Highness's plans...but I would get Havilar to leave. Or I would try. She's really hard to order around.
Krach:	But...you'd tell her at least. Even if it might just be normal. And you might get fired if you're wrong. Got it.
Celeste:	Puff, I'd appreciate you telling me more about what happened to your colony. Did any of the adult myconids make it out?
Puff:	You don't have to worry! Izhkin said he'll take care of it!
Celeste:	Right, right. HOW did he say he'll take care of it? Exactly?
Puff:	He said I don't have to worry about it! But I listened closely and I know a secret! He was talking to himself about chopping things up, and he said he was going to make mushroom soup after! Isn't that nice?
Celeste:	Oh dear.
22	Defeat 25 Enemies		The jellies are back! They're still yellow-brown and you still haven't eaten one. Let's keep it that way!
Celeste:	I'm afraid there's not much for it -- once we have the purple worm egg, we're going to need to go help Puff.
Baeloth:	He'll be fine! He's a fighter!
Puff:	Mister Baeloth! Mister Baeloth! There's fishies in this water!
Baeloth:	...See? Observant. We don't have time to go wandering around helping tragic myconids anyway.
Celeste:	Baeloth! We're going. This water is fresh! We should fill our canteens now, while we have the chance.
23	Collect 25 Canteens of Water		There's no telling how long you'll be in the Underdark. Better fill up those canteens!
24	Defeat 25 Enemies		The faint clicking of their echolocation is the only warning a pack of darkmantles is about to descend -- get ready to cut them down!
Mot:	Just TELL THEM.
Krach:	All right. [deep breath] It's not ochre jelly breeding season! And that otyugh and that gelatinous cube aren't just behaving oddly! I think these are the minions of the Lord of Nothing, the Oozing Hunger -- Juiblex!
Jarlaxle:	You have a demon lord that calls themself the 'Lord of Nothing'?
Krach:	Um, no. Other people call him that. Other demon lords. He's...sort of an outsider. Being a sentient faceless ooze and all. Nobody likes him. But there's going to be more demons and things if we keep going this way!
Baeloth:	Krach! Stop making things up! All we've seen are dretches and--
Puff:	Eeeeep! A frog-demon! Jumping out of the lake! Help!
25	Defeat the Hezrou		A hezrou leaps out of the water, terrible claws extended -- what demon lord is on your trail now?
Mot:	Hezrou. That feels like it lines up with your goop demon.
Krach:	Okay you can't...you can't just call him a goop demon. Juiblex is still a demon lord.
Celeste:	So another demon lord. Wonderful. We'll add it to the list. And anything you can tell us will be very useful.
Baeloth:	But still no raises!
Baeloth:	All right, Krach, out with it. What should we know about this Juiblex?
Krach:	Well...he's not very strong...but he also is. He can control any ooze on any plane from wherever he is. He's supposed to know the secret names of all the demon lords. He's the embodiment of hunger and destruction. And he's literally toxic. You can't get near him.
Krach:	But also he doesn't even rule his own layer -- he's always fighting with Zuggtmoy. And oozes...are not very smart. So even if you control a lot of them that's...limited. Still, you shouldn't make him angry, and if you do make him angry, I would like to watch from a distance.
Havilar:	How does he feel about spiders?
Krach:	Spiders?
Havilar:	Yeah. Like those spiders coming toward us. Are they Lolth kind of spiders or...Jooble-Hex spiders? You know what, we'll just fight first and sort out WHY they want to eat us after.
26	Defeat 25 Enemies		Spiders skitter out of the shadows, following the hunting darkmantles. The Underdark won't wait for you to get your bearings!
Drizzt:	This path seems to lead away from the oozes. If we can get out of range of the demon lord before it takes notice of us, we might be able to finish our tasks.
Izhkin:	Mmm-hmm-hmmm! I like the other path better, don't you, Puff? Faster to our goals.
Bruenor:	Oi, Puff, why dinna ye come walk at tha back fer a spell. Visit with me.
Izhkin:	...Near or far doesn't matter. I've got my plans.
Jarlaxle:	What was that, Izhkin? Were you muttering more about planning to knife people in the back?
Izhkin:	No, no, not me. Must've been the spiders. Were you whispering, spiders?
27	Defeat 25 Enemies		Lolth, the Queen of Spiders, delights in the way her children overrun the Underdark! Run them through!
