Night of the Dead

by Isenara Eiryant

5th Vaeraleusday of Spring's Birth, Second Age 1852: The rest of the day after return from the temple was spent on unloading the ships and preparing the base camp. I took the stone chest from Nymeria and started tinkering with the lock in an attempt to fix it and before I realized what time it was, Selestiel came into camp from her excursion into the ruins and started rousing everyone who was asleep, warning of incoming horde of undead, clearly intent on pushing us out of the ruins. I was able to down a quick draught of Bloodeye Coffee to shake me awake for the upcoming confrontation and just as it started to kick in, we spotted the first signs of undead past the walls. Everyone with means of ranged fire unleashed into the oncoming horde, dwindling their numbers quite a bit. The ensuing battle was brutal but quick, with corpses quickly piling up around us and soothing life energy emanating from Talindra, keeping everyone's wounds from getting out of hand and hurting the undead at the same time. While searching through the corpses for any signs of movement, Lady Aria spotted one still shambling on the ground and called to have all of the bodies heads destroyed and bodies burned. Turns out it Grikz, the goblin scout, who disguised himself by carrying a zombie on his back. Interesting trick, he certainly fooled the mindless undead and nearly got himself killed in the aftermath. He reported the source of the undead to be the last building remaining in a somewhat building shape and Lady Aria determined to scout it out in the morning.

While the scouting team was away, I sat with the chest, intend on getting the lock fixed, but despite making some small progress, the mechanism eluded my attempts to restore it. Once more I must have zoned out, because before I knew it, the scouting party was back in camp, reporting signs of undead owlbears and making a plan of attack. It was decided that we will send a strike team into the ruins the following day, and attempt to sever the force controlling the undead at its source as there have been signs of another, even bigger, assault gathering among the broken stones of the city. We will be departing in the morning, and I hope we will be able to attempt putting together some permanent structures, as Aranesi has been complaining all day about lack of proper shelter and her books being exposed to the elements.

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The Expedition
2nd Judicday to 4th Respitesday of Spring's Birth, Second Age 1852

Mystery of the Winter Temple
4th Respitesday to 5th Judicday of Spring's Birth, Second Age 1852

Night of the Dead
5th Vaeraleusday of Spring's Birth, Second Age 1852

The Beginning
5th Amerysday of Spring's Birth, Second Age 1852

Home
5th Respitesday of High Spring, Second Age 1853

Ghosts and Dead Trees
2nd Judicday of Fading Spring, Second Age 1853

Far Afield
5th Respitesday of Fading Spring, Second Age 1853

Dead
3rd Quindirsday of Summer's Dawn, Second Age 1853

Wreckage
1st Judicday of Summer's Twilight, SA 1853

The Truth Revealed
4th Amerysday of Summer's Twilight, SA 1853

Of Ratmen and Skeletons
3rd Brahmarusday of Rising Autumn, Second Age 1853

The Neighbors
1st Judicday of High Autumn, Second Age 1853:

Eglasil, the Moon Elf neighbor
3rd Respitsday of High Autumn, Second Age 1853

Flames and Storms
2nd Respitesday of High Autumn, Second Age 1853

Island Ruins
3rd Seojungsday of Autumn's Edge

Ancient Discoveries
4th Judicsday of Autumns Edge, Second Age 1853

Visitors from across the Sea
3rd Vaeraleusday of Winters Chill, Second Age 1853

Lothithil Estate
5th Seojungsday of Winters Chill, Second Age 1853

Tirion Anor
3rd Brahmarusday of High Winter, Second Age 1853

Darkness Ended
3rd Qindirsday of High Winter, Second Age 1853

Unwelcome Visitors
1st Respitesday of Winter's End, Second Age 1853

War at our Doorstep
3rd Seojungsday of Winter's End, Second Age 1853

Conquest in the Dark
5th Amerysday of Winter's End, Second Age 1853

Terrors Beneath
1st Qindirsday of Spring's Birth, Second Age 1853

Night of the Dead

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