-/-/- Tomb of Annihilation -\-\-

It takes Oniss quite a while to read the journal, but it has interesting stories and notes. The final note, in particular, catches Oniss' attention...

Earlier entries chronicle the exploits of the Company of the Yellow Banner in Chult. The company made landfall at Kitcher’s Inlet and followed the River Olung to Lake Luo before cutting southwest into the jungle toward Omu. The journal describes harrowing encounters, the adventurers’ search for puzzle cubes in Omu, their brushes with the yuan-ti, and the discovery of the true tomb entrance. Only the final entry mentions their experiences in the tomb.

Spending 10 minutes poring over the journal, Oniss can note a few brief mentions of the other company members: Lord Brixton (a Cormyrean knight), Bravus Boulderborn (a gold dwarf cleric of Moradin), Seward (a Chondathan human ranger), and Sephirius (a dragonborn paladin often referred to as “Seph”).

Oniss to the group;

"Well on the positive side we managed to avoid any confrontation with four armed gargoyles."

He precedes to read the last entry to the party and as, those wiser, them himself about who Acrerack and the Starfallen.

History or Arcana roll for Oniss knowledge (both are +1) - 6

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Oniss to the group;

"Well on the positive side we managed to avoid any confrontation with four armed gargoyles."

He precedes to read the last entry to the party and as, those wiser, them himself about who Acrerack and the Starfallen.

History or Arcana roll for Oniss knowledge (both are +1) - 6

 OOC You already know who Acererak is, more or less. You found history books on Omu in the Medusa house, telling Acererak was a powerful wizard of sorts, who killed first the trickster gods then the Omuans and apparently, it is the creator of this tomb for something related to the death curse. As per the Starfallen, you don't know who or what that is.

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Oniss to the group;

"Well on the positive side we managed to avoid any confrontation with four armed gargoyles."

He precedes to read the last entry to the party and as, those wiser, them himself about who Acrerack and the Starfallen.

History or Arcana roll for Oniss knowledge (both are +1) - 6

 OOC You already know who Acererak is, more or less. You found history books on Omu in the Medusa house, telling Acererak was a powerful wizard of sorts, who killed first the trickster gods then the Omuans and apparently, it is the creator of this tomb for something related to the death curse. As per the Starfallen, you don't know who or what that is.

 //OOC Thanks for the reminder//

« Let me detect magic before going further »

At the intersection, with the group, Kurma cast detect magic as a ritual. The Tortle looks at all the items Felix brought and then have a peak at the room without entering.

The staff certainly contains powerful magic (no particular school), while the ink pot has a faint aura of transmutation.

The ring corridor gives away an aura of transmutation as well.

In the room, the coffin has abjuration magic around it, while all over the room there is... illusory magic?

The gargoyle heads are 5 feet tall and 5 feet wide, with mouths that are 2 feet in diameter. Behind each head, an airtight stone valve blocks a crawlway.

Arcana : 11

"Ok. So there is a lot of magic aura coming from the items and from the room."
Kurma explains to the group the different magic aura.

"I suggest that we could wait here for a little bit of time and I could cast identify on the staff, the ink, the mask... that would take me 30min. What do you think?"

"Also... I was thinking about this doppelganger that the letter refers to... I think we should have a password, in case we think the doppelganger took the identity of one of us. I suggest we could say "remember the fallen" to what we have to reply "Rest in peace Mushy". A Doppelganger wouldn't know the answer."

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Arcana : 6

 Kurma guess is that pretty much everything in this room is an illusion.

Brunella nods in agreement to Kurma's idea.

"Alright but let's keep on our guard there could he undead everywhere."

Kurma has enough time to identify the staff as a staff of striking, while the devil's face mask has no magical property.

But a sound of footsteps is approaching. Heavy footsteps and the screeching of old, rusty metal.

A foul creature made of body parts embedded in pieces of a plate armour approaches the hallway. And slowly, but inexorably, turns toward the party.

OOC Let's see some initiative rolls.

Initiative: 12

"Oh Holy Hells."  Oniss says at the sight of the creature. 11

Brunella turns to look at the abomination. Shuddering, she grips her sword in hand. 

Initiative: 18

Gertrude's heart misses a beat, before restarting at double the speed. What was that creature? Anything Gertrude knows about this thing? [Hunters bane, adv to recall info about undead] 17

initiative 19

Golem 11, Artus 20, Dragonbait 5, Inete 6, Bag of Nails 18

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Gertrude's heart misses a beat, before restarting at double the speed. What was that creature? Anything Gertrude knows about this thing? [Hunters bane, adv to recall info about undead] 17

initiative 19

 Gertrude does not know much about this create. It is more like a puppet, a Golem.

Initiative Kurma : 9

Round 1

• Felix (52/52)
• Artus (85/85)
• Gertrude (82/82)
• Brunella (82/82)
• Bag of Nails (59/78)
• Kurma (45/45)
• Golem ()
• Oniss (41/41)
• Inete (80/80, 1(3/4) 2(3/3) 3(2/3))
• Dragonbait (120/120)

NOTES: Dragonbait's aura: advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.