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Message: <blockquote data-quote="diaglo" data-source="post: 848114" data-attributes="member: 2885">When the dead don't rest"Now that Richter's gone," Alia said, "what do we do now?""Why explore, of course." Vlad replied as he came down the stairs and into the room.Fiddle and the others were glad to see the warrior.  Perhaps, a strong arm would be needed in the struggle ahead. Erin was already bending his ear to the task. Fiddle took his cue and listened at the other door. Nothing. So Erin opened Door #1. A trail of debris was hastily pushed aside inside the room. It led to another door. Erin, Fiddle, Vlad, and Alia crept forward. Darian noisily brought up the rear.Erin opened the new door and entered a larger room. Fiddle and the others followed. A high chittering laugh caught the party’s attention. Two armed gnolls guarded a stairway to the West. They turned to face the party.Alia sang out. A mass of grease swept one gnoll off its feet.  Darian braced his shield to meet the other gnoll. Vlad prepared to fire his bow. Erin mumbled his words of magic, his shield of force now complimented the cover of magic armor he still wore from before. Fiddle raced forward and threw his dagger into the neck of the prone gnoll. It stopped struggling. The other gnoll attempted to cross the grease slick. It fell. Vlad fired an arrow over its head as it fell. And Darian switched tactics. He surged forward and struck the creature with his mace.Something groaned to the South. Alia turned to see what it was. Erin moved to the South. He saw a horrible sight, a creature long past death. It was a corpse, but yet it was still very much alive. And it also reeked of the grave. Erin moved closer. He struck out with his palm. The creature tried to bite him. “Ah priest, a little help.” Erin called out.Fiddle moved forward on the gnoll. He struck it with his sword. Vlad moved further West into the room. He saw two more doors. He trained his bow on them just in case. Darian saw that Fiddle had things in hand and heard Erin’s call to battle the undead. He brought his holy symbol forward and moved to present it to the creature. It cowered and fled. Erin struck the corpse a glancing blow as it ran. The gnoll threw away its weapon and tried to show submission to the hin.“I’ve got him,” Alia said to Fiddle. She began to sing a song of inspiration.Erin followed the undead creature. When his glowing ioun stone picked out 3 more similar creatures he stepped back. Fiddle left the gnoll and headed to Erin’s side. Vlad continued to watch the doors. He moved closer to Alia and the gnoll. Darian moved forward to Erin’s side. He again presented his holy symbol. These 3 undead were not as strong as the first or the might of Lathander was greater this time. All three crumpled to the ground, dead once again.Alia turned her song from one of inspiration to one of calming. The gnoll was mesmerized. Erin closed on the last creature. Fiddle did also. Vlad grabbed the gnoll’s weapons and moved to the South. Darian held his holy symbol forward. The creature defended itself. But couldn’t penetrate the monk’s magic.Alia bound the gnoll. Erin struck the undead creature. The creature tried for an easier target. He bit Fiddle. Vlad charged forward and stabbed with his rapier. And Fiddle jabbed with his sword. Darian stood by with his symbol. Erin ended the creature’s state of unrest.</blockquote>

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