Naxx finally breaks free of the enchantment, it seems.
Status:
Gaarm - 2 Con Damage @ 15/15 HP; Phyton @ 13/15 HP; Sir Thomas @ 15/21 HP; Naxx @ 8/15 HP; Ramas @ 6/6 HP; Nizvit* - 7 Con Damage @ 2/2 HP;
Sir Thomas looks over at Nizvit, You do not look so well my friend. It looks like they took a lot of your blood. My magic can not yet heal this. Perhaps back in town the Pharasmites can help.
Perhaps they may be able to cure me of this ailment also.
Gaarm says as his body shakes from fatigue.
Tom places his hand on Gaarm's back.
Still on his back, the reptilian looks at Thomas
"Nizvit thinkz zo too... Nizvit not feeling muchz well..."
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As Naxx wipes the blood from his hands..and face, he nods
"Yes, let's return and see if anyone is able to help us"
Gaarm begins to head back towards town to find the sisters assistance in his friend's ailment as he looks like he is about to collapse.
You trudge back to town. You find the sisters, but they all tell you the same thing. They have expended most of their spells and abilities healing the wounded from the fire. At best, you'd have to wait until the following morning, if not the day after as there are still some individuals who are still severely wounded.
Should we let Nizvit rest for the night while we continue on in search of the Warden's badge and finding the rest of these spirits?
Gaarm looks to the rest of the group. Turning to the sisters he explains. There will be far more wounded if we do not get back in that prison and stop this.
"We will deal with that when the time comes. On the other hand, I have twelve townsfolk in comas and thirty six that are still severely burned from the fire. If they aren't helped, then they will die." the sister tells you point blank, clearly more worried about the immediate deaths rather than some possible deaths in the future.
"Go... nizvit juzt rezt. Leave Nizvit for now" he smiles. A bit weakly though
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Let me tend to some of the wounded tonight. In the morning help with poor Nizvit here.
Phyton can memorize lesser restore as well.
"Didn't we provide you with scrolls and a wand to deal with exactly this situation?" the sister asks you. "Even if you aid, us we still will not be able to help you until the following day."
Gaarm opens the bag and hangs his head in shame as he pulls forth 5 potions labeled as such and a wand. Our apologies sister. We have been quite busy and seem to have forgotten about these.
Gaarm hands the wand to Sir Thomas. and lays the 5 potion of lesser restoration out on the ground.
"So where do we want to continue our search? Start digging, or go back to the prison cells filled with skeletons?
Let's put the skeletons to rest.
Gaarm heads back to the second floor of the prison to investigate a bit more. Walking down the hallway he cringes in the dark as skeletal hands reach out and scrap against his armor. Reaching for the door he opens it continuing their search of the premises to leave no stone unturned.
Gaarm investigates the rest of the room to the south. The first room he checks looks like a more secure cell, but is otherwise unremarkable. The next room that he checks is rather spacious, but it contains no concessions to comfort. A skeletal body dressed in the rotting remains of a prisoner’s robe lies slumped against the eastern wall, wrapped in numerous chains on which are affixed numerous weights emblazoned with several different holy symbols.
Tom examines the holy symbols trying to discern their purpose.
They are just holy symbols of most of the major pantheon with a few scattered in from other pantheons. They look to have been carved out of heavy iron. Not something that could have been done by a prisoner. Additionally, each weight seems to weigh about 20-30 pounds. At rough count, there is about 250 to 300 pounds of weight on these holy symbols.
Are any of them symbols of any Empyreal Lords, and can I determine the purpose of the weights?
Torag, Shelyn, Serenrae, Gozreh, Asmodeus, Desna, and Nethys are clearly marked with their holy symbols in the lot.
The remaining five are much tougher, all from different pantheons. Lissala's sihedron is clear to all, while only Sir Thomas recognizes Azathoth's eight-pointed star. The dwarven deity of debt and vengeance's crossed picks shows that followers of Dranngvit must have had something to do with this. The crumbling black tower of The Lost Prince is evident on an iron weight made of flame-blackened metal. Finally, the solar disk of Ra is on the twelfth shackle.
The point of the weights is clear. The end of the chains attached to the man are shackles that likely cuffed his wrists and ankles and made it difficult to move under the weight.
Tom looks for ways to detach the shackles. This man should rest in peace.
Sir Thomas looks through the ring of keys found in the basement and finds one that releases the shackles.
Sir Thomas releases the body and drags it to the entrance. We can grab him on the way out. I think the way to end these hauntings is to give a proper burial. We should collect all the bodies.
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"If you are sure it's a wise course of action to touch dead bodies..."
Naxx will help sir Thomas with collection the bodies for proper burial(s)
I haven't had much luck with any bodies in this tomb. Perhaps we take him to the entrance once we are done clearing this floor.
While Sir Thomas is getting the body ready for transport Gaarm goes in to inspect the next room.
Gaarm explores the two doors behind the cage and finds that they both lead to an outdoor balcony that has fallen into disrepair. Nothing of note seems to be on the balcony anymore.
Gaarm explores the rest of the innards of the top floor and finds more cells with more skeletons in the "Eastern Block" as well as a kitchen with soot-covered pots and pans.
Gaarm looks over the rooms for anything useful in their endeavor.
There doesn't seem to be anything useful left on the second floor.
"Do you want take a closer look, or move on?"
Naxx asks
I believe that is everything on this floor. We should move on. Where do you think we should go next?
"I believe there are a couple area on the first floor and lower levels that we have not explored. Back to the first floor?" Phyton muses.
Sir Thomas will head back to the first floor and to the door pointed out with the giant black arrow.
Sir Thomas and Gaarm steel themselves as they push into another room. Several moldy cots lay strewn around this room, while doors to smaller, more private sleeping cells hang askew to the west. Judging from the rest of this room’s decor, this must have once been the prison’s infirmary.
As the group enters carefully, a ghostly, skeletal figure rises up amid a whirling cyclone of tools, plates, utensils, and other loose objects. GET OUT! bellows across the room.
Initiative:
As it appears in its ghastly form, all of you feel the overwhelming need to flee, except Sir Thomas who stands strong.
Initiative:
1st: Gaarm; Naxx; Ramas; Sir Thomas
2nd: Poltergeist
3rd: Phyton; Nizvit
+1 for fear effects
Gaarm shakes in fear as he wants to run from the room. Standing in place with his sword and shield his hands visibly shake. He looks to Sir Thomas, unsure what to do.
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Naxx and Gaarm flee from the room and hide on the edges of the area as Ramas just watches his master run and pads closely behind him, unperturbed by the ghastly appearance.
Initiative:
1st: Gaarm; Naxx; Ramas; Sir Thomas
2nd: Poltergeist
3rd: Phyton; Nizvit*
No thanks but perhaps we can help put you to rest. woukd you like that?
Gaarm and Naxx flee the room as Ramas pads along silently behind the scared-out-of-his-mind summoner.
Sir Thomas tries to be nice to the freakish ghost horror show as its growls, turns invisible and three scalpels fly at the party.
The item clangs off Sir Thomas' armor as Nizvit and Phyton feel a searing pain as the blades cut their flesh.
Nizvit runs from the room screaming to join the rest of the party cowering in the hallway.
Initiative:
1st: Gaarm @ 2/3; Naxx @ 2/3; Ramas; Sir Thomas
2nd: Poltergeist
3rd: Phyton; Nizvit @ 1/3
Well that was unkind.
Sir Tom casts cure light wounds and holds it as a touch spell until the ghost rematerializes.