Bloodweaver1
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Aylor Creegan
Aylor shrugs her shoulders in acceptance and motions towards the large building.
Aylor shrugs her shoulders in acceptance and motions towards the large building.
[IC1] Pool of Radiance
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Thanee
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The door to the main building of the keep opens with a creaking sound, inside the adventurers can see a corridor with an ancient staircase at the end, leading up into the open sky, the top part of it broken and ruined, much like the ceiling. As could be seen from the outside, the floor above does not exist anymore. Rubble is scattered everywhere.
There are three doors, which are still intact, leading deeper inside. Being reasonably sure, that the undead pose no threat to them currently, the party checks each of them in turn.
Behind the western door, they find a room that lies in complete ruin, similar to the barracks. There must have been beds here, maybe another guard's quarters. About a dozen undead guards are positioned here, lined up along the walls. They don't even react to the opened door. There is another door across the chamber, leading to the north.
To the east there is the old armory. Some of the weapon and armor racks are still intact, but the wood is weak and rotten. Broken weapons and shields litter the floor. Another door exits from here, into western direction.
Finally, the door to the north opens into a small chapel. The two other doors from the guard's quarters and the armory also lead here, as can be seen now. The chapel room extents about ten feet beyond the armory into the northern direction, it must connect directly with the outer walls of the keep. Sunlight beams through cracks in the ceiling and sheds light onto the altar, which seems to be intact still. The rest of the room is in a serious state of disrepair, much like the keep as a whole. A blackened and burnt-out husk of an orc lies in the center of the room, long dead, next to it a rusty sword and a wooden shield.
There are three doors, which are still intact, leading deeper inside. Being reasonably sure, that the undead pose no threat to them currently, the party checks each of them in turn.
Behind the western door, they find a room that lies in complete ruin, similar to the barracks. There must have been beds here, maybe another guard's quarters. About a dozen undead guards are positioned here, lined up along the walls. They don't even react to the opened door. There is another door across the chamber, leading to the north.
To the east there is the old armory. Some of the weapon and armor racks are still intact, but the wood is weak and rotten. Broken weapons and shields litter the floor. Another door exits from here, into western direction.
Finally, the door to the north opens into a small chapel. The two other doors from the guard's quarters and the armory also lead here, as can be seen now. The chapel room extents about ten feet beyond the armory into the northern direction, it must connect directly with the outer walls of the keep. Sunlight beams through cracks in the ceiling and sheds light onto the altar, which seems to be intact still. The rest of the room is in a serious state of disrepair, much like the keep as a whole. A blackened and burnt-out husk of an orc lies in the center of the room, long dead, next to it a rusty sword and a wooden shield.
Mista Collins
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Sticking closely behind Eldwyn, Selvaggio follows with both his club and sickle drawn. He has been very uneasy after the incident with the ghosts.
Thanee
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Carefully, Eldwyn and Selvaggio move closer to the altar, step by step, while the rest stays near the entrance for now. Intrepido follows Selvaggio at first, but stops a good distance away from the altar.
“Who is this? Identify yourself! Are you coming from Phlan?”
The authoritarian voice seems to come out of nowhere, and slowly another ghostly figure comes into view, standing right before the altar. The human is wearing priestly robes and the symbol of Tyr is hanging on a leather cord around his neck. Unlike the apparitions in the barracks, there are no visible wounds to be seen. Whith the last few words, his voice carries a glimpse of hope in it.
“Who is this? Identify yourself! Are you coming from Phlan?”
The authoritarian voice seems to come out of nowhere, and slowly another ghostly figure comes into view, standing right before the altar. The human is wearing priestly robes and the symbol of Tyr is hanging on a leather cord around his neck. Unlike the apparitions in the barracks, there are no visible wounds to be seen. Whith the last few words, his voice carries a glimpse of hope in it.
Thanee
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The ghostly priest's eyes scrutinize the adventurers as Eldwyn speaks. He seems to concentrate on something. Then his features ease, as he replies.
“Yes, I am Ferran Martinez, High Priest and Commander of Sokol Keep, and its final guardian. You say, you come here to clear this place? This place is clear. No enemy will live in Sokol Keep as long as I stand guard here. My spell does not mark you as enemies like the others that came here, though. In fact, you are the first allies I see since it all began. The messenger must have reached you with the passcodes then. Good, good. Tell me, please! Has Phlan endured? Has it been freed? Is it safe now? Is the fighting finally over?”
“Yes, I am Ferran Martinez, High Priest and Commander of Sokol Keep, and its final guardian. You say, you come here to clear this place? This place is clear. No enemy will live in Sokol Keep as long as I stand guard here. My spell does not mark you as enemies like the others that came here, though. In fact, you are the first allies I see since it all began. The messenger must have reached you with the passcodes then. Good, good. Tell me, please! Has Phlan endured? Has it been freed? Is it safe now? Is the fighting finally over?”
