Wanted: Gelatinous Cube
Pinned to The tavern cork board
A worn and brush-written poster announces:
Wanted: Gelatinous Cube.
Some adventurers killed the gelatinous cube that has been keeping our sewers clean and eating all the waste down there. Now the rancid smell has begun to escape and fill the air, so we need a new one.
Speak with Moira Azhar at the Planning Building to sign up for the job. This is an open contract from the community, with a 1000 gold reward.
Ways to approach
It’s one thing to fight one of these jellies but to actually trap and transport one as it proceeds to dissolve anything not strong enough to contain it is another feat altogether. If you want to test your party’s morals it would be interesting to highlight in advance that another town or city uses Gelatinous Cubes to eat their sewage. Otherwise, the group will be on the lookout for rumors concerning various dungeons and cavern systems.
Possible Repercussions
Fortunately, the poster already highlights what happens if nobody intervenes; a build-up of stench and refuse. The local population will eventually band together to form a new solution, however, in the meantime such a buildup is sure to attract plenty of nasty nuisances, escalating in size and danger to the population. One humorous consequence is that the problem could become the solution in that the waste attracts many gelatinous cubes.
