L:3 I have come to rescue you

Starring: Dario, Thaddeus, Tarralon, Nict, and introducing Malyth
Guest Starring: Eliam Brody (Cleric of Belinos); Kaylan (Evil necromancer); Sala (unconscious)
Challenge: Pit trap that everyone jumped into; Kaylan with Assybah's handmaiden and zombies
Location: The Belinosian crypts outside of Eliador
Date Played: 14 Aug 2011

Fighting down below the secret door

Malyth Caused a chain reaction in the hall with the exploding skeletons, though he did hurt his allies in the process. Giving Eliam Brody the potion found last week, he attempted to repent for his actions in the proccess.

Thaddeus made liberal but borderline ineffective use of the Disrupt Undead spell.

Dario: After we wiped out the crowd of walking dead, we spoke with Eliam Brody, a holy man of Belinos. He shows us that he is possession of soulstones and tells us that they lock away undead spirits. He believes that this is all the work of a necromancer of great power, named Kalyan. Kalyan is an agent of Balor, the god of undeath.

Sala strung up, party falls down

Dario: My cat-like reflexes save me from falling into the pit but the same cannot be said for my rehabilitated friend Thad. The trap seals itself, locking him below with monsters. I tie rope around my waist and tap my foot on the trap, intent on lowering the rope down, however my weight was off and tumbled to the bottom.

Malyth In a heroic attempt to save his friends from almost certain death, Malyth flung himself into the pit trap, after securing a rope with a piton in the wall behind him. After stopping within inches of the spikes at the bottom in a nipple-bruising jerk, he managed to provide a line for his friends - and himself- to climb back up on.

Room of doom!

Malyth, also believing that the best way to deal with the mysterious necromancer, poisoned him. Hopefully, there were severial doses of Nightshade in the drink that the scythe-weilding enemy consumed, and it will cripple him. Now he must face Dario, the paladin. While poison use was regretable, it was neccesary.

The scythe man did manage to bring Malyth down, but he was returned to conciousness by Nict, using Malyth's only remaining potion. All the while, Nict destroyed the candles in the corners in the room, which had some effect on the necromancer. What effect that was is still unclear, but it did help to sway the tide of the battle in our favor.

Though the necromancer managed to escape, Malyth did deal massive amount of damage to him with his touch, spending all of his remaining spells in shocking grasp and one Grease. Hopefully, when next they meet, Malyth can finish the battle that he helped to start.

Dario: At the end of the hallway we find a doorway that is impenetrable to our light sources. As everyone debates I tie a rope around my waist and stride forth. Tarralon bravely follows. The room before us is littered with gore and parts of bodies. The walls are lined with meaty walking dead and two handmaidens stand next to an altar. Behind the altar is our villain. As I stride forward I slip slightly on gore and bile rises. For the first time in a long time, I feel a bit of fear. I tell Tarralon to seek the others and move forward to challenge the foe.

Loot

• Heavy Steel Shield bearing a sun, the holy symbol of Belinos. Once, may cast Searing Light. - Dario
• [+1] Chainmail - Thaddeus
• [+1] Warhammer - Dario
• [+1] Scythe - Thaddeus
• [+1] Full Plate, tainted evil - Dario
• Scorpion Whip - Tarralon
• [mw] Saddle
• 15 gp - Directly to Slush

Direction

Dario: We have decided to next seek out civilization in the hopes that a healer may cure Sala of her poison.