Within the Lost Shrine of Ancient Evil, the Dark Mountain, Gran March, Greyhawk
Day Twenty. Long after midnight. Thursday, December 1st, 576 CY
Freezing cold, clear.
Against their every instinct for self preservation, the heroes cross the threshold of the stonegate freely and of their own volition.
Within the dark mountain, they willingly enter the subterranean temple of abominations, the unspeakable source of the evil that plagued poor Briarsgate.
They come in search of an innocent child taken here from the Ashblood Colony of religious dissenters by a coven of heinous witches.
Beyond the monolithic slab engraved in occult symbols and spells, the heroes are suddenly attacked by biting, frigid cold.
They find themselves in a large empty room whose furthest wall lies beyond the flickering light of Telkis' relit torch. Its every surface is carved with twisted faces bearing tormented expressions!
The faces are wet and appear to be moving and changing, writhing in agony, due to a trick of the torchlight. The tortured faces on the floor near the stonegate shriek in hideous daemonic voices, telling these willing human sacrifices of the dread fate that awaits them:
"You are a gift to The Nothing! The Nothing!"
Actions?!
Map Detail:
One square = 5 feet. Greyer areas are water.
Map:
PC Status:
- Brevos, Half-Elf Ranger 3: Move: 9", AC: 2(1), HP: 31/31
Grey Mouser, Half-Elf Magic-User/Thief 3/4: Move: 9", AC: 5, HP: 19/19, Spells: 2/2 1st lvl, 1/1 2nd lvl
Ingrid Esthof, Human Cleric 4: Move: 6", AC: 3(1), HP: 22/22, Spells: 4/5 1st lvl and 4/4 2nd lvl
Jerome, Human Paladin 3: Move: 9", AC: 3(1), HP: 14/20, Laying Hands: 0/1
Long Bo, Human Druid 4: Move: 9", AC: 2(1), HP: 30/30, Spells: 5/6 1st lvl, 3/3 2nd lvl and 2/2 3rd lvl
Rudolf Rassendyll, Halfling Thief 4: Move: 9", AC: 3, HP: 16/16
Telkis Brassfang, Gnome Fighter 4: Move: 9", AC: 0, HP: 34/34
Urdur Shimmerstone, Gnome Illusionist 4: Move: 12", AC: 4, HP: 11/11, Spells: 3/3 1st lvl and 2/2 2nd lvl
- Read Magic (Mouser) Duration: 2 rounds
Hypnotism (Urdur): Duration: 2 rounds. Targets: Rudolf, Jerome, Brevos, Mouser