We had the second session of this campaign last night. I am continuing to do the DM log from Allustan's point of view, and the party has not yet returned to speak with him. As such, his information is limited. Hopefully some of the party members will decide to post their logs this time around. (That's a hint, guys!)
Allustan's Journal
After finally hearing from Khellek and his band of Seekers, I have looked into the progress of the other band of tomb explorers. They have not yet returned to speak with me, so I am forced into other means. Fortunately for me, but less so for them, they are beginning to make a fairly large splash in town. They returned recently with a fairly large haul, including multiple sets of leather armor – very noticeable, especially in this town. Their propensity for leaving articles in their dwellings is also attracting notice, as their roommates become increasingly sought after for rumors. Finally, of course, they continue to hold discussions in town, in the mistaken belief that no one is listening in. I have been able to put together a fairly complete picture of their adventures just from stories floating through town. Naturally, some of this may be distorted or wrong, so I still await their return.
It appears they have found at least two secret chambers hidden beneath the tomb, and explored both. They spent nearly a full day in the tomb while exploring the first chamber, and returned in reasonably good shape, which leads to the obvious conclusion that they’d holed up and slept while in there. Roommates of Zaden have reported a well wrapped bundle that he keeps with him at all times. The widespread presumption is that they have found something both portable and valuable, with the highest speculation going to a cache of gemstones. At the moment, there is considerable curiosity, but it is certain to soon become simple greed. Hopefully they are taking adequate precautions.
Their second exploration occurred over two days. They returned the first time after a very short foray, with considerable damage, including multiple acid scars. They purchased quantities of oil, ropes, and a grappling hook before returning to the tomb. When they returned to town again, they had with them a considerable number of suits of leather armor. The current presumption is that they found previous explorers, but there are darker rumors of a massacre of competitors. Again, they returned badly damaged, and also quite wet.
The fact, though, that there were other people involved has ratcheted up speculation considerably. Hopefully they realize that they are becoming targets of opportunity. This town is rarely kind to such…