After lying on the floor for a minute or two, Arvien finally raised her head and moaned "What was that?" She let her head rest on the floor once again as she realized she wasn't dead. Ralom hurried over to apply healing as did Drovic.
Once Arvien was revived the group decided to look in on the room that was nailed shut. Seglun and Grunyar set to removing the barrier and opened the long shut door. Inside everything was covered with a thick layer of dust. A bed,wardrobe, night table, chest and desk occupied the room. The bed linens had been removed and the lumpy mattress had a huge red stain upon it. A quick search of the wardrobe and desk found nothing of interest, no clothes and scraps of paper alone.
Arvien was trying to think about this whole situation. Marc was vampire, we saw in the vision a young man with fangs, who killed a Druid, possibly Rual, and was cursed. Was Marc actually a hundred of years old vampire. But why was he sitting in the Audience Chamber during the day. Also what or who was the incorporeal "ghost" that had fled through her body. It looked teenaged, with blond hair. But also was burned, remember the Sacred Grove was burned at some point, according to the Druids. "Did we actually kill Marc/Minstrel? I very much doubt it," she concluded.
Seglun moved on the the central room that the party had not entered at this time. Inside was a table, flanked by overstuffed chairs, holding a large chessboard. The walls were lined with shelved holding numerous parlor games as well as various decks of playing cards. Seglun suggested heading to the dungeons to free the ApFittles, so once again the party headed for the south tower and the dungeons.
At the lowest tower level, Seglun opened the door to the hallway and marched directly into a mercenary. Announcing her intentions, and Grunyar bellowing that Marc was dead the party attacked. The mercenaries moved back into the torture room to organize a defense. Seglun and Baru moved forward and into the room after Baru cast darkness over most of the area. Arvien, outside the darkness, and unable to see into it, listened for the sounds of battle or cries for help. She thought better of wading in where she could not see. The remainder of the party pressed their attack, two mercenaries outside the darkness quite firing arrows in, apparently trying not to harm their compatriots.
As Varrid moved up to flank a mercenary Drovic let out a scream which was cut short by his lifeless body hitting the floor. Looking around Baru spied the ghost that had fled the nailed shut bedroom. This creature was standing over Drovic's body looking as horrid as possible. The heroes then attempted to retreat, Varrid moving through mercenaries to get away from the ghost. Spells failed miserably as the ghost moved to Baru and Ralom inflicting grievous damage. At one point the ghost gazed at Ralom and he felt his charisma fading away. Seglun was in the path of the creature next and was almost dispatched. Ralom moved to heal Drovic, who had somehow downed a potion, Ralom then healed himself as did Baru. The ghostly figure fled through the wall of the torture room leaving the party gasping and worried.
At this point the battle against the remaining mercenaries turned into a rout as they were cut down quickly by the party. Healing was then the flavor of the day. Once the darkness was dismissed Arvien moved into the torture room. "Did I miss anything?" she asked innocently.
DM's Notes: The heroes earned 1,215 XP and now have 53,000 and are at 7th level.
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