F&F C2-E109 - Bacon Doesn't LIE!

Last we left off, the Tempests had successfully cleansed the blight burrowing below the ground in Takatari. After slaying the massive plague worm, the Tempests returned to the surface and took a few days to recover in Calm Water Piers while Moriko got to know her family a better. Kasumi was graced with a vision from Shenshe that gave her and her companions two choices going forward. Return to Chunsu in the East and investigate a mysterious, fox emblazoned door, or head West towards her home at Tusoto Pass where something odd was happening in the forest. Choosing to head towards her home first, the Tempests went West and had a rather uneventful journey aside from encountering a babbling Kobold on the road who was completely ignored. Eventually, they arrived at the Tusoto Pass.. only to find that it was currently uninhabited. The area seemed to have been abandoned some time ago, with a fine layer of dust having settled on every surface, though nothing seemed disturbed or taken. As if the inhabitants had simply left. Following a few other scattered clues, the Tempests followed a slew of tracks that led into the forest behind the homestead. A thick, low hanging fog overtook them, making it difficult to see properly. That is until the fog curled away, revealing a stone pathway, hedgerows, and a wall in the distance with a palace of some sort beyond it. We rejoin them now as they stand in at the end of the pathway to the grounds within the sequoia forest.   A huge shoutout to Nick Black who made our intro jingle. Go show some love to @NickBlackMusic and his Banana Army at https://www.twitch.tv/nickblackmusic and let him know we sent you! You can check out his music on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2JJiUnuFWy9200nltASksL?si=LIy7N---SX24Z0ktRQbUsQ If you'd like to join the community to chat with the Fools and other D&D aficionados, considering joining our discord! https://discord.gg/bWSgjAdMbp If you like what we do and would like to support us, consider donating to our Ko-Fi page at https://www.ko-fi.com/foolsandflagons You can catch us live every other Friday on Twitch at: https://www.twitch.tv/foolsnflagons/ If you'd like to see our past adventures, you can check out the VODs on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/c/FoolsNFlagons