Adventurers Present
Bilbo - hobbit
Mossmullet - dwarfley tempest cleric
Orsek - dwarfley barbarian wizard
Although the Necromancer himself was already slain by the party the previous day (along with his psychotic but dangerously skilled shoveler), there remained two full levels of his shadowy tower home yet to explore. The adventurers spent this day clearing the foul wizard’s bastion of the lingering evils it sheltered, and greatly enriched themselves in the process.
The three stalwart heroes of the Cheddarbenders started the morning by ascending to the third of four floors in the tower structure. They came upon a large guard room filled with a dozen skeletons. The bony contingent attacked ferociously, and none of the three escaped their fury. Orsek, however, was most grievously wounded, for the skeletal commander hurled a Spear of Burrowing at the unfortunate dwarf, successfully striking him. Thereafter, the Spear stuck fast in his gut and burrowed ever-deeper each round, inflicting additional damage in the process. Undeterred, Orsek and his companions ground down the undead warriors until they were no more than bone meal. With the skeleton horde finally vanquished, cousin Mossmullet attempted to use his medical skills to painlessly extract the magical spear. Unfortuantely, despite Mossmullet’s display of passable surgical skill, the extraction proved mortal for the stricken Orsek. Only prayers and appeals to mighty Varga spared Orsek from the looming specter of death. Mossmullet kept the Spear.
The next room held the conquered Necromancer’s bedroom, and much loot was found within. Well, mostly it was found in the secret treasure room hidden behind the wizards’ wardrobe. Regardless, between the wizard’s bedroom and his secret treasure room, the party found many spell scrolls (claimed by the party wizard), a sizable amount of gold pieces, a magic ring of Turning Undead (handed to the party cleric), a robe of Shadow Servants (given to the sneaky little hobbit) , a gem of necromantic spell channeling (also claimed by the party wizard), and a pretty silver brooch of substantial monetary value. A pretty haul, to be sure! Before leaving that level of the tower, they found yet another secret treasure-stash room, which yielded up even more gold and spell scrolls. But only at the cost of being bush-wacked by a couple more wandering skeletons, who again dished out some damage to the three companions.
The group then climbed all the way to the roof, which held nothing of interest. Descending back to the fourth level of the tower, they ransacked another small laboratory of the evil Necromancer. This room yielded a single spell scroll and a magic potion of unknown variety (but with an evil, black, swirly appearance). Passing through a door in the opposite side of the lab, they were confronted with what could only be the ultimate goal of their quest: a large black orb seated upon a pedestal. The group eventually got around to throwing tools at the orb repeatedly until it cracked, and then throwing it off the tower’s roof, shattering and destroying the evil object for good. The party also located a library upon that level, and after exterminating a small swarm of stirges (but not before the fell beasts sucked most of the blood out of our apparently tasty hobbit), they found a large stash of gems (of quite substantial value), a book about White Plume Mountain, and a potion of Healing.
Their appetites for adventure, loot, and mayhem all sufficiently sated, the party took their (long) rest in the library. Their plan for the morrow? Return to Cheddarbend, announce the victorious completion of their mission of rescue to the hapless townfolk, and bathe in the gratitude and laurels of their accomplishments! With some well-spent coin, the trio of adventurers might well expect to increase their fame and abilities further yet (Level Up)!
Party Experience Gained
Combat: 129 each
Exploration: 116 each
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