◆ Move
◆ Quick Alchemy (Versatile Vial to Ghost Charge)
◆ Throw Bomb (Ghost Charge)
Heave
Vitality Damage
*+1 Splash
Sebastien realizes just how easy these zombies are to hit, but also realizes they're a little tougher than they seem.
Stepnik follows with a flask of vital energy, which is what is needed to put the undead to rest.
Waedin grimaces and inspects the obelisk to see how it can be destroyed.
This will just keep making abominations until we destroy it.
The obelisk looks mostly destroyed already, only the bottom half remains, and pieces and chunks lay scattered across the floor around its base. When you all first came down here you found the kobolds busy picking away at the obelisk, gathering the larger pieces of obsidian for unknown means.
No magic can be detected emanating from the broken obelisk.
Other iconography in the room, chiseled onto the walls and remains of statuary, depict dwarves in chains and the act of toil, indicating the presence of Kamus worship, but Kamus has no direct association with the undead.
Some other force must account for the presence of undead in these halls.
Grah, let's just find the way down to save the last prisoner.
Waedin votes to go the last north room that we didn't explore the one in the middle.
Sebastian studies the broken obelisk, while mentally writing a poem about it.
Looking over the iconography of dwarves being treated poorly, the Bard adds a verse to his work in progress....
Kamus certainly presented but why the undead remains quite the conundrum.
Sebastian then follows Waedin.
"Should we burn them? Just in case?" Ustemir keeps shifting his gaze one kobold to the next for signs of movement.
We can do it on the way out I think... I'm worried about that last prisoner.
"Fair enough. But if we have to fight these again, I won't budge." Ustemir shrugs and follows along.
Moving through the halls, first west toward the barracks, then north, you pass through the mess hall. A few kobold corpses remain here where you left them, although not as many as before. It seems some have got up and walked away.
You pass the ossuary and head east, then a quick turn north brings you back to the chained doors.
The doors are chained shut from the outside. There's a simple lock holding the chains in place.
"Anyone wants to take on this? I have tools, but...", Ustemir raises his healthy hand, then the hand that is just a piece of rock. He shrugs.
Let's just break the chains then.
"I could give it a shot I guess".
Thievery (Pick Lock)
Thievery (Pick Lock)
Thievery (Pick Lock)
Then wiping the sweat from his brow... "This might take a few minutes".
Thievery (Pick Lock)
Thievery (Pick Lock)
Thievery (Pick Lock)
And is finally able without too much trouble to pick the lock.
"There".
Waedin opts for force, while Stepnik tries finesse. In the end, Stepnik's approach wins out. With a final click of the tumblers, he's able to open the lock, remove the chains, and open the doors.
Within you are met with the smell of death and rot. Two large stone blocks rest on either side of this room. Large rusty hooks hang over small channels in the stone floor, leading to old drains choked with refuse. Rotten remnants of a corpse lie strewn across one of the blocks in grotesque display.
In the rear of the room are two holding pens. Within one lounge four dwarven ghouls who turn famished eyes towards you as the doors open. Long purple tongues hang from their salivating mouths as they are roused by their hunger for living flesh.
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Waedin casts Runic Weapon on herself and raises her shield.
Sebastian angrily Oratorys a out stupid ghouls and where to find them!
The Bard then Telekinetic Projectile the closest undead bastard!
Ustemir walks into the room, stopping near the bars, but out of reach. He beckons Kolek to do the same, then studies one of the ghouls more closely. "Damn. I thought I had an ugly mug." He chuckles.
◆ Move
◆ Versatile Vile to Ghost charge
◆ Chuck bomb at Ghoul #1
Throw
+1 splash Vitality Damage
Sebastian realizes that his positioning is all wrong. The Bard decides to shimmy closer to the action, while casting Shield.
Waedin hangs back while boosting Kolek's natural ferocity.
Ustemir and Kolek cautiously approach the holding cage, marking one of the ghouls.
Stepnik decides on quicker action and lobs an impromptu ghost charge at the first ghoul.
The contents of the vial burn away at undead flesh, and the ghoul hisses in pain.
Sebastien steps into the room with inspiring, if not malicious, rhetoric, and raises a magical shield before him.
The famished dwarven ghouls begin filing out the open door of the holding cell.
"Tasty morsels have let themselves in," says one.
"To meet their own end," says another.
