A couple of weeks after our heroes' adventure in the local graveyard, the Baron of Windhaven once again summoned Onyx the dwarf, Rowan the crusader, and Griselda the sorceress to his presence. They noticed that the bishop was present, and appeared very overwrought.
The Baron explained that the bishop had come to him after one of the acolytes had gone missing. He has been sent to the crypt under the church and never returned. An investigation found his corpse, mangled and gnawed, in the entry corridor. The clergy at the church are now terrified of the crypt. The Baron asked the trio to investigate the hideous goings-on.
And thus our heroes once again went forth into peril.
The entrance hallway (1) was lined with sarcophagi. As Griselda passed, one of the lids fell off, but she agilely jumped aside as it crashed to the ground.
"Wonderful," thought Rowan as the sound echoed throughout the catacombs, "we have just announced our coming to the whole world."
Sure enough, the sound warned the inhabitants of the next room (2). Four zombies shambled toward the entrance. Onyx and Griselda dispatched two each with ease.
The next room (3) featured a deep puddle of slimy water. Onyx and Griselda fell in, sucking some of the contaminated water down their throats. They went into a spasm of coughing that left them weakened (I treated this like poison - it caused a wound)
The heroes then entered a corridor (4) where two ghouls were snacking on some corpses. They attacked Rowan, inflicting a couple of wounds. He managed to kill one. As the other prepared to pounce upon Rowan, Onyx cleaved it in twain with a mighty blow from his axe.
While binding his wounds, Rowan complained about the "damned abominations." Griselda replied with a quip - "Hey, ghouls just want to have fun." (my wife's joke)
Backtracking past the slimy puddle, the party passed a rotting corpse (5) and then fought off some giant roaches (6). Then the party entered a room (7) with a wight. The party leaped into action and quickly cut it down.
"I guess we had the wight stuff," joked Onyx. Rowan just groaned. (my joke)
After passing through an empty corridor (8) the party came across a holy water font (9). Was it still blessed or had it been fouled? Griselda had her raven sniff it. It seemed OK so they tried a sip. It healed them of their wounds! The were ready for the final boss!
They explored an empty room (10) before finding the source of the corruption. In the last room (11) they discovered a skeleton mage. When it saw them it gave a bloodcurdling scream. Fortunately our heroes were made of stern stuff so they did not flinch from the battle. Instead, Onyx attacked and hit the mage; it countered and struck Onyx in return with its staff. Griselda launched a fireball that set its robes afire. It attacked her but she deflty dodged and flamed it again.
The mage stepped back and launched a lightning bolt from its staff. It struck Rowan in the chest; he reeled back in pain. Once again, Griselda fireballed him. The intense heat began to disintegrate its bones. As the deathlike figure began to decompose it shouted out a warning.
"You may have defeated me, but you cannot defeat death. Death takes us all!"
The party then checked the room. Griselda was able to recover the skeleton mage's staff. Rowan discovered a hole in the wall, which opened into a tunnel that led into the bowels of the earth.
"I think these abominations are coming into the crypt from these tunnels" Rowan remarked,
"I think we found our next adventure" suggested Onyx.
What dangers does the tunnel hold? Find out next time!
The Baron explained that the bishop had come to him after one of the acolytes had gone missing. He has been sent to the crypt under the church and never returned. An investigation found his corpse, mangled and gnawed, in the entry corridor. The clergy at the church are now terrified of the crypt. The Baron asked the trio to investigate the hideous goings-on.
And thus our heroes once again went forth into peril.
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| A map of the crypt |
"Wonderful," thought Rowan as the sound echoed throughout the catacombs, "we have just announced our coming to the whole world."
Sure enough, the sound warned the inhabitants of the next room (2). Four zombies shambled toward the entrance. Onyx and Griselda dispatched two each with ease.
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| Fighting "zombies" |
The heroes then entered a corridor (4) where two ghouls were snacking on some corpses. They attacked Rowan, inflicting a couple of wounds. He managed to kill one. As the other prepared to pounce upon Rowan, Onyx cleaved it in twain with a mighty blow from his axe.
While binding his wounds, Rowan complained about the "damned abominations." Griselda replied with a quip - "Hey, ghouls just want to have fun." (my wife's joke)
Backtracking past the slimy puddle, the party passed a rotting corpse (5) and then fought off some giant roaches (6). Then the party entered a room (7) with a wight. The party leaped into action and quickly cut it down.
"I guess we had the wight stuff," joked Onyx. Rowan just groaned. (my joke)
After passing through an empty corridor (8) the party came across a holy water font (9). Was it still blessed or had it been fouled? Griselda had her raven sniff it. It seemed OK so they tried a sip. It healed them of their wounds! The were ready for the final boss!
They explored an empty room (10) before finding the source of the corruption. In the last room (11) they discovered a skeleton mage. When it saw them it gave a bloodcurdling scream. Fortunately our heroes were made of stern stuff so they did not flinch from the battle. Instead, Onyx attacked and hit the mage; it countered and struck Onyx in return with its staff. Griselda launched a fireball that set its robes afire. It attacked her but she deflty dodged and flamed it again.
The mage stepped back and launched a lightning bolt from its staff. It struck Rowan in the chest; he reeled back in pain. Once again, Griselda fireballed him. The intense heat began to disintegrate its bones. As the deathlike figure began to decompose it shouted out a warning.
"You may have defeated me, but you cannot defeat death. Death takes us all!"
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| The skeleton mage falls |
"I think these abominations are coming into the crypt from these tunnels" Rowan remarked,
"I think we found our next adventure" suggested Onyx.
What dangers does the tunnel hold? Find out next time!
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