Worms of Kysiatch

AK510-39 Cool Summer End Week 3
[Charon Guiding, Shale Resting, Cycles Watching]

Charday

Many of the survivors of The Darkkeep have become ill.
The symptoms are stomach cramps, fatigue and blind rages.
Ivellios consults Kysiatch's Journal and identifies gutworms as the cause.
There were gutworms in the water in the fountain in the arrivals hall.
Although Appleby purified it, gutworms can survive up to a day in purified water.
Ivellios decides to irritate his gutworm into submission by continually urging it to
"Come into my mouth". It doesn't.
Vedic Tanner removes his armour and threatens to kill his gutworm.
It responds by biting Tanner's stomach lining.
Tanner plunges a dagger into his own stomach in an attempt to kill the gutworm.
The blade pierces the creature's head and it is killed.
However it's death throws cause massive internal haemorrhaging and lacerations to stomach, rib cages and other organs. The pain is incredible but Stanten calls on the power of Croi to heal the Vedic and the damage is quickly undone.
"I don't think the commoners are going to survive that." Tim acknowledges.
Ivellios decides to use his magic to solve the problem.
After several hundred attempts to urge the fiendish parasite into his mouth, he casts a suggestion spell and the creature is compelled to struggle up his throat.
Ivellios is on the verge of suffocating with the worm appears in his mouth.
Quick as a snake, Tanner grabs the gutworm in his fist and drops it into one of Kysiatch's glass jars.
"We can examine that later" he suggests. "For now you'll have to live with the worms until we can com up with a better cure." The others, having seen the alternatives are willing to live with the infestation for a while longer.

Ivellios, Todd, Tanner and Ethan spend the day studying the lab and library.
Over night Ivellios dreams become stronger and the urge to go below cannot be resisted.