With a new strategy in hand, Safi, as some sort of giant telepathic cat, went off and scouted ahead. Just past the door there were two branches off to each side of the corridor. Turning right Safi made his way down a rough hewn tunnel that twisted and turned before finally ending around a bend that was gently lit by some phosphorescent fungi.

Fazanna, upon exploring the fungi, learned that it fed off of leached of defiler magic decided it was best to leave it alone until after the rest of the temple hd been explored.

When Safi entered the chamber to explore it, the statues seemed to conjure up wind and tried to push, or pull, him to the cauldron. He quickly exited and a new plan was hatched. Using some some improvised weapons they decided to attempt to destroy the statues from outside the chamber. They soon noticed that the vaguely humanoid skeleton had left his thrown and moved closer to them, but was still. They then attempted to use rope to lasso the statues in an attempt to bring the statues down but soon saw flechettes of bone tear through their rope.

They lured the creature into the corridor and surrounded him. The tactics worked well and after Shiv grappled with the creature it changed into a swirling mass of bone shards. This only briefly extended its unnatural life as they made short work of it.

Wide steps led down into what was once a grand chamber. Crackling fire burned from two braziers flanking the stairs. The flames bathed the room in an oddly inconstant light, throwing shadows across a floor covered in skeletal and mummified humanoid remains.

When they entered the dead began to rise and assault them. Falling back on their previous successful tactics, they attempted ot lure them ito a kill zone but soon learned that these creatures can pass through stone. They found themselves surrounded and in a tough fight but were able to overcome the challenge. They were badly hurt, but alive.