Everyone in the room (except Steef, who, huddled against the door, seems to be out of the area) is hit with another wave of negative energy.
Smash
That should suffice.
The heavy steel door shudders and shows a small dent, but does not fall.
Steef knows the thing is a Cold Spot. It's hurt by fire.
Haunts in general are harmed by positive energy.
Ezekiel grins and smashes the relatively fragile stone or wooden frame of the door.
Ezekiel pounds ineffectually at the THICK PRISON STONE.
The Cold Spot flares again, catching everyone but Ezekiel.
Shoukichi gasps as the cold un-light washes over him, the life being drained from his body rapidly, turning pale and sickly before the others' eyes.
He falls to the ground, bereft of life. Shoukichi is dead.
Ezekiel continues pounding at the door.
"Azrin, start healing!"
"Fire-we need fire. NOW! Azrin-channel for all you got, it might make a dent in this thing, it's a cold spot."
Steef searches the room for anything he can try to ignite-or better yet, already lit fire.
You see nothing.
Shoukichi is still alive, but has fallen to the ground, covered in ghostly chains decorated with numerous holy symbols. much like teh one you saw in the cell upstairs.
They slowly constrict around his body, causing him to thrash and writhe in pain.
DO NOT mention any of this outside of spoilers.
SMASH
KEEP ON TRUCKING
AND I CANT STOP
AND I WONT STOP
On the last round, Ezekiel busts through, and everyone can rush in.
Of course, the Haunt keeps going, unless Azrin can stop it early...
Shoukichi wakes up in a coffin, with a pleasant looking Pharasmin standing over him.
"Shoukichi! You're awake. That's good. We Raised you after you died in Harrowstone, but you've taken a while to recover. It's been over a month!"
"Huh? Where am I? And I was... dead? The last things I remembered was feeling pretty weak and then collapsing after some chills crept up my spine. Where exactly am I though? And where are my friends?"
Shoukichi gets up, and his body is wracked with extreme pain, a feeling almost as if his chest is being squeezed.
"Huh? Where am I?
The kindly priest replies.
"In the temple, in Ravengro. Don't you remember? A Haunt got you while you were in Harrowstone."
"And where are my friends?"
"Moved on. You might be able to catch them if you left now, but I'm not sure if it's a good idea in your condition."
Shoukichi writhes in agony. He appears to be close to death (-1 HP).
Azrin grabs Shoukichi and drags him through the door, then casts Cure Light Wounds on him.
Steef, feeling weaker by the minute, decides to get out of the room before whatever befell Shoukichi happens to him too.
Azrin casts Protection from Evil on Shoukichi.
"Hey Azrin, can't you clerics like...do a big circle of healing thingy? Maybe you should try that."
Azrin does the healing circle thingy twice.
"That's about all the healing I can do today. Think we could afford to rest and come back tomorrow?"
You are wracked with pain again, but you notice that simultaneously the red headed man begins screaming in pain as well.
Azrin's efforts (both the Protection From Evil and teh Channel) appear to have helped some. The chains are still tightening, but more slowly than before, and seem even more immaterial.
More help in that vein, or other holy things could serve to help rid Shoukichi of the spirit.
Azrin gets out a flask of holy water, sprinkling some on Shoukichi and coaxing him to drink the rest of it.
The red headed man's skin sizzles briefly and he hisses in anger and pain.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING YOU BASTARD!?!?!" he screams, losing his composure.
"And for the last time, I worship Pharasma. I'm surprised you forgot that after the lecture you got from that priest at the library."
When he looks up to the red head priest, he notices some strange occurrences happening to his skin, similar to that of frying eggs. "I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING."
You are hit with the pain again.
Te redheaded man's face contorts with rage, and he leaps upon you, wrapping his hands around your neck and squeezing hard.
"DON'T LIE TO ME!!!!" he screams.
"Perhaps we should rest for the day?"
"I don't like leaving Shoukichi in this state for that long, but I guess there isn't much more I can do for him now."
And holy water isn't exactly cheap...
"Let's take him back to the house. I'll keep an eye on him, give him more holy water if the chains get...less incorporeal. Once I've rested I'll be able to help him more."
"Yeah...suppose that's for the best. Zeke, did you manage to get into the other room, by the way?"
Ezekiel goes into the property room.
A bizarre collection of antique goods rests upon wooden shelves that line the room. Several of the items contain tiny tags with labels written in a careful script.
Of note, there are a few valuable items.
-A set of Masterwork Thieves' Tools
-A bronze War Medallion from the Shining Crusade (worth 40 gp)
-An unframed (rolled up in a tube) painting of Stavian the First (worth 100 gp)
-A set of silver hair clips (worth 35 gp)
-A masterwork Punching Dagger
-A pouch, containing a dozen masterwork Shuriken
-A masterwork SILVER War Razor
-A wand (Spellcraft to identify)
After scanning the room, Ezekiel also notices a cleverly hidden vault set into the wall and covered with the appearance of stone.
Inside are 5 more items.
-A bloodstained handaxe with a label reading "Property of Vance 'The Lopper' Saetraessle".
-A collection of fine silver holy symbols, a dozen in all. The chains seem to be inextricably linked together. Sefick "Father Charlatan" Corvin's nametag is on this.
-A masterwork smith's hammer, with a label reading "Property of Ispin Onyxcudgel, the Mosswater Marauder".
-A masterwork flute, labeled "Property of the Piper of Illmarsh".
- An old, molded spellbook with "Property of Hean Feramin" neatly embroidered on the front. An additional label, tacked on at a later date, presumably by the guards as the other labels were, reads "The Splatter Man".
Azrin tries to identify the wand and the holy symbols , and Detects Magic on the items in the vault.
The wand is a wand of Lesser Restoration, with 12 Charges.
The holy symbols are from various faiths: Pharasma, Cayden Cailean, Gorum, Sarenrae, Erastil, Irori, Torag, Erastil, Abadar, Desna, Calistria, and Iomedae.
All of the items from the vault are magical.