Stonehell: Bugs and Hidden Spaces

Session 144 was played on 5/17

Eiric, Magic-User 8 (Kat)
Karl, Dwarf 8 (Julia)
Boris, Cleric 5 (Jeff)
Morgana, Mage 5 (Robert)
Borumar, Thief 8 (Josh)
Kili, Dwarf Cleric of Cthulhu 7 (Matt)
Joho, Mystic (Chris)
Ool, Mystic 1 (NPC)
Daton, Fighter 4 (Jay)

Gearing up and heading straight down into the dungeon, they’re interrupted on level 3 by some spiders. A quick application of fire sends them scurrying, and the party opts not to give chase.

Down on level 4 they come to the common grounds, and it’s again occupied. A dark clad elf is speaking with a bunch of ghoulish figures in ruined finery. The elf is silent, but glares at the party. The others introduce themselves as the Ladies and Gentlemen Ghouls, and they’re delighted to make the acquaintance of the party, and hope they in the future they’ll come to dinner. Joho shares some of his magic mushrooms with the L&GG.

Continuing to explore the living caves, the party returns to the watering hole, and explores she side caves, encountering giant ants. Their bites were nasty, as Morgana and Borumar will attest, and their exoskeletons hard to hack through, but without too too much effort, they killed the 4 giant bugs.

Later there were giant cave locusts, which the dogs were really wanting to chase.

More ants, which were roasted with a fireball, but due to the confined space there was some blowback.

Heading back to the cave with the collapsed tunnel, the party spends some time digging it out. Beyond the blockage is a small cave with a large stone sarcophagus, and a narrow flight of stairs twisting up. Readying all sorts of magic, they open the sarcophagus, revealing… dirt.

Could this be one of the vampire lord’s resting spots? That’s the conclusion the party reached. They then decided to empty it of all the dirt, bless it, and douse it in holy water.

They nervously check up the stairs, finding a chamber with 5 intact pillars and a magically sealed door. The back entrance to Ka’Nefer’s prison!

Having seen enough, the party heads back down, and out. Borumar slips a Karl Koin into the empty sarcophagus as he passes by.

Gains:
Kills: Bugs
Losses: