The Laughing Moons were engaged in battle with trolls and other sewer monstrosities. The heroes' spells, attacks and more dealing swift and deadly damage to the sewer denizens.
At a sewer juncture, the party engaged a number of dire cave fishers, as well as swarms of rats under command of the Rot trolls and venom troll. Every time the heroes attacked, putrid waste and venomous sludge spewed over them.
But the Laughing Moons were victorious, thinking back that if they had ventured down these sewer passages earlier in their career it may have been their deaths! A number of interesting magic items and other treasure were acquired from the vanquished foes.
The party started to a far off chanting.. venturing closer they could hear the words:
“the light shines upon us. The dark surrounds us. The magic helps us. The elements feed us. In the end death takes us.”
Then there was another phrase in another language:
"QWegg'erybi Tangishar Zullanic!
(DM: Morthos was able to translate: “Death to the God Emperor!”)
The Heroes looked at each other - 'Death to the God Emperor - the Leader of the Imperium. It seems they had stumbled upon a death cult..
Scouting ahead, they found a massive chamber, with a 5 tiered ziggurat in the centre. Each level was 10' high.
At the top is a cloaked figure in white, looking to be an older man, silvery-white long beard. On each level of ziggurat are 15 white-robed humanoids facing inward heads and arms raised.
Speaking
in common they say “the light
shines upon us. The dark surrounds us. The magic helps us. The elements feed
us. In the end death takes us.”
Then
in infernal: “Death to the God Emperor!”
As
each mantra is said a different energy fills the room for about 1/2 a minute
- Light the room is infused in a soft white glow
- Dark the room fills with shadows and a cold breeze
- Magic swirls of different colours and what look to be arcane symbols glow about the vast chamber
- Elements fire, snow and rain tiny tornadoes dance and race about the room and figures
- Death a black cloud swirl up around the feet of figure the white clothing rotting away, skin and flesh withering to bone.Once it reaches about waist to chest level on some and others become full skeletons. Then with a final gust of wind they are back to white robed figures.
As
each new mantra starts the different energy types swirl up and around into the
central figure.. he seems to be getting taller.
The
figures then speak the final line and fall to their knees. Bowing their heads
they touch the floor
with head and hands continuing to chant in infernal “Death to the God-Emperor.” The Laughing Moons, not one to pass up on a fight. Prepare and with total surprise attack!
Once engaged, the central white-robed figure transforms into a tall three-skulled figure - A Skull Lord! Lord Reglios. Siphoning all types of energy from the followers into
his being to empower him..
The Skull Lord uses his legendary powers and abilities to great effect, his death cult followers sacrificing themselves willingly to aid and defend him.
1. Arjhan
2. Aust
3. Rurrick
4. Reinhardt
5. Morthos
6. Namfoodle
Battling back and forth, many of the Laughing moons fell unconscious in battle but in the end, successfully defeated the skull lord of the Death Cult Reglios.
Nearly all the cultists were dead except a couple, no longer under the Skull Lord's power. Aust led the survivors..
A number of interesting and powerful treasures were found and as they gathered these the walls and ceilings started to shake and rumble. It seemed Lord Reglios' ziggurat was crumbling upon his death. Successfully retreating, the party returned to the Broken Sword inn to rest and recover.. It was two days now until the God Emperor's celebration. The Major met the Laughing Moons and was quite excited to hear of the Lord Reglios' death cult demise.
"You may get a 2nd reward for zis! Vell done!" The Major said with his clipped regimental accent, a smile and a clap on the back of each hero. Buying them all a round of drinks, the Laughing Moons relaxed in the tavern..
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