Jarlgrum strides next to Gargoyle C, and Radiance deals a massive blow to it.
Tabil AC 23 │
Perla AC 23 │
⠀⠀Shadow AC 22
Jarlgrum AC 24/26 │
Merlin Brokencrown AC 24/26 │
Avenger of the Green AC 23/25 │
Tavos AC 22 │
➤ Krakas AC21 │
Creature A │
Creature B │
Creature C │
- Drezen
- Current Army strength 99 %
- Blackwing
- Loumis Fine Fittings
- Horgus Gwerm's Mansion
- Anevia's Home
- Defender's Heart
- Tower of Estrod
- Topaz Solutions
Tabil sees the frontliners ganging up on the southernmost gargoyle. He decides to instead help Tavos with the other target. He takes aim and fires.
Krakas calls out to the other spellcasters, "They are clumsy and have poor mental defenses!"
He then summons a small bead of fire, and launches it at the two gargoyle creatures, A and B, that are next to each other.
Krakas drops a fireball, strategically placed to not incur any friendly fire.
The two gargoyles' stony bodies fry noisily.
The remaining gargoyle flies above Krakas (provoking Reactive Strikes) and , but, can't quite get a hold on them.
slashing damage.
There are doors in the northern building and southern building, and at the end of the hallway in the east is a closed porticulis.
Frowning, begining to cast prestidigitation to repair damage that the gargoyle did to his robes, "Good arrow, Tabil, they were weaker than I expected, or maybe we are stronger than I guessed. Still lets look around this place, its small, we may be able to split up,"
Still slightly wounded, Krakas walks over to the nearby doors the two gargoyles he fried were guarding and opens them up.
Surprised at how easy taking down the gargoyles seemed, Krakas goes to the double doors they were perched next to and throws the doors open.
The sharp tang of musty, decaying straw fills this large stable.
Its easternmost wall has collapsed into a steep pile of broken beams and rocks that blocks the way to the other side. A large mound of discarded weaponry lies amid the rubble.
Most of the weapons are broken beyond repair, but a few still remain serviceable, including a +1 battleaxe, a +1 Striking longsword, three cold iron daggers, and a +1 Striking cold iron longspear.
Tabil looks over the weapons, noting the runes etched into them. "These could be useful in the right soldiers' hands. They seem like simple enhancements, but it's better than nothing."
He looks around.
While one of the weapons was covered in dust, at least one of them is not. As if it had been dumped here recently.
You don't find this unusual. Gargoyles don't have any use for weaponry, and if they had killed armed people, would likely dump them in a pile.
Nodding, "I agree, we should collect them for our army to use unless one of you would be able to use these better, that longspear is pretty nice," Krakas will pocked one of the three cold iron daggers to use as an implement for Needle Darts if nothing else.
Tabil nods, still looking about.
Merlin views the weaponry, nods his agreement with Krakas and Tabil, while keeping watch around the parameter.
Tavos follows Krakas into the ruined stable, his pace even and cautious. The gem on his mask dims from molten amber to a dull ember glow as the spirits quiet from battle.
He scans the rubble and the weapons scattered among it, kneeling near the mound. One gloved hand hovers just above the broken steel, not touching.
“These were, perhaps, offerings once... or trophies.”
He tilts his head, listening for the faintest whisper beneath the stale air. His tone drops to a murmur.
“This place feels… incomplete. The kind of silence left behind when faith is broken, or when the veil between places frays.”
He traces a faint line in the dust near the pile, the gesture halfway between a ward and an inquiry.
Metal remembers the hands that forged it, and the prayers that cooled it. Even in ruin, the echo remains.
Tavos pauses, letting the echo of the spirits settle before trying to discern if this place bears any planar or ritual residue.
Amongst the discarded weaponry is a shield with a stylized warhammer on it. Although most of the religious symbology in this chapel has been defaced or has just deteriorated through age, Tabil and Tavos determine that the chapel appears to have been dedicated to Trudd.
Tavos senses that ritual energy is still reverberating throughout the chapel.
This chapel has been Consecrated against the living
Tabil picks up the shield, and studies it for a moment. "Oh." He looks to Jarlgrum. "Would you like to perform any rites? This seems like a shrine to Thrudd." He offers the shield, symbol up, to Jarlgrum.
Krakas takes in the area, "Trudd, interesting, I am not very familiar with that one," Krakas continues to poke around the ruins, checking the other doors out, poking through rocks and debris for any thing else interesting.
There is a portcullis to the east and a building to the south.
Merlin Raises his Shield walks over to the building to the south and....
Merlin gathers the party around him and throws open the door to the southern building.
The vaulted ceiling of this massive sanctuary reaches nearly thirty feet overhead. Smashed stained-glass windows stretch in narrow bands above the doors. Four angelic statues occupy each corner of the room, though their faces and wings are cracked and broken almost beyond recognition. The walls are covered with disturbing shapes and runes that have been scratched into the stone. An altar, befouled with grime and filth, sits against the southern wall.
Kneeling near the altar are six... creatures. They were once human, but, you recognize them as ghouls. Standing behind the altar are two... priests. But, they are ghouls also.
The ghouls stand.
➤ Jarlgrum AC 24/26 │
➤ Avenger of the Green AC 23/25 │
➤ Krakas AC21 │
➤ Tabil AC 23 │
➤ Perla AC 23 │
⠀⠀➤ Shadow AC 22
➤ Merlin Brokencrown AC 24/26 │
➤ Tavos AC 22 │
Ilzek
Jadiss
Ghoul Acolytes A, B, C, D, E, F
- Drezen
- Current Army strength 99 %
- Blackwing
- Loumis Fine Fittings
- Horgus Gwerm's Mansion
- Anevia's Home
- Defender's Heart
- Tower of Estrod
- Topaz Solutions
Avenger boldly strides up and sprays splinters over most of the ghouls. "Open wide!"
Merlin Raises his Shield, Strides further into the disrespected chapel, and begins explaining the reasons not to be a demon, undead, or cultist at this moment!
Your marshal’s aura grants you and allies a +1 status bonus to attack rolls and saves against mental effects.
Chuckling at the sight before him, "I hope Trudd doesn't mind, but I can't resist this opportunity," Krakas uses his arcane bond and launches another fireball, engulfing the group of ghouls in it.
He then strides into the room, in and too the side to avoid bunching up at the entrance.
Tabil almost soils himself when he sees a chestnut horse appear in the hallway. With unprecedented speed, he runs into the church just to stay away from the thing. He sees nothing in the fireball Krakas has made but after it dissipates, he immediately aims his arrow and fires at the ghoulish back rank.
Having lined up, all of the ghouls take damage from Avenger of the Green.
Merlin raises his shield providing an aura of protection.
Krakas blasts the ghouls with a fireball.
Tabil notices Jarlgrum's horse, that made the climb almost too easily.
Tabil then targets the remaining ghoul (Jadiss), the arrow going into its skull, making it off-guard to Perla's first attack.
➤ Jarlgrum AC 24/26 │
Avenger of the Green AC 23/25 │
Krakas AC21 │
Tabil AC 23 │
➤ Perla AC 23 │
⠀⠀➤ Shadow AC 22
Merlin Brokencrown AC 24/26 │
➤ Tavos AC 22 │
Ilzek
Jadiss │
- Drezen
- Current Army strength 99 %
- Blackwing
- Loumis Fine Fittings
- Horgus Gwerm's Mansion
- Anevia's Home
- Defender's Heart
- Tower of Estrod
- Topaz Solutions
Perla moves in, and commands Shadow to move to guard her side. She then takes one shot at the ghoul.
Jarlgrum moves in and expands his protective aura, while Perla takes one shot to put down permanently the remaining ghoul.
While the ghoul acolytes had nothing of value, Ilzek and Jadiss each had +1 studded leather armor. There is also a 5th level scroll of Summon Fiend and 19 gp.
Your search of the chapel reveals a secret draw built into the dais of the altar.
The stash is in a sizable hollow space below the altar and is lined with lead to prevent the magical aura of the potions from shining through. In all, there are dozens of minor healing potions stored in here — enough to outfit your army.
Additionally, there are 4 lesser healing potions and 2 moderate healing potions.
There is a door to the east, and in the hallway to the north, there is a portcullis to the east.
Tavos lingers near the doorway as the others finish their sweep of the chapel, the gem on his mask faintly green once more. The lingering heat from the fireball still ripples through the air.
He kneels beside the altar when the hidden compartment is revealed, brushing a gloved hand across the lead lining.
“A wise precaution. Faith and fear make for careful builders.”
He examines one of the vials, turning it slightly in the dim light.
“These will keep the soldiers standing. The spirits approve of that much.”
Blood spilled in devotion should not be wasted in the dust.
Rising again, he looks between the eastern door and the northern hall.
“Two paths. The east looks meant for the faithful, the north for defense. The path of greatest resistance leads to the greatest rewards...”
Merlin views the cache with an approving nod.
Good fine. The army's supplies just got a boost.
The Fighter nods at Tavos. He Raises his Shield as he begins heading to the portcullis.....
Beyond the portcullis is an open courtyard.
Stunted trees and tangled grass choke this open-air courtyard. A half-broken statue looks to the sky with what once would have been outstretched arms.
You may make an Athletics check to lift the portcullis.
Avenger Crouches down and grabs the portcullis, lifting and growing to six feet with the power of the wardstone.
Preparing to step in to help Avenger, Krakas pauses as Avenger grows in size, lifting the gate as he does so, "Talk about a growth spurt," Krakas then looks around for anything he could use to prop the portcullis open so Avenger isn't stuck holding it.
With a low-pitched grating sound, the portcullis lifts, opening the way into the courtyard.
Krakas finds an old quarterstaff to prop open the portcullis.
There are three doors to the east and one to the south.
Looking at the set of doors, Tabil pulls out a piece of chalk. "Well, I may have an idea. Hand on the wall, go room by room?" He gestures towards the northernmost door on the east wall.
Merlin nods in appreciation of Avenger of the Green's Athletics prowess.
Good form, Avenger. All in the....growth spurt? Well played!
The Fighter then Raises his Shield and follows Tabil's suggestion.
He prepares to open towards the northernmost door on the east wall....
With his shield raised, Merlin tries the Northeastern most door.
It appears to be locked.
Tabil is very sure it is not trapped.
Blue eyes warily watching the horse behind him, he nods to Tabil.
Locked. Probably a broom closet.
Avenger shrinks down as soon as the staff is in place. "It's the wardstone. The power within and the power of the Green."
"We'll see when we see." Tabil pulls out his tools and gets to work on the lock.
Tabil fumbles a bit, almost breaking his lockpicking tools. His second try is even better. On the third try, Tabil is able to unlock the door.
This mostly barren room has two sets of shackles anchored within a nook along the eastern wall.
In this room, there is a door to the south.
Tabil is pretty sure it is not trapped.
Tabil looks at the door a for a while. "Seems safe. Someone wants to...", he gestures towards the door. "I wouldn't want to be in the vanguard. Not built for it."
Avenger steps forward. He doesn't have weapons in hand, so it's easy for him to open doors and be ready for unpleasant surprises.
Merlin Raises his Shield and stands next to Avenger....
Tavos steps up beside Tabil as the hinges groan and the eastern door swings open. The gem on his mask shifts in brightness, steady and watchful. He lifts a hand toward the others, signaling that he is ready.
“Stay close. The spirits are listening.”
“Whatever waits, we will meet it together.”
Roots coil beneath the stone, ready to break. Ready to break. Ready to...
He nods once to Tabil and the others, braced for whatever emerges next.
Krakas stands in the middle, looking behind the meaty muscles in front of him, but also looking at the Shackles in this room, wondering to himself how old they are and why a church would have a room like this anyways.
Drifting off in thought about the possible reasons for this, and what the implications of such a room mean.
Avenger tests the door. It is locked.
Tabil is able to unlock the door on the second try.
Your party moves into the room beyond the door.
The stained-glass windows lining the ceiling of this quiet chamber have all been shattered, leaving colorful broken glass scattered across the stone floor.
When you try to speak, you cannot hear anything. There isn't even any crunching of glass as you walk across this room.
A ritual has been performed here to suppress any sound.
Avenger will raise his shield and advance defensively.
After all everybody knows that there is no sound if a tree falls on a demon and there is nobody there to hear it.
Avenger of the Green tries this door, and it opens up to a bedchamber.
The broken frames of several beds lie scattered about this large room. Two of the more serviceable ones have been pushed together to make a larger sleeping pallet. A table and several chairs also occupy the center of the room.
More importantly, two ghouls stand by the door Avenger of the Green opened.
Two more are stationed at the other door.
And some kind of fiendish humanoid is laying on the sleeping pallet.
Immediately, the humanoid on the pallet cries out.
➤ Perla AC 23 │
⠀⠀➤ Shadow AC 22
➤ Krakas AC21 │
➤ Tabil AC 23 │
➤ Merlin Brokencrown AC 24/26 │
➤ Jarlgrum AC 24/26 │
➤ Tavos AC 22 │
Nulkineth
Ghoul A
Ghoul B
Ghoul C
Ghoul D
Avenger of the Green AC 23/25 │
- Drezen
- Current Army strength 99 %
- Blackwing
- Loumis Fine Fittings
- Horgus Gwerm's Mansion
- Anevia's Home
- Defender's Heart
- Tower of Estrod
- Topaz Solutions