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And this seems to have died. It was good while it lasted. Have fun all!

Cool, it would be awesome to see this come back to life at least some.

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Should someone just give orders for Zab?

Tocash casts and steps up to pat Maxy on the back.

Cast CLW's, 5 ft up and touch Maxy.

CLW: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Tocash gets knocked down. He then calls upon Apsu to bless his companions. He then steps back.

Cast Defensively if needed: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17 Success.

That hurt...Cast Bless. Then stand up and 5 ft step back.

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I am still around. Hopefully, everyone is doing well.

Tocash looks around but doesn't see anything through the fog.

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19

Tocash nods and says, "I am not tired. I agree that we should forge on."

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Tocash detects magic to see if there is any auras in the fog.

Tocash nods and will follow along behind the others.

"I have no skill with tracking. But if these signs are any indication of what it is doing, it might not be too hard to track." Tocash says.

"I do not see any lingering auras, but whatever did this was no mundane creature. Tocash says as he looks around.

Tocash casts a small spell and looks around.

I will detect magic to see if there are any lingering auras in the area.

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23

Tocash will make a gesture and call upon his magic to create a light on his holy symbol of Apsu.

"This is disturbing news. Please take us to thisss place so we can aid you in sstoping thiss." Tocash says in agreement.

Life happens. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

Tocash follows along and keeps a mental count for how many minotaurs he sees.

Tocash nods and follows after the minotaur, "Hopefully, Old Bet speaks a language we can all understand."

Tocash holds his hand up in greeting as well and then calls out, "Do you ssspeak the common tongue?"

"Ssstrange...we must be getting clossse." Tocash hisses out as he calls upon his inner powers to defend himself.

Activate my first hour of Ascetic Defense for +4 AC.

I just pick up three wooden holy symbols and I am ready to go.

"Agreed, I will gather my gear and we can meet at the city gates." Tocash says.

I am mostly finished. Its under a spoiler, but I have spells, skills, stats, etc. all listed out. I will fix my header when I have a bit more time.

"They may have one that speaksss common as well." Tocash says.

I think that sounds good. I will need to go find ABP.

Because of how we are doing this, I think we should do some kind of standardized wealth that just automatically increases as we go up. I will say one of the more difficult parts of running was just trying to judge how much treasure I should be giving and that is going to vary pretty wildly between judges. I feel like I was being stingy, but maybe I was actually being overly generous. I am not really sure.

On a different note, I am almost finished converting from monk to Ascetic Oracle. But I will not be speaking Giant, nor will I have any Knowledge: Local.

"Do you have any idea how many minotaurs are up there?" Tocash asks.

I am tempted to quickly redo Tocash to have a sorcerer/oracle instead of monk/sorcerer. I do think we are going to run into healing problems as we go forward with a druid as our main divine caster.

Tocash will arrive shortly before sundown to see what the missive is about.

I don't think we said one way or the other. I do not believe the two fights would have leveled the group.

That does conclude what I had for now.

Madge seems troubled by the news and says, "Well, there does seem to be more going on then I expected when I sent you in to appease Jens. It also makes what else has happened even more concerning. Yesterday morning, Father Jens was found dead in his bed. It was assumed that he went naturally to meet his Goddess...but now I wonder if that was true. Still, the nobles and the church both appreciate what you did and that none of the nobles died or that the graveyard was not further damaged. The two groups have put together a reward for your work." Madge reaches into her desk and toss a decent sized pouch onto the table that clinks as it lands. "There is a thousand gold for you to split up. For now go and relax. If these cults are really about, I am sure we will hear from them again. For now keep this quiet. We don't need the followers of Pharasma, or any of the other gods or goddesses, to start some Holy War against a couple of cults that may or may not be around."

With that Madge motions you to take your reward and go.

Zab recognizes the burnt insects as Death's Head Hawkmoths. The images on the undead and the floor look like they were likely intended to be drawings of the large moth.

The group returns to town with the injured nobles, villain's and evidence of what they found. Madge is busy and you are scheduled to meet the next day to discuss your findings. That gives you a day to investigate the different issues that you discovered, but were not able to fully identify.

You visit a scholar of various religions and tell her what you saw and found in the graveyard. She seems quite concerned by what you tell her.

She begins by suggesting that the tattoos and the spectral crossbow that was summoned during the fight suggests that the group that was enticing young nobles to the graveyard are worshipers of Nocticula, a Demon Lord whose area of concerns include assassins, darkness and lust.

An alchemist that you know is able to name several psychedelic plants that were added to the cask that you found. The alchemist does not think it would kill anyone, but inhibitions and hallucinations were sure to follow drinking the concoction. If you mention the cask and what was in it to the scholar, she believe this concoction may have been intended as part of some rite to Nocticula.