Izhkin:	Well, well, well -- the plan falls apart. This passage is blocked by spider webs. No one's passed this way in ages. It might even be a...dead end, mmm-hmm-hmm.
Bruenor:	There's air passin' through -- it's a tunnel all right. And from tha look o' it, a purple worm track! We just need ta clear these webs --
Celeste:	Here! Here! Put them in this bag. They're useful!
28	Collect 25 Spider Webs		Spider webs block your way through -- and are very handy for certain spells! Collect what you can!
29	Defeat 25 Enemies		The dangers of the Underdark team up with some Abyssal foes to make your quest more difficult!
30	Defeat the Skull Faced Spider		The skull-faced spider bears death on its back -- and in its jaws! Meet it where it stands!
Izhkin:	Well, well, well...here's a passage back to the original path. I recognize that rock. If we head on through, you'll get your purple worm and everything you've earned for yourself, Champions.
Jarlaxle:	Again with the word play. We still need that egg, so lead on.
Puff:	Hooray! First, the egg, then the soup!
Celeste:	Puff, come walk next to me.
Drizzt:	More spiders--that could mean we're getting close. They sometimes gather near purple worm nests--not much bothers a purple worm, but smaller things that might threaten the eggs make good meals for the spiders. The purple worms leave them be, and the spiders are safe from larger threats.
Jarlaxle:	Or it means we're in the Underdark and there's spiders everywhere.
Izhkin:	[mutters] Oh you're all so smart, aren't you? Really we're all just food for something--except me. Yes, yes, yes...Strong enough, wily enough, smart enough...
Jarlaxle:	What was that?
Izhkin:	I said, of course we're close. I said I'd bring you to a viable nest. Just fight past the spiders, you'll see.
31	Defeat 25 Enemies		Spiders often lair in purple worm nests, so this could be a good sign! Or it's a sign you're still in the Underdark, which is infested with all kinds of spiders!
Krach:	So wait, Mot, do you get paid? Not by the archdevils, I mean, but Havilar. Does she pay you?
Mot:	...she gives me snacks. I don't need to eat or anything, but she gives them to me. And chapbooks. But I'm not in it for the coin. I'm in it for the chance at advancement.
Krach:	That feels like a lot of words to say 'no.'
Puff:	We're paid! I think...I'm still waiting. Mister Baeloth says it will be a pittance if I'm lucky!
Mot:	That's...not a good thing.
Krach:	Are we being EXPLOITED? I think we're being exploited. By GOOD people! And also Baeloth!
32	Defeat 25 Enemies		Wolf spiders are wandering hunters -- and you've wandered into these giant ones' path!
Puff:	What do we do? What do we do? I don't want to make anybody mad.
Krach:	It's a numbers game. If we all stand up for ourselves, we'll overwhelm them.
Mot:	Okay, wait, wait. We need to get ORGANIZED. If we just storm up and demand...what are our demands? What do we want? We need to make a plan!
Puff:	I'll tell Izhkin!
Mot:	No, don't tell that guy. But we SHOULD tell the other familiars.
Krach:	YES! Superior numbers!
Havilar:	Hey look those aren't rocks! They're gemstones!
Baeloth:	A lot of gemstones! Just lying around! Feels like a trap.
Drizzt:	That might be a sign of a purple worm -- they can't digest hard gemstones.
Jarlaxle:	Well I know a shop that will take those in payment, whether or not they've been through a purple worm!
33	Collect 25 Gems		Gems litter the ground -- a sign of a passing purple worm? Well they're still valuable whatever they've gone through! Pick them up!
Izhkin:	Here you are, here you are -- purple worm eggs in abundance, as promised.
Celeste:	Well thank goodness we have a cart. They're enormous!
Bruenor:	And covered in spiders! Let's get ta work, Champions!
Baeloth:	Hey! Mini-fiends! Come help mop up these spiders! You too, Puff -- no slacking!
34	Defeat 25 Enemies		These eggs are covered in spider guardians! Fight your way past!
Jarlaxle:	All right, the egg is strapped down to the cart with those--ugh--saliva strands.
Celeste:	Well that worked out perfectly. We can go now. Puff, do you want to come along with us? Let Izhkin get...back to business.
Izhkin:	Oh ho ho, no no no! The little sprout stays with me. We have an agreement. A promise...
