A Gathering of Winds - Part Six

25 May 2007

Players/Characters

Crumpus (Russell) 11th level male Human Fighter
Elzara (Will) 11th level female Elven Monk
Volon (Ian) 11th level male Human Druid
Milliardo Maquis (Andrew) 11th level male Human Knight
Ellan (Ewar) 11th level male Human Wizard
Eolias (Richard) 6th/1st/4th level male Elven Ranger/Wizard/Arcane Archer

Game Events

Being badly beaten, and with few spells in reserve the party decided to rest outside the pillar room, where they were not disturbed through the night.

Fully restored, Ellan cast fly on himself and Milliardo whilst Volon wildshaped into an Eagle, and all 3 cautiously approached the doors on the far side of the room.

As Milliardo neared the doors he held up the crystal seal as he had before, but this time he was rewarded with a bolt of lightning and a hurricane-force gust of wind that sent him tumbling back across the room.

Meanwhile, the rest of the party had entered the room, just in case the first set of doors closed, splitting the party. Elzara jumped up onto the widest pillar and discovered an indentation which would take the seal.

Milliardo flew to her, and set the seal in place. The pillar upon which they were standing started to rise, and they were eventually lifted up and through the illusory ceiling and into the true tomb.

This tomb was dominated by a sarcophagus floating 10' off the ground with the depiction of a Wind Duke on it’s underside, but before the two could investigate further they were attacked by the guardian of the tomb.

A demon had been lurking invisibly across the room and so was able to attack with surprise, paralysing Elzara and causing Milliardo to flee back through the hole in the floor.

The rest of the group, now all able to fly courtesy of Ellan, attempted to fly up through the ceiling to come to Elzara’s aid, but unfortunately this triggered more lightning and hurricane winds which kept some of them out.

Meanwhile, the demon (which was covered with hundreds of eyes) used a couple of Vampiric Drain attacks on Elzara which nearly killed her. Fortunately the others were able to intervene in the nick of time, but not before being severely mauled themselves.

Running away to heal up, the group made plans to deal with the beast on the next day.

Despite being specifically tooled up to deal with the creature the characters found that it was very hard to hit the demon in the first place, and due to it’s impressive list of immunities, spell resistance and damage reduction any hits that did get through were fairly useless as well.

Eolias discovered another carving of a Wind Duke on the top of the sarcophagus, but this carving had a space for the seal to be inserted.

Whilst the others kept the demon busy Milliardo set the seal in place on the coffin lid which slowly vanished to reveal a +2 mithral axiomatic longsword, a +2 mithral shocking burst shortsword, a piece of the Rod of Seven Parts and a Ring of the Wind Dukes in amongst the remnants of Icosiol's skeleton.

The demon was playing with the group, causing one after another to either run away or be knocked unconscious with pale grey rays it shot from it’s many eyes, and only Ellan was able to do any significant damage, but only when he managed to beat it’s spell resistance.

Finally, Elzara recalled that she had an Oil of Bless Weapon which she used to anoint her fists, allowing her to bypass the demon’s damage reduction. After this, it was all over very swiftly, leaving the party to claim the demon’s +2 unholy longsword.

As they examined the treasure from the sarcophagus, a feeling of anger swept over them, but quickly changed into one of blessing. At this, Eolias realised that the inert Talisman of the Sphere that he had been carrying since the first adventure in the Whispering Cairn was now fully activated, and Elzara’s Circlet of Wisdom was also upgraded to +4, and would also now act as a Circlet of Persuasion as well.

Very pleased with their finds, the party prepared to leave the tomb of Icosiol

Magical Items Found

+2 Unholy Longsword
+2 Mithral Axiomatic Longsword
+2 Mithral Shocking Burst Shortsword
Part of the Rod of 7 parts
Ring of the Wind Dukes


XP Earned

Oculous Demon – 0,000 XP
Gaining the Blessing of Icosiol – 0,000 XP

Total XP - 3,600 XP

Volon - 00 XP
Eolias - 00 XP
Crumpus - 00 XP
Ellan - 00 XP
Millardo - 00 XP
Elzara - 00 XP

Current Totals

Volon - 57,744 XP
Eolias – 57,744 XP
Crumpus 60,744 XP
Ellan - 59,394 XP
Millardo – 57,744 XP
Elzara – 57,744 XP