"Lunch is served brothers!" exclaims a third.
"Let the feasting begin!" adds the fourth.
With surprising alicrity, the first ◆moves out of the gate and claws at Kolek!
Kolek emerges unscathed.
The second ghoul ◆follows suit.
The third ◆comes after Ustemir!
Ustemir is scratched and feels his reactions starting to slow, but he steels his nerves and quickly regains function of his limbs.
The last ghoul comes ◆running out, between Ustemir and Kolek, and positions itself behind Ustemir.
A lucky break for the dromaar and his bear, Ustemir only taking superficial damage. But, the ghouls nearly have the two surrounded.
Waedin decides to top up a bit of the damage suffered as well as hit all the ghouls with a basic Fort Save Healing Burst
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"Oh no. I may have misjudged the situation." Ustemir grunts as the undead decide to surround him and Kolek. He quickly reaches for one of the ghouls in response and attempts to grapple, then slam his fist into the fiend's face. Kolek moves in to snap at the ghoul's thigh.
Sebastian calls on the Occult magic that empowers the Bard to reach back into time to pluck his previous Telekinetic Projectile Spell from that moment to this one!
The halfling then cast Shield (because those ghouls look hungry).
A wave of positive energy emanates from Waedin and sweeps across the room.
The first Ghoul dissipates into a cloud of dust.
The second is bothered and holds its composure.
The third is hurt, and the fourth screams in pain, yet persists.
Ustemir grabs his mark, and then punches it in the face with stone fist.
Kolek follows up with a chomp that fells the Ghoul. Ustemir is left with a fistful, and Kolek a mouthful, of grey dust.
Sebastien appeals to the gods of luck and fortune for their favor, and it is granted. He hits the nearest Ghoul with rubble, and it too crumbles to dust. [/ooc]Crit![/ooc]
Stepnik shakes another vial, activating it into a white effervescence. He then lobs it at the remaining Ghoul.
Ustemir observes the last remaining ghoul, and moves around to give Kolek an opening. He then whistles, and the bear comes charging in, clawing at the undead.
Before Ustemir can act, the TWO remaining ghouls continue their assault, both moving over to Ustemir!
As the ghoul sinks its teeth into Ustemir, he feels his body freeze up, and this time he can't overcome it.
Being frozen stiff, Ustemir is helpless as the second ghoul follows with an even hungrier bite!
◆Waedin moves up to ghoul 2 and ◆draws her weapon and ◆smacks him.
Sebastian realizes that this ghoul thing just got serious!
The Bard then Telekinetic Projectile the closest undead bastard!
He then Raises his Shield.
Git'em Kolek!
Seeing Ustemir seize up in response to the ghoul's bite, Waedin stomps forward and brings her hammer down!
The ghoul writhes in pain but remains standing, Ustemir's blood dripping from its wicked maw.
Sebastien is thrown off by the viciousness of the ghouls and throws his next stone awry.
Stepnik moves across the room and continues his tactic of quickly mixing and throwing ghost charges at the hungry undead.
Stepnik strikes the first ghoul and life force washes over the creature, destroying it entirely!
Ustemir tries to shake himself free.
Ustemir overcomes the paralytic bite of the ghouls.
The last remaining ghoul continues its attack on Ustemir.
The ghouls gnashes wildly at Ustemir and lands a single bite. This time, Ustemir withstands the paralytic effects.
Waedin growls as she Ustemir having chunks bitten off of him and swings twice
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◆ Then raises her shield.
Sebastian realizes that this ghoul thing just got less serious!
The Bard then Telekinetic Projectile the remaining undead bastard!
He then Raises his Shield.
Git'em Ustemir!
Waedin womps the ghoul a second time!
And then Sebastien finishes it off with a flying rock.
The last of the ghouls crumbles to dust. Ustemir's been hurt, but at least he's not infected.
Thank Ganera they weren't strong. Let's get you healed up and then head to the East. Stairs must be there.
Sebastian gently brushes the dust off his shoulders.
I played little league in elementary school. Still got that fastball!
"Uh, I may have misjudged the situation. The doors on those bars seemed locked to me. Thank you, all, for having my back. When they ran out, my life flashed before my eyes."
Ustemir slides to the floor, catching his breath and looking at his wounds.
"Okay, now it's starting to hurt." The dromaar grabs his right shoulder with his unsolidified arm. "Can we, uh, take a moment?"