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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ao the Overkitty" data-source="post: 1546648" data-attributes="member: 9758">Journal Entry of Seth Lochmar - September 11thSeptember 11th, 1002    It seems the others have been busy while I’ve been busy reading Words of Wisdom.  It was a rather interesting book.  Though it took me a while to read, I feel I have gained much from the experience.    During the night at Highwatch, something evil tried to kill Fiona.  Thankfully, she had placed an alarm upon her bed and the creature was scared off by the noise.  We informed Laird Leslie of the attack, but they could find no trace of the intruder, save for the forced open window.    In the morning, we returned to our Manor via Hippogriff.  I sat down to start reading while Tellsford went to talk to some plants to see if he could find the Meenlocks.  They explored another tunnel, which opened up into a chamber with four other exits.  The farthest right tunnel did not go very far before it turned upward and ended at a closed hatch.  When Conrad opened it, water rushed in, pushing everyone back into the chamber.  Conrad was almost drowned as he was pushed into their entrance tunnel.  Luckily Cyrus was able to get some rope down to him and pull him into a side tunnel.  They were all able to get outside through the side tunnel to see Minter Creek empty and Minter Lake draining.  Cyrus quickly found a Giant Toad and killed it.  Conrad took the toad and threw the corpse in the lake. When the lake had settled, Cyrus swam down and closed the hatch.  He then freed the toad corpse from the entrance tunnel, escaping through the side tunnel and allowing the water to drain.  Feeling they had done enough damage for the day, they returned to the manor.    That evening, I got to meet Simon Highwatch.  He was rather happy about the fact that had been asked to come over to help us and the prospect of getting to hit things with his sword.  Friendly enough guy, but I had to get back to reading.  He spent the Sabbath with our family before accompanying Fiona, Padraic, Tellsford and Conrad back to the chamber under Minter Creek.  The water had drained from the main tunnel, but left the left most tunnel submerged.  After Conrad disabled a summoning trap on the middle tunnel, they continued on.  They were attacked by some flying heads that said they guarded the family catacombs.  From what they’ve been able to piece together, the heads attacked them as they left the catacombs.  They left entrance to the catacombs and entered what looked to be a basement.  There, they were attacked by something Tellsford identified as Feyrs.  He obviously considered them to be very frightening since I’m told he yelled, “Feyrs!” and promptly ran away.  I’m told that fight consisted of a lot of Simon and Tellsford running away and running back.    After the Feyrs were finished, they found a small room filled with stuff, including a heavy crossbow with a cross carved into it, a cloak, and several barrels full of copper coins.  On one of Tellsford’s trips away from the battle, he had run up into a church where he saw a man knelt before an altar.  They all retreated back to the Manor for some healing before continuing into the church.  Conrad decided to stay behind.    Walking into the church from its basement, the four of them saw the front door to their right, stairs up to another level ahead of them, and an opening into the church proper to their left.  Past the pews, they saw a large man bent over in front of the altar.  After a quick nod to the others to follow, Padraic started forward. Almost upon the man, the group could hear him praying.  But it was the oddest praying they had ever heard before.  One line would be in Latin and another would be in Common.  It was almost as if he was responding to his prayers as he made them.    Up close, they could see that the man was a bit of a brute.  Large, but had a bit of a lopsided hunch, causing him to lean to the left.  Without turning, the man’s head twitched as he said in a gravely voice, “More Lochmars to raise?”The conversation that followed was an odd one.  Sometimes this man, whom they learned was named Mentahl, would answer their questions and other times his responses just didn’t make any sense.  And it seems his head twitch rather unnerved Fiona.  It turns out that Mentahl was Troy’s acolyte.  He is fanatically devoted to the Lochmars and Saint Eshua.  He had been raising the bodies the “Little Lochmars” had been bringing him, though they always seemed to come back screaming.  This makes me wonder what the Meenlocks did with Lamard’s body.  Since he was reincarnated, his body no longer has a soul to be brought back for raising.When Fiona asked Mentahl what the Meenlocks do with the people, he got a frightened look upon his face.  “HE takes them… HE tortures them!”  It was then that Padraic noticed that Mentahl’s focus had been on a point above and behind them.  Turning around and looking up, his eyes focused upon an Infernal being standing upon the balcony.  Fiona described him as a Large Orange Furry Ape (think orange cookie monster).  As Padraic laid eyes upon Mentahl grabbed his head and cowered, yelling out, “NOOOO!!!  I won’t kill them!!!”As the Torturer grinned at those below him, the group sprung into action.  Fiona cast a glitterdust upon the being, somehow getting through his resistances and blinding him.  Simon drew his bastard sword as he ran and took a mighty leap off of some pews to reach the balcony above.  As he came down in front of the beast, he put his strength behind his sword, slashing hard into it.  Padraic sprinted back out of the church and up the stairs to get behind the Torturer.  The fiend roared in pain and surprise as it wildly swung at Simon.  Seeing what should have been a fun taunting session turning into a losing battle, the Torture screamed in rage as he vanished back from where it came.I don’t know what all went on after that, but Simon now has a rather nice heavy crossbow and Padraic has a nice cloak.  The next day, when they came back from exploring tunnels, Padraic and Tellsford had to be dragged in they were so weak.  They didn’t tell me what went on, just mumbled something about a purple wyrm.  So, of course, the assassin struck again that night, and once again managed to escape.</blockquote>

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