Puff:	We could all travel together! Then we could save my colony and I could keep having my secret familiar meetings!
Baeloth:	WHAT secret familiar meetings?
Bruenor:	Hold it a moment. Do ya feel that rumblin'? That's new. That's...Moradin's hairy rump! The purple worm's back!
35	Defeat the Purple Worm		This purple worm might be angry you're disturbing its nest or maybe disturbing its meal! Either way it's going to eat you!
Celeste:	All right! Let's get this purple egg out of here. And on to Puff's colony!
Izhkin:	Indeed, indeed. The more the merrier!
36	Defeat 25 Enemies		The path is slick with oozes now -- and we can't turn back! Clear the way!
Jarlaxle:	Is it just me, or are there MORE oozes down this path? What are the odds we get to the colony and find a certain demon lord behind all this?
Celeste:	Based on what we've seen so far, it wouldn't surprise me. We should prepare. Krach? Mot? What are...Sorry, are you and Puff having a private conversation?
Krach:	What? No? He's just going...over there. We were telling him where the other familiars are.
Puff:	That's right! Don't tell Mister Baeloth!
Mot:	...Uh...he just likes to say that. What do you need?
Celeste:	Some more information about Juiblex before we encounter him. And perhaps a little less suspicious behavior from you?
Krach:	[whispers] Is this when I ask about compensation packages?
Mot:	[whispers] I don't know! I've never done this before!
Krach:	Uh, what will you give me if I tell you that encountering Juiblex causes a madness manifesting in endless hunger and greed?
Mot:	Yeah, what's that worth?
Celeste:	Are you...negotiating for payment for information you've already given me?
Krach:	Maybe! I can also tell you there's more oozy monsters coming? Is that worth something?
37	Defeat 25 Enemies		These slime-covered goblins are warped by the demon lord of oozes! Don't let them get their goop on you!
Celeste:	Ooh! Darkmantles! Their eyes are very useful components.
Jarlaxle:	Interesting. Would you say that you have an...endless hunger and greed for them? A demonically enhanced need, perhaps?
Celeste:	What? No, a handful or two would be plenty.
Jarlaxle:	Just checking.
Izhkin:	[muttering] Mine, mine, mine.
38	Collect 25 Darkmantle Eyes		Darkmantle eyes are vestigial -- their blindsense is enough to track you. But those eyes are still potent magic components, so waste not, want not!
39	Defeat 25 Enemies		Ochre jellies split and split -- don't let any get away!
Celeste:	All right, so all these oozes are controlled by Juiblex, and prolonged exposure to Juiblex makes you greedy and all-consuming. First line defense: we should find a different path to the colony. But we'll need to make sure we find paths the cart can travel down.
Izhkin:	I'll find you the way, oh yes. Just along here should be sufficient.
Puff:	Yeah! Let's go this...OH MY GILLS, THAT'S A VERY BIG OOZE!
Bruenor:	Black puddin'! Everyone get into formation!
40	Defeat the Black Pudding		Black puddings can devour flesh, bone, and even armor with their acidic bodies! Don't let it get too close!
Celeste:	Hurry! Everyone! Get the cart down that path!
Juiblex:	FOOLISSSSSH MORTALS...YOU WILL NOT SURVIVE THE REACH OF THE FACELESSSSS LORD...
Krach:	Oh boy.
Jarlaxle:	That's not a good sign.
Havilar:	More goopy things! I don't think this is the right way!
Jarlaxle:	It's looking more and more like there is no right way -- it's through the oozes no matter what.
Baeloth:	Krach, I blame you. I hired you to keep us out of messes like this!
Krach:	Yeah, well, I think you severely underpay me!
Baeloth:	I think someone sounds like he's got a touch of the madness of Juiblex! Greedy, greedy!
Jarlaxle:	This is not the time to negotiate employment standards! We're under attack!
41	Defeat 25 Enemies		Juiblex sends his minions against you! Fight the dretches and slime-covered goblins!
42	Defeat 25 Enemies		Juiblex seeks to corrode all he touches -- that includes you!
Celeste:	Look! There's a path behind that lump of fungus. If we can break through it, it might be large enough for the cart to go through!
Jarlaxle:	Anything to get away from these oozes!
Izhkin:	I'll go first even. [muttering] Whatever's beyond here is mine.
Juiblex:	YESSSS....THE OOZING HUNGER DEVOURS ALL....
43	Defeat 1 Fungal Growth		The path beyond that fungal growth looks wide enough for the cart! Break through and see!
44	Defeat 25 Enemies		Oh no there are more oozy enemies down this path! Don't let them slip away!
Celeste:	This path is just as full of oozes!
Jarlaxle:	And every tunnel that branches off is too narrow for the cart. Maybe we ditch the purple worm egg. Find another source and get out of here.
Izhkin:	NO! I worked hard to get that egg! You're not dumping it! [muttering] I'm on my way, I'm on my way.
Jarlaxle:	That's it! Who are you talking to, you little sneak?
Elder Oblex:	Come...come...come...give your memories up to Juiblex...
45	Defeat the Oblex		Oblexes hunger for memories, draining them from their victims and impersonating their meals! Fight back before it consumes you!
Havilar:	Stand and fight time! Point me at that ooze!
Jarlaxle:	This time that's the only plan. We need to clear a way out of here completely before we stumble on something worse.
Juiblex:	SSSSOMETHING WORSSSSE IS ALREADY AMONG YOU...ARISE MY HERALD...
Izhkin:	Oh, me. My lord I am so honored. So honored and...so hungry...
Puff:	Mister Izkhin? What's happening to you?
Jarlaxle:	I KNEW we should haves stabbed that little maniac when we found him again.
Krach:	Uhh...the Herald of Juiblex can control Juiblex's minions!
Izhkin, Herald of Juiblex:	That's right I can! I think let's make that promised soup a medley -- champions, mushrooms, and ooze!
46	Defeat 25 Enemies		The minions of Juiblex funnel you toward his endless hunger! Battle them back!
Celeste:	Izhkin's directing too many monsters toward us -- we need to get this purple egg out of here.
Havilar:	On it! Let's cut a path through here! Oops! More oozes!
Izhkin, Herald of Juiblex:	That's right, Champions! From now on it's oozes all the way down! Hahahaha!
Celeste:	Break for that side tunnel! Hurry!
47	Defeat 25 Enemies		If you can't find your way out, you'll end up consumed by the Fetid Prince himself! Forge a path!
48	Collect 25 Samples of Ooze		Is demonic ooze different from prime material ooze? Only testing will tell us! Gather some samples!
Bruenor:	Blast! A dead end! We're cornered!
Celeste:	We'll have to fight our way out.
Puff:	Mister Izhkin's sending more minions after us! What do we do? What do we do?
Krach:	[whispers] Is this a good time to ask about treasure sharing percentages?
Juiblex:	YOU SSSSTAND WITHIN THE MAW OF THE FACELESSSS LORD...LAMENT HEROES FOR YOU ARE NAUGHT BUT THAT WHICH I SHALL DEVOUR....
Mot:	[whispers] No, no I am almost positive it is not.
49	Defeat 25 Enemies		Oh no! You've been pushed into a dead end! Fight your way free!
Puff:	Mister Izhkin, I thought we were friends!
Izhkin, Herald of Juiblex:	I do not have friends. I have that which shall be CONSUMED! You are mites before me! Mites! I have lured you here and trapped you and now you will merge with Juiblex! The Oozing Hunger!
Krach:	You DON'T want to do that.
Havilar:	No, we do not! We've chopped a hundred sloppy goblins, we're not afraid of you! Let's go!
50	Defeat the Izhkin, the Herald of Juiblex		The Oozing Hunger himself lairs in this cavern, ravenous and endless. Prepare yourselves, because death is not an option!
Puff:	[sniff] I really thought Mister Izhkin was my friend.
Havilar:	Puff, sometimes you meet someone, and they turn out to be a friend and a good member of your team, even though when you first met them you thought, 'Hey, I'm probably gonna have to fight that drow guy to the death one of these days.' But sometimes you meet someone and you DO have to actually fight them to the death.
Puff:	[sniff] You do?
Havilar:	Like...a lot. Kind of a lot. This is the second time in recent days. Xetzirbor and now Izhkin. I hope we don't have to do it again...You're not going to try to feed us to a demon lord, right?
Puff:	What? No! Of course not! I just want to save my colony. And maybe talk about the familiars getting some time off?
Baeloth:	Time off from what? Let's get moving. This ritual won't cast itself!
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