Session 93: Afternoon/early evening Day 20 Wealsun - the Death of Tatania

The group (Feno, Armatzi, Lhoss, Gnorcia, Tatania, and Niki) all regrouped and moved back to the room of the cursed mold. After carefully opening the door, they observed that the pit had closed back up and there was only a yeasty/mold smell lingering in the room. Lhoss tied a rope to the door handle, and then Gnorcia crossed to the north end of the room, evading the now marked area (from disturbed dust), and brining the rest of the party over safely. 

The walls were plain granite, but there was a pedestal with a runic tablet and an alabaster amphorae. Feno read the tablet, which was cursed, and will cause him bad luck in the next critical situation. The amphorae was wrapped in a cloak, and stored in the bag of holding. 

The group did a bit more searching, and then left the tomb, claiming the jeweled ring before the left. They existed the tomb, and moved to another tomb, that had a broken sarcophagus, with dancing skeletons in bas relief. The group refused to examine the skeletons further, having enough of these annoying undead. 

The group then moved to another mound, discovering a stone door covering the entrance. After determining that it could not be easily opened, they used the sledge hammers on it for several minutes, breaking through to a dark and ominous tomb. 

The group entered an unsetting hexagonal chamber, with paintings, murals, and runes all over the walls. There was also a pedestal with some object laying on it. Some of the group examined the walls, and deciphered them as foul actions, sacrifices, and dark necromancy of the infamous wizard Azcuursh the Arcane. On the pedestal was found a black book of some kind of leather with yellowed pages. Tatania was drawn towards the book, and Gnorica initially attempted to stop her. However, Gnorcia gave in, and Tatania was overcome by curiosity. 

She touched the book, which flipped open with an unholy violet light, and then Tatania disappeared! The group was mystified of what had happened, and waited for several minutes. Gnorcia went to the walls of the tomb, and was horrified to see a gaunt, horrible figure appear, casting a spell at ... Tatania, who was screaming in fear and terror. Then, in runes, was written the horrid history of Tatania being claimed by the apparition of Azcuursh. The group was horrified and very sad. Lhoss and Gnorcia wanted nothing to do with the room. Kyro, Tatania's loyal henchman appeared, and wanted to burn the book, but the group stopped him. They all fled the tomb. 

The group marked the tomb with the remembrance of Tatania, and then went back to the dead elves chamber, ate dinner, and then decided to go back to the Dim Forest and investigate the complaint that the farmers had made. They were on there way to the entrance, and a horrid sound of many creatures coming towards them was heard - scuffing, coughing, moaning, hissing. The group planned for action, and a group of 11 ghouls charged the party. Lhoss deduced that this was probably the sound that the farmers had been hearing. The group faced the ghouls, and took some nasty hits. However, Armatzi was able to turn most of the ghouls before being paralyzed, as was Kyro. The group hunted down all but two of the ghouls, which escaped.