Stonehell: Kobolds in the ceiling

Session 101 was played on 6/22

Eiric, wizard 8 (Kat)
Brie, wizard 5 (Apprentice to Eiric)
Orpheus, Human Fighter 6 (Henchman)
Karl, Dwarf 8 (Julia)
Lex the Cheeseman, Fighter 5 (Henchman)
Men at Arms (Rawin, Kildrik, Lamgo)
Koltic, Cleric 5 (Chris)
Kili, Dwarf Cleric 5 (Matt)
Lucrecia Thief 4 (Henchman)
A-A-Ron, Thief 7 (Henchman) (stayed in town)
Linkman (Hilwik)
M@A (Vog, Bolden, Buford, Ron the Viking, Kildrix)


After gathering everyone who survived the dragon attack, the party heads to the side delve, and down to the 5th level. Exploring a new area, they find a room with a patchwork dropped ceiling supported by rickety poles and logs all haphazardly constructed. Above they could see some movement. When Koltic decided to run across the room to the far door, with Borumar chasing behind, bottles of flaming oil came raining down, and in kobold “Die invaders!” Eiric yelled up, in kobold, and a temporary truce was declared. The kobolds would allow the party to pass peacefully in exchange for some bug juice (alcohol).

Koltic grumpily kicks one of the poles on his way through the room, and the kobolds nearly dropped more oil and rocks, but Eiric talked them down. Beyond the kobold’s area, the party comes to a completely empty room. No dust, no decorations… just… empty. They do eventually find a small hidden compartment, but like the room it was empty. Karl added a copper piece to it.

After exhaustively checking the room, they were attacked by a carrion crawler, what was quickly dispatched from a distance by numerous crossbow bolts. Pressing on into a room lined with old tarnished mirrors, and a weird 10’ pillar of… something fluid. Floating in the exact center was a staff. Koltic decided to try to just dive in. Karl pulls the paralyzed and acid burn covered Koltic out of the pillar by his feet. Borumar tries to shoot the pillar with his crossbow, but the bolt just melts in the acid. Frustrated, Eiric summons a Frozen Sphere and rolls it to the pillar. Significant quantities of icy acidic vapor bubble out of the pillar, but otherwise it seems unaffected. She looks to Brie, and they blast it with magic missiles. The missiles blacken the pillar, and large chunks blacken and crumble away until the staff was reachable.

Deeper into the level they find a smallish room with half a dozen iron statues of ancient looking warriors. Karl, A-A-Ron, Borumar, Orpheus, Lex, and Hobart all check out the room while the rest of the party watches the hallway. One of the statues pushes the door shut and stands in front of it, while a second one lashes out at the party. Everyone survives and the party moves the statue away from the door. Sadly they find no treasure.

Gains: Magic Staff
Kills: Carrion Crawler, 2 Iron Statues
Losses: