Khaz smashes the Fancy Ghoul into undead paste, The fancy green Ghoul seeing Molos is alone moves towards him and bites at him.
The Sleeping demon disappears from the battle Field.
With only one enemy left standing, Khaz ran as fast as he could towards the ghoul.
Molos remembers what Khaz said about being beside him. He drops his light crossbow and draws his quarterstaff.
The Ghoul steps to the east with Molos swining his quarter staff but missing by a large mark. The Ghoul almost goes feral dropping the Flail and lashing out with 2 claws and a bite.
With Khaz next Molos, he was able to protect his ally. Swinging his mace in a large arc, the ghoul had an easy choice: abandon it’s attack or die. Not that the choice truly mattered, because Khaz was able to get a second attack in, just as powerful as the first.
Khaz is able to deflect the claw from connecting with Molos but the Teeth of the Ghoul bite a large hole in the man. Khaz ends the Ghoul's undead life and the room falls silent.
With the immediate threat over, Khaz rushed over to Lorena’s side.
And then to Jocasta’s.
With enough healing performed to bring both back to consciousness, he finally allowed himself to breathe easy.
”Bolka’s merciful mace! Ach, what a bloody fight that was.”
"What happened?" says Jocasta groggily, clearly confused.
"That reminds me why I hate being inside buildings in these areas." Purple says once she is able to move again.
"Thanks for taking care of that ghoul."
”Aye, P. Just glad we all survived.” And then to Jocasta he said ”Ambushed by ghouls n’ demons. Bloody fookers had us surrounded. Now let’s see if we can find our comrades. I pray they’re still alive.”
"You think that's all their force, or are we running into the next group around the corner?"
Purple helps Khaz looking for secret doors, lost things other signs of where to search next, or valueables that might be worth taking along.
After making sure that no one else is coming, Purple moves about the room . It takes her some time but she is able to find a stash of healing supplies under the Altar. 6 potions of Cure Light wounds are found here. There is an exit to the east that appears to lead further into the facility. As everyone is healing up you hear a bell begin to toll.
Sosiel should have told you this was here and I forgot too, so you guys know about it.
Fading to black after the ghoul's vicious assault, Lorena found herself sluggishly wandering in the shadow lands again, the din of battle barely audible in the distance. After what seemed like an eternity, she once again came across the shadowy figure that haunted her dreams. While in body, it still resembled her own form, the voice had changed - echoing with an otherworldly power, equal parts honey and rage, filling the tiefling with dread as she approached wearily.
"You...I gave you all those gifts, and for what? For you to go out and fight like a brute? I'm disappointed. Luckily for you, I don't give up on my investments so easily. Now go, and make use of all your talents, or you may not be so lucky next time."
With that, Lorena wakes up to Khaz standing over her, closing the worst of her wounds up with his divine power. Once she's able to stand again, she says her thanks and finishes up the healing job on herself, but stays silent otherwise, mulling over her fever dream.
"There is some healing juice hidden." Purple informs her new companions.
"That answers my question then." she sighs as the bell tolls.
Purple finds onthing on the normal looking Ghouls, the fancy ones have spell component pouches, flails and some master work armor on them. Both have a stick that could be a wand, the tolling of the bell grows louder as everyone is looking around.
Both wands of Cure Light wounds with 12 charges each
”Right. Good finds, but that bell is creeping me out. Let’s get our arses moving while we still can. I want to know where that sound is coming from.”
"I could use some healing too. Shall I drink some of those potions, or do you have other healing ready, you want to use first?" Purple inquires.
Molos inspects the wands.
He casts detect magic
"These are wands of Cure Light wounds with 12 charges each."
"Might as well use the wands now and keep going," says Jocasta as she picks up her sword and makes sure that her armor is on tight.
Molos holds out the wands. "Healing is not my thing. Who can use these?"
"I might be able to get one to work," says Jocasta, "based on knowing how magic items function - but it'll be erratic. Lorena?"
"Less erratic than me, Jocasta. These belong with Lorena" Molos has been studying his new allies intently. He uses his photographic memory to review the fighting. This will help him prepare the proper spells for this group. He gives the wands to Lorena. "That bell!" He has the sudden urge to stop that noise at any cost.
