Journal of Rollo Lavius 2

Entry #308 - The Final Door

(G308 04/03/2017 via Roll20 - AP, JF(GM), MJ, HK) SS18

[Back in the Necromancer's Spike in Pedestal, here are more notes from the journal of Merlock Tomes]

DAY 279 (14th Nightal)(December) cont ...

As stated in my previous report, my investigation into the murder of Elessarwa Nledoor had lead me to the overworlder gang known as the 'Buffalo Bunch'. These individuals were a powerful warlock called Fenrir, a fey druid known as Arahel, a half-orc barbarian known as Durz and a gnomish scout known as Billitoppe.

Following them to the Necromancer's Spike I saw that they were clearing the area of undead and monsters and thusly doing us a great service in that it would save us the bother of doing it later.

They had already cleared two levels of the tower and had found their way to the third. Here they entered a room of mirrors where they were attacked my three magical monsters created from the mirrors themselves.

The gang made short work of these creatures and showered glass shards all over the stone floor. I should also mention that the six mirrors in this room were also magical and showed views of various places around Pedestal.

From here they continued down another corridor and through some abandoned rooms until the arrived at the Shrine of Orcus. Here they were attacked two fevers and a choker. These are quite nasty undead elementals but even so the gang made short work of them. It was a messy battle, with burning coals from the braziers being knocked everywhere. Once they had finished in here they went back to one of the smaller chambers and rested for the remainder of the day.

DAY 280 (15th Nightal)(December)

This was the Buffalo Bunches fourth day in the Necromancer's Spike.

Around about one in the morning they had rested enough and continued on their way. The only way forward was down some steps to the inner sanctum of the spire.

The steps were rotten and when Durz stepped on them they collapsed. He was not gravely injured though and the others were carried down to the lower area by Fenrir using his demonic wings.

Before them was a corridor with six alcoves along it, three on each side. In each alcove was a victim of Fadheela, all turned to stone except for one part that was still alive. One of the statues still had eyes that stared at them with madness as they passed, another had hands that seemed to reach out for help. There were two children as well and a strange angelic being, the only statue that was not a drow or a duergar.

The last and most horrible had a mouth that still screamed and screamed in hoarse terror.

At the other end of the corridor was a crossroads with four more statues. These were completely stone this time. There were doors in the north, east and west walls. Green light pulsed around the door to the west and every so often they heard the discharging of electricity.

This seemed to be the door where their next challenge waited for them...