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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Maliki" data-source="post: 2455832" data-attributes="member: 19073">WK9-1 (3-21-05) Bloodstone Priory Pt. 3 After defeating the kobolds, the party continues thier investigation of the temples lower level. One long hall hold many former living quarters for the priory's monks, a thumping noise can be heard from behind one of two barred doors. Releasing the bar, the party is attacked by two zombies, which they quickly handle. In the other locked room they find room obviosly used to hold Carla(David finds her apron here) But no sign of Carla. A few rooms later they find a old office, and a larger living area(Very clean and well kept) Searching they find a two large chests filled with all sizes and types of clothing, also in one of the chest is a fair amount of coin and gems. They also find a journal kept by the creature, where it talks of preparing for the party and its plans to show Carla its "true self". After a few more empty roms the party finds a door with a broken wax and silver seal. Entering they find themselves in a 30' wide octagon shaped, burial chamber. A door in the south wall (also with a broken seal) leads out. The next chamber is much the same, except this has recently been converted to a storage room(Lots of rations and ale). Again a door with a broken seal leads south. The third chamber is of the same size but hold an alter, seated upom the alter is Carla, and in front of her is a featurless greyskinned humanoid with overly large claws and large pupiless eyes. The battle is on! Rnd 1 Necromos cast sleep to no avail, Luthian detects evil paying attention to Carla(funny how shapechangers can make people paranoid)The rest of the party charges and and land some shots on the creature. The creature returns the favor smashing Berogeur to the ground. Rnd 2 Necromos slips around the melee to get to Carla, the party deals out more damage to the creature, Beroguer struggles to drink a healing potion. Then David(whom I remembered this week) steps up and nearly cleaves the creature in half. As the dead creature stumbles backwards it crashes into the alter, knocking it backwards to reveal a set of spiral stairs leading down. The party wishes to explore the lower level and David and Carla set off for Goblinstooth. The party heals up and proceeds down the spiral stairs, whish end in a another octogan shaped chamber, as soon as the party reaches the bottom of the steps, A ghoul like creature charges through a partially opened door, Ryld, Luthian and Beroguer roll into melee, Necromos holds a position, halfway up the steps and Schohn launches an arrow. the party lands several blows but are unable to drop the creature. The creature manages a hit on Ryld, causing a minor wound, but obviously draining life out of him as well, and by scoring the hit the creature seems to regain some of its own vigor as well(this kind of worries the party, they are dealing with a undead creatures with sometype of vampiric ability to drain life.) Fortunatly the party's numbers prove to much for the creature and it goes down under a flurry of blows. Exploring this level the party finds a wrecked library, a torture chamber, and cells holding the remains of dead fey.(elves sprites etc). After a major search effort the party uncovers an old document from the time of the priory's construction revealing a secret compartment hidden under the moasiac on the floor of the main temple. Beroguer also notices a seem in what looked like a solid stone table. Removing the upper part of the table the party is quite surprised when a 12' long skeletal serpent with a human head rises up and begins to sway back and forth. Luthian manages a quick swing but misses, and before anyone else can react the creatures swaying effects them putting Luthian, Ryld and Necromos into a stupified state of inaction. Beroguer and Schohn both resist the effects and after a savage combat, manage to destroy the thing. Inside the chest, the party finds a small hoard of gems and coins. Packing up the spoils, the party returns to the basement level, to explore one halway they had yet to check. The rest of the update will have to wait until later today, or the weekend.</blockquote>

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