While Menya seems interested in the items in question, he balks at the initial price set. I could find these things in town for far cheaper and better quality even!
Nevai will do his best to help Erei sell the lot to someone else.
Leto will do his best to hepl as well.
You successfully convince another party to purchase the lot. Given the mix of ancient weaponry, magical items, and expertly made items, it wasn't too hard to find others looking to buy. But it did take some expert work on the part of Erei, with the help of Nevai to convince them of the price. Leto interjected trying to explain that some of the items were of particularly good quality, but came across as a little too desperate to sell. (Not quite his intent, but the buyers were reading his cues incorrectly.) Luckily, Nevai was able to pull him aside as Erei redirected the conversation.
Basif is, at first, disinterested in the lot as a whole and attempts to convince you to split off the tablets from the rest. After some difficult haggling, you convince him to purchase everything.
During the auction, Nevai helped the others convince prospective buyers of the value of what they had for sale. With their artifacts sold, Nevai browsed the the wares of the other explorers, but found little that interested him. As he prepared to leave, a shiny glint caught his eye, and he stopped to look more closely. After some brisk haggling, Nevai happily walked away with a well worn, but intricately worked silver holy symbol of Horus hung about his neck.
Setesh finds an absolutely ancient set of magical full plate that doesn't look from this area at all. You're not entirely sure of the origin, but the suit is intricately wrought with cosmic symbols, shooting stars and moons in various states.
Leto finds a a merchant willing to enchant his bow (over the last few days) and at the auction digs up a well made cloak. It has no pattern and is surprisingly simple, but sturdy and of exceptional quality. (And, of course enchanted.) He also managed to find an old temple sword that just needs some work repairing the hilt. New leather and it'll be good as new, and the blade itself has held its sharpness for what you imagine has been centuries given the style.
Almathea finds a group selling clothing from an old mansion that they explored that are oddly well maintained. Among the many dresses is a very vibrant colored headscarf with a strong magical enchantment.
As the auction winds down and the attendees mill about, some are paying for their purchases and some are already gloating over their acquisitions. Suddenly a frantic pounding comes from The Canny Jackal’s front door. Two servants move to open the doors and they burst open, leaving one of the servants trapped under part of the heavy wooden door. The other servant is trampled under a horde of creatures whose torn clothes and rotting flesh clearly identify them as zombies.
The other guests at the auction panic and attempt to flee, running to and fro attempting to find a way out of the auction house. You see several run back into the storage rooms hoping to hide there. Others are just frozen in fear.
If you had to guess, you'd say there are at least a dozen zombies trying to force their way into the hall. Perhaps even double that.
"What in the hell is going on here? Are these things protesting our exploration of the necropolis?"
Thea casts Grease in the doorway, hoping to trip any zombie trying to enter the hall.
Thea will cast Disrupt Undead at the closest zombie to her.
That's odd... I wonder where he is off to?
Setesh shouts: Careful! The servants trapped under the doors are still alive - but we will need to extract them, quickly!"[/b]
"Nevai, I think we have a job for the power of Horus!"
Setesh moves forward, drawing his sickle as he does so, and does his best to bottle-neck the undead.
As the zombies started to crush into building, Nevai acted quickly, pushing his way through the crowd towards the doors. As he reached the undead, he drew his blade and raised his newly acquired silver holy symbol high and let a wave of holy energy burst forth to cleanse as many undead as he could reach.
Leto notices the priest leaving, thinking nothing of it.
The sudden Zombies surprise him though.
Zombies! Where did they come from now? Watch out for the two guards, we need to save them!
He draws his bow holding it a bit aslope and sends an arrow at a zombie threatening one of the guards, so it´s neck is slashed.
Assam had gotten rather comfortable toward the back of the auction house, having seen little to draw his attention beyond the garish, treasure seeking merchants purchasing trinkets. There had been little of true value, Sarenrae be blessed.
Assam had almost thought about stepping out to seek out a meal when the doors burst open, a horde of the walking dead pouring through. Blast, where did they come from? Little time to determine now, once they are all dispatched perhaps...
Stepping forward, Assam draws his mighty blade, cleaving into the nearest zombie.
Three of four zombies fall in a puddle of grease in the westernmost doorway. The last still being pushed from behind tries to progress forward over its prone fellows and is pushed down by the throng.
Leto, rarely caught by surprise, let's loose with an arrow that slices through one of the zombies, nearly taking its head off. Unfortunately, zombies don't appear to need their heads...for much. Assam steps forward and cuts one of the zombies down as Setesh pushes into the crowd and nearly disembowels another.
Nevai, never one to stand for undead causing havoc, calls forth the power of his god. The zombies that Setesh and Leto previously injured simply turn into dust as other zombies crash through them. The rest of walking dead hesitate in the light a moment, then start crashing forward again.
The push of bodies is almost overwhelming as several of the creatures attempt to push past Assam and Setesh.
A half dozen zombies try to push past Assam, three of which stop to flail at him.
The same happens to Setesh, though one of the zombies catches him as the others push through.
Erei will blink a bit in surprise and then start to sing after drawing his spear.
As the mass of undead pushes past, Assam swings at another one of the foul beasts.
Thea casts Disrupt Undead again at one of the zombies.
Frustrated that the tide continues to press in on the building, Nevai released a second wave of light and let his holy symbol fall around his neck.
Setesh takes a swipe at zombie as it tries to push past...
Round 2, Initiative 12:
Setesh continues to harry the walking dead!
Assam glances across the chamber toward the others that, like him, wage war against the unholy blasphemes that have risen from the City of the Dead. Continuing his attacks on the walking dead, Assam swings his mighty blade yet again.
Leto keeps firing at the zombies, still holding the bow in a weird angle and focussing on those around the guards, so they can stay safe.
Erei will attempt to stay out of melee and stab the nearest enemy with his reach weapon.
As the group tries to stem the tide of the wall of bodies, hacking away and poking with your weapons, you feel that despite the ease of which you fell one of the monsters, the press of bodies is about to overwhelm you. You hear Nevai shout behind you and a flash of light once more washes over you and the zombies. Their bodies turn to dust and the rags that clothed them slowly drift to the ground. Suddenly the hall falls silent.
The other guests at the auction poke their heads up from where they are hiding. Suddenly, you hear a crash from outside. Those of you in the doorway see that the awning out front has collapsed. You hear a loud scream come from outside and a bit of commotion.
Setesh helps-up the two guards/servants that were trapped under the doors when they exploded open.
Upon hearing the commotion outside, he groans.
"Lovely. Now we need to fight animated body parts!"
With the path cleared of active undead filth, Nevai rushed to the door to see what the noise was. "This zombie attack is too organized for such mindless undead, especially this far into the city. Someone must have directed them here."