Khaz shrugged, glad to see that for once he wasn’t expected to carry something. ”Ready?”
"Ready Khaz. You are quite impressive with that..." Molos stares at Radiance. "I think you could drop a cathedral with one blow. Not that you would, of course"
”Aye. It’s the power of Bolka. It is an honor to have the strength provided.” He said, glancing at the artifact in his hands.
Purple uncorks a potion vial and downs it. The rest she packs away. With her bow in hand she readies herself to follow the others in second or third row. She carefully watches, that no one corcles them and prevents their retreat like last time.
"Ah. Yes, I can use these. Thanks." Though, why would ghouls be carrying curing wands? Did they belong to the people they had been before they turned into ghouls? Either way, Lorena stows the wands away and readies herself, eyes and ears open for any more trouble.
Purple looks at the door, seeing not traps or anything amiss she nods to Khaz to proceed and takes her pace in the middle. Khaz opens the door to find what is left of a Dining Hall, the far door closes as you open the door.
D4. Dining Hall
Three stone tables stand in this room, and their wooden benches
lie broken and half-rotten around them. Leather straps with
restraints stretch across their surface, buckled tightly in place.
Nearby, a knotted rope descends through a tiny hole in the ceiling.
Molos peers over his peers.
Molos sees the room and the tie down straps, the bell up in the eastern corner of the room with a rotting string attached to it.
”Empty?” Khaz said, confused. ”More foes could be about. Let’s finish searching the area, and let’s keep our eyes open.”
"With you, Khaz"
Molos sees the rope has only started to slow, the bell as well...
What are you doing now?
"S&~+, that could be one of those nasty invisible demons." Purple calls out.
The next door leads to a small room with a door to the north, you can infer that this will lead back to the courtyard that you looked at before but never ventured into. A door to the east leads to a kitchen The ripe stench of decay chokes the air of this room, emanating
from the bodies of two deceased soldiers hanging from the
rafters. Various cabinets and tables stand around a fireplace
in the south wall, a door leads north.
”Awww...nah. That isn’t right.” Khaz said, seeing the bodies, and imagining the state of their comrades. ”This place will need to be purified and the bodies properly buried. But we need to find...” He trailed off, the words sticking in his throat.
"Ok." Purple replies trailing along.
Jocasta waves one hand in front of her face vainly and frowns. "Obviously we've got our work cut out for us. When demons get into a place like this and defile it, some of them usually dig in. We have to get these bodies down, give them rites... but first we need to make sure this place is secured, so we aren't caught off-guard while we're digging graves."
The Door to the north leads to another destroyed room, The stained-glass windows lining the ceiling of this quiet chamber have all been shattered, leaving colorful broken glass scattered across the stone floor. Inside the room are two bounded and hooded figures.
One of the figures has what looks like some feathers on their body
You make no noise nor can you hear anything at all, even from those outside the room.
Khaz entered the room, walking in complete silence. He kept his eyes out for any danger.
Khaz is a great in combat, but he is not exactly stealthy in his full plate. As every noise from him simply stops as he enters the room Purple becomes suspicious. "There is an unnatural silence on that room! Beware that's a trap!"
She readies her bow to shoot at any enemy that starts moving.
"This looks like a torture chamber. Perhaps there is a spell muting this room." Molos casts detect magic.
Khaz notes no danger, the complete silence allows Khaz to move up behind these two figures without alerting them that he is here at all. The rest of the group stands watching as Purple says her warning that Khaz just cannot hear.
Molos detects very strong Illusion magic, after concentrating for a while he gets the feeling he may know this spell.
This is a Silence spell but someone very powerful cast it here. You are unlikely to be able to dispel it
"There is a Silence spell here and someone very powerful cast it. I am not prepared to attempt a disple."
Unable to hear anything, Khaz continued forward. If any danger was here, he wanted to be the one to face it first. He glanced down at Radiance. Seeing it renewed his resolve. He had to be worthy of the relic. Failure wasn’t an option.
"Well, I guess he can't hear us, then. Let's follow."