DRAMATIS PERSONAE:
Skeef Hawkridge (Half Elf Druid 8 / Thief 8)
Goro (Half Orc Cleric 7 / Fighter 7)
Solcha (Elf Fighter 5 / Magic User 8)
Chanee (Human Paladin 7)
[Baqua Irontoes (Halfling Fighter 4 / Thief 6)]
Date/Time
Patchwall 8 (early evening) to Patchwall 9 (mid morning)
After a quick return to the chasme lair to loot a cloak of elvenkind and a small pile of platinum coins, the party moves back to the third set of doors. Once more passing through the iron doors, then down the corridor to open the ebony doors ... once more the party finds themselves teleported to a 30' square cavern with four exits. With no sign of the markings left on their previous teleportations, they push on once more to explore and look for the next set of doors. They stumble into a large luminescent cavern where they are attacked by strange rock-like gargoyles. Defeating these margolyes, they decide it is time to rest and lick their wounds. Solcha sets up a Leomund's tiny hut while Skeef blocks off a dead end chamber with stone shape. This allows them to pass the night safely even in these evil environs.
Continuing their exploration the next day, they stumble into an immense cavern. There they are confronted by a large snake-like reptilian monster with a dozen taloned legs and a head like a crocodile. It does not attack at once, but in limited common demands they give it live flesh in return for their lives. Negotiations ensue, but the creature gets angrier and angrier as it's live meal is not forthcoming. Assuming the beast guards something of value, the party opts to not leave under the pretense of going to collect a meal; instead they choose violence. The beast immediately lashes out at Chanee, and it swallows the paladin whole! The rest of the party turns their attacks against the reptilation thing, while Chanee slashes from the inside as he is slowly digested by the creatures stomach juices. Thankfully his stewing time is short, as the party collectively slays the thing in short order.
Exploring the far reaches of the behir cavern leads to disappointment, as the party finds nothing of interest. Backtracking and pushing on through new caverns, they come to a vaulted chamber lined with limed-over corpses. Multiple layers of calcified barely-distinguishable corpses stand in multiple layers high up the walls. A steady drip and splash of water from the ceiling down the walls trickles over the stoney corpses creating a pool of water in the northeastern portion of the cavern. As the party looks around in horror, they notice one corpses seems to move it's head to follow there movement. As Chanee approaches this strange figure, it gazes at the paladin with large milky-white eyes. Chanee feels a sudden shiver of evil and death which he is able to shake off. This is enough to bring in the rest of the party, who swiftly hack and slay the vile creature.
Cleaning the ichor off their weapon, the party then searches the narrow passage into which the trickle of water flows. And there they find a kings ransom of trearture ...
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