Hirnaki sinks an arrow into one of the ghouls! The undead then attack the party ruthlessly!
fes: 2 dmg
red: 4 dmg
yel: 2 dmg
Theleb takes out the festrog with a heavy blow! Savari takes out a ghoul and Hironaki heals Athraz!
yel: 2 dmg
The final ghoul moves on to fresh meat and tries to take down Theleb!
The party then quickly converges on the ghoul and takes it out!
With some investigation you find a secret door to the left. There is also a normal door further down the wall.
The party heals up and heads through the concealed door.
Beyond the secret door is a narrow set of steep stairs descending into darkness. After several dozen feet, the stairs end in a solid stone door carved to resemble an immense scowling face.
The partially-collapsed passage nearby is full of rubble and you estimate that it would take at least half a day to clear it out and discover what lies behind.
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If Theleb may impose upon Athraz and his wand of CLW ...
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"I think we should destroy that mound of pulsing flesh as well. It seemed to be giving power to the undead and we don't want to leave such behind us ..."
Theleb will try to burn the mound before leaving ... if nobody has any lamp oil to help ... he will use several torches to do the job.
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"No time to clear the rubble now; I think we only have a day to finish up and leave ... let's check out the other door."
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"Didn't we have three days? That means we should have enough time to dig. Let's look at Thrennt's log again before we go someplace unnecessary." Once the log is in hand she points out a passage.
"Thrennt hid the Orb in a side chamber connected to what he called the ‘hall of the flesh eaters’ and then collapsed the entrance to keep it safe. We have to go through there." She points to the collapsed area.
This large chamber has a relatively low ceiling. The far southwest wall is set at an angle, and against the center of the wall sits a heap of bones and skulls resembling a large makeshift throne. To the left of the throne sits an oak and brass sea chest, carved with images of sea serpents chasing their own tails.
When you enter the room, you see a ghast sitting on his throne with several undead minions kneeling before him. The ghast wears the rotted garb of a pirate. "Ahoy! Rajhan-Vol, or what is left o' him, sits before you. Who're you lot and what've you been killin' me servants fer?"
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"While I don't mind me a bit o' digging, perhaps this secret passage will get us around this rubble. He collapsed the tunnel, but he may not have known about hidden entrances."
Upon entering the throne room...
"We are visitors, and they were in our way. I suppose we could have been friends, but I don't think your servants were in the friend-making mood."
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I knew we should have dug out that collapsed passage.
Facing another undead monster was what Savari had hoped to avoid, but now that it sat before them she knew it had to be dealt with.
"We believed this to be Sevenfinger's tomb. Were you a member of his crew? There's an object we are looking for that it was rumored he once took into his possession."
"Aye, until Sevenfingers hung me and threw me down into this pit. But why should I help you find whatever it is you are looking for?"
"I'm willing to work with you, I suppose. But here are my conditions then: I am willing to leave you alone for 24 hours so long as you do not linger. But I do not want you back in this place again."
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"Thanks for allowing us to explore for the next 24 hours. Is there anything we can do to change your mind on that last part? I'm sure we can work something out that's both beneficial for you as well as for the Society if we can have more access to the place at a later time"
Not adding any assists (all though I hope I get some), and if guidance is allowed to be used, please add another +1
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"Word of Sevenfinger's treasure is already out in the world, and it is only a matter of time before someone else makes the journey here in search of it. The Society has an interest in lore and history, not wealth. I am sure they would like to send an expert to talk with you at some point, and learn your story. I doubt others will give you the same courtesy."
The ghast thinks for a moment before responding, "Yes, I see your logic. Fine, I will allow your Society to access this place in the future."
With relationships secured between the Society and the ghast master of this dungeon, you begin the laborious process of clearing out the collapsed passage.
This small chamber reeks of filth and rotten meat. A heap of coins and other valuables lies piled in the middle of the room. The largest item in the pile is a gem-studded copper sphere. Though completely motionless, the light on the sphere seems to flicker and fade like a desert mirage.
Unfortunately, this pile of treasure is guarded by yet another ghoul!
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Savari moves into the room and prepares to create a kinetic cover between the ghoul and anyone it attacks.
You call up elemental matter to defend yourself and your allies from attacks. As a standard action, you can select one face of a square within 30 feet of you and move elemental matter to block that face, providing total cover from that direction. Water, ice, and telekinetic force are translucent, but earth, metal, mud, and the like are opaque and block line of sight as well. A creature who strikes the cover can easily destroy it. Regardless of its composition, the cover has hardness 0 and 2 hit points per kineticist level you possess.
The ghoul moves up to bite Henrick but Savari blocks the undead with a blast of mud from the ground. The ghoul staggers back in confusion and then growls in anger!
The heap of treasure here includes the Orb of Stars and piles of gold, silver, and copper coins dating back to the Age of Enthronement! There is also a horn of fog in the shape of a curled linnorm.
With that, you have managed to secure the Orb of Stars and leave the Gloomspires within 3 days, so you can safely reach the Grinning Pixie and report to Calisro Benarry. Before ordering the Pixie to return to Drenchport, she addresses you once more: “Pathfinders, you have done a great service for me and the Society. The recovery of the Orb of Stars paves the way for future expeditions, which you have also ensured by making an ally of the master of the dungeon. Soon, perhaps, we’ll learn more about the Gloomspires’ mysterious creators, unravel their arcane secrets, and perhaps even delve deeper into old Sevenfingers’s tomb to liberate his ill-gotten wealth. Considering what you’ve seen, you’re all now among the foremost authorities on the Gloomspires. I hope that I may call upon all of you again should the Society decide to fund another expedition.”