3. Tomb of Horrors Chapter Three

After a near fall off the bridge by Erich, the entire group nearly falls off grabbing him.

We enter a room and see runes. Erich notes that the rune-shaped patterns look like the buildings are part of the same runic family. We hear whimpering, and Erich & Pock see a beetle scurry in the darkness. Baltazar calls out in common, and we hear a female common voice tinged with an elven accent. Pock believes she's a Lamia, warns the others, Eldaen picks up on her deception and we talk to her briefly before she attacks us.

Lamia uses pacifying burst, stunning Eldaen and Erich. Beetles swarm out of the wall and bite Erich and Eldaen. Pock moves up with shadow step and fires forceful assault at the swarm near Erich, dazing it. Erich wakes up from stun. Eldaen takes an assload of poison damage and is still stunned. Baltazar shifts and uses warlord strike on the swarm and misses, uses inspiring word on Eldaen, and Erich slides Eldaen away from immediate danger.

Swarms move in to encircle Erich and Baltazar, and Erich triggers his infernal wrath. Lamia sends forth a stream of scarabs and misses Erich, Baltazar and Eldaen. Pock uses witchfire on the beetle swarm. Erich uses mind blast on two swarms, stunning them and dazing the Lamia, then uses his action point to dishearten the swarms. Eldaen takes aura damage, saves against stun and poison. Baltazar takes poison and aura damage, attacks the weakest swarm, bloodying it, and shifts out of the auras.

Swarms move to attack Baltazar, one draws an attack of opportunity from Eldaen. Lamia fires streams of bugs at Eldaen, Baltazar and Erich. Pock blasts the bloodied swarm with psychic energy. Erich uses dishearten on the swarms, bloodying the other two. Eldaen uses divine strength and resurgent smite on swarm, healing Baltazar, then uses lay on hands on himself and spends action point to miss with heedless fury. Baltazar uses stand the fallen on the swarm, moves and uses action point to get Eldaen to attack another bloodied swarm.

Swarms attack Baltazar, Lamia fires stream of bugs and hits Eldaen. Pock uses mire the mind on swarm. Erich uses hypnotic pulse on swarms and Lamia, then moves back to join Pock. Eldaen moves in between all the enemies, lays hands on Baltazar and strikes the most wounded swarm with valiant strike. Baltazar attacks swarm with guarding attack, killing it.

Swarms attack Eldaen, Lamia fires stream of bugs at Baltazar. Pock uses shared agony on swarm, killing it and teleporting to just outside. Erich uses dishearten on Lamia and remaining swarm. Eldaen lays hands on Baltazar, shifts back and takes his second wind, saves against poison. Baltazar attacks swarm and is still poisoned.

Swarm attacks Baltazar, bloodying him again. Lamia fires tendrils at Baltazar and misses Eldaen. Pock uses curse of hadrai on swarm, nearly killing it. Erich uses dishearten on Lamia and swarm, destroying the swarm. Eldaen moves in, uses blood of the mighty on the Lamia and dazes her with his righteous blade. Baltazar drinks a potion of vigor, moves to flank her and hits her with bastion of defense, missing her but healing others.

Lamia uses accursed flurry on Baltazar and Eldaen, but misses them both. Pock uses eldritch blast on Lamia. Erich misses her with mind break. Eldaen swings a holy strike at the Lamia and misses, then withdraws, leaving Baltazar to fall unconscious when the aura hits him.

Lamia attacks downed Baltazar, but misses, although she saves against her daze. Pock blasts Lamia again. Erich gives Eldaen a healing potion with telekinesis, then grabs Lamia with telekinetic powers and immobilizes her and flings her into the next room. Eldaen runs up, uses heal to wake up Baltazar. Baltazar takes poison damage, runs away and saves against poison.

Lamia is still immobilized. Pock moves in and becomes hidden. Erich runs up and smashes her against the wall telekinetically, then uses dishearten on her with a crit. Eldaen runs back, uses last lay on hands on Baltazar, throws trident at Lamia. Baltazar orders him to do it again, and he misses.

Lamia is still immobilized. Pock moves up and blasts the Lamia. Erich steps forward, uses dishearten on Lamia and misses, then smashes her into the wall. Eldaen moves up and throws his trident, but misses. Baltazar orders Erich to use mind break on her.

Lamia saves against immobilize. Pock blasts the Lamia. Erich moves into the next room and sees a bronze brazier floating around a large sundial casting a shadow and uses dishearten on Lamia. Eldaen throws trident, then moves back to the rear of the room. Baltazar orders Erich to use mind break on her.

Lamia moves up and uses accursed fury on Erich. Pock uses eyebite on Lamia with a crit. Erich blasts Lamia. Eldaen misses with trident. Baltazar moves up and uses stand tough, healing the party, and then orders Erich to mind break her.

Lamia moves to the center of the room, drawing an attack of opportunity from Baltazar, bloodying her, and she uses pacifying burst, hitting Pock, who uses his steadfast amulet to interrupt the effect. Pock misses the Lamia. Erich uses dishearten on Lamia. Eldaen marks her, throws his trident and flees outside. Baltazar runs back, orders Erich to use mind break on her.

Lamia moves up and uses devouring swarm on Erich, Baltazar and Pock, hitting only Erich. Pock moves to the back of the room, fires eldritch blast at Lamia. Erich uses dishearten on Lamia. Eldaen throws trident and misses. Baltazar uses blood designation on Lamia.

Lamia uses accursed flurry on Baltazar and misses. Pock fires eldritch blast at Lamia. Erich blasts Lamia with dishearten again, finally saves against daze and is no longer poisoned. Eldaen moves up and misses with radiant smite. Baltazar orders him to attack and he hits her.

Lamia uses pacifying burst, stunning Baltazar and Eldaen, then moves toward Pock. Pock runs past her, drawing an attack of opportunity, which misses, letting him teleport next to Erich, then fires eldritch blast at her. Erich uses dishearten on Lamia. Eldaen saves against stun. Baltazar is no longer stunned.

Lamia moves next to Baltazar and Eldaen and uses accursed fury, bloodying Eldaen and dazing him and missing Baltazar. Pock fires eldritch blast at Lamia, then moves deeper into the other room. Erich uses dishearten on Lamia. Eldaen hits with critical on martyr's retribution, and still she lives. Baltazar orders Eldaen to swing, and he misses.

Lamia uses accursed fury on Eldaen. Pock blasts her with eldritch blast. Erich uses dishearten on Lamia and misses. Eldaen falls due to the aura. Baltazar orders Erich to blast her with dishearten and he kills her. Pock moves order and stailibizes Eldaen.

We go in to check out the brazier and figure out the time pattern of the sundial. While Baltazar and Eldaen take a brief rest, Erich studies the sundial and Pock goes to see the room with the mystic water. Pock and Erich determine that the water is drawing power from the Feywild, and notice a key beneath the water. Erich uses his telekinesis to draw the key out, and a big watery snake emerges from the water, snapping at Erich. Then it bites Pock and he vanishes, re-emerging in the river below.