Haldor's spell lands and does while Varis manages to land his first attack!
Roaring in anger, the hobgoblin tries to end the paladin, however his swings are too wild to find their mark!
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Varis then gets assaulted by the cold of the menhir near him!
Sinruth -34
Fergus -6
Fizz -2
Varis -3 or -2, need save
FireBolt range 120ft
Fizzlebomb's spell brings the enemy down! Before he dies it looks as if he tries to speak but instead his eyes simply roll up into his head as he pitches face-first to the floor!
Searching the hobgoblin, you see that he is wearing guantlets that you suspect are one stolen from the town's Great Hall of Valor. He also has some papers folded up inside his armor.
Checking the area (specifically gauntlets, but also anything else he may have on him), then proceeding to check the papers, carefully.
Fergus, can you peep around the corner and determine if we are about to be assaulted from the next room? Possibly from your vantage point you might be able to determine that already.
Nothing of an arcane nature is found on the hobgoblin corpse, however you highly suspect the guantlets need to be returned to the town.
In his breast pocket, Sinruth kept a region map marked with several paths and good ambush spots, a map of Brindol with the Hall of Great Valor circled, and a letter which reads as the following:
Brave Sinruth, The Red Hand will rise again! The other remnants take great cheer in your recent attacks on commerce coming into The Blight That is Brindol.
We’re particularly pleased with your ability to inspire a fighting spirit in others, whether they have true goblin blood or merely wish they did. To be blunt, we think you should have many more soldiers under your command. Many, many more.
And recent events have rendered some remnants leaderless. With a bold stroke on your part, the remnants would rally to the Red Hand you so proudly display.
As your bold stroke, do this: Attack the The Blight That is Brindol by night. Focus your efforts on their Hall of Great Valor, for it mocks the many hard-won victories by the first Red Hand of Doom. Take from them the spoils of war they shamelessly hang on their walls and bring those antiques back to Rivenroar.
Do this before the moon is next full. And with regard to your previous question, turning over captives to your unliving allies at Rivenroar is perfectly acceptable. War sometimes makes strange bedfellows, and we appreciate how you’ve united such disparate forces under your banner. Whatever prisoners you take from Rivenroar you can give to the wight.
Fight with the valor of your ancestors, Sinruth. And keep your hands stained red with the blood of the weak!
I will visit you again next month, at a time of my choosing.
The letter is simply signed, "The Emissary".
Fergus can see that the hallway turns to the west and ends in another set of double doors.
I suggest we move forward to the doors, and continue our search for the rest of the captives and the items belonging to the townspeople, as soon as everyone is done here.
The letter mentions a wight might be here. Everyone be careful.
Fergus moves up to the doors and goes into Defense.
Fergus opens the doors and steps back, expecting the worst. However the room beyond the doorway us empty save for a sarcophagus. A helm can be seen laying on top of the sarcophagus.
Stepping into the room about 5 feet, Fizz checks the helm for any magical emanations from the helm without picking it up.
Fizzlebomb detects an aura coming from the area of the sarcophagus, however he does not believe it to be the helm.
There is something magical coming from the sarcophagus, guys. Fergus, is that one of the items from the townspeople that we are supposed to return? We should check out the sarcophagus, in case that stupid Hobgoblin put something special in there that he wanted to hide.
Fergus steps forward to retrieve the helm but remains in defensive posture.
Fergus picks up the helm without any incident. You suspect this is another one of the missing artifacts that you have been charged with returning to the town.
Fergus will use his ability that allows him to detect the location of any celestial, fiend, or undead, and any consecrated or desecrated place or object within 60 feet.
Fergus does not detect anything that would leave him to believe that anything is amiss in the area.
Should we open the sarcophagus? There seems to be something magical inside it.
Sure, seems like a great idea to me!
Fergus sighs.
Darest we disturbeth the dead merely seeking treasure? Mayhaps yon sarcophagus might yieldeth information about the remaining captives.
Fergus tries to open the sarcophagus.
Fergus attempts to raise the lid, ignoring the potential for traps to prevent grave robbers. The lid doesn't come off easily but after some effort the lid gives way. Inside is the decomposed body of what you can only assume is a key member of the Von Adrez-Kauthin family. Also inside are a cloak and a shortsword, both seem to have resisted the ravages of time.
The party determines there is nothing left to discover in this room or the previous one.
Agreed. After retrieving the +1 shortsword Fergus follows Fizzlebomb.
Fergus opens the doors to reveal another hallway that leads to a four-way intersection. The hallway that continues north leads to a set of stairs going down.
Fizz will stroll quietly up to the 4 way intersection and cautiously look down the intersecting hallways left and right, then hustle back to his position behind Varis.
I have forgotten which way we have already been. Thoughts, wizard?
This is new territory. I figure we take the left turn and clear and such.
At the gnome's suggestion the party turns to the west. After determining that the doors are not trapped, the paladin opens the doors into a large room. The middle of this room has a sunburst mosaic inscribed on the floor. A passageway heads west then turns north while another set of double doors are in the north wall.
Checkiing the mosiac in the floor
Fergus is wary of the odd mosaic. He enters the room and carefully starts to make his way around the mosaic counter-clockwise.
As Fergus enters the room the sunburst design set into the floor turns black and the lights dim, however Fizz detects no other changes. He does detect an aura that could be somewhat necromantic but he's not sure of its purpose.
Fergus can now see that carved into the walls is the repeating message: “Honor the Heroic Guardians of Rivenroar.”
Haldor will follow Fergus's lead by skirting around the mosaic, but to the south of it (i.e., clockwise) near Fizzlebomb.
As the party moves into the room for examination the north doors burst open! Three undead creatures enter the room and accost the paladin and the cleric! Meanwhile, three more approach from behind the party to attack the monk and the gnome!
Fergus -6
Fizz -2
Varis -3 or -2, need save , Fail so -3
Using the Wand, I am attacking Yellow
3 darts (1 or multiple targets)
The zombie is hit by the missiles of magic!
Fergus -6
Fizz -2
Varis -3
Yellow -9
Undead! Thou shalt die! Undie? Hmm...
Undaunted by this logical and/or semantic enigma, Fergus roars at the red zombie before him and swings his +1 longsword.
Fergus obliterates the zombie, smiting him to un-undeath!
The ghouls move to attack the party!
With the red zombie dead, Fergus will consume his move action to move clockwise around the remaining zombie between that zombie and the purple guy
Look like Ghouls
The ghouls attack the party with their claws!
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However none of the attacks score a hit on flesh!
against Green
At brown zombie.
I think he means Pink
Varis lands two strikes while color-blind Haldor connects on his opponent! The slow zombies then try their luck by trying to slam into Varis and Fizz!
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Varis is struck in the arm!
Fergus -6
Fizz -2
Varis -8
Yellow Zombie -9
Green Zombie -12
Brown Zombie Pink Ghoul -4
Attacking Yellow and Green Zombies
Acid Splash range 60ft
One or two creatures within 5 feet of each other
Save vs. dexterity or
Both zombies would scream in pain if they had the ability to speak!
Fergus -6
Fizz -2
Varis -8
Yellow Zombie -14
Green Zombie -17
Pink Ghoul -4
Fergus swings at the purple undead thing in front of him.
I smiteth thee!