Candlekeep Mysteries 1

CUZ THIS IS THRILLER
Eralynn21, Ysa18, Horse3(18)(AC13/HP4)BANE, Ecko16, Garmus16, Raastin4, Drovath4(AC14/HP17)BANE

LOL! Love it. God.

CUZ THIS IS THRILLER
Eralynn21, Ysa18, Horse3(18)(AC13/HP4)BANE, Ecko16, Garmus16, Raastin4, Drovath4(AC14/HP15)BANE

"Effing horses." Raastin changes strategies, repositioning to attack Drovath, using Garmus as a distraction as he sneaks his slashes.

Righthand Attack: 19 Damage: 5
Lefthand Attack: 24 Damage: 6
Sneaky Sneak: 4

Ecko swipes down with his shield and releases a maniacal cackle!

Another green-flame blade against Horse3. 
Attack: 12 Damage: 5
If hit, Drovath takes another 3 Fire!

With the acid melting him away, Drovath screams in despair and fury as he withers away. Eralynn flops against the wall, exhausted and relieved at the same time. You have won the battle! Surely, the Scarlett Sash would be wanted to hear the good news. On Drovath's person is a Ring of Jumping.

"About damn time!"  Garmus yells.  "I was runnin' outta insults."

Eralynn looked up at you and smiled. She felt better now that the threat was over, but was looking forward to getting the hell outta here. She scribbled on her pad.

You're pretty looney with those insults, Garm.

"Well, that's all folks.  Let's get the hell outta here!"  He replies, holding out his hand for her.

Eralynn gladly takes your hand, making a face letting you know that fight was despicable. 

(Waiting on Ysa)

Ysabell looked down at what remained of Drovath with little pity.  "Let you be judged fairly on your path to the afterlife..." she said quietly as she signed some sort of death prayer.  Then turning back to the party - her normal demeanor quickly returning - she commented "I'm glad we all survived and were able to put all these souls to rest, especially you Raastin.  I was worried your soul would be lost to the Shadowfell when you fell though you seem alright for the most part."  Then facing Raastin directly, "Do you feel odd in anyway?  Do you have any new or strange feelings or desires that you cannot explain?  Do you feel another presence inside you?"  As she asked her questions, anyone looking at her could see the blade of her Scythe gleaming unnaturally, as if it sharpening itself for more work yet to be done.

• For shit's and giggles (Intimidation by accident): 6

Eralynn looked on as the exchanged happened between Raastin and Ysa, occasionally looking to Garmus, curious as to what that was all about.

Raastin pauses, reflecting on his near-death experience. He sighs. “I do. I confess.  I have this...unnatural craving...for...to...drink a keg of ale and never go back to this creepy ass place.” He offers a smart ass, lopsided smile. “Ease up there, reaper, my soul is still mine for now.”

Garmus barks out a laugh.  "Never heard a better idea.  Leave the boy be Ysa."  One near death experience is quite enough!"  He says, heading back towards the portal area.

"I must always be vigilant... though I suppose I can relent just this once."  Ysabell replied with a smile.  "Perhaps you're right Raastin, a nice meal could probably do us all a bit of good.  Shall we quickly search this place before departing?"  

While she looked in and around the mausoleum, when Raastin and the others weren't looking, she quickly checked the surrounding area for anymore living dead that she would need to take care off.

• Investigation: 20
• Eyes of the grave to search for undead with 60ft (just to make sure there are no random surprises :p)

Ecko triumphantly cheers in joy as his acid melts the Wight away. "Nicely done! I'll need to make some adjustments..." he mutters, already more focused on his gears and toys rather than the grim surroundings the party finds themselves in. Ysabell scared him quite a bit - he shrinks away equally from Raastin and the scythe-wielding cleric before realizing it was mainly a joke. He nervously laughs. Perhaps the area was getting to him. "Just in case!" Ecko abruptly jumps, muttering an enchantment in the air. Eralynn glows with radiant energy as another protection against undead spell protects the squishiest member of the party. "Let's get out of here. I doubt this place has any enjoyable baked goods." Ecko casts a quick look around to ensure the validity of the last statement before wasting no time returning to the living realm. 

Raastin smiles, motioning for Ysa and Garmus to lead the way, waiting for the others to "return to the living realm." As they all do so, he pauses a second before making his own passage, looking down at his hands and the odd shadow-touched aura that faintly envelops them. He sighs, "Well, that's new...." and takes one last look around before entering the portal. 

"Well, that's new..."

As Raastin enters the portal the eerie music crescendos and we fade to a sharp black, leaving the viewers with a sense of curiosity. The scene changes. The credits roll as we all enter the portal and return to the Prime. You see cutscenes of a joyous reunion of all of us and the Scarlet Sash - ravens transforming into dark haired humans and expressing emotions of thankfulness and relief - we share food and story for the night. More cutscenes of us returning to Candlekeep, sharing silly and happy moments between us. At the end of the credits, the view pans away from us to the library, and zooms in on a book called: A Deep And Creeping Darkness.

COMING THIS AFTERNOON 

CANDLEKEEP MYSTERIES - LEVEL FOUR:

A DEEP AND CREEPING DARKNESS

CANDLEKEEP MYSTERIES - LEVEL FOUR:

A DEEP AND CREEPING DARKNESS

A huge scene is being made in the central courtyard of Candlekeep the next day. A group of Avowed, outside, are making a huge stink about a particular book. They seem to be arguing, but not in a angry way, but one of concern. It's hard to ignore, and they also appear to be looking around for help.

"You! You there! You're the investigators from a few days ago! Can you help us?" one of them comes up to you, imploring.

Raastin looks to the others, rolling his eyes. "Uh oh, we're getting a reputation."

Eralynn beamed with pride. For one, they were out of the Shadowfell not dealing with undead, and back in the Prime. Two, they WERE gaining a reputation, so she smiled comically at the notion. She enjoyed the present company and didn't want it to end, so any chance to stay together - she was for it.