Out of the Mountain on to new things: The Tower in the Valley

General Summary

Shei, Voidheart, and Mika start off by destroying the skull that appeared in the destroyed house of the Ogre Traitor. Once it is defeated Shei takes the dagger from its mouth and the three of them are teleported out of Outrag. They meet the rest of their party and begin discussing their plans. Garuman takes a look at the dagger that Shei has, it has two rubies on the ends of its crossguard. It functions like a +1 dagger but he can tell there is another enchantment on it; something similar to Vampiric Touch but not quite that.   The next morning comes and the party begins their journey back to the treehouse. They are out of the mountains and traveling through the grasslands. Along the journey they spot a strange tower in the distance. As they draw closer Tak realizes that there are ghosts nearby. Peering into the ethereal plane he sees 11 ghosts milling about the tower. With that knowledge the party decides to explore.   Entering the tower they find a strange home; there are pictures of the bug-like Spirits that Garuman believes are the masters of the tower. In a room that looks like a greeting chamber, Voidheart sits down and is attacked by 4 boneless. In a dining room, there are three busts of elven men and a woman. Garuman talks to one of them and he remarks that Garuaman is "One of the Six". Garuamn has a flashback similar to one that he had before. The wizard who previously visited the elves asked them about a ritual that the servants of Graddios and the Devouring Snake were trying to do. They were trying to open a Gateway to the Many. Voidheart ended up dropping the head and breaking it.   Basement. One of the statues told the party that one of the Masters was on the top floor and the second was in the basement. When they went down they found no evidence of this.   Second Floor.   The party finds a guest chamber where they speak with a darling woman named Elevar. She is seeking a friend named Sarah from her Mortal life. While talking to the party she asks for them to relinquish Sarah's soul to her and Shei realizes she must not have good intentions. Unfortunately, she realizes that Shei realizes this and stabs him with her scimitar. A fight ensues. The party finds 20 Essence Coins.   Inside the globe that is located in this room Tak and Mika find a scroll with a secret that may help them.   The party finds some healing potions in another chamber. They also slaughter some Dust Mephits in another chamber.   Third Floor.   The party overcomes the statues that shoot rays of flame from their eyes. Once past this they find a small alchemy chamber. Inside they find an alchemy jug and three rocks at the bottom of a water barrel. Etched onto the rock is the second word that they will need to pass the locked door in the basement.   Fourth Floor.   On the fourth floor, the party finds a library where they find a scroll of Viper blade and a scroll of counterspell. There is also ritual book where they find the ritual to summon Sordick the Lore Hunter. While they are in the library they alert the Spirit in the bedchamber to their presence. The Spirit comes out invisible and attacks Shei. After the fight finds 2 potions of greater healing, takes the THri-Keen Glaive, and a wand of entangle.   They find the summoning chamber and summon the Lorehunter. They tell him that the Ogres were released, in return he answers 3 questions for them. He tells Voidheart that he needs to find the items that belonged to the 7 before him only then will he break the seals. He tells the party the third word to get into the secret door.   Basement.   Returning to the basement, after much much much searching, the party finds the hidden door. They come into a chamber filled with corpses and Tak begins the process of preparing their bodies for their final rest. Going down the hall the party avoids the chamber with weird slobbering and instead find a chamber with a dirt path going through three Tori Gates. They follow the path and go out the door... only to find themselves back in the chamber they just left.   The Party manages to break this puzzle, by destroying the Ouroborus Plank, and allowing them to move forward. In the final chamber they fight against the remaining Insectoid Spirit, but find that it is not so easy of a fight. It is using the ghosts from outside the tower to feed some kind of transformation. It changes forms into a beholder zombie. This is not enough to defeat the party and they managed to beat it; breaking the spell around the tower and freeing themselves.   As night passes the party decides to stay in the tower for the night. IN the morning they hear a giant crash as the front door is kicked in... The Ogre King has come to speak.