Post by David on Apr 19, 2010 18:40:01 GMT -5
The heroes (Maedhros, Torr, Idky, Squattingbeaver, Lowdog, Aine with Dresher, Stephan, and Yavin) decide to sleep in the cell in shifts after Beaver casts a spirit ward
After an hour and a half, Torr, Idky, Aine, and Yavin are on watch. Actually, Torr has fallen asleep and Yavin is meditating, but at least the cleric of Fharlanghn and witch of the Seelie Court were alert when the two juju zombies who were previously turned come to attack. One claws the slumbering paladin and the other enters the cell to attack Stephan. Idky rushes to defend the sleeping Torr. Lowdog awakens, and so do Torr and Maedhros.
Stephan gets savaged by the zombie, and Yavin rushes to his aid.
Maedhros turns them after he wakes.
Not wanting the undead to get away, Torr clotheslines one of the zombies, breaking the turn. Lowdog also jumps on one of the fleeing zombies and destroys it. Torr and Lowdog together finish off the other one.
Zombie treasure:
Gold chain 80 gp
Citrine 100 gp
Alexandrite 500 gp
Brown Potion, smell cinnamon
Four hours later, three shadows and two ghouls come down hallway. Since they are non-material, the shadows can't get past the spirit ward. Idky runs to wake Torr who's again fallen asleep on watch and yells at Aine to wake Maedhros.
The ghouls attack Idky as Torr rouses and grabs his holy sword. Lowdog and Beaver awake, and they rush to attack as well. The party finish the corporeal undead off quickly, then they start hammering the shadows, destroying them as well.
Learning that the young paladin is exhausted, the party changes the watch.
(that's when Ray rolls a 12 on a d12!)
Just as the heroes fall asleep, a clay golem comes lumbering down the hallway. Lowdog runs to meet it as Maedhros casts aid on the totemic warrior. He lands a great blow, but the golem hardly notices. Torr runs out without armor, but pauses to get aid and barkskin.
Lowdog notices that the slashing wounds heal over instantly -- blunt weapons are needed for a clay golem! Idky helps deliver Maedhros' golden mace to Lowdog. The group allows the fighters to take on the golem, cheering them on, with Lowdog landing the killing blow.
'Beaver finds that his medicine herbs don't work on Lowdog's wounds, so he casts a cure light wounds, but even the spell won't heal the wounds the golem inflicted on Lowdog...! Further, not even the totemic warrior's ioun stone of regeneration seems to do any good...!
Forty minutes later, an invisible stalker approaches, and they hear a voice speaking: "This domain is under the protection of Empress Sidra, Master of Charn. Leave immediately or be destroyed."
The elemental being can't get past Torr's aura of protection from evil. Lowdog attacks it at the edge of the protection, as Yavin faerie fires it. The invisible stalker is no match for the heroes and is quickly sent back to the elemental plane of air.
After the heroes FINALLY get some sleep, 'Beaver gets a dream from Turquoise Rain telling him that Sidra is very upset about something and is torturing her friends. Lowdog has a vision of the guardian djinni at the top of the zigguraut. In the morning, Lowdog finds that the golem damage still hasn't healed.
Ghouls treasure:
Ring with hand/wings motif (green)
Blackened dagger, balanced for throwing (green)
Pair of tattered black robes
Vulture talisman
Scroll: (green)
Scroll: (green)
Scroll:
Idky and Lowdog manage to find their trail back but they run into a pack of ghouls at the staircase up to the next level. Idky gets mauled by the ghouls as he moves to let Torr up front. Torr and Lowdog start mowing through the ghouls at the front.
Afterward, 'Beaver remembers his spell tracking, which is able to lead them right back to the main hall without error. Stephan notices the carvings in the wall here. He can read some about some war of conquest against the magic users and refers to a purple obelisks that could bring people back to life.
Idky and Torr start carrying people up. As they come back down after dropping off Stephan (invisible) and Beaver, two jade-colored gargoyles swoop down on them. Idky gets mauled and Torr slices off the wing of Idky's opponent, sending it to the floor. He sends the other to the floor as well. Two more come in but they are dealt with speedily.
Healing is passed out once they're up on the upper level
Invisible Stephan scouts ahead, but runs into a glyph, but he narrowly misses the gout of flame. 'Beaver dispels the rune.
Stephan sees a clay golem down one path and leads the group another way into a museum. He notices a pair of magical manacles thanks to the ring that allows the assassin to see witch magic. 'Beaver gets distracted by a spirit who pleads with him to do something about the spiritual draining in the building. Stephan reads the plaque by the skull, seeing he was a powerful necromancer. He knows where the Book of Eons and the Orb of Zoth are. The accompanying spirits have different opinions about him. But the general consensus is that he was a powerful, evil necromancer. His pleas and offers of ancient knowledge finally sway 'Beaver to carry his bones with them to help defeat the guardian djinni.
