Kumak Morudall: Half-Orc Bloodrager
Tiberius: Human Paladin of Sarenrae
Susan: Human Universalist Wizard
Missing again was
Villster: Human Cleric
and
Thaddeus Whisperheart: Gnome Trickster
I think I will stop reporting on our Clerics attendance unless he shows,
Kumak and Thaddeus prepare to enter the hallway and face the Outsider dogs Nualia has in her service when Black Jack suddenly announces he wants to take his wares and leave. The group escorts him to the bridge where Villister and Shalelu are guarding against any goblin reinforcements. Black Jack wishes to depart immediately but Shalelu warns him that he wont get far with the woods teeming with goblins, reluctantly Black Jack agrees to remain and guard the bridge, Thaddeus decides to stay with him, hoping to pilfer some items while the Half Orc is distracted. Kumak brings Orik to the far stairs to collect Susan and Tiberius and they prepare to assault what appears to be a chapel. Entering through a side door the team finds no trace of Nualia but there are 2 otherworldly dogs move to attack. Kumak lands one solid blow before the dogs howl and while he shrugs off the initial one with the following howl fear finds purchase and the Bloodrager flees out of the room. Orik takes a grievous bite to the leg and Tiberius several gashes but they emerge victorious.
Some lightly enchanted weapons adorn the chapel which are taken then Orik leads them to a door where his ally Lyrie should be, Orik requests a moment to speak with her and while Kumak does not sense any deception on his part he lets Orik know that he has 30 seconds to cut a deal with Lyrie, and provides a safe word should Orik find Lyrie resistant to his offer that will signal Kumak and Tiberius to enter. Orik moves in and tries to talk her into fleeing with him, the conversation is going poorly then with a slip of the tongue Orik lets her know that he isn't alone and with that Kumak and Tiberius move into the room. Orik moves faster and holds Lyrie down. Kumak pins her and using some of Tiberius's rope ties her then begins removing all her gear, there is a brief argument about taking away her cloak since she is dressed so sparsely but Kumak fires back that she chose her outfit and to work with Nualia and Goblins, her discomfort at being near naked is not his concern. Tiberius objects strongly as does Susan, at least until she identifies the cloak as magical. A spell book, handful of scrolls and wands, and a decent chunk of change later she objects fiercely to having her things taken from her and wants to know where Tsuto is. Kumak tells her he left him in his bed sleeping to which she gives him a sour look but says nothing. She is given the same deal that Orik has, earn her life by aiding the team dispose of Nualia. She demands her things back, but Kumak instead hands her a short bow and some arrows and offers to escort her to the bridge but Tiberius elects to take her. On the way Tiberius acquiesces to some of her demands including letting her look into Susans Spellbook, and returning all her items to her in as taken condition. Tiberius however neglects to run these deals past Susan to see if she is willing to agree to them. Descending down a hidden door in Lyries book room opens up into a sizable room with a corridor leading down. Tiberius takes the lead and steps onto a pressure plate causing gates to fall on either side of him and statues armed with blades to turn towards him. Kumak enters a rage to try and lift the gate on his side but can't quite do it.Surviving 2 attacks each from the statues Tiberius suddenly falls from sight as the floor drops and he has enough time to look up from his 10ft fall to see the floor re closing above him.
Kumak grabs a nearby statue and shoves it under where he saw the gates descend from then using his Ranseur gabs the floor plate re triggering the trap, the gate on the western side is held a few feet off the ground by the damaged statue and after 2 rounds the floor reopens, jamming the butt end of his Ranseur against the far floor panel while Orik shoves his shield into the gears on their side Tiberius throws his rope up and is pulled out by Kumak and Orik. At this point Susan recognizes incantations coming from ahead and warns the group that someone is preparing for a fight. Susan, Kumak and Orik find themselves on the other side of the trap engaging Nualia and another Demon Hound while Tiberius can't seem to make it past the trap. Orik takes several deep cuts but gives just as good as he gets. Kumak lands a solid blow but Nualia destroys his weapon just as his adrenaline gives out and he finds himself panting. Retrieving his fallen Erathbreaker Kumak moves in to help the bleeding Orik but Susan fires a blast of magical energy from one of Lyries wands and pierces Nualias abdomen spilling out her intestines. Several potions of healing are used and Tiberius despite his grave injuries rushes ahead to make up for his absence from the fight. Finding a room with a wall made entirely out of cold goins and another room that appears to be a crypt Tiberius detects evil within the crypt and begins searching it. Kumak wielding the magical bastard sword that was formerly Nualias tries in vain to break some gold off the wall until Susan tells him its probably just an illusion. Moving into the crypt the group is attacked by 3 spirits who begin to drain the strength from Tiberius, Orik and Kumak. Kumak suffers a significant hit to his impressive strength but Tiberius can barely hold himself up by the time Susan finishes off the last one with Lyries wand. Searching the room Kumak catches the faint sound of air escaping in the crypt and pushes open a secret door. Finding a hallway which branches out into 2 before rejoining into a partially submerged room Kumak is ready to leap into the water and see what is below but Tiberius asks to wait, when he returns he is dragging Nualia's bare corpse and tosses her into the water. Kumak waits for several seconds then just as he is about to jump into the water a large helmet beneath the water moves and giant claws spring forth tearing Nualias corpse asunder. Despite protesting that he could still take whatever lays beneath the water Kumak relents to sleep for the remainder of the night and revisit this creature in the morning. While Susan wonders where the beast indicated in all the murals and pictures is.
The party level up to 4.
Kumak picks up Enlarge Person, and Featherfall
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