Episode 1 – A Contest Won and Myconid Colony Emergency
The Wild Foxes—a party of creative problem solvers—secured one of two coveted spots representing the Glimmerdeep Exploration and Research Society (GEARS) in a diplomatic race to forge alliances and gather resources to protect Glimmerdeep from future giant raider attacks. They were assigned a mentor, the eccentric Professor Thistledown Whizzgear. But only met his page, Loons, who shows signs of wild magic.
Following the ceremony with the senior members of GEARS, Myska received a distress call from his home, a myconid colony deep in the Rift. The colony was in turmoil due to a mysterious Fire Plague infecting the myconids, driving them to madness before bursting into flames. The party arrived at the secret myconid colony and quickly devised a cooling system to slow the infection before setting out into the Underdark to locate the missing Myconid Sovereign, who had ventured into the depths seeking a cure.
On their journey, the party discovered the body of Lyra Pebblebrook, a halfling adventurer sent by Professor Whizzgear. Her journal hinted at alien technology in the area, leading the party to a hidden lab. Inside, they encountered a giant decaying brain encased in a glass dome, and a fierce battle erupted with plague-ridden myconids. Myska was gravely wounded but survived, thanks to his companions.
As they explored the lab, the Sovereign revealed a damaged communication machine that could be the key to finding a cure for the plague without risking further infection. However, the episode ended on a tense note as a glowing, infected myconid attacked the Sovereign, infecting him with the deadly Fire Plague.
To be continued…
