Tablestats - Adonix Expedition, pt. 2 - the Aurmian Hive

Aerin, Kyomi, Tamamo, Xenos, and Luke were hired by the Adonix company to investigate the site of a much smaller lump of rock that had impacted the asteroid's surface not far from the colonization site. Discovering it to be some sort of deposit of gold and other precious-looking metals, they delved further into the gorge carved out by the asteroid's impact and discovered a sort of hive, populated by strange insect-like creatures of varying sizes. The party invaded the hive, out of curiosity, cruelty, avarice, or some other motivation, easily defeating the first group of creatures they encountered. Bizzarely, the insects fired beams of positive energy at the party, providing them with temporary HP - but as it built up, there was cause for concern, as the affected PCs' hearts beat faster, their blood pumped intensely, and though the energy felt good, even soothing, it at the same time was electric and to some extent a violation. The solution they had, of course, was to beat and stab themselves each time they were affected, which easily resolved the issue. Later, Kyomi discovered that the creatures were vulnerable to negative energy and, after creating a situation that encouraged them to cluster together, channeled enough negative energy to obliterate a large number of the insects. After this, they encountered a large, sentient crystalline structure that communicated through telepathic concepts and images rather than words, conveying its surrender; confirming their suspicions, the peaceful creature agreed to a shaky truce - so long as the creatures that were not its creatures stayed a fair distance away, it would provide the Adonix company with the rare minerals that its offspring(?) dug out of the asteroid.

All PCs earn 5 downtime days, 1360xp and 2250gp for their troubles, rewarded handsomely by Adonix for securing such a valuable mineral resource - and establishing contact with the first sentient entity that they would be sharing the asteroid with, at least for now.

No hero points were spent for wealth, probably because I forgot to ask.

GM reward to Metzofitz.

In addition, the following items may be purchased at half of the listed value:

[25 gp] potion/oil of purify food and drink (CL 1)
[50 gp] potion/oil of shield of faith (CL 1)
[750 gp] wand of magic missile (CL 1)
[25 gp] arcane scroll of detect undead (CL 1)
[2,000 gp] gloves of reconnaissance [no external clues]
[150 gp] arcane scroll of levitate (CL 3)
[50 gp] potion/oil of sanctuary (CL 1)
[25 gp] divine scroll of shield of faith (CL 1)
[25 gp] arcane scroll of color spray (CL 1)
[25 gp] arcane scroll of ray of enfeeblement (CL 1)
[750 gp] wand of bless (CL 1)
[25 gp] potion/oil of virtue (CL 1)
[750 gp] wand of lead blades (CL 1)
[25 gp] divine scroll of feather step (CL 1)
[50 gp] potion/oil of protection from law (CL 1)
[25 gp] arcane scroll of enlarge person (CL 1)
[25 gp] divine scroll of cure light wounds (CL 1)
[750 gp] wand of floating disk (CL 1)
[50 gp] potion/oil of invigorate (CL 1)
[25 gp] potion/oil of stabilize (CL 1)
[50 gp] potion/oil of hide from animals (CL 1)
[25 gp] arcane scroll of reduce person (CL 1)
[175 gp] divine scroll of desecrate (CL 3)
[150 gp] divine scroll of flaming sphere (CL 3)
[300 gp] potion/oil of remove paralysis (CL 3)
[200 gp] bandages of rapid recovery [no external clues]
[13 gp] arcane scroll of light (CL 1)
[50 gp] potion/oil of cure light wounds (CL 1)
[50 gp] potion/oil of cure light wounds (CL 1)
[25 gp] divine scroll of sanctuary (CL 1)
[25 gp] potion/oil of guidance (CL 1)
[25 gp] arcane scroll of stone fist (CL 1)
[25 gp] arcane scroll of burning hands (CL 1)
[25 gp] arcane scroll of magic weapon (CL 1)
[750 gp] wand of endure elements (CL 1)
[300 gp] potion/oil of eagle's splendor (CL 3)