Venturing within reveals a warren of rooms, ending in a throne room tiled in evil tile bisected by a line of black tiles that are not evil.. Not good perhaps, but not evil. The evil tile paralyzes the first person to set foot upon it. There is a distinct lack of enthusiasm for setting foot upon the tiles. A plan is hatched to defeat the evil tile, and additional exploration is undertaken by the spider-climbing mage. This reveals a series of hidden cells and a passage out of the throne room. Before the group ventures further, the case is made for securing the various unexplored passages. More exploring is undertaken. The results of this inquisitiveness is a trio of gnolls – apparently working as independent contractors for the red hats. They are swiftly slain and their meager plunder is plundered.
Further exploration reveals a red hat goblin party in full swing. The goblins seem pleased about something and are boozing it up. The party sneaks up on an outlying group near a keg of beer and slays them in a few seconds. They blitzkrieg onward and when they see a well-stocked bar surrounded by a dozen or so goblins, the Mantit lets fly with a fireball. The high alcohol content of the kegs leads to a spectacular conflagration. The captain and his sergeants and their gambling buddies are swiftly dispatched with a cone of cold a few seconds later. When reinforcements arrive, they are cut down like weeds, and the assault ends. There isn’t much in the way of plunder and the group hastens to backtrack to a room of respite – a barracks that shows signs of habitation, but not recent – probably (so they hope) a patrol – so they hunker down for a couple of watches to recoup some power. A returning patrol sees the carnage wrought by the party and flees the premises a few hours before dawn.
The plan is made and the group prepares to move swiftly. Malchor will cast floating disc and spider climb. Various party members will sit in the disc and be towed across the room while Malchor walks on the ceiling to avoid the runes.
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