February 6th 217B The group explores what remains of the Cathezar's lair. Taking time to dig upparts of the magical trap that blasted them with dispels and cold. The Cathezar had a cloak, a clear glass helmet, a ring, and some minor other items. The Nafreshnee guards had a human corpse they were using as a piggy bank. Skinused as scrolls. interior stuffed with money. Looks like they made him swallowa dozen large gems and several pounds of coins before they killed him by dippingin tar to seal openings. Scrolls were placed on skin after death. Deeper within the lair the party finds a heavily secured door. Rather than risksetting of any defenses (which have been pretty impressive so far, the groupdecide to cut through a wall and look inside. Qualental uses a magical two handed weapon and immediately a scream comes fromthe other side of the wall. The group cuts through the wall and finds apanicked heavily pregnant black lady. It turns out she was just scared, but onexamining her Theringil notices that she is radiating 8 moderately evil aurascoming from her womb. Felicia warns the group that whatever is in her womb isvery sentient and communicating telepathically. The lady does not share a language but she understands some infernal. She saysthere was another prisoner matching the description of Essandri a few weeksback. After a while the group tires of talking with her and Herunaro uses HolyWord to banish the creatures inside her without telling her what he is doing.The lady throws a fit as her womb deflates. She throws herself at Theringil butshe is easily pushed away due to her weakened state. Felicia turns on the groupand complains that they could have used a bit more tact with the woman but theelves just shrug feeling that the greater good has been served. Felicia mutterssomething about Elvish arrogance and attempts to comfort the lady whom is nowsobbing. The other now bored look elsewhere. There is another door that appears to be heavily warded. Theringil uses auguryto determine that bad things will happen if the door is opened. Herunaro useshis cloak to dim-door a couple people to the other side to investigate.Apparently that does not set off the trap because there are a dozen glyphsinside the door that are quiescent. Down the hall is a Exhibition Hall with display cases and many different typesof skeletons mounted on wire frames. After looking around a few moments theskeletons begin unmounting themselves and attacking. Qualental smashes a number of skeletons out of the way. One, a massiveTriceratops with large bat wings, gores him badly. Theringil turns many of theskeletons to dust and Herunaro lobs in a sonic fireball to powder the rest.Among the remains are jewelry and items of various types. Many of the figuresappear to be exotic specimen or leaders of different races. Among the racesrepresented are Cyclops, Minotaur, Deep-one, Pit-Fiend, Pseudo Dragon, OgreMagi, Human Emperor, Balor, Ettin, Gnome, Illithid, Formian Queen, and the listgoes on. AMny of them had expensive looking costume jewelry, but several stillhave real robes of state. The group accumulates a few hundred gems as well as adecent bit of other treasure. Most figures had gilt items substituted fororiginal objects but even so it was a fair haul. The fiendish Triceratops' hada huge gold crown weighing several hundred pounds. The entire museum was veryheavily magically warded. But none of the traps were activated by the party. Party eventually pack up to leave. They return the black lady to her homecountry but receive a lukewarm reception at best. Her husband thanks the groupfor his first wives return but says he can not extend welcome to the group andbids them farewell. The party eventually goes to Lothia. Where they buy lots and lots of equipment.Several items are commissioned and some debts are settled. While waiting thegroup send a message to Nurn whom is stuck in Ossington due to transportationdifficulties. Theringil begins a legend lore to find more on the Dreamer but it is slow andthe fragments are not making much sense. "Last guardian, Awaken, The creations,A watch stands empty..." It will probably take days if not weeks to gatherenough legends to have something coherent. February 22th 217B ITEMS ----- Helm of teleportation Cloak +4 Ring of Blinking Ring of Jump (resizing) SESSION END Evening of February 22th 217B NEXT TIME : The Bottommost Layer... EXPERIENCE TOTALS (Session 59) ----------------- Herunaro Swiftwind Berrik Qualental Theringil 158356 148703 147597 158265 158247