Nicatha follows after the group. She looks particularly interested in the shrine to the great battle spirit.
Something's not right. A room like this is never empty. Drago thought to himself as he looked around the room for anything suspicious.
You find nothing more than a gold idol of a warrior carrying a battle axe, a set of silver chimes, and a small iron tripod holding an iron bowl. Inside the bowl are three malachites.
There is a door at the south end of the chapel.
Drago tread carefully while heading to the door. He still wasn't convinced danger wasn't lurking nearby.
The dhampir finds nothing as he approaches the iron-bound door.
The skeleton opens the door for Mortimus. It is very cold here. Chains, a skull hanging from each one, are suspended from the ceiling of this large chamber. In the center of the room, a silver aspergillum hangs from a stout chain. Rusted iron bars running from floor to ceiling divide this chamber into a number of distinct sections. Within each section, a jumble of bones covers the floor.
A couple of spots light up in the chamber.
As the cleric and the oracle enter the room, several of the bones come together. Two of the skeletons are wreathed in ice and frost while three others appear to be plain warriors.
Initiative:
Round 1: Mortimus, Nicatha, GC Skeletons, Ylrhea, Skeletons, Drago
Not interested in being attacked by the undead, Nicatha casts Hide from Undead.
Will Saves:
Mortimus succeeds in converting some of the skeletons to his aid. The unaffected ice-wreathed skeleton walks up to the bars and thrusts his sword at the cleric.
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Ylrhea, despite all reservations about helping Mortimus, fires a bolt at the icy skeleton.
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In the heat of the moment, the gnome forgets her weapon is ineffective against skeletons. The remaining skeleton moves towards the gnome.
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Round 1: Mortimus, Nicatha, GC Skeletons, Ylrhea, Skeletons, Drago
Drago took a step back, looking at the skeleton attacking Ylrhea. With a quick flick of his wrist, the Damphir pointed his index and middle fingers at the creatures head and spoke, "Levnim kaegro." A bright purple beam of energy shot towards the skeleton.
Drago inflicts a minor amount of damage on the nearby skeleton.
Round 2: Mortimus, Nicatha,, GC Skeleton, Ylrhea, Skeleton, Drago
Nicatha moves away from the hostile undead, trusting in her spell.
Mortimus and Nicatha take damage from the skeleton's cold aura.
The ogre skeleton claws at the grave chill skeleton once, causing it to die in an explosion of cold.
Ylrhea backs up a step toward the crumbled wall and assumes a defensive position.
The skeleton swings its sword and claws at the gnome.
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Round 2: Mortimus, Nicatha, Ylrhea, Skeleton, Drago
Once again, Drago pointed and spoke, "Levnim kaegro."
Drago's attack fails to do anything this time.
Round 3: Mortimus, Nicatha, Ylrhea, Skeleton, Drago
With no appropriate weapon, Ylrhea keeps her defensive stance.
The final hostile skeleton is destroyed.
Detect Magic
Nicatha finds a rotted shift embroidered with a bright yellow material that might be worth around 20 gold, a pair of golden earrings worth 150 gold, a vial containing oil of bless weapon and a one-foot iron rod decorated with symbols of strength and heroism [ooc](wand of bull's strength [10 charges], and the silver aspergilium hanging from a chain in the center of the room.
The skeletons stand in a stupor, the grave chill skeleton standing some distance away. They gesture past the broken down wall that leads into some adjacent caves.
You enter into a large cavern, that slopes quickly down into a pit of dark sludge. You spy two drow on the same side of the sinkhole as you. On the opposite side stands a black robed figure who looks almost like Drago, save for a few minor details.
"So, you've come. Excellent," the dhampir says. "Your blood shall serve as the catalyst. Be happy, you worthless peons! You will be an integral part in ushering a new era of darkness."
His eyes turn to Drago. "I'm sorry our meeting will be cut short, dear brother. I'm sure we have much to share, but you oppose Mother and for that you must die."
His eyes gaze at the pit for a moment before addressing the two drow. "Kill them and make it quick."
Initiative:
Round 1: Nicatha, Ylrhea, Mortimus, Drow, Alexandros, Drago
Nicatha will use the wand of bull's strength on the terrifying bloody ogre skeleton.
New era of darkness?
What is the eldest son doing?
Ylrhea will load and fire her crossbow at the enemy dhampir.
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The smaller skeletons fail to hit the drow, while the ogre skeleton deals a particularly vicious blow.
D1 hp: 8
The grave chill skeleton's aura saps at the drow warriors, killing one off.
The remaining drow attacks the grave chill skeleton with his mace.
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Alexandros waves his hands, summoning fire from above, centered on the ogre skeleton.
Volcanic Storm: ;
Alexandros' spell destroys the lesser skeletons, causing the grave chill skeleton to explode.
The area where the spell went off is now raining heavy ash.
Round 1: Nicatha, Ylrhea, Mortimus, Drow, Alexandros, Drago
"Sorry to disappoint, Brother, but I finish you off, I'm going to make sure that b$*@% stays down for good." Drago retorted to Alexandros. Turning to Mortimus, the Sorcerer asked, "That answer your question?" Then with a wave of his hand, and speaking, "Qeelak Rifstejar," a wind came up and Drago faded to nothingness.
Round 2: Nicatha, Ylrhea, Mortimus, Drow, Alexandros, Drago