All robed figures are now no longer moving, inanimate, ex-undead.
Melo looks around the room as the last of the undead are put to rest. "Anymore?!" He moves to where they first spotted the undead and searches putting Echos to hunt.
Feldus wastes no time here exiting the room, following Lilith down the hall.
I'm getting pretty sick of this game of hide and seek... Flynn mutters as he charges off after Feldus, the rattusthrope's nose more reliable in this gloom than his own eyes.
Valex follows.
Whilst the end point of the lightning bolt was within Lilith's view, she did not actually see a creature appear. Then again, she knows from her own arcane studies that if a creature is invisible, then it stays that way until it directly damages another being or the spell runs its course.
Melo and Echoes hunt around, but cannot detect the hidden enemy.
Feldus however gets a strong scent of must and mould, and is fairly certain the creature is hiding besides the doorway, outside in the corridor.
The rest of the party pile out in to the corridor, currently oblivious to the nearby presence of the insidious foe...
Melo turns and pushes Echo to follow him.
Then follows after the others. His anger boiling over as they just seem to be lead into trap after trap.
Feldus knows his foe is nearby but does not call out its presence yet to the other. He instead idly twirls his rapier around whilst getting an exact fix on the caster's location...
Echoes suddenly turns and lunges at the air around one side of the doorway, but its jaws close on nothing, it whips its head around in frustration, evidently having detected something.
Feldus finishes pinpointing the target and then strikes hard with his rapier...
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With enough clues for a rough guess from Feldus' actions, Lilith casts her spell and the area erupts with incandescent glowing dust. Echoes roars with confusion, but amid the blanket of glittering motes, you see a robed shape next to the door clawing at its eyes.
Not wanting to give this thing any more opportunity to escape, Flynn runs forward and plunges his blade into it.
Valex moves to take advantage of a flank with Echo or Flynn.
Feldus, not wishing to miss the action here, slides around the mage and stabs him with his blade.
Melo grins looking at Echo its fur standing on end as the creature is finally revealed.
As both of them charge together at the now revealed robe figure.
The group's swordplay has never been in more sync than now, Flynn's sword blade combines with Valex and Feldus' blows, running the enemy through. Melo's strike causes it to collapse to the floor in a heap, unmoving. A growing puddle of blood appears underneath.
"Step back a moment, and we will make sure it never will be...". When he has the room, he decapitates the glittering corpse.
While the others deal with the corpse, Feldus continues sniffing the air softly making sure no other threats are nearby.
"Step back a moment, and we will make sure it never will be...". When he has the room, he decapitates the glittering corpse.
Well that was.... definitive. Flynn says with approval.
"I did not want to say it where someone could hear and escape...but I beleive there is another of the Order's Caches here..."
A weapon's cache? Flynn asks surprised. Finally some good news. Where would we find it?
Melo happy with the kill places his club and shied away. stepping over to Echo's he runs his hand through the creature's mane.
"I hope that is the last of it, that cat and mouse game was pushing me to my limit.." Hearing talk of a Cache. "That creature could have been looking for it? If there is one we need to find it, anything that will help is a boon in our mission."
"You recall the items we found in the cathedarl at Sandpoint, Lilith?" . "It seems that the ORder of the Palatine Eye secured items here as well. Give me a moment while I try to follow the clues..."
Once satisfied he and his pack mates are truly alone, Feldus turns his attention to the now beheaded corpse.
I am sure you had many tales to tell...too bad you won't get the chance, but your possessions will hold clues.
perception=30
Lilith checks around, and is sure that to the best of her ability to tell, the party is alone inside the network of rooms.
Valex decapitates the body with ease, though gets a not insignificant amount of blood on his clothes during the act.
Feldus is unable to smell anything beyond all those entities he is already aware of.
Echoes tenses under Melo's hand initialy, then relaxes somewhat and emits a high-pitched keening that you can only liken to a cat's meow, just ten times as painful to hear. Fortunately it seems content to be stroked without further sounds forthcoming.
The body has on it:
necklace of fireballs with 2 * level 4 and 1 * level 6 beads remaining
A polymorphic pouch (contains a small diamond worth 250 gp, a sorcerer's kit and three rations)
A bloodletting kukri
Valex re-enters the room and begins looking over the wall and furniture for clues. Finally coming to a section of otherwise inconspicuous wall, he realises the mortar has tiny whorls and circles in that indicate something is behind the wall. He is also sure that the wall is magically trapped somehow. It likely requires a password or similar to bypass safely, or else someone could just literally try to get through and see what happaned.
Valex will crouah by the wall and mutter all of the passwords and code phrases that he knows - which are not too many.
If that fails, he will cast detect magic and concentrate for three rounds to see what he can find out about the trap.
Feldus sniffs the corpse, nodding in satisfaction it was not one he had met before.
There are many agents of the Way I never knew of...
"This one looked to wield sorcery. I know while sorcerers were not actively recruited by the Way, if their magical bloodlines ran to necromancy...then they would take a strong interest."
He looks over the magical items with interest, "Now why would he have needed this pouch? Was he capable of shifting his shape, or did he claim it as booty from another?" Looking over the curved blade he reaches for it, hefting it experimentally. "That kukri should be held by one who has lived with the stink of necromancy for a while. I can relinquish my own blade in return."
Once the loot has been distributed, the wererat turns his attention to the wall where Valezx is working. "If this wall is enchanted to ward off members of the Way then perhaps I should await your progress outside here."
The wall flickers and a glowing glyph appears and disappears, however it does not otherwise respond to any of the phrases Valex uses.does not respond to.
The detect magic shows conjuration and abjuration auras on the wall.
I don't understand any of this Valex. But if there's anything I can do to help just point me in the right direction. Flynn says, sheathing his sword and rolling up his sleeves ready for work
Melo takes the pouch and looks over the druidic motif smiling slightly as he is reminded of his upbringing then hangs it from his belt.
He pushes Echos to follow and then goes to stand watching over Lilith. "So this is a member of the Whispering Way, will others like him attempt to stop us?" He says looking over Liliths shoulder.
Valex smiles ruefully and says "I would guess that the password for this is well above my station. I can attempt to disarm it...or merely trigger it and see what happens. But it may be very well protected indeed. Thoughts?
"If the trap is protected by a conjuration aura it may summon a guardian we may not be able to overcome." Feldus points out. "Perhaps it would be wiser to explore further, we may find more clues as to what the password is."