We begin this week’s session investigating room 3-15, the room that had glyphs and symbols on all the walls, ceiling and surfaces; and the room with the tablet golem. During our battle with the golem a voice continually speaks to Aevum- some outside thoughts enticing him to specific action. Don’t kill it, find the controller. Let me redeem myself.
Meanwhile each of our attacks on the golem releases a spell effect from arcs of fire to thunder clouds of electricity.
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During the encounter Aevum realizes the magical effects are glyphs off the golem, furthermore every tablet comprising the construct has a mark of Agamotto. The construct seems to be operating from a simple command.
In the next room is a living quarters where everything is very organized
and, like the past chamber, every surface is covered in writing. Aveum sends in his construct revealing a hidden spell caster
and fighter ('the engraver’ and treacherous son). The engraver curses us for challenging his rulership of the ziggurat. They venerate Tiamat in both their speech and tainted
gear.
There are clay drinking vessels around, some are tipped and empty. A cursory look from our knowledgeable party members reveals these are ancient potions of longevity.
In combat the wizard proved tenacious and the fighter-son wanted none of
what our characters were prepared to give him. Though this proved to be a ruse to get us to drop our guard.
Eabrossi was successfully able to blind the Engraver.
Aevum followed up and was able to enervate the Engraver killing the aged man. The son broke down into sobs and prayers. Kron ended his suffering. They were both traitors to Agamotto and
followers of Tiamat. Upon inspection we find their weapons and armor have become tainted over the
centuries.
Looking for information our characters discover that the engraver was the chief scribe of the temple and has lived here all this time. He was also the controller of the golem. Both the engraver and his son were corrupted by Tiamat.
Here they kept records of moon and sun cycles and have notations lunar cycles of a time before the Dawning. Indeed the first solar-year cycles of this world. These notations are what's engraved on all surfaces, walls and ceilings. Eabrosi gets the first decade of sun and moon cycle for Earth and someone uses memorize page.
Under the bed is found two potions and an ivory full moon token - the engravers original holy symbol. Tena takes this.
Our characters decide to take a long rest.
In addition to our long rest Eabrossi get the first decade of sun and moon cycles and Tema examines recovered treasure for possible tainted items. The two potions are not tainted but they are of questionable ingredients. They also had two clear ioun stones, one of the stones is tainted but both of them have the quality to remove the need to eat or sleep.
In the chamber many of these tablets hold spells that have
been made with metamagic components. Some of the spells are from a different age
of magic. None of the scrolls are tainted. Aevum can add 2 wizard spells from
5th to 1st level.
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Aevum spends time to become the tablet golem’s new master.
Our characters spend time on items gathered thus far.
The fire clerics: +2 light crossbow (Kron), masterwork light
crossbow, neckless of fireballs type 3 (Eabrossi), potion of delay poison (Tena), wand of
shield of faith 17 charges (Eabrossi), 2 sets of +1 breastplate, 2 +1 heavy steel
shield, masterwork heavy mace and +1 heavy mace (Kron). Amulet of natural armor +1 (Aevum),
amulet of natural armor +2 (Kron), cloak of resistance +1, cloak of resistance +3
(Eabrossi). Headband of inspired wisdom +4 (Tena). 2,906 gp
Raw Crafting materials worth 25 k gp. Eabrossi and
Tena also find useable scrolls.
The fighter: +2 longsword (Kron), +1 half plate, +1 heavy steel
shield, plus one 10k gp item of choice.
There are also wands of every monster summoning,
nature’s ally and a couple of unique rods. One a conduit rod. The second rod is
a piece of something greater possible a key to an artifact. Tena is ultimately
unsure of what it is.
While Zaigan is on watch he sees what looks like a dire boar,
several goblins, some of them riding centipedes. He also senses a number of plague,
spirit and madness spirits go by.
About hour 18 two giants walk by but fade away into time. The
tablet golem is now able to stand on its own to be on guard. The golem does not
speak but can read all languages, it can repair itself 40 points 3x day. and
has many spell-like glyphs.
Eventually Aevum’s dreams are invaded where his dark spirit
stays here in the form of the tablet golem to serve him and devote himself to
Agamotto.
We end the session with the intention of exploring the next
lower level.
Unclaimed non magical: masterwork light crossbow, masterwork heavy mace
Unclaimed magic: two sets of +1 breastplate, three +1 heavy steel shields, cloak of resistance +1, +1 half plate.
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