Endur's Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil

[Thanee]

Lenya

“Letting him go is no option. But what do you think we should do now? I think we should take the chance and explore the catacombs, while we are here. Really, we also shouldn't leave those ghouls around, who knows what the presence of that obelisk will do with them, if there is noone left to stop them from coming here?”

 

[Seonaid]

Toriah listens to the others, then shakes his head a bit. "It's no' like we coul' get more people t' come with us if we wen' back t' town. Unless there's some reason t' take them"--he indicates the prisoners--"back righ' away, we may as well stay . . ." He trails off, unsure.

 

[Dalamar]

"We could just look through all the places left, it's not like we are in any special hurry. Well, people at the Wench might grow worried, but still. Besides, now we have our very own, personal trap detector," Kerwyn says, glancing at Festrath.

 

[Endur]

The party heads up the stairs, turns left, and enter travels seventy feet west until they enter an ancient crypt.

Dismal and cold (but nowhere near as cold as the Shaft), this dusty cobweb-filled chamber has all the trappings of a crypt. Sarcophagi are stored in the shadow-filled alcoves along the walls.

A single ghoul approaches the party.


"Foooood. Gives ussss Fooooddd."

 

[Thanee]

Lenya

“I suddenly have a new idea what we could do with the stinky one up there...”

 

[Dalamar]

"I'd be all for the idea, except I like the idea of feeding ghouls even less than I like the stench."

 

[Thanee]

Lenya

“I thought we kill, well... destroy them, anyways, so what does it matter?”

The faint fiendish glare in Lenya's eyes is a little disturbing as she speaks, but it is gone as fast as it appeared.

“Well... maybe you are right. Even a black-hearted evil cultist should not deserve such a fate, we should just kill him swiftly after we have dealt with the ghouls.”

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

"Let death be clean and quick," Craven says, and sets his shield and grips his sword tightly. He slides up to the ghoul, and attempts to sever its head cleanly.

 

[Endur]

The party sees several ghoulish and ghastly undead emerging from Sarcophagi.

Initiative Round 1
25: Kerwyn fires a crossbow at the ghoul, hitting it in the chest(10+ vs. flat footed ac 12, dmg 2)
22: Neshi guards Belaver.
20: Lenya positions herself in the rear and blasts the ghoul with witchcraft (20+ threat, 10+ confirm (no crit b/c undead), dmg 8)
19: Belaver slings a stone at the ghoul (20+ threatens, 7+ would confirm but undead are immune to crits, dmg 2)
19: Toriah fires a crossbow at the ghoul, hitting it in the chest, it falls to the ground (8+5=13 vs. flat footed ac 12, dmg 2)
10: Lylamwyn fires a crossbow at a ghoul emerging from a sarcophagi, hitting it solidly(15+=13 vs. flat footed ac 12, dmg 8)
8: Two Ghasts lurk in the back of the room watching, the fight. Gnaw yells out, "Eat them!"
7: 3 remaining Ghouls charge Craven and Raner. Two bite Craven (20+/10 hit, but do not confirm, 17+2+2=21 hits, dmg 10, fort save 8+7=15, 7+7=14, passes both), the third ghoul attempts to bite Raner, but misses(7+).
7: Raner attempts to carve up a ghoul with his axe, but the blow fails to penetrate the ghoul's tough skin (6+7=13 vs. ac 16-2=14 miss)
2: Craven attempts to behead a ghoul with his sword, but the sword fails to penetrate the ghoul's tough skin (4+7 +1 smite=12 vs. ac 16-2=14 miss)

 

[Thanee]

Lenya

Moving backwards to take advantage of her good range and darkvision, Lenya looks for a safe spot to attack the ghoul from there.