The party is now level 7.
Blackwood is dead. Hearing about the widespread "infestation" in Blackwood the Izalin military swept in and murdered the entire population of the village. The party in turn killed every single soldier holed up in the village, several of whom died begging for mercy.
The Paladin died. He got better.
On the plus side, you saved a tribe of mostly infected goblins from being safely quarantined.
The assassination spree in Auricien is still in full swing. Picking a fight with the bodyguards of the most powerful king of the alliance went about as you would expect.
Responding to a request from General Genden (whom you met in Sissyfus - he was the guy who replaced the general who was killed) to help locate the crater of a meteor the party returned to the boarded off village of Misma, where an oversized tent covers a hole that goes deep into the Underdark.
The party had run ins with: One flesh eating flower, one giant spider, one Huge Husk Scorpion, four more giant spiders, one Chwidencha (giant spider), two Hellwasp Swarms, one Hellwasp Swarm-animated Chwidencha corpse, one gelatenous cube and one Filth Eater Troll. Exploring further into the tunnel, the party tripped over a wire which set off a loud alarm. They fled before trolls or other dangers could come out at them, and returned to the surface to receive healing, and maybe pick up an ally. Returning to the surface they notice that the Chwidencha corpse has gone missing.
Necromancer Wizard, if you for any reason are interested in what a Chwidencha looks like in terms of games mechanics, you'll find it at page 109 of Drow of the Underdark.