After an hour and a half, Torr, Idky, Aine, and Yavin are on watch. Actually, Torr has fallen asleep and Yavin is meditating, but at least the cleric of Fharlanghn and witch of the Seelie Court were alert when the two juju zombies who were previously turned come to attack. One claws the slumbering paladin and the other enters the cell to attack Stephan. Idky rushes to defend the sleeping Torr. Lowdog awakens, and so do Torr and Maedhros.
Stephan gets savaged by the zombie, and Yavin rushes to his aid.
Maedhros turns them after he wakes.
Not wanting the undead to get away, Torr clotheslines one of the zombies, breaking the turn. Lowdog also jumps on one of the fleeing zombies and destroys it. Torr and Lowdog together finish off the other one.
Zombie treasure:
Gold chain 80 gp
Citrine 100 gp
Alexandrite 500 gp
Brown Potion, smell cinnamon
Four hours later, three shadows and two ghouls come down hallway. Since they are non-material, the shadows can't get past the spirit ward. Idky runs to wake Torr who's again fallen asleep on watch and yells at Aine to wake Maedhros.
The ghouls attack Idky as Torr rouses and grabs his holy sword. Lowdog and Beaver awake, and they rush to attack as well. The party finish the corporeal undead off quickly, then they start hammering the shadows, destroying them as well.
Learning that the young paladin is exhausted, the party changes the watch.
(that's when Ray rolls a 12 on a d12!)
Just as the heroes fall asleep, a clay golem comes lumbering down the hallway. Lowdog runs to meet it as Maedhros casts aid on the totemic warrior. He lands a great blow, but the golem hardly notices. Torr runs out without armor, but pauses to get aid and barkskin.
Lowdog notices that the slashing wounds heal over instantly -- blunt weapons are needed for a clay golem! Idky helps deliver Maedhros' golden mace to Lowdog. The group allows the fighters to take on the golem, cheering them on, with Lowdog landing the killing blow.
'Beaver finds that his medicine herbs don't work on Lowdog's wounds, so he casts a cure light wounds, but even the spell won't heal the wounds the golem inflicted on Lowdog...! Further, not even the totemic warrior's ioun stone of regeneration seems to do any good...!
Forty minutes later, an invisible stalker approaches, and they hear a voice speaking: "This domain is under the protection of Empress Sidra, Master of Charn. Leave immediately or be destroyed."
The elemental being can't get past Torr's aura of protection from evil. Lowdog attacks it at the edge of the protection, as Yavin faerie fires it. The invisible stalker is no match for the heroes and is quickly sent back to the elemental plane of air.
After the heroes FINALLY get some sleep, 'Beaver gets a dream from Turquoise Rain telling him that Sidra is very upset about something and is torturing her friends. Lowdog has a vision of the guardian djinni at the top of the zigguraut. In the morning, Lowdog finds that the golem damage still hasn't healed.
Ghouls treasure:
Ring with hand/wings motif (green)
Blackened dagger, balanced for throwing (green)
Pair of tattered black robes
Vulture talisman
Scroll: (green)
Scroll: (green)
Scroll:
Idky and Lowdog manage to find their trail back but they run into a pack of ghouls at the staircase up to the next level. Idky gets mauled by the ghouls as he moves to let Torr up front. Torr and Lowdog start mowing through the ghouls at the front.
Afterward, 'Beaver remembers his spell tracking, which is able to lead them right back to the main hall without error. Stephan notices the carvings in the wall here. He can read some about some war of conquest against the magic users and refers to a purple obelisks that could bring people back to life.
Idky and Torr start carrying people up. As they come back down after dropping off Stephan (invisible) and Beaver, two jade-colored gargoyles swoop down on them. Idky gets mauled and Torr slices off the wing of Idky's opponent, sending it to the floor. He sends the other to the floor as well. Two more come in but they are dealt with speedily.
Healing is passed out once they're up on the upper level
Invisible Stephan scouts ahead, but runs into a glyph, but he narrowly misses the gout of flame. 'Beaver dispels the rune.
Stephan sees a clay golem down one path and leads the group another way into a museum. He notices a pair of magical manacles thanks to the ring that allows the assassin to see witch magic. 'Beaver gets distracted by a spirit who pleads with him to do something about the spiritual draining in the building. Stephan reads the plaque by the skull, seeing he was a powerful necromancer. He knows where the Book of Eons and the Orb of Zoth are. The accompanying spirits have different opinions about him. But the general consensus is that he was a powerful, evil necromancer. His pleas and offers of ancient knowledge finally sway 'Beaver to carry his bones with them to help defeat the guardian djinni.