Retreating from the martini ghoul, the group decides to passwall into a different direction. The find a large dog, saddled and ready for travel, though very hungry. The dog was the steed of the halfling found dead elsewhere in the monastery.. A stone carving room is found, full of partially completed grave markers. Three especially large ones are covered by sheets and when the cleric whisks the sheets away, the central tombstone had his name etched upon it, with a date of death that seems awfully close to now.
With that, the stone animates and beats the cleric to death before being slain by the rest of the group. Talk about your prophecy! The camp follower – er – foreign ambassador Ophelia is distraught by the failure of the cleric to cheat death. Little else of interest is found. Much and more is tried, but little and less is gained.
Another passwall is deployed and this time the intrepid adventurers are face to face with a fish headed rhino man who begs the party to kill him. “Hang on a sec”, they say and go on to investigate further. A sitting room of sorts with couches and paintings and at the end of a nearby corridor, a large wooden column has a dagger sunk deep into the surface. Nothing comes form that but a secret door leads to the lair of some spider folk who attempt to slay the party. They are ultimately unsuccessful. and investigation reveals a gently sloping tunnel wide enough to admit the party members. After death the spiderfolk return to human shape so the mage quizzes one of the dead.
The group learns that there are passageways and caverns below the monastery. Oozes and ogres are present, as well as rats in large numbers. The group declines to slide down the tunnel and returns to attempt to remove the curse of the fishrhinoman. When that proves unsuccessful, the elf removes his head, as per his wishes.
After resting and relaxing, they deploy yet another passwall and access a narrow room filled with a sleeping ooze. A swiftly deployed charm monster spell makes sure the ooze is friendly and the group presses on…
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