Endur's Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

"Lenya, we need to... prepare Redithidoor's body. At least we can use the stones around here to keep scavengers from getting to him. If we make a carin or something, that should suffice. I... I can't believe two people have died already," he says quietly.

 

[Dalamar]

"I'll hold you up for that," Kerwyn says to Spugnoir, and then leaves with his two companions to scouting.

 

[Seonaid]

Toriah hangs back so he does not interfere with his companions, and so the light isn't so obvious. "Let me know if ya need me t' do somethin', or move th' light or somethin'," he says.

 

[Endur]

Stealthily opening the door, Kerwyn and Raner with Toriah in the rear explore the next room.

Debris and trash cover this room. There's not much here other than another wooden door on the east wall.

Opening the next door, Kerwyn and Raner discover that they can see just fine, as the next room is lit by a latern in the middle of the floor.

This large room is mostly empty. In fact, it appears to have been swept clean. Some strange items lie on a white blanket spread out on the floor. Not far away, a lantern rests on the floor, lighting the room. A single door is in the south wall near where you came in.

A human woman with blond hair and wearing orange yellow robes is kneeling on the floor, examining the items on the blanket.

Two Gnolls wearing black capes and armed with battle axes guard a stairwell going up.

 

[Endur]

Craven and the others search the cells, but find little, the debris and bones on the floor are quite old. The smell of evil is terrible and Craven feels like he will soon lose what little he has eaten recently. He can feel the bile rising in his throat.

The room beyond the archway appears to have been a torture chamber, with rusting ruined devices visible.

After Craven mentions preparing Redithidoor's body, he hears a terrible screech.

"Noooo! The bodies are mine! All that die here belong to me! Living may pass, but dead are mine!"


A foul hairless humanoid creature with yellowing skin and red eyes appears in the archway from the torture chamber. Several similar humanoids can be seen behind him.

"We smells the elfffsss and the dead doogggsss ... give us their meat! It is our due!"

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

*Craven yells and brings his warhammer out in front of him.*

"No! The dead will rest peacefully! Who are you to disturb their bones?" Craven demands, knuckles white underneath his gauntlets. His voice is not as sure as he would wish, and luckily his shield is heavy enough to keep his other hand from shaking.

 

[Xael]

Expecting the "negotiations" to be short, Lylamwyn casts Enlarge Person at Craven, unless the room isn't high enough, in which case he prepares to cast Magic Missile at the supposed enemy leader (the one who spoke) when the enemy attacks. He also takes a few steps backwards, away from the enemies.

 

[Dalamar]

Kerwyn points at Raner followed by the two gnolls, and then Toriah and himself followed by the woman. He then looks at the other two with a questioning look.

 

[Thanee]

Lenya

Lenya, who was following behind Craven, looks at the ghoulish creatures and Spugnoir's words spring back into her mind... The ghouls leave the cultists alone.

Since Craven seems adamant about protecting the dead, even the gnolls, she quickly abandons her idea, to ask them, whether they would like some new, fresh cultist bodies, and if they would help to get them. Instead, she takes a few steps backwards to the side, and prepares for what seems unavoidable.

 

[Seonaid]

Carefully, Toriah shrugs and prepares to throw the torch at Kerwyn's command.