Vann HectorThe bloodshed has also succeeded in awakening a new threat as a cadre of deceased skeletal legionnaires and a mailed death knight emerge crawling from their graves
there is one knight and a dozen or so undead warriors.
So going by the above information we are probably outnumbered two to one. Skeletons are easily killed though if truly walking bones, blades are not as effective as trusty maces. (This is where he regrets leaving one such noble bludgeoning +1 flail in his tavern locker).
So we need to thin them out but target effectively. Give me a chance to sneak up behind the knight, I will send him to kingdom come.
I suggest this: barracade ourselves in and hope only this group try to force their way in. We have food and water in the store room and could last a siege out many days.
Figuring the seal will not hold more than an hour if we can edge the protection spell right up against it, (will that help?), use the time to reinforce the area.
Can we topple those statues in the alcoves on the stairs to pile up as a barricade to shelter behind. Loads of spears in the armoury and wooden shields, enough for one each adding a bonus.
Can we use those unopened ale casks to spill on the stairs and light them up?
Then fall back to the ritual room for a last stand there, the door is narrow and could bottleneck them.
Sir Dewey, Foxrell, Sun Tsieng, Cosmo can we add to that? Improve it.
as much as I think grabbing the gnome over my shoulder and running with him through the barrow mounds might secure my escape, an 'Alamo' style defense though hopefully not as outnumbered and with a different outcome, looks quite achievable.
