The party approaches hoping that the helm of brilliance will protect them. The helm doesn’t seem to affect the skeleton. Greenleaf casts rock to mud under skeleton.
The skeleton sinks down into the mud but then rises up and attacks the group. Battle ensues. Thud takes damage but the skeleton falls.
Ronj is sent to explore the room beyond. Ronj finds a bedroom. A bed is turned down and there is a small golden apple with an emerald chip on the pillow. greenleaf enters the room and casts detect magic. nothing is magical. He try’s to pick up the golden apple but it sprouts spikes and poisons him. He makes his saving throw and then exits the room.

The group comes to a locked door. The door is forced open by Thud and inside there is a bedroll and some warm stones...

Greenleaf returns with remove curse and takes care of Ronj.

Group travels on into room where there is a body freshly killed. Blood splattered across tapestries. Arm on the floor. DaNog enters hallway and four 4′ black hounds bound through the door. One of the hell hounds bites DaNog in the shoulder. The hounds breath fire on DaNog and Zapa. Two are killed but then another bites DaNog in the head and chews off his ear. Then breathes fire on him. Magic missiles and swords bring the final two down.
Back into the hallway. Down to Ogre smelling passageway. Another fountain is found but this one doesn’t make noise. Thud looks in the fountain and sees scene after scene going by. He throws a rock into the fountain and the water disappears and reveals an old dusty cracked water fountain...

Druids from across the lands gather for the combat ritual. The rules are set. No possessions other than mistletoe and holly. Each druid may take their mammal form as well as use any spell they can cast. Greenleaf squares off with a burly looking outdoorsman. Several rounds later Greenleaf is knocked unconscious. He awakens to congratulations from his opponent and a loss of approximately 100,000 experience. After the celebrations Greeleaf travels to Silverymoon trying to find a wish to restore his experience. With no luck he returns to Thudheim.
Back in Thudheim Thud expands his small empire by starting a liquor trade. He then uses the river to deliver his product to neighboring towns.
Max travels to the wizard’s college in Waterdeep to buy potions for the group...

After resting the party presses on. Shortly thereafter they find a stone door with the symbols of Comedy and Tragedy impressed unto the surface. They proceed past the unlocked door into a large auditorium. The intrepid explores decide to head for the stage area. After traveling about half the distance to the front of the amphitheatre the group is attacked by a swarm of 50+ Sturges. The creatures’ attack in mass and much blood is sucked. The party retreats back into the hallway trying to escape the main body of the swarm so they can put the beat down on the ones attached to their bodies. The fighters switch to using their hands rather than their weapons so that they can swat at the giant bugs quicker. The creatures bring down the Bard Zappa and his unconscious body is carried away.
The gr...

Ronj scouts past the orc barricade and discovers a complete wyvern. The underground colony appears to include women and children with many emanates. The newest version of the efk decides to skip beyond the wyvern of orcs deciding that there is no profit to be gained. Back to fountain room. As group approaches, members of another adventuring party begin appearing from the fountain one at a time. Greenleaf speaks with one of the elven members of the other party. It is discovered that the fountain can be used to transport down to the lower levels. The group claims to be the seven from Silverymoon. Though claiming to have lost five members there are still seven remaining… Drinks and pipe weed are exchanged and the seven depart the tower.
Perhaps the efk will have future dealings with this gr...