Journal entry 6.2023.12.03

1 Uvork 527.
Looks like we have entered a prison. First cell: thin human man with zero fucks left ‘Borin Cleves’. Second cell: Thin human woman who is not Susan. Alys Bladewalker 38 year old entertainer tightrope walker, long wavy grey hair shaved on both sides, brown eyes, angular face, complicated piercings on her forehead and recent over left eyebrow. From Detroit, speaks in common. Says she is here due to the Cult of Glasya. Large central multi-terraced room with smaller rooms on the sides, many small and large pillars, stairs between terraces suspiciously like the earlier hidden stairs. Humanoid ugly (infernal?) creatures in smaller rooms, surrounded by clouds of biting flies. Large 'stone golem' in center of room with piles of treasure; it only turns to stare at whoever is nearest. We make very short work of creatures (6) in southern rooms, mostly Ja’boc and I. More in eastern rooms (4?), we killed them. Third prisoner in a cell: naked injured githyanki. ATLT heals it. Ferzith mocks it. Cell with two dead humans chained to wall. Dalden finds a room with torture implements.
 
Grasshopper found and we explore: A room with a large ballista and a chest. A room with a glowing roulette table?? A room with a suspiciously innocent comfy chair. These are all behind locked bars; we have looked but not entered. In a room with a fountain filled with acrid clear fluid, Ferzith spots a tile with potential hiding hole at bottom. I touch liquid to see if it is safe *ITISNOT* my hand melted. It hurt very much. Ferzith magicked the acid off. There are bloodstains and Infernal runes; Ferzith says they are the usual Infernal cultist BS. Hergatz, Dalden, Ferzith, ATLT and I are in smaller SE rooms.
 
Meanwhile, the others are in the large central terraced room. Vectis has been examining a portcullis that appears to be operated by some mechanism. There are levers on the walls and two levers flanking the stone golem. Grasshopper pulls one by the portcullis; clanking noises. J’aboc enters the room, sees the Thing To Do now is pull levers, and runs down and pulls one of the levers next to the stone golem, screaming of his triumphant victory.
 
I start swearing.