The scholar seems equally concerned about the undead and the Death's Head Hawkmoths that you located and suggests that only followers of Rajuk Amon Gore would have created the undead in that fashion. He is a dark god followed by assassins, doomsayers and necromancers and his favorite creature is the Death's head hawkmoths that were used in the dark rites to raise the dead.

I think this goes over all of the info that you are missing. If there is something else you want to investigate, let me know.

The following day, you go to Madge's office. Madge looks just as harried as when you last saw her and she motions you in and says, "So...what was going on in the graveyard?"

So I kind of think my little quest killed our momentum. What are people's thoughts? Do you want a quick run down of what you find out in town and then move onto something else? Etc.

The undead that looks different is wearing a necklace made of gold with several small emeralds set in the gold.

The necklace seems to be worth 500 gp.

Grasmere Cemetery

Zab strikes the undead who turns hissing at him. This leaves an opening for Ghorza to conjure a blade and strike down the creature.

The room goes quite. There are the bodies of four undead. Aygavan is standing next to a large painting on the ground formed from a dark red liquid and charred ashes. Any search of the undead shows a similarly painted image on their backs over where their heart would be.

A large vase, the size of a halfling, is filled with more vilely smelling liquid and charred ashes. The more perceptive of you think that some of the blackened ashes in the art and vat have some kind of insect body in it.

If you have Knowledge Religion or Knowledge Nature, feel free to make the rolls. If you look at the map you will see the image of the type of insect that you find partially charred.

What do you want to do?

Aygavan moves around and lashes out at the injured undead fighting Zab. His whip rips out what remains of the creatures throat and it slumps down once more.

One undead left. Someone give orders for Ghorza and Zab can go.

Maxy slaughters the undead who bit her.

You make the save. Everyone go!

Sorry, I started to post this and thought I had, but apparently not.

In a barrage of attacks Maxy drops what appears to be the leader of the undead. Aygavan turns and strikes the next undead in line, but it remains standing. Zab stabs a second of the undead.

The three remaining undead all send a flurry of blows at Maxy, Zab and Ghorza. After the flurry of attacks, Maxy is struck once but Zab and Ghorza manage to avoid all of the blows.

Aygavan, I had you just shift your attention to the other undead you could attack. If you would have chosen something else please let me know and we can edit as needed. Maxy, you get bit once. I need a DC 13 Fortitude Save. Then everyone can go! Someone give orders for Ghorza as well.

Initiative Bold Go! Grasmere Cemetery Slide 2
Ghorza [-8]
Mazy [-24: I need a new DC 13 Fortitude from Maxy]
Aygavan [/]
Zab [Take your readied attack against the first to go in.]
G [-9/?]
G [-10/?]
G [/]

Aygavan?

I will be on vaction over the holiday weekend. It sounds like my internet access will be pretty bad. I will be back on Monday.

Maxy is free to act. I will say, I do think a divine caster might have been useful in one of our gestalt builds.

Also, if we want to have Ghorza back off and have Tocash show up we can. It seems life has gotten busy for Ghorza again.

Ghorza strides forward and tries to attack, but fails to connect. The undead that seems different shifts over to put Maxy between it and Aygavan. It then lashes out with both of its bony claws and one manages to strike Maxy along her forearm drawing blood.

I need another Fort save from Maxy.

Initiative Bold Go! Grasmere Cemetery Slide 2
Ghorza [-8]
H [?/?]
Mazy [-19: I need a new DC 14 Fortitude from Maxy]
Aygavan [/]
Zab [Take your readied attack against the first to go in.]
G [/]

Maxy saves and there is no noticeable effect.

Aygavan leaps off, but doesn't nail the landing and falls prone as he twists his ankle. He does attack and have the Studied Target, but is currently prone and takes some damage.

Aygavan Falling Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1

Someone give orders for Ghorza.

Aygavan, that is too high up to just step off. So you can make an Acrobatics check to jump down, or we can say you just move and you did not Study Target.

Zab moves and readies while Maxy and Aygavan move to attack one of the undead, but neither strike. Two undead charge at Zab but both miss. Another steps up to Maxy and sends a barrage of attacks at her. She mostly fends it off, but a single claw slashes her shoulder.

Initiative Bold Go! Grasmere Cemetery Slide 2
Ghorza [-8]
H [?/?]
Mazy [-14: I need a DC 13 Fortitude from Maxy]
Aygavan [/]
Zab [Take your readied attack against the first to go in.]
G [/]

I am sorry for the delay. This project at work is larger then I hoped. I should be able to get a post on Monday, but all of the weekend is focused on work. Thanks for understanding.

Have a safe travels. School is starting back up and my next week or so is super packed. I will get the next post up as soon as I have some time to focus on it.