From the other side of
the door out of the Mushroom Pit came a cry for help. The heroes went to
investigate, however Lucian trod on a Slumberspore and fell asleep. The cry
came from an old woman, who turned out to be Zerriska the Crone, one of the
seven people the heroes were commissioned to rescue. They freed her from the
magic circle in which she was trapped, and put up with her ravings about her
having ‘Dark Powers’ long enough to know that, far from being a witch, she is a
skilled herbalist. The heroes suggested that she might make up a healing potion
for them, and after being given the tools and materials to do it, she
grudgingly agreed, though it would be some time before it was ready.
The heroes proceeded
back into the Mushroom Pit and decided to see what was at the top of the holes
in the ceiling. Sayer went up first to find two goblins bearing down on him. Sayer
took advantage of his mobility to deal with the goblins, killing one and
fooling the other into taking a fall into the Mushroom Pit. This kept Grambur
busy for a little while, as it was all he could do to prevent the Goblin from
escaping. Meanwhile, the fight had drawn the attention of some of the
Hobgoblins who were resting in the room to the South of the corridor Sayer had
found himself in. They stormed over the hole hoping to take out the Eladrin
Ranger, however Oro appeared from the hole and used the Acid Arrow to burn two
of the vile creatures to death. The remaining hobgoblin turned his attention to
Oro, causing him some severe damage, and Oro retreated back down the hole, but
this gave Sayer the opportunity to finish the fight with a well-placed arrow to
the neck.
Heading North up the
corridor and taking a turn to the right, the heroes found themselves in a
crypt. The sarcophagi in the middle of the room looked interesting but there
was no time to investigate, as some Hobgoblins were waiting there and one of
them had a bow. The heroes lost no time in launching the attack; Grambur
positioned himself in range of as many of the creatures as possible. Most of the
hobgoblins went down rather easily but the one with the bow proved a tough
opponent to beat down. It hadn’t helped that another hobgoblin had descended
the wrought iron stairs at the top of the room. Oro used his cold magic to slow
the hobgoblin down and deny him the use of his already limited mobility, which
meant Sayer had an easier time positioning himself for the attack. Ultimately
the cowardly nature of hobgoblins won the day for the heroes; when the villains
tried to run, the heroes took advantage and cut them down.
Inside one sarcophagus
was a substantial pile of gold and silver, and a green gem. Grambur would have
quite happily taken the ‘Dwarven Share’ of more than half of it, but he soon
forgot about it once he discovered that the other sarcophagus contained a Frost
Axe. Grambur eagerly took the axe for his own, naming it ‘Wintersbite.’
The heroes also had a
look at the altar in the room, and discovered that the Hobgoblins were using it
as an altar to Bane. However, Oro realised that the altar had previously been
used as an altar to Vecna, the god of forbidden knowledge. A sense of
foreboding filled the heroes as they gazed at the messages written around the
walls of the crypt: “Here lie the Rivenroars until the day of the Black
Sun. If you seek their monument, look at the lands around you.”
Experience: 197
each
Treasure:
- 26 arrows
- 200 gold pieces
- 200 silver pieces
- A green gem worth 8 gold pieces
- Frost Axe (lv. 3) “Wintersbite”
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