Calin stealthily begins moving down the staircase looking for any kind of traps or dangers.
Tobbs sneaks down the staircase behind Calin and begins sniffing.
Rameth stops at the top of the staircase and waits for Calin, though before he moves down he says
Someone cast the message spell on him.
just store it inside this door and we will deal with it after we deal with these fools.
As Calin and Tobbs walk down to the corridor The stink of mildew and stale incense fills the air. Sputtering lanterns provide just enough light to reveal peeling paint on the walls and a floor covered in sand. A rickety staircase leads up to the north, while sturdy wooden doors exit the hall to the east and west.
As they carefully traverse the corridor they hear a sudden grinding when Tobbs hits a point just above the doors.
Counterweights give way and giant hole opens underneath Calin and Tobbs.
The undextrous are at the bottom of a 30-ft. deep pit. Take .
The pit is at U25, U26 and T25, T26.
Map! - Albus, Dwalindor and Audia are up top, you can see their icons in the office on the map in the NE corner.
"No need for stealth at the moment, that was pretty loud. Watch out there's a pretty large pit trap down here that we've sprung."
Calin and Tobbs scramble south to U25 and U26.
Upon hearing the crashing Rameth hurries down the stairs
Rameth leaps he pit and he just makes it
Dwalindor just makes it over the gap. Albus meanwhile lines up on the gap and stares.
Albus leaps long, making it over in a bruising jump to land heavily and roll into Tobbs to cause him to stop.
Yeah, that was...fun.
Audia likewise comes running down the stairs and sails easily across the pit.
"Well that was fun, but not the kind of fun I'd like to repeat any time soon."
Calin takes 20 carefully inspecting the door to the west for traps. (32)
If there aren't any traps detected Calin and Tobbs stealthily move through to the next room.
The door isn't trapped, and when you enter the room you see that cracked ceramic tiles cover the walls and columns in this expansive chamber. In the center of the room, iron posts connected by chains delineate several smaller subsections, each crowded with boxes, crates, urns, and sarcophagi. The stink of soot and the leathery smell of death hangs heavy in the air.
But as you enter you see something terrible shifting in the wreckage, a collection of cast off organs that rolls and squeezes against itself, forming a writhing mass of viscera that hovers in the air.
The collection of organs swoops in at Tobbs, moving to W23.
It begins to attack him by slapping at him with its organs.
Tobbs, please make a Fortitude Save, DC 17.
You take Constitution damage.
Tobbs moves to W22 and attacks.
Tobbs' tries to bite a chunk out of a floating heart but you hear the his jaws clanging together as he only bites the air. He follows through with attacks from his claws and he manages to catch a piece of intestine.
Calin moves to T21 and quickly fires an arrow at the creature.
The arrow goes a little wide but manages to graze the abomination.
"Get your butts in here, this thing is nasty!"
My gods! It's a ______
The monster you've encountered is a Tekenu.
It's a vile amalgam of leftover organs from mummification rituals animated by necromancy. Widely considered the worst of the abominations by Osiriani society, only the most wicked or depraved created them as tomb guardians or to haunt burial sites.
You remember that tekenu are incredibly resilient (DR 5).
Rameth moves to W 23
Hit it hard! Maybe we save some choice bits for trip!
Rameth arrives and takes a quick study of the creature determining where best to strike it
Dwalindor's pick manages to plunge into the monster, but isn't quite as overwhelming as he'd hoped.
Albus will advance to V22 to attack, gathering his arcance power before striking.
With muscle and magic Albus's swing solidly connects, causing the organs to be wreathed with silver fire. You see his mark etched into the unholy conglomeration and Albus shouts triumphantly.
Albus looks at the... "thing" disgusted.
I am not getting paid nearly enough for this #%@$.
Albus looks at the... "thing" disgusted.
I am not getting paid nearly enough for this #%@$.
Audia will move to U22 and cast Shield of Faith on Tobbs. - a healthy golden glow, not unlike sunlight filtering through a fine golden lager, suffuses the lion's form.
The conglomeration of organs will recollect itself and then attack Tobbs again.
Greasy intestines dripping bile wrap around Tobbs and begin to squeeze the life out of him.
for
vs AC 10 for dwalindor to get a to hit bonus
Rameth plunges his spear into writhing mass
Drop the kitty!
Tobbs!
Calin swaps Tobbs' animal focus to bear (con+2) and casts aggressive thundercloud upon the creature.
The lightning crashes around the terrible creature but fails to strike.
Yeah he told us ac 16 so favor it!!
Albus's wild strike at the monster while it's attached to Tobbs misses, but he carries his swing around in a full arc and brings his sword back down blazing with by-now-familiar fire. The flames scorch the monster and it falls away from the dying Tobbs in response.
Audia crouches and extends her hand, invoking a prayer to Cayden Cailean that sounds suspiciously like a drinking song.
Healing magic causes Tobbs terribly labored breathing to clear up and his eyes to open, though he is still unfocused.
The monster turns its attentions to Albus however, by far the most worrisome of its foes.
The rubbery intestines batter through Albus's defenses and then wrap around his neck and begin to squueze.
Rameth plunges his spear into the blob and twists is as it comes out, then he slams the butt of the spear into it, trying to push it into Lindor's swing
for
vs AC 10 to aid Lindy
I think she likes you Ablus
Calin casts cure light wounds on Tobbs and swaps Tobbs' aspect back to Bull (+2 Str).
Tobbs attack the creature that had been tormenting him so recently.
Tobbs manages to claw and rend the amorphous being however it fails to make much of an impact.
Rameth's spear attack drives deep, cutting through the organs and splashing Albus with a spray of blood and viscera.
His spear butt manages to fling the thing, now unmoving, off the magus and then Tobbs leaps on it and begins rending it, spraying yet more effluvia over the party.
Albus takes a second to breathe again, then looks at Rameth.
I want a raise, and if this keeps happening he gestures to his gore-splattered armor and clothing we need a cleaning service.
Well stick around through this little adventure and you get paid.
Percep Rameth gives a search of the room
Calin casts cure light wounds on Albus.
Albus, you look a little worse for wear as well.