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Dermot went on to point out the visible features of the hall: several statues, two doors that were “rigged” as he put it, one hidden door that went to a locked door, and one hidden door that went to another hidden door, which his companions had just emerged from. Shanni noticed that the statues...

Dermot soon called up that he was all right and that the pit was not very big. At first he shouted that he had not found anything, but then discovered a door in the pit wall. Shanni asked Darrow and Aerikoth, who had arched an eyebrow at all the shouting, if they should join him. Darrow, as...

Once back downstairs below the ruined tower, Shanni moved down the corridor and fiddled around on the floor, seemingly securing some tiles. She told her companions that it should be all right, but to be careful, and then approached a dark chest, appearing to fiddle around some more inside it...

Inside and down a set of stairs, they found themselves at the east end of a dark stone corridor, with seemingly blood-red wall tile interspersed with sandstone and jeweled patterns. Before anyone else could say anything, Aerikoth proposed that before they continued, they should eliminate the...

The adventurers made their way out of the cave of bones and were disappointed to see that night had already fallen on Tarsakh 1. Aerikoth gave an obvious warning that the parasitic undead would be more active after dark. Shanni heard a funny squeaking nearby and Dermot confirmed that it was...

As the adventurers debated what could be down there, the Ghost of the Pit reappeared and said that they had seen his home now. Shanni, who had not previously encountered the apparition, staggered away, groping in turn for her bow and magic cloak while sporting a panicked expression. Meanwhile...

The petite rogue Shanni was in fact uninjured, having fallen relatively gently into a packed pile of bones, close by the flaming torch Darrow had thrown into the pit. She called out to Dermot that she was all right, then picked up the torch, exclaiming that there were thousands of bones. She...

Interlude from "C" It is with mixed feelings that I resume my study and commentary of these chronicles, after nigh on six months occupied with other pressing duties. The transfer of our monastery to another site in Archendale disrupted many things, yet was necessary in order to preserve both...

Resting for a moment, the party regarded the ruins around them. Dermot noted that, unless there was something he had missed, it seemed that just the Sacrifice Pit was left to explore. Shanni pointed out that they still could go past their “friend”, nodding at the ghostly warrior Aronson still...

Two others like them had come once, continued the ghost, but it said it had not seen them since. Aerikoth presumed that this had been the monk and the paladin, some twenty years past. The ghost had nothing more to say on this, but began musing about how long it had been there. It had been an...

Shanni, still concerned about the missing hag, decided to cover their backtrail to the forest as Aerikoth, Darrow and Dermot continued to explore around the ruined tower. Darrow paid particular attention to the ancient stonework, much of it still standing amidst the rubble, while agreeing with...

As Darrow reached the rubble pile, the ghost indeed warned him to go no further. The dwarf stopped, poked in the rocks, and looked upwards, trying to gauge where they might have fallen from. He then announced he was going to dig in the rubble for bit. A set of human bones were soon uncovered...

A short while later, Shanni slipped off the ring and gave it back to Darrow, who had been examining the stonework around the tower. As the petite rogue continued to heave and spit, in the most decorous manner possible, the dwarf declared that the stone looked ancient, older than Westgate – and...

Darrow playfully greeted “Beast,” his pet name for her, and told Shanni she had missed all the fun. Killian, appearing exhausted and leaning on his sword, stood up straighter as she arrived and questioned what was going on. He introduced himself and explained that her companions had just rescued...

As Aerikoth and Darrow continued discussing plans for getting to the contents of the hag’s chest, Dermot focused his attention on the now-conscious former victim, who slowly took in the room as he regained full control of his senses, looking very confused. The ranger apologized, telling him they...

Dermot greeted the wizard, who seemed unfazed by the wisp attack, and explained that he had been able to find the skull-marked path into the forest. The ranger explained that the woods were haunted, and not just by wisps. They had encountered shades of dead men serving some 'Queen' – who might...

After some time, with the wizard nowhere to be seen, the three companions split up. Shanni, disturbed by the encounter, said she wanted to make sure nothing else was lurking nearby, vanishing into the forest shadows. Dermot and Darrow meanwhile decided to walk further down the path, to see what...

A few hours later, the three adventurers had arrived by the river. Darrow halted in order to put on his good armor, while Dermot informed an already-complaining Shanni that they had a ways to go yet. Approaching the bridge, Darrow yelled out a provocative greeting to any trolls that might be...

Darrow and Dermot, it being late evening on Ches 30 by that point, headed to the Giant’s Folly for some refreshment. When they arrived, the bard was playing in the common room, Aerikoth was nowhere to be seen, and Shanni was standing at a table, scornfully rejecting the clumsy pickup attempt of...

Old Hamish cocked an ear and said Runner was scratching at the door. Dermot immediately understood the implication of this, turning towards it with his hand falling to his sword. Loud barking noises were then heard and Old Hamish muttered that this was not good, as Dermot worked hurriedly to...