Alex will bow again as he says, "I will endeavor to learn Lady Ionnia."
Alex will bow again as he says, "I will endeavor to learn Lady Ionnia."
Having deduced the meaning, Hrungnir said ”So these power the wards? Aye. The question is what to do with them? Me lady, want me to smash it? I won’t be able to control them, it’s beyond me.”
"Before we smash it does this power Wards to keep the undead in or something else" She says as she looks at the sphere. She looks about and wonders what exactly what this was.
"Any other clues Hrungnir? I mean you did discern the function of such a device."
"My Lady, without knowing what it does, I fear doing anything to it would be folly. That said, based on it's current position and the fact that there are currently undead about, it doesn't seem unreasonable to take it with us."
Krafnik will take a look at the thing and see if he can figure it out by studying it and casting detect magic as well.
at this point you cant really know more than you do now.
Perhaps leave it and return later.
”Aye then. Let’s push on.” Hrungnir led the way.
Krafnik nods and follows Hrungnir along the way tired and finally says
perhaps if we rested we could overcome the exhaustion that plagues the rest of us so that we would be more effective?
Alexand, though very tired (exhausted you might say), shrugs and seems to be apathetic on the matter.
You press on and visit down the other tunnel were the skeleton came from. Here there are more tombs and also another one of the glowing spheres. But watching over it is a stone soldier. The stone statue draws it's weapon as you arrive and moves to place itself between you and the glowing sphere.
"Seems this may be the cause of this energy"she says with her glaive leading the way ready to strike at anything to keep it away and at bay.
Of course it's a statue..
Alex hangs to the back of the group, continuing his note taking.
"It may be, just be glad we aren't in a stinking swamp and it being a flint golem...."
”Stand behind me.” Hrungnir growled.
ᛒᚢᛚᛚᛋ᛫ᛋᛏᚱᛖᛜᚦ
ᛋᚺᛠᛚᛞ
ᛞᛁᚡᛁᚾᛖ᛫ᚠᚨᚡᛟᚱ
"Would you like some of Shelyns' divine strength to Master Helgrim?" She says with a smile from behind him her Glaive still pointed outward towards the Golem.
I'm waiting on you guys at this point. Once you engage battle will start.
”Alright, let’s do this. Lady Ionnia, Aurora, take the flank. Krafnik, ye song, if he would. Alexand, are ye ready? Anything ye’ve got to prepare?”
Krafnik begins performing giving all the party +1 to hit and damage
”Let’s do this then!” Hrungnir took a step forward and swung!
The great stone statue buckles under the strength of the blow and a large crack appears in it's chest.
It retaliates with two powerful slam attack.
but misses.
your go again.
Reflecting the blows thanks to the plethora of enchantments and prayers, Hrungnir struck again.
Another solid hit but the golem continues to attack unabated.
your go
She fights from a distance with her glaive.
Woah Been a while since anyone posted here.
Hrungir your up. I'm fairly certain your next attack will drop it.
Once more the dwarf swung his hammer, looking to put his foe down.
The golem goes down.
”Well that’s one mess we’ve done cleaned up. Still wish we knew how the wards work. Well, m’lday? Got any ideas on where to go next?”
You search the room and find a tomb with a greataxe on it. It radiates magic and the inscription on the handle reads "trollbane"
It's a +1 corrosive greataxe
"Not sure, Krafnik I want you to look ahead, Hrungir I know you are a dwarf, but do you have any idea as to how this barrow is laid out?"
Hrungnir lifted the axe with a smile. ”Nay idea. But look at this beauty. Trollsbane indeed. Shall we keep moving? Alexand, think ye could whip us up a map as we go? Keep us from getting lost.”
You return to the room were you fought the skeleton ambush and go the only way forward and find a large stone door held shut by a powerful magical ward. There are two slots in the door that seem to match the size of the orb you saw previously.
You put two and two together and go gather the two orbs and put them in the slots in the door and the doors open.
Revealing one final chamber.
A large room with manners banners and statues. In the centre a sarcophagus. A beam of light is coming down from above. You look up and can see the sky it seems the ceiling of this chamber partially collapsed. You notice a rope that still hangs down from above.
A knight sits on the sarcophagus wearing matching the description of the one who murdered the adventurers in town. He is looking at a broken blade with a sad expression.
"More graverobbers? Does nobody respect the dead anymore?" he says as you enter.
"Already on it," Alex says as he holds up the parchment he's been writing on.
--------------
Alex speaks up from the back of the group as he sorts through some of his papers and then reads off of one. "Excuse me sir but, in the name of the king, you are charged with multiple murders, including two city guard. These crimes are punishable by death." Alex then pauses for a moment in thought. "Before we take you into custody or kill you, I am curious. Why is it that you guard this tomb with such fervor?"
The man laughs and removes his helmet revealing his skeletal face.
"Because it's mine...and my brothers...and my mens. I was foolish enough to believe I could tame this land once as you attempt now. Your kingdom will fall to dust soon enough as mine did." he says.
The man laughs and removes his helmet revealing his skeletal face.
"Because it's mine...and my brothers...and my mens. I was foolish enough to believe I could tame this land once as you attempt now. Your kingdom will fall to dust soon enough as mine did." he says.
"Ah! As I suspected," Alex says. "Do you plan on going rampaging about the countryside?"
”Don’t see why the law doesn’t apply to the dead.” The dwarf said. ”Say the word.”
"My plan was to return what was taken and punish those responsible nothing more. Tough now that I've returned I cannot seem to return to rest. So now I will stand guard against any other who would rob this place."
He charges Hrunhir and swings the broken blade at him.
He is a variant of a sword wight as such he channels negative energy into his blade dealing energy drain on a hit. 1 level per hit dc 18 save.
his attack saps a living opponent’s vital energy and happens automatically when a melee or ranged attack hits. Each successful energy drain bestows one or more negative levels (the creature’s description specifies how many). If an attack that includes an energy drain scores a critical hit, it bestows twice the listed number of negative levels. Unless otherwise specified in the creature’s description, a draining creature gains 5 temporary hit points for each negative level it bestows on an opponent. These temporary hit points last for a maximum of 1 hour. Negative levels remain until 24 hours have passed or until they are removed with a spell such as restoration. If a negative level is not removed before 24 hours have passed, the affected creature must attempt a Fortitude save (DC 10 + 1/2 the draining creature’s racial HD + the draining creature’s Cha modifier; the exact DC is given in the creature’s descriptive text). On a success, the negative level goes away with no harm to the creature. On a failure, the negative level becomes permanent. A separate saving throw is required for each negative level.
Hrungnir grunted in surprise and pain, he could feel the curse flowing through him. ”Bloody murderin’ lawbreaker! Ye dare curse me?!” He swung his axe back at the skeleton. He felt it Strike home and said ”Need some bloody Restoration!”
'Don't have that spell" She says before she begins to cast Shield of Faith on you Hrungrir
Krafnik will end his performance immediately casting saving finale and giving Hrungnir another chance at the saving throw he failed.