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As the door closes there are a series of dull bangs and thumps. We discuss what to do next, looking over the map procured from a body of a dead guard we decided the only way forward and putting off the tunnels that worried Owyn so much would to be to press on.

Checking the door Owyn slowly swings it open, smoke quickly escapes, smell of burning and charred flesh.

The corpse of the guard is burnt beyond recognition
The room has been scorched
All the webbing and nets have been burnt away
The little bells have been partially melted

The door to the North is still obvious – soot outlining the stone door.

Owyn pushes against it and it is stuck
The group working together and helping Kellen finally force it open
Prepared to close the door after throwing in Alchemist Fire if we were attacked
We advance slowly into the next room, through door to the west, that is a apparently a store room

Little of interest in the room:

Water barrels
Dried food rations

The next room we go into is an armoury

Equipment there on a par or less than what we already have
Owyn does find a lot of arrows that he acquires as they could come in useful

We go back through the rooms and into a mess hall

Tables
Wooden cutlery
Wooden plates

Moving forward we enter a corridor

The corridor appears deserted as we move down it carefully and fully alert, Owyn checking for traps.

Using the map we progress to a large room that also allows access to the outside of the complex and back to the beach.

Opening the door to the large room it appears be another meeting room there is a large table near the middle of the room that has been upended.

Four figures appear to be crouched behind the table
I throw alchemist fire over the table

bursts into flame splattering the four people

In the confusion it causes amongst them, Owyn leads a charge to pin the table against the wall.

Involved in the charge:

Anari
Bran
Kellen
Owyn

We are then attacked by the four smouldering men

All miss

Cass rushes in and slashes on with her sickle
Owyn attacks and hits
Bran attacks and hits
Anari misses
Kellen hits and kills his target
Cass slashes her target again
Owyn his target and he slumps to the ground
Anari smashes her target to the floor
Kellen leaps the table and arcs his sword down on the last man cleaving him in two
We find:

Four masterwork long swords
2 minty potions (medium)

Leave the room back into the corridor

Owyn tries the next door and it is locked, he manages to determine that it is locked magically.

With aid from the rest of the group Kellen is able to force the door open
A waft of clean, fresh air passes by us noticeable from the damp, dank air we have grown used to
Cautiously step in

Appears to be a study
Bookshelves lined with books and scrolls
Desk covered in yet more scrolls and books

The air in the room is clean, fresh and almost sweet smelling compared to the rest of the complex
A continual flame burns from a chain in the ceiling providing adequate light
While Owyn checks the bookshelves there is a rushing of air

A thinly outlined figure appears behind Owyn, it is made up of rapidly shifting dust particles
I recognise it from my studies as an air elemental
It attacks Own and causes almost insignificant damage
Kellen wallops it causing it to apparently shrink
Owyn spins around and in a whirling attack causes it to dissipate completely
Owyn gathers up the dust that had helped distinguish the elemental as a trophy and store them in a flask

Carry on searching the papers

The owner appears to enjoy:

Ancient mysteries
History, especially regarding the Kopru

Owyn estimates that the papers and books in the room could easily gain 600gp when sold

Owyn searching the desk finds a hidden panel at the back of a drawer

Contains a pouch holding 20pp

Owyn checks the door at the back of the room and determines it too is magically sealed.

As before Kellen helped by the group get the door open
Door opens to provide entrance to a bedroom

Bedroom

Thick carpets
Luxurious bed
More bookshelves sagging under the number of books
Bookshelves thoroughly searched by Owyn exposes a hidden compartment

Contains:

Book of spells
Wand of control magic

Nothing else is found

We leave the cool air and go back in to the dank air of the corridor.

We check out the room at the end of the corridor, in the opposite direction in which we had moved, it turns out to be a storage room.

Fairly empty apart from a secret door Owyn finds leading to another killing room.
Arrow slits line the far wall giving the four would=be attackers chance to fire on a corridor from safety
We rush them with Kellen removing the head of one in the first strike
The other three immediately through down their weapons and surrender
We negotiate their freedom and not turning them in to the guard if they agree to join with us
They agree with the terms and they get their swords back.
Gain one master work long sword
Go back into the corridor

From the corridor we enter a small room covered in webs

The three Ally Bashers go first
Immediately attacked by 6 monstrous spiders
They are dispatched without issue – almost embarrassing

Go through the room into a web covered cavern

While searching the cavern we are attacked by:

6 large monstrous spiders
4 medium monstrous spiders

Bran charges, while bursting in to heroic song, one of the large spiders

Hits the spider causing a minor wound

The attacked large spider attacks Bran – fangs piercing armour and causing major injuries, no poison damage
The second large spider then flanks Bran – fangs sinking deep into the flesh and causing major injuries, no poison damage
Kellen hits one of the large spiders crippling it
Owyn finishes the spiders off
Jazz electrocutes the other large spider
Anari skewers it
Cass finishes it off
The four medium spiders attack the Alley Bashers

One of the Ally Bashers is killed in the attack
The other two run from the scene

Cass uses burning hands on the spiders scorching all of them
Kellen wades in and in an amazing single motion butchers all four spiders.
Owyn continues the search and finds:

620gp
4 white pearls
Scroll of summon monster I – Held by Bran
Pink potion – smells on incense
Wand of white bone with a carving of a red hand on one end – held by Cass

Irritated by the spider attacks Bran suggests clearing a section of the cavern and connecting tunnel of webs. When this is done Bran throws an oil flask into remaining webs followed by a lit torch. The web structure quickly catches alight, aided by the accelerant and moves throughout the cavern, down the next tunnel and into another cavern. Screams are heard as the fire progresses through the caverns and tunnels.

We wearily advance forwards

Two singed Ettercaps advance towards us
Owyn hits on in the eye is an arrow
Bran shoots the same creature with a crossbow bolt
Anari releases an arrow at the other Ettercap
Kellen releases but spoilt with two targets his arrow smashes into the wall between the two
Cass sends a bullet from he sling into the face of the second Ettercap
One Ettercap charges Owyn and slashes at him causing minor damage
The other Ettercap charges Anari slashing at her causing minor damage
Owyn slices at one, missing
Bran viciously attacks the creature that hurt Anari killing it
Anari attacks the remaining Ettercap causing minor wounds
Kellen releases a vicious strike that leaves a red mist in the place of a body
Healed the group

Advance into the next cavern

Still burning webs
Smells really foul
There is a bald Halfling, still smoking stood in the cavern
With the Halfling is a large Harpoon Spider, a creature form the underdark

Number of control water wands:

This session 1
Previous session 4
Total 5

Party Accounts link needed:

4 master work long swords
220pp
620gp
4 white pearls
Scroll of summon monster I – Held by Bran
Pink potion – smells on incense
Wand of white bone with a carving of a red hand on one end – held by Cass

Bran Journal Session19