Stonehell: Tomb of Singu the Giant Slayer

Session 212 was played on 11/19

Morgana, Magic User 8 (Rob)
Blotto, Goblin (Lanse)
Koltic, Cleric 7 (NPC)
Aroon, Fighter (NPC)
Jameth, Fighter (NPC)
Lor’Koth, Dwarf (NPC)

Back from the hydra lair, the party follows Auntie Ethel’s guide to the tomb where the locket to bypass the magical barrier blocking the monastery. Up the steps into the tomb, the passage opens up into a wide hall with pillars running down both sides heading toward a statue at the far end. The floor was littered with the bones and armor of long dead warriors. Blotto pees on things as the party slowly makes their way into the hall. The far end of the hall, just past the statue, looks to have recently collapsed. As the last of the amigos enters the hall, the statues begin to stir. Koltic calls on the power of his drunken goddess and sends the skeletons scurrying for the rear of the hall. Morgana drops a fireball on the huddled lot, sending them back to their eternal rest.

Koltic then finds a secret passage, and the party opts to take it rather than the passage off the hall with the wall coursing with green energy. The short passage beyond the secret door opened into the crypt of Singu’s 6 closest knights. 5 of those knights rose up to confront the party. Koltic was unable to turn them, and Morgana was unable to use fireball or lightning bolt due to the close quarters. The fight was hard, but the party managed in the end… Searching around after, 2 of the knights were found to be missing their swords. Also, the 6th tomb was false and hid a set of stairs heading down…

Following the stairs, the party comes to a simple small room with a single stone coffin, with the lid already open, and an angry ghost waiting for them. He accuses the party of being thieves, defilers, grave robbers who took his love’s locket, and that he would see their souls sent to the hell they deserve!

Some quick talking from Morgana calmed the ghost of Singu enough to forestall his immediate attack on them, but his anger remained. He demanded the return of the locket and refused to allow anyone to depart his tomb without a binding promise. Morgana was more than hesitant to accept any enchantment upon herself. Blotto similarly felt it was a bad idea (not that the ghost was willing to acknowledge his being anything more than a servant of the party). The 3 amigos started a round of rock paper scissors, but before they could finish it up, Koltic stepped up, and accepted the geas.

Singu, wanting to ensure the return of the locket, offered the party his aegis. Aroon was closest in size to Singu, and also used a 2 handed sword. He pledged that the locket would be returned as he bagged up the armor to put on later. Satisfied, the ghost disappeared, and the party returned to the surface.

Where they found their guide missing!

No locket, no guide… Auntie Ethel had already been here! And by the time they return to the ruins, a week will have gone by!

Gains: Aegis of Singu the Giant Slayer (Plate +3, Intelligent Sword +1, +2 vs giants)
Kills: 30 armored skeletons (3HD), 5 Barrow Wardens
Losses: