[IC1] Pool of Radiance

[hafrogman]

Kylest gives up his attempt to communicate with the apparitions and tries, unsuccessfully, to pay them no heed as they look around the room.

 

[Thanee]

The other adventurers begin with their search of the remains of the barracks, while Kordunn stands guard. Nothing happens in the courtyard, but one of the ghostly soldiers in the barracks moves to one of the walls and picks up a horn, which hasn't really been there before. It looks like one of those used to sound an alarm. The soldier seems to struggle against it, but his arms slowly raise the horn to his lips.

 

[Mista Collins]

After a minute of thought, Selvaggio turns to his companions as the solider brings the alarm to his lips. "Do you think that these soldiers might have been killed by the other undead soldiers we saw in the courtyard? Maybe that was the battle they were fighting."

 

[Krug]

Oog quickly tries to stop the soldier from blowing on the horn, either by attacking or casting a bolt at it. "Stop it quick!"

 

[Thanee]

Unaffected by Oog's attacks, the soldier blows the horn, once, twice, then he drops it and draws his sword. The other ghostly guards do likewise, but their blades cannot connect with the material bodies of the adventurers, they go right through them.

A moment later, Kordunn sees the door to the main building open, and the undead guard patrol emerge from there, weapons drawn...

 

[Krug]

Oog stands ready and casts a bolt at the closest guard.

 

[Voadam]

Kordunn shouts "The horn drew the dead guards. Prepare to defend yourselves!"

 

[Thanee]

As they prepare themselves for the attack, the adventurers inside the barracks hear the heavy footsteps of armored boots outside, while Kordunn sees the undead guards, which Elmus must have seen earlier, slow down and finally stop as they get closer and notice him standing near the entrance, ready to defend his position. Five of them surround the entrance, the sixth, a dwarf-sized skeleton, comes forward, pointing its sword towards Kordunn and pushing the visor of its helmet open. Underneath a skull can be seen, its lower jaw is gone, and there is some movement between the bones, as if the skeleton is talking, but no sound except for a weird bone clacking can be heard. Then the 'talking' stops and the guard lowers its sword some, in a gesture which probably should let the guard appear less threatening, but still full of suspicion. The skeleton takes a step forward, its empty eye sockets gazing towards Kordunn's face.

Kordunn:
[SBLOCK]Now fairly close, just outside your weapon's reach, you notice that the former dwarf wears an amulet, which looks similar to that found by the elven skeleton. It's hard to say, since it's not very clean, but there could be the holy symbol of Tyr on it. Two of the other undead seem to wear similar amulets.[/SBLOCK]

 

[Voadam]

Kordunn meets the gaze of the skeletal dwarf and lowers his polearm to a non-threatening position in response.

He addresses the dead guardian and states "We are champions of New Phlan, come here to help. I am Kordunn Asteroth champion of the Spellord." He repeats his statement and introduction in dwarven.

 

[Thanee]

The undead do not react to Kordunn's statements. The dwarven skeleton retains the same stance as before.

Inside the apparitions have stopped their futile attempts to attack the other party members. They float around the room aimlessly, moaning in low voices.