Session 5 - Kobold Lair - Level 1

Wealday Rova 11 - Around Midnight

After resting long enough to regain some spells, Preacher cast a comprehend languages on the captured kobold. He revealed that the captured prisoner was going to be sacrificed at the next full moon, later that day. After getting what info they could get, Preacher escorted him to the "other side".

The group gathered up their things and headed down the stairs. They were immediately confronted by four kobold warriors and 2 slaves. They quickly took down the group and took one slave for questioning. He revealed the Kobold King was down another level and had a consort that liked pretty things. The kobolds were breaking down an obsidian obelisk dedicated to Droskar to give to the consort.

The slave agreed to lead the way but as he turned a corner after a couple hallways, ghostly armor and battle axe appeared floating down the hallway and dissolved the kobold. The party soon realized it was no ghost but a giant cube with those items stuck in it. Preacher and Budwar was engulfed by the cube, but Phain remembered a powerful scroll he had found in the monestary above and used it along with Xantumal's spells to destroy the foul thing. Budwar cleaned up the armor and battle axe and decided to use both since the armor was Mithril Full Plate and gave more protection while weighing less than his current armor, and the axe was magical with the name "Glintaxe" inscribed on it.

They continued down the hallway the kobold was leading them down and came into a kitchen filled with kobolds. A pair of them ran away as soon as they saw Budwar, and the rest definately seemed nervous about fighting him.

After disposing those kobolds they continued north to a room filled with alcoves containing dwarven skeletons. Preacher had a feeling they were undead and channeled the holy power of Pharasma, Goddess of Birth, Death, Prophesy and Fate. Undead circumvent everything she stands for and are hated by all her followers. After the divine wave of energy hit the skeltons, they all collapsed.

They continued on and came upon a room that once was used as a slaughterhouse at one time. Four ghouls attacked the party and this time these undead were not instantly destroyed like the skeletons before them by Preacher's channeled energy. The ghouls managed to paralyze Preacher to keep him from hurting them anymore, but Budwar and Xantumal dispatched them saving Preacher from their claws.

After healing up, they opened the doors to the next room and saw two kobolds protecting a pulley-operated elevator. Xantumal and Preacher quickly killed those two kobolds, but were surprised by two more jumping out of the elevator and another one attacking form a samll alcove above the door. Unfortunately for the kobolds, they were no match for the party.

The group had a hard decision to make, do they go to the next level and rescue Delek right away, or clear the area on this level to make sure they had an escape route and that no other kobolds would join in the fight against the king. Knowing they had only used up an hour or two and they still had well over a half of a day, they decided to clear out some more kobolds.

Heading south they came to another room full of kobolds, this one continued a spell caster in addition to warriors. Again upon seeing Budwar two kobolds ran fleeing. Budwar realized they thought he was the "ghost" that had killed many of their kind. Xantumal's summoned wolf kept the caster busy while the group eliminated the other kobold warriors. Before dying the kobold caster managed to send fire from his hands, injuring Phain, but not Budwar as he was protected from the Ring of Torag he had found in the monestary above.

To be continued next week....