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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mezuka" data-source="post: 8588503" data-attributes="member: 6746647">DAY 6 continued: Elistor lights up a torch. There is a stone [staircase] going straight down for [30 feet]. At the end of the staircase, there is an opening that leads to a [55x55] foot [magically] lit room. A 15-foot wide balcony leads to a [double staircase] itself going down another [35 feet]. It is a [mausoleum]. On each of the other three walls, seven alcoves have been dug into the rock walls. The mausoleum has seven levels of alcoves.Elistor: ‘I didn’t expect that! One hundred and forty-seven tombs.’  Roderik: ‘These people really honoured their dead. Tolmien: ‘Look at the four alcoves at the bottom East wall, four tombs have been opened!’In the large room, the heroes can see [2] [large] [statues]. They look like [women] with [wings] but they have [no facial features]. A large stone table between them looks like an embalming table. At the back of the room, there are two [stone coffins] with [sculpted] capstones. They depict a man and a woman. A third one, in the middle, has a [glass and bronze] see-through coffin.  The group descends the right-hand staircase. As they arrive at the bottom they hear a voice. At first, they don’t understand the meaning of the phrase. The voice repeats the phrase, each time louder. Finally, Tolmien [13] gets it. ‘It’s a variation of the old Orvanden dialect. Listen.’  The voice: ‘Have you seen my assistants, Marik and Laure?’ The sound comes from the back of the room.  The heroes walk carefully, weapons drawn, towards the glass coffin. The glass is [broken]. The corpse inside has [deteriorated]. The corpse is wearing an orange, red and yellow coloured robe. An indentation on the forehead shows the corpse is [missing] a [crown].A [man] is sitting against the back wall. He wears a [golden crown] with a [single] and [large] [green gem]. Next to him, the heroes can see three backpacks, pry bars, hammers and other tomb pillaging tools. The man: ‘I’m so tired… where are Marik and Laure?The man is [possessed] by the spirit of the dead king. The green gem on the crown suddenly [failed WIS] glows. The man’s eyes glow green! He gets up moves 5 feet towards the glass coffin and grabs a [scimitar] that was hidden by his robe.Tolmien, speaking Orvanden: ‘We mean no harm, my King. Leave this man’s body. We will put back the crown on your head and reseal the tomb. Your rest will be undisturbed!’ [persuasion 4]. Tolmien doesn’t sound convincing at all.Round 1The King is [evil and insane]: ‘What makes you think I want to leave the body of this man! I’ve been waiting for this for eons! I’ll raise my dead warriors and destroy my enemies.’ The King lunges forward and tries to hit [Tolmien]. The scimitar inflicts 5 damage. Tolmien fakes death [16] and falls to the ground. Roderik, furious, charges the King and hits, causing 8 damage. Elistor swings his staff and hits the king, bruising him for another 7.Round 2The King moves forward and strikes Roderik with the scimitar causing 8 damage. Tolmien gets up, his dirk in hand, he is now behind the King. He tries to knock off the crown from the head of the King using his blade. [The crown is magical, difficulty 20]. Tolmien [13+3] misses.  Roderik swings his large two-handed axe at the King and delivers 10 damage. The body of the possessed man should fall to the ground but it is maintained upright by the evil energy of the King. Elistor tries to hit the King but misses.  Round 3The King hits Roderik with a weak blow, 2 damage. The barbarian is barely standing [2hps]. The barbarian musters his last strength and hits the King delivering [1+3] damage. The King laughs madly. Tolmien goes for the crown again [17+3 = 20]. Propelled by the dirk the crown flies off the head of the possessed man! Grievously wounded [-6] he falls to the ground, dying.</blockquote>

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