With the Big Bad slain and a successful escape from the time-and-world-shifting nexus that was used as his lair, our stalwart heroes return to the underdark city to find that nearly a month has passed.
Without leadership, feral illithid abominations roam the body-strewn districts, devouring all. Only 50 survivors remain, hiding and confused with mind control broken. The players argued about fight or flight, finally deciding to attempt to sneak the survivors out, using the bard on a spider-crafted suspension bridge… as Eyes in the Sky, giving directions to the fleeing groups using… telepathic… rings…
And the picture is a toad (summoned from a Wand of Toading) with a dwarven child-size shoe tied on its head, used as a distraction….
The Tome of Adventures 