Session 9

Dr. Zips rejoined the party right as the fight with yet more Morlocks began. Our heroes dispatching the surprised guards and homonculus with relative ease. Taking a moment to inspect the junk around the room and the mechanisms of the homonculus they were able to extract some valuable parts.
Venturing forward, furhter into the stone halls of Gauntlight they discovered a series of rooms with locking doors. Utilizing this opportunity to rest and recharge our heroes slept through the night and continued to push forward again in the morning. Our heroes though were thrown immediately into peril as the light from Lans light cantrip allerted a large group of Morlocks who had been just around the corner.
The battle was fierce with Baloo the bear inflicting many wounds before being forced to retreat from the claws and daggers of the Morlocks. The quick intervention of Dr. Zips kept Baloo standing and ready to return to the thick of the melee. Garland got to test the power of his new Wand of Magic Missile. Lan's new axe cleaved into the enemy with spellstrikes. Imiq darting into battle was able to put his weapon to use dishing out multiple blows. Mrk braving difficult terrain was able to exterminate more of the Morlock opposition.
After the battle had ended our heroes pushed ahead even further. Battering down several doors before discovering a strange shrine with a dead body laid in front of it like an offering. Imiq bravely entered first discovering small tokens and sacrifices lined the side of the statue seemingly laid there with reverence. Following after, the rest of the party entered and Mrk was able to identify the dead man as a drinking buddy of his boss. Lans was able to surmise that the man's marking seemed to be a local Thieves Guild tattoo.
Detecting magic, Garland retreated to a safe distance to take the offerings via the Mage Hand cantrip. He was able to safely recover a Bloodstone worth 10 Gold, a +1 Rune, and a Fear Gem. During the subsequent search our heroes were able to discoer a hidden passage leading to a long hallway lined with what appeared to be dusty Sarcophagi. As they proceeded further two burst open revealing a dark and malevolent Shadow as well as a Skeleton clad in the deadly arms and armor of a knight.
Caught between the two foes the Druid was knocked unconscious swiftly as the rest of the party surged forward to help. Zips employing Kozmos new found speed in order to swiftly deliver some healing. Facing these new enemies, our heroes rushed forward to fight with blades, bashes, and spells once more!