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• • == Summary ==**

The adventuring party departed the grave of Roger (“Dave”) (a murdered spirit bound to a gallows site and associated with a haunting children’s-style song). Persephone (mind-mage and necromancer), Echelon (swift warrior), Amira (perceptive listener), Pacific (agile fighter), and their companions had interrogated the spirit through necromantic means, learning fragments of its unrest and the song “Teeth in the Dark.” They continued their overland journey from the Valley of the Sun toward Oak Town, eventually descending into the local sewer and drainage system where a corrupting black sludge had taken root.

Within the drainage system the party encountered a phantasm-summoned combat against sludge crawlers (aggressive ooze entities). The sludge proved resistant to ordinary weapons; Persephone’s phantasms and Pacific’s precise strikes proved decisive. From the viscous mass the group recovered a larger mysterious corrupting shard (a black obsidian-like object radiating dark energy). The item was carefully secured for transport, though prolonged exposure raised concerns of gradual corruption.

That night and on subsequent watches Amira heard the full lyrics of the haunting song “Teeth in the Dark,” an eerie melody that silenced the natural sounds of the forest. Returning to the gallows, the party conducted a more extensive necromantic interrogation of Roger’s spirit. Through a series of yes-or-no questions they determined the deaths were not violent, the victims were neither children nor heroes, and the spirits seemed bored rather than vengeful. With what knowledge they had gained, the group resolved to seek the Sorting Elf (a secretive guardian of a planar gateway previously contacted by Walter), while conveying the corrupting shard onward toward [Seagate](https://dq-nz.org/dqwiki/index.php/Seagate) for further study and containment.

• • == Timeline ==**

Time	Event	Participants
Day 3 Morning	The party departs the grave of Roger (“Dave”) (murdered spirit) after completing an initial necromantic interrogation and hearing the full lyrics of the song “Teeth in the Dark.” They break camp and resume travel along the path toward the Sorting Elf.	Persephone, Echelon, Amira, Pacific, Roger (“Dave”)
Day 3 Afternoon	The party reaches Oak Town and descends into the sewer and drainage system, where they detect a moving presence within black sludge. Phantasms are deployed to scout and engage the threat.	Persephone, Echelon, Amira, Pacific
Day 3 Afternoon	Combat with sludge crawlers erupts in the drainage tunnel. The ooze entities prove resistant to normal weapons; phantasms and coordinated strikes destroy the creatures. A larger mysterious corrupting shard is recovered from the black sludge.	Persephone (mind-mage), Pacific, Echelon, Amira
Day 3 Evening	The party emerges from the sewer, cleanses themselves of sludge residue, and secures the corrupting shard. They resupply in Oak Town, leaving payment and a note of thanks at an abandoned store.	Persephone, Echelon, Amira, Pacific
Night of Day 3	During the middle watch Amira hears the haunting song “Teeth in the Dark” again. The melody silences all ambient forest noise. The party is awakened but detects no other minds or threats nearby.	Amira, Persephone, Echelon, Pacific
Day 4 Morning	The party returns to the gallows site on the hill. Three simple grave markers bound with twine are examined. Persephone conducts an extended necromantic interrogation using yes-or-no questions.	Persephone, Roger (“Dave”), entire party
Day 4 Morning	Necromantic questioning reveals the deaths were not violent, the victims were not children or heroes, and the spirits appear bored rather than malevolent. The party decides against further disturbance of the graves.	Persephone, Roger (“Dave”), Echelon, Amira, Pacific
Day 4 Onward	The party prepares to resume travel toward the Sorting Elf (secretive gateway guardian previously known to Walter). The mysterious corrupting shard is carried with caution, its long-term effects to be studied upon return to [Seagate](https://dq-nz.org/dqwiki/index.php/Seagate).	Persephone, Echelon, Amira, Pacific, Walter (mentioned)