Session 9: Stumbling in the Dark Report

General Summary

The party, after successfully crossing the bridge, carefully inch forward down the darkened hallway. Passing several doors, they turn the corner to confront another of the black skinned elves. Noticing the party he disappears in darkness.   The party continued on finding a sleeping area that is empty except for several well hidden chests that include another key and several interesting items.   They backtrack down the hallway to a few doors that had light coming from underneath. Opening the doors, expecting the worst they find a room filled with tables and clothing, and a mysterious figure at the end. The figure starts to discuss his job with the party, asking questions of why they are here and what they do. Peren, attempts to down the elf with a moonbeam. Still standing, the elf looks over the party then kills themself.

  Trying to figure out what just happened, the party search the room finding some interesting things and some familiar clothing, clothing from Thaelin's Mother. The party moves further back to a few other doors, in some they find strange unknowable creatures. In other doors they find cages, a mysterious almost vacant but living elf.   Finally they find Thaelin's mother, weakened but still strong enough to escape.   Continuing down the hallway away from their backtrack they move downwards and enter a strange but hot room.

As you enter the room, the heat is almost unbearable. Though a thin steam you see a number of bronze statues around the room facing inward. All depicting what seems like different Demon like creatures. From the right of the room a stream slowly enters from a hole in the wall flowing down and making contact with another stream of lava from a large hole on the wall on the left. In the center the steam builds in the room. Around the room you find a number of bowing entities, covered in black robes, humming together an unfamiliar tune. In the center is a stone table, larger than the one upstairs but of similar build. And flanking it is an altar. On the table you see a woman, naked, laying still with blood dripping from the table to the ground. At the altar you see a shorter elf with blackish purple skin and white hair. They are adorned with an intricate red robe and a strange talisman dangling from the neck. This entity is reading from something on the altar but stops as you enter. Looking to your group and opening their arms, greeting you in a strangely comforting way.

    The party greeted by the entity attempt to attack but magic seemed to be blocked by something, or someone. Taking this chance, the man finishes the ritual and turns their attention to the party.   The party wastes no time and attempts to attack him, in finding the party hostile, he disappears into a poof of smoke leaving the characters in a room with several dark figures and the Woman standing on the altar. During the battle, the dark hooded elves were able to cast and escape route using a door to exit into the woods they conjured. The woman, facing with Savaeris curses his god and begins to focus on him. With a final strike, she downs him, and leaves the room, but not without taking the holy symbol adorning Savaeris' not moving body.   During the battle the party slayed many enemies and destroyed a strange book by use of spells. Some others escaped through the strange conjured door.