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"No need to ask. I'm sure what happened is those invaders inflicted these wounds on our friends here, and in my opinion the best course of action is to return the favor."
Finlos continues to scan the area, rolling the hilt of his weapon his had, establishing a firm grip.
"In other words, yes, through the doors."
When Kevin let´s divine energy float through them, both moan a bit and their wounds stop to bleed. Neither one wakes up though.
You can easily enter through the north west doors and make your way through the building.
C1b. Dissection Room Local Pathfinders conduct autopsies in this room. It is equipped with steel tables, lab equipment (medical and alchemical), and barrels of wash water. The light here is dim from the windows along the east wall.
C1c. Ossuarium Skeletons are cleaned in this workshop with the use of live beetles held in glass enclosures and kilns. This workroom also has the tools required to reassemble and study skeletal remains for study. The natural light here is dim.
C1d. The Slabs This dreary chamber is kept magically cold to safely preserve bodies from decay. The floors are covered with gray flagstones. The walls are lined with stone cubicles with iron doors and bronze nameplates. The room is dark, as only a minute amount of light enters from three tiny windows near the ceiling.
C1e. Incinerators This room is used as a crematorium and for Pathfinder researchers to safely rid themselves of necromantic specimens upon completion of their experiments. A single hooded lantern has been left on the floor and is still lit. The incinerators have not been lit today, due to the festivities.
C1f. Library Large stacks of esoteric volumes dedicated to the topic of necromancy are stored here. A single hooded lantern has been left on the floor and is still lit.
C1g. Cage of Soul Echoes This room houses a strange metal cage filled with dancing ethereal mists. This dangerous artifact is infamously known as the Cage of Soul Echoes. A shimmer in the air surrounds it from all sides, but you get the feeling you could interact with it somehow.
Unfortunately, the shimmering wall keeps Finlos from touching the device.
Finlos gets an eerie feeling and realize, you either have to get rid of this wall first or give up.
Suddenly, 4 fierce looking men emerge, two from the room you just came from and two from the room you didn´t go yet.
The man move into a room with evil grins, surrounding you.
More Pathfinders have come, what a pleasure!
Hahaha, they will suffer the same fate as their companions!
Map.
Just as they are ready to fall onto you, you fend them off bravely.
The last one standing gets stabbed by a team of other Pathfinder rushing into the room.
Come quickly, there´s a lot going on and Farabellus has something to say!
With those words they motion you to follow them.
Marcos Farabellus makes rounds on the grounds and gathers all Pathfinder teams to him, calling for silence while he relays new information. Pathfinders, we have determined the nature of the threat which confronts us! As many of you have already ascertained, a number of Aspis Consortium agents remained trapped in the Hao Jin Tapestry after we captured their back door into it. To our surprise and regret, there remained a means to communicate with the outside world and the serpents have been conspiring. This raid is comprised of two different Consortium groups coordinating in a two-pronged attack. They are aided by creatures from within the tapestry, whom they have deceived about our goals and intentions.
At this time, we’re still unsure about what is making Skyreach’s tower hover, but we know for certain that someone has activated the Hao Jin Tapestry. Normally the Master of Spells Aram Zey would be the one to troubleshoot this kind of problem, but he is nowhere to be found. We don’t have time to wait for him, and he may be in danger. I’m sending you in as search parties and giving you temporary clearance to travel
into the restricted sections of lower and middle Skyreach. Check on the Sky Key and the archives while you’re there. Zey may have left notes around that could tell us how to shut down the tapestry.
We must act with the utmost haste. I believe the Consortium’s plan has backfired on them, but there’s no telling how long before they regroup or, worse still, somehow make the situation worse.
The enormous fortress of Skyreach is visible from miles away. The tructure is a warren of hallways, lounges, ballrooms, and museums. Despite the many sections that are available to Pathfinders, vast portions normally remain off-limits. Many of those restrictions have been removed today.
The Pathfinders have identified many of the invaders as residents of the Hao Jin Tapestry demiplane, so to prevent more attackers from entering the Grand Lodge, it is important that you shut down the tapestry gateway, so you waste no time and rush there.
The table at the center of this rectangular room is completely contained within a rune-inscribed circle set into the floor.
Atop the table lies a Kelishite man’s body, spread-eagled and bloodstained. At the far end of the chamber hangs a ragged tapestry torn down its center. A peaceful wood with trampled undergrowth is visible through the tear, though the tapestry clearly hangs against a solid wall.
This room is unlit with a 20-foot-high ceiling.
Three birdlike creatures stand around the body and chant something:
Aram Zey is dead! At long last, our jailer is dead!
As you enter the room, they look at you:
Hahaha, look, more of those evil fools have come! Let them share the fate of their leader!
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Kevin looks at the body of Aram Zey in shock. "They've killed Master Zey....how can this be." He mumbles to himself as some of his fellow pathfinders spring into action around him. The sounds of combat are enough to shake Kevin from his shock to aid his comrades.
Kevin draws his rapier and casts a light spell on it.
"Lets show them what happens when they kill a venture captain!" Kevin shouts as he draws his rapier.
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"Evil fools? These must be some of those creatures working with the Consortium, well deceived or not they seem intent on killing us..." Finlos brandishes his short sword "...and that's not going to happen!"
Finlos rushes forward and stepping off the chair jumps onto the table top, slashing at the nearest enemy.
There´s no additional lightsource in the room, but some light is coming out of the tapestry, so it´s dim light (20% miss chance).
The first of the birdmen goes down between Evindals arrow and Finlos charge. The second one cast a spell.
Drop your weapons and lie on the floor! They say.
Then Kevin casts a light and Mavin runs the second birdman through, who is dead immediately.
Finlos hits the last birdman, who cries in pain. Mavin and Evindal both miss though. The birdman presents an evil looking symbol and cries out an evil name.
Finlos kills the last birdman with his swing.
You stand there around the table with the corpse of Aram Zey and the torn tapestry on the wall.
What do you do?
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Finlos crouches over the body of the slain birdman, wiping his short sword clean he says
"Is Zey really dead? If there is nothing to be done for him we need to find another way to close down this tapestry before more of those creatures come through."
He sheaths his weapon and begins looking through the belongings of the birdmen.
"Maybe we can find a clue on one of these beasts."
Overall, the room seems looted.
The sound of fighting and other noises echo through the whole building and you know there are other sites to check on. While the dead body of one of your leaders is a shocking sight, there isn´t much you can do right now. Neither could you close the portal in the tapestry on your own.
The sounds are getting louder...you know nearby is a restricted library and the chamber where the sky key is kept...