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Message: <blockquote data-quote="diaglo" data-source="post: 1986724" data-attributes="member: 2885">The inside of the fortress was a shambles. A large bonfire burned in the center of the courtyard. All of the available fuel was on the fire. What bits and scraps of stone and rubble strewn about the place were coated in a black dried smear of what could only be blood. The trail led inside the main structure. Small embers smoldered and reeked of death in the building. Sully cast a spell on the group. They could communicate when within range of the gnome.In comparison to the other tower the party had come from this estate was probably less opulent in its earlier active days. The carvings, ruined and covered in graffiti now, must of once depicted a more menacing theme of drow dominance. Now they looked ridiculous.Alya had, thru subtle inquiry from the previous guards, learned  of the dead rising in the Spider Temple or from the surrounding plateau on more than one occassion. This was why the Giant's army didn't like being here.Fiddle and Vlad checked the building for traps. Magical or mundane. No telling what the drow had left behind for the invaders. And no telling what the Giants had missed. The search led the party up to the top level. Several old expired or tripped magical wards were discovered. No problems there. But Fiddle nearly fell below into the kitchens when part of the floor gave. The fire damage was extensive. Fiddle eventually did find a partially burnt scroll, a prayer or possibly diary, in a private sanctuary or chapel. It begged for Lolth's return. The priestess must have lost favor with her Goddess.Just then Redd yelped and Alya's voice sang out, "We've got company. The real relief is here with the guys we replaced."</blockquote>

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