Moving onwards, Aust it seems is not well.. Aust was possessed by ..something! and after some interaction, Aust is in a battle of wills inside his head! Morthos casts remove curse on him. It seems this creature was trapped in the dwarven tomb.. The creature possessing his body with Aust - Talekishar - is a type of rakshasa - a fiend from the 9 Hells. A natural "1" save was the result!
. The mist-like spirit then found Rurrick for a short-time before being defeated by the combined strength of the party! Timely once again as Morthos casts remove curse. This rakshasa rolls badly! Some resting.. as many were low on hitpoints or spells.
With the Imperium escort in tow, the Laughing Moons trek onwards through doors to the Monolith room. A strange trail of blood and tracks are found... in the room a gigantic monolith covered in dwarven runes with a black liquid continually pouring down it into a pool around the large structure.
Under the strange advice of the puppet "Sir Rael Nero Falragin the 3rd" (originally found wielded by a zombie butler in the Dwarven Kings tomb) the party is told it seems this is a 'short-cut' to the lowest levels of the Golden Citadel. "Sir Rael" - normally stowed in Aust's bag of holding - is none too happy about taking the route.
"Put me back in my bag house!"
After further banter and discussion, it seems the puppet which seems to only be animated while held in hand (detect magic and identify have no effect) has 'built' a small home in the groups equipment stowed in the bag!! He wants some food - chicken - for "my friends" and wine as well, then he will make sure when items are needed they can be acquired from the bag of holding!
Taking deep breath's one and all jump into the pool of black liquid.. TPK.
(just joking) :)
Holding their breaths they descend through the syrupy ooze. Attacked part way down by some eel like creatures they come out to a circular chamber with 2 doors and a passage. After discovering a false door - Nanfoodle falling down into a double spiked pit - the party is able to follow the blood trail into the mines trying to wipe off the clinging black ooze..
A large room where sewage(?) is treated(?) is inhabited by a group of orcs, Minotaur and few drow led by a robed figure. A plan is formed to surprise them.. until Nanfoodle fails a stealth check. After some back and forth of asking for the password.. The enemies nearly believe Arjun's guttural orc reply.. but then fireball hits the party and battle is engaged!
The party note the Minotaur twists a rod - THE ROD - in the shaft of his axe.. and morphs into a FIREGIANT!
Aust swings into action using his swashbuckler and bardic spells to sword-slashing effect, Reinhard, Morthos, Rurrick and Nanfoodles' attacks to effect to take out a 6 legged lizard and destroy a giant skeleton. Arjun is in battle against a tough armoured human..
Until next week! The first rod is finally within the party's grasp!
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