Monday, May 7, 2018

Shattered Star - Beyond the Doomsday Door - I don't like funions

The party continues and comes across an intersection. They go to the left and find another shut stone door. They enter the room and find a lounge contains a cushioned wooden bench, wall-mounted glass cabinets, a round table with wooden chairs, and a large bulky chest. There is a table with a naked man strapped to it. The room contains two of, what appear to be, chain devils.

Wil and Akeela attack, but Akeela is unable to trip them.

However, Morrigan notices that there is something odd about these beings. She deduces that they are actually animate dreams. The battle is joined by the rest of the party.  After a hard fought battle with some close calls, they manage to defeat them.

The man they rescue (who is not evil) is completely oblivious to what is going on having had his wisdom drained. They take him back to the lighthouse. Where Casamir restores him. The man is a cleric of Aureon named Gein. He reveals that Ardathanatus had forced him to create strength potions for them. When he was out of ingredients, they tortured him. Unfortunately, Gein doesn't know how close Ardathanatus is to the Doomsday Door.

Morrigan realises that some of the equipment back in the torture chamber that could be used to create an alchemical golem.

Gein describes the area and indicates what to expect in the underground abbey.

The party returns to the underground complex. They look through the room where they found Gein. Morrigan finds some spellbooks! They also locate Gein's equipment and holy symbols.

The party goes deeper.

They enter a room decorated with frescoes showing images of the space beyond the sky, an expanse populated by stylised suns, constellations, and planets.  They find another doomsday lock. Halfway through entering the unlock pattern, another sonic blast fires off. However, they are able to make it through.

In the next room, the party is attacked by shadows. The heroes manage to defeat them.

They continue exploring.

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